{"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":"Rueben Bain Jr.’s Measurables and JD Vance’s Humiliations. Plus, Scott MacFarlane on Life After CBS.","slug":"rueben-bain-jr-s-measurables-and-jd-vance-s-humiliations-plus-scott-macfarlane-on-life-after-cbs","published_at":"2026-04-17T04:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/rueben-bain-jr-s-measurables-and-jd-vance-s-humiliations-plus-scott-macfarlane-on-life-after-cbs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5763431929.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5763431929.mp3","summary":"Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel discuss the recent news about Rueben Bain Jr., and they discuss how much we should know about NFL draft prospects. Then, they talk about JD Vance (20:41), media sales news (27:53), and the Masters (32:25). Then, they are joined by MeidasTouch chief Washington correspondent Scott MacFarlane to talk about covering the attempted Trump assassination, his last few months at CBS News, joining MeidasTouch, and much more, including a Joel Anderson lightning round (39:54). They wrap up the show with the return of J School (1:23:16). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonGuest: Scott MacFarlaneProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, and Jamie Yukich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel discuss the recent news about Rueben Bain Jr., and they discuss how much we should know about NFL draft prospects.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5611,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-press-box-435192/episodes/rueben-bain-jr-s-measurables-and-jd-vance-s-humiliations-plus-scott-macfarlane-on-life-after-cbs/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/rueben-bain-jr-s-measurables-and-jd-vance-s-humiliations-plus-scott-macfarlane-on-life-after-cbs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}