George Lucas gave his actors two directions: "Faster, more intense." "OK, same thing, only better." www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...

A Year in the Stephen King archives: "Stories are like dreams: they are clear, then they melt like cotton candy." www.ft.com/content/5014...

Which prospective 2028 presidential candidate is doing interesting things? It's Jon Ossoff, says Vox's @benjysarlin.bsky.social. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5LoV...

New PRESS BOX: Another Bari Controversy Nick Kristof Farewell to a Play-by-Play Man Netflix for All Seasons PLUS: Big Senate races, the Dems' gameplan, 2028, and more w/ Vox's @benjysarlin.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5LoV...

New PRESS BOX: Another Bari Controversy Nick Kristof Farewell to a Play-by-Play Man Netflix for All Seasons PLUS: Big Senate races, the Dems' gameplan, 2028, and more w/ Vox's @benjysarlin.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5LoV...

RIP Charlie Neal, the play-by-play man who brought college football to BET. And Charlie hosted a BET sportswriter roundtable with Michael Wilbon, Ralph Wiley, and others that was on TV before The Sports Reporters. www.theringer.com/2020/12/31/s...

Spencer Pratt's campaign for LA mayor has inspired Batman- and Star Wars-themed AI videos. What does that tell us about the future of political ads? Full interview w/ @melmason.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/6gMF...

New PRESS BOX: Rupert Murdoch vs. the NFL The Daily Wire's Fade Draymond Green's TV Future Lane Kiffin A Report From Netflix Is a Joke PLUS: Spencer Pratt for Mayor and CA Politics w/ Politico's @melmason.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6gMF...

New PRESS BOX: Rupert Murdoch vs. the NFL The Daily Wire's Fade Draymond Green's TV Future Lane Kiffin A Report From Netflix Is a Joke PLUS: Spencer Pratt for Mayor and CA Politics w/ Politico's @melmason.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6gMF...

I would not compare myself to Tynan, critically or romantically, but...

What's Tucker Carlson's great talent? @vanlathan.bsky.social explains. New pod w/ me + @joelanderson.bsky.social right here: open.spotify.com/episode/2pl9...

The Caracas Marriott where Venezuela's future is being shaped by diplomats, spies, and Texas oilmen. You can earn Marriott points there even after Venezuela nationalized the Hilton. @simonromero.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/w...

A coveted fake Oscar from a shop on Hollywood Blvd.

What's Tucker Carlson's great talent? @vanlathan.bsky.social explains. New pod w/ me + @joelanderson.bsky.social right here: open.spotify.com/episode/2pl9...

Why would Stephen A. Smith have more success in a Republican primary? Because he's a Republican, says @vanlathan.bsky.social. Full pod with me + @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2pl9...

Why would Stephen A. Smith have more success in a Republican primary? Because he's a Republican, says @vanlathan.bsky.social. Full pod with me + @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2pl9...

Van Lathan made his GOP Depth Chart. Rubio. Vance. Tucker. Stephen A. Full pod w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2pl9...

Van Lathan made his GOP Depth Chart. Rubio. Vance. Tucker. Stephen A. Full pod w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2pl9...

Listen up, people: @vanlathan.bsky.social is here to put together the GOP DEPTH CHART. New pod up later today.

New PRESS BOX: Me and Jason Gay on Ted Turner, whose empire touched every part of our old-media lives. The superstation, CNN, the Braves (and Hawks), rasslin', yachtin', and a self-created aura like no one else. open.spotify.com/episode/7vBI...

New PRESS BOX: Me and Jason Gay on Ted Turner, whose empire touched every part of our old-media lives. The superstation, CNN, the Braves (and Hawks), rasslin', yachtin', and a self-created aura like no one else. open.spotify.com/episode/7vBI...

When I interviewed Wolf Blitzer earlier this year, we talked about CNN's coverage of the Gulf War and how Ted Turner's network showed it was fully operational. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5LlG...

New pod w/ Jason Gay about Ted Turner’s legacy in news and sports and rasslin’ is coming this afternoon.

“I’m trying to set the all-time record for achievement by one person in one lifetime. And that puts you in pretty big company: Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Gandhi, Christ, Mohammed, Buddha, Washington, Roosevelt, Churchill.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/b...

With Colbert's show ending May 21, how close are we to the end of late night? Bill Carter, the author of The Late Shift, weighs in. Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Aat...

