The Press Box

The Trump Dump Theory of News, Stephen A. for President, and an Only in Journalism All-Timer

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About the episode

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the week by discussing the massive amount of news coming from Donald Trump and how people outside news are trying to process it (0:30).

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

Summary

  • 0:30

    The massive amount of news coming from Donald Trump and how people outside news are trying to process it

  • 12:23
    • Stephen A. Smith’s odds to be president
  • 32:38
    • The AP getting banned for not using the term “Gulf of America”
  • 42:27
    • A new press box rule clarification
  • 44:16
    • Remembering Dimitri Sotis