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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show by discussing the state of sports color commentary and whether or not analysts should be ex-players (0:30). Then Bryan recaps his four nights at the upper deck of the United Center in Chicago (10:30). They also discuss the following from the Democratic National Convention:
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<li>Their favorite moments that stuck out (19:26)</li>
<li>Some media grumbling (30:17)</li>
<li>The branded media place to hang out (36:00)</li>
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Then, in the notebook, they discuss the following:
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<li>Rece Davis introduces college football (42:17)</li>
<li>ESPN brings back &#039;The Sports Reporters&#039; (44:41)</li>
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And then, in Only in Journalism, they discuss Deion Sanders’s reaction to an only-in-journalism word (0:00)
Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.
Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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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

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