How to Interview Wemby and the Clipping Nightmare. Plus: Stephen Colbert’s Last Stand, With Jason Zinoman.
About this episode
Bryan and David discuss the Western Conference finals, interview strategies, and the end of Stephen Colbert's late-night show with guest Jason Zinoman.
Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David react to a wild Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Spurs and Thunder, and they talk about how to revamp postgame interviews. Then they talk about another Bari Weiss story at CBS (15:28), the decline in “dad books” (22:01), a breakfast taco controversy (36:16), and much more. Then Bryan is joined by New York Times critic Jason Zinoman to discuss the end of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show (59:31). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerGuest: Jason ZinomanProducers: Isaiah Blakely, Jaime Yukich, and Jon Roemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Bryan Curtis, David Shoemaker
Guest: Jason Zinoman
Topics covered
- Western Conference finals
- postgame interviews
- Bari Weiss story
- dad books
- breakfast taco controversy
- Stephen Colbert
- late-night television
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times, CBS
Products: dad books, breakfast taco
Books & works: Stephen Colbert’s late-night show
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