#591 - GMA Host Michael Strahan on Splitting a Bottle with Julia Roberts & Going to Space
Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast
Nashville Podcast Network
4.8 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Michael Strahan sits down with Bobby to talk about why the daily grind of live television ended up being tougher than life in the NFL, and how he made the transition from football star to morning TV host. He shares what it took to switch mindsets, why TV was harder than it looked from the outside, and how shows like Live and Good Morning America challenged him in totally different ways. Michael also talks about knowing when it was time to leave football, building a career beyond the game, and the lessons that helped him handle pressure in both worlds. Plus, he opens up about what it was like going to space, getting the call from Jeff Bezos, and the perspective shift that came with seeing just how small we all are from above.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:10.8 | She asked me if I want to have a glass of rosé. |
| 0:13.4 | I said, absolutely, because who turned down Julia Roberts in a glass of rosé. |
| 0:17.3 | And we ended up finishing off a bottle of rosé. |
| 0:20.2 | And it was fantastic. Every year, I finishing off a bottle of rosé. And it was fantastic. Every year, |
| 0:23.3 | I sent her a case of rosé. I don't know if she drinks it or not, but, you know, I send it to her. |
| 0:30.2 | We have a living legend on the Bobbycast today, Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants. |
| 0:34.5 | He's a Hall of Famer. He's co-anchor of Good Morning America. |
| 0:38.9 | I'm going to talk to Michael Strayhan from setting the single season sack record. He flew in |
| 0:43.9 | space with Blue Origin, which we'll talk about. Like, he's all over the place. He also has a |
| 0:49.0 | collection. It's called The Collection by Michael Strayhan. It's suits. It's in 100 belk stores and it's online. And I love this guy. I've been able to work with them a couple times, be on Good Morning America and he was so nice. We talk about that. And we talk football and TV and business and space and everything in between. If you don't know him, well, you're about to love him. Here he is, my conversation with Michael Strahan. Michael Strahan, what's up, man? What's up, man? I'm so hungry. I'm going to eat Starburst. You eat Starburst? I'm surprised that you, for two reasons, would eat Starburst. Well, I haven't had them in years, but that's why they're probably harder than a rock. They all kind of harder than a rock right now, but when desperate times go off for desperate, desperate. Is it that desperate? You got to eat old Starburst? I'm not desperate right now, but that bad. Well, let me just say, it's been a few minutes. I don't even know if you remember me, but I have a couple Michael Strayhan's stories. |
| 1:48.6 | Once I was in New York or something else, and I got a call going, hey, when you go up to GMA and talk to Michael Strayhan about Old Town Road? |
| 1:57.0 | And I was like, yeah, sure. |
| 1:59.1 | So I literally threw on some jeans and a B-plus shirt and went up and talking about Old Town Road whenever Lodontz X was blowing up. And that was kind of fun because you're just the easiest guy to be around. And then obviously when I went dancing with the stars, that was kind of odd. That was a fun one too. But I always tell people, like, you're a big dude, but you're a very warm guy. |
| 2:18.3 | You feel like you've always been that way towards people? |
| 2:20.9 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 2:22.0 | I appreciate that. |
| 2:23.1 | I appreciate that. |
| 2:23.9 | And I remember meeting you every time. |
| 2:26.8 | So, yeah, I've always felt like people are important. |
| 2:32.5 | I was always, growing up as a kid was kind of had those job that you weren't the seen person in when you're cutting the grass or you're moving furniture and people just don't see you. |
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