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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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 FameMJF 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.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redc

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 memoriesA 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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 lat

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

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

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 w

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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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

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

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,"

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 s

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 dem

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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/p

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 reviewsAdvertising Inquiries: https

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! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 AppleAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.