Podcast appearances and mentions of jimmy traina

JIMMY TRAINA is a columnist and podcaster for SportsIllustrated. He covers the sports media business, including the business part and the celebrity/personality part of the business. In this conversation he talks about his process, about the need for more people covering sports media,and the future of sports journalism. And, plenty more. Recorded January 30, 2025

From 02/07 Hour 4: Jimmy Traina joins The Sports Junkies to analyze the Super Bowl matchup.

02/07 Hour 4: Super Bowl Touchdown Parlay - 1:00 Jimmy Traina Joins The Junkies - 18:00 Game Show Giveaway - 32:00

02/07 FULL SHOW: Hour 1 - 1:00 Hour 2 - 45:00 Hour 3 - 1:28:00 Hour 4 - 2:08:0 The Sports Junkies preview and predict Sunday's Super Bowl between Kansas City and Philly. Today's guests were Kevin McCarthy, Neil Greenberg, and Jimmy Traina.

Last night we had a high scoring game between the Bengals and Ravens. But once again, the refs were the story of the game. They had two non-calls on the Bengals 2-point conversion which could have won the game for the Bengals. We wondered if the refs are being told not to call penalties late in games. Boomer said the NFL has a major problem. The Bengals loss was good for the Jets, but Gio doesn't think they are winning in Arizona on Sunday. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with the sounds from last night's Ravens win over the Bengals. Al Michaels said ‘too many games end this way' when talking about penalties not being called on the 2-pt conversion. Joe Burrow said he's never gotten those calls so he doesn't expect them. Sal was a guest with Chris Russo on the Jimmy Traina podcast and Russo wants the money owed him by Sal and Gio. Gio told us the real story about the money he owed Russo's bookie. Boomer was on the Fox News Weather Update podcast. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about the Giants missing out on Jayden Daniels because they won too many meaningless games at the end of the season. Worst case scenario would be they do the same thing this year. Boomer thinks they're going to ‘beat the pulp out of the Panthers'.

Hour 1 Last night we had a high scoring game between the Bengals and Ravens. But once again, the refs were the story of the game. They had two non-calls on the Bengals 2-point conversion which could have won the game for the Bengals. We wondered if the refs are being told not to call penalties late in games. Boomer said the NFL has a major problem. The Bengals loss was good for the Jets, but Gio doesn't think they are winning in Arizona on Sunday. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with the sounds from last night's Ravens win over the Bengals. Al Michaels said ‘too many games end this way' when talking about penalties not being called on the 2-pt conversion. Joe Burrow said he's never gotten those calls so he doesn't expect them. Sal was a guest with Chris Russo on the Jimmy Traina podcast and Russo wants the money owed him by Sal and Gio. Gio told us the real story about the money he owed Russo's bookie. Boomer was on the Fox News Weather Update podcast. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about the Giants missing out on Jayden Daniels because they won too many meaningless games at the end of the season. Worst case scenario would be they do the same thing this year. Boomer thinks they're going to ‘beat the pulp out of the Panthers'. Hour 2 We started somehow talking about what the different generations are called. Gio is a Millennial but he thinks he's something in between GenX and Millenial and is feeling marginalized. We also talked about the Keith McPherson vs Shaun Morash feud situation. Then we talked about Gio's feud with Mike Fancesa when it made the back page of the NY Post 6 years ago. Jerry returns for an update. He's doing the Niners/Bucs game on the radio for Compass Media and it's a Tom Brady game. Maybe Jerry will get to meet him since he's friends with Kevin Burkhardt. Jerry has all the sounds from the Ravens beating the Bengals in a shootout. There were two missed calls on the Bengals unsuccessful 2-pt attempt. Dexter Lawrence talked about the business trip to Germany. In the final segment of the hour, we took a l ook at the AFC playoff picture as we stand right now. We talked more about the NFL refs inserting themselves in the outcome of last night's Bengals/Ravens game. Hour 3 Our big announcement this morning is that Jose Iglesias will be with us at B&G Live at the Paramount, singing his hit song, ‘OMG”. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the sounds of the Ravens beating the Bengals. The Giants are headed to Germany to play the Panthers and Daniel Jones is excited. James Jones of FS1 gives a ‘my bad' to Dak Prescott now that his hamstring is torn off the bone. The Breakfast Ball on FS1 suggests a penalty box in the NFL. In the final segment of the hour, Gio wonders if we should have zero Juan Soto discussions until he signs. Boomer said no, because it's the biggest story in the baseball offseason. We already have Juan Soto fatigue. We have put a moratorium on Juan Soto talk until he actually signs somewhere. All of the shows on WFAN are talking non-stop about him. Boomer & Gio's high schools are playing each other again today. Jerry returns for his final update of the day, but first we talked about the AOL voice guy passing away. ‘You've Got Mail'. Jerry starts with the sounds of the Ravens beating the Bengals on TNF. The refs missed 2 calls on the 2-pt conversion attempt and Joe Burrow said he never gets those calls so he doesn't expect them. The Giants will be in Germany on Sunday and Malik Nabers is excited to go to another country. Christian McCaffrey will make his debut on Sunday against the Bucs. The Moment of The Day: Chris Russo references ‘Smokey Daniels' when discussing Trump. In the final segment of the week, our NFL picks.

Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with the sounds from last night's Ravens win over the Bengals. Al Michaels said ‘too many games end this way' when talking about penalties not being called on the 2-pt conversion. Joe Burrow said he's never gotten those calls so he doesn't expect them. Sal was a guest with Chris Russo on the Jimmy Traina podcast and Russo wants the money owed him by Sal and Gio. Gio told us the real story about the money he owed Russo's bookie. Boomer was on the Fox News Weather Update podcast.

Episode 434 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jason Jones, a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the nexus of sports and culture and Jimmy Traina, the host of the SI Media with Jimmy Traina and a writer at SI.com. In this podcast Jones and Traina discuss the six-part docu-series that premiered on Netflix last week; their takeaways; how the filmmakers navigated McMahon's ascension in pro wrestling through his exile from the business amid legal problems; why they choose the interviews; Shane McMahon coming off good; why no Nick Khan or WWE execs; the interviews with Hulk Hogan and Tony Atlas; Vince defenders; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09/10 FULL SHOW: Hour 1 - 1:00 Hour 2 - 45:00 Hour 3 - 1:25:00 Hour 4 - 2:09:00 The Sports Junkies begin to shift their focus to the Commanders next game against New York and how Washington can get the win. Today's guests were Jimmy Traina and Jonathan Allen.

From 09/10 Hour 3: Jimmy Traina joins The Sports Junkies to highlight Week 1 in the NFL.

09/10 Hour 3: Pickleball Is Still Picking Up Steam - 1:00 Jimmy Traina Joins The Junkies - 18:00 Peyton Manning Wants This Record To Be Broken - 32:00

Joe Flint of the Wall Street Journal & Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated break down the Sitcom Bracket & the latest on the sports media landscape. The BIT bracket reaches the Elite 8.

Rapid Fire topics include: * Notre Dame and Michigan State announced a home and home football series today. The Irish will host the Spartans in 2026 and then make the trip to East Lansing in 2027. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much does this move the needle for you? * Excluding USC since they will always be on the Notre Dame schedule, what three Big 10 teams would you like to see on a continuous revolving loop on future Notre Dame schedules? * From a listener: Why is Notre Dame an underdog in its season opener at Texas A&M? * Derek Jeter was named on 396 of 397 ballots when he was voted into the baseball hall of fame. Just ONE voter left him off the ballot. Jeter gets asked about it all the time, but he recently told the SI Media Podcast with Jimmy Traina that he doesn't want to talk about it anymore and that the person who left him off the ballot should be the one who has to answer to it. Buy or Sell that all Hall of Fame ballots should be made public? * Where do you most like to sit when you go to a baseball game: Behind home plate, in the outfield or bleacher seats, down the lines, or in a suite? * If your team won a championship, where would you want to watch the championship parade: In the middle of the crowd cheering, on TV or neither because just winning the title is enough? * We had some Papa John's and Dominoes stans in yesterday's show. Do either of them come in your top 10 pizza choices? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/  Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith McPherson quote tweeted a Jimmy Traina tweet about Rickie Ricardo and Gio wonders if he's taking a shot at Traina or is he in agreement.

