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Democratic Postmortems, the Media's Non-Predictive Powers, and WaPo Editors Say: ‘Back to Work!’

Democratic Postmortems, the Media's Non-Predictive Powers, and WaPo Editors Say: ‘Back to Work!’

The Press Box

November 11, 20241h 4m

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Show Notes


Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show by discussing the Washington Post email alerting staff that they'll need to return to the office (0:35). Then they discuss the following:

  • The fallout from the Harris-Trump presidential race (11:37)
  • Stephen A. Smith possibly running for president (24:11)
  • Podcasts merging with traditional media (33:42)
  • Sounds you need to hear around the NFL (49:17)


Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, Only in Journalism, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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