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 America
Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson
Producer: Tucker Tashjian

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan sits down with New Yorker film critic Richard Brody. The duo discuss Brody’s career reviewing movies, being a filmmaker in the early ’90s (while also working at a detective agency), and how exactly he shifted careers and got hired at The New Yorker.

The guys also talk through the main complaints consumers have about movies these days and how warranted they are.

To close things out, Brody gives his “Five Politically Relevant Summer Movies.”

Host: Bryan Curtis

Guest: Richard Brody

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David recap their experiences watching Team USA’s run at the World Cup come to an end. Then they discuss Politico's story about Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner (14:30). They also talk about LeBron James taking his time with the latest version of "The Decision" (36:50) and the guest list at the Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce wedding (43:14).

Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline!

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Producer: Isaiah Blakely

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel have a Senate race check-in. They take a look at multiple high-profile senate races in different states and provide their thoughts. Then, they check back in on the World Cup after the U.S. beat Bosnia-Herzegovina to advance to the Round of 16 (35:18). They also discuss the New York Times piece about Dianna Russini (40:38), NPR’s Supreme Court mishap (59:20), and more.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Jamie Yukich

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Today on The Press Box, the Press Box primaries roll on with Bryan and Joel being joined by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. They discuss the potential ideological shift in the Democratic Party, the through line for voters that vote for Trump and Shapiro (19:08), lessons from Meek Mill (34:25), and much more.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson
Guest: Josh Shapiro
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Jamie Yukich

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Today on The Press Box, it's the June Issue! Ahead of what could be LeBron James's last free agency decision, Bryan is joined by ESPN's Brian Windhorst to look back at LeBron's past decisions and how they were covered by the media.

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Brian Windhorst
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Sarah Reddy

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David start by updating the list of announcers with no fans that Bryan made with Joel last week. Then Bryan shares his big takeaways from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s book, ‘Regime Change.’(14:56) Then they talk about longtime ESPN anchor Linda Cohn retiring, discuss a Nancy Guthrie update, and say farewell to The New Yorker’s Mark Singer (47:33).

Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Sarah Reddy

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel discuss how the media covered the Iran deal, despite the administration initially not letting anyone see the deal. Then they discuss an ESPN fight and what other ESPN figures could pick a fight with a colleague (10:25). Later, they dive into some World Cup thoughts and discuss the discourse around Alexi Lalas (29:00). After that, the two are joined by New York Magazine’s Ben Terris to discuss his trip to South Dakota for Joe Biden’s legacy comeback, his recent story about John Fetterman, and much more (44:37).

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson
Guest: Ben Terris
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Jamie Yukich

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David share some thoughts from the first few days of the World Cup. Then they dive into UFC Freedom 250 at the White House and discuss the event and Trump's attraction to UFC (15:30). Then they give a few notes from the NBA Finals (35:05). Finally, Bryan is joined by Peter Kafka, chief correspondent for Business Insider, to talk about Fox's $22 billion purchase of Roku (55:37).

Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline!

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Guest: Peter Kafka
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Jason Arreola

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David start with their thoughts on the Knicks' historic comeback over the Spurs to take a 3-1 lead, and Bryan gives his notes on ESPN’s coverage of the game down the stretch. Then they talk about the New York Times excerpt from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's upcoming book about how the White House has been handling the Epstein files (16:23). They also talk about Twitter’s favorite World Cup fan (33:14) and a new addition to the Best Used Bookstores in the World list (43:04). Finally, Semafor’s Dave Weigel joins to talk about the Senate race in Texas, the change in campaign reporting, and much more (52:58).

Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline!

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Guest: Dave Weigel
Producer: Isaiah Blakely

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Today on The Press Box, Joel takes over the Tuesday slot. Bryan and Joel start the show by discussing Pat McAfee’s reported extension with ESPN (01:11) before talking about Trump’s attendance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals (14:52). After that, the guys dive into the Scott Pelley–'60 Minutes' situation, including Pelley’s interview with The New York Times (26:02) and what Bryan would have asked Scott if he had interviewed him (40:28).

The show ends with an interview with MS NOW’s Michael Steele (54:35), where he and the guys talk about the 2024 DNC autopsy (59:04), why he hasn't become a Democrat, why he almost became a priest (1:26:10), and so much more.

Michael Steele is the coanchor of 'The Weeknight,' airing weekdays at 7 p.m. ET on MS NOW. Beginning Monday, June 15, Steele and his coanchor Symone Sanders Townsend will welcome Luke Russert as the newest coanchor at the roundtable.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson

Guest: Michael Steele

Producer: Bruce Baldwin

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