Dan in Carteret calls in. He hasn't called us in about a year. He wants Suzyn to retire from the Yankees booth. He also wants Boomer to retire as he's ‘won at life'. Jerry returns for an update but first Keith McPherson joins us to talk about his tweet at Jimmy Traina for his ‘memo to WFAN'. Jerry starts with Juan Soto talking about his forearm and how he's getting imaging to see what's wrong. The Mets met the media in London as they play the Phillies tomorrow. A caller tells a story about seeing Boomer in a restaurant and Boomer's chair broke. Christian Hackenberg was on the Ross Tucker podcast and talked about his brief time with the Jets. The Moment of The Day involves Donald Trump calling a politician a ‘watermelon head'. In the final segment of the week, a caller is looking for a pick for the Belmont.

The Yankees completed their sweep of the Twins, but Juan Soto did not return after the rain delay because of forearm soreness. They have a huge series against the Dodgers starting tonight, so we will see if he is in the lineup. He probably won't be in the field, but we expect him to DH. He might need Tommy John surgery in the offseason. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with all the sounds of the Yankees beating the Twins. The Celtics dominated the Mavericks in game 1 and Porzingis had a great game. Dan Hurley will meet with the Lakers today. A young reporter on the golf channel thought she was talking to Vince Young, but she was not. In the final segment of the hour, Keith McPherson quote tweeted a Jimmy Traina tweet about Rickie Ricardo and Gio wonders if he's taking a shot at Traina. Boomer thinks Suzyn Waldman is feeling unsettled wondering who is going to permanently replace John Sterling.

Hour 1 The Yankees completed their sweep of the Twins, but Juan Soto did not return after the rain delay because of forearm soreness. They have a huge series against the Dodgers starting tonight, so we will see if he is in the lineup. He probably won't be in the field, but we expect him to DH. He might need Tommy John surgery in the offseason. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with all the sounds of the Yankees beating the Twins. The Celtics dominated the Mavericks in game 1 and Porzingis had a great game. Dan Hurley will meet with the Lakers today. A young reporter on the golf channel thought she was talking to Vince Young, but she was not. In the final segment of the hour, Keith McPherson quote tweeted a Jimmy Traina tweet about Rickie Ricardo and Gio wonders if he's taking a shot at Traina. Boomer thinks Suzyn Waldman is feeling unsettled wondering who is going to permanently replace John Sterling.  Hour 2 Boomer ran into a guy he sees from paving commercials. We also talked about Juan Soto's forearm injury and how players in New York always get hurt. We took some calls from concerned Yankees fans. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the sounds of the Yankees win over the Twins to complete the sweep. Juan Soto did not return after the rain delay and will get imaging. Porzingis had a big game as the Celtics dominated the Mavs to take game 1. Jerry has a clip of Donald Trump calling Adam Schiff a ‘watermelon head'. In the final segment of the hour, the U.S. beat Pakistan in cricket and it was a huge upset.  Hour 3 Juan Soto did not return to last night's game after the rain delay because of forearm soreness. We expect him to play this weekend against the Dodgers, but we don't expect to see him playing the field. Giants WR Jalin Hyatt said ‘we have a playoff team here'. Gio said he shouldn't have said that. A caller wants John Sterling back for this ‘special season'. We talked about bringing Sterling back for the playoffs. Boomer said Sterling is done and would not want to come back to do the playoffs. A caller wonders why Gio doesn't do an impression of Sal Licata. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked about Rickie Ricardo being Rick James' former hype-man back in the day. The Celtics had no problem with the Mavericks in game 1 of the NBA Finals. Kyrie Irving talked about the atmosphere and he expected it to be louder. Adam Silver commented on Caitlin Clark and called it a welcome to the WNBA moment but wants her treated fairly. Chris Russo had a hard time pronouncing ‘pandemic'. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about Spirit Airlines. In the final segment of the hour, Gio got a message from his wife that the freezer is broken and everything is thawing out. A doctor called in who said he is very close to John and Suzyn and said Dave Sims is getting the job.  Hour 4 Dan in Carteret calls in. He hasn't called us in about a year. He wants Suzyn to retire from the Yankees booth. He also wants Boomer to retire as he's ‘won at life'. Jerry returns for an update but first Keith McPherson joins us to talk about his tweet at Jimmy Traina for his ‘memo to WFAN'. Jerry starts with Juan Soto talking about his forearm and how he's getting imaging to see what's wrong. The Mets met the media in London as they play the Phillies tomorrow. A caller tells a story about seeing Boomer in a restaurant and Boomer's chair broke. Christian Hackenberg was on the Ross Tucker podcast and talked about his brief time with the Jets. The Moment of The Day involves Donald Trump calling a politician a ‘watermelon head'. In the final segment of the week, a caller is looking for a pick for the Belmont.

Jimmy Traina, Sports Illustrated Writer & Host of SI Media Podcast joins the show. Should Daniel Jones be offended by the Giants?

Episode 490 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the new WWE Undisputed Heavyweight champion, Cody Rhodes.Rhodes talks about "finishing his story" at WrestleMania 40 by beating Roman Reigns for the title, the epic main event which featured appearances by John Cena and The Undertaker and whether he had a moment with Reigns after the match.Rhodes also discusses the WWE changing the WrestleMania event after it was announced that it would be The Rock vs. Reigns, the WWE pushing the envelope with it's content during the storyline of Rhodes vs. The Bloodline, the special gift that Triple H gave him after the WrestleMania main event, the Undertaker taking the place of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin during the main event and Paul Heyman's Hall of Fame speechOther topics covered during the interview include Rhodes tour bus catching on fire during WrestleMania weekend, his love of giving out gift, issues with going to Disney World, being a "needy" superstar and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 489 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features three segments.First up is author and reporter, Jim Miller, to discuss ESPN parting ways with Senior Vice President, Norby Williamson. Williamson, who was at ESPN for 40 years, has been called out a couple of times by Pat McAfee for being "a rat" and leaking negative stories. Miller explains why ESPN cut ties with Williamson, shares his thoughts on the McAfee-Williamson feud and discusses reaction to Williamson's dismissal.Miller also talks about the possibility of ESPN buying the NFL Network, the challenges facing ESPN today and more.Following Miller, Dan Rapaport from Barstool's "Fore Play Podcast" joins the show to talk about the Masters and offer Masters betting advice. Should you bet on Tiger Woods making the cut? Who would make a good long-shot bet to win the tournament? What prop should you bet on Saturday and Sunday of the tournament? Is there any risk in betting Scottie Scheffler to finish in the top five?Following Rapaport, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include a recap of WrestleMania 40, the Yankees' hot start, Sal's issues with his new house and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 488 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with SiriusXM radio host, "First Take" contributor and Radio Hall of Famer, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.Topics discussed with Russo include the Shohei Ohtani gambling story, whether sports is headed for a major gambling scandal, MLB continuing its awful deal with AppleTV+, CBS' impressive depth when it comes to NCAA Tournament broadcasters and AppleTV+'s series on the New England Patriots. Russo also has a special shoutout for his former radio partner, Mike Francesa.Russo also discusses re-signing with "First Take" for two more years, his contact status with SiriusXM and why he feels rejuvenated when it comes to his MLB Network show, "High Heat."The podcast finishes with a discussion about Bruce Springsteen's cameo on "Curb. Your Enthusiasm and Russo's various problems with technology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 487 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringer's Editor-At-Large and host of the "Press Box Podcast," Bryan Curtis about all the latest sports media news.Among the topics covered with Curtis: Is Stephen A. Smith a $25-million man?; How is Pat McAfee factoring into Stephen A. Smith's desire for a massive pay day?; The ESPN-Aaron Rodgers headache; Excitement for Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery to call the Final Four for CBS/Turner; LeBron James getting into the podcast game; The networks reliance on live sports growing more and more; The backlash against AppleTV+'s series on the Patriots dynasty and much more.Following Curtis, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include Major League Baseball botching Opening Day in a massive way, whether Jimmy is justified in muting certain people on Twitter, NCAA Tournament snubs, the latest episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 486 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN NFL analyst, Dan Orlovsky.Orlovsky gives us a break down of his unbelievably busy schedule, talks about how the NFL owns most of the sports calendar and shares his thoughts about the wild free-agency spree that took place this week.Orlovsky also explains that his ultimate goal is to call top games each week and whether he feels like networks have a bias against putting them in that role since he wasn't a superstar player. He also weighs in on his relationship with Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Mike Greenberg and Dan "BigCat" Kate.Orlovsky also shares some of his famous food takes, talks about what it's like to have triplets and much more.Following Orlovsky, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include Aaron Rodgers as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s, running mate, the NFL Network moving "Good Morning Football" from New York to Los Angeles, Tiki Barber vs. Saquon Barkley, "Love is Blind," and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 485 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast features an interview with legendary ESPN personality, Bob Ley.Ley shares memories of NFL reporter Chris Mortensen, who passed away last week, and explains why Mort was so special to so many people.Ley also weighs in on the state of sports media, whether he feels he got out at the right time when he retired in 2019, ESPN's addition of Pat McAfe and how Stephen A. Smith gets the "Jordan Rules" treatment.Ley also tells why cutting the cord was one of the first things he did when he retired, how he keeps up to the day-to-day sports news and what he's been doing in retirement. Ley, who is a Mets fan, also finds out during the podcast that the Mets will have a dance team this year, which generated quite a response.Following Ley, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins Jimmy for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include functioning without football, the NFL combine, muting people on Twitter, A&E's great shows on WWE history, the passing of comedian Richard Lewis and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 484 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast features an interview with WFAN/CBS Sports Network morning radio host, Gregg Giannotti.Giannotti, who co-hosts the highly successful "Boomer & Gio" show talks about how he balances doing a radio show for a New York audience and a TV show for a national audience, explains how he formats the show and reveals why Boomer Esiason never knows the opening topic before the show beginsGiannotti also discusses the importance of covering non-sports stories, the recent mishap when his show booked the wrong Randy Moss at the Super Bowl, how he assesses ratings and much more.Following the interview with Giannotti, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY joins us for the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week's topics include whether you should tell your significant other if you have a huge gambling win, the "We Are The World" documentary on Netflix, the court-storming controversy in college basketball and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 483 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast is an all-Traina Thoughts post-Super Bowl edition with Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY.Topics discussed include Tony Romo's performance calling the Big Game, the massive confusion about the overtime rules, the halftime show, whether the game should start earlier in the day, the awful injury suffered by the Niners' Dre Greenlaw and whether Kyle Shanahan made the right move by taking the ball in overtime.Other topics include CBS' outstanding special, "You Are Looking Live," on the history of the "NFL Today" pregame show, whether betting on a game changes the way you watch sports, the latest episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the post-NFL season blues, the best type of pretzel and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From 02/14 Hour 4: Jimmy Traina joins The Sports Junkies to break down the landscape of NFL announcers and Super Bowl LVIII.

