SI Media With Jimmy Traina

Episode 493 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with Puck senior correspondent, John Ourand, about all the latest sports media news.

Ourand breaks down the latest reports regarding the NBA's upcoming television deals and where things stand between the league and ESPN, TNT, NBC and Amazon. Ourand also shares thoughts on how the new TV deals would impact the future of the "Inside the NBA" crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal.

Ourand also discusses the changes at CBS' NFL Today with Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms out and Matt Ryan in, whether the NFL Draft would ever move to a Wednesday-Thursday-Friday schedule instead of Thursday-Friday-Saturday, the status of the "Marchand & Ourand Podcast and more.

Following Ourand, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include an NFL Draft shocker, a blow to an MLB superstar, Dave & Busters allowing gambling, Jerry Seinfeld turning 70 and much more.

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Episode 492 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with the newly retired John Sterling.
Sterling, who was the radio voice of the Yankees for 36 seasons before stepping away from the job in mid-April, talks about his decision to retire now and clarifies reports on his health. He also addresses the social media backlash the Yankees faced after giving him an 83-inch television as a retirement gift.
Sterling also shares the advice he'd give the person who succeeds him as the Yankees radio play-by-play person, shares this thoughts on his "streak" of calling 5,060 straight games and remembers his time as a sports-talk radio host.
Sterling also reveals the one Yankees player who asked him to change his famous home run call and talks about the role Mike and the Mad Dog played in helping the home run calls become a thing.
Following Sterling, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include the NFL Draft, Aaron Boone's ridiculous ejection, the upcoming unedited "Roast of Tom Brady" on Netflix, Taylor Swift's new album and more.

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Episode 491 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews.

Andrews talks about whether she's nervous going into her first playoffs and Finals as the host of "NBA Countdown" after taking over this season from Mike Greenburg and reveals the touching message Greenburg sent her after she got the job. She also explains what her concerns are about the upcoming grind of the NBA postseason, what her goal is as host of the studio show and being able to deal with disagreements with co-hosts and producers.

Andrews also describes what it's like to work with Stephen A. Smith on "Countdown" and Richard Jefferson on "NBA Today,"recalls getting her break in 2020 working in the Covid bubble in Orlando, turning down an offer from "Sports Illustrated," and shares what Adrian Wojnarowski means to her career.

Following Andrews, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include the shocking retirement of legendary Yankees radio announcer, John Sterling, CBS getting destroyed for ending its airing of Billy Joel's concert in the middle of "Piano Man" and much more.

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Episode 490 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the new WWE Undisputed Heavyweight champion, Cody Rhodes.
Rhodes talks about "finishing his story" at WrestleMania 40 by beating Roman Reigns for the title, the epic main event which featured appearances by John Cena and The Undertaker and whether he had a moment with Reigns after the match.
Rhodes also discusses the WWE changing the WrestleMania event after it was announced that it would be The Rock vs. Reigns, the WWE pushing the envelope with its content during the storyline of Rhodes vs. The Bloodline, the special gift that Triple H gave him after the WrestleMania main event, the Undertaker taking the place of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin during the main event and Paul Heyman's Hall of Fame speech.
Other topics covered during the interview include Rhodes' tour bus catching on fire during WrestleMania weekend, his love of giving out gifts, issues with going to Disney World, being a "needy" superstar and much more.

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Episode 489 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features three segments.

First up is author and reporter, Jim Miller, to discuss ESPN parting ways with Senior Vice President, Norby Williamson. Williamson, who was at ESPN for 40 years, has been called out a couple of times by Pat McAfee for being "a rat" and leaking negative stories. Miller explains why ESPN cut ties with Williamson, shares his thoughts on the McAfee-Williamson feud and discusses reaction to Williamson's dismissal.

Miller also talks about the possibility of ESPN buying the NFL Network, the challenges facing ESPN today and more.

Following Miller, Dan Rapaport from Barstool's "Fore Play Podcast" joins the show to talk about the Masters and offer Masters betting advice. Should you bet on Tiger Woods making the cut? Who would make a good long-shot bet to win the tournament? What prop should you bet on Saturday and Sunday of the tournament? Is there any risk in betting Scottie Scheffler to finish in the top five?

Following Rapaport, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include a recap of WrestleMania 40, the Yankees' hot start, Sal's issues with his new house and more.

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Episode 488 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with SiriusXM radio host, "First Take" contributor and Radio Hall of Famer, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.
Topics discussed with Russo include the Shohei Ohtani gambling story, whether sports is headed for a major gambling scandal, MLB continuing its awful deal with AppleTV+, CBS' impressive depth when it comes to NCAA Tournament broadcasters and AppleTV+'s series on the New England Patriots. Russo also has a special shoutout for his former radio partner, Mike Francesa.
Russo also discusses re-signing with "First Take" for two more years, his contact status with SiriusXM and why he feels rejuvenated when it comes to his MLB Network show, "High Heat."
The podcast finishes with a discussion about Bruce Springsteen's cameo on "Curb. Your Enthusiasm and Russo's various problems with technology.

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Episode 487 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringer's Editor-At-Large and host of the "Press Box Podcast," Bryan Curtis about all the latest sports media news.
Among the topics covered with Curtis: Is Stephen A. Smith a $25-million man?; How is Pat McAfee factoring into Stephen A. Smith's desire for a massive pay day?; The ESPN-Aaron Rodgers headache; Excitement for Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery to call the Final Four for CBS/Turner; LeBron James getting into the podcast game; The networks reliance on live sports growing more and more; The backlash against AppleTV+'s series on the Patriots dynasty and much more.
Following Curtis, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include Major League Baseball botching Opening Day in a massive way, whether Jimmy is justified in muting certain people on Twitter, NCAA Tournament snubs, the latest episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm and more

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Episode 486 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN NFL analyst, Dan Orlovsky.
Orlovsky gives us a break down of his unbelievably busy schedule, talks about how the NFL owns most of the sports calendar and shares his thoughts about the wild free-agency spree that took place this week.
Orlovsky also explains that his ultimate goal is to call top games each week and whether he feels like networks have a bias against putting them in that role since he wasn't a superstar player. He also weighs in on his relationship with Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Mike Greenberg and Dan "BigCat" Katz.
Orlovsky also shares some of his famous food takes, talks about what it's like to have triplets and much more.
Following Orlovsky, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include Aaron Rodgers as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s, running mate, the NFL Network moving "Good Morning Football" from New York to Los Angeles, Tiki Barber vs. Saquon Barkley, "Love is Blind," and more.

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Episode 485 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast features an interview with legendary ESPN personality, Bob Ley.
Ley shares memories of NFL reporter Chris Mortensen, who passed away last week, and explains why Mort was so special to so many people.
Ley also weighs in on the state of sports media, whether he feels he got out at the right time when he retired in 2019, ESPN's addition of Pat McAfee and how Stephen A. Smith gets the "Jordan Rules" treatment.
Ley also tells why cutting the cord was one of the first things he did when he retired, how he keeps up to the day-to-day sports news and what he's been doing in retirement. Ley, who is a Mets fan, also finds out during the podcast that the Mets will have a dance team this year, which generated quite a response.
Following Ley, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include functioning without football, the NFL combine, muting people on Twitter, A&E's great shows on WWE history, the passing of comedian Richard Lewis and more

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Episode 484 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast features an interview with WFAN/CBS Sports Network morning radio host, Gregg Giannotti.
Giannotti, who co-hosts the highly successful "Boomer & Gio" show talks about how he balances doing a radio show for a New York audience and a TV show for a national audience, explains how he formats the show and reveals why Boomer Esiason never knows the opening topic before the show begins
Giannotti also discusses the importance of covering non-sports stories, the recent mishap when his show booked the wrong Randy Moss at the Super Bowl, how he assesses ratings and much more.
Following the interview with Giannotti, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins us for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include whether you should tell your significant other if you have a huge gambling win, the "We Are The World" documentary on Netflix, the court-storming controversy in college basketball and more

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Episode 483 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast is an all-Traina Thoughts post-Super Bowl edition with Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY.Topics discussed include Tony Romo's performance calling the Big Game, the massive confusion about the overtime rules, the halftime show, whether the game should start earlier in the day, the awful injury suffered by the Niners' Dre Greenlaw and whether Kyle Shanahan made the right move by taking the ball in overtime.
Other topics include CBS' outstanding special, "You Are Looking Live," on the history of the "NFL Today" pregame show, whether betting on a game changes the way you watch sports, the latest episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the post-NFL season blues, the best type of pretzel and much more

