Presidential Debate Strategizing, the NBA Rights Endgame, and New Yorker Editor Succession With Semafor’s Max Tani
16 May 2024 - 1 hour 1 minHello media consumers! On the Final Edition, Bryan is joined by Max Tani, media editor at Semafor, to discuss the following:
Biden and Trump agree to two presidential debates on CNN and ABC (01:33)
What to make of the NBA media rights negotiations (19:13)
JJ Redick: podcaster and coach? (28:20)
The succession plan for The New Yorker’s next editor (35:31)
Joe Kahn and the young reporters at NYT (44:23)
Covering the media beat (48:15)
Then, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.
Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Max Tani
Producer: Eduardo Ocampo
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Super Bowl Stories From New Orleans, a Farewell to Hubie Brown, and Eagles Talk With CNN’s Kasie Hunt
Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel kick off the show with this week’s class in J-School. Joel discusses some of the highlights from Bryan’s interview with Chris Berman (1:45). Then Bryan shares some of the best stories from radio row (15:59). Then they get into some more headlines, including: Donald Trump being the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl (25:20) The Dallas fan base's feelings after Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers (29:25) Hubie Brown’s farewell tour (39:40) Stephen A. Smith’s potential presidential bid (59:08) And as they get ready for Sunday’s big game, they welcome CNN anchor and Eagles superfan Kasie Hunt, who discusses her excitement for Super Bowl LIX. She discusses the following about her fandom: Her worst experience as an Eagles fan (1:03:32) The secret society of Eagles fans in Washington (1:08:23) Rapid-fire questions, including her favorite Eagles player, who she considers to be their biggest rival, and more (16:48) Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Guest: Kasie Hunt Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hour 29 mins
7 February Finished
Chris Berman on Covering Super Bowls, ESPN’s Three Eras, and the Origin Story of ‘NFL Primetime’
Hello, media consumers! Bryan has a special bonus episode for you. He caught up with one of ESPN’s originals, Chris Berman, in New Orleans. They sit down and discuss the following: What Chris Berman’s Super Bowl week is like (2:12) When ESPN asked him to stop using nicknames (14:34) The original idea for ‘NFL Primetime’ (23:33) Turning down NBC (36:14) The three eras of ESPN (53:08) And then Bryan closes out the show with a fun lightning round where Berman talks about his favorite anchors to work with, getting a Super Bowl ring from the San Francisco 49ers, what he would have done if he wasn’t a sports anchor, and more (58:27). Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Chris Berman Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hour 12 mins
6 February Finished
The WTF Luka Scoop, Super Bowl Scenes From New Orleans, and Trump’s Pentagon Switcheroo
Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the week by discussing the chaos surrounding the reporting on the blockbuster trade involving the Dallas Mavericks' decision to send Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis (0:30). Then Bryan, who is in New Orleans, shares the current temperature of radio row (19:16). Later, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the following: Reports that Chuck Todd is leaving NBC (38:30) The new media switcheroo (42:16) In the Hall of Departed Journalists, they reflect on the life of Jules Feiffer (48:55). Plus, Bryan shares an update on his movie career (0:00).Finally, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Producers: Brian H. Waters and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
53 mins
3 February Finished
New Media Invades the White House, Chiefs Conspiracy Theories, and When Ex-Quarterbacks Attack
Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel fire up the mics to close out the week here at The Press Box. Joel takes you to “J-School,” where he discusses Donald Trump’s first press briefing since returning to the White House, the tragic plane crash in Washington, and giving props to The New Yorker, and he revisits an interview he had with the late Cedric Benson (1:53). Then they get into the following headlines: The White House embracing new media (14:45) Whether the Chiefs really are the villains (23:00) Ryan Fitzpatrick with an edition of ‘when ex-quarterbacks attack’ (37:25) Paul Krugman’s exit from The New York Times (47:037) Nick Saban on the media (59:24) Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hour 13 mins
30 January Finished
The CBS Disaster and NFL Sound, The New Yorker Turns 100, and More Tales of Journalistic Failure
Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the week by discussing The New Yorker turning 100 and what it has been throughout time (0:00). Then they get into the sounds of the NFL playoffs: Strangest moment from the Eagles-Commanders … from the referee (32:00) Tom Brady on his future in the broadcast booth (40:34) The CBS disaster with the phantom flag in the Bills-Chiefs game (44:12) Then in the Notebook Dump they follow up Thursday’s episode of how failed profiles came apart with a couple of stories from listeners (50:32). 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
1 hour 2 mins
27 January Finished
White House Media Wellness Check, the New NBA Announcers, and a Report From the Press Box in Atlanta
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
1 hour 4 mins
23 January Finished