Episode 109 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg.

In this podcast, Greenberg discusses how forthcoming former coaches-turned-broadcasters can be with their audience; how one prepares to scout the NCAA Tournament; how competitive air time is at ESPN in college basketball; whether he worries about bigger name ex-coaches coming to take his job; what producers tell him about his work; how he got into broadcasting; why certain college basketball coaches allow media access and why some don’t; his thoughts on in-game and pre-game coaching interviews; his relationship with John Calipari; getting mistaken for Seth Davis on Twitter; answering questions about not giving Seth Curry a scholarship while he coached Virginia Tech; why he likes working with Jay Williams; the importance of enthusiasm on television, and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 108 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features Turner Sports broadcaster Brian Anderson, who is also in his 11th season as play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers for Fox Sports Wisconsin. As part of Turner Sports, Anderson will call the NCAA Tournament this month for Turner and CBS.

In this podcast, Anderson discuses navigating between being a national announcer and calling a singular team; how he prepares for each assignment; what a broadcaster must do to be ready to call the NCAA Tournament; what it was like to replace Marv Albert on less than 48 hours notice for the 2015 Midwest Regional final game between Kentucky and Notre Dame; how critical he can be of Brewers players; what it was like calling Brewers’ games upon Ryan Braun returning from his suspension; working as a San Antonio Missions broadcaster for $25 per game; how he held jobs as a technician and camera operator while broadcasting in San Antonio; what it was like to work as the sideline reporter for the Spurs from 1999 to 2007; his most memorable interactions with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich; advice he received from Brewers announcer Bob Uecker, and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 107 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features ESPN NFL analyst Jim Trotter, who appears on NFL Insiders, SportsCenter and other ESPN programs. Trotter previously worked at Sports Illustrated and the San Diego Union-Tribune.

In this podcast, Trotter discusses the coverage of Roger Goodell and the league office by the NFL media and whether it is effective; why Goodell and NFL owners are not accessible to media; the impact of access journalism in the NFL and whether that’s good or mad for the public; morphing from print/digital work to television; how the NFL Hall of Fame voting works inside the room; what the Hall of Fame future will be for Paul Tagliabue and Terrell Owens; why Hall of Famer voters should be criticized for a lack of transparency; why Trotter makes his vote public; how voters see players who treated the media poorly during their career; how Trotter was laid off by Sports Illustrated and what he did in the immediate days afterward; the advice ESPN reporter Sal Paolantonio gave him about appearing on television; how fans outside of San Diego should view what is happening with the Chargers; and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox Sports broadcasters Jamie Little and Shannon Spake are the guests for Episode 106 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast. Little covers pit road for the Nascar Cup Series and Nascar Xfinity Series and a reporter for Nascar Raceday, FS1’s prerace show. Prior to joining FOX, she spent 13 years at ESPN/ABC as a reporter for Nascar and the IndyCar Series. Spake joined Fox Sports last July and covers NASCAR, college football, college basketball and NFL. She is the cohost of FS1’s Nascar Race Hub and Nascar Raceday Xfinity after each race.

On this podcast, Little and Spake discussed the significant decline of Nascar’s television viewership and how that impacts them; how they both started in racing reporting and why they wanted to cover Nascar; how Little prepares each week to work as a pit reporter; how Spake prepares for her hosting role; the most forthcoming drivers, crew chiefs, and owners in the sport; what it’s like to get cursed out by drivers; how viewers should view the inherent conflicts of interest with broadcasters who have financial relationships with drivers and teams; navigating working in a sport that is overwhelmingly male; balancing motherhood with an intense traveling job; the difference between Fox and ESPN; what stories most want to do, and much more

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 105 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Conrad Thompson, the host of Something to Wrestle (with Bruce Pritchard) and What Happened When (with Tony Schiavone), two of the most popular podcasts in the sports and recreation space.

