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Host Brandon Contes interviews New York Jets radio voice and ESPN NHL, college football, and college basketball broadcaster, Bob Wischusen. Brandon and Bob discuss a bunch of Jets topics, among other things, including what changes for the Jets after Robert Saleh's firing, Aaron Rodgers' future as Jets QB, Rex Ryan wanting to come back as head coach, and more.

NOTE: We recorded with Bob the day before Joe Douglas was fired as Jets GM. So you will not hear Bob's thoughts on Douglas' firing.

-:54: When did Bob realize the Jets would do poorly this season?

-3:52: Aaron Rodgers’ thought process this season

-5:26: Robert Saleh fired

-9:37: Harder to watch this season’s Jets or last season’s Jets?

-13:40: Rodgers’ influence in upcoming offseason

-18:04: Is Jets situation appealing to a head coach?

-21:09: Should Jets run it back with Rodgers next season?

-24:11: Surprised by Sam Darnold’s success?

-26:53: Woody Johnson and Donald Trump

-28:20: How Christopher Johnson differs from Woody?

-32:00: Biggest issue with the Jets?

-34:01: Rex Ryan coming back to the Jets?

-38:04: Access as Jets play-by-play radio person

-38:48: Rodgers fitting in Jets locker room?

-39:41: Brett Favre fitting in Jets locker room?

-41:17: Rodgers handling the New York media

-43:40: Rodgers’ appearances on Pat McAfee

-44:59: Working with Anthony Becht

-48:53: Bob’s travel schedule

-52:25: CFB broadcast partners

-55:07: Calling NHL games

-1:00:10: How Bob got the Jets PXP job

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Host Brandon Contes interviews legendary NFL reporter and columnist Peter King. Brandon and Peter discuss a wide range of topics including enjoying football and America during retirement, Tom Brady trying to be an NFL team owner and a broadcaster, being on the same podcast as Bill Belichick despite not being on speaking terms, and more.

-:42: Enjoying NFL season and driving across America in retirement

-4:17: Not missing “Monday Morning Quarterback/Monday Morning in America” column

-7:30: How did column start?

-9:58: Writing process

-12:41: Ready to retire

-16:08: Raising money to save school sports in hometown

-19:08: Watching football differently in retirement

-22:37: Can someone come into sports media and write a weekly longform column these days?

-24:06: “Let’s Go!” podcast

-27:57: Does Jerry Jones belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

-29:41: Relationship with Tom Brady

-34:03: Should Brady be an owner and an analyst?

-37:14: Not working with Bill Belichick on “Let’s Go!”

-38:36: Relationship with Belichick pre-Spygate

-39:17: Surprise of Belichick in sports media?

-43:53: Belichick’s young girlfriend causing concern among NFL teams hiring head coaches?

-46:58: Favorite story or report of career

-51:01: Least favorite story

-55:26: What made the NFL skyrocket in popularity over the last 20 years?

-1:00:37: State of NFL teams and the NFL product in 2024

-1:06:13: Is Aaron Rodgers hurting his legacy right now?

-1:09:46: Last time Peter spoke with Brett Favre

-1:12:19: Is Russell Wilson cementing his Hall of Fame case?

-1:13:48: State of sports media and sports journalism

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Host Brandon Contes interviews motorsports staff writer for The Athletic, Jeff Gluck. Brandon and Jeff discuss a wide range of topics including the fallout from Martinsville as well as the 23XI Racing-Front Row Motorsports lawsuit against NASCAR, making a living in the early days of Patreon, Michael Jordan possibly becoming a NASCAR champion team owner while suing NASCAR, and more.

-:46: Being childhood friends with Awful Announcing’s Ben Koo

-1:45: Growing up in Northern California

-3:12: Going to college/covering the Super Bowl

-4:53: What lured Jeff to NASCAR?

-6:49: Learning about NASCAR while covering the sport

-9:36: Leaving USA Today in 2017

-13:45: Being on Patreon

-18:58: NASCAR media access

-20:40: Covering NASCAR while not in Charlotte

-23:29: Kyle Busch/Joey Logano fight video

-29:50: Joining The Athletic

-32:16: Going back to working for a company

-36:09: Having content separate from The Athletic

-38:51: Working for The Athletic pre-New York Times purchase and during

-42:28: How did Patreon subscribers react to Athletic move?

-44:28: Backlash from USA Today article on the state of NASCAR in 2016

-47:20: What is the current state of NASCAR on TV?

