# A Murdoch Eyes ‘New York,’ and the ‘Times’ Lawsuit. Plus: Bill Carter on Colbert, Kimmel, and the Last Chapter of Late Night.

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/a-murdoch-eyes-new-york-and-the-times-lawsuit-plus-bill-carter-on-colbert-kimmel-and-the-last-chapter-of-late-night
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/a-murdoch-eyes-new-york-and-the-times-lawsuit-plus-bill-carter-on-colbert-kimmel-and-the-last-chapter-of-late-night.md
Podcast: [The Press Box](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192)
Published: 2026-05-06T01:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8568725760.mp3
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8568725760.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-press-box-435192/episodes/a-murdoch-eyes-new-york-and-the-times-lawsuit-plus-bill-carter-on-colbert-kimmel-and-the-last-chapter-of-late-night
Duration seconds: 5289

## Resource

Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David talk about oxpeckers in the media. They talk about the news of James Murdoch being in talks to buy parts of Vox Media and New York Magazine (11:03). Then, they talk about Trump almost giving a press conference in front of a bunch of golf reporters (26:13). They also discuss Adam Mockler vs. Scott Jennings(28:58), Tucker Carlson (32:02), some sports TV updates (37:54), and much more. Later, Bryan is joined by writer Bill Carter to talk about late-night comedy shows. They talk about the end of Stephen Colbert’s show, Jimmy Kimmel fighting cancellation, and more (49:43). Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerGuest: Bill CarterProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Donald LoBianco, and Isaiah Blakely Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-press-box-435192/episodes/a-murdoch-eyes-new-york-and-the-times-lawsuit-plus-bill-carter-on-colbert-kimmel-and-the-last-chapter-of-late-night/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/a-murdoch-eyes-new-york-and-the-times-lawsuit-plus-bill-carter-on-colbert-kimmel-and-the-last-chapter-of-late-night.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.