A 25 for 25 Double Feature: Dean Jelani Cobb on the Future of J-School. Plus, Spencer Hall on “Weird Internet.”

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David are back to Bari Weiss’ memo to her new employees and if the memo is threatening. Then they talk about Marc Maron’s farewell podcast with Barack Obama. The two discuss Obama’s social media reluctance, and why isn’t he speaking out more? They also play the football audio of the week including Indiana coach Curt Cignetti as a Dan Jenkins character, Kurt Warner’s disbelief from the Jets-Broncos game, Adam Amin’s indulgence in only in journalism, and Tua Tagovailoa throwing his team under the bus. Next, they get into the worst questions asked at the White House,  the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and the latest edition of They’re Running: JB Pritzker edition. To wrap, they get into the latest in the Pentagon press access, media piss test and David guesses he Strained Pun Headline.  Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker  Producer: Kyle Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel cover LeBron’s “big” news, Paul Finebaum a week after his OutKick interview, yet another Bill Belichick story out of UNC, and a bizarre Katie Porter interview (0:45). Then Joel and Bryan talk with MSNBC's Jen Psaki about the Democratic Party, how politicians can effectively communicate their message, modernizing White House press briefings, the future of cable news, and more (44:18). Finally they close the show with some J-School (1:15:16).Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonGuest: Jen PsakiProducers: Kyle Crichton and Brian Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David are back to discuss America’s Softest Target, why they’re sitting out of Taylor Swift discourse, and Bari Weis’ first day as editor in chief of CBS News. They get into the particulars of who Weiss is reporting to, what will her version of CBS News look like, and what it means that just 28% of Americans have a fair amount of trust in newspapers, television and radio. Then they get into the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and the reporting around Mark Sanchez’s arrest this weekend, They also share some football audio from this weekend, including Eric Collins’ first football game, and Greg Olson using an “only in journalism” phrase.  Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker  Producer: Kyle Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel take a deep dive into the spirited discussion between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates centered on their disagreements about Charlie Kirk and some of his eulogists (1:27). Then they discuss the unexpected news that ESPN's Paul Finebaum is considering running as a Republican senator for Alabama, the numbers for Kamala Harris's book, WaPo's new opinion section, and more (33:21). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonProducer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David are back to discuss Bryan’s quick trip to Dallas for the Micah Parsons return game. He lets you in on the dirty secret of football reporting, gets into the differences between the Micah trade and the Luka Doncic trade, and gives some barbecue reviews (00:24). Then they share some football audio from the weekend, including Gus Johnson’s call of an Illinois running back fumbling just as he was about to reach the end zone and a sideline interview gone wrong with Bears coach Ben Johnson (11:10). The two also get into the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, Bernie Sanders entering biography status, and Leonardo DiCaprio going viral over what his manager wanted his name changed to (33:05). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerProducer: Kyle Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices