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In the 34-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel dissect how ESPN turned into WWESPN with WrestleMania.

Plus, the Dianna Russini resignation from The Athletic, Prime Video’s slow NBA playoff start, Charles Barkley brings it, MLBN shines during a tragedy, MLB analysts overdoing it, YouTube’s NFL quest, World Cup transport fiasco & Papa Clicker’s Mike Vaccaro “Bosses of the Bronx” review.

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The Topics …

* How to assess ESPN going all in on WWE & WrestleMania

* Is WWESPN better for WWE or ESPN …

* Not taking Charles Barkley and “Inside The NBA” for granted …

* MLB Network’s strong work during a tragedy

* Prime Video starts its NBA playoffs slow

* MLB game analysts have to stop doing this …

* Perception of Stephen A. Smith at WrestleMania

* Why ESPN did the WWE deal

* How Paul Fortenbaugh and others stood out on ESPN’s WWE coverage

* What to make of the Dianna Russini resignation from The Athletic

* What is going on with Mike Vrabel

* The big production question if YouTube adds five more NFL games

* What was YouTube’s issue on its first NFL game

* The younger broadcaster approach …

* Has it been easy or difficult to find the NBA playoff games …

* Is Prime Video’s NBA pregame good?

* What works with the NBA on NBC

* The forthcoming World Cup fan fiasco

* The Dallas Wings’ PR team was lost

* The WNBA wants to be covered, but not covered …

* The Big 3 Dallas Mavericks story from back in the day

* Does Mike Vaccaro’s “The Bosses of the Bronx” receive an all-time Papa Clicker score?

* The “Cakes are Baking” Game is born. Play along …

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* On Deck: Daniel Jeremiah is The Main Event