Mina Kimes on Damar Hamlin, the State of the NFL, and Much More

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Larry weighs in on the new year, the Speaker of the House race, and 'Harry & Meghan'. He is then joined by sports writer and analyst for ESPN's 'NFL Live', Mina Kimes. They begin their conversation by discussing the Damar Hamlin tragedy and the complications it presents, both institutionally within the NFL and ethically for the fanbase (11:17). They then dive into the current state of the league, the adjustments made to make the game safer, and the viability of football as America's primary sport moving forward (23:12). Next, Mina details how she got started in sports journalism, the accessibility of professional athletes, and the obstacles she faces as a Korean-American woman in the sports community (42:36). This leads to a discussion about dealing with social media trolls, Larry's beloved Rams, and some advice from Mina for aspiring sports analysts looking to get into the journalism game (55:56). Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: Mina Kimes Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Would you bet a few thousand dollars that you could sink an eight-foot putt?
0:05.0	What about ten grand that you could win a drag race against a Camaro with a thousand horse power?
0:10.0	If you had two million dollars, could you bet it all on one football game?
0:15.0	Maybe you wish you could, but you probably wouldn't.
0:19.0	Gamblers is about the people who did.
0:22.0	From the Ringer Podcast Network, listen to Gambler's Season 2 on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:36.0	Hey, welcome back everybody. This is Larry Wong-Worn.
0:39.0	You are listening to Black on the Air. Happy New Year to you guys.
0:43.0	Hope you're starting off.
0:45.0	Good 2023. Can you believe it? Man!
0:50.0	What happened in 2022? Good riddance 2022, by the way.
0:55.0	These past few years, I don't know, it's just been so bizarre.
0:58.0	Who knows what these whole 2020s are going to be?
1:03.0	But let's hope all of our 2023s are brighter than 22-21 and 20.
1:10.0	So, yeah, we have a good show.
1:14.0	Today's starting off the new year with Mena Kynes, who is an ESPN analyst.
1:19.0	We're going to talk a little bit about the DeMiro Hamlin situation, a little bit about her career.
1:24.0	It was real sad earlier this week.
1:26.0	Those of you that follow sports on them talking about the Buffalo Bills player who he just collapsed on the field last week
1:33.0	and went into cardiac arrest, really scary.
1:36.0	And I think his heart stopped twice, both on the field and at the hospital.
1:41.0	But, you know, everybody's been on pins and needles worrying about this kid.
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