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Aug 16 2022: The Rise of The Black Quarterback and What It Means For America: A conversation with Jason Reid, a senior NFL Writer for ESPN’s AndscapeDirect links:
Aug 8 2022: What Happens Next With Brittney Griner? A conversation Dr. Dani Gilbert, a Rosenwald Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, and reporter T.J. QuinnDirect links:
Aug 3 2022: Emergency Podcast: Joe Buck on Vin ScullyDirect links:
Aug 3 2022: Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young on the Deshaun Watson ruling, and Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on whether there is a definitive NFL pregame show and the passing of Bill RussellDirect links:
Aug 1 2022: Soccer commentator Ian Darke, ESPN feature writer Roberto Andrade Franco, and Sports Illustrated writer and copy chief Julie KliegmanDirect links:
Jul 28 2022: Podcaster Conrad Thompson on promoting Ric Flair’s last match and Vince McMahon retiring from WWEDirect links:
Jul 26 2022: A reckoning for Hockey Canada: A conversation with The Athletic’s Katie Strang, Ian Mendes and Dan RobsonDirect links:
Jul 20 2022: Good Morning Football host Jamie ErdahlDirect links:
Jul 19 2022: Is Baseball Screwing Fans With Its Media Deals? A podcast with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal's Austin KarpDirect links:
Jul 13 2022: Tom Rinaldi on Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. and Zak Keefer on Andrew LuckDirect links:
Jul 11 2022: The Amazing, Incredible Story of Barry Bremen, The Sports Imposter. As told by guests ESPN’s Russell Dinallo and Jeremy SchaapDirect links:
Jul 5 2022: Bet On Yourself: A conversation with Monica McNutt of ESPN and the MSG NetworksDirect links:
Jul 1 2022: Emergency Podcast: USC and UCLA head to the Big Ten. What does it mean for media rights?Direct links:
Jun 30 2022: ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn discusses reporting on Brittney GrinerDirect links:
Jun 28 2022: How to cover a historic sports team — and the media future of Formula One in the United States: A conversation with baseball writer Lindsey Adler of The Athletic and Sports Business Journal motorsports and combat sports reporter Adam SternDirect links:
Jun 20 2022: ESPN Chairman Jimmy PitaroDirect links:
Jun 16 2022: Sports And The Law: A conversation with Michael McCann, a legal analyst and senior sports legal reporter at Sportico and a Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of LawDirect links:
Jun 15 2022: Introducing Legacy of SpeedDirect links:
Jun 14 2022: ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan on covering the NHL from ice level and navigating being more public as a person on sports television Direct links:
Jun 10 2022: Haley Rosen, founder and CEO of Just Women’s Sports. Plus, a sports media panel with Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal Managing Editor/Digital Austin KarpDirect links:
Jun 6 2022: A Foreigner Covering America: Edward Keenan of The Toronto StarDirect links:
Jun 2 2022: Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on viewership predictions for Celtics-Warriors, and Wall Street Journal reporter Louise Radnofsky, on testing positive for COVID at the Beijing OlympicsDirect links:
Jun 1 2022: Over 311,000 children have been in school during a shooting since Columbine in 1999: A conversation with Washington Post writer John Woodrow CoxDirect links:
May 27 2022: The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones on media coverage of a potential Colin Kaepernick return and Leigh Diffey of NBC Sports on calling motorsports and track and fieldDirect links:
May 25 2022: All Elite Wrestling (AEW) President, CEO and head of creative Tony Khan Direct links:
May 24 2022: Tom Verducci on Roger Angell and the art of baseball writingDirect links:
