Jay Scott Confidential

Jay Scott Confidential

Jay Scott Confidential -- a.k.a JSC Radio and The People's Podcast -- looks at sports, politics, news, pop culture, and more but more importantly, we have conversations and tell people's stories. Jay Scott Smith, is a Murrow award-winning veteran broadcaster, journalist, and writer whose work has previously appeared on MSNBC, ESPN, Newsweek, Vibe Magazine, & NPR. Jay also gives you his unique take on the big issues in the sports and entertainment world, plus doesn't hesitate to smash that hot button of race, pop culture, hip-hop, politics, social justice, and more. Plus, he has conversations you can't hear any place else. The Podcast is also Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Google Play, SoundCloud, Audacy, and more. Sounds by Illingsworth & Ossim Jones. #NSFW. Jay Scott Confidential is a production of JSC Media, LLC. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-scott-confidential--5836574/support.

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March 7, 2025 • 31 mins
Jay is back with Episode 123 and he's talking about what it's like to be fired.

Yep, this is a stream of consciousness life episode as he gets real about the feeling of hearing you're out of a job, his thoughts on how to approach and support friends and family who have been either fired or laid off -- hint: Reach out to them and just listen -- and he throws some shade at the entire job hunting process, including why y'all recruiters...
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It's time for Episode 122 and Jay is joined this week by the dynamic Julie Baker.

You've seen her on Social Media with her "Stupid News" segments on TikTok and Instagram.

She joins us from Colorado Springs and the news anchor, comedian, and certified yapper joins the People's Podcast In this wide ranging conversation, to talk about:

Growing up in Southern Missouri
Leaning into her Southern Accent
What drew her into media
How her Divorce ...
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The People's Podcast is BACK and for the first time since 2023, Jay has an illustrious - and returning - guest: Leslie Rangel. She previously joined us back in 2020.

She joins us from Austin, Texas and a lot has changed in 4 and a half years!

In this wide ranging conversation, we talk about:
Her decision to leave TV
How she ended up becoming a writer
What's it like living in Texas in 2025
Clearing up some Common Misconceptions About the ...
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January 1, 2025 • 24 mins
Happy New Year!

After 15 Months, Jay is back...and has somethings to get off his chest about life in TV, leaving Philadelphia for Lancaster, where he's been and what's next for the pod.

Here's a Hint: We're Back, Mother(bleep)er. It's a quick, raw, and to the point episode as we start 2025 with a bang!

Jay Scott Confidential is also on YouTube!!!

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September 18, 2023 • 65 mins
The People's Podcast is BACK and for the first time since 2020, Jay has an illustrious guest: Aundrea Cline Thomas.

She is a longtime TV News Reporter turned entrepreneur who also hosts her own podcast "The Next Best Thing"

Jay and Aundrea got together in New York City to talk about (Starting at the 4:25 mark):
  • What inspired her to be a journalist
  • How her first TV job was a crash course and a culture shock
  • How she stoked her entrep...
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August 2, 2023 • 48 mins
So...um...hi. After nearly 3 years, the People's Podcast is BACK!!!

For the first time since 2020, Jay is back and he explains why this show went dark, talks about his journey into television, and talks about combatting the weird media stigma surrounding radio guys. Tell Him When He's Tellin' Lies. JSC is Back.

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September 7, 2020 • 33 mins
Episode 117 brings a special Labor Day edition of the Podcast and it features a conversation with former HUD Secretary Julián Castro. Sec. Castro checks in (Starts at the 16:30 mark) to talk about his efforts with Latino outreach, the importance of voting in this year's election, the housing crisis that the U.S. is staring down that has been made worse by COVID, and why his home state of Texas turning Blue is not as far-fetched as ...
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August 27, 2020 • 30 mins
Episode 116 of Jay Scott Confidential sees Jay come back early from a hiatus to talk candidly about the sports world's reaction to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. last Sunday. It's a "Stream of Consciousness" that hits at race, racism, entitlement, social justice, police, and why Athletes owe you nothing. Plus it hits on the impassioned words from Doc Rivers and Dominic Smith and how this powder keg around race is rea...
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July 16, 2020 • 81 mins
As the 2020 season rolls on, Jay welcomes Katie Fehlinger back to the People's Podcast. Katie returns to the People's Podcast for the first time since Episode 102 (Convo starts at the 14:10 mark). She talks about life after TV News the last 9 months, goes in greater depth about what truly drove her out, talks about her new book "My Happy Place" and the process of writing that book, working out of her car, and how an infamous 2017 J...
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June 11, 2020 • 93 mins
As the 2020 season rolls into the summer, Jay is back in the "studio" and welcomes in Award Winning News Anchor Leslie Rangel, a.k.a. "The News Yogi" -- joining us from Austin, Texas. Leslie is the anchor of Good Day Austin on Fox 7, and is also a certified yoga instructor who is trying to help her fellow journalists find their peace.

