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ESPN investigative reporters Nicole Noren and T.J. Quinn
March 28, 2023
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Episode 288 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN investigative reporters Nicole Noren and T.J. Quinn. In this podcast, the two...
Fox Sports and Los Angeles Dodgers play by play broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic
March 27, 2023
- 55:17
Episode 287 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports lead MLB broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli, a...
Kevin Harlan and Jeff Pearlman
March 22, 2023
- 1:04:42
Episode 286 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Kevin Harlan, the CBS Sports, Warner Bros Discovery Sports and...
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The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about television, digital, audio/radio, print, and other forms of media. You can read Richard’s work at The Athletic.
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ESPN investigative reporters Nicole Noren and T.J. Quinn
March 28, 2023
- 34:36
Episode 288 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN investigative reporters Nicole Noren and T.J. Quinn. In this podcast, the two...
Fox Sports and Los Angeles Dodgers play by play broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic
March 27, 2023
- 55:17
Episode 287 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports lead MLB broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli, a...
Kevin Harlan and Jeff Pearlman
March 22, 2023
- 1:04:42
Episode 286 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Kevin Harlan, the CBS Sports, Warner Bros Discovery Sports and...
The Aaron Rodgers impact on NFL viewership — and more sports media talk with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe
March 16, 2023
- 51:21
Episode 285 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe sports media columnist Chad Finn. In this podcast, Finn and Deitsch...
WWE star Rhea Ripley on the nexus of wrestling and media, and CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander on covering the NCAA Tournament
March 13, 2023
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Episode 284 of the Sports Media podcast features WWE star Rhea Ripley and CBS Sports senior writer and college basketball analyst for...
San Jose Mercury News reporter Jon Wilner on Pac-12 media rights and the future of that conference, and Sweeny Murti on leaving sports station WFAN and joining MLB Media as a senior contributor
March 6, 2023
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Episode 283 of the Sports Media podcast features San Jose Mercury News reporter Jon Wilner, who authors the “Pac-12 Hotline” column, and...
Luke Smith and Madeline Coleman of The Athletic on covering Formula One
March 1, 2023
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Episode 282 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation on covering F1 with Luke Smith, a senior writer for The Athletic, and...
Sports Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Glove and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal
February 27, 2023
- 55:54
Episode 281 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business...
Apple/Major League Soccer broadcasters Marcelo Balboa, Danielle Slaton, and Taylor Twellman
February 23, 2023
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Episode 280 of the Sports Media Podcast features Apple and Major League Soccer match analysts Marcelo Balboa, Danielle Slaton, and...
Tashan Reed and Evan Drellich of The Athletic
February 20, 2023
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Episode 279 of the Sports Media Podcast features Tashan Reed, a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Las Vegas Raiders and the...
Fox NASCAR announcers Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds
February 16, 2023
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Episode 278 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports NASCAR play by play announcer Mike Joy and race analyst...
NFL Media reporter Jim Trotter on going viral with Rihanna and questioning Roger Goodell
February 15, 2023
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Episode 277 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jim Trotter, a reporter for NFL Media and a longtime NFL reporter with stops at ESPN...
Chad Finn and Richard Deitsch on Fox’s Super Bowl coverage and James Andrew Miller on the passing of Barry Sacks and Robert Iger’s return
February 14, 2023
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Episode 276 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer and columnist Chad Finn and...
Adnan Virk and Adam Amin
February 8, 2023
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Episode 275 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports and Chicago Bulls play by play broadcaster Adam Amin,...
Are super teams good for the WNBA and what it means for women’s basketball media coverage? Plus, how Brittney Griner’s story will be covered this season
February 6, 2023
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Episode 274 of the Sports Media Podcast features Chantel Jennings and Sabreena Merchant. Both Jennings and Merchant are national writers...
Chad Finn and Austin Karp on Tom Brady’s retirement and what it means for Fox Sports and Greg Olsen; Katie Strang on her reporting of a doctor facing 27 counts of criminal sexual conduct, many involving former male hockey players
February 1, 2023
- 1:19:13
Episode 273 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business...
Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen
January 27, 2023
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Episode 272 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox NFL play by play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and analyst Greg...
Lindsay Jones of The Ringer and Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on covering the biggest NFL games. Plus, Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle remembers her friend, Gwen Knapp
January 25, 2023
- 1:08:39
Episode 271 of the Sports Media Podcast features an NFL conversation with Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post and Lindsay Jones of The...
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist on his new docuseries, “Super League: The War for Football”
January 19, 2023
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Episode 270 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist, the director and...
A roundtable sports media discussion with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp
January 17, 2023
- 47:20
Episode 269 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable sports media discussion with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn...
Al Michaels
January 11, 2023
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Episode 268 of the Sports Media Podcast features Al Michaels, the iconic sports broadcaster who is coming off his first season as the...
ESPN’s coverage of Damar Hamlin
January 3, 2023
- 34:32
Episode 267 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn...
A conversation with two of Canada's most prominent sports voices: Tara Slone and Stephen Brunt
January 3, 2023
- 1:32:20
Episode 266 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Tara Slone, a digital, television, and podcast host for the San...
The 2023 Sports Media predictions podcast: With Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal
December 27, 2022
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Episode 265 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Austin Karp of Sports Business...
ESPN’s Malika Andrews and Kendra Andrews
December 20, 2022
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Episode 264 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests and the first sisters on the podcast. Malika Andrews is the host of ESPN’s...
Remembering the life of Grant Wahl
December 14, 2022
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Episode 263 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation on the soccer journalist Grant Wahl with three of his longtime friends...
ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn on Brittney Griner’s return to America
December 13, 2022
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Episode 262 of the Sports Media Podcast features T.J. Quinn, an investigative reporter for ESPN who has reported on the Brittney Griner...
Fox’s World Cup coverage and coverage of Brittney Griner’s release: A sports media roundtable with Kavitha A. Davidson and Ben Strauss
December 9, 2022
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Episode 261 of the Sports Media Podcast features a media roundtable with Kavitha A. Davidson, a sportswriter and a correspondent for...
Renee Paquette on her journey from the WWE to working for AEW and the Cincinnati Bengals — and soccer journalist Grant Wahl from Qatar
December 6, 2022
- 1:21:55
Episode 260 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Renee Paquette, who was recently hired by AEW (All Elite...
The Amazing, Fantastic Journeys of Tom Rinaldi
December 1, 2022
- 29:17
Episode 259 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Tom Rinaldi, the Fox Sports reporter, host and producer who has had...
Sports Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal
November 29, 2022
- 1:01:27
Episode 258 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable sports media discussion with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn...
How to create a popular sports studio show: A conversation with NFL Live producers Lydelle King and Marc Eiseman
November 21, 2022
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Episode 257 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with ESPN’s Lydelle King, the coordinating producer of NFL Live, and...
