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Jay-Z in GQ, Podcasting vs. a Writer’s Brain, and Sports Media Beef

Jay-Z in GQ, Podcasting, and Media Beef

Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel start by discussing Jay-Z&#8217;s exclusive interview with GQ and the art of celebrity interviews. Then they discuss the trending topic of whether podcasting is rotting writers&#8217; brains (21:25). Then, in the Notebook Dump, they talk about the Stephen A. Smith–Jason Whitlock and Dan Orlovsky–Pat McAfee sports media beefs (34:12), Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s interview with Today, Tracy Kidder, and the Sports Emmys (54:03).
Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Producers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, and Jaime Yukich

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.

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Joel Anderson is a senior staff writer at The Ringer and a cohost of ‘The Press Box.’ He most recently worked at Slate, where he was host of Seasons 3, 6, and 8 of the award-winning ‘Slow Burn’ narrative podcast series. He’s also worked at ESPN and BuzzFeed News, among several other outlets.

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