Trump’s Greenland Crisis, a Sideline Reporter Runs for Senate, and Some Final Thoughts on the National Championship

The Press Box

The Ringer

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel come together in person to discuss Trump's Greenland crisis (02:10). The guys listen to President Trump’s comments on Greenland (04:09), Iceland (05:30), and NATO (07:47), examining why Trump is doing what he's doing and whether it is simpler than people thought (12:49). Next, Bryan and Joel discuss Bari Weiss’s attempts at damage control following the airing of the spiked '60 Minutes' CECOT piece and the New Yorker profile on her (19:06). After that, the guys dive into some football audio (29:43), including sounds from the national football championship postgame festivities (36:55). Finally, the show wraps up with a discussion about former sideline reporter Michele Tafoya’s newly announced U.S. Senate campaign (43:31). All that and more, here on The Press Box. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Producer: Bruce Baldwin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz, Conor Nevins, and Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:47.1	Yeah.
1:47.8	Yeah.
1:48.4	I mean, you know, it's crazy because we were in the same time zone when we first got started.
1:53.5	We were.
1:54.1	That's right.
1:54.5	I was a Pacific time guy.
1:57.2	I mean, I'm just like, you can have a co-host sitting across a table from you.
2:01.5	You can make eye contact, little gestures like you.
2:03.6	Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
2:05.3	No, man, I don't, I don't want to get into, you know, should I be living in L.A. or not.
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