Football TV Mega-Preview, Tom Brady’s Debut, and Kamala Harris Speaks

The Press Box

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show by recapping Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s interview with Dana Bash (0:32). Then, as they get ready for the return of football, they get into the following:

• Football season starts with Tom Brady in a different seat (13:34)
• Legendary head coaches Nick Saban and Bill Belichick make their television debuts (19:23)
• ESPN takes over the SEC (24:16)
• Deion Sanders vs. Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler (30:17)

Then, in the notebook, they discuss the following:

• Having status by knowing a journalist on a first-name basis (36:58)
• Things you call a story (38:25)
• Journalists' overuse of the phrase “existential crisis” (41:00)

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

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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