What's a movie critic's job, really? The New Yorker's Richard Brody has an answer. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...

Frank Miller published The Dark Knight Returns in 1986. Forty years later, I asked him, why is Batman *still* getting darker? Full interview with Miller here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...

Frank Miller once created a sentient AI character. I asked what he makes of a world where AI can draw and write for us. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...

New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I discuss the Mitch McConnell photo and The Atlantic's reading-is-dead story. Then FRANK MILLER joins me to talk about Batman, Sin City, NYC in 70s, vigilante stories, the genius of Calvin and Hobbes, and Miller's new memoir. open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...

In a world of podcasts and social media, what's going to happen to written movie reviews? The New Yorker's Richard Brody weighs in. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/6P2V...

I asked the New Yorker's Richard Brody to weigh in on some common complaints about the movies today. First up: There are too many reboots. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/6P2V...

Another piece from the Curtis Magazine Conservancy is on our IG page. A 1969 review of Slaughterhouse-Five by “J. Michael Crichton.” He published The Andromeda Strain two weeks later. www.instagram.com/p/Dap2-QpDuU...

New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I talked about the coverage of Mitch McConnell's disappearance. Plus: the end of the Platner campaign, the NYT's war on AI slop, youth soccer, and more. open.spotify.com/episode/1xdO...

New PRESS BOX: The New Yorker's Richard Brody stopped by for a mind-enlarging discussion about the job of a movie critic, reviews vs. podcasts, the new age of reboots, Godard, Barbie, and much more. He even made a Ringer List (tm). open.spotify.com/episode/6P2V...

Frank Miller talks about why The Odyssey still resonates—and issues a challenge to Christopher Nolan. Full pod with Frank about *many* things coming soon. open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...

New PRESS BOX: @davidshoemaker.bsky.social and I talked about the World Cup bust, plus Platner's media refuge, LeBron's next decision, Dean Blandino, and much more. open.spotify.com/episode/0aQ1...

HELLO MEDIA CONSUMERS: Bryan is relocating to the East Coast for the rest of the summer. We have a bunch of fun interviews planned for the Ringer NY studios. And, as always, send along used bookstore recs from the NYC/CT/surrounding areas.

Why Democrats fell in love with Jon Ossoff. Full pod w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social on the battle for the Senate, NPR, Russini, free agency, and much more here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Eo8...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: We checked in on Ossoff, El-Sayed, and the Democrats' push to win the Senate. Then we talked about NPR's Supreme Court meltdown, the Russini video, and the joys of free-agency Twitter. open.spotify.com/episode/2Eo8...

In Philly, @governor.pa.gov has been calling sports radio stations for years. We asked him to join our open lines. Full interview w/ me + @joelanderson.bsky.social about the directions of the Dems, Iran, and much more here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Me9...

LeBron's run as a Laker is over. Last week, Brian Windhorst explained just how complicated it was. Full interview: open.spotify.com/episode/7eQi...

This month, JD Vance said Trump is the only head of state sympathetic to Israel now. We asked @governor.pa.gov his comments. Full interview w/ me + @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Me9...

New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I talked to Josh Shapiro about the direction the Democratic Party, Iran, Trump + America's 250th, Ken Paxton, and JD Vance. Plus: Mo Cheeks and sports radio. open.spotify.com/episode/4Me9...

Sixteen years after LeBron took his talents to Miami, I asked Brian Windhorst, is anything about The Decision misunderstood? Full interview in our June Issue: open.spotify.com/episode/7eQi...

It was fun to learn about Windy's favorite celebrity encounter, but I missed getting the @joelanderson.bsky.social follow-up. Full interview about LeBron and more here: open.spotify.com/episode/7eQi...

For everyone who's tired of LeBron vs. MJ, Brian Windhorst proposes a new debate: LeBron vs. George Washington Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/7eQi...

New PRESS BOX: While we wait for LeBron to make his final decision, Brian Windhorst and I talked about his previous decisions and how they rewired the way we cover the NBA. Cover by @davidshoemaker.bsky.social, who was staring at Sorrowing Old Man during the draft. open.spotify.com/episode/7eQi...

Regime Change, the new Trump book, brings up an old question: Is there any good reason for reporters to save their scoops for a book? Full pod (with plenty of Haberman and Swan's scoops) here: open.spotify.com/episode/3Gk4...

New PRESS BOX: Haberman and Swan's "Regime Change" The Best World Cup Announcer More Announcers w/ No Fans Savannah Guthrie A Mark Singer Reading List open.spotify.com/episode/3Gk4...

Ben Terris left the Washington Post for New York magazine. We asked if he could make sense of what happened to his old paper. Full interview with me + @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/1MOh...

Few announcers have entered the Alexi Lalas zone, where they put together a long TV career despite having few or no fans. @joelanderson.bsky.social and I made the list. Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/1MOh...

What Mike Breen got (very) right during the NBA Finals. Full Press Box w/ me + @davidshoemaker.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/77Qz...

Donald Trump's go-to sports used to be boxing and wrestling. Now, he loves UFC. @davidshoemaker.bsky.social and I explain why. Full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/77Qz...

New PRESS BOX: Trump's UFC Birthday Party Vance's Book Tour World Cup Takes Mike Breen + the Knicks PLUS: Fox-Roku and Rupert's NFL Gambit w/ @pkafka.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/77Qz...

The Battle for CBS isn't a gang of digital disruptors vs. the linear TV living dead. Bari Weiss is doing stuff that's straight out of 1986. Full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/2F9w...

After OG Anunoby's shot, the ESPN truck went all-in on celebrities and forgot about the players who'd just won and lost the game. Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/2F9w...

New PRESS BOX: ESPN's Game 4 Flop Bari Weiss: Layered or Promoted? Haberman and Swan's Trump Book World Cup + Freddy The Best Used Bookstore in Scandinavia PLUS: @daveweigel.bsky.social on Platner, Talarico, campaign reporting, and WaPo. open.spotify.com/episode/2F9w...

When Michael Steele was running the RNC, he called for bringing conservative ideas to "hip-hop settings." We asked him if Donald Trump had done that. Full interview w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/40jE...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: Pat McAfee's New Deal Scott Pelley + 60 Minutes A Trumpy Game 3 Primary Day for Graham Platner Plus: the Midterms and the state of the GOP w/ @michaelsteele.bsky.social! open.spotify.com/episode/40jE...

Programming note: @joelanderson.bsky.social and @davidshoemaker.bsky.social are switching shifts this week. On the docket for Tuesday's show w/ Joel: MS NOW host Michael Steele.

On IG, we’ve got Spielberg covers from the Curtis Society for the Preservation of Magazines. www.instagram.com/p/DZTyiRIlH1...

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...