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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David open with two contradictory ideas: “The return of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog” and “there are too many bits (0:36).”Then they get into the following:
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<li>Kamala Harris&#039;s current podcast tour (10:12)</li>
<li>NFL players wanting to kick reporters out of the locker room (22:54)</li>
<li>Kate Winslet playing a war correspondent in the movie &#039;Lee&#039; (31:03)</li>
<li>Everyone is introducing a paywall (36:27)</li>
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Later they react to breaking news, as Shams Charania joins ESPN as the new senior NBA reporter (44:34).
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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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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