SI Media With Jimmy Traina

Episode 480 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with "Good Morning Football" host, Kyle Brandt.Brandt talks about the strong ratings for GMFB, how he feels about the NFL season winding down, the AFC and NFL Championship games, the great story of the Lions and Jared Goff, what a Super Bowl in Las Vegas means for people in sports media, why he doesn't love talking about the Cowboys, why he avoids the social media game, his unique segment for CBS' "NFL Today," his experience on "Wheel of Fortune and much more.Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Doc Rivers leaving ESPN after the network fired Jeff Van Gundy, CBS' upcoming special on the "NFL Today," the best potato chips and moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 479 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with Fox's lead NFL broadcast booth, Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen.Olsen shares his opinion on the Eagles' epic collapse, the Cowboys' decision to retain Mike McCarthy as head coach, the emergence of Packers quarterback Jordan Love and the dominance of Niners running back, Christian McCaffrey.The duo also talk about calling an unusual amount of blowouts and a low number of close games this past regular season, whether they prepare for games any differently in the postseason, why it's frustrating that fans think they root for anything other than close games, whether they've thought about their time as a team winding down with Tom Brady expected to take over Olsen's role next season and much more.Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the NFL divisional playoff games, the best NFL broadcast teams, the Peacock playoff game and moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 478 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with author, reporter and journalist, James Andrew Miller.Miller, who literally wrote the book on ESPN, pulls back the curtain on Pat McAfee's on-air claim that executive Norby Williamson is trying to sabotage his show and leaking information to the press.Miller also weighs in on the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel feud and the "Pat McAfee Show's" role in the drama and who made the decision to discontinue Rodgers' appearances on the show during the NFL playoffs.In addition, Miller also discusses the return (and series end) of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on Feb. 4 as well as the 25th anniversary of "The Sopranos."Following Miller, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about wild-card weekend, the Dolphins-Chiefs playoff game only being available on Peacock and much moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 477 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.Topics covered during the podcast include the controversial ending of the Lions-Cowboys game, the ridiculous takes that followed and how the NFL has handled the situation; huge ratings for the Alabama-Michigan college football semifinal and the ridiculous start time for the Washington-Texas semifinal; the best play-by-play person in college football; The Rock's return to "Monday Night Raw" and how he set up a future match with Roman Reigns; a review of "Iron Claw"; the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel feud; Ian Ziering's fight with a biker gang; why SiriusXM's new app is a disaster; the NFL's Week 18 slate including one notable over/under and much moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 476 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is the 4th annual year-in-review extravaganza roundtable with Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Andrew Perloff from CBS Sports Radio.The podcast covers and best and worst of 2023 in the world of sports, media and pop culture. What was the biggest NFL story of the year? What was the biggest non-NFL sports story in 2023? Which sports media people stood out over the past year? What were the sports media trends that hit and missed?Also covered during the roundtable discussion: Best sports shows, best non-sports show, best segments, best podcasts, best movies and much moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 475 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an all-Traina Thoughts mailbag edition with weekly contributor, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.Listeners of the podcast has questions about what Fox will do with Greg Olsen next year when Tom Brady joins the network's No. 1 NFL crew, whether Warner Brothers Discovery would pass on reupping with the NBA if it signed a deal with WWE, what the best role for Bill Belichick would be if he went into broadcasting, ABC and ESPN airing two "Monday Night Football games at the same time, if a documentary on sports broadcasters would work and much more.On the non-sports media front, listeners asked about the best Christmas movie, reclining on airplanes, Family "Double Dare" or "Family Feud," the "Sopranos" character who would have the best grievances on Festivus and moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 474 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF.Friedman talks about his rise in AEW, his heel and face personas, why he stands out in professional wrestling, whether he considers himself a locker room leader and the status of his contact with the company and Cody Rhodes recently saying that he thinks Friedman will one day wind in up WWE.MJF also weighs in on CM Punk, headline a pay-per-view show in his hometown of Long Island, having ADD, being inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of FameMJF also discusses recently running into John Cena on the red carpet, how and why his fascination with Burberry started, having a wrestling-themed Bar Mitzvah, the time a fan plotted to possibly abduct him, the best Long Island food establishments and much more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 473 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with New York Post sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand.Marchand discusses the news that NBC will not be using Al Michaels to call one of its four NFL playoff game this season, the fallout from MLB Network's Jon Morosi erroneously reporting on Shohei Ohtani flying to Toronto, leading to speculation that he'd sign with the Blue Jays and whether the NBA's In-Season Tournament was a success.Other topics covered with Marchand include Troy Aikman pulling no punches regarding NFL officials, why flex scheduling is useless for "Thursday Night Football," Tony Romo's season and much more.Following Marchand, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the curious response to Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito, why YouTube is such a better home for NFL Sunday Ticket than DirecTV and moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 472 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with WWE Superstar Seth Rollins.The World Heavyweight champion talks about his viral reaction to CM Punk making a surprise return to the WWE at the Survivor Series, when he found out Punk was back with the company, what happened backstage, why he dislikes Punk and whether he will have any issues working with Punk.Rollins also discusses whether the quest to end Roman Reigns' lengthy run as WWE Universal Champion is a talking point among WWE superstars, what his weekly travel schedule is like and his favorite Royal Rumble memoriesA noted Bears fan, Rollins breaks down Chicago's season's and NFL Draft possibilities, his wife Becky Lynch's recent appearance on "Celebrity Jeopardy!," whether he'd like to be on "Celebrity Jeopardy!," getting recognized when the couple goes out and much moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 471 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN college football and NFL analyst, Booger McFarland.McFarland shares his thoughts on the college football playoff and his comment that Florida State getting snubbed was a "travesty to the sport." He also discloses who he likes to win the Alabama-Michigan and Texas-Washington and, ultimately, the title game. McFarland also discusses whether the controversy regarding FSU is good for the sport, the mentality of college football fans and how he judges Deion Sanders' season as Colorado head coach.McFarland also reflects on his two years as a "Monday Night Football' analyst, the one year he spent in a crane, what it's like to work with Chris Berman on "NFL Primetime" and reveals whether he'd like to once again call games.Following McFarland, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about the latest embarrassing story for the New York Jets, which NFL teams have great betting value to win the Super Bowl, Jimmy's weird quirk while watching football and important food question and moreAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy