Kevin Harlan on the NBA Playoffs, His First Job, Grading His Work, and the Superglue Protest

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Bryan is joined by sports announcer Kevin Harlan to discuss his journey working in the sports media industry. They touch on Kevin’s first job out of college for the Kansas City Kings, discuss the opportunities that calling an NBA game provides compared to calling other sports, talk about the importance of watching your own film, and weigh in on the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Kevin Harlan Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Chris Murn, me and my buddy Kevin O'Connor, aka Kevin O'Everything,
0:07.0	post an NBA podcast called The Miss Match.
0:10.2	They call it The Miss Match because I'm awesome and Kevin is such a gigantic nerd.
0:14.5	No, no, that's not why at all Chris, they call it The Miss Match because I have a brain
0:19.6	and you're a loud mouth bozo.
0:21.5	Good, great.
0:23.0	Anyway, listen to our amazing NBA podcast The Miss Match.
0:28.0	Or don't, we really don't care.
0:29.8	We're probably going to win a million awards either way.
0:32.0	Chris, we do care, so don't say that.
0:34.6	Please subscribe and listen to The Miss Match only on Spotify.
0:38.1	Did you really call me a bozo?
0:40.1	This episode is brought to you by Slack.
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1:06.3	which helps you connect with partners inside and outside of your company.
1:10.4	Slack, where the future works.
1:13.0	Get started at slack.com slash DHQ.
1:17.0	This episode is brought to you by National Rail.
1:19.7	Picture it, the view of the British countryside from your window seat.
1:23.5	The excitement of knowing you're on route to see someone you love.
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