The Return of Hannibal Lecter, the Trump Hack, and a ‘Hard Knocks’ Check-In With Alan Siegel

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🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan welcomes The Ringer’s own Hollywood bureau chief, Alan Siegel. They both share some of their lukewarm takes on the media and the following subjects: Donald Trump’s love affair with Hannibal Lecter (01:31). The Donald Trump hack: documents sent to Politico emails (8:42) A sports documentary check-in on 'Hard Knocks' and 'Receiver' (18:15) The essence of cable news (28:01) Australian B-girl Raygun breaks her silence (37:26) Alan closes out with a few of his “only journalism words" (43:22) Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Alan Siegel Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	Hello media consumers.
0:39.0	Welcome to Press Box Brian Curtis of the Ringer here
0:42.0	along with producer Brian Waters of the Ringer here along with producer Brian Waters.
0:45.2	Let us bring in our guest host who is sitting across my office from me.
0:49.6	Alan Siegel is officially, at least in my eyes, the Hollywood Bureau Chief of the Ringer.
0:56.3	He is the master of the pop culture oral history spanning from Gremlins to the Pine
1:01.1	Barons episode of the Sopranos, a native of Massachusetts.
1:05.2	Alan is one of the few people brave enough to bring Boston content to the ringer.
1:11.1	Alan, welcome to the press box.
1:13.8	Thank you for having me.
1:15.2	Ten years of emailing you about media stuff has led to this. It's a true pleasure.
1:20.8	And also texting me about media stuff.
1:23.0	Don't sell yourself short.
1:26.0	Non-stop at all hours of the night.
1:28.0	Let's start with the topic you and I are both fascinated with.
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