In a 24-minute special edition of “Marchand and Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel discuss what Netflix’s new Women’s World Cup deal, combined with its NFL games on Christmas Day and WWE rights, means for the future of live sports.

Here is what else is in the pod:

* Netflix is fully in on live sports after winning the Women’s Wold Cup rights for 2027 and 2031

* Why the Netflix moves are actually a counter-intuitive win for ESPN/Disney

* Are we seeing the end of the creation of new TV sports show hits

* The latest on NBA TV free agency with Charles Barkley, etc.

* Why the NBA “Deck The Halls” of Christmas may be a winner for ESPN

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* Why Bill Belichick needs to be talked about less

* The NFL should get rid of their double doubleheaders

* Why women’s college hoops are having a significant moment

* Scott Pioli praise for Belichick comments

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The Papa Clicker Book Review Holiday Gift Guide by Herb Marchand

* Stan Issacs: Out of Left Field, A Sportswriter’s Last Word, edited by Aram Goudsouzian: 4.7 clickers

* The Price: What it takes to win in College Football in an Era of Change, by Armen Keteyian and John Talty: 4.6 clickers

* The Big Time, How the 1970’s Transformed Sports in America, by Michael MacCambridge: 4.6 clickers

* The Tigerbelles, Legends by Tennessee State, by Aime Alley Card: 4.6 clickers

* The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of the New York City, by Kevin Baker: 4.6 clickers

* The Ancient Eight: College Football’s Ivy League and the Game they play today, by John Feinstein: 4.55 clickers

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* Preview: Tuesday, we are back with our year end special and on Thursday, maybe the most powerful exec in sports radio, Chris Oliviero joins Marchand.

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In the 33-minute pod, John Ourand returns to “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” for his monthly visit to discuss the future of sports media. Here is what you need to know.

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* Marchand and Ourand discuss if Netflix’s Christmas games start the next frontier of the sports streaming wars. Is it ready?

* Did Netflix hire enough people for its two Christmas games?

* What is Apple TV+ sports’ future? How is the MLS deal doing?

* Buying or selling? ESPN DTC next year

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* How has Amazon Prime Video made the bar high for its rivals?

* What should leagues be wary of with the streamers?

* What do they think of Fox Sports’ strategy?

* Is Inside The NBA good for the league’s ratings?

* What do they make of Charles Barkley latest future flip-flop?

* How has Tom Brady done?

* Brady Meter: Will Brady stay in the booth?

* Update on Marchand’s health

* Announcement: There will be a special Marchand & Meterparel on Saturday to make-up for the Tuesday lost show

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One of the goals of “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” is to understand the sports media business. How does a current All-Pro defensive lineman start preparing for a post-playing career in sports media. We spoke with the Steelers’ Cam Heyward about it. He even gave a time-table of when he may retire. Here is what else Marchand and Heyward talked about:

* What was it like growing up with Craig “Ironhead” Heyward as your father

* Why he didn’t become a running back like his dad

* Why he was an education major at Ohio State

* What it is the media like for an Ohio State player

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* How being open with the media as a player is better

* What's it like to live up to the Steelers' "standard"

* His relationship with Mike Tomlin

* He was a big SportsNation guy, not hot takes

* What he's trying to do with his podcast

* How he looks at Pat McAfee’s, the Kelces’ and Ryan Clark’s media success

* How broadcast boot camp made him excited about TV games

* He didn't really enjoy doing analysis on a radio game

* How is the Pittsburgh media

* When will he retire

* The goal is to have his own production company after he retires

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In the 35-minute "Marchand and Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel explain why Stephen A. Smith is on the verge of a $20 million per year deal. Here is what else to know about the pod:

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* Why Stephen A. will be a $100M man

* How Tom Brady has improved

* The college football playoff as a TV event

* Keith McPherson vs. Jon Heyman: The WFAN spat heard around the ‘net

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* The Michael Kay Show and the end of an era in New York

* Sean McDonough nails it on college football

* TNT Sports and Comcast have a deal

* Why the Kirk Herbstreit death threat stories should cause more alarm

* The Women’s World Cup bidding: Fox or NBC, who do you want?

