Ryen Russillo on NBA playoffs, Podcasting & More
SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Sports Illustrated
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2022
⏱️ 104 minutes
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Summary
Episode 386 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina features a conversation with The Ringer's Ryen Russillo.
Topics discussed ranged from everything to the state of Major League Baseball to the NBA playoffs to podcasting to Elon Musk buying Twitter. Russillo talked about Draymond Green going after Bill Simmons for having a vote for major NBA awards, Kevin Durant vs. Charles Barkley, which sport has the worst refs, the power of "Inside the NBA," the best NBA announcers and which two teams he think will battle it out in the NBA Finals.
Russillo also shared his opinion on the growth of podcasts, what makes a good podcast and his ranking in the sports podcast genre.
The podcast closes with our weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment featuring Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York. This week, the Jimmy and Sal discuss the NFL reportedly scheduling three games on Christmas Day this season and a game on Black Friday beginning in 2023 as well as HBO's "Winning Time" series and 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. |
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