Bryan Curtis

Notes from Jimmy Pitaro:

Re: NFL's equity stake, is there an example of a media outlet covering its owners that he'd like to emulate?
--Washington Post and Bezos

Does he want to bid on the WWE library?
--Yes

Does he want MLB back on ESPN?
--Absolutely
open.spotify.com/episode/5s9v...

25 for 25: Jimmy Pitaro on ESPN's NFL and WWE Deals, Pat McAfee, and the State of the Company in 2025 The Press Box · Episode

New PRESS BOX:

I went to Bristol to talk to ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro about the app, the NFL, WWE, UFC, MLB, Pat McAfee, developing talent, and what ESPN *is* now. open.spotify.com/episode/5s9v...

25 for 25: Jimmy Pitaro on ESPN's NFL and WWE Deals, Pat McAfee, and the State of the Company in 2025 The Press Box · Episode

New PRESS BOX:

I went to Bristol to talk to ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro about the app, the NFL, WWE, UFC, MLB, Pat McAfee, developing talent, and what ESPN *is* now. open.spotify.com/episode/5s9v...

Best part of the movie.

My Naked Gun review: Kind of reminds me of the Simpsons movie. Funny enough. *Extremely* funny in parts. Mostly a relief that it’s not a disaster.

A Golden Corral buffet of Only in Journalism, via our friend @arsenalpointes.bsky.social
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This French philosopher is the only one who can explain the Donald Trump phenomenon

.@juddlegum.bsky.social was all over it in September 2015, with the right Roland Barthes quotes and everything.

At that point, it formally replaced "politics is a reality show" as the go-to op-ed. archive.thinkprogress.org/this-french-...

By my calculations, this think piece has been written every three days or so since 2015. A full decade on top, as they say in wrestling.

A Readout on ESPN’s Deals With the NFL and WWE. Plus: NBA Mouthpiece Summer and the New York Post Comes to L.A. The Press Box · Episode

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

J School
ESPN + the NFL, Explained
ESPN + the WWE, Explained
LeBron/Giannis Mouthpiece Summer
The New York Post Already Went to LA
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A Readout on ESPN’s Deals With the NFL and WWE. Plus: NBA Mouthpiece Summer and the New York Post Comes to L.A. The Press Box · Episode

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

J School
ESPN + the NFL, Explained
ESPN + the WWE, Explained
LeBron/Giannis Mouthpiece Summer
The New York Post Already Went to LA
open.spotify.com/episode/78YO...

A Readout on ESPN’s Deals With the NFL and WWE. Plus: NBA Mouthpiece Summer and the New York Post Comes to L.A. The Press Box · Episode

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

J School
ESPN + NFL
ESPN + WWE
NBA Mouthpiece Summer
The New York Post Goes to LA
open.spotify.com/episode/78YO...

A Readout on ESPN’s Deals With the NFL and WWE. Plus: NBA Mouthpiece Summer and the New York Post Comes to L.A. The Press Box · Episode

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

J School
ESPN + NFL
ESPN + WWE
NBA Mouthpiece Summer
The New York Post Goes to LA
open.spotify.com/episode/78YO...

Thank you!!!

Disney Paying $1.6 Billion for WWE Rights The media company’s ESPN unit will stream WrestleMania and other major offerings for five years.

So the ESPN app is going have stuff now... www.wsj.com/business/med...

Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal? Plus, the WaPo Exodus Continues and a Report From SummerSlam The Press Box · Episode

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

Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal?
Reporters Are *Still* Leaving the Washington Post
Kamala's Book
A Report From Ringside at SummerSlam
Book-Shopping in Boston
A Few Words About Uncle Rod
open.spotify.com/episode/4HJ2...

Thanks! @siroccogh.bsky.social

Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal? Plus, the WaPo Exodus Continues and a Report From SummerSlam The Press Box · Episode

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

Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal?
Reporters Are *Still* Leaving the Washington Post
Kamala's Book
A Report From Ringside at SummerSlam
Book-Shopping in Boston
A Few Words About Uncle Rod
open.spotify.com/episode/4HJ2...

Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal? Plus, the WaPo Exodus Continues and a Report From SummerSlam The Press Box · Episode

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

Who Wins From the ESPN-NFL Marriage?
Yet Another WaPo Exodus
Kamala's Book Tour
A Report From Ringside at SummerSlam
A Few Words About Uncle Rod
open.spotify.com/episode/4HJ2...

How 'The Simpsons' changed TV The show's first several seasons revolutionized primetime TV, blazed a trail for animated comedy, and embiggened our lexicon with endlessly quotable episodes.

Here's my interview about Stupid TV, Be More Funny with the great Peter O'Dowd on @npr.org. One of the things I've loved about talking about my book is how the conversations almost always lead to swapping Simpsons quotes. Never gets old. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal? Plus, the WaPo Exodus Continues and a Report From SummerSlam The Press Box · Episode

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

Who Wins From the ESPN-NFL Marriage?
Yet Another WaPo Exodus
Kamala's Book Tour
A Report From Ringside at SummerSlam
A Few Words About Uncle Rod
open.spotify.com/episode/4HJ2...

Hello media consumers:

David and Bryan—pictured here at SummerSlam—are back TODAY to talk about the NFL-ESPN marriage and (yet another) WaPo exodus.

Join us.

Watching the “King of the Hill” Revival from Texas In the age of MAGA, the show’s small-town values are both a relief and slightly outdated. In the end, will we and the animated characters all live like city people?

Watching the King of the Hill Revival from Texas www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Thank you!

This was awesome.

Listen up for great stuff on Shannon Sharpe, Gilbert Arenas, the end of the general-interest sports show, Bomani's no-co-host era, and so much more.

The Fall of Shannon Sharpe, the End of Sports and Late-Night TV, and the 2025 Media Diet With Bomani Jones The Press Box · Episode

New @thepressbox.bsky.social w/@bomani-jones.bsky.social
The fall of Shannon Sharpe
How much trouble is Gil Arenas really in?
The End of Sports TV
The End of Late-Night TV
Staying out of the gender wars game
Bomani's perfect co-host (not me)
A lightning round!
open.spotify.com/episode/3HGz...

Sally kicked so much ass as a Post columnist. And as a profile writer.

It takes a special group of leaders to let people like that walk out the door.

We’re about one month away from Bill Belichick coaching a college football game.

There’s already enough content to get us to Cincinnati.

Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/7HpT...

Hulk Hogan Vs. Gawker, Bill Belichick Fever, and the New Washington Post Exodus The Press Box · Episode

New PRESS BOX:

Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker
Bill Belichick's Media Blitz
People Are *Still* Fleeing the Washington Post
The Paramount Merger Price Tag
Did the Mavs Change the Luka Conversation?
My Adventures (with Bears) on the East Coast
open.spotify.com/episode/7HpT...

Hulk Hogan Vs. Gawker, Bill Belichick Fever, and the New Washington Post Exodus The Press Box · Episode

New PRESS BOX:

Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker
Bill Belichick's Media Blitz
People Are *Still* Fleeing the Washington Post
The Paramount Merger Price Tag
Did the Mavs Change the Luka Conversation?
My Adventures (with Bears) on the East Coast
open.spotify.com/episode/7HpT...

And, finally, from the owner's personal collection:

An autographed photo of Harry Houdini.

He signed it, "My brain is the key that sets me free."