White House Media Wellness Check, the New NBA Announcers, and a Report From the Press Box in Atlanta

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan opens the show to share some notes from the press box of the national championship game with David (1:01). Then, they discuss notes and sounds from the game, including Donald Trump’s message at halftime and Kirk Herbstreit’s emotional reaction to his Ohio State Buckeyes winning it all (11:30). Later, they get into what journalists are facing covering Donald Trump's second presidency (23:21) and the new NBA announcers for NBC and Amazon (37:35).Then, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the appetite for profiles and movies that were never published (44:11).In the hall of departed journalists, they reflect on the life of Jules Feiffer (48:55). And Bryan shares an update on his movie career .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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1:34.5	David?
1:36.0	Yes.
1:37.4	I got some notes from the press box for you.
1:42.1	Okay.
1:43.7	It's from the press box of Monday's national championship game between Ohio State
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