Dan Le Batard on His ESPN Tenure, New Venture
SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Sports Illustrated
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2022
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
Episode 410 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with radio legend Dan Le Batard.
Le Batard talks about his time at ESPN, why he had to leave the company, the ups and downs he had there over the years and the generous move ESPN made when he left. Le Batard also discusses going out on his own, why he partnered with DraftKings, having such a loyal, rabid fan base, why he hates sports debates, Stephen A. Smith's status at ESPN and much more.
The podcast closes with the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment with Sal Licata, from WFAN and SNY in New York. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the MLB postseason, Bob Costas calling a playoff series for TBS, the Davonte Adams shoving a cameraman and Troy Aikman's controversial comments. The duo also give out a weekly NFL "best bet."
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| 0:00.0 | Walter Isakson set out to write about a world-changing genius in Elon Musk and found a man addicted to chaos and conspiracy. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm thinking it's idiotic to buy Twitter because he doesn't have a fingertip feel for social emotional networks. |
| 0:13.4 | The book launched a thousand hot takes, |
| 0:15.3 | so I sat down with Isakson to try to get past the noise. |
| 0:18.0 | I like the fact that people who say I'm not as tough on Musk |
| 0:21.4 | as I should be are always using anecdotes for my book to show why we should be tough on Musk. |
| 0:27.0 | Join me, Evan Ratliff, for On Musk with Walter Isickson. |
| 0:30.0 | Listen on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
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| 0:59.2 | with Cheryl McCollum on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 1:07.0 | At the Planet Money Podcast, we ask questions like, |
| 1:10.0 | who decides when we're in a recession? |
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| 1:19.0 | I'm Jeff Guo, co-host of NPR's Planet Money, |
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| 1:27.0 | to show you how the economy actually works. |
| 1:30.0 | Listen to Planet Money from NPR on the I Heart Radio app or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome everyone to the SI media podcast. I am your host, Jim Trana, thanks for listening. |
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