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Episode 482 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the man who will call Super Bowl LVIII for CBS, Jim Nantz.
Nantz, who will be calling his seventh Super Bowl, talks about how he prepares for calling the big game, whether the massive number of viewers affects how he calls the game and whether he ever thought he'd see the day when there would be a Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
Nantz also addresses the backlash faced by Tony Romo in recent seasons, shares his thoughts on the Kevin Burkhardt-Greg Olsen-Tom Brady dynamic and how he thinks Brady will do as a broadcaster.
Other topics discussed include whether Nantz would want to call the NFL game in Brazil next season, how he feels about his first season not calling March Madness, his, "Wide right, the two most dreaded words in Buffalo have surfaced again" call at the end of the Bills AFC Championship Game loss to the Chiefs and much more.
Following Nantz, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the Grammy's, the season premiere of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the WWE controversy involving Cody Rhodes, The Rock and Roman Reigns, Super Bowl betting and much more

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Episode 481 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation about all the latest sports media news with Editor-In-Large from The Ringer, Bryan Curtis.
Is the Tony Romo backlash from viewers warranted? How has Romo performed in the playoffs? How will viewers react to Romo calling this year's Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Niners?
How will things play out at Fox with Tom Brady replacing Greg Olsen as the network's No. 1 NFL analyst. What are Olsen's options? What can we expect from Brady going into television?
Other topics discussed include the impact Taylor Swift could have on Super Bowl ratings, ESPN causing a mess for itself by firing Jeff Van Gundy and hiring Doc Rivers, the Netflix-WWE deal for "Raw," Stephen A. Smith's gameplan for the future, this year's Radio Row highlights and much more

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Episode 480 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with "Good Morning Football" host, Kyle Brandt.
Brandt talks about the strong ratings for GMFB, how he feels about the NFL season winding down, the AFC and NFL Championship games, the great story of the Lions and Jared Goff, what a Super Bowl in Las Vegas means for people in sports media, why he doesn't love talking about the Cowboys, why he avoids the social media game, his unique segment for CBS' "NFL Today," his experience on "Wheel of Fortune and much more.

Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Doc Rivers leaving ESPN after the network fired Jeff Van Gundy, CBS' upcoming special on the "NFL Today," the best potato chips and more

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Episode 479 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with Fox's lead NFL broadcast booth, Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen.
Olsen shares his opinion on the Eagles' epic collapse, the Cowboys' decision to retain Mike McCarthy as head coach, the emergence of Packers quarterback Jordan Love and the dominance of Niners running back, Christian McCaffrey.
The duo also talk about calling an unusual amount of blowouts and a low number of close games this past regular season, whether they prepare for games any differently in the postseason, why it's frustrating that fans think they root for anything other than close games, whether they've thought about their time as a team winding down with Tom Brady expected to take over Olsen's role next season and much more.
Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the NFL divisional playoff games, the best NFL broadcast teams, the Peacock playoff game and more

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Episode 478 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with author, reporter and journalist, James Andrew Miller.
Miller, who literally wrote the book on ESPN, pulls back the curtain on Pat McAfee's on-air claim that executive Norby Williamson is trying to sabotage his show and leaking information to the press.
Miller also weighs in on the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel feud and the "Pat McAfee Show's" role in the drama and who made the decision to discontinue Rodgers' appearances on the show during the NFL playoffs.
In addition, Miller also discusses the return (and series end) of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on Feb. 4 as well as the 25th anniversary of "The Sopranos."
Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about wild-card weekend, the Dolphins-Chiefs playoff game only being available on Peacock and much more

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Episode 477 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.
Topics covered during the podcast include the controversial ending of the Lions-Cowboys game, the ridiculous takes that followed and how the NFL has handled the situation; huge ratings for the Alabama-Michigan college football semifinal and the ridiculous start time for the Washington-Texas semifinal; the best play-by-play person in college football; The Rock's return to "Monday Night Raw" and how he set up a future match with Roman Reigns; a review of "Iron Claw"; the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel feud; Ian Ziering's fight with a biker gang; why SiriusXM's new app is a disaster; the NFL's Week 18 slate including one notable over/under and much more

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Episode 476 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is the 4th annual year-in-review extravaganza roundtable with Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Andrew Perloff from CBS Sports Radio.
The podcast covers and best and worst of 2023 in the world of sports, media and pop culture. What was the biggest NFL story of the year? What was the biggest non-NFL sports story in 2023? Which sports media people stood out over the past year? What were the sports media trends that hit and missed?
Also covered during the roundtable discussion: Best sports shows, best non-sports show, best segments, best podcasts, best movies and much more

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Episode 475 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an all-Traina Thoughts mailbag edition with weekly contributor, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.
Listeners of the podcast has questions about what Fox will do with Greg Olsen next year when Tom Brady joins the network's No. 1 NFL crew, whether Warner Brothers Discovery would pass on reupping with the NBA if it signed a deal with WWE, what the best role for Bill Belichick would be if he went into broadcasting, ABC and ESPN airing two "Monday Night Football games at the same time, if a documentary on sports broadcasters would work and much more.
On the non-sports media front, listeners asked about the best Christmas movie, reclining on airplanes, Family "Double Dare" or "Family Feud," the "Sopranos" character who would have the best grievances on Festivus and more

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Episode 474 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF.
Friedman talks about his rise in AEW, his heel and face personas, why he stands out in professional wrestling, whether he considers himself a locker room leader and the status of his contact with the company and Cody Rhodes recently saying that he thinks Friedman will one day wind in up WWE.
MJF also weighs in on CM Punk, headline a pay-per-view show in his hometown of Long Island, having ADD, being inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
MJF also discusses recently running into John Cena on the red carpet, how and why his fascination with Burberry started, having a wrestling-themed Bar Mitzvah, the time a fan plotted to possibly abduct him, the best Long Island food establishments and much more.

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Episode 473 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with New York Post sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand.
Marchand discusses the news that NBC will not be using Al Michaels to call one of its four NFL playoff game this season, the fallout from MLB Network's Jon Morosi erroneously reporting on Shohei Ohtani flying to Toronto, leading to speculation that he'd sign with the Blue Jays and whether the NBA's In-Season Tournament was a success.
Other topics covered with Marchand include Troy Aikman pulling no punches regarding NFL officials, why flex scheduling is useless for "Thursday Night Football," Tony Romo's season and much more.
Following Marchand, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the curious response to Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito, why YouTube is such a better home for NFL Sunday Ticket than DirecTV and more

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Episode 472 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with WWE Superstar Seth Rollins.

The World Heavyweight champion talks about his viral reaction to CM Punk making a surprise return to the WWE at the Survivor Series, when he found out Punk was back with the company, what happened backstage, why he dislikes Punk and whether he will have any issues working with Punk.

Rollins also discusses whether the quest to end Roman Reigns' lengthy run as WWE Universal Champion is a talking point among WWE superstars, what his weekly travel schedule is like and his favorite Royal Rumble memories

A noted Bears fan, Rollins breaks down Chicago's season's and NFL Draft possibilities, his wife Becky Lynch's recent appearance on "Celebrity Jeopardy!," whether he'd like to be on "Celebrity Jeopardy!," getting recognized when the couple goes out and much more

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Episode 471 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN college football and NFL analyst, Booger McFarland.

McFarland shares his thoughts on the college football playoff and his comment that Florida State getting snubbed was a "travesty to the sport." He also discloses who he likes to win the Alabama-Michigan and Texas-Washington and, ultimately, the title game. McFarland also discusses whether the controversy regarding FSU is good for the sport, the mentality of college football fans and how he judges Deion Sanders' season as Colorado head coach.
McFarland also reflects on his two years as a "Monday Night Football' analyst, the one year he spent in a crane, what it's like to work with Chris Berman on "NFL Primetime" and reveals whether he'd like to once again call games.

Following McFarland, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the latest embarrassing story for the New York Jets, which NFL teams have great betting value to win the Super Bowl, Jimmy's weird quirk while watching football and important food question and more

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Episode 470 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with broadcaster Mike Tirico from NBC

The voice of "Sunday Night Football" discusses how much he pays attention to the schedule and flex possibilities late in the season, whether he's feeling for comfortable in his second year as the SNF's play-by-play guy, whether NBC went too far covering Taylor Swift's appearance at the Chiefs-Jets game in Week 4 game, watching the O.J. Simpson Bronco chase with Lee Corso, whether he'd hear from the NFL if he dropped a betting stat during a game, why quarterback play has been a problem this season and much more.

Following Tirico, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Jimmy betting hot streak, the amazing trend of NFL unders hitting in prime time games, Spotify's year-end "Wrapped" feature, Sal's issue with his car automatic starter and more.

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Episode 469 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with NFL VP of Broadcast Planning, Mike North

North explains how a game getting flexed happens, why the NFL would want to flex a game and what goes into flexing a game. North also discusses whether he thinks any games will be flexed this season, what the league thinks of having three Patriots games left in prime time, how the Aaron Rodgers and Joe Burrow injuries have impacted the prime-schedule, whether the league would ever consider only scheduling the first half of the season and then program times and networks after during the second half.

