Bryan Curtis
@bryancurtis.bsky.social
If you're a sportswriter seeking Malcolm Butler this week, you should know that Ringer H'wood Bureau Chief @alansiegella.bsky.social already found him. www.theringer.com/2025/02/05/n...
The Pick Heard Round the World
Ten years ago, the Super Bowl ended in the most unlikely of ways thanks to the most unlikely of players. For Malcolm Butler, that was just the beginning of a roller-coaster career.
www.theringer.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If you're a sportswriter seeking Malcolm Butler this week, you should know that Ringer H'wood Bureau Chief @alansiegella.bsky.social already found him. www.theringer.com/2025/02/05/n...
"Why are they dressed like that?" @captmarkkelly.bsky.social says of ICE agents.
Full interview with Kelly here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
Full interview with Kelly here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
January 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
"Why are they dressed like that?" @captmarkkelly.bsky.social says of ICE agents.
Full interview with Kelly here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
Full interview with Kelly here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
This Washington Post regime has a knack for doing extremely unpopular things at the last possible moment. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/b...
Washington Post Tears Up Plans to Cover Winter Olympics
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This Washington Post regime has a knack for doing extremely unpopular things at the last possible moment. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/b...
During his face-off with Pete Hegseth, Sen. Mark Kelly mentioned that he'd been shot at while flying combat missions during the first Gulf War.
I asked him to describe one such mission.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
I asked him to describe one such mission.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
January 24, 2026 at 1:51 PM
During his face-off with Pete Hegseth, Sen. Mark Kelly mentioned that he'd been shot at while flying combat missions during the first Gulf War.
I asked him to describe one such mission.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
I asked him to describe one such mission.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
Pod is live! open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
January 24, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Pod is live! open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
Senator Mark Kelly dropped by Ringer HQ in Los Angeles today to talk about Trump’s Greenland adventure, ICE raids, his own combat missions in Iraq, the future of the Democrats, and 2028 plans.
New pod out tonight!
New pod out tonight!
January 23, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Senator Mark Kelly dropped by Ringer HQ in Los Angeles today to talk about Trump’s Greenland adventure, ICE raids, his own combat missions in Iraq, the future of the Democrats, and 2028 plans.
New pod out tonight!
New pod out tonight!
Status reported that Bari Weiss has been making her case to media reporters about the delayed 60 Minutes story.
Shouldn't she try winning over the newsroom at CBS first?
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Shouldn't she try winning over the newsroom at CBS first?
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Status reported that Bari Weiss has been making her case to media reporters about the delayed 60 Minutes story.
Shouldn't she try winning over the newsroom at CBS first?
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Shouldn't she try winning over the newsroom at CBS first?
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Reposted by Bryan Curtis
New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:
Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Trump’s Greenland Crisis, a Sideline Reporter Runs for Senate, and Some Final Thoughts on the National Championship
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:
Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:
Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Trump’s Greenland Crisis, a Sideline Reporter Runs for Senate, and Some Final Thoughts on the National Championship
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:
Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
We're at the point in the Greenland news cycle where we should be rediscovering Smilla's Sense of Snow.
Old wounds between Greenland and Denmark. The search for rare earth (well, space) minerals in the former. Julia Ormond. cc: The Rewatchables
Old wounds between Greenland and Denmark. The search for rare earth (well, space) minerals in the former. Julia Ormond. cc: The Rewatchables
January 22, 2026 at 3:20 AM
We're at the point in the Greenland news cycle where we should be rediscovering Smilla's Sense of Snow.
Old wounds between Greenland and Denmark. The search for rare earth (well, space) minerals in the former. Julia Ormond. cc: The Rewatchables
Old wounds between Greenland and Denmark. The search for rare earth (well, space) minerals in the former. Julia Ormond. cc: The Rewatchables
I asked the New Yorker's Susan Glasser: What's a reasonable criticism of the Democrats in Year 1 of Trump 2?
She had several.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
She had several.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I asked the New Yorker's Susan Glasser: What's a reasonable criticism of the Democrats in Year 1 of Trump 2?
She had several.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
She had several.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Reposted by Bryan Curtis
Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social) once asked Donald Trump why he wanted to acquire Greenland.
Here's what he said.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Here's what he said.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social) once asked Donald Trump why he wanted to acquire Greenland.
Here's what he said.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Here's what he said.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social) once asked Donald Trump why he wanted to acquire Greenland.
