The Rich Eisen Show
ESPN, Rich Eisen Productions, Rich Eisen
The Rich Eisen Show mixes expert sports analysis with pop culture, humor and insightful interviews. Rich attracts the most recognizable names across sports and entertainment from athletes and coaches like Deion Sanders, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, and Aaron Rodgers, to celebrities like Larry David, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Oscar winners Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Regina King, and Morgan Freeman. The Emmy-nominated show originates out of Los Angeles and airs live weekdays Noon-3PM ET/9AM-Noon PT on Disney+, ESPN+ and on ESPN Radio and SiriusXM Channel 80 nationally. In addition, the show is available on-demand with ESPN Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iHeart Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify and other podcast platforms. Eisen said, "After all these years of seeing TV add 10 pounds, I'm hoping phones and tablets will only add 5.
Episodes
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Jul 16, 2025 • 53min
NFL Power Rankings With Seth Rollins
7/16/25 - Hour 2
Guest host WWE Superstar Seth Rollins offers up some valuable advice for aspiring young wrestlers and shares his early-career stories when first getting into the business, and reveals what it was like, as a Bears fan, to witness in-person Jayden Daniels’ game-winning Hail Mary vs Chicago last year.
Bears fan Seth reveals to the top 10 teams in his NFL Power Rankings with a stunner at #1.
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2025 • 53min
WWE Superstar Seth Rollins Feels He Will Be Out For An Extended Period Of Time
7/16/25 - Hour 1
WWE Superstar Seth Rollins fills in for Rich as guest host where he reveals that he expects to be out of action for “an extended period of time” after suffering a knee injury in his most recent bout.
The guys react to Kyle Schwarber’s heroics in the MLB All-Star Game’s first ever “Swing-Off” to decide the game’s outcome.
Steelers DT Cam Heyward and Seth discuss the expectations for new arrivals Aaron Rodgers and Jalen Ramsey in Pittsburgh this season, if his team can win the Super Bowl, why TJ Watt deserves to be paid, and more.
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 15, 2025 • 49min
Top Five Golf Books Based On Rich's Lake Tahoe Experience
7/15/25 - Hour 3
Rich reacts to the Kansas City Chiefs making Trey Smith the highest paid guard in the NFL, and weighs in on the latest in the contract standoff between WR Terry McLaurin and the Washington Commanders.
Actor Christopher McDonald joins Rich in-studio to chat about reprising his Shooter McGavin role in the new ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ sequel, the 14 Emmy nominations for HBO’s ‘Hacks,’ working with acting legends Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon on ‘Grumpy Old Men,’ and more.
Jets fan Rich reacts to New York making Sauce Gardner the highest paid cornerback in NFL history, and reveals his tongue-in-cheek Top 5 list of titles if he were to write a golf memoir.
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 15, 2025 • 52min
Five Questions With Craig Kilborn
7/15/25 - Hour 2
Rich and the guys react to the NFL QB rankings posted by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler as determined by a poll of anonymous league executives, coaches, and scouts.
‘The Life Gorgeous’ host Craig Kilborn joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new ESPN ‘Chasing Basketball Heaven’ 30-for-30 podcast, the outlook for his beloved Minnesota Vikings with the untested JJ McCarthy as their starting QB, Larry Bird’s greatness, reveals his favorite ‘This Is SportsCenter’ commercials, plays a round of ‘Celebrity True or False,’ and answers ‘5 Questions.’
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 15, 2025 • 54min
Quentin Lake: Jared Verse Won't Stop Talking
7/15/25 - Hour 1
The guys react to Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continuing his dream season by winning the MLB All-Star Game’s Home Run Derby, and Jets fan Rich weighs in on New York WR Garrett Wilson’s 4-year, $130M contract extension.
Rams S Quentin Lake joins Rich in-studio where he discusses the importance of Uber ratings, how WR Davante Adams is fitting in with L.A.’s locker room culture, the bright future of Defensive Rookie of the Year Jared Verse, the team’s Super Bowl chances, and more.
The guys debate if TJ would actually attend a Rams game (just 2 miles from his crib) if he got free tickets.
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 15, 2025 • 2h 16min
No-Contest Wrestling: WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather
Please check out other RES productions:
The Rich Eisen Show: http://apple.co/richeisenshow
OverReaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708
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O’Shea and T. J. react to a huge weekend in wrestling that included AEW’s incredible “All In” PPV (which T.J. attended in person) that saw “Hangman”Adam Page regain the AEW World Title, and WWE’s amazing, all women’s “Evolution” PLE. It was there that Naomi cashed in her Money In the Bank contract to become the new Women’s World Champion! In addition, Saturday Nights Main Event (which O’Shea attended in person) witnessed the end of Goldberg’s legendary career.
Additionally, O’Shea and TJ welcome a wrestling legend to the show, The Godfather. The WWE Hall of Famer shares some unbelievable stories from his time in and out of the squared circle. Godfather reveals how he came up with his in-ring persona, his real life (and dream) bar fight crew, plus who was the best domino player was on the wrestling circuit back in the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 14, 2025 • 50min
Jacob Misiorowski All-Star Controversy
7/14/25 - Hour 3
Rich plays the ‘NFL Win-Loss Game’ with a 49ers fan, and the guys debate if Milwaukee Brewers rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski should have been named to the National League All-Star team just 5 games into his big league career.
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ reboot, reveals that he has never watched his popular ‘Summer Catch’ and ‘She’s All That’ movies, says how his huge professional wrestling fandom led to him working for the WWE for a spell, and more.
O’Shea Jackson Jr. drops by the set ahead of his latest taping of the ‘No-Contest Wrestling’ podcast.
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 14, 2025 • 53min
College Football Should Do The Two Feet In Bounds Rule
7/14/25 - Hour 2
Former MLB pitcher Jim Abbott and Rich discuss his new ESPN E:60 ‘The Southpaw’ documentary, his improbable career in baseball that included a no-hitter with the Yankees in 1993, what it was like batting against Hall of Famer Greg Maddux with just one hand, shares his favorite Don Mattingly story, and more.
Rich and the gang revisit their ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ loss to ‘The Dan Patrick Show.’
In ‘Overreaction Monday’ Rich weighs in on the big-name NFL players like TJ Watt and Micah Parsons looking for new deals before the season, if the NCAA should follow Deion Sanders’ advice about changing some college football rules, if the Red Sox are better off without Rafael Devers, MLB’s Home Run Derby, and more.
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 14, 2025 • 53min
Lake Tahoe Golf Recap
7/14/25 - Hour 1
Rich shares his best (and worst?) moments from his weekend playing in the American Century celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe.
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco tells Rich how much leverage disgruntled WR Jauan Jennings has in his demand for a new contract or a trade from the 49ers, if Brandon Aiyuk will be ready to suit up for the Niners when the season kicks off, discusses the influx of rookies on defense and the return of Robert Saleh as DC, and if San Francisco can compete with the Rams for NFC West bragging rights.
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 11, 2025 • 45min
Howard Balzer: The Buffalo Bills Might Have The Best Roster In The AFC
7/11/25 - Hour 3
Arizona Cardinals/NFL Reporter for CardsWire Howard Balzer joins guest host Dan Schwartzman to talk about everything happening in the league.
Please check out other RES productions:
Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday
What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball
The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432
No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
