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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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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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Jun 20, 2016 • 20min
Ep. 134: 'The Press Box': TV Critics Are the New Movie Critics
The Ringer's Bryan Curtis talks to TV showrunner Damon Lindelof, HitFix's Alan Sepinwall, Slate's Willa Paskin, The New York Times' A.O. Scott, and more about the rise of the television critic.
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Jun 17, 2016 • 32min
Ep. 133: The Ringer's Euro 2016 Week 1 Recap With Chris Ryan, Ryan O'Hanlon, and Micah Peters
The Ringer's Chris Ryan, Ryan O'Hanlon, and Micah Peters take the temperature on Euro 2016, looking at the best players, most disappointing teams, and biggest story lines after the first week of the tournament.
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Jun 15, 2016 • 35min
Ep. 132: 'Jam Session' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins
The Ringer's Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins on Leonardo DiCaprio's rumored sexual tics, Queen Elizabeth and the coverage of the British royal family (11:00), James Corden's showmanship (21:00), and the latest trends in celebrity real estate (27:00).
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Jun 14, 2016 • 39min
Ep. 131: 'The Challenge' Catch-up With Juliet Litman and Brendan Lynch
The Ringer's Juliet Litman and 'Any Given Wednesday' writer Brendan Lynch discuss conspiracy theories about last week's episode, why Under Armour should make merchandise for 'The Challenge,' and their predictions on who will win this season.
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Jun 14, 2016 • 1h 13min
Ep. 130: 'The Ringer Wrestling Podcast' With David Shoemaker and Dan St. Germain
The Ringer's David Shoemaker and comedian Dan St. Germain on 'WWE SmackDown' vs. 'Raw' (15:00), 'NXT TakeOver: The End' (32:00), the upcoming 'Money in the Bank' 2016 (47:00), and Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins (1:04:00).
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Jun 10, 2016 • 48min
Ep. 129: 'The Ringer Tech Podcast' With Molly McHugh and Victor Luckerson
The Ringer's Molly McHugh talks to former Taxi Magic founder George Arison about making one of the first ride-hailing apps (5:00), Harry Campbell, 'The Rideshare Guy,' about the culture and business behind Lyft and Uber (17:00), Victor Luckerson about self-driving cars (32:00), and transportation advocate Sunday Parker about her optimism for autonomous cars (42:00).
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