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The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis, David Shoemaker and Joel Anderson catch you up on the biggest media stories, from sports to politics and everything in between.

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Abdul El-Sayed Wins the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary

05 Aug 2026
48m
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CBS's Big Tony Romo Decision and ESPN's Anti-Debate Pivot. Plus: The New Yorker's Hua Hsu on the Lost World of Magazines.

03 Aug 2026
1h 12m
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Magazines functioned as essential cultural time capsules, defining specific eras through a curated "mix" of long-form journalism and ephemeral, front-of-the-book content. Unlike today’s fragmented, real-time digital discourse, these periodicals provided a sense of time and perspective, allowing writers to serve as gene...

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Mark Guiducci Grew Up Reading Vanity Fair. Now, He's Running the Place.

30 Jul 2026
56m
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Governor Tim Walz on the Democrats’ Midterm Momentum, the Danger of Prediction Markets, and Replaying His Debate With JD Vance. Plus: Thoughts on Bari Weiss’s New ‘60 Minutes’ Cast.

29 Jul 2026
49m
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The Democrats Picked Their 2028 Primary Calendar. Which Contender Benefits? Plus: Our July Issue Grapples With Hulk Hogan.

27 Jul 2026
2h 1m
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Senator Elissa Slotkin on the Democrats, the Mideast, and Election Security. Plus: Why Were the ESPN Layoffs So Messy?

23 Jul 2026
1h 5m
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MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle on Trump’s Billions, the Biggest Issues of the Midterms, and Moving From the Business World to Cable News

23 Jul 2026
53m
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What Do the ESPN Layoffs Tell Us About ESPN’s Future? Plus: Trump vs. The New York Times, Tom Brady and WWE, and Bryan’s Broadway Notes.

21 Jul 2026
1h 15m
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Bomani Jones on Our Post-Literate Society, Who to Root for in the World Cup, the LeBron-Industrial Complex, and Jay-Z (Again)

16 Jul 2026
1h 16m
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The Mitch McConnell Photo and the ‘Death’ of Reading. Plus: Comics Legend Frank Miller!

14 Jul 2026
1h 35m
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The End of the Platner Campaign, Where's Mitch McConnell, and the Future of Youth Sports in America.

09 Jul 2026
54m
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The New Yorker’s Richard Brody on Movie Critics, the Complaints About Hollywood, and the Future of the Written Review. Plus, His Five Politically-Relevant Summer Movies.

08 Jul 2026
52m
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The American Men's Soccer Bust, Graham Platner’s Media Refuge, and the Return of LeBron’s Free Agent Spotlight

07 Jul 2026
53m
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Why Democrats Fell in Love With Jon Ossoff. Plus: NPR’s Supreme Court Botch, and The Athletic Vs. The New York Times.

03 Jul 2026
1h 18m
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on His Party’s Path, JD Vance’s Lectures, and Life as a Point Guard

30 Jun 2026
46m
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The June Issue: LeBron’s Final Decision With Brian Windhorst

25 Jun 2026
1h 9m
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Nuggets From the Haberman-Swan Trump Book, the Best Announcer at the World Cup, and a Mark Singer Syllabus

24 Jun 2026
1h 4m
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The Mysterious Iran Deal and the World Cup Announcer Nobody Likes. Plus: Joe Biden’s Comeback With New York Magazine’s Ben Terris.

19 Jun 2026
1h 13m
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World Cup Takes and Trump’s UFC Birthday Party. Plus, Peter Kafka on Fox and Roku.

17 Jun 2026
1h 15m
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ESPN’s Game 4 Flop, Trump’s Epstein Strategy, and Everyone’s Favorite World Cup Fan. Plus: Semafor’s Dave Weigel!

12 Jun 2026
1h 41m
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