Candace Parker
November 16, 2022
- 40:47
Episode 256 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Candace Parker, the Hall-of-Fame-to-be basketball player who works...
The world of sports documentaries — with Deirdre Fenton, Executive Director, Unscripted, for Meadowlark Media
November 14, 2022
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Episode 255 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Deirdre Fenton, Executive Director, Unscripted. at Meadowlark...
What happens to sports media if Twitter implodes?
November 11, 2022
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Episode 254 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Sean Keeley, the Editorial Strategy Director at Comeback Media and...
Author Jeff Pearlman on his Bo Jackson book
November 3, 2022
- 31:53
Episode 253 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with best-selling author Jeff Pearlman, the author of “The Last Folk...
A World Cup preview with Grant Wahl
November 1, 2022
- 51:12
Episode 252 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Grant Wahl, the longtime soccer journalist who will be reporting on...
A conversation with Adam Amin and Adnan Virk
October 28, 2022
- 1:25:56
Episode 251 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports and Chicago Bulls play by play broadcaster Adam Amin,...
Jemele Hill’s Memoir
October 25, 2022
- 1:22:20
Episode 250 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for the Atlantic, the host of “Jemele Hill is...
Where ESPN stands in 2022: A podcast with author James Andrew Miller
October 20, 2022
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Episode 249 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN,...
The impact of Al Michaels criticizing Dan Snyder during an NFL broadcast — and a new podcast exploring the intersection of sports and American Jewish culture
October 18, 2022
- 1:05:46
Episode 248 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Boston Globe writer Chad Finn for some sports media talk. He is...
Bob Costas
October 10, 2022
- 54:33
Episode 247 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Bob Costas, who will call one of the American League Division...
How many injury replays are appropriate for sports networks to show? Plus, a look at the Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022
October 5, 2022
- 1:14:12
Episode 246 of the Sports Media Podcast features a sports media conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and The Big...
Sports media Coverage of Brett Favre and Mississippi’s welfare scandal and Ime Udoka’s suspension. A conversation with Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young and Front Office Sports senior reporter A.J. Perez
September 29, 2022
- 1:02:56
Episode 245 of the Sports Media Podcast features Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young and Front Office Sports senior reporter...
Interviewing the most notable Moms on the planet: A conversation with podcasters Ashley Adamson and Lisa McCaffrey. Plus, Andrew Maraniss, the author of “Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First U.S. Women’s Olympic basketball team”
September 26, 2022
- 1:06:49
Episode 244 of the Sports Media Podcast features Ashley Adamson, the lead studio host for football and basketball on the Pac-12 Network,...
Amazon’s first NFL viewership numbers — and what it means. A conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. Plus, Fred Segal, the author of Freezing Cold Takes: NFL and the person behind the Old Takes Exposed Twitter account.
September 23, 2022
- 1:09:23
Episode 243 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. He is followed by Fred...
A massive welfare scandal in Mississippi, a volleyball facility, and Brett Favre: A conversation with Mississippi Today investigative reporter Anna Wolfe
September 21, 2022
- 40:40
Episode 242 of the Sports Media Podcast features Anna Wolfe, an investigative reporter writing about poverty and economic justice at...
Thursday Night Football on Prime Video executive producer Fred Gaudelli and lead director Pierre Moossa
September 19, 2022
- 52:03
Episode 241 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Fred Gaudelli, the executive producer for...
Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s Monday Night debut and the first broadcast week of the NFL season — and sports broadcaster-turned-agent Alex Flanagan
September 14, 2022
- 1:30:56
Episode 240 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is a conversation with Boston Globe sports...
Covering the NFL: A conversation with Jenny Vrentas of New York Times and Lindsay Jones of The Ringer
September 12, 2022
- 1:25:30
Episode 239 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Lindsay Jones, a senior editor for The Ringer where she helps lead...
What it’s like to produce and direct NFL football games? A conversation with Fox Sports NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox Sports NFL director Rich Russo
September 8, 2022
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Episode 238 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo. Zyontz and Russo are the lead...
How do you land a pro sports play by play job? A conversation with Michael Grady, the new television voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Anish Shroff, the new radio voice of the Carolina Panthers
September 6, 2022
- 1:23:43
Episode 237 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Michael Grady, who was recently announced as the new voice of the...
ESPN NHL broadcaster Leah Hextall
August 31, 2022
- 52:57
Episode 236 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Leah Hextall, a play by play broadcaster for ESPN’s NHL coverage....
First impressions of Amazon’s NFL broadcast and Urban Meyer's return to broadcasting: A media roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal
August 30, 2022
- 51:26
Episode 235 of the Sports Media Podcast features a media roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports...
How to create the top podcast in your sport: A conversation with David Law, Matt Roberts, and Catherine Whitaker of The Tennis Podcast
August 29, 2022
- 51:00
Episode 234 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with David Law, Matt Roberts and Catherine Whitaker, the three hosts of...
Covering Serena Williams: A conversation with Jon Wertheim and Scott Price
August 22, 2022
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Episode 233 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Jon Wertheim, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, a senior...
Emergency Podcast: The Big Ten announces TV rights deals totaling over $8 billion with Fox, CBS and NBC
August 18, 2022
- 33:34
Episode 232 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Stewart Mandel, a senior writer covering college football for The...
The secrets of writing for WWE and a professional wrestling company: A conversation with Brian Gewirtz, senior vice president of development at Seven Bucks Productions and the former head writer for the WWE
August 17, 2022
- 1:05:49
Episode 231 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Brian Gewirtz, a senior vice president of development at Seven...
The Rise of The Black Quarterback and What It Means For America: A conversation with Jason Reid, a senior NFL Writer for ESPN’s Andscape
August 16, 2022
- 40:30
Episode 230 of the Sports Media Podcast features Andscape senior NFL Writer Jason Reid. His new book is the “Rise of the Black...
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. Quinn
August 8, 2022
- 1:18:18
Episode 229 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Dr. Dani Gilbert, a Rosenwald Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and...
Emergency Podcast: Joe Buck on Vin Scully
August 3, 2022
- 40:56
Episode 229 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN broadcaster and longtime World Series game-caller Joe Buck. In this podcast, Buck...
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 Russell
August 3, 2022
- 1:23:08
Episode 228 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young. She is followed by...
Soccer commentator Ian Darke, ESPN feature writer Roberto Andrade Franco, and Sports Illustrated writer and copy chief Julie Kliegman
August 1, 2022
- 1:20:45
Episode 227 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is Ian Darke, a football commentator for ESPN in America and for...
Podcaster Conrad Thompson on promoting Ric Flair’s last match and Vince McMahon retiring from WWE
July 28, 2022
- 1:03:09
Episode 226 features Conrad Thompson, the preeminent wrestling podcast host in the United States and the promoter of “Ric Flair's Last...
