The Press Box

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March 03, 2017 Ep. 272: ‘Achievement Oriented’ - 'Horizon Zero Dawn,' 'Resident Evil 7,' and Video Game Phobias
The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion have a spoiler-free chat about the newly released PS4 exclusive 'Horizon Zero Dawn,' discussing its obvious influences, how it tweaks the open-world formula, and whether games have gotten too long (1:00). Then they bring on Kotaku editor Luke Plunkett to talk about his aborted attempt to play 'Resident Evil 7' and try to pinpoint what combination of in-game mechanics and hangups inside their own psyches makes some video games so scary (24:30).

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51 min
March 02, 2017 Ep. 271: 'The Masked Man Show' on the Hardys, 'SmackDown,' and 'Fastlane'
The Ringer's David Shoemaker teams up with Dave Schilling and Steve Kazee to discuss the "Dusty Finish" at the Oscars (02:00), whether the WWE will sign Matt and Jeff Hardy (05:45), AJ Styles defeating Luke Harper (18:10), and Randy Orton burning down Bray Wyatt's compound (19:45). They finish with a preview of 'Fastlane' (31:30).

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55 min
March 02, 2017 Ep. 270 ‘Bachelor Party' With ABC’s SVP of Alternative Programming, Rob Mills
The Ringer’s Juliet Litman is joined by Rob Mills, ABC's senior vice president of alternative programming, to discuss being at the Oscars (1:20), this week’s episode of 'The Bachelor' (9:00), the top five 'Bachelor' contestants (18:00), and the decision to pick Rachel as the next Bachelorette (36:10).

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54 min
March 01, 2017 Ep. 269: Food Week Profiles — The Impossible Burger and Guelaguetza
The Ringer celebrates Last Meal on Earth Week with two unique audio stories. First, Danny Chau reports on an ambitious new product attempting to solve one of the food industry's biggest dilemmas (0:10). Then, Katie Baker introduces us to the Lopez siblings and their critically acclaimed family-run Oaxacan restaurant, located in Los Angeles's Koreatown (11:10).

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19 min
February 28, 2017 Ep. 268: Top-50 Fast Food Items With Bill Simmons and Joe House
HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons brings on Joe House so they can respond to The Ringer's top-50 fast food list and offer up their thoughts on which items were overrated, underrated, and properly rated.

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34 min
February 28, 2017 Ep. 267: 'ShackHouse' on the Honda Classic, Rule Changes, and Mark Crossfield
Geoff Shackelford and Joe House discuss Ricky Fowler's bizarre win at the Honda Classic (03:05), Johnny Miller's criticism (04:05), and the upcoming changes to the rules of golf (15:45). Then they welcome golf instructor/equipment reviewer/travel guru Mark Crossfield to share how he used honesty to build an online presence (24:05) and answer a few questions from the Callaway Community (27:05). To close out the show, Geoff and House preview the WGC-Mexico Championship (45:35).

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56 min
February 24, 2017 Ep. 266: 'Achievement Oriented' on Becoming a Meme and Setting Speedrunning Records
The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion briefly consider the future of TV video game adaptations, reacting to comments by 'Castlevania' producer Adi Shankar and 'The Expanse' co-author Ty Franck (3:30). Then they bring on longtime Giant Bomb video producer Drew Scanlon to discuss having a GIF of his face go viral and how long his fleeting internet notoriety will last (9:30). Lastly, they talk to Kotaku staff writer Heather Alexandra about glitching, speedrunning, and the creative ways in which players navigate games (25:00).

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50 min
February 23, 2017 Ep. 265: 'The Masked Man Show' Remembers George "The Animal" Steele and Ivan Koloff
The Ringer's David Shoemaker and Bleacher Report's Dave Schilling team up to honor Ivan Koloff (3:30) and George "The Animal" Steele (8:30), and discuss Max Landis's video on Kevin Owens (16:50), the art of projecting during a promo (21:10), the Rock calling out CM Punk (26:00), and the downsides to attending 'Raw' (30:35).

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49 min
February 22, 2017 Ep. 264: 'Jam Session' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins
The Ringer's Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins discuss Harrison Ford's flying skills (5:00), Malia Obama's sabbatical (10:00), the Clooney twins (18:00), Kirsten Dunst's Soho apartment (23:00), Miles Teller's birthday party (32:00), and Eileen Fisher's morning routine (37:00).

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44 min
February 22, 2017 Ep. 263: 'Bachelor Party' With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin
The Ringer's Juliet Litman sits down with Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin to discuss a day in the life of Vanessa (2:00), being in on Corinne (6:50), Rachel's level of interest in Nick (25:25), and a trip to Arkansas with Raven (43:30).

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1 hr 3 min

About The Press Box

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The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis, David Shoemaker and Joel Anderson catch you up on the biggest media stories, from sports to politics and everything in between.