The Press Box

Football TV Mega-Preview, Tom Brady’s Debut, and Kamala Harris Speaks

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show by recapping Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s interview with Dana Bash (0:32). Then, as they get ready for the return of football, they get into the following:

  • Football season starts with Tom Brady in a different seat (13:34)
  • Legendary head coaches Nick Saban and Bill Belichick make their television debuts (19:23)
  • ESPN takes over the SEC (24:16)
  • Deion Sanders vs. Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler (30:17)

    • Then, in the notebook, they discuss the following:

    • Having status by knowing a journalist on a first-name basis (36:58)
    • Things you call a story (38:25)
    • Journalists' overuse of the phrase “existential crisis” (41:00)


      • 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


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