Bryan Curtis
@bryancurtis.bsky.social
Editor-at-large of The Ringer Host of the Press Box podcast Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/Yxm9H
New PRESS BOX: Abdul El-Sayed's win in Michigan: the stakes, the polls, the think pieces, and a very long night of cable news. open.spotify.com/episode/50jn...
Abdul El-Sayed Wins the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary
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I asked New Yorker writer Hua Hsu: What do we lose if we lose magazines? Full pod about the disappearing world of fronts of books and feature wells here: open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...
My dispatch from Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed challenges JD Vance to a debate on Joe Rogan about his mixed race children. That and more from our interview on the trail: nymag.com/intelligence...
Abdul El-Sayed Is Already Eyeing Race Against ‘Weak’ Mike Rogers
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, the Michigan progressive talks about how he’d take on the GOP in November and why he wants to debate J.D. Vance.
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One final pod from New York Month: New Yorker writer and magazine collector Hua Hsu stopped by to talk about magazines. What they were. Why we collect them. And where the things we loved about them have gone. Plus: Me on Tony Romo + ESPN's anti-debate pivot. open.spotify.com/episode/78es...
Real headline from 10 years ago: “George Lucas apologizes for describing Disney as 'white slavers'” www.theguardian.com/film/2016/ja...
George Lucas apologises for describing Disney as 'white slavers'
Star Wars creator backtracks on comments made during US TV interview, calling them ‘very inappropriate’
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HELLO MEDIA CONSUMERS: Bryan and David will have a new pod on *Wednesday,* with reactions to the contentious (Only in Journalism) Michigan primary. On Monday afternoon, we'll have one more special treat from New York Month. Join us.
I asked Mark Guiducci, who grew up reading Vanity Fair, how he got the job running the magazine. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/0RSE...
New PRESS BOX: Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci stopped by Ringer HQ to talk about his first year running the mag. On the agenda: the Susie Wiles story, the revamped Oscar party, Olivia Nuzzi, the elusive Melania cover, and more. Plus: his Top 5 VF covers of all time. open.spotify.com/episode/0RSE...
Tim Walz replays his veep debate with JD Vance. Nice JD was the one JD he didn't prepare for. Full interview w/ Walz about the midterms, his final months in office, and much more here: open.spotify.com/episode/4NXD...
New PRESS BOX: I talked to @governorwalz.mn.gov about his final months in office, the Democrats' midterms message, banning prediction markets, his debate with JD Vance, and much more. Plus: Thoughts on the Bari Weiss's 60 Minutes redraft. open.spotify.com/episode/4NXD...
Governor Tim Walz on the Democrats’ Midterm Momentum, the Danger of Prediction Markets, and Replaying His Debate With JD Vance. Plus: Thoughts on Bari Weiss’s New ‘60 Minutes’ Cast.
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Hulk Hogan was a bandana-wearing embodiment of the Reagan era. "Patriotism without policy," @davidshoemaker.bsky.social writes in his new book. We discussed it all here: open.spotify.com/episode/4j9J...
What was it like to watch Hulk Hogan wrestle in the '80s? You'll have to believe us: It was like seeing the Beatles. Full episode with me + Shoemaker here: open.spotify.com/episode/4j9J...
Happy pub day to @davidshoemaker.bsky.social: a friend since freshman year of high school, my podcast tag team partner, and an extraordinary writer. Buy his new book, WHY HULK HOGAN MATTERS, right now, brother! www.amazon.com/Hulk-Hogan-M...
New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I went through the Democrats' new 2028 primary calendar and reviewed the rebooted White House Correspondents Dinner. Then, for our July Issue, we talked about David's new book about Hulk Hogan. open.spotify.com/episode/4j9J...
The Democrats Picked Their 2028 Primary Calendar. Which Contender Benefits? Plus: Our July Issue Grapples With Hulk Hogan.
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This review contains instructions to buy @pamelacolloff.bsky.social's new book, Catch the Devil. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/b...
The Snitch Who Put Four Men on Death Row
In “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff vividly tells the true story of the con man who traded on other prisoners’ “confessions” for clemency.
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I thought this was very compelling. open.spotify.com/episode/0T7H...
Ryan Clark breaks his silence on his firing from ESPN, the way it really happened, clears the air on certain scenarios, if he saw it coming, support and what he will miss most from the job he loved an...
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I asked @stephruhle.bsky.social how dyslexia affects the way she preps for her MS NOW show. Our full interview about cable news, Trump's billions, Ruhle's business career, and much more is here: open.spotify.com/episode/1jYk...
Donald Trump made $2.2 billion in his first year back in the White House. We asked @slotkin.senate.gov what she made of his financial disclosures. Full interview w/ me + @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/6sU2...
“I check Press Box for the latest sports news” is something more and more people are saying.
Thinking about storming off BlueSky to raise awareness about the lack of performative threats to leave social media on here.
We asked @slotkin.senate.gov about Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia—and the caveat he added yesterday. Full interview with me + @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/6sU2...
This is very @bryancurtis.bsky.social and @thepressbox.bsky.social coded interview by my friend Billy with our Bennington teacher Susan Cheever talks about her book about her father’s short stories and writing about your famous dad writer. open.substack.com/pub/billygli...
"Books Saved Me": Susan Cheever on a Life of Reading and Writing
My friend and former teacher discusses her latest book, her father, and the hard work of writing.
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New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I talked to Sen. Elissa Slotkin about the Democrats, Chuck Schumer, the Mideast, election threat scenarios, and her 2028 plans. Then we talked about why the ESPN layoffs were such a mess. open.spotify.com/episode/6sU2...
Why Were the ESPN Layoffs So Messy? Plus: Sen. Elissa Slotkin on the Democrats, the Mideast, and Election Security.
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Stephanie Ruhle spent 14 years in investment banking. She says the TV world is meaner. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1jYk...
New PRESS BOX: MS NOW's @stephruhle.bsky.social stopped by our NYC headquarters to talk about the midterms, Trump's self-enrichment, her twin careers in banking and cable news, her Regis and Kelly tryout, and *much* more. open.spotify.com/episode/1jYk...
New PRESS BOX: MS NOW's @stephruhle.bsky.social stopped by our NYC headquarters to talk about the midterms, Trump's self-enrichment, her twin careers in banking and cable news, her Regis and Kelly tryout, and *much* more. open.spotify.com/episode/1jYk...
New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I talked about what the ESPN layoffs tells us about the future of ESPN. Plus: Trump vs. the NYT, Tom Brady and WWE, and my notes from Broadway. open.spotify.com/episode/03M6...
What Do the ESPN Layoffs Tell Us About ESPN’s Future? Plus: Trump vs. The New York Times, Tom Brady and WWE, and Bryan’s Broadway Notes.
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New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I talked about what the ESPN layoffs tells us about the future of ESPN. Plus: Trump vs. the NYT, Tom Brady and WWE, and my notes from Broadway. open.spotify.com/episode/03M6...
What Do the ESPN Layoffs Tell Us About ESPN’s Future? Plus: Trump vs. The New York Times, Tom Brady and WWE, and Bryan’s Broadway Notes.
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