-50:38: NASCAR embracing a younger, more diverse fanbase

-53:46: Confederate flag ban

-56:39: 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR

-1:01:03: Revenue split to teams now and in the next deal?

-1:04:06: NASCAR’s reasoning for not having permanent charters?

-1:05:25: Michael Jordan in NASCAR

-1:07:51: Will NASCAR give Tyler Reddick the championship trophy if he wins?

-1:08:42: What happens to 23XI and Front Row?

-1:10:27: Massive controversy at Martinsville

-1:13:47: Will NASCAR change playoff system

-1:15:51: Does NASCAR like the controversy?

-1:16:49: Championship 4

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Host Brandon Contes interviews former host of Red Zone Channel and current radio voice of the Cleveland Browns, Andrew Siciliano. Brandon and Andrew discuss a wide range of topics including working Red Zone and working with Scott Hanson, Jameis Winston taking charge of the Cleveland Browns, the emotion in the booth after the loss of Jim Donovan, and more.

-:38: Emotions in Browns broadcast booth after Jim Donovan’s passing

-3:03: What did Donovan mean to the Browns?

-6:33: Replacing Donovan on Browns radio broadcasts

-8:16: Talking with Donovan about the job

-9:02: How Andrew became a Browns fan

-10:32: Feeling of the Browns moving near Andrew’s family and becoming the Ravens

-13:50: Jameis Winston

-15:45: Should Browns have switched to Winston earlier in the season?

-17:33: Were the Browns trending in the direction to make the switch if Watson didn’t get injured?

-18:57: In-stadium reaction to Deshaun Watson’s injury

-21:30: Rush of being in stadium on radio broadcast

-23:53: Was Browns job still attainable when Andrew had a TV career?

-25:13: Fox Sports Radio

-25:50: Tony Bruno

-27:03: Passion for radio

-28:00: Missing radio when doing TV

-30:54: Red Zone Channel

-34:19: Scott Hanson

-35:14: Working with Hanson during Olympics

-36:42: Preparation for doing an Olympics whiparound show

-39:15: Feelings about the NFL’s version of Red Zone at the time

-44:32: Enjoying whiparound NFL coverage

-46:53: Mindset of working Red Zone

-48:40: Caffeine intake on Sunday’s

-50:01: Ideal split of games in the 1:00 and 4:00 window for Red Zone

-53:16: Getting the call to work at NFL Network

-57:50: Who’s better suited for media? Matthew Stafford or Sean McVay?

-59:11: Is Andrew interested in doing NFL play-by-play on TV?

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Host Brandon Contes interviews former NFL quarterback and co-host of "Outta Pocket With RG3," Robert Griffin III. Brandon and Robert discuss a wide range of topics including his reaction to being laid off by ESPN, getting practically dragged into doing sports media, being the mentor for Lamar Jackson, and more.

-:40: Croissant pic

-2:16: Olympics aspirations

-3:29: Considering training for Olympics again?

-4:30: Feeling of being blackballed by NFL

-5:49: Flag football at Olympics

-9:23: Adjusting to football season without ESPN

-13:23: Seeking media opportunities as a player?

-16:56: Kevin Burkhardt

-18:00: Choosing ESPN over Fox

-19:10: Prefers calling games or doing studio?

-21:52: Best NFL analyst right now

-24:30: Goal in calling games

-26:13: Release from ESPN

-28:29: Would Robert return to ESPN

-29:13: Doing “First Take” with Stephen A. Smith

-31:42: Did Robert’s opinion of Smith change from when he was a player to being in the media

-38:23: Getting on NFL for media layoffs

-43:47: Is Robert a starting quarterback today?

-45:20: Last time a team called?

-47:26: Is coaching in Robert’s future?

-49:30: Double entendres

-53:39: “Surviving Washington” book scrapped

-55:00: How close was Robert in joining the Commanders’ ownership group?

-57:23 Difficulties for Tom Brady doing his broadcasting job

-59:38: Would ESPN have allowed Robert to be a minority owner?

-1:00:14: Lamar Jackson’s legacy if he wins a Super Bowl?

-1:03:04: Robert’s initial opinion of Jackson

-1:06:11: “Outta Pocket With RG3”

-1:08:45: Reaction to Dana White interview

-1:13:48: Preferences in creating content

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Host Brandon Contes interviews ESPN NBA Front Office Insider and former assistant GM of the Brooklyn Nets, Bobby Marks. Brandon and Bobby discuss a wide range of topics including working with Adrian Wojnarowski and Bobby's reaction to Woj's retirement, working with John Calipari at the Nets, how JJ Redick will handle the media with the Lakers, and more.

