The Press Box

Joe Biden Does Howard Stern, NBA and NFL Draft Observations, the Return of ‘The Onion,’ and the ‘New York Times’ vs. the White House

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About the episode

Hello media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the week with a headline we never thought we'd see: Joe Biden did ‘The Howard Stern Show’ (0:41). They then get into the following:

  • A recap of interesting sounds from NFL draft weekend (8:43)
  • NBA playoffs observations, rights negotiations, and Cari Champion’s LeBron James tweet (22:53)
  • Bryan’s playoff grinch takes (34:02)

Then, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the following:

  • Politico’s Eli Stokols story on the feud between President Biden and the New York Times (40:01)
  • The Onion is back! (50:53)
  • Graydon Carter opens a newsstand (53:04)

Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, Only in Journalism, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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