The Press Box

The Press Box

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The Press Box episodes

  • The News Dump of All News Dumps | The Press Box (Ep. 547)

    The latest Facebook eff-up and its pre-Thanksgiving news dump (02:45), the media’s role in the Kevin Durant–Draymond Green feud (29:00), and former first lady Michelle Obama’s book/arena tour (45:00).


    Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Big Bad Tech | Damage Control (Ep. 546)

    Amazon finally selected the location for its second headquarters (2:39), ending the months-long reality show of cities competing to be selected (8:41). Facebook is in hot water again for some shady practices (17:47), but this time it’s COO Sheryl Sandberg who is taking the heat (28:03).

    Hosts: Kate Knibbs and Justin Charity

    Read Alyssa Bereznak on HQ2 here.

    Read the New York Times investigation of Facebook here.

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    39 min
  • A Very Goop-y Wedding | Jam Session (Ep. 545)

    Gwyneth Paltrow got married to Brad Falchuk ... and posted all of the details on goop.com (1:15), Leonardo DiCaprio turned 44 and celebrated accordingly in Los Angeles (15:12), Busy Philipps called out Noah Centineo for ghosting one of her friends (20:47), and congratulations are in order for Idris Elba for winning People’s Sexiest Man of the Year (28:51).

    Hosts: Amanda Dobbins & Juliet Litman

    Check out Gwyneth Paltrow’s wedding here.

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    35 min
  • Hard Pass Interference | The Press Box (Ep. 544)

    The kerfuffle about the contentious encounter between CNN’s Jim Acosta and President Trump at a White House press conference, and election fallout.

    Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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    1 hr 7 min
  • Midterms Madness | Damage Control (Ep. 543)

    Florida passed an amendment giving people with felony convictions the right to vote (1:15), voter suppression became a big story in Georgia’s gubernatorial race (12:45), and Nancy Pelosi launched a campaign to become the next speaker of the House (26:11).


    Hosted by Kate Knibbs and Justin Charity.

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    44 min
  • Election Reaction Edition | The Press Box (Ep. 542)

    The Democrats' victory in the House and the Republicans' victory in the Senate (02:00), Donald Trump's turbulent last week of the campaign (26:00), and the changing face of cable Election Night coverage (44:00).

    Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker



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    1 hr 7 min
  • The Celebrity of It All: Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj | Jam Session (Ep. 541)

    The Ringer’s Amanda Dobbins and Juliet Litman are joined by Micah Peters to talk about the ongoing feud between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj (0:30). Then they talk about the British tv series ‘Bodyguard’ (16:35), their feelings toward Halloween (23:09), and introduce a new segment called "What’s Up on David Geffen’s Instagram" (30:55).

    Read Micah Peters on Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj here.

    Watch Cardi B's Instagram story here.

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    36 min
  • Dissecting the Actions of Mohammad bin Salman | Damage Control (Ep. 543)

    The Ringer’s Justin Charity and Kate Knibbs get together to talk about the spate of potential explosive devices sent to prominent Democratic figures this week (2:14) and how the right-wing media immediately tried to spin it (12:55). Then, they cover the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and how it might affect the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia (21:17).

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    43 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. 

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