The Press Box
Hosted by Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson and David Shoemaker · The Ringer
4.4from 4,097 ratings
- 1,323
- Episodes
- 302
- Transcribed
- 4,097
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About The Press Box
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.
- Publisher
- The Ringer
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 6 Apr 2016
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
302 of 1,323 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is the Troy Aikman Era Over at ESPN? Plus: Peter King on 40 Years on the NFL Beat.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Democratic Senate Race Confidence Rankings. Plus, ESPN’s Nick Saban Doc!
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can CNN Survive the Paramount Merger? Plus: The Next Host of ‘Inside the NBA.’
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Is the Troy Aikman Era Over at ESPN? Plus: Peter King on 40 Years on the NFL Beat.
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I mean, that's the fascinating question here. And maybe this is stuff for a, if I may coin a phrase, now they tell us after the fact. But ESPN even toying with the idea of moving on from Troy Aikman, even kicking the can down the road, is wild. Uh-huh. And it's a huge change because if you remember this from 2022, ESPN was trying to solve a problem, which is they felt they hadn't gotten their Monday night booth quite right. It was their most important relationship with the NFL. They had to get it right. They'd messed around with Jason Witten and the Booger Mobile and all that stuff. And when Jimmy Bataro wrote that check to Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, he was solving a problem. […]
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- Peter King
- Lachlan Cartwright
- Gina Hinojosa
- Mari Manoogian
- Logan Murdock
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 3,136 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 961 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts The Press Box?
Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson and David Shoemaker host the show. Published by The Ringer.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Press Box take guests?
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