A reckoning for Hockey Canada: A conversation with The Athletic’s Katie Strang, Ian Mendes and Dan Robson
July 26, 2022
- 48:06
Episode 225 features The Athletic writers Katie Strang, Dan Robson, and Ian Mendes. The three co-authored a recent piece on allegations...
Good Morning Football host Jamie Erdahl
July 20, 2022
- 53:10
Episode 224 features Jamie Erdahl, the new host of Good Morning Football which airs Monday to Friday at 7:00 AM ET on NFL Network. She...
Is Baseball Screwing Fans With Its Media Deals? A podcast with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal's Austin Karp
July 19, 2022
- 1:00:60
Episode 223 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general sports columnist for the...
Tom Rinaldi on Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. and Zak Keefer on Andrew Luck
July 13, 2022
- 1:19:50
Episode 222 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Fox Sports reporter and producer Tom Rinaldi, who served as an...
The Amazing, Incredible Story of Barry Bremen, The Sports Imposter. As told by guests ESPN’s Russell Dinallo and Jeremy Schaap
July 11, 2022
- 42:17
Episode 221 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — ESPN director and producer Russell Dinallo and host and reporter Jeremy...
Bet On Yourself: A conversation with Monica McNutt of ESPN and the MSG Networks
July 5, 2022
- 1:01:09
Episode 220 of the Sports Media Podcast features Monica McNutt, a host, analyst, and reporter for ESPN and MSG Networks with a specialty...
Emergency Podcast: USC and UCLA head to the Big Ten. What does it mean for media rights?
July 1, 2022
- 44:36
Episode 219 of the Sports Media Podcast features Andy Staples, a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football. He is the...
ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn discusses reporting on Brittney Griner
June 30, 2022
- 55:13
Episode 218 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN investigative reporter and senior writer T.J. Quinn, In this podcast, Quinn...
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 Stern
June 28, 2022
- 1:19:48
Episode 217 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Lindsey Adler, a senior writer for The Athletic covering the...
ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro
June 20, 2022
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Episode 216 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Jimmy Pitaro, the Chairman and top executive at ESPN. In this...
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 Law
June 16, 2022
- 47:21
Episode 215 of the Sports Media Podcast features Michael McCann, a legal analyst and senior sports legal reporter at Sportico and a...
Introducing Legacy of Speed
June 15, 2022
- 11:23
We’re sharing a preview of the new podcast, Legacy of Speed, from Pushkin Industries. Legacy of Speed follows the transformation of a...
ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan on covering the NHL from ice level and navigating being more public as a person on sports television
June 14, 2022
- 31:24
Episode 214 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN NHL reporter and podcaster Emily Kaplan. In this podcast Kaplan, a co-host of In...
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 Karp
June 10, 2022
- 1:34:23
Episode 213 of the Sports Media Podcast features two segments. First up is Haley Rosen, the founder and CEO of Just Women’s Sports. She...
A Foreigner Covering America: Edward Keenan of The Toronto Star
June 6, 2022
- 54:27
Episode 212 of the Sports Media Podcast features Edward Keenan, the Washington Bureau Chief of The Toronto Star and former local and...
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 Olympics
June 2, 2022
- 1:08:32
Episode 211 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Chad Finn, the sports media writer and general columnist for...
Over 311,000 children have been in school during a shooting since Columbine in 1999: A conversation with Washington Post writer John Woodrow Cox
June 1, 2022
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Episode 210 of the Sports Media Podcast features Washington Post writer John Woodrow Cox, an enterprise reporter for The Washington Post...
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 field
May 27, 2022
- 1:22:56
Episode 209 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Lindsay Jones, an national NFL writer for The Athletic and the...
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) President, CEO and head of creative Tony Khan
May 25, 2022
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Episode 208 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Tony Khan, the president, CEO and head of creative of All Elite...
Tom Verducci on Roger Angell and the art of baseball writing
May 24, 2022
- 51:44
Episode 207 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Tom Verducci, the senior writer for Sports Illustrated and Fox...
Broadcaster Lesley Visser and Los Angeles Times deputy sports editor Iliana Limón Romero
May 18, 2022
- 1:37:09
Episode 206 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Lesley Visser, the sports broadcaster and commentator who this...
Discussing the NFL’s national television schedule with Chad Finn, sports media writer for The Boston Globe
May 17, 2022
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Episode 205 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general sports columnist for...
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 Journal
May 11, 2022
- 1:14:17
Episode 204 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general columnist for the...
Larry Collmus on calling Rich Strike’s amazing Kentucky Derby win
May 10, 2022
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Episode 203 of the Sports Media Podcast features Larry Collmus, the race caller for the NBC Sports Group coverage of the Triple Crown...
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 Griner
May 5, 2022
- 1:20:26
Episode 202 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with three women who transitioned from sports media into other...
Chad Finn of The Boston Globe on the NFL Draft and whether you will watch the NHL Playoffs
May 3, 2022
- 1:04:39
Episode 201 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general columnist for the...
Covering the NFL and the NFL Draft with Michael-Shawn Dugar, Tashan Reed and Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic
April 28, 2022
- 1:25:27
Episode 200 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests — Michael Shawn Dugar, who covers the Seahawks for The Athletic; Tashan...
Suzy Kolber of ESPN
April 27, 2022
- 45:19
Episode 199 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN host and reporter Suzy Kolber, one of the company’s longtime NFL voices and part...
Gus Johnson on calling the NBA again — and Bill Shea of The Athletic and Robert Seidman on whether the USFL is worth your time
April 21, 2022
- 1:14:25
Episode 198 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is sports broadcaster Gus Johnson, who is calling the NBA...
ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne and ESPN senior writer Tom Junod on the predator at Penn State before Jerry Sandusky
April 18, 2022
- 50:27
Episode 197 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne and ESPN senior writer Tom...
Lisa Byington (Bucks) and Kate Scott (76ers) reflect on their first year as fulltime NBA play by play broadcasters
April 14, 2022
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Episode 196 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — Lisa Byington and Kate Scott, the first women full-time TV play-by-play...
From Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: Bill James on Using Baseball to Make Sense of the World
April 12, 2022
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We’re sharing a special preview of the new season of Against the Rules from Pushkin Industries. On Against the Rules, bestselling author...
Will you watch baseball outside of your team? Plus, mega-viewership numbers for the Women’s Final
April 11, 2022
- 1:03:15
Episode 195 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general columnist for the...
Fox Sports MLB broadcaster Joe Davis, the new voice of the World Series
April 8, 2022
- 30:44
Episode 194 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Davis, who replaces Joe Buck as the lead television voice of...
Jim Miller on ESPN’s mega-contracts for on-air people and Grant Wahl on World Cup coverage
April 5, 2022
- 1:17:56
Episode 193 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is James Andrew Miller, best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN...
Paul Heyman on being part of WrestleMania 38 and how to align yourself with greatness
March 29, 2022
- 58:37
Episode 192 of the Sports Media Podcast features Paul Heyman, the longtime WWE performer who will be part of the main event of...
Covering War: The Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan joins the podcast from Odessa, Ukraine
March 28, 2022
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Episode 191 of the Sports Media Podcast features Isabelle Khurshudyan, a foreign correspondent for The Washington Post based in Odessa,...
Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report and CNBC reporter Alex Sherman on ESPN’s future within Disney and whether ESPN will spin-off
March 24, 2022
- 1:20:53
Episode 190 of the Sports Media Podcast features Taylor Rooks, a host and reporter for Bleacher Report and Turner Sports and Alex...
ESPN’s Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe on the NCAA Women’s Tournament
March 17, 2022
- 54:58
Episode 189 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo and ESPN reporter Holly Rowe. Both have...
T.J. Quinn of ESPN and The Boston Globe's Chad Finn
March 15, 2022
- 58:40
Episode 188 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is T.J. Quinn, the ESPN investigative reporter. He is followed by...
Bomani Jones and Jeff Pearlman
March 10, 2022
- 1:05:51
Episode 187 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Bomani Jones, the sports journalist and commentator whose new...
Bryan Curtis of The Ringer
March 8, 2022
- 54:08
Episode 186 of the Sports Media Podcast features Bryan Curtis, the Editor-At-Large for The Ringer and also the co-host with David...
The state of the Canadian sports media
March 2, 2022
- 1:45:03
Episode 185 of the Sports Media Podcasts focuses on the state of the Canadian sports media. The guests are Shireen Ahmed, a senior...
Troy Aikman’s big move
February 24, 2022
- 44:15
Episode 184 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Traina about the impending move of...
Mike Tirico of NBC Sports and a roundtable with Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp and Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch
February 23, 2022
- 1:16:32
Episode 183 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is NBC Sports host and play by play broadcaster Mike Tirico,...
Michele Tafoya on her next role and USA Today’s Nancy Armour on covering the Beijing Olympics
February 15, 2022
- 1:31:17
Episode 182 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Michele Tafoya, the longtime sideline reporter for NBC Sports...
The Challenges of Covering a Super Bowl: Guests are Jim Trotter, Jane McManus, and Chris Herring
February 9, 2022
- 1:10:22
Episode 181 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is Jim Trotter, a reporter for NFL Media and a longtime NFL...
ESPN President of Programming and Original Content Burke Magnus, and Tim Layden, writer at large for NBC Sports
February 1, 2022
- 1:36:20
Episode 180 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Burke Magnus, the President, Programming and Original Content...
Troy Aikman of Fox Sports and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn
January 25, 2022
- 1:04:59
Episode 179 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox NFL analyst and Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman. He is followed by Chad...
Mike Golic and Jay Glazer
January 19, 2022
- 1:06:39
Episode 178 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Mike Golic, the longtime ESPN staffer who now works for a...
The future of hockey reporting with Michael Farber, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, and Michael Russo and Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic
January 11, 2022
- 53:37
Episode 177 of the Sports Media Podcast features four guests for a roundtable on the future of hockey reporting. The guests are Michael...
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 Globe
January 5, 2022
- 53:56
Episode 176 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests: First up is Britt Ghiroli, a national baseball writer for The Athletic. She...
A conversation on John Madden’s legacy with Sunday Night Football executive producer Fred Gaudelli
December 30, 2021
- 32:59
Episode 175 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fred Gaudelli, the executive producer of NBC's Sunday Night Football. In Sept. 2021, he...
The nexus of sports and COVID with Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star and Donnovan Bennett and Amil Delic of Sportsnet
December 28, 2021
- 1:30:28
Episode 174 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is a conversation with Donnovan Bennett, a host, podcaster and...
ESPN’s Ryan Clark on building a broadcasting career and Cadence 13 producer Patrick Antonetti
December 22, 2021
- 1:00:32
Episode 173 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is ESPN NFL analyst and podcaster Ryan Clark, the former NFL...
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 owners
December 15, 2021
- 1:15:48
Episode 173 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is a roundtable with Kavitha Davidson, a correspondent for HBO’s...
A baseball writer roundtable with Britt Ghiroli and Jayson Stark of The Athletic
December 7, 2021
- 46:17
Episode 172 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Jayson Stark, senior baseball writer at The Athletic, and Britt...
James Andrew Miller on the history of HBO and HBO Sports, and Bruce Feldman on covering college football in 2021
November 30, 2021
- 1:13:10
Episode 171 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN...
Rebecca Lowe of NBC Sports and a media roundtable with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp
November 24, 2021
- 1:10:32
Episode 170 of the Sports Media Podcast features Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage as well as an...
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 East
November 17, 2021
- 1:11:35
Episode 169 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with ESPN NBA announcer Mike Breen and Ian Eagle, who calls the NBA for...
Pam Oliver of Fox Sports and sportswriter and author Lyndsey D'Arcangelo
November 11, 2021
- 1:27:37
Episode 168 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox NFL reporter Pam Oliver and writer Lyndsey D'Arcangelo, the co-author with Britni...
Chris Jericho of AEW and “Talk Is Jericho”
November 9, 2021
- 59:20
Episode 167 of the Sports Media Podcast features Chris Jericho, who currently works as a professional wrestler for All Elite Wrestling...
Robert Griffin III of ESPN and Katie Strang and Mark Lazerus of The Athletic
November 2, 2021
- 57:41
Episode 166 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is ESPN college football and NFL analyst Robert Griffin III. He...
ESPN reporter and Utah Jazz analyst Holly Rowe; Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated and On3.com senior writer Ivan Maisel
October 26, 2021
- 1:33:38
Episode 165 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is ESPN reporter and Utah Jazz analyst Holly Rowe. She is...
The NFL’s emails featuring New York Times writer Ken Belson and Jemele Hill. Plus, Grant Wahl on soccer writing as a profession
October 19, 2021
- 1:27:09
Episode 164 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is New York Times writer Ken Belson, who covers the NFL for that...
ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy and a sports media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and Chad Finn of The Boston Globe
October 12, 2021
- 1:47:17
Episode 163 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is Jeff Van Gundy, the lead NBA analyst for ESPN and ABC’s NBA...
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 COVID
October 5, 2021
- 1:12:37
Episode 162 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is a conversation with Lisa Byington and Kate Scott, the first...
Conrad Thompson and Jeff Jarrett on the process of creating a successful podcast
September 29, 2021
- 58:25
Episode 161 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Conrad Thompson and Jeff Jarrett, the co-hosts of “My World’ with...
Ken Burns
September 20, 2021
- 29:17
Episode 160 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with the documentarian Ken Burns. In this podcast Burns discusses his...
Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib of Fox Sports
September 17, 2021
- 29:00
Episode 159 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with the new Fox NFL broadcast team of Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib. The...
