{"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":"Rupert Murdoch vs. the NFL, The Daily Wire’s Fade, and Spencer Pratt for L.A. Mayor","slug":"rupert-murdoch-vs-the-nfl-the-daily-wire-s-fade-and-spencer-pratt-for-l-a-mayor","published_at":"2026-05-13T02:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192/rupert-murdoch-vs-the-nfl-the-daily-wire-s-fade-and-spencer-pratt-for-l-a-mayor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-press-box-435192","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4871026723.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4871026723.mp3","summary":"Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David start by talking stand-up comedy, specifically Bryan’s time at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival. Then they talk about what’s going on with the NFL TV rights negotiations (12:30), The Daily Wire fading away (24:33), Draymond Green vs. Charles Barkley (31:13), and much more. Then Bryan is joined by Politico’s California bureau chief, Melanie Mason, to talk about the Los Angeles mayoral race and the California gubernatorial race (47:31). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerGuest: Melanie MasonProducers: 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 David start by talking stand-up comedy, specifically Bryan’s time at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival. Then they talk abou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3995,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-press-box-435192/episodes/rupert-murdoch-vs-the-nfl-the-daily-wire-s-fade-and-spencer-pratt-for-l-a-mayor/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/rupert-murdoch-vs-the-nfl-the-daily-wire-s-fade-and-spencer-pratt-for-l-a-mayor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}