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The Weekend Reaction Pod: Bryan in Austin, Bad Omens for Tony Romo, and the Season Premiere of ‘60 Minutes’

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What’s Bari Weiss Going to Do to ‘60 Minutes’? Plus: Fox’s Joe Davis!

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The Only NFL Preview You Need to Listen To. Plus: ESPN’s Seth Wickersham!

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The Clippers-Pablo-NBA Megapod With Jason Concepcion

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Do Democrats Have to Answer for Hasan Piker? Plus: What Is Jasmine Crockett Doing?

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The August Issue: How Do We Talk About College Football Now?

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Kirk Herbstreit Got Hired by 'College GameDay' 30 (!) Years Ago. Here’s What Year One Was Like.

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How ‘Tony’ Turned Anthony Bourdain Into a Movie Star. Plus: The Latest on the Paramount Negotiations.

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Jon Ossoff Gave Us Permission to Record a Natalie Harp Podcast. Plus: CNN’s Elex Michaelson!

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Why Pat McAfee Went Unplugged. Plus: Jon Ossoff Breaks the Natalie Harp Fourth Wall.

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Senator Adam Schiff on the Democrats’ Direction, Election Day Nightmares, Data Centers, and JD Vance

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The Fallout from This Week’s Primaries. Plus: Joel Has Thoughts on "Woke 1".

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AOC, Francesca Hong, and the Battle for the Democratic Party. Plus: Stephen A. Smith, Journalist?

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Jason Concepcion on the Right-Wing Media Slump, David Ellison’s Pitch for Owning CNN, and Portland vs. the Blazers’ New Owner

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Abdul El-Sayed Wins the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary

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CBS's Big Tony Romo Decision and ESPN's Anti-Debate Pivot. Plus: The New Yorker's Hua Hsu on the Lost World of Magazines.

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Mark Guiducci Grew Up Reading Vanity Fair. Now, He's Running the Place.

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Governor Tim Walz on the Democrats’ Midterm Momentum, the Danger of Prediction Markets, and Replaying His Debate With JD Vance. Plus: Thoughts on Bari Weiss’s New ‘60 Minutes’ Cast.

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The Democrats Picked Their 2028 Primary Calendar. Which Contender Benefits? Plus: Our July Issue Grapples With Hulk Hogan.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin on the Democrats, the Mideast, and Election Security. Plus: Why Were the ESPN Layoffs So Messy?

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MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle on Trump’s Billions, the Biggest Issues of the Midterms, and Moving From the Business World to Cable News

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What Do the ESPN Layoffs Tell Us About ESPN’s Future? Plus: Trump vs. The New York Times, Tom Brady and WWE, and Bryan’s Broadway Notes.

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Bomani Jones on Our Post-Literate Society, Who to Root for in the World Cup, the LeBron-Industrial Complex, and Jay-Z (Again)

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The Mitch McConnell Photo and the ‘Death’ of Reading. Plus: Comics Legend Frank Miller!

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The End of the Platner Campaign, Where's Mitch McConnell, and the Future of Youth Sports in America.

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The New Yorker’s Richard Brody on Movie Critics, the Complaints About Hollywood, and the Future of the Written Review. Plus, His Five Politically-Relevant Summer Movies.

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The American Men's Soccer Bust, Graham Platner’s Media Refuge, and the Return of LeBron’s Free Agent Spotlight

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Why Democrats Fell in Love With Jon Ossoff. Plus: NPR’s Supreme Court Botch, and The Athletic Vs. The New York Times.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on His Party’s Path, JD Vance’s Lectures, and Life as a Point Guard

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The June Issue: LeBron’s Final Decision With Brian Windhorst

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Nuggets From the Haberman-Swan Trump Book, the Best Announcer at the World Cup, and a Mark Singer Syllabus

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The Mysterious Iran Deal and the World Cup Announcer Nobody Likes. Plus: Joe Biden’s Comeback With New York Magazine’s Ben Terris.

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World Cup Takes and Trump’s UFC Birthday Party. Plus, Peter Kafka on Fox and Roku.

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ESPN’s Game 4 Flop, Trump’s Epstein Strategy, and Everyone’s Favorite World Cup Fan. Plus: Semafor’s Dave Weigel!

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A Trumpy NBA Finals, Pat McAfee’s New Deal, and Scott Pelley’s Interview. Plus: MS NOW’s Michael Steele

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'60 Minutes,' the NBA Finals, and the California Primaries

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The May Issue: The Unknockables 2026

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Another CBS Earthquake and the Texas Senate Showdown. Plus, Tales from the Knicks Locker Room With Frank Isola.

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ESPN vs. NBC on the NBA, Trump’s Health, and the Splendid ‘Star Wars’ Discourse. Plus, a New Feature With Jason Concepcion.

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The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell on Early 2028 Vibes, a Post-Trump GOP, and Building a Personality-Driven Media Company

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Is Sports Journalism Dead? Plus: Google’s Killing Search and Fear and Loathing on the Wemby Beat.

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Jon Krakauer on Climbing Mt. Everest, Writing Non-Fiction, and 30 Years of ‘Into Thin Air’

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How to Interview Wemby and the Clipping Nightmare. Plus: Stephen Colbert’s Last Stand, With Jason Zinoman.

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A Fresh CBS Controversy, and Nick Kristof’s Column. Plus: A Midterms Check-in with Vox’s Benjy Sarlin

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Rupert Murdoch vs. the NFL, The Daily Wire’s Fade, and Spencer Pratt for L.A. Mayor

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The GOP Depth Chart With Van Lathan

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Remembering Ted Turner, the Man Who Owned the Media, With Jason Gay

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A Murdoch Eyes ‘New York,’ and the ‘Times’ Lawsuit. Plus: Bill Carter on Colbert, Kimmel, and the Last Chapter of Late Night.

