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The Ringer

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. 

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  1. The GOP Depth Chart With Van Lathan
    May 8, 2026 ·4703
  2. Remembering Ted Turner, the Man Who Owned the Media, With Jason Gay
    May 6, 2026 ·2456
  3. A Murdoch Eyes ‘New York,’ and the ‘Times’ Lawsuit. Plus: Bill Carter on Colbert, Kimmel, and the Last Chapter of Late Night.
    May 6, 2026 ·5289
  4. Reporters Vs. Influencers at the Correspondents’ Dinner, a Senate Candidate’s Old Tweets, and Katie Baker from the Musk-Altman Trial
    May 1, 2026 ·4980
  5. Anna Wintour, the Age of Magazines, and ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ with Amanda Dobbins
    Apr 29, 2026 ·2974
  6. What Happened at the Correspondents’ Dinner, the 'New York Times’ Is Doing Ringer Podcasts, and the Worst Reviews of ‘Michael’
    Apr 28, 2026 ·5305
  7. More on Vrabel and Russini, the FBI Investigates a Reporter, and Buying Your Way Into the Broadcast Booth
    Apr 24, 2026 ·3635
  8. Kash Patel vs. The Atlantic, Mike Vrabel Speaks, and Why NBC Wants Mike Tomlin. Plus, Jordan Ritter Conn on 'American Men.'
    Apr 22, 2026 ·4552
  9. Rueben Bain Jr.’s Measurables and JD Vance’s Humiliations. Plus, Scott MacFarlane on Life After CBS.
    Apr 17, 2026 ·5611
  10. Dianna Russini Resigns From The Athletic
    Apr 15, 2026 ·5705
  11. Sam Altman and Trump’s War Room. Plus, ESPN Draft Guru Mel Kiper Jr.
    Apr 10, 2026 ·4991
  12. The April Issue: The 50th Anniversary of 'All the President’s Men' With Sean Fennessey
    Apr 9, 2026 ·5005
  13. Trump’s Iran Threats, Vanity Fair’s Chloe Fineman Cleanup, and Bryan’s Spring Break Adventures
    Apr 8, 2026 ·4263
  14. Bomani Jones Talks Social Media on Trial, AI Use, and the State of Hip-Hop Media
    Apr 3, 2026 ·4311
  15. A Final Four Preview. Plus, the Issues With College Basketball Coverage and an All-Time UNC Starting Five With Tate Frazier
    Apr 3, 2026 ·2989
  16. The March Issue: James Talarico and the Dream of Turning Texas Blue
    Mar 30, 2026 ·3642
  17. Senator Chris Murphy on Trump's Iran Games, the Democrats’ 2026 Bumper Sticker, and Why He Loves ‘Andor’
    Mar 28, 2026 ·3143
  18. Jay-Z in GQ, Podcasting vs. a Writer’s Brain, and a Sports Media Beef Check-In
    Mar 27, 2026 ·3859
  19. The Evaporating Iran News, CNN’s Podcast Identity Crisis, and Sports Radio’s Wilding Period
    Mar 24, 2026 ·2914
  20. Cesar Chavez, a New Doc About the Manosphere, and the World Baseball Classic
    Mar 20, 2026 ·4334
  21. The Mystery of Trump’s Cellphone, Washington’s Newspaper War, and the Art of Covering Congress With the New York Times’ Carl Hulse
    Mar 18, 2026 ·3528
  22. The NFL Stuffs Thanksgiving, the Pentagon’s Photographer Lockout, and ‘Spotlight’ and the End of the Reporter Hero
    Mar 13, 2026 ·4247
  23. Trump’s Iran Head Fakes, a CBS News Defection, and Tales From the Lakers Locker Room With Howard Beck
    Mar 11, 2026 ·5273
  24. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Iran, the Epstein Files, His Party’s 2026 Bumper Sticker, and the Best New York Rapper of All Time
    Mar 6, 2026 ·3594
  25. Wolf Blitzer on Covering Mideast Wars, Monica Lewinsky, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump
    Mar 4, 2026 ·3707
  26. Trump’s Iran Media Rollout, the Paramount-CNN Crisis, and a Visit to Capitol Hill with Sen. Tim Kaine
    Mar 3, 2026 ·3650
  27. The February Issue: Why the Kennedy Dynasty Will Never End
    Feb 26, 2026 ·4903
  28. The February Editorial Meeting
    Feb 25, 2026 ·3805
  29. Jesse Jackson’s Legacy, More on Stephen Colbert, and When College Basketball Coaches Attack
    Feb 20, 2026 ·4162
  30. Barack Obama and Aliens, How to Cover Stephen A’s Quasi-Campaign, and the AI That Ate Cleveland
    Feb 18, 2026 ·3737
  31. Why the Nancy Guthrie Case Captivates America, Joel’s Winter Olympics Takes, and Tales From an NBA Locker Room With Logan Murdock
