The Press Box

The CBS Disaster and NFL Sound, The New Yorker Turns 100, and More Tales of Journalistic Failure

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About the episode

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the week by discussing The New Yorker turning 100 and what it has been throughout time (0:00). Then they get into the sounds of the NFL playoffs:

  • Strangest moment from Eagles-Commanders … from the referee (32:00)
  • Tom Brady on his future in the broadcast booth (40:34)
  • The CBS disaster with the phantom flag in the Bills-Chiefs game (44:12)

Then, in the Notebook Dump, they follow up on Thursday’s episode about how failed profiles came apart with a couple of stories from listeners (50:32).

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