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Joel’s Opening Thoughts, College Football’s Playoff Endgame

Joel’s Opening Thoughts, and the CFP

Hello, media consumers! Bryan Curtis is rejoined by Joel Anderson, who gives his opening thoughts in a soon-to-be-named segment. Then, the guys discuss the Woj bomb that came out about Adrian Wojnarowski’s health scare. After that, they address Jeff Bezos’s recent comments about the Washington Post’s decision to withhold its support of Kamala Harris just days before the 2024 presidential election. Then, they talk about the College Football Playoff, Michigan’s planting of the flag following its win over Ohio State, and Stephen A. Smith’s new deal with ESPN and what his future there could look like.
Host: Bryan Curtis 
Guest: Joel Anderson 
Producer: Troy Farkas

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

Joel Anderson is a senior staff writer at The Ringer and a cohost of ‘The Press Box.’ He most recently worked at Slate, where he was host of Seasons 3, 6, and 8 of the award-winning ‘Slow Burn’ narrative podcast series. He’s also worked at ESPN and BuzzFeed News, among several other outlets.

Joel’s Opening Thoughts, College Football’s Playoff Endgame, and a New Theory About Trump’s Media Advantage

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