    Feb 13, 2026 ·5646
  32. A Super Bowl Review, the Will Lewis Era Ends With a Thud, and the Long, Strange Journey of Tucker Carlson.
    Feb 11, 2026 ·5243
  33. The Bulwark's Tim Miller on What Can Stop Trump, JD Vance's Superpower, the Epstein Files Fallout, and More
    Feb 10, 2026 ·4421
  34. More on the Washington Post Bloodbath, Don Lemon’s Arrest, and the ESPN-NFL Deal
    Feb 6, 2026 ·4347
  35. They Tore the Heart Out of The Washington Post
    Feb 5, 2026 ·2962
  36. The Super Bowl of Super Bowl Story Lines With Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly
    Feb 3, 2026 ·3823
  37. The January Issue: ‘In Cold Blood’ and the Invention of True Crime
    Jan 30, 2026 ·5889
  38. 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.
    Jan 29, 2026 ·2515
  39. The Democratic Depth Chart with Van Lathan
    Jan 28, 2026 ·4732
  40. Another Killing in Minneapolis and the Dismantling of The Washington Post
    Jan 27, 2026 ·4662
  41. Senator Mark Kelly on Trump and Greenland, ICE Raids, Combat Missions in Iraq, and His 2028 Plans
    Jan 24, 2026 ·3565
  42. Trump’s Greenland Crisis, a Sideline Reporter Runs for Senate, and Some Final Thoughts on the National Championship
    Jan 22, 2026 ·3257
  43. 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.
    Jan 21, 2026 ·5222
  44. The FBI Seizes a Reporter’s Laptop, and National Championship Storylines. Plus: CNN’s Abby Phillip!
    Jan 16, 2026 ·5080
  45. The NFL Press Conference Heard ’Round the World, the Tony Romo Problem, and the New California Vulture
    Jan 14, 2026 ·4675
  46. Dokoupil, Part Deux, and the Death of a Newspaper. Plus, ESPN’s Joe Buck.
    Jan 9, 2026 ·5380
  47. Covering Venezuela, CBS’s Anchor Du Jour, and a Pile of Football Audio
    Jan 7, 2026 ·4704
  48. The Holiday Mailbag Episode
    Dec 29, 2025 ·3372
  49. The People Who Shaped the Media in 2025
    Dec 22, 2025 ·6471
  50. More Susie Wiles Fallout, YouTube and the Oscars, and Another Round of Jolabokaflod
    Dec 18, 2025 ·3416
  51. Trump’s Chief of Staff Speaks, Reporting on Rob Reiner’s Killing, and a Jolabokaflod Book Exchange
    Dec 17, 2025 ·3915
  52. Trump and CNN’s Fate, Another Telos-Novela, and the New Diddy Documentary
    Dec 12, 2025 ·4384
  53. CNN’s Fate, Trump’s Naughty List, Being Mad at the College Football Playoff, and Only in (Podcast) Journalism
    Dec 9, 2025 ·3541
  54. The American Canto Book Club, ESPN and Lane Kiffin, and Covering the NFL During the Holidays
    Dec 5, 2025 ·4884
  55. The December Issue: Can The New Yorker Survive Another Century?
    Dec 1, 2025 ·6749
  56. Bob Costas Remembers ... the Great NFL Pregame Wars
    Nov 26, 2025 ·3236
  57. New News About Nuzzi, and Mamdani Goes to Washington. Plus: Susan Orlean on Breaking Into The New Yorker, Working for Tina Brown, and More.
    Nov 25, 2025 ·4813
  58. Trump’s “Piggy” Attack, MLB’s TV Deal, and Joel’s Nuzzi Take. Plus: Mamdani Advisor Zara Rahim
    Nov 21, 2025 ·5227
  59. Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and the Frenzied Rollout of 'American Canto'
    Nov 19, 2025 ·4378
  60. The New Epstein Emails, Pat McAfee and Donald Trump, and the Nico Harrison 'Now They Tell Us.' Plus: NBC’s Cris Collinsworth.
    Nov 14, 2025 ·5844
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