The Veep TV Auditions, Olympics Takes, an (Almost) NBA Rights Deal, and Remembering Evan Wright

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show by discussing the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which included celebrities on the sideline, AI Al Michaels, and Dwyane Wade and Noah Eagle’s commentary (0:40). Then they discuss the running auditions for Kamala Harris’s running mate (12:29). Later, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the final stages of the NBA media rights deal (25:16) and take time to remember journalist Evan Wright (34:30). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:10.0	David? Yeah, how much have you allowed yourself to dip into the Summer Olympics?
1:16.4	I've been watching a fair bit, not in a very organized manner, but I've been tuned in quite a bit to this year's
1:24.9	Olympics. Did you make it into that marathon that was the opening ceremonies on Friday?
1:30.7	Oh absolutely yeah my five-year-old is very just interested in the Olympics as a on Friday? Absolutely. Yeah.
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