{"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":"Kash Patel vs. The Atlantic, Mike Vrabel Speaks, and Why NBC Wants Mike Tomlin. Plus, Jordan Ritter Conn on 'American Men.'","slug":"kash-patel-vs-the-atlantic-mike-vrabel-speaks-and-why-nbc-wants-mike-tomlin-plus-jordan-ritter-conn-on-american-men","published_at":"2026-04-22T03:37:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/kash-patel-vs-the-atlantic-mike-vrabel-speaks-and-why-nbc-wants-mike-tomlin-plus-jordan-ritter-conn-on-american-men","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8628666996.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8628666996.mp3","summary":"Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel start with Kash Patel’s lawsuit against The Atlantic. Then they react to New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaking to the media for the first time since photos of him and Dianna Russini in Arizona were released (16:41). They also discuss Mike Tomlin to NBC (23:37), NBA score bug issues (34:42), The Washington Post hiring (43:38), and much more. Then Joel talks to Jordan Ritter Conn, Ringer writer and the author of 'American Men,' about the process of writing this book, what masculinity looks like today, and much more (51:49). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonGuest: Jordan Ritter ConnProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, Ryan Todd, and Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel start with Kash Patel’s lawsuit against The Atlantic. Then they react to New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4552,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-press-box-435192/episodes/kash-patel-vs-the-atlantic-mike-vrabel-speaks-and-why-nbc-wants-mike-tomlin-plus-jordan-ritter-conn-on-american-men/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/kash-patel-vs-the-atlantic-mike-vrabel-speaks-and-why-nbc-wants-mike-tomlin-plus-jordan-ritter-conn-on-american-men.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}