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Bryan Curtis
@bryancurtis.bsky.social
Editor-at-large of The Ringer

Host of the Press Box podcast

Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/Yxm9H
What happens when politicians try to become influencers and chase clout like...well, the rest of us?

Our full convo with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Are people tired of being algorithmically manipulated on social media?

David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Bought some old LA daily Mirror signs, which were apparently mounted on SoCal buses.

You can see the two-cent price increase.
November 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
When Booger McFarland got to LSU, the football program was like a new car that had never been driven.

Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Booger McFarland got a lot of attention for saying he'd target quarterback John Mateer's injured hand.

He has no regrets.

Full interview w/ me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ESPN's Booger McFarland texted Brian Kelly his concerns about LSU's running game.

Eventually, he realized Kelly didn't have the answers.

Full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/526I...
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Repeating the Curtis Rule of Media Reporting:

When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
YouTube TV went to war with Disney. And everything became Motel TV.

New episode of the Press Box here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Foi...
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
With all that you've done for the paper, who am I to complain?
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Astead Herndon left the New York Times for Vox.

Here's the moment when he knew his run at the Times might be over.

Full interview with me and @joelanderson.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/5uqB...
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
When someone dumps a New West collection at a used bookstore, you buy it, that’s what you do.

Two bucks each from Verbatim Books, San Diego
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
God bless used bookstores.
November 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Finally added Heritage Barbecue to my barbecue tour (the one that extends from birth till death).

The beet salad is a California affectation.
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The only good Halloween decoration.
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
When a candidate is extremely embattled, he is "besieged."
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Shohei’s night, by @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social. (Subscribe already.) www.joesheehan.com/2025/10/news...
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Used bookery:

Paul Theroux’s Riding the Iron Rooster, one of the last stops on my tour of Theroux travelogues.

$9.50, from the great Bookman in Orange, CA
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Politico's debate scorecard is, uh, interesting.
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This week's Pentagon walkout brought reporters together like the halftime buffet line in an NFL press box.

More on that, Mamdani/Fox News, and much more with @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/2WYV...
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just noticed that Mamdani's Fox interview was billed as an "exclusive."

Which is true. Mamdani was not talking to any magazine profile writers or podcasters at that precise moment.
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Used bookery of the week:

Joseph Lelyveld's Pulitzer-winning Move Your Shadow. First edition from 1986. $8.50.
October 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm just catching up to the fact that William H. Macy plays Jack Buck in a movie that opened today. www.digitaljournal.com/entertainmen...
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Donald Trump has sued several media outlets.

We asked MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, do you ever wonder if he’s going to sue you?

Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Nf2...
October 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
When they call your media outlet "storied," that means something bad is happening.
October 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
MSNBC's Jen Psaki on the Katie Porter interview:

"a case study they may show in school about how not to do an interview"

The full Psaki interview, on the Dems and cable news, will be on tomorrow's Press Box.
open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...
October 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM