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The Press Box

The President Has COVID. Plus The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin.

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker discuss the president’s well-being, the impact it has on the election, and how the media has responded (0:38). Then on Listener Mail, they answer the question “How would the media have covered the last four days if Joe Biden were the one in the hospital?” (26:58) Then, The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin joins to talk about his new book and his career in journalism (36:30). Plus, David Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello media consumers. This is the press box Brian Curtis and David Schumaker of the

0:13.0

ringer here. I always say we've got a big show, but David, this is a planet sized edition

0:18.5

of the press box. We'll do an emergency session of listener mail, including the question,

0:23.7

how would the media have covered the last four days if Joe Biden were the one in the

0:27.9

hospital? Plus, the New Yorkers Jeffrey Tuban stops by to talk about his new book, the

0:32.6

25th Amendment and his career in journalism. All of that and more coming up.

0:36.9

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then bravely looked into the eyes of his dismissive pet, where he saw something that said,

0:48.5

I don't actually hate you. His train line to thank for Malcolm gaining his cat's respect.

0:55.7

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1:28.3

The first David, I think I know what we're going to talk about today. Here's the voice

1:33.0

of the President of the United States in the hospital.

1:36.7

A very interesting journey. I learned a lot about COVID. I learned it by really going

1:41.4

to school. This is the real school. This isn't the let's read the book school and I get

1:46.8

it and I understand it and it's a very interesting thing. I'm going to be letting you know about

1:52.0

it. In the meantime, we love the USA and we love what's happening. Thank you.

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