May 18 2022: Broadcaster Lesley Visser and Los Angeles Times deputy sports editor Iliana Limón Romero Direct links:
May 17 2022: Discussing the NFL’s national television schedule with Chad Finn, sports media writer for The Boston GlobeDirect links:
May 11 2022: Can Tom Brady succeed as a broadcaster? F-1’s big week in America. A sports media roundtable with Chad Finn, sports media writer and general columnist for the Boston Globe, and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business JournalDirect links:
May 10 2022: Larry Collmus on calling Rich Strike’s amazing Kentucky Derby winDirect links:
May 5 2022: Life after a sports media career: A conversation with Amy Moritz, Amy K. Nelson and Kat O’Brien. Plus, ESPN’s T.J. Quinn on Brittney GrinerDirect links:
May 3 2022: Chad Finn of The Boston Globe on the NFL Draft and whether you will watch the NHL PlayoffsDirect links:
Apr 28 2022: Covering the NFL and the NFL Draft with Michael-Shawn Dugar, Tashan Reed and Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic Direct links:
Apr 27 2022: Suzy Kolber of ESPNDirect links:
Apr 21 2022: Gus Johnson on calling the NBA again — and Bill Shea of The Athletic and Robert Seidman on whether the USFL is worth your timeDirect links:
Apr 18 2022: ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne and ESPN senior writer Tom Junod on the predator at Penn State before Jerry SanduskyDirect links:
Apr 14 2022: Lisa Byington (Bucks) and Kate Scott (76ers) reflect on their first year as fulltime NBA play by play broadcastersDirect links:
Apr 12 2022: From Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: Bill James on Using Baseball to Make Sense of the World Direct links:
Apr 11 2022: Will you watch baseball outside of your team? Plus, mega-viewership numbers for the Women’s Final Direct links:
Apr 8 2022: Fox Sports MLB broadcaster Joe Davis, the new voice of the World SeriesDirect links:
Apr 5 2022: Jim Miller on ESPN’s mega-contracts for on-air people and Grant Wahl on World Cup coverageDirect links:
Mar 29 2022: Paul Heyman on being part of WrestleMania 38 and how to align yourself with greatnessDirect links:
Mar 28 2022: Covering War: The Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan joins the podcast from Odessa, UkraineDirect links:
Mar 24 2022: Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report and CNBC reporter Alex Sherman on ESPN’s future within Disney and whether ESPN will spin-offDirect links:
Mar 17 2022: ESPN’s Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe on the NCAA Women’s TournamentDirect links:
Mar 15 2022: T.J. Quinn of ESPN and The Boston Globe's Chad FinnDirect links:
Mar 10 2022: Bomani Jones and Jeff PearlmanDirect links:
Mar 8 2022: Bryan Curtis of The RingerDirect links:
Mar 2 2022: The state of the Canadian sports mediaDirect links:
Feb 24 2022: Troy Aikman’s big moveDirect links:
Feb 23 2022: Mike Tirico of NBC Sports and a roundtable with Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp and Jon Lewis of Sports Media WatchDirect links:
Feb 15 2022: Michele Tafoya on her next role and USA Today’s Nancy Armour on covering the Beijing OlympicsDirect links:
Feb 9 2022: The Challenges of Covering a Super Bowl: Guests are Jim Trotter, Jane McManus, and Chris HerringDirect links:
Feb 1 2022: ESPN President of Programming and Original Content Burke Magnus, and Tim Layden, writer at large for NBC SportsDirect links:
Jan 25 2022: Troy Aikman of Fox Sports and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad FinnDirect links:
Jan 19 2022: Mike Golic and Jay GlazerDirect links:
Jan 11 2022: The future of hockey reporting with Michael Farber, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, and Michael Russo and Fluto Shinzawa of The AthleticDirect links:
Jan 5 2022: MLB Network lets go of Ken Rosenthal and will Urban Meyer get hired again as a broadcaster. The guests are Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic and Chad Finn of the Boston GlobeDirect links:
Dec 30 2021: A conversation on John Madden’s legacy with Sunday Night Football executive producer Fred Gaudelli Direct links:
Dec 28 2021: The nexus of sports and COVID with Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star and Donnovan Bennett and Amil Delic of SportsnetDirect links:
Dec 22 2021: ESPN’s Ryan Clark on building a broadcasting career and Cadence 13 producer Patrick Antonetti Direct links:
Dec 15 2021: The biggest sports stories of 2022 with Kavitha Davidson and Jane McManus — and ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger on income-tax avoiders among the ultrawealthy sports ownersDirect links:
Dec 7 2021: A baseball writer roundtable with Britt Ghiroli and Jayson Stark of The AthleticDirect links:
Nov 30 2021: James Andrew Miller on the history of HBO and HBO Sports, and Bruce Feldman on covering college football in 2021Direct links:
Nov 24 2021: Rebecca Lowe of NBC Sports and a media roundtable with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal’s Austin KarpDirect links:
Nov 17 2021: A conversation with ESPN’s Mike Breen and CBS/Turner Sports/YES Network broadcaster Ian Eagle. Plus, Dana O’Neil of The Athletic on The Big EastDirect links:
Nov 11 2021: Pam Oliver of Fox Sports and sportswriter and author Lyndsey D'ArcangeloDirect links:
Nov 9 2021: Chris Jericho of AEW and “Talk Is Jericho”Direct links:
Nov 2 2021: Robert Griffin III of ESPN and Katie Strang and Mark Lazerus of The Athletic Direct links:
Oct 26 2021: ESPN reporter and Utah Jazz analyst Holly Rowe; Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated and On3.com senior writer Ivan Maisel Direct links:
Oct 19 2021: The NFL’s emails featuring New York Times writer Ken Belson and Jemele Hill. Plus, Grant Wahl on soccer writing as a professionDirect links:
Oct 12 2021: ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy and a sports media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and Chad Finn of The Boston GlobeDirect links:
Oct 5 2021: A conversation with Bucks broadcaster Lisa Byington and Sixers broadcaster Kate Scott. Plus, Eli Saslow of The Washington Post on his new book on America and COVIDDirect links:
Sep 29 2021: Conrad Thompson and Jeff Jarrett on the process of creating a successful podcastDirect links:
Sep 20 2021: Ken BurnsDirect links:
Sep 17 2021: Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib of Fox SportsDirect links:
Sep 9 2021: Kevin Clark of The Ringer and a sports media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and Chad Finn of The Boston GlobeDirect links:
Aug 25 2021: ESPN college football reporter Molly McGrath and New York Times writer and Roger Federer author Chris ClareyDirect links:
Aug 17 2021: The WWE’s Seth Rollins — and The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman on MLB’s Field of Dreams gameDirect links:
Aug 13 2021: ESPN’s David Purdum on the intersection of gambling and the sports media and Mirin Fader on her new biography on Giannis AntetokounmpoDirect links:
Aug 5 2021: Rebecca Lowe of NBC Sports from TokyoDirect links:
Jul 30 2021: Kavitha Davidson on declining Olympic viewership and how Simone Biles was coveredDirect links:
Jul 23 2021: Chad Finn on whether the Olympics will be a viewership hit or miss and ESPN’s Manning Megacast and Melanie Newman on her journey calling MLB gamesDirect links:
Jul 15 2021: Jemele Hill on what’s next for ESPN and Fabian Ardaya on covering Shohei OhtaniDirect links:
Jul 7 2021: Kavitha Davidson and Jane McManus on the New York Times story on Rachel Nichols and Maria TaylorDirect links:
Jun 23 2021: Mike GolicDirect links:
Jun 15 2021: Michael Kay and Jon WertheimDirect links:
Jun 9 2021: ESPN’s Ian Darke and Anthony Crupi of SporticoDirect links:
Jun 3 2021: Jemele Hill and Tom HannifanDirect links:
May 28 2021: The Athletic’s Kavitha Davidson and Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy TrainaDirect links:
May 20 2021: ESPN feature producers Lauren Stowell and Jenna Contreras and Julie Stewart-Binks of Fubo TVDirect links:
May 14 2021: James Andrew Miller on the end of Kenny Mayne at ESPNDirect links:
May 7 2021: The Future of Sports Viewership and RatingsDirect links:
Apr 29 2021: NBC News and MSNBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki and The Athletic NFL reporter Tashan ReedDirect links:
Apr 22 2021: ESPN’s David Purdum on sports gambling and Grant Wahl on the Super League and MLS media rightsDirect links:
Apr 16 2021: Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated and Chad Finn of the Boston GlobeDirect links:
Apr 6 2021: Paul Heyman goes behind the scenes on Wrestlemania and the WWEDirect links:
Apr 1 2021: NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales and ESPN MLB Reporter Marly RiveraDirect links:
Mar 22 2021: James Andrew Miller and Anthony Crupi on the NFL’s new media dealsDirect links:
Mar 11 2021: The ESPN-NHL new media rights dealDirect links:
Mar 4 2021: How to create a great podcast with Conrad Thompson and Jim RossDirect links:
Feb 26 2021: John Ourand on the immediate future of the NFL on television and streaming servicesDirect links:
Feb 16 2021: Steve Levy of ESPNDirect links:
Feb 10 2021: An examination of Super Bowl Viewership with John Ourand and Austin KarpDirect links:
Feb 6 2021: Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post and Sportnet's (Canada) Donnovan BennettDirect links:
Jan 27 2021: Sports Business Daily media writer John OurandDirect links:
Jan 22 2021: Rhiannon Walker and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic and writer and educator Jane McManusDirect links:
Jan 15 2021: Broadcaster Noah Eagle on calling the Nickelodeon NFL game and Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic of the NHLDirect links:
Jan 8 2021: James Andrew Miller on ESPN's futureDirect links:
Dec 31 2020: Renee Paquette and Shalise Manza YoungDirect links:
Dec 22 2020: Jimmy Traina and Jane McManusDirect links:
Dec 8 2020: James Andrew Miller on the increasing number of ESPN departures Direct links:
Dec 2 2020: Longtime sportscaster Trey WingoDirect links:
Nov 24 2020: Ryan Ruocco of ESPN and the YES Network and Lindsey Adler and Olivia Witherite of The AthleticDirect links:
Nov 17 2020: Hall of Fame basketball coach Muffet McGraw and soccer journalist Grant WahlDirect links:
Nov 6 2020: James Andrew Miller on the ESPN layoffsDirect links:
Oct 29 2020: ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Jordan Cornette and Shae Peppler Cornette of ESPN Radio and author and sports writer Harvey AratonDirect links:
Oct 20 2020: An expert sports viewership roundtable with Michael Mulvihill of Fox Sports, ESPN’s Flora Kelly and Austin Karp of Sports Business DailyDirect links:
Oct 13 2020: John Ourand of Sports Business Daily and Turner Sports NBA analyst Stan Van GundyDirect links:
Oct 5 2020: ESPN’s Malika Andrews on reporting four months from inside the NBA bubble at age 25Direct links:
Sep 30 2020: Writing critically on Kobe Bryant, and the differences between U.S. and Canada sports mediaDirect links:
Sep 18 2020: NFL viewership talk with John Ourand and authors Seyward Darby and Corey SobelDirect links:
Sep 11 2020: Jim Trotter and Steve Wyche of NFL Media and authors Kavitha Davidson (who also works at The Athletic) Jessica LutherDirect links:
Sep 2 2020: Broadcaster Renee Paquette (known as Renee Young in the WWE) and Stephanie Ready of NBA TV and Turner SportsDirect links:
Aug 21 2020: The NBA’s viewership issues (featuring Anthony Crupi and Austin Karp) and soccer host extraordinaire Kate AbdoDirect links:
Aug 12 2020: Best-selling author James Andrew Miller and NBC NHL studio analyst Anson CarterDirect links:
