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...
The Press Box
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The Ringer's media podcast—on steroids Hosts: Bryan Curtis, David Shoemaker, Joel Anderson Production magic: Isaiah Blakely Reach us: pressboxringer @ gmail
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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: 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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What's a movie critic's job, really? The New Yorker's Richard Brody has an answer. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...
Frank Miller published The Dark Knight Returns in 1986. Forty years later, I asked him, why is Batman *still* getting darker? Full interview with Miller here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...
Frank Miller once created a sentient AI character. I asked what he makes of a world where AI can draw and write for us. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...
New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I discuss the Mitch McConnell photo and The Atlantic's reading-is-dead story. Then FRANK MILLER joins me to talk about Batman, Sin City, NYC in 70s, vigilante stories, the genius of Calvin and Hobbes, and Miller's new memoir. open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...
In a world of podcasts and social media, what's going to happen to written movie reviews? The New Yorker's Richard Brody weighs in. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/6P2V...
I asked the New Yorker's Richard Brody to weigh in on some common complaints about the movies today. First up: There are too many reboots. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/6P2V...
Another piece from the Curtis Magazine Conservancy is on our IG page. A 1969 review of Slaughterhouse-Five by “J. Michael Crichton.” He published The Andromeda Strain two weeks later. www.instagram.com/p/Dap2-QpDuU...
New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I talked about the coverage of Mitch McConnell's disappearance. Plus: the end of the Platner campaign, the NYT's war on AI slop, youth soccer, and more. open.spotify.com/episode/1xdO...
The End of the Platner Campaign, Where's Mitch McConnell, and the Future of Youth Sports in America.
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New PRESS BOX: The New Yorker's Richard Brody stopped by for a mind-enlarging discussion about the job of a movie critic, reviews vs. podcasts, the new age of reboots, Godard, Barbie, and much more. He even made a Ringer List (tm). open.spotify.com/episode/6P2V...
Frank Miller talks about why The Odyssey still resonates—and issues a challenge to Christopher Nolan. Full pod with Frank about *many* things coming soon. open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...
New PRESS BOX: @davidshoemaker.bsky.social and I talked about the World Cup bust, plus Platner's media refuge, LeBron's next decision, Dean Blandino, and much more. open.spotify.com/episode/0aQ1...
The American Men's Soccer Bust, Graham Platner’s Media Refuge, and the Return of LeBron’s Free Agent Spotlight
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HELLO MEDIA CONSUMERS: Bryan is relocating to the East Coast for the rest of the summer. We have a bunch of fun interviews planned for the Ringer NY studios. And, as always, send along used bookstore recs from the NYC/CT/surrounding areas.
Why Democrats fell in love with Jon Ossoff. Full pod w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social on the battle for the Senate, NPR, Russini, free agency, and much more here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Eo8...
New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: We checked in on Ossoff, El-Sayed, and the Democrats' push to win the Senate. Then we talked about NPR's Supreme Court meltdown, the Russini video, and the joys of free-agency Twitter. open.spotify.com/episode/2Eo8...