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Senator Kane?!

Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker talk about the possibility that Glenn Jacobs (a.k.a. the WWE’s Kane) will become a United States senator. Then they break down Scott Colom’s historic win in Mississippi (08:53) and rank the five worst candidates from this cycle (13:33). They also talk about Nick Wright’s side gig as a political pundit, Joe Biden’s book, and the legacy of sportscaster Dan Hicks (44:20).
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Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker 
Producers: Jon Jones, Steve Ahlman, and Ben Cruz
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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.’

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