Linda Cohn and Brian Gewirtz
SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Sports Illustrated
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2022
⏱️ 119 minutes
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Summary
Episode 401 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features two interviews.
First up is ESPN's Linda Cohn, who just signed a new deal with the network. Cohn shares stories about anchoring "SportsCenter" for the past 30 years, talks about how some anchors were unhappy about the network introducing the "Bottom Line" during "SportsCenter and how she almost lost the gig after two years because her bosses weren't happy with her performance. Cohn also discusses her love of hockey
Following Cohn, former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz joins the podcast. Gewirtz who has a new book titled, "There's Just One Problem...," wrote "Monday Night Raw" and "SmackDown" from 1999 to 2012 and shares stories about his time working for Vince McMahon and writing promos and storylines for The Rock, Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle and more. Gewirtz, who currently works for Dwayne Johnson's "Seven Buck Productions," also explains how he developed a relationship with The Rock.
The podcast closes with the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal Licata, from WFAN and SNY in New York, talk about "Hard Knocks," why you can't do back-to-back naps and Jimmy offers a TV recommendation
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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. |
| 0:35.0 | I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the Cole Case Podcast, zone 7. |
| 0:40.0 | Join us every Wednesday to hear cases like the Long Island serial killer. |
| 0:45.0 | You show like genuine interest and you can't fake it but these guys can see like right |
| 0:51.1 | through to your soul so you have to be like prepared. If you |
| 0:55.1 | don't know your stuff they're gonna just call you out. Listen to Zone 7 |
| 0:59.2 | with Cheryl McCollum on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 1:06.0 | M TV's official challenge podcast is back for another season. |
| 1:10.0 | Season 39, battle for a new champion. |
| 1:13.3 | Yes, 24 contenders will compete to win their first championship. |
| 1:18.1 | They know the battle, but not the victory. |
| 1:20.0 | So every week after the episode airs, |
| 1:22.1 | come hang with us as we break down all the challenges and eliminations and of course get the inside scoop on all of the drama. |
| 1:29.7 | Listen to MTV's official challenge podcast on the i Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your |
| 1:35.5 | podcast. |
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