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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2025 · 1H 5M

The Cringey MSNBC Rebrand, Gavin Newsom’s Twitter Account, and the Death of the Longform Podcast

from The Press Box · host The Ringer

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David discuss the end of summer and showing pop culture treasures from their youth to their children. Then they tackle the headlines, starting with the MSNBC rebrand (8:30), before talking about a Rolling Stone article about the death of the narrative podcast (26:28). Then in the notebook dump, they talk about what’s been going on with Gavin Newsom’s Twitter account (40:20), the UFC deal (46:49), sheep puns, and David guesses the strained pun headline of the week. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerProducer: Isaiah BlakelyAdditional Music: Epidemic Sound, Anna Landström, Anna Dager, and Hanna Ekström Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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