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Listener Mail on LeBron Takes, Biden Books, and Media Tours

Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker answer questions on everything from television ratings to where “embroiled” fits in the dictionary of words used only in journalism

By Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
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Bryan Curtis and Davis Shoemaker are opening up the mailbag and answering your Listener Mail! They discuss the race to publish a book about President Biden (12:30), weigh in on the discussion over television ratings (25:10), and touch on where the word “embroiled” fits in the dictionary of words used only in journalism (43:21). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes

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