Episode 482 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the man who will call Super Bowl LVIII for CBS, Jim Nantz.Nantz, who will be calling his seventh Super Bowl, talks about how he prepares for calling the big game, whether the massive number of viewers affects how he calls the game and whether he ever thought he'd see the day when there would be a Super Bowl in Las Vegas.Nantz also addresses the backlash faced by Tony Romo in recent seasons, shares his thoughts on the Kevin Burkhardt-Greg Olsen-Tom Brady dynamic and how he thinks Brady will do as a broadcaster.Other topics discussed include whether Nantz would want to call the NFL game in Brazil next season, how he feels about his first season not calling March Madness, his, "Wider right, the two most dreaded words in Buffalo have surfaced again" call at the end of the Bills AFC Championship Game loss to the Chiefs and much more.Following Nantz, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the Grammy's, the season premiere of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the WWE controversy involving Cody Rhodes, The Rock and Roman Reigns, Super Bowl betting and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 481 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation about all the latest sports media news with Editor-In-Large from The Ringer, Bryan Curtis.Is the Tony Romo backlash from viewers warranted? How has Romo performed in the playoffs? How will viewers react to Romo calling this year's Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Niners?How will things play out at Fox with Tom Brady replacing Greg Olsen as the network's No. 1 NFL analyst. What are Olsen's options? What can we expect from Brady going into television?Other topics discussed include the impact Taylor Swift could have on Super Bowl ratings, ESPN causing a mess for itself by firing Jeff Van Gundy and hiring Doc Rivers, the Netflix-WWE deal for "Raw," Stephen A. Smith's gameplan for the future, this year's Radio Row highlights and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 480 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with "Good Morning Football" host, Kyle Brandt.Brandt talks about the strong ratings for GMFB, how he feels about the NFL season winding down, the AFC and NFL Championship games, the great story of the Lions and Jared Goff, what a Super Bowl in Las Vegas means for people in sports media, why he doesn't love talking about the Cowboys, why he avoids the social media game, his unique segment for CBS' "NFL Today," his experience on "Wheel of Fortune and much more.Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Doc Rivers leaving ESPN after the network fired Jeff Van Gundy, CBS' upcoming special on the "NFL Today," the best potato chips and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 479 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with Fox's lead NFL broadcast booth, Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen.Olsen shares his opinion on the Eagles' epic collapse, the Cowboys' decision to retain Mike McCarthy as head coach, the emergence of Packers quarterback Jordan Love and the dominance of Niners running back, Christian McCaffrey.The duo also talk about calling an unusual amount of blowouts and a low number of close games this past regular season, whether they prepare for games any differently in the postseason, why it's frustrating that fans think they root for anything other than close games, whether they've thought about their time as a team winding down with Tom Brady expected to take over Olsen's role next season and much more.Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the NFL divisional playoff games, the best NFL broadcast teams, the Peacock playoff game and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 478 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with author, reporter and journalist, James Andrew Miller.Miller, who literally wrote the book on ESPN, pulls back the curtain on Pat McAfee's on-air claim that executive Norby Williamson is trying to sabotage his show and leaking information to the press.Miller also weighs in on the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel feud and the "Pat McAfee Show's" role in the drama and who made the decision to discontinue Rodgers' appearances on the show during the NFL playoffs.In addition, Miller also discusses the return (and series end) of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on Feb. 4 as well as the 25th anniversary of "The Sopranos."Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about wild-card weekend, the Dolphins-Chiefs playoff game only being available on Peacock and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 477 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.Topics covered during the podcast include the controversial ending of the Lions-Cowboys game, the ridiculous takes that followed and how the NFL has handled the situation; huge ratings for the Alabama-Michigan college football semifinal and the ridiculous start time for the Washington-Texas semifinal; the best play-by-play person in college football; The Rock's return to "Monday Night Raw" and how he set up a future match with Roman Reigns; a review of "Iron Claw"; the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel feud; Ian Ziering's fight with a biker gang; why SiriusXM's new app is a disaster; the NFL's Week 18 slate including one notable over/under and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 476 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is the 4th annual year-in-review extravaganza roundtable with Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Andrew Perloff from CBS Sports Radio.The podcast covers and best and worst of 2023 in the world of sports, media and pop culture. What was the biggest NFL story of the year? What was the biggest non-NFL sports story in 2023? Which sports media people stood out over the past year? What were the sports media trends that hit and missed?Also covered during the roundtable discussion: Best sports shows, best non-sports show, best segments, best podcasts, best movies and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 475 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an all-Traina Thoughts mailbag edition with weekly contributor, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.Listeners of the podcast has questions about what Fox will do with Greg Olsen next year when Tom Brady joins the network's No. 1 NFL crew, whether Warner Brothers Discovery would pass on reupping with the NBA if it signed a deal with WWE, what the best role for Bill Belichick would be if he went into broadcasting, ABC and ESPN airing two "Monday Night Football games at the same time, if a documentary on sports broadcasters would work and much more.On the non-sports media front, listeners asked about the best Christmas movie, reclining on airplanes, Family "Double Dare" or "Family Feud," the "Sopranos" character who would have the best grievances on Festivus and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 474 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF.Friedman talks about his rise in AEW, his heel and face personas, why he stands out in professional wrestling, whether he considers himself a locker room leader and the status of his contact with the company and Cody Rhodes recently saying that he thinks Friedman will one day wind in up WWE.MJF also weighs in on CM Punk, headline a pay-per-view show in his hometown of Long Island, having ADD, being inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of FameMJF also discusses recently running into John Cena on the red carpet, how and why his fascination with Burberry started, having a wrestling-themed Bar Mitzvah, the time a fan plotted to possibly abduct him, the best Long Island food establishments and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 473 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with New York Post sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand.Marchand discusses the news that NBC will not be using Al Michaels to call one of its four NFL playoff game this season, the fallout from MLB Network's Jon Morosi erroneously reporting on Shohei Ohtani flying to Toronto, leading to speculation that he'd sign with the Blue Jays and whether the NBA's In-Season Tournament was a success.Other topics covered with Marchand include Troy Aikman pulling no punches regarding NFL officials, why flex scheduling is useless for "Thursday Night Football," Tony Romo's season 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 talk about the curious response to Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito, why YouTube is such a better home for NFL Sunday Ticket than DirecTV and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 473 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with WWE Superstar Seth Rollins.The World Heavyweight champion talks about his viral reaction to CM Punk making a surprise return to the WWE at the Survivor Series, when he found out Punk was back with the company, what happened backstage, why he dislikes Punk and whether he will have any issues working with Punk.Rollins also discusses whether the quest to end Roman Reigns' lengthy run as WWE Universal Champion is a talking point among WWE superstars, what his weekly travel schedule is like and his favorite Royal Rumble memoriesA noted Bears fan, Rollins breaks down Chicago's season's and NFL Draft possibilities, his wife Becky Lynch's recent appearance on "Celebrity Jeopardy!," whether he'd like to be on "Celebrity Jeopardy!," getting recognized when the couple goes out and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 471 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN college football and NFL analyst, Booger McFarland.McFarland shares his thoughts on the college football playoff and his comment that Florida State getting snubbed was a "travesty to the sport. He also discloses who he likes to win the Alabama-Michigan and Texas-Washington and, ultimately, the title game. McFarland also discusses whether the controversy regarding FSU is good for the sport, the mentality of college football fans and how he judges Deion Sanders' season as Colorado head coach.McFarland also reflects on his two years as a "Monday Night Football' analyst, the one year he spent in a crane, what it's like to work with Chris Berman on "NFL Primetime" and reveals whether he'd like to once again call games.Following McFarland, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the latest embarrassing story for the New York Jets, which NFL teams have great betting value to win the Super Bowl, Jimmy's weird quirk while watching football and important food question and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 470 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with broadcaster Mike Tirico from NBCThe voice of "Sunday Night Football" discusses how much he pays attention to the schedule and flex possibilities late in the season, whether he's feeling for comfortable in his second year as the SNF's play-by-play guy, whether NBC went too far covering Taylor Swift's appearance at the Chiefs-Jets game in Week 4 game, watching the O.J. Simpson Bronco chase with Lee Corso, whether he'd hear from the NFL if he dropped a betting stat during a game, why quarterback play has been a problem this season and much more.Following Tirico, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Jimmy betting hot streak, the amazing trend of NFL unders hitting in prime time games, Spotify's year-end "Wrapped" feature, Sal's issue with his car automatic starter and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 469 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with NFL VP of Broadcast Planning, Mike NorthNorth explains how a game getting flexed happens, why the NFL would want to flex a game and what goes into flexing a game. North also discusses whether he thinks any games will be flexed this season, what the league thinks of having three Patriots games left in prime time, how the Aaron Rodgers and Joe Burrow injuries have impacted the prime-schedule, whether the league would ever consider only scheduling the first half of the season and then program times and networks after during the second half.North also reveals if the NFL has ever considered removing the Lions from Thanksgiving, what the league is looking for from it's first-ever Black Friday game on Amazon Prime and why the league is happy to have Taylor Swift as a fan.Following North, 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 Thanksgiving food, the Thanksgiving NFL games and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 468 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with broadcaster Ian Eagle, from CBS, Turner Sports and the YES Network.Eagle discusses his hectic work weeks during the NFL and NBA season and shares hilarious traveling stories, including the time he almost missed a game after a flight was canceled.Eagle also explains why he still does NFL preseason games, how he's approaching the college basketball season now that he will call the Final Four for the first time, being the first NFL broadcaster to make a Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift reference, what it's like to work with Richard Jefferson, what happens when he goes out to dinner with Bill Raftery and much more.Following Eagle, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy talks about seeing Bill Burr at Madison Square Garden and a live taping of Conan O'Brien's podcast last week. Jimmy and Sal also discuss the big week of NFL games and why Sal has issues with the NFL airing a third game at night on ThanksgivingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 467 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition of the podcast with Sal Licata from WFAN Radio and SNY TV.This week, Jimmy details his struggles in booking a guest for this week's podcast, Jimmy and Sal reminisce about the horrible experience they had when they took pictures with Larry David, they discuss the NFL's prime-time schedule woes and flex scheduling changes that need to happen, Troy Aikman's call of Chargers-Jets on "Monday Night Football," including his repeated criticism of New York quarterback Zach Wilson and they speculate about LeBron James' recent streaming issues with YouTubeTV.Jimmy and Sal also address tweets regarding whether sports can be enjoyed without gambling on them, an important trait for NFL play-by-play folks, the Apple TV remote control and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 466 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features two interviews.First up is Robert Griffin III, who is a college football color commentator for ESPN, one of the analysts of ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" and the host of a new podcast, "RG3 and The Ones."Griffin discusses his various roles in broadcasting, how and why he decided to get into sports media after having no interest in it during his playing days and what the ultimate goal is for his media career.He also talks about navigating social media and handling all his own social media, finding himself in the middle of a controversy, what NFL players are saying about the league's officiating problem, a surreal Halloween moment and much more.Following RGIII, Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Fox joins the podcast to talk about his recent appearance on "Celebrity Jeopardy!." Was he nervous? Did he practice? How did he stick to his NDA? Was the experience everything he hoped it would be? He also discusses how Jeopardy! led to a connection with Debbie Gibson.