Best-selling author James Andrew Miller and Kurt Streeter of the New York Times

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

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News, Business News, Sports, Sports News

4.3 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Episode 106 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. His latest project is a deep dive into the Cameron Crowe classic coming-of-age-film, “Almost Famous.” He is followed by Kurt Streeter of the New York Times, who has done extensive reporting on Maya Moore, the WNBA star who left professional basketball to help free a man she believed was wrongly convicted. In this podcast Miller discusses how the “Almost Famous” series came to be and why he wanted to do it; getting stars such as Kate Hudson, Jimmy Fallon and Zooey Deschanel to participate in the project; his approach to featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, who passed away in 2014; Disney’s deal with Colin Kaepernick; how ESPN will handle the intersection of race and sports from now on; how ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro will handle the upcoming social and political terrain during the Presidential Election season; Mike Golic’s legacy at ESPN; the new ESPN Radio lineup; a Golic-Greenberg return and more. Streeter discusses how he came to Moore’s story on her work toward getting Jonathan Irons, serving 50 years, released from prison for a crime he did not commit. (In 1998, a jury found Irons guilty of burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. He was 16 when the crime occurred); how he earned Moore’s trust; how much gender plays in this not being a bigger story; what he expects from Moore heading forward and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This Sunday, the race for Premier League glory continues as Manchester City take on Liverpool at the Etihad.
0:06.3	As good as it gets!
0:07.6	And you can stream every moment live on Sky Sports.
0:11.3	Well, it's just wonderful.
0:12.6	Available without a contract with Now.
0:15.7	Absolutely brilliant.
0:17.6	Stream Manchester City versus Liverpool this Sunday from 4 p.m.
0:21.7	Head to NowTV.com 18-plus Sky Sports Content stream via internet.
0:27.5	Full terms apply.
0:33.1	Hey everybody. This is Richard Deich and welcome to the sports media podcast. My producers are Patrick Antonetti and Sean Cherry. Two guests this week, including one who's been on this podcast many times, and it's always great to catch up with him. James Andrew Miller, the bestselling author of books on CAA, ESPN, and Saturday Night Live.
0:55.0	He is the host of a New Origins Project, which is a deep dive into the Cameron Crow classic
1:01.3	coming-of-age film Almost Famous. Jim and I discuss that five-part series on Almost Famous,
1:08.3	which is put up by Cadence 13, my podcast company.
1:12.4	It's fantastic.
1:14.4	He got pretty much, he got everybody from the film, Kate Hudson and Zoe Duconnell,
1:18.6	Jimmy Fallon, Billy Crudeup, Francis McDormant, etc.
1:22.5	So we talk about putting together that podcast.
1:25.7	And then we get into what we always do in the sports media, deep conversation on a number of things, including Colin Krapernick's Disney deal, and how ESPN is going to handle the intersection of race and sports from now on.
1:37.3	They have certainly changed in the wake of George Floyd's murder, how they have approached this both on-air as well as through their
1:45.6	individual talent, social media feeds.
1:48.4	And then we finish up with a discussion on ESPN Radio and Mike Golick in particular.
1:53.3	Jim is followed by Kurt Streeter, the New York Times reporter and a fine reporter at that.
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