The Press Box

Joe Biden Does Howard Stern, NBA and NFL Draft Observations, the Return of ‘The Onion,’ and the ‘New York Times’ vs. the White House



Hello media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the week with a headline we never thought we'd see: Joe Biden did ‘The Howard Stern Show’ (0:41). They then get into the following:

  • A recap of interesting sounds from NFL draft weekend (8:43)
  • NBA playoffs observations, rights negotiations, and Cari Champion’s LeBron James tweet (22:53)
  • Bryan’s playoff grinch takes (34:02)
  • Then, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the following:

    • Politico’s Eli Stokols story on the feud between President Biden and the New York Times (40:01)
    • The Onion is back! (50:53)
    • Graydon Carter opens a newsstand (53:04)
    • Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, Only in Journalism, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

      Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

      Producer: Brian H. Waters


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