New PRESS BOX: A Murdoch Eyes New York Mag NY Times Lawsuit NBA Playoffs/Now They Tell Us A Biopic About a Great Editor Who's an Oxpecker Now? Plus: BILL CARTER on Colbert, Kimmel, and the end (?) of late night open.spotify.com/episode/0Aat...

New PRESS BOX: A Murdoch Eyes New York Mag NY Times Lawsuit NBA Playoffs/Now They Tell Us A Biopic About a Great Editor Who's an Oxpecker Now? Plus: BILL CARTER on Colbert, Kimmel, and the end (?) of late night open.spotify.com/episode/0Aat...

The CNN California Governor Primary Debate Were they trying like mad to avoid the word “gubernatorial?”

For May 4, I posted some Star Wars mag covers on IG, including @markhamillofficial.bsky.social and Yoda the elder at a careeer crossroads. Some day, I’ll convince @joelanderson.bsky.social to watch the movies. www.instagram.com/pressboxring...

What was it like to watch Elon Musk testify in court? @katiebakes.bsky.social reports from the courthouse in Oakland. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2sbm...

If would be easier to make distinctions between reporters and influencers if reporters weren't acting like influencers. Full Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/2sbm...

As the son of a Baptist preacher, @davidshoemaker.bsky.social knows what it's like to try to find a Bible verse on the fly. New pod right here: open.spotify.com/episode/2sbm...

New PRESS BOX: Reporters Are Influencers Now A Senate Candidate’s Old Tweets Phase 2 of Vrabelgate Kimmel Again The Town Where Larry McMurtry Died PLUS: @katiebakes.bsky.social from the Tech Trial of the Year open.spotify.com/episode/2sbm...

New PRESS BOX: Reporters Are Influencers Now A Senate Candidate’s Old Tweets Phase 2 of Vrabelgate Kimmel Again The Town Where Larry McMurtry Died PLUS: @katiebakes.bsky.social from the Tech Trial of the Year open.spotify.com/episode/2sbm...

"Dad, what kinds of things did they ask you to do at your first magazine job?" Full pod w/ @akdobbins.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/3xQj...

New PRESS BOX: On Devil Wears Prada week, @akdobbins.bsky.social and I talked about the movie, Anna Wintour, and the vanishing age of magazines. open.spotify.com/episode/3xQj...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: What Happened at the Correspondents' Dinner Inside the Ballroom w/ @karavoght.bsky.social "Michael" Reviews The NYT Is Doing Ringer Pods Now Ron DeSantis's Normal Sports Tweets J School open.spotify.com/episode/5zXA...

What was it like inside the ballroom at the correspondents' dinner? @karavoght.bsky.social tells us. Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/5zXA...

What was it like inside the ballroom at the correspondents' dinner? @karavoght.bsky.social tells us. Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/5zXA...

New column: The Rams surprised everybody by taking a QB in the middle of Round 1. What's happened in the past when teams have unexpectedly drafted their QB of the future before their current QB was expecting to be replaced? And how did it go? www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: What Happened at the Correspondents' Dinner Inside the Ballroom w/ @karavoght.bsky.social "Michael" Reviews The NYT Is Doing Ringer Pods Now Ron DeSantis's Normal Sports Tweets J School open.spotify.com/episode/5zXA...

“Heaven is being anywhere in the company of a wild animal that trusts you enough to relax and behave naturally in front of you, even if that means he or she simply goes to sleep. Hell is too many people.” @risenc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/s...

Stephen A. Smith was at the White House correspondents' dinner but led the First Take A-block today with LeBron.

We’re recording Press Box a day early, so @joelanderson.bsky.social and I can talk about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. We might also read some “Michael” reviews.

A late-night visit to see an old friend.

Over on IG, there’s a new inductee in our used bookstore pantheon. www.instagram.com/pressboxring...

American Men is @jordanritterconn.bsky.social's new book. What does Jordan think of the manosphere? Full interview: open.spotify.com/episode/2zkP...

The NFL Draft broadcast hasn't changed much in the 30+ years I've been watching it. @davidshoemaker.bsky.social and I talked about how ESPN could make it better. That + Vrabel/Russini + Kash Patel + much more here: open.spotify.com/episode/2an6...

New PRESS BOX w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social: Mike Vrabel The FBI Investigates a Reporter How to Make the NFL Draft Better on TV Buy Your Way Into the Broadcast Booth Only in Journalism open.spotify.com/episode/2an6...

New PRESS BOX w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social: Mike Vrabel The FBI Investigates a Reporter How to Make the NFL Draft Better on TV Buy Your Way Into the Broadcast Booth Only in Journalism open.spotify.com/episode/2an6...