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The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker catch you up on the biggest media stories, from sports to politics and everything in between.
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Jul 8, 2016 • 38min
Ep. 144: 'The Ringer Tech Pod With Molly McHugh and Victor Luckerson'
The Ringer’s Molly McHugh discusses some of the challenges of the digital music space with the founders of now-defunct services Turntable.fm (04:30) and Vivogig (13:30), and chats with tech reporter Victor Luckerson. Later, she brings on Scott Pinkmountain (22:00), a music analyst at Pandora, to share his thoughts on the industry.
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Jul 7, 2016 • 1h 5min
Ep. 143: 'The Ringer Wrestling Podcast' With Steve Kazee
The Ringer's David Shoemaker and Steve Kazee on Kevin Durant's wrestling-worthy responses, Brock Lesnar's UFC 200 ripple effect (8:00), the holiday letdown of 'Raw' (27:00), the WWE pay-per-view expansion (36:00), the impending draft (47:00), and the current iteration of the New Day (54:00).
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Jul 5, 2016 • 17min
Ep. 142: 'The Press Box': Vin Scully
Bryan Curtis examines what makes Dodgers play-by-play announcer Vin Scully undeniably the greatest sports broadcaster of all time.
MLB Audio of Vin Scully is used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All Rights Reserved.
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Jun 29, 2016 • 40min
Ep. 141: 'Jam Session' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins
Ep. 141: 'Jam Session' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins by The Ringer
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Jun 28, 2016 • 38min
Ep. 140: 'Bachelorette Party' With Mallory Rubin
The Ringer's Juliet Litman and Mallory Rubin discuss Chase and Derek's two-on-one date with JoJo. Then, they talk about the scene featuring a live singer's melodramatic rendition of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" after Derek's dismissal. Later, they debate the merits of being serenaded by a piano player versus a guitar player and talk about why more NFL families should be on reality TV.
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Jun 28, 2016 • 1h 7min
Ep. 139: 'The Ringer Wrestling Podcast' With AGW's Joel Solomon
The Ringer's David Shoemaker brings on 'Any Given Wednesday' writer Joel Solomon to discuss Roman Reigns's next move, AJ Styles's heel turn (20:00), the biggest slide in the upcoming draft (32:00), WWE's dating carousel (42:00), and 'Monday Night Raw': The Man vs. The Guy vs. The Dude (53:00).
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Jun 24, 2016 • 40min
Ep. 138: "Reasonable Pod" Jay Z Day Edition With Sean Fennessey, Donnie Kwak, and Justin Charity
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Jay Z's debut album, "Reasonable Doubt," The Ringer's Jay Z aficionados reflect on Hov's impact on the modern-day rap mogul and discuss what the next step is in his career.
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Jun 24, 2016 • 26min
Ep. 137: The Ringer's Euro 2016 Week 3 Recap
Chris Ryan, Ryan O’Hanlon, Micah Peters, and Kevin Clark reflect on the group stage’s most compelling performances and discuss what will be a completely different tournament going forward.
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Jun 22, 2016 • 42min
Ep. 136: 'Bachelorette Party' With Bryan Curtis
Description: The Ringer's Juliet Litman and Bryan Curtis discuss cliff-diving dates in Uruguay, Vinny the barber, and why America isn't making a big deal about Jordan Rodgers. Then Reality Steve joins to talk about an unprecedented moment in ‘Bachelorette’ history.
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Jun 21, 2016 • 1h 20min
Ep. 135: 'The Ringer Wrestling Podcast' With Steve Kazee and Angelina Burnett
The Ringer's David Shoemaker is joined by actor Steve Kazee and television writer Angelina Burnett to discuss the Roman Reigns solution (10:00), 'Money in the Bank' winners and losers (19:00), John Cena's supremacy (40:00), the upcoming 'SummerSlam' (52:00), and Sasha Banks's rising star (57:00).
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