North also reveals if the NFL has ever considered removing the Lions from Thanksgiving, what the league is looking for from it's first-ever Black Friday game on Amazon Prime and why the league is happy to have Taylor Swift as a fan.

Following North, Sal Licata from WFAN Radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Thanksgiving food, the Thanksgiving NFL games and much more

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Episode 468 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with broadcaster Ian Eagle, from CBS, Turner Sports and the YES Network.
Eagle discusses his hectic work weeks during the NFL and NBA season and shares hilarious traveling stories, including the time he almost missed a game after a flight was canceled.
Eagle also explains why he still does NFL preseason games, how he's approaching the college basketball season now that he will call the Final Four for the first time, being the first NFL broadcaster to make a Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift reference, what it's like to work with Richard Jefferson, what happens when he goes out to dinner with Bill Raftery and much more.
Following Eagle, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy talks about seeing Bill Burr at Madison Square Garden and a live taping of Conan O'Brien's podcast last week. Jimmy and Sal also discuss the big week of NFL games and why Sal has issues with the NFL airing a third game at night on Thanksgiving

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Episode 467 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition of the podcast with Sal Licata from WFAN Radio and SNY TV.

This week, Jimmy details his struggles in booking a guest for this week's podcast, Jimmy and Sal reminisce about the horrible experience they had when they took pictures with Larry David, they discuss the NFL's prime-time schedule woes and flex scheduling changes that need to happen, Troy Aikman's call of Chargers-Jets on "Monday Night Football," including his repeated criticism of New York quarterback Zach Wilson and they speculate about LeBron James' recent streaming issues with YouTubeTV.

Jimmy and Sal also address tweets regarding whether sports can be enjoyed without gambling on them, an important trait for NFL play-by-play folks, the Apple TV remote control and much more

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Episode 466 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features two interviews.
First up is Robert Griffin III, who is a college football color commentator for ESPN, one of the analysts of ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" and the host of a new podcast, "RG3 and The Ones."
Griffin discusses his various roles in broadcasting, how and why he decided to get into sports media after having no interest in it during his playing days and what the ultimate goal is for his media career.
He also talks about navigating social media and handling all his own social media, finding himself in the middle of a controversy, what NFL players are saying about the league's officiating problem, a surreal Halloween moment and much more.
Following RGIII, Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Fox joins the podcast to talk about his recent appearance on "Celebrity Jeopardy!." Was he nervous? Did he practice? How did he stick to his NDA? Was the experience everything he hoped it would be? He also discusses how Jeopardy! led to a connection with Debbie Gibson.
Following Schrager, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Jimmy's day at Sal's house for an NFL Sunday that was filled with Sunday Ticket glitches on YouTube, the terrible World Series ratings and the sad passing of Matthew Perry

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Episode 465 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with legendary radio host, Dan Patrick.
Topics discussed include Patrick setting a retirement date in four years, why he will call it a career at that time and what he'll do after giving up his radio show.
Among the other items covered with Patrick: Why he disliked his last two years at ESPN, the state of radio, the art of interviewing, how he critiques all of his interviews, Pat McAfee backlash and McAfee's weekly interviews with Aaron Rodgers. Patrick also explains what his new book, "The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football" is all about and talks about turning down a chance to see the Rolling Stones in concert and the time he went to a Britney Spears concert by himself.
Following Patrick, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Sal's complete 180 regarding NFL Sunday Ticket and YouTubeTV, the Diamondbacks-Rangers World Series, Halloween, Jimmy's night at a Billy Joel concert and much more

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Episode 464 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with founder and CEO of The Ringer, Bill Simmons.
Topics discussed include why Simmons doesn't do a lot of interviews, the state of sports media, what makes someone a good podcaster, how he preps for a podcast, how he remembers his time at ESPN, whether he regrets calling Roger Goodell a "liar," getting suspended from Twitter, his issue with how people aggregate his podcast  and the ESPN "NBA Countdown" vs. TNT's "Inside the NBA" battle.
Other topics covered include the NBA and MLB broadcaster problem, the way gambling has taken over everything in sports, his upcoming Vince McMahon Netflix documentary and much, much more.
Following Simmons, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Twitter charging $1 a year to use the service, the reaction to the viral Chargers fan from "Monday Night Football," whether the Buccaneers creamsicle uniforms are the best in sports and upcoming NFL schedule items. Plus, Jimmy and Sal answer listener questions

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Episode 463 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN's Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
The "Monday Night Football" broadcasters, now in their 22nd year together, talk about passing John Madden and Pat Summerall, as the longest-tenured network broadcast team ever. Aikman discusses his relationship with Madden while Buck shares his feelings on what the record means to him as a broadcaster.
Other topics discussed include whether Buck will ever call baseball for ESPN, Aikman's opinion on whether the "Tush Push" should be banned, Tom Brady going to Aikman for advice on becoming a television analyst, Aikman's philosophy for being critical of players, how Aikman would use Twitter to bust Buck's chops and much more.
Following Buck and Aikman, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Jerry Seinfeld teasing some sort of "Seinfeld" reunion regarding the series finale. Jimmy also answers reader-submitted questions in a new mailbag segment

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Episode 462 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringer's sports media columnist and podcast host, Bryan Curtis.  
Topics discussed include NBC's Taylor Swift-heavy broadcast of Chiefs-Jets as well as Cris Collinsworth's odd commentary on Zach Wilson, plus NBC's Rodney Harrison taking a ton of heat for calling Wilson "garbage" during a postgame interview with the Chiefs' Chris Jones.
Other items covered on the podcast: Whether interest in Deion Sanders and Colorado football has peaked; why the NFL's prime time schedule is in big trouble; ABC getting Wednesday night NBA games; ESPN's usage of Alex Rodriguez; the proliferation of podcasts and much more.
Following Curtis, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Sal missing and NFL Sunday to look at houses, Patrick Mahomes' controversial slide at the end of the Chiefs-Jets game, the demise of Threads, the lack of interest in the MLB playoffs and much more

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Episode 461 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with "New York Post" sports columnist, Andrew Marchand,  about the latest sports media news and storylines.Topics discussed include ABC/ESPN using staggered start times for their "Monday Night Football" doubleheaders, how the Pat McAfee-ESPN marriage is going, the Deion Sanders affect on college football, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's viral cocktail/gambling/gummy moment on "First Take," a New York radio fight, the expected move for WWE's "Monday Night Raw" and much more.
Following Marchand, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Sal's NFL-watching dilemma, whether the NFL should ban the Eagles push play, single-game streaming costs, bizarre Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce prop bets and more

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Episode 460 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with Kevin Clark, who now hosts "This Is Football" for ESPN.
Clark talks about why he recently made the move from The Ringer to ESPN, whether he will continue to write and how sports media has changed since Covid.
Other topics covered with Clark include the possible Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance, changes he'd like to see network's make for NFL coverage, Bill Belichick's personality, what we know after two weeks of the NFL season and much more.
Following Clark, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Week 2 of NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube, ESPN's curious assignments for Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, Sean McVay's decision to kick a meaningless field goal and upset a lot of bettors, HBO cancelling "Winning Time. Plus, Jimmy makes an announcement regarding Apple reviews

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In this special edition of the best of SI Media, we take a look back at some of our favorite past interviews with great play-by-play announcers like Joe Buck, Al Michaels, Ian Eagle, Brent Musburger, and more! 

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Episode 459 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with Scott Hanson, who is now in his 15 year as host of the NFL Red Zone channel.
Hanson talks about what he remembers from hosting his first show 15 years ago, what has changed about the channel over the years, the use of the term "witching hour" and the show's enormous popularity.

Hanson also discusses his post-show routine after not eating and or using the bathroom for seven hours, what his ideal 1pm/4pm breakdown is in terms of number of games, famous people who have shouted out him and Red Zone.

