Ryan Glasspiegel is back, and we’ve got many a media topic to discuss. Did politics influence the Samantha Ponder ouster at ESPN (I say ‘no’)? What do we make of the presidential betting odds? How do we feel about how politics is all “vibes” and no substance these days? Topics include but aren’t limited to…

* Sam Ponder: Was there any politics aspect to the ESPN firing?

* Defending Pat McAfee against Awful Announcing

* Trump/Kamala gambling odds

* What's more important in elections: vibes or policy?

* I am fascinated by the character that is Tim Walz

* FS1 shakeup

* Simmons/Klosterman and the gambling topic

* Ryan has another WBD/NBA lawsuit prediction

* Am I a Caleb Williams skeptic amid the hype?

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