The Press Box

Zach Lowe Leaves ESPN and the Kelce Backlash With Jason Gay. Plus, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac on Elon Musk and Twitter.

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan sits with not one, not two, but three guests this week. First he speaks with The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay and they they discuss the following:

  • Zach Lowe getting laid off by ESPN (1:47)
  • How everyone has been covering Travis Kelce’s bad play (20:45)
  • A possible Kamala Harris podcast tour (30:30)


    • Then he speaks with Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, the authors of ‘Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,’ and they get into the following:

    • Elon changing the block feature (35:20)
    • Turning Twitter headquarters into a long-stay hotel (44:23)
    • Elon removing journalists’ verified check (49:00)
    • Twitter/X losing it’s value (59:59)


      • Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

      Hosts: Bryan Curtis

      Guests: Jason Gay, Kate Conger, and Ryan Mac

      Producer: Brian H. Waters

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