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Reporters Vs. Influencers at the Correspondents’ Dinner, a Senate Candidate’s Old Tweets, and Katie Baker from the Musk-Altman Trial

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Anna Wintour, the Age of Magazines, and ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ with Amanda Dobbins

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What Happened at the Correspondents’ Dinner, the 'New York Times’ Is Doing Ringer Podcasts, and the Worst Reviews of ‘Michael’

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More on Vrabel and Russini, the FBI Investigates a Reporter, and Buying Your Way Into the Broadcast Booth

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Kash Patel vs. The Atlantic, Mike Vrabel Speaks, and Why NBC Wants Mike Tomlin. Plus, Jordan Ritter Conn on 'American Men.'

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Rueben Bain Jr.’s Measurables and JD Vance’s Humiliations. Plus, Scott MacFarlane on Life After CBS.

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Dianna Russini Resigns From The Athletic

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Sam Altman and Trump’s War Room. Plus, ESPN Draft Guru Mel Kiper Jr.

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The April Issue: The 50th Anniversary of 'All the President’s Men' With Sean Fennessey

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Trump’s Iran Threats, Vanity Fair’s Chloe Fineman Cleanup, and Bryan’s Spring Break Adventures

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Bomani Jones Talks Social Media on Trial, AI Use, and the State of Hip-Hop Media

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A Final Four Preview. Plus, the Issues With College Basketball Coverage and an All-Time UNC Starting Five With Tate Frazier

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The March Issue: James Talarico and the Dream of Turning Texas Blue

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Senator Chris Murphy on Trump's Iran Games, the Democrats’ 2026 Bumper Sticker, and Why He Loves ‘Andor’

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Jay-Z in GQ, Podcasting vs. a Writer’s Brain, and a Sports Media Beef Check-In

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The Evaporating Iran News, CNN’s Podcast Identity Crisis, and Sports Radio’s Wilding Period

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Cesar Chavez, a New Doc About the Manosphere, and the World Baseball Classic

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The Mystery of Trump’s Cellphone, Washington’s Newspaper War, and the Art of Covering Congress With the New York Times’ Carl Hulse

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The NFL Stuffs Thanksgiving, the Pentagon’s Photographer Lockout, and ‘Spotlight’ and the End of the Reporter Hero

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Trump’s Iran Head Fakes, a CBS News Defection, and Tales From the Lakers Locker Room With Howard Beck

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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Iran, the Epstein Files, His Party’s 2026 Bumper Sticker, and the Best New York Rapper of All Time

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Wolf Blitzer on Covering Mideast Wars, Monica Lewinsky, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump

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Trump’s Iran Media Rollout, the Paramount-CNN Crisis, and a Visit to Capitol Hill with Sen. Tim Kaine

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The February Issue: Why the Kennedy Dynasty Will Never End

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The February Editorial Meeting

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Jesse Jackson’s Legacy, More on Stephen Colbert, and When College Basketball Coaches Attack

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Barack Obama and Aliens, How to Cover Stephen A’s Quasi-Campaign, and the AI That Ate Cleveland

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Why the Nancy Guthrie Case Captivates America, Joel’s Winter Olympics Takes, and Tales From an NBA Locker Room With Logan Murdock

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A Super Bowl Review, the Will Lewis Era Ends With a Thud, and the Long, Strange Journey of Tucker Carlson.

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The Bulwark's Tim Miller on What Can Stop Trump, JD Vance's Superpower, the Epstein Files Fallout, and More

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More on the Washington Post Bloodbath, Don Lemon’s Arrest, and the ESPN-NFL Deal

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They Tore the Heart Out of The Washington Post

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The Super Bowl of Super Bowl Story Lines With Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly

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The January Issue: ‘In Cold Blood’ and the Invention of True Crime

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Gov. Wes Moore on ICE and Minneapolis, Democrats in 2026, the Next Black President, Jay-Z Power Rankings, and the End of the John Harbaugh Era.

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The Democratic Depth Chart with Van Lathan

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Another Killing in Minneapolis and the Dismantling of The Washington Post

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Senator Mark Kelly on Trump and Greenland, ICE Raids, Combat Missions in Iraq, and His 2028 Plans

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Trump’s Greenland Crisis, a Sideline Reporter Runs for Senate, and Some Final Thoughts on the National Championship

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The Latest from CBS News and the Craziest Postgame in the Playoffs. Plus: the New Yorker’s Susan Glasser on Year 1 of Trump 2.

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The FBI Seizes a Reporter’s Laptop, and National Championship Storylines. Plus: CNN’s Abby Phillip!

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The NFL Press Conference Heard ’Round the World, the Tony Romo Problem, and the New California Vulture

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Dokoupil, Part Deux, and the Death of a Newspaper. Plus, ESPN’s Joe Buck.

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Covering Venezuela, CBS’s Anchor Du Jour, and a Pile of Football Audio

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The Holiday Mailbag Episode

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The People Who Shaped the Media in 2025

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More Susie Wiles Fallout, YouTube and the Oscars, and Another Round of Jolabokaflod

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Trump’s Chief of Staff Speaks, Reporting on Rob Reiner’s Killing, and a Jolabokaflod Book Exchange

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Trump and CNN’s Fate, Another Telos-Novela, and the New Diddy Documentary

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CNN’s Fate, Trump’s Naughty List, Being Mad at the College Football Playoff, and Only in (Podcast) Journalism

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The American Canto Book Club, ESPN and Lane Kiffin, and Covering the NFL During the Holidays

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The December Issue: Can The New Yorker Survive Another Century?