The Return of Hannibal Lecter, the Trump Hack, and a ‘Hard Knocks’ Check-In With Alan Siegel

Hello, media consumers! Bryan welcomes The Ringer’s own Hollywood bureau chief, Alan Siegel. They both share some of their lukewarm takes on the media and the following subjects:

• Donald Trump’s love affair with Hannibal Lecter (01:31)
• The Donald Trump hack: documents sent to Politico emails (8:42)
• A sports documentary check-in on Hard Knocks and Receiver (18:15)
• The essence of cable news (28:01)
• Australian B-girl Raygun breaks her silence (37:26)
• Alan closes out with a few of his only-in-journalism words (43:22)

Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Alan Siegel
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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