Kevin Clark of The Ringer and a sports media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and Chad Finn of The Boston Globe
September 9, 2021
- 1:15:22
Episode 158 of the Sports Media Podcast features two segments. First up is Kevin Clark, an NFL writer, podcaster and video host for The...
ESPN college football reporter Molly McGrath and New York Times writer and Roger Federer author Chris Clarey
August 25, 2021
- 1:05:13
Episode 157 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Molly McGrath, an ESPN college football and college basketball...
The WWE’s Seth Rollins — and The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman on MLB’s Field of Dreams game
August 17, 2021
- 55:04
Episode 156 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is longtime WWE performer Seth Rollins, who will wrestle Edge on...
ESPN’s David Purdum on the intersection of gambling and the sports media and Mirin Fader on her new biography on Giannis Antetokounmpo
August 13, 2021
- 1:04:39
Episode 155 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is ESPN staff writer David Purdum, the company’s premier gambling...
Rebecca Lowe of NBC Sports from Tokyo
August 5, 2021
- 33:50
Episode 154 of the Sports Media Podcast features guest Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage as well as...
Kavitha Davidson on declining Olympic viewership and how Simone Biles was covered
July 30, 2021
- 36:33
Episode 153 of the Sports Media Podcast features Kavitha Davidson, a sports and culture writer for The Athletic and the host of Culture...
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 games
July 23, 2021
- 57:42
Episode 152 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Chad Finn, the sports media writer and columnist for the Boston...
Jemele Hill on what’s next for ESPN and Fabian Ardaya on covering Shohei Ohtani
July 15, 2021
- 56:15
Episode 151 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, the host...
Kavitha Davidson and Jane McManus on the New York Times story on Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor
July 7, 2021
- 55:30
Episode 150 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with two guests: Kavitha Davidson is a sports and culture writer for...
Mike Golic
June 23, 2021
- 45:26
Episode 149 of the Sports Media Podcast features Mike Golic, who spent 26 years at ESPN as a radio host, NFL studio analyst and NFL and...
Michael Kay and Jon Wertheim
June 15, 2021
- 1:13:30
Episode 148 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Michael Kay, the television play by play voice of the New York...
ESPN’s Ian Darke and Anthony Crupi of Sportico
June 9, 2021
- 50:47
Episode 147 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Ian Darke, the lead play-by-play commentator of ESPN’s soccer...
Jemele Hill and Tom Hannifan
June 3, 2021
- 1:11:55
Episode 146 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, the host...
The Athletic’s Kavitha Davidson and Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina
May 28, 2021
- 1:08:31
Episode 145 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Kavitha Davidson, a sports and culture writer for The Athletic...
ESPN feature producers Lauren Stowell and Jenna Contreras and Julie Stewart-Binks of Fubo TV
May 20, 2021
- 1:07:31
Episode 144 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up are ESPN feature producers Lauren Stowell and Jenna Contreras,...
James Andrew Miller on the end of Kenny Mayne at ESPN
May 14, 2021
- 30:42
Episode 143 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN...
The Future of Sports Viewership and Ratings
May 7, 2021
- 39:18
Episode 142 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis and Sports Business...
NBC News and MSNBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki and The Athletic NFL reporter Tashan Reed
April 29, 2021
- 1:05:04
Episode 141 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Steve Kornacki, an NBC News and MSNBC national political...
ESPN’s David Purdum on sports gambling and Grant Wahl on the Super League and MLS media rights
April 22, 2021
- 54:07
Episode 140 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — ESPN staff writer David Purdum and soccer writer Grant Wahl, the host of...
Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated and Chad Finn of the Boston Globe
April 16, 2021
- 57:59
Episode 139 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Traina and Boston Globe columnist Chad...
Paul Heyman goes behind the scenes on Wrestlemania and the WWE
April 6, 2021
- 1:12:44
Episode 138 features Paul Heyman, a longtime WWE performer — he currently is the special counsel for Universal Champion Roman Reigns...
NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales and ESPN MLB Reporter Marly Rivera
April 1, 2021
- 1:08:27
Episode 137 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales. She is...
James Andrew Miller and Anthony Crupi on the NFL’s new media deals
March 22, 2021
- 50:22
Episode 136 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch examines the NFL media deals. The guests are Jim Miller, James Andrew...
The ESPN-NHL new media rights deal
March 11, 2021
- 31:47
Episode 135 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sean Shapiro, an NHL reporter for The Athletic who specializes in...
How to create a great podcast with Conrad Thompson and Jim Ross
March 4, 2021
- 55:00
Episode 134 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Conrad Thompson and Jim Ross, the duo that make up the popular...
John Ourand on the immediate future of the NFL on television and streaming services
February 26, 2021
- 35:40
Episode 133 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand...
Steve Levy of ESPN
February 16, 2021
- 50:44
Episode 132 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features longtime ESPN Monday Night Football play by play broadcaster Steve...
An examination of Super Bowl Viewership with John Ourand and Austin Karp
February 10, 2021
- 30:55
Episode 131 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable on Super Bowl viewership with Sports Business Daily...
Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post and Sportnet's (Canada) Donnovan Bennett
February 6, 2021
- 58:27
Episode 130 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Chelsea Janes, a national baseball writer for the...
Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand
January 27, 2021
- 33:09
Episode 129 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John...
Rhiannon Walker and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic and writer and educator Jane McManus
January 22, 2021
- 43:44
Episode 128 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests for a roundtable discussion on the Jared Porter story...
Broadcaster Noah Eagle on calling the Nickelodeon NFL game and Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic of the NHL
January 15, 2021
- 1:04:26
Episode 127 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Noah Eagle, who called Nickelodeon’s...
James Andrew Miller on ESPN's future
January 8, 2021
- 41:51
Episode 126 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN...
Renee Paquette and Shalise Manza Young
December 31, 2020
- 1:12:15
Episode 125 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Renee Paquette, who worked for nearly eight years as a WWE...
Jimmy Traina and Jane McManus
December 22, 2020
- 1:24:06
Episode 124 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Traina,...
James Andrew Miller on the increasing number of ESPN departures
December 8, 2020
- 46:51
Episode 123 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN...
Longtime sportscaster Trey Wingo
December 2, 2020
- 43:12
Episode 122 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Trey Wingo, who joined ESPN in 1997 and anchored multiple sports...
Ryan Ruocco of ESPN and the YES Network and Lindsey Adler and Olivia Witherite of The Athletic
November 24, 2020
- 56:02
Episode 121 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN and YES Network broadcaster Ryan...
Hall of Fame basketball coach Muffet McGraw and soccer journalist Grant Wahl
November 17, 2020
- 54:24
Episode 120 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Hall of Fame basketball coach Muffet...
James Andrew Miller on the ESPN layoffs
November 6, 2020
- 30:36
Episode 119 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN...
ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Jordan Cornette and Shae Peppler Cornette of ESPN Radio and author and sports writer Harvey Araton
October 29, 2020
- 1:42:52
Episode 118 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN’s Chris Fowler, the lead college...
