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The Ringer&#039;s Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker sit down to unpack &#039;The Atlantic&#039; severing ties with Kevin D. Williamson (02:00), how &#039;The Simpsons&#039; responded to criticism of Apu&#039;s character (25:45), and the statement that news anchors on Sinclair-owned stations read (37:30).


 
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Bryan Curtis is the editor-at-large of The Ringer and cohost of ‘The Press Box’ podcast. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he's written for The New Republic, Slate, Play, and Grantland. He plays a deejay in a movie about the end of the world.

Bryan Curtis

David Shoemaker is the host of The Masked Man Show With Kaz and the author of ‘The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling.’

David Shoemaker

The Hiring (and Firing) of Kevin D. Williamson, ‘The Simpsons’ and the Problem With Apu, and Sinclair’s Propaganda Machine | The Press Box (Ep. 452)

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