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Bryan Curtis
@bryancurtis.bsky.social
Editor-at-large of The Ringer

Host of the Press Box podcast

Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/Yxm9H
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...
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 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...
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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...
November 15, 2025 at 9:07 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...
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 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...
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 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...
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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...
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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...
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 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...
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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...
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
YouTube TV went to war with Disney. And everything became Motel TV.

New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Foi...
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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...
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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...
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM