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Every week on the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast, host Jimmy Traina sits down for an informal conversation with the biggest broadcasters, athletes, sports personalities, celebrities, and anybody else interested in sports or media. Plus, get a window into the storylines Jimmy is following closest in the weekly Traina Thoughts segment.

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Every week on the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast, host Jimmy Traina sits down for an informal conversation with the biggest broadcasters, athletes, sports personalities, celebrities, and anybody else interested in sports or media. Plus, get a window into the storylines Jimmy is following closest in the weekly Traina Thoughts segment.

    Andrew Marchand on MNF, McAfee, Swift/Kelce Coverage & More

    Andrew Marchand on MNF, McAfee, Swift/Kelce Coverage & More

    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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    • 1 hr 24 min
    ESPN's Kevin Clark + Traina Thoughts

    ESPN's Kevin Clark + Traina Thoughts

    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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    • 1 hr 17 min
    The Best of SI Media: Play-by-Play Announcers

    The Best of SI Media: Play-by-Play Announcers

    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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    • 1 hr 13 min
    NFL Red Zone host Scott Hanson

    NFL Red Zone host Scott Hanson

    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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    • 1 hr 16 min
    The Debut of NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube

    The Debut of NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube

    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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    Julian Edelman and John Ourand

    Julian Edelman and John Ourand

    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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    • 1 hr 46 min

Customer Reviews

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1.1K Ratings

1.1K Ratings

Kelly Crampton ,

Audio w:Marchand

Love the podcast, longtime, subscriber, and listener. Just FYI: your audio was very muffled on the episode with Andrew Marchand. He sounded clear and clean. You sounded like you were locked in a small closet and it was difficult to hear you.

Salzy1954 ,

A weekly highlight

My second review and I’m very happy that I discovered Jimmy, Sal and your weekly guests and discussions. The fact that the pod (as Jimmy calls it) is informative and funny makes it a great listen. I have enjoyed all the guests by Kyle Brandt ( who is amazing on Good Morning Football) was by far my favorite pod. It was like the two of you were talking in your kitchen and we were able to listen to the fun. The reason for my review today is because Jimmy said if he had to mow his lawn he would get artificial turf for his house, which I thought was hysterical. Anyway, being a former NYC person living in DC, I love you and Sal because it reminds me of my time with my sports and the craziness of all that. All the best Kenny Salzman

Matt Spiegel ,

Love the Show

Jimmy & Sal—

The AppleTV remote IS too touchy. It is also very susceptible to slipping between couch cushions. The benefits of a sleek design do not outweigh the downside of being elbow-deep in my couch for half of the afternoon. At the risk of sounding stodgy — bring back the old silver remotes that were the size of a cafeteria tray! And give me buttons I can actually push while you’re at it.

I appreciate having a place to bring my very niche, very first-world complaints. You guys make me feel heard.

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