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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show with a fun spoiler from the Democratic National Convention (0:30). Bryan is in Chicago right now and he has a few notes, including on the DNC version of radio row (8:00). Then they discuss the following:
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<li>The return of The Onion (14:28)</li>
<li>Press Box party at the DNC recap (15:44)</li>
<li>Remembering Phil Donahue (23:18)</li>
<li>ESPN makes a couple of cuts (31:01)</li>
<li>Nicolas Cage to play John Madden in a biopic (36:00)</li>
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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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Bryan Curtis is the editor-at-large of The Ringer and cohost of ‘The Press Box’ podcast. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he's written for The New Republic, Slate, Play, and Grantland. He plays a deejay in a movie about the end of the world.

Bryan Curtis

David Shoemaker is the host of The Masked Man Show With Kaz and the author of ‘The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling.’

David Shoemaker

A Report From the Democratic National Convention, Nic Cage as John Madden, and Remembering Phil Donahue

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