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-:37: How’s Bobby doing with Hurricane Milton?

-1:58: Reaction to Adrian Wojnarowski’s retirement

-4:04: When Bobby found out

-4:40: How was Woj to work with?

-6:34: How was Woj like at the Bergen Record?

-8:06: Jeff Passan potentially switching from MLB to NBA

-9:58: Shams Charania now at ESPN

-11:36: Leaving the Nets to work with Woj

-13:52: Woj bringing Bobby to ESPN

-14:38: When sports media could be a career

-16:34: Working in an NBA front office

-18:14: What did Bobby want to do in college?

-19:11: Working with John Calipari

-20:01: Going from getting Calipari’s car from Jets practice to being a capologist?

-21:44: Who was looking at all the cap numbers back then?

-22:54: What happened to Calipari at the Nets?

-24:30: Can Calipari come back to the NBA?

-25:38: Rod Thorn

-27:03: Letting Kenyon Martin go

-27:38: Vince Carter trade

-29:17: Were the Nets ever in on Shaquille O’Neal?

-29:41: Star player or trade that the Nets were doing and never happened?

-30:26: Did signing LeBron James in 2010 seem realistic?

-31:34: Working for Mikhail Prokhorov

-34:14: Prokorhov pushing the move to Brooklyn

-35:14: Paul Pierce-Kevin Garnett trade

-38:39: NBA contracts compared to NBA revenue

-39:54: Reaction to player contracts with the health of the NBA

-41:15: Mikal Bridges trade

-42:12: GM or coach recommending players to Bobby that surprised him

-43:17: What changed between the Knicks and Nets to talk trades?

-44:27: Knicks offseason moves

-45:36: Will Steph Curry or LeBron James ever compete for a title again?

-46:29: Bronny James’ future

-49:19: JJ Redick

-50:21: Is Redick going to get sick of the media?

-50:55: Can fans handle more serious info than sports media gives them credit for?

-53:28: Zach Lowe

-54:33: What makes Lowe great?

-55:00: Doing “NBA Today”

-56:03: Stephen A. Smith

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Host Brandon Contes interviews Fox NFL insider Jordan Schultz. Brandon and Jordan discuss a wide range of topics including his football podcast with Draymond Green, being on "The Herd," Pat McAfee messing with him, Robert Saleh's firing at the New York Jets, and more.

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-:42: “Why is Draymond Green talking about football?”

-3:06: Length of episodes

-4:18: How is Green on the show?

-7:43: Green’s reaction to the pitch

-11:29: Podcast being unaffiliated with The Volume

-12:47: Being a regular on “The Herd”

-18:21: Being persistent

-19:50: Cowherd being interested in Jordan’s backstory

-26:02: Having the drive to be an insider

-32:05: Adrian Wojnarowski’s retirement

-34:00: Could Jeff Passan have switched to NBA?/Could Adam Schefter have done both NFL and NBA?

-37:16: Trying to do NBA and NFL

-39:35: Reporting the Baxter Holmes ESPN story on Robert Sarver

-42:22: More backlash from the media/ESPN or the Suns?

-44:17: Being on “First Take” with Max Kellerman

-45:38: What’s Kellerman doing?

-49:08: Being on “The Pat McAfee Show”

-52:09: Does Woody Johnson want to make a big splash for a head coach?

-56:14: Aaron Rodgers’ input (if any) on Robert Saleh’s firing?

-56:55: Strange that Joe Douglas wasn’t there when Saleh was fired?

-57:45: Does Woody Johnson call Bill Belichick to see if there’s interest?

-58:18: Saleh being escorted out by security

-59:45: Do local beat reporters get upset when a national reporter scoops them?

-1:01:44: Are the Jets less appealing to Davante Adams now that Saleh is fired?

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Host Brandon Contes interviews CBS play-by-play commentator Ian Eagle. Brandon and Ian discuss a wide range of topics including dealing with the Taylor Swift effect at NFL games, the nervousness of watching son Noah on commentary, how Aaron Rodgers is in pregame production meetings, his feelings on the NBA leaving TNT, and more.

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-:49: Making a case to win the 2024 Best PBP Awfulie

-1:17: Being confused for Daniel Snyder

-2:39: Was the “Blank Space” call prepared?

-7:10: Taylor Swift effect

-10:43: Meeting with Aaron Rodgers during production meetings?

