Episode 432 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kalyn Kahler, a senior NFL Writer for ESPN. Kahler is the host and lead reporter for "Spiraled," a six-part podcast off her written series on former NFL players who left their old lives behind for an extreme religious group. In this podcast Kahler discusses her reporting on NFL players joining Straitway Truth Ministry; how to turn written work into a narrative podcast; the challenges of self-promotion for a podcast; how to find interesting NFL stories and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 431 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, the editor of Sports Media Watch and Brad Nessler, the lead game-caller for CBS’s Big Ten college football coverage. In this podcast Lewis discusses Adrian Wojnarowski's retirement from ESPN; what ESPN might do next; and the NFL viewership through Week 2. Nessler discusses calling USC-Michigan this Saturday at 3:30 PM ET on CBS; moving from the SEC on CBS to the Big Ten; whether there is a difference calling Big Ten games as opposed to the SEC; his preparation for USC-Michigan; the shift in coaches from the SEC to Big Ten; his time calling Monday Night Football; calling the first NBA game of LeBron James and the last NBA game for Michael Jordan, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 430 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chloe Peterson, the Indiana Fever reporter for the IndyStar. In this podcast Peterson discusses covering the Fever in 2024; her access to the team; how often Caitlin Clark speaks with the media; how she got her assignment; covering Caitlin Clark in college; what her game day is like; what a non-game day is like; how Clark has handled challenging subjects; what the online discourse is like for Peterson; what she expects from the Fever in the postseason; covering the Fever in the future and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 429 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features former NBA player and philanthropist Shane Battier and Sequoia Capital partner Ravi Gupta, two of the hosts along with former NFL quarterback Alex Smith of a new podcast, “Glue Guys.” The focus of the podcast is to have an open forum to discuss business, teamwork, leadership, resilience and sports. In this podcast, Battier and Gupta discuss why they started a podcast with Smith and what they hope to bring to listeners; the nexus of leadership and sports; how former and current athletes now can distribute their own media; how they view the role of a glue person in an organization; the challenge of starting a new podcast in a crowded marketplace and more.You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 428 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp. In this podcast we discuss Tom Brady’s broadcasting debut for Fox; whether he will improve; how he might sound for Week 10; how much of Brady's debut was shaped by Greg Olsen; early season viewership including the NFL Kickoff on NBC; the college football viewership status; NFL studio shows; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 427 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Troy Aikman, the lead analyst for ESPN/ABC’s Monday Night Football. His season starts off on Sept. 9 for the Jets at 49ers. In this podcast we discuss preparation for Jets-Niners; reasonable expectation for Aaron Rodgers this season; how Troy looks at a broadcasting schedule; what is realistic for Tom Brady as a broadcaster this year; the expectations on Brady versus when Troy was a first year broadcaster; what he thinks of Bill Belichick heading into broadcasting; how he feels today about his broadcasting career; why people in Dallas will always be interested in his take on the Cowboys; the Taylor Swift phenomena last year for the NFL; the value of production meetings for an NFL analyst in 2024, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with Troy Aikman, the lead analyst for ESPN/ABC’s Monday Night Football. The full interview will be available on Monday. In this clip, Aikman discusses how he viewed the nexus of Taylor Swift and the NFL last season. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 426 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features broadcaster Noah Eagle, who serves as the play-by-play voice of Big Ten Saturday Night, recently worked as the play-by-play voice of Team USA Men’s and Women’s Basketball at the Paris Olympics and will call the Packers-Eagles game on Peacock on Sept 6 in São Paulo, Brazil. In this podcast, Eagle discusses calling a game from Corinthians Arena in San Paulo; the challenges and opportunities for such an assignment; the game being on Peacock; what he expects Dwayne Wade will do regarding a career in broadcasting; calling the Big Ten football schedule and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 425 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Stewart Mandel, the editor-in-chief of The Athletic's college football coverage and the co-host of “The Audible" podcast, and Chris Vannini, who covers national college football for The Athletic and his the co-host of The Athletic’s “Until Saturday” podcast. In this podcast we discuss the Big Ten’s partnership between Fox, NBC and CBS and the attempt to make Saturdays feel like an NFL Sunday; ESPN going all in on the SEC; how Nick Saban will do on College GameDay; Big Noon Kickoff; the interest in 2024 in Colorado Football; whether the 12-team postseason be good for viewership; Friday Night Football on Fox; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 424 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Journal media writer Mollie Cahillane and Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss Tom Brady’s Fox NFL debut; how Brady will be judged; Fox, NBC, and CBS teaming up for triple-header Saturdays; the strength of the Big 10 as a media brand; ESPN’s executive re-org and the winners in Bristol; WNBA viewership trends and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices