
200 episodes

The Right Time with Bomani Jones ESPN
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4.9 • 11.3K Ratings
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Bomani Jones weighs in on sports, pop culture, social topics and more, with your comments on Mondays, friends of the show on Wednesdays and Domonique Foxworth on Fridays.
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Howard Bryant on Lamar's Leverage and the Problem with Parity
Bomani Jones and Howard Bryant discuss how Lamar Jackson has leverage in his contract dispute with the Ravens and why he's the type of player the American public should be rooting for (28:57). Plus, they discuss how basketball is more fun when there are dominant teams (39:39) and delve into the NBA MVP debate (43:01).
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Final Snore
Bomani Jones discusses a Final Four completely devoid of blue bloods and true Cinderellas (1:01), explains his defense of Kyrie Irving as a basketball player (14:55), and comments on LeBron's return (24:59). Plus, an IYHH involving the downsides of Open AI (32:25) and your voicemails on the time you got injured just by being old (46:03).
IYHH Stories:
@_hasanc on the potential negative ramifications of Open AI https://bit.ly/3LUeS1E
@JayShams on the looming indictment of former President Trump https://bit.ly/40k5FnA
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Foxworth Friday: Lamar's Leverage and Analytics vs. Bijan Robinson
Bomani Jones and Domonique Foxworth discuss Ozzie Newsome's comments on Lamar Jackson's contract situation, the QB's in next months draft, and a spirited conversation on the impact that Bijan Robinson brings to a football field. All that and more!
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Vinnie Goodwill on Trae Young disdain, Curry's critics, and legends of the low post
Bomani Jones and Vinnie Goodwill of Yahoo Sports discuss the indignance and coaching prowess of Rick Pitino (11:46), why players don't like Trae Young (23:05), how Steph Curry has had to answer the critics at every stage of his career (32:05), and the greatness of Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin McHale (49:23).
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Tourney Time
Bomani Jones discusses the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, Rick Pitino potentially being named the next head coach for St.Johns, and an IYHH that includes the collapse of three banks. Plus, your stories on the time someone called you for help.
IYHH Stories: @mslopatto story on the collapse of three banks https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/12/23636780/crypto-collapse-fdic-treasury-shut-down-signature-bank
@shawnhubler story on Historians being involved with he gun debate https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/us/gun-law-1791-supreme-court.html
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Foxworth Friday: Ja's Return, Public School, Aaron Rodgers
Bomani Jones and Domonique Foxworth discuss Ja Morant's return to the Memphis Grizzlies, tell some stories from their youth, Aaron Rodgers drama, and what the Panthers should do with the 1st overall pick.
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Customer Reviews
Banger opening
Bomani is 5 stars the guests 5 stars topics 5 stars BUT fire whoever edits the pod. The slips and skips in the audio have been more frequent since our man Gabe left.
March 25th
Foxworth Friday, just the best
Bo Still Knows
Yo, nice work & words. I hope fans read your excellent op-ed.