In this podcast, Thompson discusses how a mortgage company owner (Thompson) in Huntsville, Alabama ended up hosting two of the most popular wrestling podcasts; how he came up with the concept of doing a long-form examination of a singular topic in pro wrestling; what his preparation is for each show; how each show is produced; how much he relies on the reporting of Dave Meltzer and what he thinks of Meltzer’s work; the reaction to the podcast from both WWE management and the wrestlers; his relationships with Ric Flair and Bruce Pritchard; the future of potential live shows; whether it’s fair to compare the Schiavone show to the Pritchard show; if one can make a living as a podcaster; the potential for Hulk Hogan to return to the WWE; why John Cena is likely the person he’d most want to do a series of podcasts with; whether Paul Heyman would ever host a podcast series; and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 104 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features ESPN NBA Insider and senior writer Ramona Shelburne. You can find her work on multiple ESPN platforms.

In this podcast, Shelburne discusses how she approaches long-form sports reporting for ESPN; what her writing process is; her professional relationship with Rhonda Rousey and her profile work on the fighter; how she navigates being critical of athletes; her reporting on Lamar Odom’s spiral, including traveling in the middle of the night to interview workers at a Nevada brothel; being recruited to work at The Vertical but opting to stay at ESPN; playing softball at Stanford with now-ESPN colleague Jessica Mendoza; the transition from writing to appearing on television and how insecurity can weigh on being judged by appearance; the future of the Lakers and Brandon Ingram; and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 103 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Ryen Russillo, the co-host of the ESPN Radio show “Russillo & Kanell,” which airs daily 1 to 4 PM ET on ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS, alongside co-host Danny Kanell.

In this podcast, Russillo discusses how frustrated he was being tagged as Scott Van Pelt’s “sidekick”; how he prepares for each show; why he believes he’s been doing sports-talk radio wrong; whether a radio host can avoid talking politics in 2017; how he decides what NBA news to report on the air; his thoughts on his show being bumped on Sirius for a show hosted by Stephen A. Smith; why he does not use an agent; why he believes previous agents lied to him; where he expects to be in five years; how much input he had on choosing Danny Kanell as a co-host; why Skip Bayless banned him from First Take; why Van Pelt does not appear much on his show; how much NBA and college football he will do in the future; and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 102 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features a return of the sports media roundtable with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and Awful Announcing/The Comeback writer Jimmy Traina.

On this podcast, we discuss Comedy Central airing a show from Barstool Sports and what that means for that brand heading forward; why Barstool has gotten more mainstream notice; what the Super Bowl ratings mean for the NFL in 2017; why ESPN PR responded to FS1’s attacks; the stick to sports debate and how much oxygen political news will tale from sports; the hires of Rex Ryan and Steve Smith as broadcasters; Brent Musburger leaving ESPN and whether he was forced out; the post-WFAN future of Mike Francesa; whether Jemele Hill and Michael Smith can find success hosting the 6PM ET SportsCenter, and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 101 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features ESPN broadcasters Jemele Hill and Michael Smith.

Beginning February 6, Hill and Smith will co-host the 6 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter. The show is being called SC6.

On this 70-minute podcast, Hill and Smith discuss how ESPN management came to them to host SportsCenter; why they accepted the job; how long ESPN has committed to them as a SportsCenter duo; how politically savvy one has to be to move up at ESPN as talent; what kind of viewership expectations management has put on them; whether SportsCenter is a post-racial show in terms of who is watching; whether race or gender of talent impacts sports ratings; why they believe sports and politics intersect; the false perception that their audience is only people of color; how they dealt with external comparisons to First Take; what it means to have people of color in executive positions on their show; and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 100 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features NBC Sports broadcaster Mike Tirico, who works on a variety of sports for that company including the NFL, golf, college football (Notre Dame) and the Olympics.

In this podcast, Tirico discusses what sport is the toughest to prepare for as a sports broadcaster and why; the legacy of Brent Musburger; the advice he would give college broadcasting students on how to succeed in 2017; how he gets evaluated by his bosses; which aspect of football play-by-play is the most difficult; why he left ESPN for NBC; whether he was frustrated by Monday Night Football’s schedule in relation to Fox, CBS and NBC’s NFL schedules; how critical a network broadcaster can be of coaches, players or the league; the comments made by Bill Simmons that Tirico failed Tony Kornheiser while both worked on Monday Night Football; his current relationship with Kornheiser; whether a women will call the NFL in the near future; how he balances calling a game in which his alma mater (Syracuse) is playing; what it was like working with Hubie Brown; the broadcaster he would most like to meet; his NBC golf schedule in 2017; his connection to the University at Buffalo; whether SportsCenter’s new format will be successful, and much more.

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices