Season 15 Episode 23- Rich Podolsky, MeMarcog

Steve interviews Rich Podolsky (00:24:22) the author of a new book about one of the greatest broadcasting booths in football history, "Madden & Summerall." Rich returns with a new book about football broadcasting. RIch explains why he wrote a book about Madden and Summerall, how they revolutionized sports broadcasting, and what their legacy is today. Rich and Steve discuss Madden and Summerall's origins, how they became a team, and what their relationship was away from the booth. Rich also tell's stories about being on Madden's bus, Summerall reafing Murder She, Wrote promos, and Madden being stranded in Buffalo. Also, MeMarcog (01:08:35) returns for the second of a two part summit on Italian football (calcio). Marco and Steve debate club vs. country, the current state of the Italian National team, and the problems facing Italian football. Marco explains how he fell in love with AC Milan and tells us his origin story as a fan of calcio. Steve talks about falling in love with the National team and gives his origin story. The guys debate the future of Francesco Camarda and discuss what changes need to improve the future of Serie A, the Nazionale, and Italian footballers. This is part two of a two part series. Part 1 appears on Season 15 Episode 22. Steve starts the show with First Things First and talks about the Saints losing again, Brian Snitker stepping down as Braves manager, and debuts a new feature called the sports media story of the week. The show ends with one last thing about getting playing hockey again. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: [e-mail]