{"podcast":{"title":"The Press Box","slug":"the-press-box-435192","podcast_index_feed_id":435192,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-press-box","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/922c06a0-782c-11ea-8b28-9333b94098ed/image/44989ce80f0b01f28b5ac5e5f602140b.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":1290,"summary":"The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis, David Shoemaker and Joel Anderson catch you up on the biggest media stories, from sports to politics and everything in between.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T08:21:56.991466+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192"},"episode":{"title":"A Trumpy NBA Finals, Pat McAfee’s New Deal, and Scott Pelley’s Interview. Plus: MS NOW’s Michael Steele","slug":"a-trumpy-nba-finals-pat-mcafee-s-new-deal-and-scott-pelley-s-interview-plus-ms-now-s-michael-steele","published_at":"2026-06-10T04:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/a-trumpy-nba-finals-pat-mcafee-s-new-deal-and-scott-pelley-s-interview-plus-ms-now-s-michael-steele","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7374112718.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7374112718.mp3","summary":"Today on The Press Box, Joel takes over the Tuesday slot. Bryan and Joel start the show by discussing Pat McAfee’s reported extension with ESPN (01:11) before talking about Trump’s attendance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals (14:52). After that, the guys dive into the Scott Pelley–'60 Minutes' situation, including Pelley’s interview with The New York Times (26:02) and what Bryan would have asked Scott if he had interviewed him (40:28). The show ends with an interview with MS NOW’s Michael Steele (54:35), where he and the guys talk about the 2024 DNC autopsy (59:04), why he hasn't become a Democrat, why he almost became a priest (1:26:10), and so much more. Michael Steele is the coanchor of 'The Weeknight,' airing weekdays at 7 p.m. ET on MS NOW. Beginning Monday, June 15, Steele and his coanchor Symone Sanders Townsend will welcome Luke Russert as the newest coanchor at the roundtable. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Guest: Michael Steele Producer: Bruce Baldwin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Today on The Press Box, Joel takes over the Tuesday slot. Bryan and Joel start the show by discussing Pat McAfee’s reported extension with ESPN (01:11) be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5852,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-press-box-435192/episodes/a-trumpy-nba-finals-pat-mcafee-s-new-deal-and-scott-pelley-s-interview-plus-ms-now-s-michael-steele/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/a-trumpy-nba-finals-pat-mcafee-s-new-deal-and-scott-pelley-s-interview-plus-ms-now-s-michael-steele.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}