Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

Bryan Curtis of The Ringer and Ben Strauss of The Washington Post on Pat McAfee’s move to ESPN

May 22, 2023

49:16

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

Pat McAfee's Move to ESPN

3min

The Power of Fans and Metrics in Media

4min

The Power of Pat McAfee's YouTube Channel

2min

Pat McAfee's Relationship to Aaron Rodgers

6min

How ESPN Can Keep Pat McAfee Happy

2min

The Shelf Life of Stephen a on ESPN

4min

The Importance of Morale in a Company

3min

The Rise of the Middle Class at ESPN

4min

10.

The Argument From ESPN

1min

11.

The Soul of ESPN

3min

12.

The Differences Between John Skippers and Dave Winfield

2min

13.

The McPhee Effect on ESPN

3min

14.

The Politics of Cursing on ESPN

2min

15.

The 12 Words You're Not Allow to Say on Our Airways From Now Until November of 2024

3min

Episode 303 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features The Ringer Editor At Large Bryan Curtis and Ben Strauss, sports media reporter for The Washington Post. In this podcast, we discuss The Pat McAfee Show move to ESPN will his show will air live weekdays on ESPN, the ESPN YouTube Channel, the ESPN App and ESPN+; why ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro brought McAfee to ESPN; how McAfee’s show might or might not change; morale at ESPN amid layoffs; why politics won’t be any issue for McAfee’s show but other things might be; whether McAfee will continue to use non-ESPN insiders, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more.

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