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Ian Eagle on Taylor Swift, Noah Eagle, 'NBA on TNT,' and more Oct 04, 2024

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Host Brandon Contes interviews CBS play-by-play commentator Ian Eagle. Brandon and Ian discuss a wide range of topics including dealing with the Taylor Swift effect at NFL games, the nervousness of watching son Noah on commentary, how Aaron Rodgers is in pregame production meetings, his feelings on the NBA leaving TNT, and more.

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-:49: Making a case to win the 2024 Best PBP Awfulie

-1:17: Being confused for Daniel Snyder

-2:39: Was the “Blank Space” call prepared?

-7:10: Taylor Swift effect

-10:43: Meeting with Aaron Rodgers during production meetings?

-12:51: Conversations with Rodgers behind closed doors

-15:25: Changes with Rodgers in production meetings

-17:45: Confrontations

-19:48: Value of pregame production meetings

-22:25: Is Tom Brady’s job more difficult?

-25:03: Working with a new analyst and seeing they’ll be good?

-27:13: Someone Ian knew who was immediately good at commentary

-28:27: Difficulties of working with so many different partners

-30:57: Relationship with Mike Fratello

-33:55: Howie Deneroff

-35:18: Working with Dan Fouts

-37:04: Charles Davis

-40:21: Challenges of calling games during COVID

-43:48: Competition between broadcast booths?

-46:21: Wanting to call a Super Bowl for a U.S. network?

-47:22: Getting to call Final Four

-50:24: Being comfortable speaking in a large audience

-52:01: Noah Eagle at the Olympics

-54:14: Nepotism claims

-59:14: Being at WFAN

-1:02:35: Working with Mike and the Mad Dog

-1:08:47: Thoughts on the NBA leaving TNT

-1:10:13: What happens to Ian on the NBA?

-1:12:56: Preferred NBA partner to work at

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Ramona Shelburne on Adrian Wojnarowski, Donald Sterling, Kobe Bryant, and more Sep 27, 2024

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Host Brandon Contes interviews ESPN NBA insider and senior writer Ramona Shelburne. Brandon and Ramona discuss a wide range of topics including her reaction to Adrian Wojnarowski's retirement from sports media, getting to know Kobe Bryant and the emotion of covering his death, how different it is covering LeBron James compared to Kobe, being on the Donald Sterling story, and more.

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-:46: Finding out when Adrian Wojnarowski retired

-3:00: Conversation with Woj

-6:39: Work-life balance/mental aspect of being an insider

-11:00: Would Woj someday come back to media?

-11:50: Could Woj still drop a “Woj bomb” even away from the job?

-14:00: Recruiting Ramona to Yahoo

-16:16: Woj joining ESPN and bringing the Yahoo team over

-18:27: Changing the news breaking industry

-23:40: Does journalism put too much emphasis on breaking news?

-27:19: Would Ramona take on Woj’s role?

-32:38: Lakers/Danny Hurley story

-36:03: Being on the Donald Sterling story

-44:14: Kobe Bryant

-47:46 Could a pro athlete in 2024 be able to rebuild their image and reputation like Kobe was able to do after the sexual assault charge?

-49:46: Kobe’s death

-58:08: Covering the story as a journalist and as Kobe’s friend and seeing others in the media hastily report incorrect info

-1:00:32: Covering LeBron James compared to Kobe

-1:03:34: What is Ramona working toward?

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Mike Golic Jr. on 'Mike & Mike,' leaving ESPN, Manti Te'o, and more Sep 20, 2024

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Host Brandon Contes interviews co-host of "GoJo and Golic," Mike Golic Jr. Brandon and Mike discuss a wide range of topics including growing up with "Mike & Mike" on the radio/TV, recognizing nepotism, being teammates with Manti Te'o during the catfishing story, the joy of calling the Duke's Mayo Bowl, and more.

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-:45: Being involved in boxing again

-:40: Being in audience for “Celebrity Family Feud”

-2:52: Getting in audience

-3:51: Friendship with Mina Kimes and Pablo Torre

-5:23: Golic family doing “Family Feud?”

-7:21: “Saved by the Bell”

-7:48: Seeing Uncle Bob on “Saved by the Bell”

-9:13: Going into sports media

-10:49: Listening to “Mike & Mike” as kid

-12:39: Were the family stories uncomfortable?

-13:56: Did it feel like Mike Sr. was playing a character or was he the real deal?

-15:26: Other sports shows Mike Jr. listened to and watched

-18:11: Being done with football

-20:29: Starting out in media

-20:43: Criticizing players Mike Jr. knew or teams he was cut from

-21:56: Being comfortable on radio

-26:28: Being lead-in to “Mike & Mike”

-29:34: How Mike Sr. gave advice

-30:58: Mike Greenberg

-32:15: Knowing Greeny growing up?

-33:01: Emotion of final “Mike & Mike”

-34:38: Being a part of “Golic and Wingo”

-37:05: Working with Chiney Ogwumike

-42:13: Leaving ESPN

-43:56: Doing “GoJo and Golic” on DraftKings

-45:38: Recognizing nepotism early in career

-46:52: Pressure of overcoming nepotism

-48:19: Manti Te’o

-49:23: Te’o catfishing story

-50:59: Did that affect the National Championship Game?

-51:55: How was Te’o received by the locker room

-53:09: Calling games

-54:43: Calling the Duke’s Mayo Bowl

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