Si Media Podcast With Richard Deitsch

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

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

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,

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

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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brand

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 Nathani

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

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

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

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

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 moreFollowing 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.Ad

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

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

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

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, Jimm

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

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 moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy

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 Deitsc

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 Pa

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."Advertising Inquiries: h