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One of the goals of the podcast is to find out the stories behind how people rose through sports media. Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo is arguably the greatest sports talk show host of all-time. In the 57-minute “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” Russo starts at his childhood and goes through his entire life to explain how he became Mad Dog.

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Here are some of the topics covered:

* How talking to himself as an only child laid the groundwork for his career 

* How he behaved so uncontrollably over games as a kid his parents grounded him from watching the Packers

* Russo's evolving relationship with his parents through the years

* How he wanted to be a play-by-player

* Where does his voice come from

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* How gambling played into Mike & the Mad Dog

* What was his big break into New York

* How he almost ended up on Philadelphia's WIP before FAN

* How Don Imus had a lot to do with the creation of Mike & the Mad Dog

* How Mike & Mad Dog hit the air at the perfect time

* Why they broke up

* What was transition like to SiriusXM with his 5-year, $15M deal

* How was MLB Network

* His respect for Stephen A. Smith bring him over to ESPN

* Why he gets so close to the camera on First Take

* Much more

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