The End of the Platner Campaign, Where's Mitch McConnell, and the Future of Youth Sports in America.
The Press BoxShow Notes
Today on The Press Box, Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson discuss the end of Graham Platner's campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in Maine. Then they talk about Mitch McConnell's whereabouts and health before checking in on the Texas Senate race. Plus, they react to the New York Times' competition with AI slop and Alexi Lalas's take on youth soccer in America.
(00:00) Intro(01:13) The end of the Platner campaign(09:44) Where’s Mitch McConnell?(21:38) Checking in on the Texas Senate race(27:34) The New York Times trying to outrun AI slop is fascinating(39:46) Alexi Lalas on youth soccer in AmericaHosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonProducer: Tucker Tashjian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More from The Press Box
Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker break down CBS’s decision to elevate J.J. Watt to its top NFL broadcast team alongside Jim Nantz, assess Watt’s development as an analyst, and consider what the network shuffle could mean for Troy Aikman’s future in the booth. They also examine an increasingly ugly Ohio governor’s race, the wider midterm media narrative (16:31), and Blake Griffin’s new media-criticism show, 'The Step Back,' including whether its John Oliver-inspired format makes the best use of Griffin’s perspective as a former player (37:58).
Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel kick things off by talking through more of the Joe Buck-Troy Aikman drama at ESPN (6:20).
Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David discuss all the reports around the tension between Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in the 'Monday Night Football' booth. They talk about how we got here and what could be next for Troy and ESPN (13:16). Then they talk about the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia (33:57). After that, Bryan is joined by Peter King to talk about his long career covering the NFL and his new book, 'The Game' (47:05).
Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel take a look at nine interesting Senate races and tier them in order of Democrats' confidence that they'll win (9:39). They end with talking about ESPN's new 'Saban' documentary (47:22).
Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David discuss potential retirements on 'Inside the NBA,' the Paramount–Warner Bros. deal finally going through (9:09), and potential Halloween costumes for the pod (21:34). Then Bryan is joined by Lachlan Cartwright from Breaker to talk about James and Lachlan Murdoch (27:15).