Episode 538 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina features an interview with golf insider from Skratch, Dan Rapaport. Rapaport talks about his new weekly show, "Dan on Golf," how golf media has changed over the years, the explosion in golf's popularity on YouTube and gambling's role in the increased interest in golf. Rapaport also discusses what the TGL n…

Episode 537 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is a review of Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl LIX with Puck's John Ourand. How did Tom Brady do in his first Super Bowl in the booth? What were Brady's best and worst moments? Can Brady be judged fairly as an analyst? Other topics discussed include the bizarre Jimmy Johnson tribute segment during the prega…

Episode 536 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition with WFAN and SNY's Sal Licata. Topics covered during the show include Super Bowl LIX between the Eagles and Chiefs. Has this matchup fallen flat with sports fans? Has Chiefs fatigue hurt excitement for the game? How different would the buzz be if the Lions and/or Bills w…

Episode 535 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with Troy Aikman and a conversation with WWE Superstar, Seth Rollins. Aikman discusses his strong comments from the Texans-Chiefs Divisional Round playoff game about the referees and the NFL rules regarding roughing the passer. Aikman explains how he realized his commentary drew a lo…

Episode 534 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio. Topics covered include the significant ratings drop for the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, the latest regarding the league going to an 18-game schedule, Netflix's involvement in the NFL, the narrative that the league and the refs want th…

Episode 533 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Athletic's media reporter, Richard Deitsch, about all the latest sports media news. Topics covered include why NFL playoff ratings have been down, NFL broadcasters, what Deion Sanders coaching the Cowboys would mean for networks, Tom Brady's alleged "conflict of interest" …

Episode 532 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with versatile CBS play-by-play man, Ian Eagle. Eagle talks about calling the Chargers-Texans wild-card game, which he dubbed, "The Houston Invitational." Eagle also shares his thoughts on what it was like to call the Chiefs-Steelers Christmas Day game for Netflix, working with J.J…

Episode 531 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with WWE Chief Content Officer, Paul Levesque, aka Triple H. Levesque talks about all the aspects of the WWE's partnership with Netflix ahead of "Monday Night Raw" debuting on the streaming service. Levesque explains why the show won't be a specific length each week, how fans can wat…

Episode 530 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" is all-Traina Thoughts edition with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York. This edition of the podcast opens with Jimmy explaining why his Christmas was completely ruined. Jimmy and Sal discuss Netflix's NFL debut and ratings, Beyonce's Christmas Day halftime show, the NFL playoff picture, Sup…

Episode 529 of "Sl Media with Jimmy Traina" is the 5th annual year-in-review extravaganza roundtable with Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Andrew Perloff from CBS Sports Radio. The podcast covers and best and worst of 2024 in the world of sports, media and pop culture. Why did the NBA ratings dip while Caitlin Clark took over women's…

Episode 528 of "SI Media Podcast With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with the voice of NBC's "Sunday Night Football," Mike Tirico. Tirico reveals the details of his torn Achilles' injury and explains how he's been able to work through the injury. Tirico also discusses some of the best SNF moments of the season including the snow game in Buffal…

Episode 527 of "SI Media Podcast With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN play-by-play caller, Sean McDonough. McDonough talks about his memorable calls at the end of Clemson's wild ACC Championship win against SMU, reaction to the calls and getting a text message from the legendary Verne Lundquist after the game. McDonough also takes a t…

Episode 526 of SI Media Podcast With Jimmy Traina features an interview with The Ringer's Bryan Curtis about the latest sports media news. Jimmy and Bryan discuss the "Inside the NBA" licensing deal between ESPN and Warner Brothers Discovery feeling off and why we should expect some twists and turns with the deal. Other topics include Stephen A. Sm…

Kyle Brandt talks about GMFB’s move from New York to California this season, whether he was shocked when he got the news about the show’s new home and how he feels about doing the show remotely about 90% of the time. Brandt also explains how his vignettes for CBS’ NFL Today come about, his process for writing his own scripts and how he came up with…

Episode 524 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with WWE Superstar, Roman Reigns. The "Original Tribal Chief" talks about returning at SummerSlam as a babyface, working as a babyface vs. a heel, the Bloodline vs. Bloodline story and how Wiseman Paul Heyman fits into it and what it's like to work with family. Reigns also shares his…

Episode 523 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN President, Burke Magnus. Magnus talks about all the aspects of the shocking deal that will see TNT continue to produce "Inside the NBA" while it airs on ESPN beginning next season. How did the deal come about? Will ESPN have any editorial control over the show? On which n…

Episode 522 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with CBS's lead NFL broadcast team of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo. Nantz and Romo talk about their partnership over the past eight years, why Romo thinks they are having their best season ever together and what Romo has tried to do differently in the booth this season. Nantz and Romo a…