Episode 162 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is a conversation with Lisa Byington and Kate Scott, the first women full-time TV play-by-play broadcasters for a major men's professional sports team. They are followed by Eli Saslow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter who has published a new book —Voices from the Pande ... Show More
Oct 1
Inside the Big Business of Sports Media
Episode 662 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Ed Desser and John Kosner, the co-authors of a new book, "WE’RE LIVE!: Inside the BIG Business of Sports Media." The book comes out Oct. 1 In this podcast Desser, a former NBA executive who helped pioneer NBA/c ... Show More
44m 52s
Sep 28
The Dennis Miller Era of Monday Night Football.
Episode 661 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jeff Cameron, the director and producer of the HBO Original Documentary and NFL Films Production, Miller Night Football, which chronicles comedian Dennis Miller’s time in the “Monday Night Football”broadcast bo ... Show More
28m 20s
Apr 2017
Sports Announcers, Pain Killers, Goodell, and ESPN With Bryan Curtis and Sally Jenkins (Ep. 196)
HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Bryan Curtis discuss the art of sports broadcasting (2:00). Then, Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post joins them to talk about Roger Goodell and the NFL’s credibility problem (28:45), the painkillers epidemic in sports (35:00), Pat Summitt ( ... Show More
1h 12m
Mar 2020
Romo’s Big Contract, First Take’s Rise, Biden’s Comeback, and the Coronavirus With Bryan Curtis and Jason Gay | The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Sports Repodders returns as HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Bryan Curtis and WSJ’s Jason Gay to discuss rumors of Al Michaels to ESPN, TV rights deals, Tony Romo’s big CBS contract, the next great sports broadcaster, the newfound legitimacy of ‘First Take,’ ESP ... Show More
1h 43m
Sep 2024
Addressing Cathy Engelbert’s Comments, MVP Contenders, and the Lynx’s Playoff Potential | Ringer WNBA Show
Seerat is joined by The Athletic’s James Boyd to talk about the Fever’s recent play and Caitlin Clark’s continued impact on the league (1:38). Then, writer Katie Heindl joins to talk through the fallout of Cathy Engelbert’s CNBC comments and discuss what happens next (53:35). And ... Show More
2h 3m
Aug 2020
The NBA Makes History and Discussions With DeRay Mckesson, Chris Mannix, and Chiney Ogwumike
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by civil rights activist and podcaster DeRay Mckesson to discuss the great strides made by Campaign Zero in police reform, the NBA players’ decision to pause the playoffs in wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, how NBA teams could make the grea ... Show More
1h 50m
May 2021
How to Write About Mask-Wearing. Plus, Listener Mail!
David Shoemaker is joined by Ringer writer Claire McNear to break down the Atlantic story "The Liberal Who Can't Quit Lockdown." They discuss readers' reactions to the piece, how it was reported, and touch on the related news about herd immunity (3:40). Then, Listener Mail, in wh ... Show More
53m 48s
Jul 2021
89. Prime Cuts: Mark Sanchez, Nick Wright, Ultramarathon Runner Dean Karnazes
The best of The Colin Cowherd Podcast. Colin has takes on which college athletes would have made the most if NIL rules had changed earlier (:56) why Scottie Pippen got what he deserved with his new book (2:20), and his DM convo with Damian Lillard about leaving Portland (5:40). L ... Show More
41m 20s
Aug 2016
Ep. 116: Team USA, A-Rod's Retirement, and 'Roast Battle'
HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons brings on Chris Ryan to discuss Team USA basketball's struggles against Australia (12:00). Then, ‘AGW’ writers Joel Solomon and Travon Free join to give their final thoughts on A-Rod (32:25). Finally, 'Roast Battle' runner-up Sarah Tiana and ‘AGW ... Show More
1h 21m
May 2020
A Quarantine Mailbag, Plus Michael Lewis and Jason Bateman
The Ringer's Bill Simmons answers a bunch of listener-submitted mailbag questions (2:10), before he is joined by author Michael Lewis to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of youth sports being cancelled, what a return to sports arenas may look like, the most interesting ... Show More
2h 34m