Following Hanson, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the Aaron Rodgers injury, Tom Brady nonsense and Week 1 in the NFL. They also read the most recent reviews readers have left for "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" on Apple

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Episode 458 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is a bonus episode that features a conversation with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York on one topic: The debut of NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube. With NFL Sunday Ticket leaving DirecTV after more than 20 years, there were many changes to the service. What worked? What didn't work? What can be done better?Jimmy and Sal share their experiences on getting Sunday Ticket set up and running into roadblocks and how they managed to watch as many games as possible. Everything from the new multiview options to the differences between watching Sunday Ticket on YouTube vs. YouTube TV to YouTube offering a superior presentation than DirecTV to the lack of issues with streaming the games is covered

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Episode 457 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features two interviews plus the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment.
First up is Super Bowl champion, Julian Edelman, who joins "Fox NFL Kickoff" this season.
Edelman discusses his new gig with Fox, why so many former Patriots are on television and why he chose TV over coaching.
Edelman also talks about what it was like playing for Bill Belichick and with Tom Brady, how Belichick would use other players' quotes to motivate the Patriots, how Brady would mock him for not being fully in on the TB12 Method, the issue of gambling in the NFL, his love of burgers, beef with Ben Affleck, bad betting losses and much more.
Following Edelman, John Ourand from "Sports Business Journal" joins the show to talk about the dispute between Spectrum cable and Disney, which has left 15 million subscribers without ESPN. What is the dispute about? When will it get settled? What should customers do? Ourand also discusses what we should expect from NFL Sunday Ticket and YouTube when the season kicks off, the strong ratings for the start of the college football season and more.
The podcast closes with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joining Jimmy for "Traina Thoughts." This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Week 1 NFL lines, the U.S. Open, Jimmy Buffet and more

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Episode 456 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features two interviews. First up is ESPN college football analyst, Greg McElroy.
McElroy talks about getting promoted to ESPN's No. 2 crew where he will work with Sean McDonough and call a national championship playoff game. McElroy also discusses working with Joe Tessitore and Dave Pasch in past years, why he has to be overprepared to call a game and how long it took him to get comfortable in the booth.
McElroy, who played at Alabama, also talks about what makes Nick Saban tick, how the Crimson Tide will do this season, which team could surprise some people in 2023 and which college football quarterback is flying under the radar. McElroy closes out his appearance on the podcast with a hilarious Tim Tebow story.
Following McElroy, comedian Jared Freid, who has a Netflix special out, "37 & Single," joins the podcast. Freid talks about the business of comedy, how he puts together a special, using his parents for material, his favorite comedians, whether Bill Belichick is funny, what's funny about college football and much more.

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Episode 455 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with Charles Barkley.

The "Inside the NBA" host talks about recently signing a 10-year contract with Warner Brothers Discovery, but why he won't work nearly that long. He also reveals whether he'd work for a different company if WBD loses rights to the NBA after next season and how serious he was about joining LIV golf,

Other topics covered include how many times he's been in the same room with Michael Jordan over the past 25 years, his worst gambling loss, his reaction to ESPN firing Jeff Van Gundy, why he thinks LeBron James is responsible for the greatest story in the history of sports, why he calls out sports media people he dislikes, his recent weight loss, his love of Scott Van Pelt's "Bad Beat" segment," who he finds funny in sports media, whether he's cancel-proof, college sports getting ruined and much more.

Following Barkley, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss some of the issues that NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers will face this season, Elon Musk getting rid of Twitter's block button, HBO's new documentary on the Bishop Sycamore High School scandal and more

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Episode 454 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features an interview Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and "Fox NFL Kickoff."
Schrager discusses what his travel schedule is like during the season when he has to travel from New York City to Los Angeles every weekend, what his goal is when reporting for "Fox NFL Kickoff," and the huge broadcast and media changes coming to to the NFL for the 2023 season.
Other topics covered include why this is set up to be a great NFL season, a sleeper MVP candidate, Netflix's "Quarterback" series and much more.

Following Schrager, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss their early opinions on NFL team win total over/unders they like, why giving up fantasy football is a great life decision, the "Blind Side" controversy, the Johnny Manziel Netflix documentary and more

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Episode 453 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features an interview with SiriusXM radio host, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.

The radio Hall of Famer, who also hosts "High Heat" on the MLB Network and appears on "First Take" each Wednesday, discusses going viral recently for his interview with Joey Votto, which featured Votto cutting a WWE-like promo on Russo. Russo also sheds light on his future in sports media and explains why he may change something after the Super Bowl.

Other topics covered include the most influential sports media members, ESPN firing Jeff Van Gundy, the Yankees atrocious season, "Hard Knocks," Netflix's "Quarterback," Shohei Ohtani and much more.

Following Russo, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss a big milestone for "SI Media With Jimmy Traina," the passing of Paul Reubens, Sean Payton's comments about the Jets and Nathaniel Hackett, cord cutting, horse racing and much more

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Episode 452 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features an interview with WWE superstar, Seth Rollins.
Rollings talks about his SummerSlam match with Finn Balor at Ford Field in Detroit, the prospects of being in a storyline with his wife, Becky Lynch, his standing with Cody Rhodes and the evolution of the WWE Universe embracing and singing his theme song for extremely long periods of time.
Rollins also explains what happened when he went viral for a "Monday Night Raw" segment gone wrong and talks about his most frustrating time in the company.
The man known as Seth "Freakin'" Rollins also discussed his love for the Chicago Bears, his desire to call an NFL game and the play-by-play person he'd most want to work with
Other topics covered during the podcast include Rollins, who his best friend is, owning two coffee shops, the greatest manager in pro wrestling history and much more

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Episode 451 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features an interview with longtime sports columnist Bob Kravitz.

Kravitz was laid off from The Athletic last month and recently wrote a scathing Substack article about his time at the company. Kravitz goes in-depth on his time at  the Athletic telling him he had to generate a large amount of subscriptions while he was recovering from quadruple bypass surgery. He also talks about the reaction he got from his Substack article, the state of sports media, how social media changed the game and much more.

Following Kravitz, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the myriad issues Sal is having with his new schedule, why each of them is pumped up for the NFL season and the Netflix series, "Quarterback." They also read Apple reviews listeners left for the month of July

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Episode 450 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features an interview with WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes.

Rhodes discusses all aspects of the new Peacock documentary about his life, "American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes." In addition, Rhodes also talks about losing to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania and the overwhelming reaction from disappointed WWE fans, how Vince McMahon recruited him back to WWE, a possible storyline with Triple H, his relationship with his father, Dusty Rhodes and the popularity of his theme song.

Other topics covered during the podcast include Rhodes' mid-life crisis, fast food restaurants, why he always wears suits, how often he has to dye his hair, why he can't show his feet, his rules for joining TikTok, whether he will see "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," his issues with Twitter and much more.

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Episode 449 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features an interview with the man behind Pro Football Talk, Mike Florio.

Topics covered include the Jets over-the-top reluctance to appear on HBO's "Hard Knocks" this season, whether Bill Belichick is actually on the hot seat in New England this season, whether the NFL will ever allow fans to purchase games for just a single team, the latest controversy with running backs being devalued and not getting mega contracts and much more.

Following Florio, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss their night out at a steakhouse, the Miranda Lambert/selfie scandal, whether they should keep reading Apple Reviews on the podcast, Jimmy's bad back, Sal's reluctance to get a colonoscopy and much more

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Episode 448 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features a conversation with New York Post sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand about the latest sports media news.
The lead topic is ESPN parting ways with Jeff Van Gundy and whether the NBA had anything to do with the move, where Van Gundy could end up and what ESPN will do for its top NBA booth.
Other topics include the "New York Times" shutting down its sports department and using The Athletic for its sports coverage, how Derek Jeter is performing as an analyst for Fox, what's going on with ESPN Radio, where we stand with Tom Brady joining Fox as its lead NFL analyst, the birth of Threads and much more
Following Marchand, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discusses Jimmy's rough week off from work, his night at WWE "Friday Night SmackDown," the Britney Spears-Victor Wembanyama saga, Netflix's new NFL documentary and more.

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On episode 447 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," Jimmy discusses the recent on-air talent layoffs at ESPN. The most shocking name announced was Jeff Van Gundy. Why did it happen? What are Van Gundy's options? What would be the best scenario for Van Gundy.

Jimmy also explains why it's wrong to blame Pat McAfee for any of the layoffs, why the people who were let go should remain positive and much more.

Later in the podcast, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal read and comment on all of the Apple Reviews that came in from listeners for the month of June

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Episode 446 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with SiriusXM radio host and CBS Sports Network host, Adam Schein.

Schein talks about why he loves radio so much, the challenges of doing a national show for SiriusXM and the differences between hosting a radio show and podcast.

Other topics covered with Schein include who he'd like to interview right now, what he does on the radio during a slow news day, the radio gimmicks he hates, why he took on a podcast, having the perfect voice for radio and more.

Following Shein, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Licata and Traina discuss Sal still being on a high from his big WFAN promotion, Ryan Seacrest being named "Wheel of Fortune" host, the Jets reluctance to appear on "Hard Knocks," Shohei Ohtani's surreal season and much more

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Episode 445 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringer's Editor-At-Large, Bryan Curtis on all the latest sports media news.

Topics covered with Curtis include Stephen A. Smith seemingly having no restrictions on his non-ESPN podcast and what a change that is for the World Wide Leader, the recent layoffs for The Athletic and the company's change in direction, whether the media should cover Zion Williamson's apparent personal life drama and much more.

Following Curtis, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Sal goes in-depth on his huge promotion that will see him going from the overnight show to the 10am-2pm show on WFAN, what the response has been like, whether he'll still be able to do the "Traina Thoughts" segment ever week and more

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Episode 444 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN's Scott Van Pelt.

