SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Every week on the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast, host Jimmy Traina sits down for an informal conversation with the biggest broadcasters, athletes, sports personalities, celebrities, and anybody else interested in sports or media. Plus, get a window into the storylines Jimmy is following closest in the weekly Traina Thoughts segment.
Episodes
Episode 573 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features two interviews.
First up is ESPN's Mina Kimes, who talks about how she got her start at ESPN, transitioning into an NFL analyst, the stigma of being an NFL analyst who didn't play the game, what her typical Sunday is like, whether she'd like to be in the booth calling games one day.
Kimes also discusses auditioning for the...
Episode 572 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with CBS's lead NFL play-by-play caller, Jim Nantz.
Nantz talks about his game assignments for the next few weeks and CBS's overall schedule for the 2025 season. In addition, he shares his expectations that CBS's Thanksgiving game between the Chiefs and Cowboys will shatter the record for the most-viewed regular-season game...
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Episode 571 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with The Athletic's sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand about all the latest sports media news.
Topics discussed: Charles Barkley's recent comments that he still doesn't know what's going on with "Inside the NBA" on ESPN; Fox and ESPN's over-the-...
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Episode 570 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with legendary broadcaster, Brent Musburger.
Musburger talks about finally making the Hall of Fame after winning the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, his appearance on NBC at the Hall of Fame Game and his upcoming appearance on CBS's &...
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Episode 569 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is a mix of "Traina Thoughts" with WFAN and SNY TV's Sal Licata and a mailbag answering listener questions.
Topics discussed include the onslaught of sports docuseries, ESPN's new direct-to-consumer app and its best feature, preseason NFL magazines and the perils of Major League Bas...
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Episode 568 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with TNT's Mike Golic Jr, who will be an analyst for Big 12 college football games this season.
Golic Jr. talks about going into a full-time role as an analyst after working just four games last year, the changing television landscape in college football and trying to ke...
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Episode 567 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with WWE Undisputed Heavyweight Champion, Cody Rhodes.
The man known as the "American Nightmare" talks about his SummerSlam match against John Cena, how it felt winning the title for a second time, how banged up he was after the match, the positive reaction to the matc...
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Episode 566 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features two guests plus the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment.
First up is Puck's sports correspondent, John Ourand, who shares insight into the blockbuster ESPN-NFL Media deal. Ourand explains why each company wanted to make this deal, what it will mean for the presentatio...
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Episode 565 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN's Peter Schrager
Schrager goes in-depth about his decision to leave the NFL Network and "Good Morning Football" for ESPN, why he wasn't nervous about making the big career move and how he feels about his time on GMFB.
Schrager also reveals when h...
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Episode 564 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringers's Editor-At-Large, Bryan Curtis about all the latest sports media news.
Topics covered include the partnership between Fox Sports and Barstool sports, which company needs the other more, why Barstool's daily FS1 show is more intriguing than the "...
Episode 563 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the host of the NFL Red Zone, Scott Hanson
Hanson talks about his recent contract negotiations with the NFL and how he thought he was done with Red Zone before eventually signing a new four-year contract that will give him 20 years as the host.
Hanson also discusses the Red Zone's wild popularity and things fan...
Episode 562 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the wrestler known as the "Indy God," Matt Cardona.
Cardona talks about carving out a massive career on the independent scene after being part of the WWE Covid roster cuts in 2020 and why he was thrilled at the time when he found out he was released from the company after 15 years there.
In addition, Cardona discusses whether he wants to ...
Episode 561 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN NFL analyst, Dan Orlovsky.
Orlovsky talks about signing a new, four-year deal with ESPN after being a free-agent for a few months, whether he came close to leaving ESPN, why he decided to say at ESPN and why calling games is ultimately his main goal.
In addition, Orlovsky explains what an NFL Sunday is like for him and how he watches the sla...
Episode 560 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with longtime ESPN reporter and host, Jeremy Schaap.
Schaap talks about ESPN's upcoming E60, "Southpaw–The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott," which covers the career of the pitcher born without a right hand who threw a no-hitter as a Yankee. Schaap also discusses another great E60 that he worked on, "The Great Imposter,"...
Episode 559 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the Athletic's sports media reporter, Richard Deitsch, about all latest sports media news..
Topics discussed during podcast include how Stephen A. Smith became an ongoing story during the NBA Finals; the ratings for the Pacers-Thunder series; whether all the off-court storylines regarding Caitlin Clark help or hurt the WNBA; a couple of recent l...
Episode 558 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with sports journalist, Joon Lee.
Earlier this week, Lee wrote a story titled, '$4,785. That’s How Much It Costs to Be a Sports Fan Now," for the "New York Times." The piece detailed what it costs someone to be a sports fan in 2025, from the abundance of streaming services sports fans need to subscribe to the massive increase in cost of a...
Episode 557 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is an all-Mailbag edition followed by the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment.
Jimmy tackles listener-submitted questions regarding the NBA Finals ratings, the presentation of the NBA Finals by ESPN, the way the NBA drags out the NBA Finals schedule, NFL Network's lack of respect for "Good Morning Football," All-Star Games, Brian Windhorst...
Episode 556 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN lead NBA analyst Richard Jefferson.
Jefferson talks about calling his first NBA Finals, how he's changed his style since becoming a lead analyst for NBC/ABC, whether the Pacers have a chance against the heavily favored Thunder, his vices, the LeBron James-Stephen A. Smith dust-up, the NBA's replay system, mixing it up on social media wi...
Episode 555 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Athletic's Andrew Marchand about all the latest sports media news.
Topics include: What does ESPN's direct-to-consumer product mean for ESPN+?; Who has done the better job hiring NBA talent for next season: NBC or Amazon?; Reggie Miller's work calling Knicks-Pacers;
How will "Inside the NBA" loo...
Episode 554 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN's Tony Reali.
Reali talks about the end of "Around the Horn" after hosting the show for 23 years, the vagueness from ESPN about the show's cancellation despite strong ratings, his contract status with ESPN, whether he's had talks with ESPN about staying with the network and what his future looks like.
In addition, Reali r...
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