Mina Kimes

The Matt Jones Podcast

Matt Jones

Sports

2.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

*WARNING: The episode contains explicit language.*The Matt Jones Podcast welcomes one of ESPN's brightest young stars. Mina Kimes does a little bit of everything for the four-letter network. She is a regular on Around the Horn and Highly Questionable and hosts two podcasts, ESPN Dailyand the NFL-centric Mina Kimes Show. She discussed her rise through the ranks and the recent comments from Drew Brees and Vic Fangio that reflect how far "the center has moved" on race relations in sports. Highlights: -- How does one transition from investigating hedge funds into NFL analysis? -- The economics of race relations have changed the tone from pro sports owners and corporations. -- What happens when someone you admire in sports disagrees with your beliefs? -- The lost art of nuance on social media. -- Mina describes the thrill of being the NFL's first female color analyst. -- Training for sports media jobs you've never done before. -- Sal Pal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was gambling in Havana.
0:07.0	I took a little risk.
0:10.0	I took a little risk.
0:17.0	lawyers guns and money. That get me out of this.
0:20.0	Nice.
0:22.0	Welcome everybody to episode. Get Me out of this. Hi!
0:23.0	Welcome everybody to episode 72 of the Matt Jones podcast,
0:28.0	the fourth one since we restarted it.
0:30.0	I'm happy to be joined by someone.
0:32.0	This is the first person I've had on in a while that I don't really know,
0:35.0	but I feel like what better way to meet somebody than via a podcast that everybody's listening to.
0:39.0	Meena Kimes. Meena, thank you very much. You're in Los Angeles. I'm actually in New York visiting my
0:44.0	girlfriends. We're on opposite sides of the country, but I appreciate you doing it.
0:47.0	Thank you for having me on.
0:49.0	Well, first of all, I'll start with this. The young women that work for KSR
0:55.6	are about as excited to have you on
0:58.1	as anyone we've ever had.
1:00.0	Normally when I booked these guests, nobody says anything, but Maggie and a couple of the others have written me like I cannot wait to hear Mina so I'll start with this you know you you have done so many things that are kind of the first for women in the industry.
1:13.0	Does it make you feel good that young women wanting to break into sports sort of look up to you like that?
1:20.0	Yeah, I mean, I'm not going to lie here in that. Certainly does make me feel good.
1:25.2	Makes you feel a little bit better about, you know,
1:27.3	just showing up and talking about sports for a living
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