Podcast Episodes

A Readout on ESPN’s Deals With the NFL and WWE. Plus: NBA Mouthpiece Summer and the New York Post Comes to L.A.

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel start the show with J-School, discussing the new threats to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as well as the ongoi…

8 months, 1 week ago

Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal? Plus, the WaPo Exodus Continues and a Report From SummerSlam

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Davis recount their trip to Part 2 of SummerSlam last night (0:20) before tackling some headlines, including ESPN a…

8 months, 1 week ago

The Fall of Shannon Sharpe, the End of Sports and Late-Night TV, and the 2025 Media Diet With Bomani Jones

Hello, media consumers! Joel Anderson is joined by Bomani Jones to discuss a few media headlines, including ESPN's decision to part ways with Shannon…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hulk Hogan Vs. Gawker, Bill Belichick Fever, and the New Washington Post Exodus

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David cover some headlines, including the approval of the Paramount-SkyDance merger, a discouraging new study about…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

The ESPN-NFL Wedding, Hunter Biden Speaks, and Pat McAfee’s Apology

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel start the show with J-School, reexamining Zach Baron's interview on profile writing, before discussing the new…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Headline Catch-Up: Colbert Is Canceled, NPR and PBS Are Defunded and FS1's Barstool Shake-Up. Plus, 25 for 25: NYT's David Marchese on the Future of Interviewing

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David discuss dueling theories on why Paramount decided to cancel 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' NPR and PBS…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

25 for 25: The Future of Celebrity Profiles With GQ’s Zach Baron

Hello, media consumers! Bryan is joined by GQ’s Zach Baron to discuss every aspect of celebrity profiling: how they are “brokered”; the process of in…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

25 for 25: The Future of Physical Media With Sean Fennessey

Hello, media consumers! Bryan is joined by Sean Fennessey to discuss the future of owning physical media!

(3:30) Magazines
(17:55) Blu-Rays and DVDs
(…

9 months ago

The Floods in Texas

Bryan and Joel discuss the Texas flash floods, how the story hits them as parents and Texans, the slow trickle of information, defensive posturing fr…

9 months ago

The Times’ Mamdani Story, David Foster Wallace Revisited, and Josh Dawsey on the 2024 Election

Hello media consumers! Bryan and David discuss the NYT's story on Zohran Mamdani and what the point was of running their "scoop" obtained in a hack o…

9 months, 1 week ago