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 Jimmy's day at Sal's house for an NFL Sunday that was filled with Sunday Ticket glitches on YouTube, the terrible World Series ratings and the sad passing of Matthew Perry Subscribe to RG3 and the Ones https://www.youtube.com/@rg3andtheonesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 465 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with legendary radio host, Dan Patrick.Topics discussed include Patrick setting a retirement date in four years, why he will call it a career at that time and what he'll do after giving up his radio show.Among the other items covered with Patrick: Why he disliked his last two years at ESPN, the state of radio, the art of interviewing, how he critiques all of his interviews, Pat McAfee backlash and McAfee's weekly interviews with Aaron Rodgers. Patrick also explains what his new book, "The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football" is all about and talks about turning down a chance to see the Rolling Stones in concert and the time he went to a Britney Spears concert by himself.Following Patrick, 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 complete 180 regarding NFL Sunday Ticket and YouTubeTV, the Diamondbacks-Rangers World Series, Halloween, Jimmy's night at a Billy Joel concert and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 464 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with founder and CEO of The Ringer, Bill Simmons.Topics discussed include why Simmons doesn't do a lot of interviews, the state of sports media, what makes someone a good podcaster, how he preps for a podcast, how he remembers his time at ESPN, whether he regrets calling Roger Goodell a "liar," getting suspended from Twitter, his issue with how people aggregate his podcast  and the ESPN "NBA Countdown" vs. TNT's "Inside the NBA" battle.Other topics covered include the NBA and MLB broadcaster problem, the way gambling has taken over everything in sports, his upcoming Vince McMahon Netflix documentary and much, much more.Following Simmons, 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 Twitter charging $1 a year to use the service, the reaction to the viral Chargers fan from "Monday Night Football," whether the Buccaneers creamsicle uniforms are the best in sports and upcoming NFL schedule items. Plus, Jimmy and Sal answer listener questionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 463 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN's Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.The "Monday Night Football" broadcasters, now in their 22nd year together, talk about passing John Madden and Pat Summerall, as the longest-tenured network broadcast team ever. Aikman discusses his relationship with Madden while Buck shares his feelings on what the record means to him as a broadcaster.Other topics discussed include whether Buck will ever call baseball for ESPN, Aikman's opinion on whether the "Tush Push" should be banned, Tom Brady going to Aikman for advice on becoming a television analyst, Aikman's philosophy for being critical of players, how Aikman would use Twitter to bust Buck's chops and much more.Following Buck and Aikman, 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 Jerry Seinfeld teasing some sort of "Seinfeld" reunion regarding the series finale. Jimmy also answers reader-submitted questions in a new mailbag segmentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 462 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringer's sports media columnist and podcast host, Bryan Curtis.  Topics discussed include NBC's Taylor Swift-heavy broadcast of Chiefs-Jets as well as Cris Collinsworth's odd commentary on Zach Wilson, plus NBC's Rodney Harrison taking a ton of heat for calling Wilson "garbage" during a postgame interview with the Chiefs' Chris Jones.Other items covered on the podcast: Whether interest in Deion Sanders and Colorado football has peaked; why the NFL's prime time schedule is in big trouble; ABC getting Wednesday night NBA games; ESPN's usage of Alex Rodriguez; the proliferation of podcasts 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, Jimmy and Sal discuss Sal missing and NFL Sunday to look at houses, Patrick Mahomes' controversial slide at the end of the Chiefs-Jets game, the demise of Threads, the lack of interest in the MLB playoffs and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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