Bobby Burack Podcast

Julianne Viani-Braen joins the podcast this week to discuss working as an independent contractor with roles at ESPN, CBS, Big Ten Network, MSG, and YES Network.

We chatted about how her transition to color commentating, how she broke into the business, her workload, calling games via virtual reality, her role models, social media, and her plans moving forward.

Finally, her hobbies, interests, if she was a fighter, why she reminds me of Ronda Rousey, television talk, and she brags about her cooking.

Joe Tessitore joins the podcast this week. We discuss Fury-Wilder II, the insane presser, how big this fight will be, the pressure of calling it, why I think it's the biggest moment of Tessitore's career, the impact of a blow-by-blow broadcaster, this is the biggest heavyweight bout since ___, most powerful person in boxing, the current state of the sport, ESPN and FOX working together, and Terence Crawford now vs. Manny Pacquiao's prime. I also ask if he expects to be back calling Monday Night Football next season.

Legendary boxing promoter and CEO of Top Rank, Bob Arum joins the podcast this week. We preview Wilder-Fury II, being the first fight ever promoted during the Super Bowl, how many pay-per-view buys it will sell, working with PBC, ESPN and FOX co-branding, Top Rank moving to ESPN, big fights not being on linear television (they should be) more, how much ESPN+ hurts pay-per-view numbers, if he'd work with DAZN, Showtime's future, HBO's boxing exist, his thoughts on Anthony Joshua vs. Fury, regretting not booking Crawford-Pacquiao, why he doesn't agree with me Crawford is ducking fighters, and more.

Greg McElroy, color commentator for the XFL, joins the podcast to talk about the league's coverage; how nervous he was for the Week 1; changes the broadcast team will make for Week 2; what the league needs; working with Steve Levy, Dianna Russini, and Tom Luginbill; when to go to the sidelines for access; expectations for the future; how much disparity between teams; and his opinions on television, movies, and food.

Taylor Rooks joins the podcast this week. We discuss season two of Take it There, how she got her own show, what is success, interviewing Kevin Durant, if her dream job currently exist, starting her podcast, if she is an audio editor, who needs a podcast (Hint: Beyoncé), binging a show vs. watching it weekly, what happened to Tony Soprano, if digital shows can ever eclipse television, who she looks up to, why she is mad at Game of Thrones, and more.

Adam Anshell, Managing Director of Operations for Stadium, joins the podcast this week. We discuss Stadium's Inside The Association: NBA Trade Deadline Special this Thursday, why Sinclair purchased Stadium, plans for the RSNs, capitalizing on local MLB games, if Stadium will get into gambling, the future of live sports, competing with other streaming services, who they are looking to hire, and much more.

FOX Sports' Curt Menefee joins the podcast this week ahead of the Super Bowl. Menefee and I talk about FOX's coverage, comparing it to his first Super Bowl, the guys on set, the future of the show, Patrick Mahomes, how broadcasting has changed, why he took the XFL play-by-play job, XFL preview, young broadcasters he is high on, and much more.

Nate Burleson joins the podcast this week to talk about his five jobs, why he is doing so much, how much longer he plans on doing it, his five-year plan, the struggles he's gone through, what drives him, what his family has done for his career, meeting Jay Z, being overlooked, and why he wants his legacy to be "Nate Burleson, The Business."

Joy Taylor, from The Herd and the host of the Maybe I'm Crazy podcast, joins the show this week. We discussed the early days of her career, getting on Undisputed, her daily schedule, moving to Los Angeles, how big sports are in Pittsburgh, Game of Thrones, if Braveheart is any good, what she wants to do next, NFL playoffs, and more.

Michael David Smith, managing editor of ProFootballTalk, joins the podcast this week to discuss Wild Card weekend, the future of the Patriots, Aaron Rodgers' decline and if he can bounce back, Lamar Jackson vs. Patrick Mahomes vs. Deshaun Watson, the mainstream media's coverage of the NFL, the media's protection of the NBA, The Wire, the impact the election will have on the NFL, and more.