Leslie joined us to talk about her journey (Convo starts at the 17:45 mark) to talk about her journ...
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May 28, 2020 • 29 mins
In this Special Edition of Jay Scott Confidential, Jay talks candidly about the killing of George Floyd as well as Amy Cooper's attempt to have the same thing done in Central Park.

It's a "Stream of Consciousness" that hits at race, racism, entitlement, social justice, police, and why Black Men owe you no explanation for being anywhere.

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May 25, 2020 • 64 mins
As the 2020 season continues, Jay welcomes his longtime friend Chelsea-Lyn Rudder on to the Pod -- Checking in from New York City!

Chelsea is the Communications Director for the Alzheimer's Association of New York City as well as an author, a former journalist, and a one time beauty queen (!!!) and she joins the People's Podcast (Convo starts at the 9:20 mark) to talk about her journey including:
*How she has been coping with COVID-1...
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April 30, 2020 • 94 mins
As the 2020 season of rolls on, Jay welcomes his friend Erika Fernandez on to the Pod, checking in from New York City. Queens to be exact! Erika is a sports writer, blogger, and full-blooded New Yorker who has covered everything from Boxing to the NBA -- Yes, it's the Knicks, but still... -- and she joins us (Convo starts at the 17:00 mark) to talk about her journey including: *How the city has responded in the face of COVID-19 *...
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April 23, 2020 • 26 mins
The 2020 Season continues and with a rare solo episode of the Pod. Jay comes to us from his bathroom in Philadelphia. No. Really. It has the best sound. He checks in from the Throne with a commentary on COVID-19 and how the outbreak has changed all of our lives along with talking about the toll that the outbreak -- and the quarantines -- take on people's mental well-being. Plus, he shouts out to his people in his home state of Mic...
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March 18, 2020 • 25 mins
In this Special Edition of Jay Scott Confidential, Jay talks with Dr. Jennifer Caudle about the Coronavirus Outbreak.

Dr. Jen has been doing daily videos and updates on the perpetually developing outbreak that has gripped the planet and she joined the pod to discuss that along with:

*How she is taking care of herself through this ordeal
*Why the Coronavirus is different from H1N1, SARS, the Flu, and others
*How to control the spread of...
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March 16, 2020 • 98 mins
The 2020 Season continues and this episode is a double landmark: It's the 110th Episode and we celebrate our 4th Anniversary. This week's guest is branding guru Kate Obert Kate is a fashion Stylist turned Brand Strategist who has an eye, ear, and nose for Branding. She joins the Pod from Los Angeles (Starts around the 25:00 mark) to talk about: • The Fundamentals of Branding • The Importance of the Long Game in Business • What yo...
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March 5, 2020 • 82 mins
The 2020 Season of The People's Podcast Continues and this week's guest comes to us from The Greatest City on God's Green Earth: Detroit, Michigan! Latasha James is a 27-year-old Social Media Specialist and a Digital Media Savant. She's the host of The Freestyle Friday Podcast and build her own company, James + Park, from the ground up. The Kalamazoo, Mich. native's path to success, however, has come with its own unique challenge...
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February 20, 2020 • 91 mins
Episode 108 of The People's Podcast is here and the 2020 Season continues and this week's guest has an incredible story: Stephanie Humphrey.

You’ve likely seen her on Good Morning America, QVC, locally in Philadelphia on Fox 29, or on her "60-Second Tech Breaks" but there’s so much more to her.

The Pittsburgh native is a former engineer at Lockheed Martin turned tech expert whose story of transition into the media world is one to beh...
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February 13, 2020 • 81 mins
Episode 107 of The People's Podcast is here and the 2020 Season Officially begins with a conversation with a dynamic entrepreneur: Laura DiFrancesco.

Laura grew up on a farm In Chester County, PA and came up in a household of entrepreneurs. She eventually became an attorney and a master negotiator who wanted more from life, starting her own law firm -- Dean Street Law -- as well as her own co-working space in West Chester called Flo...
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In this Special Edition of Jay Scott Confidential, Jay remembers and shoots straight on the legacy of Kobe Bryant.

He talks about what was going on behind the scenes on Sunday when the info of the crash first reached the newsroom, how he felt breaking the news on air, shares memories of covering Kobe's last game in Philly in 2015, and he shoots straight on the Kobe Bryant the Dynamic Player...and Kobe Bryant the Flawed Human Being.

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