Awful Announcing Podcast

Bram Weinstein on Washington Commanders, Daniel Snyder, ESPN, Dan Le Batard, and more


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Host Brandon Contes interviews Bram Weinstein, former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and current play-by-play radio voice of the Washington Commanders. Brandon and Bram discuss a wide range of topics including Daniel Snyder as former owner of the Washington Commanders, the "Commanders" name, being a SportsCenter anchor, Dan Le Batard's thoughts on Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless, and more.

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-:45: Reaction to ownership change
-2:14: Fan frustration of supporting Commanders but not wanting to support Daniel Snyder
-4:08: Recent interactions with Snyder
-4:44: Was Snyder aware he was so disliked by the fanbase?
-7:15: Was Snyder unfairly blamed at times?
-9:41: Topic changing to Snyder when hosting fan events
-11:48: Most surprising Snyder move: Changing the name or selling the team?
-13:47: Did the rebrand buy Snyder more time?
-15:00: Will the Commanders ever have throwback uniforms?
-17:47: Was "Commanders" the right pick for the new name?
-19:58: Staff feelings with new ownership in terms of job security
-22:30: Being play-by-play voice of childhood team
-24:33: Play-by-play experience before the Commanders
-26:30: Difficulties of working first season during COVID-19 pandemic
-27:57: First time calling a game in front of a full crowd
-28:41: Balancing hosting local sports talk radio and working play-by-play in terms of having opinions about the Commanders
-30:41: Was Bram ever too critical on his radio show?
-32:10: Realistic expectations for the Commanders this season
-34:03: Working on SportsCenter
-35:25: How much input did Bram have in his SportsCenter episodes?
-37:09: Doing ‘This is SportsCenter’ commercials
-37:54: The SportsCenter brand changing
-40:28: Thoughts on Dan Le Batard’s comments about Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless
-43:55: People Bram looked up to
-46:15: Does hosting a sports talk radio show in Washington D.C. bring more political talk?
-47:20: Political talk radio shows
-48:23: Creating and running Ampire Media

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