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

Aug 26, 202643 min

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

Aug 25, 20261h 6m

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

Aug 21, 20261h 32m

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

Aug 18, 20261h 5m

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

Aug 14, 202652 min

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

Aug 13, 202658 min

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

Aug 11, 20261h 2m

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

Aug 6, 202658 min

Abdul El-Sayed Wins the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary

Aug 5, 202648 min

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.

Aug 3, 20261h 12m

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

Jul 30, 202656 min

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.

Jul 29, 202649 min

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

Jul 27, 20262h 1m

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

Jul 23, 20261h 5m

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

Jul 23, 202653 min

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.

Jul 21, 20261h 15m

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

Jul 16, 20261h 16m

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

Jul 14, 20261h 35m

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

Jul 9, 202654 min

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.

Jul 8, 202652 min

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

Jul 7, 202653 min

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

Jul 3, 20261h 18m

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

Jun 30, 202646 min

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

Jun 25, 20261h 9m

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

Jun 24, 20261h 4m

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

Jun 19, 20261h 13m

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

Jun 17, 20261h 15m

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

Jun 12, 20261h 41m

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

Jun 10, 20261h 37m

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

Jun 4, 20261h 18m

The May Issue: The Unknockables 2026

May 31, 20261h 33m

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

May 29, 20261h 22m

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

May 26, 20261h 8m

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

May 25, 202656 min

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

May 22, 20261h 22m

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

May 21, 202644 min

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

May 20, 20261h 23m

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

May 15, 20261h 4m

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

May 13, 20261h 6m

The GOP Depth Chart With Van Lathan

May 8, 20261h 18m

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

May 6, 202640 min

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

May 6, 20261h 28m

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

May 1, 20261h 23m

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

Apr 29, 202649 min

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

Apr 28, 20261h 28m

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

Apr 24, 20261h 0m

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

Apr 22, 20261h 15m

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

Apr 17, 20261h 33m

Dianna Russini Resigns From The Athletic

Apr 15, 20261h 35m

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

Apr 10, 20261h 23m