* ESPN DTC plans: Could they added more licensing from Fox

* Netflix’s “Mr. McMahon” review and Hulu’s Beatles’ doc review

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On the 40-minute pod, The Simpsons’ executive producer and showrunner Matt Selman is hilarious, hitting on a variety of topics in The Main Event:

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* How someone breaks in as a comedy writer

* Being hired to write for Seinfeld at 24

* A classic Larry David story

* Being fired from Seinfeld

* How sports is part of the DNA of The Simpsons

* How he is saving the best parts for the paid portion of the pod

* How he is a subscriber to MSM

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* Failing to land Roger Federer for an episode

* Mark McGwire didn’t know The Simpson when he appeared

* Yao Ming’s monstrous request

* Cristiano Ronaldo’s line difficulty

* How ESPN’s The Simpsons alt-cast will work on MNF

* The Mannings, Mina Kimes and Stephen A. will make an appearance

* How Mike McCarthy is like Homer

* How Joe Burrow is like Bart

* Why is the alt-cast happening, Homer passed out

* Upcoming Ohtani scandal show

* Who is the greatest Simpsons’ writer of all-time

* How AI will impact comedy writing

* The tag and surprise guest at the end of The Simpsons’ MNF broadcast

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In the 39-minute “Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel hit on these topics:

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* How Fox won the initial sports streaming war

* The question remains how well is it set up for the next battles

* Tom Brady and Jason Kelce grades

* Why Gus Johnson is loved and hated

* How are Amazon Prime Video and the RSNs going to work

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* With The Simpsons alt-cast on MNF, where do we see the value

* Paul Bissonnette earns respect

* Matt Ryan shines and maybe should have a new role

* Amy Trask Main Event review

* The Main Event Thursday: The Simpsons’ EP Matt Selmon

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On the 39-minute “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand,” Amy Trask is the guest. Trask, who was named the 75th biggest game-changer in NFL history, was the CEO for Al Davis’ Raiders. She hits on a bunch of topics:

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* Her legendary stories about her interactions with Al Davis

* Why she says hi to everyone, everywhere

* How she was a behavioral problem as a child

* How a teacher changed her life as a junior in high school

* Why she loved the Raiders as a kid

* How she had no plan when she went to Cal Berkeley

* Why she studied law but she didn't want to be a lawyer

* How she confronted Al Davis

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* How Al was for gender equity by not focusing on it

* How she kept the Raiders fiscally afloat

* How she reacted to being 75th on all-time NFL game-changer list

* How she overcome her greatest fears to get into media

* What does CBS Sports' "We need to talk" mean to her

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On the 35-minute Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel hit on these topics:

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* How Amazon Prime Video has emerged as potentially ESPN’s biggest threat for sports rights supremacy

* Jim Nantz and Tony Romo get the day off

* Pat McAfee receives some props

* Elle Duncan takes an “L”

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* Why Mad Dog is the best ever

* Should the NFL be nervous about Netflix

* Dear Andy: Our advice to all networks and streamers …

* Who is to blame for Mike Mularkey lying to Ian Rapoport

* What do we think of Michael Kay possibly leaving afternoons in New York

* Will ESPN interfere with Inside The NBA

* Is Tom Brady being impacted by the Brady Rules

* Papa Clicker Book Review: The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City

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* Programming Note: The Main Event with Amy Trask will publish Wednesday due to Thanksgiving.

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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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In the 37-minute Everybody Loves Sports Media, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel are on-location from Dallas and hit on these topics:

* How ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro landed Charles Barkley

* Where does the un-signed Shaquille O’Neal fit in

* How TNT Sports made some chicken salad with the NBA

* What’s next for Amazon and NBC on the NBA

* How bad was Netflix for Tyson-Paul

* What does Netflix’s disaster mean for the NFL

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* What do we make of Jon Gruden to Barstool

* How about Drew Brees’ potential comeback

* Why Marchand is de-emphasizing X and why sports media folks should re-evaluate its use

* Dave Sims to the Yanks radio booth reax

* Hijinx as the show is on the road from Dallas

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