An expert sports viewership roundtable with Michael Mulvihill of Fox Sports, ESPN’s Flora Kelly and Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily
October 20, 2020
- 1:00:06
Episode 117 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests as part of a roundtable. The guests are: Michael...
John Ourand of Sports Business Daily and Turner Sports NBA analyst Stan Van Gundy
October 13, 2020
- 1:06:06
Episode 116 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. The first guest is Sports Business Daily media writer...
ESPN’s Malika Andrews on reporting four months from inside the NBA bubble at age 25
October 5, 2020
- 51:24
Episode 115 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN NBA reporter Malika Andrews, whose work appears across ESPN...
Writing critically on Kobe Bryant, and the differences between U.S. and Canada sports media
September 30, 2020
- 1:09:05
Episode 114 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Jeff Pearlman, the author Three-Ring...
NFL viewership talk with John Ourand and authors Seyward Darby and Corey Sobel
September 18, 2020
- 1:15:36
Episode 113 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is John Ourand, the media reporter for...
Jim Trotter and Steve Wyche of NFL Media and authors Kavitha Davidson (who also works at The Athletic) Jessica Luther
September 11, 2020
- 1:04:45
Episode 112 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features four guests. First up is Steve Wyche and Jim Trotter. Both are...
Broadcaster Renee Paquette (known as Renee Young in the WWE) and Stephanie Ready of NBA TV and Turner Sports
September 2, 2020
- 1:31:13
Episode 111 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Renee Paquette, who worked for nearly...
The NBA’s viewership issues (featuring Anthony Crupi and Austin Karp) and soccer host extraordinaire Kate Abdo
August 21, 2020
- 1:16:35
Episode 110 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is Austin Karp, the managing editor for the...
Best-selling author James Andrew Miller and NBC NHL studio analyst Anson Carter
August 12, 2020
- 1:02:41
Episode 109 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is James Andrew Miller, the best-selling...
Covering sports inside a bubble with ESPN’s Holly Rowe, Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times and Stefano Fusaro of ESPN
July 23, 2020
- 1:23:12
Episode 108 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN reporter Holly Rowe, who is...
ESPN national MLB reporter Marly Rivera, Jim Miller on Adrian Wojnarowski’s suspension and talent agent Steve Herz on the sports media landscape
July 16, 2020
- 1:27:52
Episode 107 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN national MLB writer Marly Rivera....
Best-selling author James Andrew Miller and Kurt Streeter of the New York Times
July 10, 2020
- 1:15:54
Episode 106 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is James Andrew Miller, the best-selling...
The Athletic’s Rhiannon Walker, ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Josh Tolentino of The Athletic
July 1, 2020
- 1:19:37
Episode 105 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is Rhiannon Walker, who covers the...
Michael Lee, senior NBA writer for The Athletic and Washington Post writer Robert Klemko
June 24, 2020
- 1:08:37
Episode 104 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Michael Lee, a senior NBA writer for The...
J.A. Adande, the Director of Sports Journalism and the Medill School at Northwestern University and The Athletic's NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck.
June 17, 2020
- 1:14:59
Episode 103 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is J.A. Adande, the Director of Sports...
Lisa Wilson of The Athletic, ESPN’s Michael Eaves, Rana Cash of Savannah Morning News and Sportsnet’s (Canada) Donnovan Bennett
June 5, 2020
- 1:55:39
Episode 102 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with four guests. First up is Lisa Wilson, the NFL...
John Ourand of the Sports Business Daily and The Athletic’s Katie Strang
May 29, 2020
- 1:01:46
Episode 101 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with two guests. First up is Sports Business Daily...
ESPN analyst Booger McFarland and Fox NASCAR producer Barry Landis
May 22, 2020
- 1:08:44
Episode 100 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with two guests. First up is ESPN NFL and college...
Tom Verducci on the new normal of covering baseball
May 15, 2020
- 37:37
Episode 99 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Illustrated senior writer and Fox and MLB Network reporter...
Bob Costas
May 6, 2020
- 41:31
Episode 98 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features the sports television journalist and host Bob Costas, who currently...
Chad Finn on an NFL regular season potentially starting in mid-October and Game of Zones creators Adam and Craig Malamut
April 29, 2020
- 58:18
Episode 97 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Adam and Craig...
John Ourand on The NFL Draft and The Last Dance
April 24, 2020
- 38:20
Episode 96 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. In this podcast...
Introducing: Hope, Through History with Jon Meacham
April 21, 2020
- 03:51
Welcome to Hope, Through History with Jon Meacham. This limited series explores some of the most historic and trying times in American...
ESPN's Sean McDonough and writers Kalyn Kahler and Joan Niesen
April 13, 2020
- 1:10:32
Episode 95 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN play by play broadcaster Sean...
Sports Media in the age of Coronavirus
April 2, 2020
- 34:51
Episode 94 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with The Washington Post sports media writer Ben...
Chico Harlan, Rome bureau chief for The Washington Post
March 26, 2020
- 32:34
Episode 93 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Chico Harlan, the Rome bureau chief for The...
Scott Van Pelt of ESPN
March 23, 2020
- 34:52
Episode 92 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt. In...
Dr. Celine Gounder and Grant Wahl on coronavirus and sports
March 18, 2020
- 24:47
Episode 91 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Dr. Celine Gounder and Grant Wahl. Dr. Gounder...
Tony Romo breaks the bank
March 2, 2020
- 35:36
Episode 90 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand....
Sports Media Talk with John Ourand of Sports Business Daily
February 26, 2020
- 42:14
Episode 89 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand....
Tiffany Greene and Meghan McPeak — pioneering broadcasters in the Sports Media
February 17, 2020
- 1:04:58
Episode 88 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Tiffany Greene and Meghan McPeak. Green is the...
Jamie Little and Shannon Spake of Fox Sports
February 10, 2020
- 48:55
Episode 87 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Jamie Little and Shannon Spake, both of Fox...
Covering Kobe Bryant (with Howard Beck and Tim Kawakami)
January 28, 2020
- 34:39
Episode 86 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Howard Beck of Bleacher Report and Tim Kawakami...
The Producer and Director of Super Bowl LIV: Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo of Fox Sports
January 24, 2020
- 47:39
Episode 85 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo of Fox Sports....
John Ourand of Sports Business Daily
January 14, 2020
- 43:55
Episode 84 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand...
Jalen Rose
January 8, 2020
- 45:60
Episode 83 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN analyst and host Jalen Rose, who appears on a variety of ESPN...
Adam Amin
December 31, 2019
- 54:42
Episode 82 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN broadcaster Adam Amin, who handles a variety of assignments...
Jim Ross and Joan Niesen
December 17, 2019
- 1:15:00
Episode 81 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: The iconic wrestling broadcaster Jim (“JR”) Ross, who...