The "SportsCenter" anchor, who is also the network's lead golf host, talks about the shocking PGA-LIV merger, his initial reaction to the news, what he heard from players on both tours and whether he thinks the merger will ultimately be good for the sport.

Van Pelt also shares his thoughts on his broadcasting future and reveals that he doesn't see himself hosting "SportsCenter" for for more than a couple of more years.

Other topics covered with Van Pelt include his U.S. Open betting tips, Pat McAfee joining ESPN, the night he lost his voice on live TV, the beauty of his "Bad Beats" segment and much more.

Following Van Pelt, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Licata and Traina discuss Jimmy's new obsession with "SmartLess" featuring Jason Bateman, Will Arnet and Sean Hayes, Jimmy getting banned from TikTok, Pat Sajak retiring from "Wheel of Fortune" and much more

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Episode 443 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with Radio Hall of Famer, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.

Russo talks about radio shows vs. podcasts and how radio has changed over the years and how sports talk hosts can no longer just do sports. He also shares his thoughts on re-upping with "First Take" for another year, how his relationship with JJ Redick has improved over the past few months and Pat McAfee joining ESPN.

Other topics covered with Russo include flex scheduling coming to "Thursday Night Football," the NFL putting a playoff game exclusively on Peacock, the problem MLB and the NBA face in this day and age, getting blowback for not liking the WBC, Bruce Springsteen's latest tour, his son landing a job as an assistant basketball coach at Northern Arizona, why it's so awful to fly in America and much more.

Following Russo, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. Licata and Traina discuss the McAfee interview from last week's podcast, the "Succession" series finale and more. Jimmy also reads all the May reviews left on Apple for the podcast

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Episode 442 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with sports media megastar, Pat McAfee.

McAfee shares the inside details of his daily show moving to ESPN this fall: Why did he jump to the World Wide Leader? Will he still be able to have non-ESPN guests on the show? How much input will ESPN have on the content of the show? What about the cursing? Why is he leaving FanDuel? Did his year as a co-host on College GameDay play a role in him joining ESPN? Was he surprised by negative feedback from some of his fans about joining ESPN?

McAfee also discusses whether he'll ever go back to the WWE, what his relationship is like with Vince McMahon and whether he was nervous interviewing McMahon.

Other topics covered with McAfee include getting a compliment from President Obama, his new spin on the famous botched fake punt he was a part of, his weekly Aaron Rodgers interviews, the person he'd most like to have on his show and much more

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Episode 441 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features interviews with WWE legend, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Athletic's media reporter, Richard Deitsch.

Stone Cold kicks off the podcast by discussing his new show on A&E, "Stone Cold Take on America," what he thinks of the current WWE storyline involving Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns and his feelings on CM Punk's status with AEW. Austin also reminisces about his legendary career, sharing his thoughts on the biggest pop he ever got from a WWE crowd and sharing a never-told-before story about how he ended up making so much money off his famous "Austin 3:16" shirt.

Deitsch then joins the podcast for a discussion on the latest sports media news. Topics covered include flex scheduling coming to "Thursday Night Football" and Amazon Prime, why ESPN can never close the gap with TNT when it comes to NBA studio shows, what ESPN going direct-to-consumer means, the NBA's possible return to NBC and much more.

Following Deitsch, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy gives a recap of his night at the Sports Emmys before the guys discuss "Jersey Shore," Taylor Swift and why Sal doesn't want to go to baseball games anymore

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Episode 440 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features two guests.
First up is NFL VP of Broadcast Planning, Mike North on putting together the 2023 schedule.

Just some of the topics covered: What game did networks want the most? What's the philosophy behind ESPN having staggered doubleheaders instead of straight doubleheaders? Is it true the league doesn't want to waste great matchups on days when it's guaranteed to have a huge rating? Will the league consider a team to be a permanent fixture on Black Friday? Why does the NFL feature the Raiders in prime time so much?

After North, golf journalist, Dan Rapaport from Barstool Sports, joins the show to talk about the PGA Championship, what's going on with LIV Golf, Tiger Woods's future and much more.

Following Rapaport, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal share their thoughts on the NFL putting a playoff game exclusively on Peacock and Pat McAfee joining ESPN. They also discuss which one is more difficult to go away with, Jimmy's dilemma with his father's birthday more

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Episode 440 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ABC/ESPN lead NBA play-by-play man, Mike Breen.

Breen, who is about to call his 18th NBA Finals, talks about how wide open this year's playoffs have been, his longtime partnership with Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson and the impressive depth of NBA broadcasters across the networks.

Breen also discusses what his relationship is like with LeBron James and James still doing strong at 38 years old, whether he ever thinks about giving up calling Knicks games, his signature "BANG!" and "WAY OFF" calls, how he used to hook up Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden and much more.

Following Breen, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Sal explains the disaster he had to deal with while trying to watch a Knicks playoff game. Jimmy also reads recent Apple reviews listeners left for "SI Media with Jimmy Traina."

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Episode 439 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with NFL Network insider, Ian Rapoport. 

Rapoport talks about why he loves covering the NFL Draft, what NFL event causes him to get the least amount of sleep, thoughts about the 2023 NFL schedule release, competing with ESPN's Adam Schefter, Aaron Rodgers telling Pat McAfee that Rapoport "doesn't know s--t about him," enjoying the Shams vs. Woj rivalry, his favorite experience breaking a story, his biggest mistake breaking a story and much more.

Following Rapoport, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. Topics covered include ESPN using old footage of the Twin Towers during an NBA playoff game, Aaron Rodgers embracing New York, Twitter life without a blue check and much more.

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Episode 438 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with the NFL Network's Rich Eisen.

Eisen talks about hosting the NFL Draft for the 19th year in a row, what covering the NFL Draft is like, what his goal is when hosting the Draft, whether the assignment is still a difficult onen, whether he feels competitive going head-to-head with ESPN and if he prefers covering Super Bowl Sunday or the NFL Draft.

Eisen also discusses his recent saga with losing his blue checkmark on Twitter and then getting it back, how Elon Musk has affected his business and the most cringeworthy fallout from Musk's "Twitter Blue

Other topics covered with Eisen include Aaron Rodgers getting traded to the Jets, the Yankees futility his annual "Run Rich Run" 40-yard dash for St. Jude's Children's Hospital and more

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Episode 437 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with author, reporter and podcast host, James Andrew Miller  about several big stories in the sports media world.

Miller shares his insight into what he thinks will happen with the NBA's future rights deals regarding TNT, ESPN, NBA, Apple and Amazon. Could the NBA leave Turner and what would that mean for Charles Barkley, who would become the biggest free agent in sports media history. Miller also shares his thoughts on the upcoming layoffs at ESPN, YouTube's pricing for NFL Sunday Ticket and the WWE's upcoming TV deals and a surprise player that could be involved.

Miller also weighs in on this season of "Succession" and gives us an update on the upcoming season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. Topics covered include the Draymond Green suspension, betting stories, Aaron Rodgers, airpods and more

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Episode 436 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with the voice of CBS Sports, Jim Nantz.

Nantz talks about his viral moment from the Masters regarding "the CW," whether CBS's coverage snubbed Phil Mickelson, Tiger's sad ending in Augusta, the big ratings for the final round of the tournament and more. Nantz also discusses calling his last Final Four, what his final weekend as a college basketball broadcaster was like and the state of college basketball.

Nantz also responds to the heavy criticism his NFL partner, Tony Romo, faced last season and gives a Super Bowl prediction for next season.

Following Nantz, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy shares a surreal story about "Succession" being spoiled in a group text. Jimmy and Sal then discuss that shocking episode of "Succession," the new pricing for NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube, the pitch clock and much more

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Episode 435 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with "New York Post" sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand.

Marchand shares his insight on all of the hottest topics in sports media. Items discussed during the podcast include Pat McAfee's broadcasting future why he may opt out of his current deal with FanDuel, two factors that led to big ratings for the Women's NCAA Tournament on ABC/ESPN, fallout from the WWE being sold to Endeavor, whether Charles Barkley will add another job to his schedule and team up with Gayle King, the NBA's television and streaming future, flex scheduling for "Thursday Night Football" on Amazon Prime, Derek Jeter joining Fox, controversy involving Troy Aikman and "Monday Night Football," over-the-top social media reactions and the current state of the disturbing discourse on Twitter and much more

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Episode 434 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with WWE superstar, Cody Rhodes.

Rhodes, who will headline WrestleMania in a match against Roman Reigns, talks about whether he ever thought he'd main event WrestleMania, his relationship with his father, the legendary Dusty Rhodes, why he feels like he's already been carrying the company, winning over WWE fans who wanted Sami Zayn to main event 'Mania with Reigns, what leaving and returning the WWE did for him, his relationship with HHH, what his wife, Brandi is up to these days, his tour bus versus Reigns' tour bus, Paul Heyman and much more.

Following Rhodes, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the movie "Air," some of the proposed NFL TV and rules changes, a LeBron James quote, what Jimmy is riveted to these days, baseball's various streaming services and more

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Episode 433 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with the NFL Network's Kyle Brandt.

Brandt discusses his busy schedule, co-hosting "Good Morning Football" and hosting "Kyle Brandt's Basement," five days a week, in addition to taking on other projects. He also talks about Interviewing Josh Allen every week, cast changes at GMFB, auditioning for the ManningCast and why it's OK to say no to sports media jobs.

Among other topics covered with Brandt: The Aaron Rodgers-New York marriage, the NFL adding a Black Friday game next season, "Monday Night Football" getting flex scheduling next season, Las Vegas brothels offering Jimmy Garoppolo free sex for life, Anthony Richardson's jumping ability, elevator etiquette, people who complain to you in stores and much more.

Following Brandt, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the World Baseball Classic, the NCAA Tournament, MLB's awful AppleTV+ deal and more

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Episode 432 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN NBA analyst Richard Jefferson.

Jefferson, who also hosts a podcast and calls Nets games for the YES Network, discusses his rise in sports media, what his ultimate goal is in broadcasting and how important social media is for his career. Jefferson also talks about his recent beef with Paul Pierce, how he approaches TikTok and accumulating 1.4 million followers, why he hates Twitter, the load management controversy, Ja Morant, his ongoing feud with Knicks fans and much more.

Following Jefferson, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss filling out NCAA Tournament brackets, the World Baseball Classic, two highlights from the Oscars and the overall movie-going experience in 2023

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Episode 431 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an all-Traina Thoughts edition with podcast regular, Sal Licata, from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.

On this episode, Jimmy and Sal discuss the rumors that have started already about Tom Brady returning to the NFL and the two argue about whether Brady would actually unretire for a second time and come back to play. Jimmy and Sal also talk about the backlash that was heaped up Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim after the duo dismissed hockey talk on an episode of "First Take," Ja Morant going on Instagram Live with a gun while at a strip club and the Chris Rock Netflix special.

Sal also pulls back the curtain and gives the inside scoop on going viral recently for a clip of him losing it on a caller who blamed Sal for the Mets losing the NL East last year to the Braves

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Episode 430 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with the WWE's Paul Heyman.

The special counsel for Roman Reigns talks about the smash hit storyline involving Reigns and Sami Zayn, why it's worked so well and who should get credit for the creative. Heyman also discusses why The Rock wasn't able to pull off a rumored match with Reigns at WrestleMania, selling fans on a Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns WrestleMania main event, Vince McMahon's return to the WWE, an encounter with Michael Jordan and much more.

Following Heyman, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal share their thoughts on Major League Baseball implementing the pitch clock and read recent Apple reviews for the podcast

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Episode 429 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with CBS Sports and Turner Sports play-by-play man, Ian Eagle.

Eagle talks about succeeding Jim Nantz next year to call the NCAA Tournament Final Four and why working with Bill Raftery is so special.

Eagle also shares his thoughts on the Greg Olsen-Tom Brady situation and what it means for fellow play-by-player, Kevin Burkhardt. Eagle, who calls Nets games locally, also discusses the team's implosion this season and why it was difficult for him to call Kyrie Irving's games after Irving promoted and anti-semetic film.

Other topics discussed with Eagle include his favorite sports call of all time, where he was when the NBA shut down because of Covid, the pronunciation of his name, Aaron Rodgers' darkness retreat and much more.

Following Eagle, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime performance, the NBA's All-Star weekend, Major League Baseball's new rules changes, the passing of Tim McCarver and more.

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Episode 428 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is a bonus episode dedicated to Fox's broadcast of the Chiefs' 38-35 win over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. Bryan Curtis, Editor-At-Large of The Ringer, joins Jimmy to discuss all aspects of the telecast.

Topics covered include the incredibly strong performance by play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt and analyst Greg Olsen, who were calling their first Super Bowl, why we didn't get more from Fox about Patrick Mahomes' ankle injury, the performance of rules analyst, Mike Pereira, Terry Bradshaw's handling of the trophy presentation, the Tom Brady problem that looms for Fox and much more.

In addition to the Super Bowl discussion Bryan shares stories about his experience on Radio Row for six days. Plus Jimmy and Bryan talk about the strange controversy involving Michael Irivn of the NFL Network

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Episode 427 of the "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features two interviews.

First up is Richard Deitsch of The Athletic to discuss the latest sports media news. Topics covered include Tom Brady taking a year off before joining Fox, the recent backlash against Tony Romo, expectations for Fox's Super Bowl coverage, how.Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen will fair calling the Super Bowl, Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams getting into a nasty back-and-forth on "First Take," Radio Row, the WWE's hottest storyline in a long time and much more.

Following Deitsch, Adam Pullen, an Assistant Director of Trading at Caesar's Sportsbook, joins the podcast to talk about sports betting and all things related to Super Bowl betting. How big is Super Bowl wagering going to be this year? What is the most popular prop bet? Should you bet unders more than overs? Is the public behind the Chiefs or Eagles?

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Episode 426 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN legend, Chris Berman.

Berman talks about anchoring ESPN's Super Bowl postgame coverage each year, why "NFL Primetime" is still so beloved, offers he had to leave ESPN and whether any athletes ever complained about the nickname he gave them.

We also discuss the best sports studio shows of all time, the NFL getting so deep into the betting world, why the NFL even thinking about playing the AFC and NFC title games at neutral sites is a terrible idea and more.

Following Berman, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss why NFL rules analysts on TV are annoying, the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl, Sal getting recognized at an NHL game, Jimmy's mom getting into a Facebook tiff and much more

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Episode 425 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with "Good Morning Football" host, Jason McCourty.

McCourty discusses his first year on the NFL Network show, how he's adjusted to doing a show that starts at 7 am, what it was like to replace Nate Burleson, whether it's tough for him as a former player to criticized current players and which of his GMFB co-hosts is the crankiest in the morning.

The 13-year NFL veteran also talks about Bill Belichick's rules for Patriots players regarding the media, Tom Brady going viral for his expletive-filled answer about his future, the difference between people on the East Coast and Midwest, the NFL playoffs and much more.

Following McCourty, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Scott Rolen getting into the Hall of Fame, Shannon Sharpe getting into a ruckus at an NBA game, the NFL Conference Games, the Rocky movies, movie soundtracks and more

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Episode 424 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with Super Bowl champion and current podcast host, Chris Long.

The man behind the "Green Light Podcast," talks NFL playoffs. Why do the Chiefs fly under the radar? Is something off with the Bills Should the Bengals be angry with the NFL?

Long also shares some insight into how much trash talking goes on during an NFL game, whether Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel was vaping on the sideline during a playoff game, the future of Tom Brady and much more.

Following Long, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Al Michaels and Tony Dungy's call of the Jaguars comeback playoff win against the Chargers, NFL viewers seemingly turning on Tony Romo as a broadcaster, Mike Tirico's great moment during the Ravens-Bengals game and the strong performance by Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen on Giants-Vikings.

Jimmy and Sal also debate Beyonce vs. Rihanna and talk about the trouble Stephen A. Smith got into when he opined that Rihanna isn't on Beyonce's level

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Episode 423 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with ESPN's Troy Aikman.

The "Monday Night Football" analyst gives his perspective on what it was like to be in the stadium and on the air during Damar Hamlin's terrifying medical incident and shares his thoughts on how Joe Buck and his ESPN colleagues handled coverage of Hamlin.

Aikman also talks about what his first year calling "Monday Night Football" was like after being at Fox for 20 years, flex scheduling coming to "Monday Night Football" next season, why he thinks the NFL product has been watered down, the wild-card playoff matchups, why Tom Brady is still so good, whether there are too many teams in the playoffs and much more.

Following Aikman, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss wild-card weekend wagers, the problem with college football's national title game and another tipping controversy.

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Episode 422 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with reporter and author, Jim Miller.

Miller, who once wrote a book about ESPN, discusses how the network handled its coverage of the tragic Damar Hamlin injury during the Bills-Bengals "Monday Night Football" game, why ESPN deserves nothing but praise, why certain personalities were so impressive in hitting the right tone and how difficult it was for the network and its anchors to navigate such a scary, confusing and hectic story.

Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss their New Year's Eves, Jimmy rants about a story that made him very angry over the break and they read the most recent "SI Media Podcast" reviews

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Episode 421 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina is the third-annual roundtable year-in-review edition with Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Andrew Perloff from CBS Radio's "Maggie and Perloff" show.

Among the many topics covered during the show: Who were the media figures who stood out in 2022 and had outstanding years? What were the best sports and non-sports shows of 2022? Has scripted overtaken documentary in sports television? What was the best sports moment of the year? What was the best new sports media trend of 2022? 

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Episode 420 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina looks back at the year in sports media with The Ringer's Bryan Curtis.

Traina and Curtis highlight the biggest stories of 2022, the most memorable moments and the sports media people who had big years. Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Charles Barkley, Al Michaels, Pat McAfee, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Brian Windhorst and Ian Eagle are just some of the folks who are recognized. In addition, Traina and Curtis call out some low points from the year in sports media.

Following Curtis, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY in New York joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include NFL Sunday Ticket reportedly heading to YouTube, navigating the NFL games while trying to celebrate Christmas, what New Year's Eve really means, the best Christmas movie and more.

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Episode 419 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features three segments.
The show begins with a conversation with Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim about long-time colleague, Grant Wahl, who tragically passed away at 49 while covering the World Cup. Wertheim talks about Wahl's love of soccer, his rise at SI and the kind of person Grant was.

Following Wertheim, Greg Olsen from Fox Sports joins the podcast to talk about his first year as the network's lead NFL analyst, what it's like having Tom Brady waiting in the wings to take his job, what he said to Brady when he saw him earlier this season, what he'd like to improve about his broadcasts, his partnership with Kevin Burkhardt and much more.

Following Olsen, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal weigh in a couple of fantastic Bill Belichick stories, Twitter's new checkmark system and the stress of holiday tipping

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Episode 418 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation about all the latest sports media news with The Athletic's Richard Deitsch.

Among the topics covered by Traina and Deitsch: Fox Sports getting panned for its World Cup coverage; Jon Heyman botching the Aaron Judge signing and reporters' obsession with being first; Adam Schefter doing PR work for Deshaun Watson; the trend of current athletes hosting podcasts; whether "Thursday Night Football" on Amazon Prime successful should be labeled a success; thoughts on the TNF pregame show and much more.

Following Deitsch, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY in New York  joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy talks about a phone call he got from a sports media legend, Sal explains how Jacob deGrom got Sal in trouble with his wife and Jimmy reads recent "SI Media Podcast" reviews left by listeners on Apple.

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Episode 417 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with the voice of "Sunday Night Football" on NBC, Mike Tirico.

Tirico, who took over the role from Al Michels this year, talks about how closely he pays attention to NBC's flex scheduling options, what goes into flexing a game and the logistics of flexing. Tirico also shares how he watches games every Sunday, the difference between doing "Sunday Night Football" and "Monday Night Football," his stance on referencing point spreads and over/unders during games and much more.

Following Tirico, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy talks about Jim Nantz mentioning his name during the Bills-Lions telecast no Thanksgiving, the sad state of Charles Barkley's friendship with Michael Jordan, Spotify Unwrapped and more

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Episode 416 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with Kevin Burkhardt from Fox Sports.

Burkhardt talks about getting Fox's lead NFL play-by-play job after Joe Buck left for ESPN. Burkhardt revealed how he found out Buck was leaving and talks about the difference between being on the A crew and B crew. Burkhardt also discusses his partnership with Greg Olsen, his future partnership with Tom Brady and what Olsen told Brady when they first saw each other this season. Burkhardt also gives us insight on why he does studio for MLB, how he handled a recent travel nightmare and more.

Following Burkhardt, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, the guys break down whether Jimmy and the "SI Media Podcast" have a chance of getting mentioned by Jim Nantz during the Bills-Lions game. They also read recent Apple Reviews and discuss Thanksgiving eating

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Episode 415 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features an interview with ESPN's Joe Buck.

Buck talks about how his first year calling "Monday Night Football" is going, the differences between working for Fox Sports and ESPN and the differences between calling games on Sunday afternoon and Monday night.

Other topics covered with Buck: Did he miss calling the World Series this year, was he aware many fans missed on postseason baseball coverage, will Tom Brady ever call an NFL game for Fox, the fascination fans have with broadcasters, Al Michaels mocking terrible "Thursday Night Football" games, baseball fans being rougher on him than football fans, being home on Thanksgiving for the first time in 20-plus years and much more.

Following Buck, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY in New York  joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss FTX, the World Cup, Dick Vitale's return to college basketball, the wacky reactions to Jeff Saturday's hiring and much more

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Episode 414 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with The Ringer's Kevin Clark.

Clark weighs in on the Colts hiring Jeff Saturday as interim head coach and whether the angry reaction from across the board was over the top. Clark also shares his thoughts on Amazon Prime's "Thursday Night Football" telecast, the problem with NFL pregame shows, what's going on with Aaron Rodgers right now, whether the NFL should push back the trade deadline, why he feels passionate about hot chocolate and much more.

Following Clark, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, the guys talk about the anarchy on Twitter thanks to the new verification system, they read recent "SI Media Podcast" Apple reviews, give out their weekly NFL "best bets" and more

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Episode 413 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features an interview with CBS' Jim Nantz.
It was recently announced that Nantz will step down as the lead voice of the NCAA Tournament after this year and Ian Eagle will take over that spot. Nantz reveals what went into his decision, what the Tournament means to him, how he feels about Eagle getting the No. 1 gig and if this means Nantz's time doing the NFL and golf could be winding down.

Nantz also discusses the NFL season, why he's fine with the Lions playing on Thanksgiving every year, a possible Bills-Chiefs AFC title game rematch and much more.

Following Nantz, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY in New York  joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Twitter charging $20 for verification, the Kyrie Irving controversy, the NFL's penalty for taking off your helmet and more

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Episode 412 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features an interview with "Sports Business Journal" reporter, John Ourand.

Ourand and Traina discuss the latest sports media news including Amazon's declining ratings for "Thursday Night Football" and what's behind the lower numbers in recent weeks. Other topics covered include Jim Nantz stepping down as CBS and Turner's lead play-by-play voice for the NCAA Tournament and Ian Eagle taking over the role, what to expect from Astros-Phillies World Series ratings on Fox, the latest update on the future of NFL Sunday Ticket and much more.

Following Ourand, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY in New York  joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy shares a terrible gambling story, Sal shares a crazy story regarding the release of Taylor Swift's new album and the guys give out their weekly NFL best bet pick

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Episode 411 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with longtime radio host, Chris Russo.

The man known as "Mad Dog" talks about his upcoming introduction into the Radio Hall of Fame and what it means to him, the career renaissance he has enjoyed over the past year thanks to his weekly appearances on "First Take," some of the ups and downs he's experienced while doing the debate show anchored by Stephen A. Smith and what his role is on the show.

Russo also reveals what happened after he revealed his "First Take" salary during an interview with Howard Stern and discusses his "First Take" future.

In addition, Russo weighs in recent sports headlines including the broadcasts of the MLB playoffs, the NFL's "Thursday Night Football" problem, Jim Irsay calling out Daniel Snyder and Tom Brady's current problems. Other topics covered include the Mount Rushmore of TV shows, Bruce Springsteen and much more

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Episode 410 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with radio legend Dan Le Batard.

Le Batard talks about his time at ESPN, why he had to leave the company, the ups and downs he had there over the years and the generous move ESPN made when he left. Le Batard also discusses going out on his own, why he partnered with DraftKings, having such a loyal, rabid fan base, why he hates sports debates, Stephen A. Smith's status at ESPN and much more.

The podcast closes with the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment with Sal Licata, from WFAN and SNY in New York. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the MLB postseason, Bob Costas calling a playoff series for TBS, the Davonte Adams shoving a cameraman and Troy Aikman's controversial comments. The duo also give out a weekly NFL "best bet."

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Episode 409 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with journalist, Ariel Helwani.

The longtime MMA reporter, who also covers professional wrestling and boxing, explained how he's carved out a successful sports media career after leaving ESPN, the challenges he faced covering MMA while working at Fox and ESPN, why he ended up leaving ESPN, his tumultuous relationship with Dana White, the art of interviewing WWE superstars, what he tries to get out of interviews and much more.

Following Helwani, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Sal talks about going viral after declaring that the Mets had the NL East wrapped up in June, Jimmy reveals his favorite story of the day and the guys give out their weekly NFL best bet

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Episode 408 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation about the latest sports media news with The Ringer's Bryan Curtis.

Topics discussed include coverage of Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka's suspension, the uproar caused by ESPN going to a split-screen of Aaron Judge at-bats during the Clemson-Wake Forest game, reaction to the Brett Favre scandal, NFL fans being upset with a certain game assignment, what Joe Buck and Troy Aikman mean to "Monday Night Football," Amazon Prime's upcoming problem for "Thursday Night Football," and much more.

