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 621 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis.
Curtis goes in depth on CBS’s decision to put Tony Romo on leave following his arrest for OWI, moving J.J. Watt into the network’s No. 1 booth with Jim Nantz and what the future holds for Romo. In addition, Curtis and Traina talk about where Greg Olsen fits into all this, Ian Eagle’s standing at CBS...
Episode 620 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features an interview with Mike Golic Sr., and Mike Golic Jr.
The father-and-son duo talk about their new ESPN radio show, launching Aug. 3. They explain how their return to ESPN came about, whether they said “yes” to this opportunity right away and whether they ever thought they’d be back at the Worldwide Leader.
Golic Sr. also discusses the surprising end to ...
Episode 619 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with Puck media reporter, John Ourand.
Ourand goes in-depth on the ESPN layoffs, explaining why they happened and how they happened. We also discuss the unfortunate situation with Ryan Clark finding out he was being let go while on air, how the NFL Network factors into all this, why the network parted ways with longtime broadcaster Kar...
Episode 618 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with former “Around the Horn” host Tony Reali.
Reali talks about his new podcast, “The Real Deal With Tony Reali,” the concept behind the show, and why he wants to relive certain moments in sports.
In addition, Reali talks about what the past year has been like for him since ATH's cancellation, why he waited so long to take on a ne...
Episode 617 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” is an all-Mailbag edition with weekly contributor, Sal Licata, from SNY TV and “The Sal Licata Show.”
Topics covered during the podcast include the World Cup and what the U.S.’s exit means for Fox’s ratings; who’s to blame for the Yankees struggles and what is the biggest problem with the organization; the Top 5 play-by-play voices working today; w...
Episode 616 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with NFL Network/ESPN host, Rich Eisen.
Eisen discusses his new podcast, “The is SportsCenter: Stories From the Set.” He explains how the podcast came out, what it was like to interview Dan Patrick, Chris Berman, Chris Fowler and others and reveals what he learned from doing the series.
Eisen also talks about ESPN purchasing the NFL Network, n...
Episode 615 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with The Athletic’s sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand.
Topics discussed include Pat McAfee’s expected monster deal with ESPN; massive ratings increases for sports across the board; the significance of Fox buying Roku; who CBS should pair with Andrew Catalon on the NFL this season; CBS’s hiring of Russell Wilson a...
Episode 614 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features an interview with ABC/ESPN’s lead NBA play-by-play voice, Mike Breen.
The voice of the Knicks talks about what it was like to call the closing seconds of New York’s title win in Game 5, where this NBA Finals ranks in his career as a broadcaster and where the OG Anunoby tip-in and 29-point comeback in Game 4 ranks in terms of games he’s called.
In addit...
Episode 613 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features an interview with ESPN’s Kevin Clark.
The host of “This Is Football” explains why he doesn’t have World Cup fever, why he’s outraged by Brenda Sorsby’s two-game suspension, and why it’s just not right for the Bears to play in Indiana instead of Chicago.
In addition, Clark talks about the state of the sports media business and th...
Episode 612 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features an interview with “Sports Business Journal” sports media reporter Austin Karp.
Karp talks about the NBA and ABC being set up for big ratings with the Spurs and Knicks in the Finals, the trio of Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler calling their first NBA Finals together and the “Inside the NBA” crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Ken...
Episode 611 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” is a Mailbag edition of the podcast.
The show starts with Jimmy and Sal Licata from SNY TV and “The Sal Licata Show” discussing the Knicks’ playoff run, potential NBA Finals matchups and the betting odds for the NBA Finals. Next up is a conversation about Netflix’s new Martin Short documentary and the passing of Rob Base.
A...
Episode 610 of ‘SI Media With Jimmy Traina’ features an interview with ‘Inside the NBA’s’ Charles Barkley.
Barkley defends ‘Inside the NBA’s’ first season on ESPN, calls out the NBA for its playoff scheduling, reacts to his recent dust-up with Draymond Green, and expresses his excitement for ‘Inside the NBA’ to work the NBA Finals for the first time ever.
In addition, Barkle...
Episode 609 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features an interview with NFL Vice President of Broadcast Planning, Mike North.
North discusses all things 2026 NFL schedule. Topics include whether Sunday afternoons are getting hurt by adding so many standalone games, when the schedule actually gets finalized and when teams get the schedule, how flex scheduling will work for the 2026 season and why the NFL added a game on Th...
Episode 608 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features segments with Richard Deitsch of “Sports Business Journal” and Mike Vaccaro of the “New York Post.”
The podcast kicks off with Jimmy and Deitsch discussing the latest sports media news. Topics include ratings for the NFL draft, NBA playoffs and Kentucky Derby, the status of “Inside the NBA,” CBS having interest in Russell Wilson, whe...
Episode 607 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with “Good Morning Football’s” Kyle Brandt.
Brandt talks about working again with Peter Schrager at the NFL draft, what it’s been like since ESPN took over NFL Network, and fooling people into thinking he had a fight with WWE superstar Seth Rollins on set.
In addition, Brandt talks about why he’s in favor of studio shows bein...
Episode 606 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features an interview with The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis about the latest sports media news.
Curtis talks about the latest developments in the Dianna Russini–Mike Vrabel story, Prime Video’s “technical difficulties” vs. NBC’s scorebug mistake during early first-round NBA playoff games, and ESPN’s massive promotion of WWE.
In addition, Curtis...
Episode 605 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with ESPN NBA Insider, Shams Charania.
Charania talks about getting his career started at such a young age, getting hired by Adrian Wojnerowski at 21 and how he feels about the day-to-day grind of being an insider and breaking the Anthony Davis-Luka Doncic trade Charania also weighs in on the recent narratives about how insiders do the...
Episode 604 of “SI Media With Jimmy Traina” features a conversation with WWE Undisputed Champion, Cody Rhodes.
Rhodes talks about his upcoming WrestleMania 42 match against Randy Orton and all of the controversy surrounding it thanks to the insertion of Pat McAfee by TKO into the storyline. Rhodes expresses his shock that McAfee made the WrestleMania billboard while also discussing whether the negative reaction to the st...
Episode 603 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with SiriusXM and “New York Post” host, Adam Schein.
Schein talks about balancing his daily schedule of doing radio from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and then a live YouTube Show for the Post from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. In addition, Schein shares insight into his new role as CBS’ studio anchor for NFL highlights and how that job works. Other topics discussed with S...
Episode 602 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with The Athletic’s sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand about all of the latest sports media news.
Topics discussed include: Netflix’s awful broadcast of the Yankees-Giants game on Opening Night; what Netflix gets out of a deal with Major League Baseball; NBC’s return to airing MLB games; Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill&r...
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