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Editor-at-large of The Ringer Host of the Press Box podcast Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/Yxm9H

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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Iran, the Epstein Files, His Party’s 2026 Bumper Sticker, and the Best New York Rapper of All Time Spotify video

New PRESS BOX:

@joelanderson.bsky.social and I interviewed @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social about Iran, Epstein, the Democrats' bumper-sticker message for 2026, Paramount-WBD, and much more. open.spotify.com/episode/0DLu...

06.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wolf Blitzerβ€”and Monica Lewinsky's lawyerβ€”had to outwit the paparazzi. Here's how they did it.

Full interview:
open.spotify.com/episode/5LlG...

04.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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That Red Roof! Those Tiffany Lamps! It’s a Pizza Hut From the Past.

The secret world of classic Pizza Huts
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/d...

04.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wolf Blitzer on Covering Mideast Wars, Monica Lewinsky, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump Spotify video

New PRESS BOX pod:

I went to CNN's Washington headquarters and interviewed Wolf Blitzer about five big stories he covered: the Gulf War, Clinton-Lewinsky, 9/11, and Obama and Trump's first campaigns for the presidency.

There are lots of stories.
open.spotify.com/episode/5LlG...

04.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wolf Blitzerβ€”and Monica Lewinsky's lawyerβ€”had to outwit the paparazzi. Here's how they did it.

Full interview:
open.spotify.com/episode/5LlG...

04.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wolf Blitzer on Covering Mideast Wars, Monica Lewinsky, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump Spotify video

New PRESS BOX pod:

I went to CNN's Washington headquarters and interviewed Wolf Blitzer about five big stories he covered: the Gulf War, Clinton-Lewinsky, 9/11, and Obama and Trump's first campaigns for the presidency.

There are lots of stories.
open.spotify.com/episode/5LlG...

04.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I haven’t heard Texas counties called out by name like this since I watched the weather as a kid.

04.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Iran Media Rollout, the Paramount-CNN Crisis, and a Visit to Capitol Hill with Sen. Tim Kaine Spotify video

New PRESS BOX:

Iran
Paramount + CNN
Paramount + Sports
A Report From Capitol Hill w/ @kaine.senate.gov
open.spotify.com/episode/6Bxz...

03.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump’s Iran Media Rollout, the Paramount-CNN Crisis, and a Visit to Capitol Hill with Sen. Tim Kaine Spotify video

New PRESS BOX:

Iran
Paramount + CNN
Paramount + Sports
A Report From Capitol Hill w/ @kaine.senate.gov
open.spotify.com/episode/6Bxz...

03.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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I watched Oliver Stone's JFK so many times that I took my wife to visit David Ferrie's grave in New Orleans.

More in our Kennedys podcast right here: open.spotify.com/episode/7117...

02.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I watched Oliver Stone's JFK so many times that I took my wife to visit David Ferrie's grave in New Orleans.

More in our Kennedys podcast right here: open.spotify.com/episode/7117...

02.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I listened to it last week on the way home from the airport. What a song.

02.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, sadly this has been the case since Tuesday, the day after the last round of Olympics stories. bsky.app/profile/brya...

02.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Old books find a new audience in the age of viral reading Publishers are raiding the archives for titles ripe for a revival

"It would be pleasing to report that [Chris] Anderson, who identified the [long tail], took his own advice and started up a classics imprint ... In fact, he chose to generate another sort of buzz. He went into the drone business." www.ft.com/content/1e4b...

01.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, that’s not the first adjective I would reach for.

27.02.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a great one.

26.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed the β€œKind Bros” section of Capitol Hill Books, which features Krakauer, Gladwell, Larson, and McPhee.

26.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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New PRESS BOX:

For our February Issue, the great @akdobbins.bsky.social and I reviewed the Ryan Murphy/JFK Jr. series and talked about why the Kennedy Dynasty will never end.

Cover, as always, by @davidshoemaker.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/7117...

26.02.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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New PRESS BOX:

For our February Issue, the great @akdobbins.bsky.social and I reviewed the Ryan Murphy/JFK Jr. series and talked about why the Kennedy Dynasty will never end.

Cover, as always, by @davidshoemaker.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/7117...

26.02.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Should be fixed now! Thanks for the heads up.

26.02.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Man Who Was Almost Vice President, Tim Kaine, received the Press Box at his Capitol Hill office today.

Interview coming next week!

26.02.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The February Editorial Meeting Spotify video

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social + @davidshoemaker.bsky.social:

SOTU
Kash Patel + Hockey
The Andrew Photo
Savannah Guthrie
A Few Words About Joey Knight
Your Listener Mail
open.spotify.com/episode/1uXJ...

25.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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The February Editorial Meeting Spotify video

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social + @davidshoemaker.bsky.social:

SOTU
Kash Patel + Hockey
The Andrew Photo
Savannah Guthrie
A Few Words About Joey Knight
Your Listener Mail
open.spotify.com/episode/1uXJ...

25.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Post’s front page says zombie sports starts on C7.

The paper I bought doesn’t have a C section.

24.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now that its Olympics stories have run, the Washington Post sports section is a zombie filled with wire copy.

24.02.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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When college basketball coaches go low, should we go high?

Me and @joelanderson.bsky.social on the Mick Cronin Affair.

Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/0EFv...

23.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Good news judgment by the Washington Post this a.m.

23.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello media consumers:

We've got a three-man pod with @bryancurtis.bsky.social, @joelanderson.bsky.social, and @davidshoemaker.bsky.social coming this week.

We need your questions.

Send 'em to pressboxringer @ gmail dot com.

21.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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God bless used bookstores.

22.02.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Writer Who Defined 1920s Paris? It Wasn’t Hemingway.

The Writer Who Defined 1920s Paris? It Wasn’t Hemingway. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/b...

22.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0