Here's what he said.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Here's what he said.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social) once asked Donald Trump why he wanted to acquire Greenland.
Here's what he said.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Here's what he said.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
New PRESS BOX w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social:
Year 1 of Trump 2 w/ the New Yorker's @sbg1.bsky.social
PLUS: The Latest from CBS News
Football Audio
The Crazy Denver Postgame w/ @lindsayhjones.bsky.social
The Best Story About...Mel Brooks
open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Year 1 of Trump 2 w/ the New Yorker's @sbg1.bsky.social
PLUS: The Latest from CBS News
Football Audio
The Crazy Denver Postgame w/ @lindsayhjones.bsky.social
The Best Story About...Mel Brooks
open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
The Latest from CBS News and the Craziest Postgame in the Playoffs. Plus: the New Yorker’s Susan Glasser on Year 1 of Trump 2.
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 AM
New PRESS BOX w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social:
Year 1 of Trump 2 w/ the New Yorker's @sbg1.bsky.social
PLUS: The Latest from CBS News
Football Audio
The Crazy Denver Postgame w/ @lindsayhjones.bsky.social
The Best Story About...Mel Brooks
open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Year 1 of Trump 2 w/ the New Yorker's @sbg1.bsky.social
PLUS: The Latest from CBS News
Football Audio
The Crazy Denver Postgame w/ @lindsayhjones.bsky.social
The Best Story About...Mel Brooks
open.spotify.com/episode/584v...
Michael Irvin sadly looks at his belt, which is still buckled.
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Michael Irvin sadly looks at his belt, which is still buckled.
Reposted by Bryan Curtis
@thepressbox.bsky.social @bryancurtis.bsky.social not exactly a strained pun, but a fantastic, efficient article title from The New Yorker
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
@thepressbox.bsky.social @bryancurtis.bsky.social not exactly a strained pun, but a fantastic, efficient article title from The New Yorker
There are only two features written or produced for TV about college football players:
1) I wasn't recruited by the team I wanted
2) I'm doing it for someone special
open.spotify.com/episode/171H...
1) I wasn't recruited by the team I wanted
2) I'm doing it for someone special
open.spotify.com/episode/171H...
January 20, 2026 at 12:32 AM
There are only two features written or produced for TV about college football players:
1) I wasn't recruited by the team I wanted
2) I'm doing it for someone special
open.spotify.com/episode/171H...
1) I wasn't recruited by the team I wanted
2) I'm doing it for someone special
open.spotify.com/episode/171H...
Media Piss Test www.yahoo.com/news/article...
‘Orwell on Steroids!’ Ex-Bush Advisor GOES OFF on Trump Inviting Putin to be on ‘Board of Peace’
“What is going on here? I could see paying a billion dollars not to be part of this,” Haass joked of Trump's demands
www.yahoo.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Media Piss Test www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The sombrero guy gets tv time every week.
January 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The sombrero guy gets tv time every week.
I don’t know if it’s possible to be fortunate to only have four interceptions but, if so, CJ Stroud is fortunate.
January 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I don’t know if it’s possible to be fortunate to only have four interceptions but, if so, CJ Stroud is fortunate.
Reposted by Bryan Curtis
Perhaps a G rated version of the @thepressbox.bsky.social (@bryancurtis.bsky.social) Media Piss Test™?
January 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Perhaps a G rated version of the @thepressbox.bsky.social (@bryancurtis.bsky.social) Media Piss Test™?
"Part of what makes Hunter important is not that he was just writing about bikers doing Benzedrine. He was doing Benzedrine with bikers. You can’t take that apart, right?" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Did Hunter S. Thompson Really Kill Himself?
At the request of Thompson’s widow, the Colorado authorities are re-examining his death. “The whole Hunter world is buzzing,” a lawyer said.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"Part of what makes Hunter important is not that he was just writing about bikers doing Benzedrine. He was doing Benzedrine with bikers. You can’t take that apart, right?" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I was too hasty.
Romo sounds better this week, in the sense that he sounds like he is biologically alive.
January 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I was too hasty.
Romo sounds better this week, in the sense that he sounds like he is biologically alive.
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Romo sounds better this week, in the sense that he sounds like he is biologically alive.
You don’t hear the phrase “a lesser man” during a broadcast much these days.
January 17, 2026 at 9:54 PM
You don’t hear the phrase “a lesser man” during a broadcast much these days.