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The New York Times' Bad Headline and the Anonymous Source of the Week. Plus: Are Newsletters the New Podcasts? | The Press Box Aug 09, 2019

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The great New York Times headline controversy of 2019 (03:00), the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (18:00), how to hijack a football press conference (19:30), and the Anonymous Sources of the Week (22:15)

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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The Shootings in El Paso and Dayton, LeBron James vs. His Former GM, and Playboy Rebooted | The Press Box Aug 06, 2019

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The shootings in El Paso and Dayton (03:00), David Griffin on LeBron James (27:45), the reinvention of Playboy (40:00), and Quentin Tarantino’s box office numbers (47:45).

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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CNN Democratic Debate Reactions, Night Two | Press Box Aug 01, 2019

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Everyone gangs up on Joe Biden, Kamala Harris goes on the offensive, and everyone else scrabbles to get out of last place.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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CNN Democratic Debate Reactions | The Press Box Jul 31, 2019

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Elizabeth Warren takes on the moderates, Bernie writes the damn bill, and CNN makes John Delaney a star.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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Mueller Bombs, the End of Mic, and Covering Tyreek Hill | The Press Box Jul 26, 2019

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Robert Mueller’s testimony (03:00), the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (21:30), the end of Mic.com (27:15), how the media covers Tyreek Hill (38:45), and the return of Graydon Carter (51:45).

Host: David Shoemaker

Guest: Alyssa Bereznak

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Dan Le Batard vs. ESPN, Al Franken Reconsidered, and the Worst 'Lion King' Reviews | The Press Box Jul 23, 2019

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Dan Le Batard challenges ESPN’s no-politics policy (03:00), the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (24:00), Jane Mayer’s big New Yorker re-examination of the Al Franken affair (29:15), panning ‘The Lion King’ (49:00), and more.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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Beto Get Your Act Together | The Press Box Jul 19, 2019

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ESPN is getting into the daily podcast game (03:00), the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (14:30), the racist Trump rally (18:00), Beto O’Rourke is plummeting in the polls (32:15), and more.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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Burying the Hatchet Job | The Press Box Jul 16, 2019

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Donald Trump’s tweet to a cohort of Democratic representatives (03:00), the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (17:45), Dale Peck’s piece on Pete Buttigieg in The New Republic (21:30), 'The Breakfast Club' becoming the new 'View' (28:15), and more.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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The Kawhi-light Zone | The Press Box Jul 12, 2019

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The Jeffrey Epstein indictment (03:00), the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (15:45), fallout from the Kawhi Leonard signing (19:00), Donald Trump’s social media summit (32:15), and more.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

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Picture Me Pollin’ | The Press Box Jul 09, 2019

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The importance (or lack thereof) of polling (02:00), the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (18:00), the USWNT's World Cup win (18:15), Trump’s Fourth of July parade (33:15) and feud with Fox News (40:00), and the end of Mad magazine (44:45).

Host: David Shoemaker

Guest: Justin Charity

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