The Sports Talkers Podcast

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Each week, Stephen Strom talks to the biggest names in sports media to figure out how they got where they are and what they learned along the way.

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    • Mar 22, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    Eric Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 15:08


    Eric Reid is the TV voice of the Miami Heat. He shares stories of his career and where it overlaps with people like Dr. Jack Ramsey, Mike Breen and Ian Eagle.

    John Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 16:59


    How important was Kobe Bryant to John Ireland? The voice of the Lakers shares stories of his time working with the Mamba and so much more.

    Damian Mitchell, JOX 94.5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 17:13


    Communication is the key to making McElroy and Cubelic run smoothly every morning. Damian Mitchell shares how he keeps a show running smoothly when everyone is in a different place so often.

    Rob Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 20:34


    Why does Rob Parker make time to help the people at the bottom of the media industry? Because he remembers what it was like to be there and how much had to go right for him to achieve all he has.

    Freddie Coleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 16:20


    Freddie Coleman was an athlete who thought he was going to be playing music on the radio. How did he end up as the elder statesman of ESPN Radio?

    Jason Benetti

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 20:16


    If anyone can spice up a baseball broadcast, it is the guy that is friendly with Snoop Dogg. Jason Benetti talks about his move from ESPN to FOX and how he used fiction to make him better.

    Paul Finebaum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 24:36


    Paul Finebaum does not hold back on his relationship with Nick Saban and the SEC and goes hard after Syrascuse's Jim Boeheim.

    Joy Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 21:11


    Joy Taylor talks about going from radio to TV. Who influenced her along the way? What were her benchmarks of success? She shares it all with Stephen Strom.

    Kenny Mayne

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 20:07


    Life changed both during and after ESPN for Kenny Mayne. He shares the ups and downs of his journey with Stephen Strom.

    LaVar Arrington

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 21:08


    LaVar Arrington went from the NFL to local radio to television to national radio to podcast mogul.

    Paul Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 24:34


    The voice of the Vikings, a fan turned broadcaster, and an internet sensation. Paul Allen walks through the ups and downs of his career.

    Jay Bilas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 17:51


    Jay Bilas explains the influence Vin Scully had on him, what all of the best analysts do, and how he feels about NIL becoming a reality decades after he started campaigning for it.

    Tim Brando

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 15:50


    Tim Brando is a signature voice of college sports in America. In this episode, he talks to Stephen Strom about changing networks, his family, and why Spencer Tillman is so important to him.

    Michael Kay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 21:48


    Michael Kay shares his career journey as well as his thoughts on the Yankees, Mike & the Mad Dog, CC Sabathia and more.

    Mike Florio

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 25:21


    How did Mike Florio turn a hobby into a business that media outlets were desperate to get their hands on? The brains behind Pro Football Talk details his professional journey.

    Michael Grady

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 20:23


    When it comes to the NBA, Michael Grady has a habit of replacing beloved local institutions. That comes with its own set of challenges that he shares on this episode.

    Craig Bolerjack

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 21:42


    Craig Bolerjack has been the play-by-play voice of the Utah Jazz for the last 18 seasons. He shares the ups, down, and unbelievable moments of that run.

    Justin Termine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 20:08


    Justin Termine is the voice you hear on your drive home on SiriusXM's NBA Radio. He shares his story and his thoughts on the league's biggest media deals.

    Ryan Leaf

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 17:02


    There is so much more to Ryan Leaf than the word "bust." He talks to Stephen Strom about how broadcasting became his new sports passion on the road to recovery.

    JR Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 22:40


    JR Jackson of CBS Sports Radio talks about how he turned social media principles into a successful radio career and how he hopes he can open doors for other black talents in the sports media.

    Renee Paquette

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 20:29


    How did WWE make Renee Paquette a better interviewer? What was her goal for her career and how close was she to working with Colin Cowherd nearly a decade sooner than she actually did?

    Liam McHugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 24:50


    Liam McHugh used to do everything on NBCSN, then the network shut down. That let him become the anchor of TNT's NHL coverage. He talks about it all with Stephen Strom.

    Ryan Ruocco

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 23:14


    With the WNBA Finals upon us, Stephen Strom talks to the man calling the action for ESPN. Ryan Ruocco is the guest on this week's Sports Talkers Podcast.

    Jason Fitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 21:35


    Jason Fitz joins the show this week to talk about making the very unorthodox leap from the country music world to ESPN. Why does he think he has stuck around and how did Jason Barrett make him better?

    Damon Amendolara

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 23:55


    Damon Amendolara learned the hard way that radio is a business. After that, he just kept climbing. He talks about his career and who he thinks could make the same journey with Stephen Strom.

    Bob Wischusen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 23:25


    Bob Wischusen walks through his career and who made it possible whether it is past bosses, current partners, or anyone else.

    Carl Dukes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 21:11


    Carl Dukes went from DJing clubs to holding every job there is in a radio building. Now he is dominating 92.9 The Game in Atlanta. Check out his conversation with Stephen Strom.

    Tim Kukjian

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 24:11


    Fresh off of his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Tim Kurkjian joins Stephen Strom to talk about his love for the sport and his appreciation of his place in it.

    Linda Cohn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 21:41


    Linda Cohn has lived her dream for the last 30 years at ESPN. She tells Stephen Strom about the ups and downs, the moment she thought she was being let go and the advice that calmed her down before going on live TV.

    John Jastremski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 23:46


    John Jastremski talks about his move from WFAN to The Ringer, his time folding shirts at the NBA Store, why a good broadcaster treats 1 AM the same as 3 PM.

    Jorge Sedano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 24:11


    Jorge Sedano joins Stephen to talk about his relationship with Hank Goldberg, how he made Greg Popovich smile, and his infamous interview with Dennis Rodman.

    Noah Eagle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 24:45


    Steve Balmer told Noah Eagle he wanted the broadcaster to be "hardcore". What did that mean to Noah and what has it done for him?

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    Danny Parkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 23:59


    Danny Parkins of 670 The Score joins the show this week to talk about his passionate defense of Chicago, why the station still matters after 30 years, and so much more.

    Stugotz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 26:49


    Stugotz and Stephen talk about the struggles every young broadcaster has to endure, how snow and a traffic jam made Stu reconsider South Florida, and the lasting influence of Mike & the Mad Dog.

    Doug Gottlieb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 27:39


    Doug Gottlieb joins Stephen Strom.

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