SI Media With Jimmy Traina

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Subscribe to RG3 and the Ones https://www.youtube.com/@rg3andtheones See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.