Katie Nolan on AppleTV+ Gig, ESPN & More
SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Sports Illustrated
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2022
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
Episode 387 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with Katie Nolan, who is part of AppleTV+' s MLB coverage.
Nolan discusses how she got the job with Apple, what Apple is trying to accomplish with their broadcasts, understanding that traditional MLB fans may not get the telecast, how she prepares for each game and the time she stayed silent for several innings after reading backlash on social media.
Nolan also opens up about her time at ESPN, what he liked about working there, whether she thought she was given a fair chance and why things didn't work out.
The podcast closes with our weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment featuring Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York. This week, the Jimmy and Sal read recent SI Media Podcast Apple reviews, discuss Kevin Harlan getting the top gig at Turner Sports, the NFL giving a game exclusively to ESPN+ and much more.
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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. |
| 0:36.0 | Hey there, I'm Maya Shunker, and I'm a scientist who studies human behavior. |
| 0:40.0 | Many of us have experienced a moment in our lives that changes everything, a moment that |
| 0:45.3 | instantly divides our life into a before and an after. |
| 0:49.1 | On my podcast, a slight change of plans, I talk to people about how they've navigated exactly these moments. |
| 0:55.9 | Because as we all know, the only constant is change. |
| 0:59.3 | So let's make the most of it. |
| 1:00.6 | Listen to a slight change of plans on the I Heart Radio app, Apple |
| 1:04.1 | Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 1:07.0 | Welcome to Crash Course, a podcast about business, political, and social |
| 1:11.9 | disruption and what we can learn from it. |
| 1:14.8 | I'm Tim O'Brien. Every week on Crash Course, I'm going to bring listeners directly into the |
| 1:19.6 | arenas where epic upheavals occur, and I'm going to explore the lessons we can learn when |
| 1:24.8 | creativity and ambition collide with competition and power. |
| 1:30.1 | Listen to Crash Course every Tuesday on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
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