Sports Media roundtable with Chad Finn and Ben Strauss
December 13, 2019
- 36:58
Episode 80 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests for a media roundtable: Boston Globe sports media writer...
Joe Buck of Fox Sports
December 5, 2019
- 37:39
Episode 79 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Buck. He and Troy Aikman will call Super...
James Andrew Miller
November 19, 2019
- 42:01
Episode 78 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN...
Robert Klemko and Jimmy Traina
November 12, 2019
- 1:15:53
Episode 77 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Robert Klemko, who is an investigative...
John Ourand and Tim Burke on Deadspin
November 5, 2019
- 1:16:16
Episode 76 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Sports Business Daily media writer John...
Michael Smith, Isabelle Khurshudyan, and Mark Beech
October 30, 2019
- 1:34:49
Episode 75 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests: Michael Smith, who worked for ESPN for 15 years in...
Sam Amick of The Athletic and ESPN’s Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman
October 22, 2019
- 48:32
Episode 74 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sam Amick, a national NBA writer for The Athletic, and Ian Darke...
James Andrew Miller on ESPN and China, SI layoffs
October 15, 2019
- 49:35
Episode 73 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features best-selling author and media writer James Andrew Miller, the host...
The Sports Illustrated Layoffs
October 8, 2019
- 1:22:06
Episode 72 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features four former Sports Illustrated staffers who were let go last week...
Adnan Virk and ESPN's Ivan Maisel and John Dahl
October 3, 2019
- 1:08:35
Episode 71 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two segments. The first guest is Adnan Virk, the host of DAZN’s...
Jane McManus and Katie Strang
September 26, 2019
- 46:35
Episode 70 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Jane McManus is the director of the Center for Sports...
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.”
September 17, 2019
- 1:09:37
Episode 69 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Garret Graff, the author of the...
Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand
September 13, 2019
- 36:24
Episode 68 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand....
ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Booger McFarland
September 3, 2019
- 50:30
Episode 67 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Monday Night Football analyst Booger McFarland....
Gus Johnson of Fox Sports and Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel of The Athletic
August 27, 2019
- 1:09:50
Episode 66 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Fox Sports play by play broadcaster Gus Johnson and The Athletic...
Examining ESPN's NBA Coverage and The Future of Women's Sports Coverage
August 21, 2019
- 39:51
Episode 65 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Washington Post sports and media writer Ben Strauss. In this...
ESPN’s Don Van Natta and Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post
August 15, 2019
- 1:12:40
Episode 64 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Don Van Natta, an investigative reporter...
John Ourand on NFL and College Football Viewership
August 6, 2019
- 37:46
Episode 63 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand. In this podcast,...
James Andrew Miller and Jim Trotter on Dan LeBatard and ESPN
July 24, 2019
- 1:07:12
Episode 62 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is best-selling author and media writer James...
How boxing gets covered in 2019 with Mike Coppinger and Lance Pugmire; Chad Finn on Sports Media
July 17, 2019
- 1:01:44
Episode 61 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests: First up is a boxing roundtable with Mike Coppinger,...
Conrad Thompson and Chris Herring
July 10, 2019
- 55:41
Episode 60 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Conrad Thompson, the host of four immensely...
Bob Ley
July 2, 2019
- 49:04
Episode 59 of the Sports Media Podcast features guest Bob Ley, who recently retired from ESPN after 40 years with the network. Ley was...
John Ourand and James Andrew Miller
June 27, 2019
- 49:49
Episode 58 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. The first segment is a conversation with John Ourand, the sports media...
Michael Grange, Ann Killion and Mark Feinsand
June 20, 2019
- 57:06
Episode 57 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. The first segment is a conversation with Michael Grange, who covers the...
Taylor Twellman
June 14, 2019
- 42:25
Episode 56 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN’s Taylor Twellman, the network’s lead analyst for domestic and global soccer. In...
James Andrew Miller and Jenn Hildreth
June 6, 2019
- 1:19:17
Episode 55 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is best-selling author James Andrew Miller, the host of the...
David Epstein, Seerat Sohi and Daniel Dale
May 29, 2019
- 1:31:40
Episode 54 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests: First up is David Epstein, a New York Times best-selling author whose...
Media Roundtable with John Ourand
May 23, 2019
- 44:14
Episode 53 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand. In this podcast,...
Taylor Rooks and Jim Ross
May 16, 2019
- 1:25:41
Episode 53 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Taylor Rooks, a host and reporter for Bleacher Report and the...
Will people watch the XFL?
May 9, 2019
- 59:23
Episode 52 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests: First up is a sports media roundtable with Washington Post sports and...
Tim Layden, Bruce Feldman and Daniel Dale
May 2, 2019
- 1:21:14
Episode 51 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests: First up is Tim Layden, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a...
Adnan Virk and Mike Lombardi and John Ourand
April 24, 2019
- 1:07:34
Episode 50 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two segments: First up is Adnan Virk and Mike Lombardi, the...
Jemele Hill and Rick Reilly
April 17, 2019
- 1:16:30
Episode 49 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Jemele Hill, a staff writer for The...
Ron MacLean and Jason Benetti
April 10, 2019
- 1:07:23
Episode 48 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Ron MacLean the host of Hockey Night in...
Renee Young and Paul Heyman on life in the WWE. Plus, John Ourand on sports media
April 4, 2019
- 1:25:55
Episode 47 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Renee Young and Paul Heyman of the WWE. Young is a commentator on...
Conrad Thompson, Shireen Ahmed, Emily Kaplan, Greg Wyshynski and Steven Bennett on being a sports podcaster
March 21, 2019
- 1:55:39
Episode 46 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features five sports podcasters discussing all facets of their podcasts. The...
Michael Kay on Mike Francesa, his James Dolan interview and navigating two mega sports media jobs in NYC.
March 14, 2019
- 1:13:14
Episode 45 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Michael Kay, the television voice of the New York Yankees for the...
NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah
March 8, 2019
- 50:08
Episode 44 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with NFL Network analyst and NFL Draft expert Daniel...
John Ourand and Chad Finn Roundtable
March 6, 2019
- 51:50
Episode 43 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand...
Ian Eagle, Sarah Kustok, Jason Gay and Pete Abraham
February 26, 2019
- 1:30:25
Episode 42 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is Ian Eagle and Sarah Kustok, the broadcast...
John Ourand
February 21, 2019
- 43:02
Episode 41 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media reporter John...
Mark Fainaru-Wada, Shannon Spake, and Jeff Gluck.
February 12, 2019
- 1:45:52
Episode 40 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three great guests: ESPN senior investigative reporter Mark...
James Andrew Miller on the Adnan Virk firing
February 6, 2019
- 59:29
Episode 39 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two segments. First up is a conversation with James Andrew Miller,...
