{"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":"ESPN vs. NBC on the NBA, Trump’s Health, and the Splendid ‘Star Wars’ Discourse. Plus, a New Feature With Jason Concepcion.","slug":"espn-vs-nbc-on-the-nba-trump-s-health-and-the-splendid-star-wars-discourse-plus-a-new-feature-with-jason-concepcion","published_at":"2026-05-26T21:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/espn-vs-nbc-on-the-nba-trump-s-health-and-the-splendid-star-wars-discourse-plus-a-new-feature-with-jason-concepcion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5035231949.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5035231949.mp3","summary":"Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David kick things off by discussing Bryan's Memorial Day trip to the movie theater and why the ‘Star Wars’ discourse has become more interesting than the movies themselves. Then they offer a side-by-side comparison of the NBA playoff coverage on ESPN versus NBC (19:10) and analyze the recent reporting surrounding Donald Trump's health (44:52). Then they debut a brand-new segment, the Obligatory List, with some help from Jason Concepcion (49:00). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Guest: Jason Concepcion Producer: Jon Roemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David kick things off by discussing Bryan's Memorial Day trip to the movie theater and why the ‘Star Wars’ discourse has…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4109,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-press-box-435192/episodes/espn-vs-nbc-on-the-nba-trump-s-health-and-the-splendid-star-wars-discourse-plus-a-new-feature-with-jason-concepcion/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/espn-vs-nbc-on-the-nba-trump-s-health-and-the-splendid-star-wars-discourse-plus-a-new-feature-with-jason-concepcion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}