Rich Eisen and Alan Sepinwall
SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Sports Illustrated
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2021
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Episode 346 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features two guests.
First up is Rich Eisen of the NFL Network and Peacock. Eisen talks about navigating his post ESPN-career, tells stories about his old "SportsCenter" days and legendary anchors and shares his thoughts on Kenny Mayne leaving ESPN. In addition, Eisen breaks down is responsibilities hosting the NFL Draft and what it's like hosting the NFL Networks' three hour schedule release show. He also discusses the Aaron Rodgers situation, streaming-only NFL games, the reunion of "Bennifer" and much more.
Following Eisen, "Rolling Stone" chief TV critic, Alan Sepinwall, joins the podcast to talk about his newly releases list of the "100 Greatest Sitcoms of All Time." Sepinwall explains the rankings of such shows as "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Friends," "The Simpson," "Schitt's Creek," "Big Bang Theory" 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 | M TV's official Challenge Podcast is back for another season. |
| 0:40.0 | Season 39, Battle for a new champion. |
| 0:43.0 | Yes, 24 contenders will compete to win their first championship. |
| 0:48.0 | They know the battle, but not the victory. |
| 0:50.0 | So every week after the episode airs, come hey with us |
| 0:53.0 | as we break down all the challenges and eliminations |
| 0:56.1 | and of course get the inside scoop on all of the drama. |
| 0:59.6 | Listen to MTV's official challenge podcast |
| 1:02.0 | on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your |
| 1:05.2 | podcast. |
| 1:06.2 | I'm Mary Kay McBrayer, host of the podcast The Greatest True Crime Stories |
| 1:10.8 | Ever Told, where I dig into crimes where a woman is not just a victim. |
| 1:14.4 | She might be the detective, the lawyer, the witness, the coroner, the criminal, or some |
| 1:19.2 | combination of those roles. These are the stories we need to know to understand the |
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