The Reign of the Three-Man Booth, Why ‘Mission: Impossible’ Is Getting a Pass, and More Sliding Doors Metaphors

The Press Box

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🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David come to you on this Press Box Monday (Tuesday) edition with some thoughts on the NBA’s gradual acceptance of the three-man announcer booth (1:30), Elon Musk’s media blitz (13:00), the coverage and criticism of the latest installment in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise (24:00), more sliding doors metaphors in journalism (35:00), and more. Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, the Media Piss Test, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? It's Rachel Lindsay, and if you love all things Bravo, then you need to be listening to Morley Corrupt.
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0:45.5	David?
0:46.8	Yes.
0:47.9	Let's talk some NBA conference finals.
0:50.5	Let's do it.
0:51.7	Last night, the Thunder took what Bobby notes must be called a commanding three games to one lead over the T-wolves.
1:00.2	It is obligatory that you use that adjective, yes.
1:04.3	Pacers up to one over the next going into tonight's game.
1:07.8	I'd like to begin with the Kevin Harlan soundbite of the week.
1:11.6	Oh, yeah.
1:12.9	This is game two of the Eastern Conference finals.
1:15.9	Jalen Brunson, the next guard, goes diving into the court side announce table to save a ball.
1:23.4	You're going to hear some cross talk, but listen to where our man on TNT ends up.
1:30.2	That's what I'm talking about, good action right there.
1:32.9	I'm wet, I'm dirty.
1:35.0	Oh my stuff all over the place and here comes Brunson again.
1:38.7	Have those words ever been uttered during a conference finals by an announcer?
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