-12:51: Conversations with Rodgers behind closed doors

-15:25: Changes with Rodgers in production meetings

-17:45: Confrontations

-19:48: Value of pregame production meetings

-22:25: Is Tom Brady’s job more difficult?

-25:03: Working with a new analyst and seeing they’ll be good?

-27:13: Someone Ian knew who was immediately good at commentary

-28:27: Difficulties of working with so many different partners

-30:57: Relationship with Mike Fratello

-33:55: Howie Deneroff

-35:18: Working with Dan Fouts

-37:04: Charles Davis

-40:21: Challenges of calling games during COVID

-43:48: Competition between broadcast booths?

-46:21: Wanting to call a Super Bowl for a U.S. network?

-47:22: Getting to call Final Four

-50:24: Being comfortable speaking in a large audience

-52:01: Noah Eagle at the Olympics

-54:14: Nepotism claims

-59:14: Being at WFAN

-1:02:35: Working with Mike and the Mad Dog

-1:08:47: Thoughts on the NBA leaving TNT

-1:10:13: What happens to Ian on the NBA?

-1:12:56: Preferred NBA partner to work at

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Host Brandon Contes interviews ESPN NBA insider and senior writer Ramona Shelburne. Brandon and Ramona discuss a wide range of topics including her reaction to Adrian Wojnarowski's retirement from sports media, getting to know Kobe Bryant and the emotion of covering his death, how different it is covering LeBron James compared to Kobe, being on the Donald Sterling story, and more.

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-:46: Finding out when Adrian Wojnarowski retired

-3:00: Conversation with Woj

-6:39: Work-life balance/mental aspect of being an insider

-11:00: Would Woj someday come back to media?

-11:50: Could Woj still drop a “Woj bomb” even away from the job?

-14:00: Recruiting Ramona to Yahoo

-16:16: Woj joining ESPN and bringing the Yahoo team over

-18:27: Changing the news breaking industry

-23:40: Does journalism put too much emphasis on breaking news?

-27:19: Would Ramona take on Woj’s role?

-32:38: Lakers/Danny Hurley story

-36:03: Being on the Donald Sterling story

-44:14: Kobe Bryant

-47:46 Could a pro athlete in 2024 be able to rebuild their image and reputation like Kobe was able to do after the sexual assault charge?

-49:46: Kobe’s death

-58:08: Covering the story as a journalist and as Kobe’s friend and seeing others in the media hastily report incorrect info

-1:00:32: Covering LeBron James compared to Kobe

-1:03:34: What is Ramona working toward?

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Host Brandon Contes interviews co-host of "GoJo and Golic," Mike Golic Jr. Brandon and Mike discuss a wide range of topics including growing up with "Mike & Mike" on the radio/TV, recognizing nepotism, being teammates with Manti Te'o during the catfishing story, the joy of calling the Duke's Mayo Bowl, and more.

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-:45: Being involved in boxing again

-:40: Being in audience for “Celebrity Family Feud”

-2:52: Getting in audience

-3:51: Friendship with Mina Kimes and Pablo Torre

-5:23: Golic family doing “Family Feud?”

-7:21: “Saved by the Bell”

-7:48: Seeing Uncle Bob on “Saved by the Bell”

-9:13: Going into sports media

-10:49: Listening to “Mike & Mike” as kid

-12:39: Were the family stories uncomfortable?

-13:56: Did it feel like Mike Sr. was playing a character or was he the real deal?

-15:26: Other sports shows Mike Jr. listened to and watched

-18:11: Being done with football

-20:29: Starting out in media

-20:43: Criticizing players Mike Jr. knew or teams he was cut from

-21:56: Being comfortable on radio

-26:28: Being lead-in to “Mike & Mike”

-29:34: How Mike Sr. gave advice

-30:58: Mike Greenberg

-32:15: Knowing Greeny growing up?

-33:01: Emotion of final “Mike & Mike”

-34:38: Being a part of “Golic and Wingo”

-37:05: Working with Chiney Ogwumike

-42:13: Leaving ESPN

-43:56: Doing “GoJo and Golic” on DraftKings

-45:38: Recognizing nepotism early in career

-46:52: Pressure of overcoming nepotism

-48:19: Manti Te’o

-49:23: Te’o catfishing story

-50:59: Did that affect the National Championship Game?

-51:55: How was Te’o received by the locker room

-53:09: Calling games

-54:43: Calling the Duke’s Mayo Bowl

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