SI Media With Jimmy Traina

Episode 548 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with TNT's Charles Barkley. Barkley reveals whether he's happy or unhappy with TNT's decision to continue "Inside the NBA" but air it on ESPN, explains why he's still upset with how TNT has handled things and lays down the law about how much he's going to work going forward and why he has no inter...

Episode 547 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with longtime ESPN NFL Draft guru, Mel Kiper. Kiper talks about what the NFL Draft was like when he started with ESPN in 1984, when he knew the Draft was going to become a big deal as a television product and when he realized he had become the name most associated with the NFL Draft. In addition, Kiper reveals his best analy...

Episode 546 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with CBS' Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery. The duo discuss their longtime partnership, going back to work New Jersey Nets game together in the early '90s, Eagle shares his impression of Raftery and the pair reminisce about funny stories over the years. Raftery also shares a shocking admission about his famous catchphrases...

Episode 545 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Athletic's Richard Deitsch about all the latest sports media news. Among some of the topics covered: Pat McAfee getting LeBron James in-studio for over an hour; Impressive ratings for the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournament; J.J. Watt becoming CBS' No. 2 NFL analyst; Stephen A. Smith and RGIII playin...

Episode 544 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is an All-Mailbag edition in which Jimmy answers listener-submitted questions. Among some of the topics covered: Would Fox move Tom Brady from games to its studio show? Why has ESPN changed "Monday Night Football" directors for the third time in four years? Would you rather Kevin Harlan or Ian Eagle calling the final two minutes of a tie...

Episode 543 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with CBS college football and college basketball studio host, Adam Zucker. Zucker talks about what it's like for him to replace Greg Gumbel as NCAA Tournament Selection Show host and what Gumbel meant to Zucker as a mentor. In addition, Zucker goes in-depth on what it's like to host the Selection Show, handle studi...

Episode 542 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringer's Editor-At-Large, Bryan Curtis, about all the latest sports media news. Topics covered with Curtis include ESPN cancelling "Around the Horn" after 23 years and the status of the show's host, Tony Reali; Jimmy Johnson retiring from "Fox NFL Sunday" and what Fox may do for a replaceme...

Episode 541 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with AEW wrestler, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, aka, MJF. MJF talks about re-signing with AEW in 2024 and shares some details about his new contract. He also discusses what his goals are for his AEW career, being a mentor for fellow AEW wrestlers at just 28 years old, his "hard out" for leaving wrestling and his recent ru...

Episode 540 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN college basketball analyst, Jay Bilas. Bilas talks about the popularity of the NCAA Tournament, whether the NCAA Tournament should expand the amount of teams that make the tourney and why he stopped doing NCAA Tournament games for CBS/Turner. In addition, Bilas discusses why college basketball's replay rule nee...

Episode 539 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with The Athletic's sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand, about the latest sports media news. Topics covered include Fox shielding Tom Brady from interviews all season long, Joe Buck's return to baseball to call Opening Day on ESPN, the battle brewing between MLB and ESPN, MLB's streaming problem, the possibili...

Episode 538 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina features an interview with golf insider from Skratch, Dan Rapaport. Rapaport talks about his new weekly show, "Dan on Golf," how golf media has changed over the years, the explosion in golf's popularity on YouTube and gambling's role in the increased interest in golf. Rapaport also discusses what the TGL needs to fix, the relationship...

Episode 537 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is a review of Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl LIX with Puck's John Ourand. How did Tom Brady do in his first Super Bowl in the booth? What were Brady's best and worst moments? Can Brady be judged fairly as an analyst? Other topics discussed include the bizarre Jimmy Johnson tribute segment during the pregame show, the commercials, whet...

Episode 536 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition with WFAN and SNY's Sal Licata. Topics covered during the show include Super Bowl LIX between the Eagles and Chiefs. Has this matchup fallen flat with sports fans? Has Chiefs fatigue hurt excitement for the game? How different would the buzz be if the Lions and/or Bills were in the game? In addition, Jimmy an...

Episode 535 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with Troy Aikman and a conversation with WWE Superstar, Seth Rollins. Aikman discusses his strong comments from the Texans-Chiefs Divisional Round playoff game about the referees and the NFL rules regarding roughing the passer. Aikman explains how he realized his commentary drew a lot of attention and reveals whether he hear...

Episode 534 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio. Topics covered include the significant ratings drop for the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, the latest regarding the league going to an 18-game schedule, Netflix's involvement in the NFL, the narrative that the league and the refs want the Chiefs to win, the practice of h...

Episode 533 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Athletic's media reporter, Richard Deitsch, about all the latest sports media news. Topics covered include why NFL playoff ratings have been down, NFL broadcasters, what Deion Sanders coaching the Cowboys would mean for networks, Tom Brady's alleged "conflict of interest" as a partial Raiders owner...

Episode 532 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with versatile CBS play-by-play man, Ian Eagle. Eagle talks about calling the Chargers-Texans wild-card game, which he dubbed, "The Houston Invitational." Eagle also shares his thoughts on what it was like to call the Chiefs-Steelers Christmas Day game for Netflix, working with J.J. Watt and Pittsburgh getting snub...

Episode 531 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with WWE Chief Content Officer, Paul Levesque, aka Triple H. Levesque talks about all the aspects of the WWE's partnership with Netflix ahead of "Monday Night Raw" debuting on the streaming service. Levesque explains why the show won't be a specific length each week, how fans can watch "Raw" if they m...

Episode 530 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is all-Traina Thoughts edition with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York. This edition of the podcast opens with Jimmy explaining why his Christmas was completely ruined. Jimmy and Sal discuss Netflix's NFL debut and ratings, Beyonce's Christmas Day halftime show, the NFL playoff picture, Super Bowl odds, the Aaron Rodgers Ne...

Episode 529 of "Sl Media with Jimmy Traina" is the 5th 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 2024 in the world of sports, media and pop culture. Why did the NBA ratings dip while Caitlin Clark took over women's basketball? What effects will...

Episode 528 of "SI Media Podcast With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with the voice of NBC's "Sunday Night Football," Mike Tirico. Tirico reveals the details of his torn Achilles' injury and explains how he's been able to work through the injury. Tirico also discusses some of the best SNF moments of the season including the snow game in Buffalo, the Lions' wild...

Episode 527 of "SI Media Podcast With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN play-by-play caller, Sean McDonough. McDonough talks about his memorable calls at the end of Clemson's wild ACC Championship win against SMU, reaction to the calls and getting a text message from the legendary Verne Lundquist after the game. McDonough also takes a trip down memory lane to discuss some o...

Episode 526 of SI Media Podcast With Jimmy Traina features an interview with The Ringer's Bryan Curtis about the latest sports media news. Jimmy and Bryan discuss the "Inside the NBA" licensing deal between ESPN and Warner Brothers Discovery feeling off and why we should expect some twists and turns with the deal. Other topics include Stephen A. Smith's reported contract extension...

  Kyle Brandt talks about GMFB’s move from New York to California this season, whether he was shocked when he got the news about the show’s new home and how he feels about doing the show remotely about 90% of the time.   Brandt also explains how his vignettes for CBS’ NFL Today come about, his process for writing his own scripts and how he came up with a piece to spoof the New York Jets by using t...

Episode 524 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with WWE Superstar, Roman Reigns. The "Original Tribal Chief" talks about returning at SummerSlam as a babyface, working as a babyface vs. a heel, the Bloodline vs. Bloodline story and how Wiseman Paul Heyman fits into it and what it's like to work with family. Reigns also shares his thoughts on the epic WrestleM...