First Take's Molly Qerim
SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Sports Illustrated
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2022
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Episode 377 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features an interview with ESPN's Molly Qerim.
The host of "First Take" talks about the show changing its format to have rotating hosts debate Stephen A. Smith, how her role on the show has expanded, her daily routine to prep for the show and the process for putting together a debate show. Qerim also discusses the departure of Max Kellerman from "First Take," whether any of the debates are pre-arranged, what it's like to have SiriuxXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo join the show and much more.
The podcast closes with the weekly Traina Thoughts segment. Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY TV joins Jimmy to talk about Aaron Rodgers expressing gratitude on Instagram after a cleanse, non-iPhone people ruining group texts, how to leave a group text, the worst "Office" episode and the worst "Seinfeld" episode.
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| 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 |
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