The Athletic’s Jason Jones and SI’s Jimmy Traina on Netflix’s “Mr. McMahon” docuseries
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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4.5 • 757 Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Episode 434 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jason Jones, a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the nexus of sports and culture and Jimmy Traina, the host of the SI Media with Jimmy Traina and a writer at SI.com. In this podcast Jones and Traina discuss the six-part docu-series that premiered on Netflix last week about Vince McMahon; their takeaways; how the filmmakers navigated McMahon’s ascension in pro wrestling through his exile from the business amid legal problems; why they choose the interviews; Shane McMahon coming off good; why no Nick Khan or WWE execs; the interviews with Hulk Hogan and Tony Atlas; Vince defenders; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
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| 0:41.7 | Welcome to the sports media podcast. |
| 0:42.6 | I'm your host Richard Deich. |
| 0:44.0 | My producer is Patrick Antonetti. |
| 0:51.1 | Two guests this week, two excellent ones on one topic that I've been waiting to dive into. |
| 0:54.5 | Jason Jones is a staff writer for the athletic. He covers the nexus of sports and culture. |
| 0:57.0 | Prior to the athletic, he spent 16 years at the Sacramento Bee, |
| 1:00.8 | covering the Sacramento Kings and the Oakland Raiders. |
| 1:04.0 | He is a heavy professional wrestling watcher, |
| 1:08.5 | and that will be the topic We will be talking about today. |
| 1:11.3 | Jimmy Trana, |
| 1:12.6 | not unfamiliar to people listening to this podcast. |
| 1:15.0 | It's the host of the SI Media with Jimmy Trina podcast. |
| 1:19.2 | Check that out, obviously, through Sports Illustrated's channels. |
| 1:22.0 | Also a longtime writer at S.I.com and, of course, my former colleague. |
| 1:25.6 | They're joining me today to discuss the Mr. McMahon six-part docu-series that premiered on |
| 1:33.1 | Netflix last week. |
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