About this episode

Bryan and David discuss announcers, insights from a Trump book, and recent news in sports media.

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 ShoemakerProducers: Isaiah Blakely and Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Bryan Curtis, David Shoemaker

Topics covered

• announcers
• Trump book
• sports media
• retirement
• current events

Keywords

• announcers
• Maggie Haberman
• Jonathan Swan
• Linda Cohn
• Mark Singer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN, The New Yorker

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