SUSAN ORLEAN is on the podcast tomorrow. After asking Orlean about how she broke into the New Yorker and Resting Reporter Face and Tina Brown's motivational techniques, Bryan asked about three favorite Orlean stories. They are...

@thepressbox.bsky.social some media piss test

Why did Zohran Mamdani agree to nearly every interview during his mayoral campaign? "It was simple," senior adviser @zararahim.bsky.social tells us. "We just were not snobs." Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Hh5...

@thepressbox.bsky.social I don't know if this fully counts as a strained pun "headline" but I thought "Watch Potty" was pretty good nonetheless

If we're talking about Olivia Nuzzi, and we are, it's important to specify exactly what she did wrong. New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/1VUY...

@thepressbox.bsky.social @bryancurtis.bsky.social The boston Globe with a great only in journalism word: imbroglio.

New PRESS BOX: Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and the Rollout of "American Canto." Plus: other stuff. open.spotify.com/episode/1VUY...

Cris Collinsworth and the late Bob Trumpy had parallel careers. They played for the Bengals, hosted the same Cincinnati radio show, and called Super Bowls for NBC. Collinsworth remembers Trumpy here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...

Joel and I asked Cris Collinsworth: What's the difference between calling Sunday Night Football with Mike Tirico and calling it with Al Michaels? Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...

Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...

Cris Collinsworth on J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt, and the Great PFF War. Full interview on our latest episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: The Epstein Emails Trump + McAfee Nico Now They Tell Us J School: James Talarico, cont'd Plus: CRIS COLLINSWORTH on Lions-Eagles, Michaels vs. Tirico, PFF controversies, production-meeting MVPs, and his talk-radio days. open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...

@thepressbox.bsky.social worlds collide

Our Instagram DMs have brought us listener mail we couldn’t possibly have imagined.

What happens when politicians try to become influencers and chase clout like...well, the rest of us? Our full convo with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...

Are people tired of being algorithmically manipulated on social media? David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...

New PRESS BOX: The MSNBC Rebrand is NOW ESPN's Solitaire Scandal The Confrontation at Conde James Talarico's Friends Farewell to a Podcast Host PLUS: @cwarzel.bsky.social on politicians as influencers, big tech knee-bending, and Twitter in 2025. open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...

Nodding…

Nodding at the Wall Street Journal... Via Daniel Barbossa

When Booger McFarland got to LSU, the football program was like a new car that had never been driven. Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...

Booger McFarland got a lot of attention for saying he'd target quarterback John Mateer's injured hand. He has no regrets. Full interview w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...

@thepressbox.bsky.social Narrator: There was not, in fact, silence to break.

ESPN's Booger McFarland texted Brian Kelly his concerns about LSU's running game. Eventually, he realized Kelly didn't have the answers. Full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: The Democrats' Big Night ESPN's New Bookmaker Someone Gave Drew Brees a Job RIP Teen Vogue Plus: BOOGER MCFARLAND on Alabama-LSU, texting with Brian Kelly, and missing out on the NIL era. open.spotify.com/episode/526I...

Today on the Press Box w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social and @bryancurtis.bsky.social: Election Night Fallout ESPN's New Oddsmaker RIP Teen Vogue. Plus Booger and much more. Join us.

@thepressbox.bsky.social An amazing Only In Journalism word in Ross Douthat's latest newsletter: "perfervid". This one might even be an "Only in Douthat" word, actually.

Politics Is Like Pro Wrestling, cont'd.

YouTube TV went to war with Disney. And everything became Motel TV. New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Foi...

Nodding... via @dburke20.bsky.social

@thepressbox.bsky.social Or, more succinctly, at least 7 days.

@thepressbox.bsky.social @bryancurtis.bsky.social The Cowboys' much-maligned defense is now officially beleaguered.

"Breaks silence"? WTF are you talking about? Diane Ladd died THIS MORNING. RIP to a wonderful actress, and RIP, I hope, to one of the most grotesque and overused phrases in journalism.

@thepressbox.bsky.social although not football related, still nonsense as I’m watching the BYU/Nova game. They talk about “popping the clutch” relative to the offense which I’d guess most of the audience of a college basketball game won’t understand from a practical standpoint.

New PRESS BOX w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social: Last-Minute Election Stories Trump on 60 Minutes Weekend NFL Audio Dick Cheney and the Press Mamdani/Cuomo The Quest to be Zeus on Halloween open.spotify.com/episode/2Foi...

Astead Herndon left the New York Times for Vox. Here's the moment when he knew his run at the Times might be over. Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/5uqB...

This is a funny one that has crept into podcasts, including ours. "We were texting about this yesterday." Who cares?

Only in Journalism: "Exacerbated"

Hello media consumers: Bryan and David will return TUESDAY with a new edition of the Press Box. Join us.

Michael Jordan BROKE HIS SILENCE on the NBA on NBC. What do we want MJ to say? Full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/5uqB...

Nodding... Via @tkparks.bsky.social

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: CBS's Halloween Bloodbath The Rise of Jennifer Welch Fraught Book Tours Michael Jordan Breaks His Silence Plus: ASTEAD HERNDON on why he left the NY Times for Vox, journalistic objectivity, the Democrats, and *much* more. open.spotify.com/episode/5uqB...

Great talk with @jimmytraina.bsky.social about the NBA on NBC, Inside the NBA, Joe Davis, SVP, the SEC, and much more. open.spotify.com/episode/4Na0...

Another excellent NFL cliche...

It's almost time. (Via Dylan Byers)

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: ESPN’s Big Gamble Graham Platner’s Posts John Dickerson + CBS Joe Davis + World Series The New Pentagon Press Corps Another Helping of NFL Cliches open.spotify.com/episode/43Gd...

@thepressbox.bsky.social Now taking bets on the intentionality of this headline www.timesargus.com/news/local/c...

@thepressbox.bsky.social Only in Journalism Word:

@thepressbox.bsky.social Words only used in journalism, from today’s Washington Past [sic]: “Roils.”