Trump in Tulsa, Bubba Wallace, and the Temporary End of the Newsroom

The Press Box

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump had a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, and the subject was not George Floyd or the coronavirus; Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker break down what was said (1:15). Next, they talk about the racist incident that took place after NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace called for the ban of the Confederate flag (27:20). Lastly, Curtis and Shoemaker discuss the effects that long-term work-from-home protocols could have on the newsroom (37:00). Plus: The Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ranger Podcast Network, I'm Liz Kelly.
0:03.5	Make sure to subscribe to the Ringer's YouTube channel to watch the newest episode of Slow
0:07.1	News Day with Kevin Clark featuring NFL MVP Lamar Jackson.
0:10.9	And, an anticipation of the NBA's return in late July, NBA desktop with Jason Katsapsion
0:16.5	is back to posting weekly episodes.
0:19.4	Also up on our YouTube channel are the best clips taken from this week's Bill Simmons
0:22.6	podcast, Three Watchables, and Higher Learning with Rachel Lindsay and VanLathen.
0:27.2	You can find all these videos at youtube.com slash the Ringer.
0:34.2	Hello, media consumers.
0:46.2	This is the press box, Brian Curtis and David Schumaker of the Ringer here.
0:50.7	We got a lot of stuff for you today.
0:52.1	We'll talk about that racist incident Sunday involving NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, who
0:57.2	called for his sport to ban the Confederate flag.
0:59.9	We'll talk about the temporary end of the newsroom.
1:03.8	What a journalist gonna do when they get lonely.
1:06.9	All that plus David guesses a strain pun headline and the overworked Twitter joke of the week.
1:12.6	But first David, Donald Trump had a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday night.
1:18.1	His subject was not George Floyd.
1:21.4	It was not the coronavirus.
1:24.0	It was how Donald Trump walks down a ramp.
1:28.4	And this was a steel ramp.
1:30.5	You all saw it because everybody saw it.
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