60 years ago, Esquire's editors set out to pick a group of Unknockables. A handful of people, as the editors put it, that everybody could agree were OK. @davidshoemaker.bsky.social and I tried to figure what a 2026 version of the Unknockables would look like. open.spotify.com/episode/4vJr...

Frank Isola was on the Knicks beat for 22 years. We asked him to tell some Patrick Ewing stories. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1kV6...

Thank you, @teddyschleifer.bsky.social! LFG. www.nytimes.com/card/2026/05...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: Another Day at CBS News Ken Paxton Is the Future of Texas Jill Biden's Book Troy Aikman's Snub PLUS: Knicks Locker Room Stories w/ Frank Isola: Marbury, Isiah, Ewing, Dolan + much more open.spotify.com/episode/1kV6...

How did a meme help Marco Rubio’s political prospects? @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, publisher of @thebulwark.com, explains. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5ezS...

New PRESS BOX: NBC vs. ESPN on the NBA Mike Breen's Knicks Finals Trump's Health The Splendid Star Wars Discourse PLUS: A new feature, the Obligatory List, with Jason Concepcion open.spotify.com/episode/0O9z...

New Memorial Day PRESS BOX: The Bulwark's @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social dropped by Ringer HQ. We talked about Trump and the Bush line, early voter feelings about Vance, Dem contenders, the Bulwark's audience, and building a personality-driven media company. open.spotify.com/episode/5ezS...

Jon Krakauer has stopped writing books. He explains why. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/7tJL...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: Is Sports Journalism Dead? Bezos Speaks Google's Killer Search PLUS: Great stories about covering Wemby w/ @mikefinger.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0t5X...

Wait, how do you take notes when you're climbing Mount Everest? Full interview with Jon Krakauer on 30 years of INTO THIN AIR. open.spotify.com/episode/7tJL...

New PRESS BOX: Jon Krakauer on climbing Mount Everest, the laborious work of non-fiction, and 30 years of Into Thin Air. open.spotify.com/episode/7tJL...

Stephen Colbert's Late Show is a casualty of the Trump era. But how will it actually be remembered? @jasonzinoman.bsky.social explains. open.spotify.com/episode/5Fbs...

We have fixed the post-game interview crisis. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Fbs...

New PRESS BOX: How to Interview Wemby Our Clipping Nightmare Bari Weiss Dad Books RIP The Best Story About Star Wars PLUS: Stephen Colbert's last stand w/ @jasonzinoman.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5Fbs...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

@thepressbox.bsky.social I can think of at least one example of “loudly” deleting old tweets:

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...

"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...

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

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...

Mel Kiper was 23 years old when he covered his first draft for ESPN. He talked *very quietly* back then. Full interview w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/1EQj...

What did we learn (or not learn) from Mike Vrabel's presser? Full pod w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2zkP...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: Kash Patel vs The Atlantic Mike Vrabel Speaks Why NBC Wants Mike Tomlin NBA Playoffs Notes PLUS: @jordanritterconn.bsky.social on his new book, American Men open.spotify.com/episode/2zkP...

Why did NBC want to hire Mike Tomlin for Football Night in America? @joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss here: open.spotify.com/episode/2zkP...

We’ve made a new addition to the Press Box used bookstore pantheon on our Instagram page. www.instagram.com/pressboxring...

The day @macfarlanenews.bsky.social figured out that network news wasn't delivering the news in a way a lot of people wanted. Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/7ytY...

In 2024, when Scott MacFarlane worked for CBS News, he covered Donald Trump's rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. @joelanderson.bsky.social and I asked him what he remembered about that day. Full interview: open.spotify.com/episode/7ytY...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: Rueben Bain's Measurables The Humiliations of JD Vance NY Mag for Sale Masters Clean Up PLUS: @macfarlanenews.bsky.social on life after CBS News open.spotify.com/episode/7ytY...

When we were talking about insiders this week, @joelanderson.bsky.social told us about the time that BuzzFeed got interested in hiring Woj. Full pod: open.spotify.com/episode/1L15...

New PRESS BOX w/ @noraprinciotti.bsky.social + @joelanderson.bsky.social: Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic: open.spotify.com/episode/1L15...

Mel Kiper has covered the NFL Draft for ESPN since he was 23 years old. @joelanderson.bsky.social and I asked him to make his all-prospect team. Full interview: open.spotify.com/episode/1EQj...

Follow the Press Box on Instagram to see Shoemaker’s covers, clips from the show, and valuable used bookstore finds. www.instagram.com/pressboxring...

The APRIL ISSUE: Me and @seanfennessey.bsky.social on the 50th anniversary of All the President's Men. We talked about how movie plays in the age of a downsized Washington Post. open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...