Following Curtis, sports journalist Lindsay McCormick and former NFL running back Rashad Jennings, the co-hosts, of SI's new sports business podcast, "The Bag," join the show to talk about what listeners can expect from their podcast and what the big stories are at the moment in the sports business world

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Episode 407 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features an interview with the NFL Network's RIch Eisen.

Eisen, whose daily show recently headed to Roku, talks about recently re-signing for four years with the NFL Network, what his NFL Sunday schedule is like, what he would change about the NFL and what he currently loves in the NFL. Eisen also shares his opinion on the "Monday Night Football" overlap doubleheader, Amazon Prime's presentation of "Thursday Night Football" and much more.

The podcast closes with the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment with Sal Licata, from WFAN and SNY in New York. The week, Jimmy and Sal discuss DirecTV's streaming issues during Week 2, Sal laments the fact that he had to miss a recent event and Jimmy reads recent "SI Media Podcast" Apple reviews. The pair also give out their NFL Week 3 best bets

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Episode 406 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation about the latest sports media news with "New York Post" columnist and reporter, Andrew Marchand.

Topics discussed include Amazon Prime's challenges as it begins its first season exclusively airing "Thursday Night Football," the backstory on Pat McAfee joining ESPN's "College GameDay," Joe Buck and Troy Aikman's "Monday Night Football" debut, problems with NBC's new booth for Notre Dame games, strong ratings for the NFL and college football, LIV Golf's TV future, whether rules analysts are overrated and much more.

Following Marchand, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts segment." This week, the guys talk about their NFL viewing issues during Week 1, explain what they need from NFL Sunday Ticket after it moves away from DirecTV, give out their Week 2 best bets and more

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Episode 405 of the “SI Media Podcast”features a conversation with play-by-play legend, Al Michaels. The new voice of “Thursday Night  Football” on Amazon prime talks about working with Kirk Herbstreit, what the challenges are for Amazon Prime getting into the NFL business, why it wouldn’t make sense for Amazon to reinvent the wheel and the Thursday night schedule. Michaels also shares his thoughts on how Tom Brady will do as a broadcaster, talks about what Aaron Rodgers is like, reveals the criticism that bothers him and reminisces about his early days in broadcasting.

Following the interview with Michaels, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for the weekly “Traina Thoughts segment. This week, Jimmy shares his thoughts on legalized gambling websites, Sal talks about a big mistake he made when he recently attended a Mets game and the guys give a best bet for Week 1 in the NFL.

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Episode 404 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features an interview with longtime fantasy football guru, Matthew Berry.
Berry talks about what led to him recently leaving ESPN after 15 years and why he ultimately decided to join NBC Sports. Berry also discusses fantasy football's enormous popularity, how legalized sports betting has impacted fantasy football, how he'll cover gambling for NBC, how he handles social media, his love for Howard Stern and much more.

The podcast closes with the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment with Sal Licata, from WFAN and SNY in New York. The week, Jimmy reads recent "SI Media Podcast" Apple reviews, Sal talks about meeting one of his idols and then getting a follow on Twitter and then the duo talk about some potential NFL win totals they may bet.

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Episode 403 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features two interviews.

First up is WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns. Reigns opens up about Vince McMahon's controversial retirement from the company, what McMahon's departure means for him personally, his new part-time schedule and a possible WrestleMania match against the Rock. Reigns also explains the differences in getting a pop from a promo and a move, discusses the challenges of fatherhood and shares his reaction to seeing his "Acknowledge Me" boxer briefs, sold on WWE.com, for the first time.

Following Reigns, Andy Staples, who covers college football for "The Athletic" joins the podcast to talk about the Big Ten's recent media deals with CBS and NBC, what it means for college football viewers and how it impacts the SEC. Staples also talks about whether USC and UCLA have impact across the country, the future of the Pac 12 Network, Urban Meyer's return to Fox's pregame show, the Netflix Manti Te'o documentary and more

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Episode 402 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features an interview with Tim Burke, also known on Twitter as @Bubbaprog, one of the former Deadspin reporters who broke the 2013 Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax story that is the subject of a new Netflix two-part series.

Burke gives details on how Deadspin got the tip about Te'o and how long they worked on the story before publishing it. He also talks about being surprised by the reaction to the story, what he wanted to accomplish with the story and what he'd do differently.

Burke also discusses the recent kerfuffle he found himself in after posting a spliced video of Sean Hannity and Ron DeSantis, how he was the first person to post the uncensored video of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, how he's able to monitor so many things throughout the day and more.

The podcast closes with the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment with Sal Licata, from WFAN and SNY in New York. This week, Jimmy goes on another rant about streaming, with the new NFL+ service as his target. Jimmy and Sal also discuss the NBA vs. NFL battle that is now set for Christmas Day, the NFL's decision to add a Black Friday game next season and much more

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Episode 401 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features two interviews.

First up is ESPN's Linda Cohn, who just signed a new deal with the network. Cohn shares stories about anchoring "SportsCenter" for the past 30 years, talks about how some anchors were unhappy about the network introducing the "Bottom Line" during "SportsCenter and how she almost lost the gig after two years because her bosses weren't happy with her performance. Cohn also discusses her love of hockey

Following Cohn, former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz joins the podcast. Gewirtz who has a new book titled, "There's Just One Problem...," wrote "Monday Night Raw" and "SmackDown" from 1999 to 2012 and shares stories about his time working for Vince McMahon and writing promos and storylines for The Rock, Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle and more. Gewirtz, who currently works for Dwayne Johnson's "Seven Buck Productions," also explains how he developed a relationship with The Rock.

The podcast closes with the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal Licata, from WFAN and SNY in New York, talk about "Hard Knocks," why you can't do back-to-back naps and Jimmy offers a TV recommendation

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This week's "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina is a celebration of the show's 400th episode.

Jimmy is joined by his weekly guest, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York, to talk about the history of the "SI Media Podcast," reminisce about Jimmy taking over as host after Richard Deitsch left "Sports Illustrated," and discuss how the podcast has evolved over the years. Jimmy also takes time to thank several people, including his audience, for helping the podcast roll along.

Jimmy also reads the latest "SI Media Podcast" reviews that listeners have written on Apple.

This edition of the "SI Media Podcast" also features an interview with Alan Sepinwall, the Chief TV Critic for "Rolling Stone." Sepinwall gives is recommendations for what TV shows you should be watching this summer and goes in depth on "The Bear," "The Rehearsal" and "Succession." Sepinwall also shares his memories of Tony Siricio and "The Sopranos" character he played, Paulie Walnuts."

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Episode 399 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features two interviews.

First up is John Ourand from "Sports Business Journal." Ourand talks about whether Charles Barkley will join the LIV Golf Tour and the chances of Barkley possibly leaving Turner Sports and "Inside the NBA." In addition, Ourand discusses the latest news on which streaming service will land NFL Sunday Ticket, what will happen to bars and restaurants when Sunday Ticket goes to streaming and how DirecTV will be affected by losing Sunday Ticket.

Following Ourand, Dave Metlzer from the Wrestling Observer joins the podcast to share his insight on Vince McMahon retiring from WWE. Why did McMahon retired now? Is there any chance McMahon will be back? What changes can fans expect with Paul Leveque, aka Triple H, in charge of the creative? Where does Vince' son, Shane, stand right now? When will fans see changes to the TV product?

The podcast wraps up with the weekly "Traina Thoughts' segment with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the Radio Hall of Fame, the discontinuation of the Choco Taco ice cream treat, the most amount of money they'd pay for a concert and much more

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Episode 398 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with NFL insider, Peter Schrager of NFL Network and Fox Sports.

Schrager talks about the changes at "Good Morning Football" with Jamie Erdhal set to take over for Kay Adams as host, how the pandemic affected the show and why August is such a big month for GMFB.

Schrager, who is close with Sean McVey, discusses how close the Rams coach was to leaving the sidelines for a job with Amazon calling "Thursday Night Football" and shares some behind-the-scenes stories about attending McVay's recent wedding.

Other topics covered during the episode include: The reaction to the Zach Wilson story, current NFL players who would make good broadcasters, ESPN's docuseries on Derek Jeter, the death of the comedy genre in movies, "Succession," and much more

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Episode 397 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features an interview with author, reporter and podcast host, James Andrew Miller.

Miller talks about the recent "Washington Post" feature story on Adam Schefter in which colleagues anonymously bashed the NFL reporter. Miller also shares insight on Matthew Berry's surprising departure from ESPN, what will happen with the Big Ten college football television rights and LIV golf's broadcast future and more. Miller also shares his thoughts and a behind-the-scenes story on Tony Sirico of the "The Sopranos" as well as opinions on the recent Emmy nominations.

Following Miller, is the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the passing of Sirico and the great Paulie Walnuts character, ESPN's upcoming docuseries on Derek Jeter and the Zach Wilson saga. Jimmy also reads recent "SI Media Podcast" reviews

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