The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker catch you up on the biggest media stories, from sports to politics and everything in between.
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The Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift Show, Jimmy Pitaro’s ESPN, and the Worst Question Asked at the White House
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2025-08-14
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25 for 25: Jimmy Pitaro on ESPN's NFL and WWE Deals, Pat McAfee, and the State of the Company in 2025
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2025-08-11
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A Readout on ESPN’s Deals With the NFL and WWE. Plus: NBA Mouthpiece Summer and the New York Post Comes to L.A.
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2025-08-07
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Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal? Plus, the WaPo Exodus Continues and a Report From SummerSlam
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2025-08-04
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The Fall of Shannon Sharpe, the End of Sports and Late-Night TV, and the 2025 Media Diet With Bomani Jones
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2025-07-31
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Hulk Hogan Vs. Gawker, Bill Belichick Fever, and the New Washington Post Exodus
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2025-07-28
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The ESPN-NFL Wedding, Hunter Biden Speaks, and Pat McAfee’s Apology
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2025-07-24
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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
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2025-07-21
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25 for 25: The Future of Celebrity Profiles With GQ’s Zach Baron
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2025-07-17
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25 for 25: The Future of Physical Media With Sean Fennessey
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2025-07-14
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The Floods in Texas
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2025-07-10
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The Times’ Mamdani Story, David Foster Wallace Revisited, and Josh Dawsey on the 2024 Election
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2025-07-07
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Paramount Bends the Knee, the Great Gavin Newsom Debate, and the End of Netflix Announcer Sharing. Plus, Matthew Lee on Covering the Diddy Trial From the Southern District of New York Courthouse.
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2025-07-03
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Anna Wintour (Sort of) Leaves Vogue, the NYT's Top 100 Movies List, and the Bezos Nuptials
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2025-06-30
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Zohran’s New York Shocker, NBA Draft Audio, and What Is a "Hit Piece" in 2025? Plus, 25 for 25: Heather Cox Richardson on Trump and Iran.
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2025-06-26
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Trump’s Iran Rollout, Game 7’s Injury TV, and Andrew Schulz vs. The New York Times
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2025-06-23
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Tucker Carlson Vs. Ted Cruz, the Finals Goes 7, and the Media A-Team
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2025-06-20
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Solidarity With Stephen A., The Washington Post’s Latest Reboot, and Gustavo Arellano on Covering the L.A. Protests
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2025-06-16
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L.A. Protests and the NBA’s Storytelling Problem. Plus: Logan Murdock on Gen Z Hoopers.
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2025-06-12
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Trump-Musk Fallout and ESPN's Finals Coverage. Plus: Alan Siegel on 'The Simpsons.'
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2025-06-09
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