Kevin Harlan and Super Bowl Director Mike Arnold
January 30, 2019
- 1:03:34
Episode 38 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Kevin Harlan, who is calling his ninth...
Laura Rutledge and Kevin Clark
January 23, 2019
- 1:19:21
Episode 37 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Laura Rutledge, a reporter and host for...
Sports Media Reporter John Ourand
January 16, 2019
- 40:50
Episode 36 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand....
Austin Murphy and Daniel Dale
January 9, 2019
- 1:19:32
Episode 35 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: longtime Sports Illustrated writer Austin Murphy, and...
James Andrew Miller on ESPN
January 1, 2019
- 1:07:34
Episode 34 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a sports media conversation on ESPN with James Andrew Miller, the...
Chelsea Janes & Bruce Feldman
December 19, 2018
- 1:34:55
Episode 33 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Chelsea Janes, the Washington Nationals beat reporter...
NBA roundtable with Howard Beck, Candace Buckner and Seerat Sohi
December 12, 2018
- 1:01:29
Episode 32 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable discussion with three prominent NBA writers: Howard...
Tom Verducci
December 5, 2018
- 39:17
Episode 31 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Tom Verducci, a Sports Illustrated senior writer, an analyst for...
Sports Media Roundtable with John Ourand and Chad Finn
November 28, 2018
- 48:07
Episode 30 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a media roundtable with Sports Business Daily sports media writer...
Rebecca Lobo and LaChina Robinson
November 21, 2018
- 48:38
Episode 29 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features sports broadcasters Rebecca Lobo and LaChina Robinson for an...
Boston sports-talk radio host Kirk Minihane
November 15, 2018
- 39:55
Episode 28 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston sports-talk radio host Kirk Minihane In this podcast,...
FOX Sports NFL analyst Troy Aikman
November 7, 2018
- 45:20
Episode 27 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox Sports NFL analyst Troy Aikman. In this podcast, Aikman discusses his first year as...
Kate Abdo, Chad Finn & Mitch Albom
October 31, 2018
- 1:39:19
Episode 26 of the Sports Media Podcast features Turner Sports and Fox Sports soccer host Kate Abdo; a media discussion with Boston Globe...
Why NFL ratings are up in 2018 & Did ESPN get too political?
October 24, 2018
- 51:36
Episode 25 of the Sports Media Podcast features Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand for a discussion on the latest sports...
Rachel Nichols & Candace Parker
October 17, 2018
- 1:19:50
Episode 24 of the Sports Media Podcast features guests Rachel Nichols of ESPN and Candace Parker of Turner Sports. Nichols is the host...
Jemele Hill
October 9, 2018
- 1:09:46
Episode 23 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jemele Hill. In this podcast, Hill discusses leaving ESPN after 12 years; why she...
Yahoo Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes
September 27, 2018
- 58:20
Episode 22 of the Sports Media Podcast features Yahoo! Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes. In this podcast, Haynes discussed why he...
Renee Young
September 17, 2018
- 40:30
Episode 21 of the Sports Media Podcast features Renee Young, who was recently named as a fulltime commentator on Monday Night Raw, the...
NFL Broadcasting/Kaepernick Nike Roundtable. PLUS: Scott Hanson & Liam McHugh
September 6, 2018
- 1:36:37
Episode 21 of the Sports Media Podcast features four guests. The first segment is a roundtable with Black Sports Online founder and...
JEMELE HILL LEAVES ESPN; BEADLE LEAVES GET UP!
August 27, 2018
- 1:11:12
Episode 21 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. The first segment is a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media writer...
Adam Schefter & Chiney Ogwumike
August 23, 2018
- 1:20:58
Episode 20 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: The first is ESPN insider Adam Schefter, who is the...
John Ourand And John Smoltz
August 14, 2018
- 1:12:59
Episode 19 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and MLB...
Rebecca Lowe
August 7, 2018
- 43:40
Episode 18 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features guest Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group’s Premier League...
Brett McMurphy
August 2, 2018
- 47:08
Episode 17 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features college football reporter Brett McMurphy, who this week broke a...
Frank Isola, Clifton Brown and Ben Reiter
July 26, 2018
- 1:38:39
Episode 16 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests: First, a candid conversation with longtime NBA writer...
James Andrew Miller and Conrad Thompson
July 19, 2018
- 1:29:29
Episode 15 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First, a sports media conversation with James Andrew...
How ESPN’s deal for the UFC and Fox’s deal for the WWE came together & LaChina Robinson on covering Women’s Basketball
July 13, 2018
- 1:05:50
Episode 14 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand and...
The media impact of LeBron James moving to the Los Angeles Lakers
July 5, 2018
- 59:08
Episode 13 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three separate guests: Tania Ganguli, who covers the Lakers for the...
Molly Sullivan and a Sports Media Roundtable with Austin Karp and Rob Littal
June 26, 2018
- 1:26:33
Episode 12 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features Molly Sullivan, the popular television sideline reporter on...
ESPN's Adnan Virk and The Athletic's Calvin Watkins
June 21, 2018
- 1:42:12
Episode 11 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is ESPN Adnan Virk, who hosts multiple studio...
Sports Media Roundtable with John Ourand and Chad Finn & Caps beat writer Isabelle Khurshudyan
June 14, 2018
- 1:17:35
Episode 10 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand...
Charissa Thompson
June 6, 2018
- 52:10
Episode 9 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Charissa Thompson, the host of Fox NFL Kickoff...
How To Cover The World Cup With Grant Wahl
May 31, 2018
- 1:10:46
Episode 8 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Grant Wahl, a Sports Illustrated senior writer...
Examining ESPN's future and present
May 25, 2018
- 1:14:41
Episode 7 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation on ESPN’s present and future with Sports Business...
Joe Tessitore and Richard Sandomir
May 14, 2018
- 1:25:14
Episode 6 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN play by play announcer Joe Tessitore, who was recently named...
Peter King and 2 Sports Media Roundtables
May 9, 2018
- 2:19:26
Episode 5 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features Peter King who will be leaving Sports Illustrated on June 1—his...
Doris Burke and Cheryl Reeve
May 2, 2018
- 1:39:46
Episode 4 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features Doris Burke, the acclaimed ESPN broadcaster who called a full season...
Verne Lundquist, John Ourand and Neil Best
April 24, 2018
- 1:39:53
Episode 3 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features an extended conversation with Verne Lundquist, the iconic sports...
Jayson Stark, Ken Rosenthal & Tim Layden
April 17, 2018
- 1:26:36
Episode 2 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features two segments. First, a conversation with Ken Rosenthal, a senior...
James Andrew Miller and 2 Sports Media Roundtables
April 9, 2018
- 1:56:06
Episode 1 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with writer James Andrew Miller, the best-selling...
The Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch returns!
March 30, 2018
- 19:14
Welcome to the teaser episode — call it Episode 0 – of Sports Media with Richard Deitsch. In this 20-minute mini-episode, Sports...