The Press Box

Zach Lowe Leaves ESPN and the Kelce Backlash With Jason Gay. Plus, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac on Elon Musk and Twitter.

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan sits with not one, not two, but three guests this week. First he speaks with The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay and they they discuss the following:

  • Zach Lowe getting laid off by ESPN (1:47)
  • How everyone has been covering Travis Kelce’s bad play (20:45)
  • A possible Kamala Harris podcast tour (30:30)

Then he speaks with Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, the authors of ‘Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,’ and they get into the following:

  • Elon changing the block feature (35:20)
  • Turning Twitter headquarters into a long-stay hotel (44:23)
  • Elon removing journalists’ verified check (49:00)
  • Twitter/X losing it’s value (59:59)

Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis

Guests: Jason Gay, Kate Conger, and Ryan Mac

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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