Bryan Curtis
@bryancurtis.bsky.social
Why did Zohran Mamdani agree to nearly every interview during his mayoral campaign?
"It was simple," senior adviser @zararahim.bsky.social tells us. "We just were not snobs."
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Hh5...
"It was simple," senior adviser @zararahim.bsky.social tells us. "We just were not snobs."
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Hh5...
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Why did Zohran Mamdani agree to nearly every interview during his mayoral campaign?
"It was simple," senior adviser @zararahim.bsky.social tells us. "We just were not snobs."
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Hh5...
"It was simple," senior adviser @zararahim.bsky.social tells us. "We just were not snobs."
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Hh5...
If we're talking about Olivia Nuzzi, and we are, it's important to specify exactly what she did wrong.
New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/1VUY...
New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/1VUY...
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If we're talking about Olivia Nuzzi, and we are, it's important to specify exactly what she did wrong.
New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/1VUY...
New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/1VUY...
Cris Collinsworth and the late Bob Trumpy had parallel careers.
They played for the Bengals, hosted the same Cincinnati radio show, and called Super Bowls for NBC.
Collinsworth remembers Trumpy here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
They played for the Bengals, hosted the same Cincinnati radio show, and called Super Bowls for NBC.
Collinsworth remembers Trumpy here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
November 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Cris Collinsworth and the late Bob Trumpy had parallel careers.
They played for the Bengals, hosted the same Cincinnati radio show, and called Super Bowls for NBC.
Collinsworth remembers Trumpy here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
They played for the Bengals, hosted the same Cincinnati radio show, and called Super Bowls for NBC.
Collinsworth remembers Trumpy here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
Joel and I asked Cris Collinsworth:
What's the difference between calling Sunday Night Football with Mike Tirico and calling it with Al Michaels?
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
What's the difference between calling Sunday Night Football with Mike Tirico and calling it with Al Michaels?
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Joel and I asked Cris Collinsworth:
What's the difference between calling Sunday Night Football with Mike Tirico and calling it with Al Michaels?
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
What's the difference between calling Sunday Night Football with Mike Tirico and calling it with Al Michaels?
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
Cris Collinsworth on J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt, and the Great PFF War.
Full interview on our latest episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
Full interview on our latest episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Cris Collinsworth on J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt, and the Great PFF War.
Full interview on our latest episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
Full interview on our latest episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
What happens when politicians try to become influencers and chase clout like...well, the rest of us?
Our full convo with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
Our full convo with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What happens when politicians try to become influencers and chase clout like...well, the rest of us?
Our full convo with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
Our full convo with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
Are people tired of being algorithmically manipulated on social media?
David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Are people tired of being algorithmically manipulated on social media?
David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
Bought some old LA daily Mirror signs, which were apparently mounted on SoCal buses.
You can see the two-cent price increase.
You can see the two-cent price increase.
November 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Bought some old LA daily Mirror signs, which were apparently mounted on SoCal buses.
You can see the two-cent price increase.
You can see the two-cent price increase.
When Booger McFarland got to LSU, the football program was like a new car that had never been driven.
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
When Booger McFarland got to LSU, the football program was like a new car that had never been driven.
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
Booger McFarland got a lot of attention for saying he'd target quarterback John Mateer's injured hand.
He has no regrets.
Full interview w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
He has no regrets.
Full interview w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Booger McFarland got a lot of attention for saying he'd target quarterback John Mateer's injured hand.
He has no regrets.
Full interview w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
He has no regrets.
Full interview w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
ESPN's Booger McFarland texted Brian Kelly his concerns about LSU's running game.
Eventually, he realized Kelly didn't have the answers.
Full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
Eventually, he realized Kelly didn't have the answers.
Full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
ESPN's Booger McFarland texted Brian Kelly his concerns about LSU's running game.
Eventually, he realized Kelly didn't have the answers.
Full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
Eventually, he realized Kelly didn't have the answers.
Full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
Repeating the Curtis Rule of Media Reporting:
When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Repeating the Curtis Rule of Media Reporting:
When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
YouTube TV went to war with Disney. And everything became Motel TV.
New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Foi...
New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Foi...
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
YouTube TV went to war with Disney. And everything became Motel TV.
New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Foi...
New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Foi...
With all that you've done for the paper, who am I to complain?
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
With all that you've done for the paper, who am I to complain?
Astead Herndon left the New York Times for Vox.
Here's the moment when he knew his run at the Times might be over.
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/5uqB...
Here's the moment when he knew his run at the Times might be over.
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/5uqB...
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Astead Herndon left the New York Times for Vox.
Here's the moment when he knew his run at the Times might be over.
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/5uqB...
Here's the moment when he knew his run at the Times might be over.
Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/5uqB...
When someone dumps a New West collection at a used bookstore, you buy it, that’s what you do.
Two bucks each from Verbatim Books, San Diego
Two bucks each from Verbatim Books, San Diego
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
When someone dumps a New West collection at a used bookstore, you buy it, that’s what you do.
Two bucks each from Verbatim Books, San Diego
Two bucks each from Verbatim Books, San Diego
God bless used bookstores.
November 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
God bless used bookstores.
Finally added Heritage Barbecue to my barbecue tour (the one that extends from birth till death).
The beet salad is a California affectation.
The beet salad is a California affectation.
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Finally added Heritage Barbecue to my barbecue tour (the one that extends from birth till death).
The beet salad is a California affectation.
The beet salad is a California affectation.
The only good Halloween decoration.
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The only good Halloween decoration.
When a candidate is extremely embattled, he is "besieged."
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When a candidate is extremely embattled, he is "besieged."
Shohei’s night, by @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social. (Subscribe already.) www.joesheehan.com/2025/10/news...
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Shohei’s night, by @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social. (Subscribe already.) www.joesheehan.com/2025/10/news...
Used bookery:
Paul Theroux’s Riding the Iron Rooster, one of the last stops on my tour of Theroux travelogues.
$9.50, from the great Bookman in Orange, CA
Paul Theroux’s Riding the Iron Rooster, one of the last stops on my tour of Theroux travelogues.
$9.50, from the great Bookman in Orange, CA
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Used bookery:
Paul Theroux’s Riding the Iron Rooster, one of the last stops on my tour of Theroux travelogues.
$9.50, from the great Bookman in Orange, CA
Paul Theroux’s Riding the Iron Rooster, one of the last stops on my tour of Theroux travelogues.
$9.50, from the great Bookman in Orange, CA
Politico's debate scorecard is, uh, interesting.
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Politico's debate scorecard is, uh, interesting.
This week's Pentagon walkout brought reporters together like the halftime buffet line in an NFL press box.
More on that, Mamdani/Fox News, and much more with @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2WYV...
More on that, Mamdani/Fox News, and much more with @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2WYV...
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This week's Pentagon walkout brought reporters together like the halftime buffet line in an NFL press box.
More on that, Mamdani/Fox News, and much more with @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2WYV...
More on that, Mamdani/Fox News, and much more with @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2WYV...
Just noticed that Mamdani's Fox interview was billed as an "exclusive."
Which is true. Mamdani was not talking to any magazine profile writers or podcasters at that precise moment.
Which is true. Mamdani was not talking to any magazine profile writers or podcasters at that precise moment.
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just noticed that Mamdani's Fox interview was billed as an "exclusive."
Which is true. Mamdani was not talking to any magazine profile writers or podcasters at that precise moment.
Which is true. Mamdani was not talking to any magazine profile writers or podcasters at that precise moment.