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A Report From the Democratic National Convention, Nic Cage as John Madden, and Remembering Phil Donahue Aug 19, 2024

Show notes

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show with a fun spoiler from the Democratic National Convention (0:30). Bryan is in Chicago right now and he has a few notes, including on the DNC version of radio row (8:00). Then they discuss the following:

The return of The Onion (14:28)
Press Box party at the DNC recap (15:44)
Remembering Phil Donahue (23:18)
ESPN makes a couple of cuts (31:01)
Nicolas Cage to play John Madden in a biopic (36:00)

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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The Return of Hannibal Lecter, the Trump Hack, and a ‘Hard Knocks’ Check-In With Alan Siegel Aug 15, 2024

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan welcomes The Ringer’s own Hollywood bureau chief, Alan Siegel. They both share some of their lukewarm takes on the media and the following subjects:

Donald Trump’s love affair with Hannibal Lecter (01:31).
The Donald Trump hack: documents sent to Politico emails (8:42)
A sports documentary check-in on 'Hard Knocks' and 'Receiver' (18:15)
The essence of cable news (28:01)
Australian B-girl Raygun breaks her silence (37:26)
Alan closes out with a few of his “only journalism words" (43:22)

Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Host: Bryan Curtis

Guest: Alan Siegel

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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The Tim Walz Coach Campaign, the Return of the Trump Exposé, and Charles Barkley’s New-Old Job. Aug 12, 2024

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show by discussing the New York Times story, “Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump’s 2024 Campaign (0:43).” Then they discuss the following:

Three reasons Tim Walz was selected as Kamala Harris’s running mate (09:00).
The Harris-Trump debate is set (20:23)
Tim Walz’s couch jokes (23:40)

Then in the notebook they discuss the following:

Noah Eagle’s impressive performance in the men’s and women’s basketball gold medal games (37:34)
Another Charles Barkley update (39:24)
A discussion about aggregators (43:50)

And then in “Only in Journalism” they discuss Deion Sanders’s reaction to an only-in-journalism word (0:00)

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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Kamala Harris Picks Tim Walz, Evan Gershkovich Is Free, and the RFK–Bear Cub Affair Aug 06, 2024

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David stop their vacations to discuss Tim Walz being picked to be Kamala Harris's running mate and the reactions of Democrats to the selection (1:27). They also discuss the following:

Claire Malone’s profile of RFK Jr. (14:53).
Evan Gershkovich being released from Russian prison (21:09)
A botched Summer Olympics call (28:38)
Donald Trump at NABJ (37:26)

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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The Veep TV Auditions, Olympics Takes, an (Almost) NBA Rights Deal, and Remembering Evan Wright Jul 29, 2024

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show by discussing the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which included celebrities on the sideline, AI Al Michaels, and Dwyane Wade and Noah Eagle’s commentary (0:40). Then they discuss the running auditions for Kamala Harris’s running mate (12:29). Later, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the final stages of the NBA media rights deal (25:16) and take time to remember journalist Evan Wright (34:30).

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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The Kamala Harris Campaign, Fraught Political Relationships, and the Last Days of the Biden 2024 Beat With Axios’s Alex Thompson Jul 25, 2024

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On the Final Edition, Bryan welcomes Alex Thompson, a national political correspondent for Axios. They kick off the show by discussing coverage of the last two weeks, which included President Joe Biden dropping out of the race (1:14). Then he gets into the current relationship between Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (16:24), the relationship between Biden and Barack Obama over the past few weeks (27:26), and what it will look like covering Harris now (32:14).

Plus, David Shoemaker guesses another Strained-Pun Headline

Host: Bryan Curtis

Guest: Alex Thompson

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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The Biden-Harris Switch, Three Weeks of Political Scoops, and Farewell to Skip Bayless and Pete Wells Jul 22, 2024

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David react to the news that President Joe Biden will drop out of the 2024 presidential race and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. They discuss the following:

How cable news moved slowly with its coverage and reactions (5:00)
Reporters who could have taken a bow after the news broke (7:55)
How Harris will be covered by political reporters (33:24)
Hulk Hogan's and Dana White's appearances at the RNC (40:35)

Then, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the following:

Skip Bayless leaving Fox Sports (48:36)
TNT's plan to match Amazon’s bid for NBA media rights (52:40)
Pete Wells stepping down as the New York Times food critic (56:46)

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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A Report From the Republican Convention With the Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop Jul 18, 2024

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On the Final Edition, Bryan welcomes The Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop, who joins the show from Milwaukee, where he's covering the Republican National Convention. He kicks off the show by discussing how the Republicans are ecstatic right now at the convention (1:40). Then they discuss Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance’s speech (4:16), whether Donald Trump will be more effective if he's elected president again (9:27), how the assassination attempt has become a part of the convention (16:07), and more.

Host: Bryan Curtis

Guests: Chris Suellentrop

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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How the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump Was Covered Jul 15, 2024

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David react to the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. They discuss the following, regarding the coverage:

Reactions to hearing the news (0:36)
The photographers and the amazing photos they captured (4:30)
Interviews that took place immediately after the shooting (10:40)
Social media conspiracy theories (20:12)

Host: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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Reporting on the Biden Age Question, Interviewing Kamala Harris, and the Democrats’ MSNBC Problem With NYT’s Astead Herndon Jul 11, 2024

Show notes

Hello, media consumers! Bryan welcomes back Astead Herndon of The New York Times and host of ‘The Run-up Podcast.’ He comes on to discuss the following about President Joe Biden:

Astead’s reporting in 2020 and how Biden’s age was a topic of conversation (1:04)
Whether or not he ran his first campaign with the intentions of being a one-term president (08:38)
The Biden campaign being more online now than four years ago (19:18)
His experience interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris in 2016 (40:55)

Plus, David Shoemaker guesses the Strained Punned Headline and Bryan closes the show with a quick update on the NBA rights

Host: Bryan Curtis

Guest: Astead Herndon

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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