Jul 23 2020: Covering sports inside a bubble with ESPN’s Holly Rowe, Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times and Stefano Fusaro of ESPNDirect links:
Jul 16 2020: ESPN national MLB reporter Marly Rivera, Jim Miller on Adrian Wojnarowski’s suspension and talent agent Steve Herz on the sports media landscapeDirect links:
Jul 10 2020: Best-selling author James Andrew Miller and Kurt Streeter of the New York TimesDirect links:
Jul 1 2020: The Athletic’s Rhiannon Walker, ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Josh Tolentino of The AthleticDirect links:
Jun 24 2020: Michael Lee, senior NBA writer for The Athletic and Washington Post writer Robert KlemkoDirect links:
Jun 17 2020: J.A. Adande, the Director of Sports Journalism and the Medill School at Northwestern University and The Athletic's NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck.Direct links:
Jun 5 2020: Lisa Wilson of The Athletic, ESPN’s Michael Eaves, Rana Cash of Savannah Morning News and Sportsnet’s (Canada) Donnovan BennettDirect links:
May 29 2020: John Ourand of the Sports Business Daily and The Athletic’s Katie Strang Direct links:
May 22 2020: ESPN analyst Booger McFarland and Fox NASCAR producer Barry LandisDirect links:
May 15 2020: Tom Verducci on the new normal of covering baseballDirect links:
May 6 2020: Bob CostasDirect links:
Apr 29 2020: Chad Finn on an NFL regular season potentially starting in mid-October and Game of Zones creators Adam and Craig MalamutDirect links:
Apr 24 2020: John Ourand on The NFL Draft and The Last DanceDirect links:
Apr 21 2020: Introducing: Hope, Through History with Jon MeachamDirect links:
Apr 13 2020: ESPN's Sean McDonough and writers Kalyn Kahler and Joan NiesenDirect links:
Apr 2 2020: Sports Media in the age of CoronavirusDirect links:
Mar 26 2020: Chico Harlan, Rome bureau chief for The Washington PostDirect links:
Mar 23 2020: Scott Van Pelt of ESPNDirect links:
Mar 18 2020: Dr. Celine Gounder and Grant Wahl on coronavirus and sportsDirect links:
Mar 2 2020: Tony Romo breaks the bankDirect links:
Feb 26 2020: Sports Media Talk with John Ourand of Sports Business DailyDirect links:
Feb 17 2020: Tiffany Greene and Meghan McPeak — pioneering broadcasters in the Sports MediaDirect links:
Feb 10 2020: Jamie Little and Shannon Spake of Fox SportsDirect links:
Jan 28 2020: Covering Kobe Bryant (with Howard Beck and Tim Kawakami)Direct links:
Jan 24 2020: The Producer and Director of Super Bowl LIV: Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo of Fox SportsDirect links:
Jan 14 2020: John Ourand of Sports Business Daily Direct links:
Jan 8 2020: Jalen RoseDirect links:
Dec 31 2019: Adam AminDirect links:
Dec 17 2019: Jim Ross and Joan NiesenDirect links:
Dec 13 2019: Sports Media roundtable with Chad Finn and Ben StraussDirect links:
Dec 5 2019: Joe Buck of Fox SportsDirect links:
Nov 19 2019: James Andrew MillerDirect links:
Nov 12 2019: Robert Klemko and Jimmy TrainaDirect links:
Nov 5 2019: John Ourand and Tim Burke on DeadspinDirect links:
Oct 30 2019: Michael Smith, Isabelle Khurshudyan, and Mark BeechDirect links:
Oct 22 2019: Sam Amick of The Athletic and ESPN’s Ian Darke and Taylor TwellmanDirect links:
Oct 15 2019: James Andrew Miller on ESPN and China, SI layoffs Direct links:
Oct 8 2019: The Sports Illustrated LayoffsDirect links:
Oct 3 2019: Adnan Virk and ESPN's Ivan Maisel and John DahlDirect links:
Sep 26 2019: Jane McManus and Katie StrangDirect links:
Sep 17 2019: Garrett Graf, author of "The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11", and Kavitha Davidson and Anders Kelto, the co-hosts of “The Lead.”Direct links:
Sep 13 2019: Sports Business Daily media writer John OurandDirect links:
Sep 3 2019: ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Booger McFarlandDirect links:
Aug 27 2019: Gus Johnson of Fox Sports and Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel of The AthleticDirect links: