Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon Out, the ESPN Layoffs, and RIP BuzzFeed News

The Press Box

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🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Bryan and David dive into recent news that Tucker Carlson and Fox News, as well as Don Lemon and CNN, have parted ways (0:42), and discuss what this means for all parties involved. Then, they providing more details behind ESPN’s layoffs (23:21), and the announcement that BuzzFeed News will be shutting down (35:52), before weighing in on the media’s current stance on Ron DeSantis’s chances in a Republican primary against Trump (43:00). They then wrap things up with an NBA conversation focused on the need for a new word for “midsection” (52:55). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.6	David!
0:36.6	Yes.
0:37.6	Let's begin the biggest press box we've ever done with this emotional message from Fox
0:54.1	News.
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0:59.2	Fox News media and Tucker Carlson have mutually agreed to part ways.
1:04.7	Tucker's last show was this past Friday.
1:07.6	Wow, you can practically hear the tear drops falling onto the table in front of her.
1:14.4	It was a very, let me stick to the contours of this statement delivery.
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