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Bryan Curtis

Sports Media

The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Stuart Scott

Five years after his death, friends, family, and the athletes he covered reflect on the legendary ‘SportsCenter’ anchor and ESPN icon.

Bryan Curtis The Ringer Jan 2020 45min Permalink

Sports Movies & TV

The Big Show Never Ends

How Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann revolutionized sports broadcasting with SportsCenter.

Bryan Curtis The Ringer Sep 2019 25min Permalink

Sports Movies & TV

The Great NFL Heist: How Fox Paid for and Changed Football Forever

An oral history of the most important deal in sports TV history, when Rupert Murdoch and Fox stole the NFL and John Madden out from under the Big Three networks and launched a television empire.

Bryan Curtis The Ringer Dec 2018 1h10min Permalink

Sports Media

How The Jordan Rules Created the Era of NBA Gossip

Remembering the book that changed the way journalists covered the NBA.

Bryan Curtis The Ringer Jun 2017 15min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

The Cult of Jurassic Park

On the enduring appeal, both amateur and academic, of man vs. dinosaur.

Bryan Curtis Grantland Oct 2011 10min Permalink

The Wet Stuff

The men who built the great American water park.

Bryan Curtis Grantland Sep 2014 15min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Temple of Gloom

Why the second Indiana Jones was so dark.

Bryan Curtis Grantland Aug 2012 15min Permalink

Sports Media

The Steroid Hunt

What baseball writers did during the steroid era.

Bryan Curtis Grantland Jan 2014 25min Permalink

Arts

From Here to Paternity

Behind the scenes with Maury.

Bryan Curtis Grantland Nov 2013 15min Permalink

Sports

Friday Night Tykes

A season with the best 12-year-old football team in Texas.

Bryan Curtis Texas Monthly Jan 2013 35min Permalink

The Ballad of the Piggyback Bandit

How Sherwin Shayegan pulled off a 3,000-mile, piggyback ride-fueled road trip.

Bryan Curtis Grantland Jul 2012 20min Permalink