On this episode of the SI Media Podcast, Richard Deitsch speaks with ESPN senior writer Ivan Maisel, who has covered college football on a national level longer than anyone currently on the beat. Much of the podcast focuses on the death of Maisel’s son Max, which occurred on Feb. 22, 2015, and how Maisel has managed his grief.

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In this episode, Stewart-Binks, born in Toronto, talks about the differences between working in the Canadian sports media (she worked at CTV) and American sports media, how competitive the business is for women in their 20s, working with and becoming off-air friends with New York sports-talk host Mike Francesa, the future of MLS on television, the direction of FS1 heading forward and more.

Stewart-Binks also talked in-depth about the segment on Whitlock’s House Party by the Bay during Super Bowl week when Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski performed a lap dance on her. She answers multiple questions from those who criticized her, and addressed if she felt pressure from her network.

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In this episode, Marcotti talks about the differences in media access around the world, how he determines his stories as an global journalist who writes for several different publications and how he juggles different international styles, who he enjoys interviewing most in international soccer, how long it may take him to write any of his columns (which often cover multiple leagues) and more. Marcotti then answers some listener questions, including who he reads globally to stay on top of the news, where he sees the role of analytics in international soccer, whether or not MLS should lean towards a more European model with a few dominant teams and more.

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In this episode of the SI Media Podcast, host Richard Deitsch and Fox Sports's Jimmy Traina talk extensively about a number of current media issues—some related to sports, some not—including Bill Simmons’s new digital project The Ringer, the current direction of FS1 and whether Katie Nolan is a good fit there, Peyton Manning’s future as a broadcaster, the changes on the Howard Stern show and whether that’s good for listeners, the media coverage of Donald Trump and much more.

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On this episode of the SI Media Podcast, host Richard Deitsch speaks with ESPN reporter Holly Rowe about her recent diagnosis with a rare form of melanoma cancer that has spread through her body (this is her second bout with cancer—she had a cancerous tumor removed from her chest last May), and that the recent support she has received has been tremendous; she heard from Les Miles, Urban Meyer and Charles Barkley, to name a few. Rowe also discusses what it’s like to compete in an industry that seems to prize youth and beauty over other attributes, why Brent Musburger has been so successful for so long, her hardest interviews on the sidelines, why Doris Burke is among the toughest people she’s met in broadcasting and much more.

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This week’s podcast guest is Turner Sports host Ernie Johnson, who hosts Inside The NBA as well as NBA Fan Night on NBA TV. In this episode, Johnson discusses navigating a studio show that is mostly ad-libbed, his views on race, how they developed and the racial dynamics on the set of Inside The NBA, when he know Charles Barkley would be good on television, how he prepares for hosting Inside The NBA, why Kevin Garnett would be a great studio host as long as he avoided f-bombs, what he learned from his father Ernie Jr, a longtime MLB broadcaster, his surviving Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and much more.

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This week’s podcast guest is CBS Sports director Mike Arnold, the director of Super Bowl 50. This will be the fourth Super Bowl directed by Arnold, who also directed the famous 1992 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional Final between Duke and Kentucky when Christian Laettner hit his famous last-second winning basket for Duke.

In this episode, Arnold discusses the role of a director in a sports broadcast, how he prepares to work a game the magnitude of a Super Bowl, how crowd shots are decided during a game, how he communicates with camera people during a game, why you see the commercials when you do during an NFL game, what it feels like to read criticism of his broadcasters such as Phil Simms and Mike Carey, how he gets evaluated, whether sports television directors are made or born and much more.

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In this episode of the SI Media Podcast, Richard Deitsch interviews ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams, who recently published a memoir this week “Life Is Not An Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention.” Williams opens up about his initial struggles in broadcasting, his depression and dependency on OxyContin after his NBA career, his relationship with Mike Krzyzewski, NBA players smoking marijuana during his era, his double date with Serena Williams and much more.

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On this episode of the SI Media Podcast, host Richard Deitsch talks with FOX NFL analyst Troy Aikman. Aikman—who will be broadcasting the NFC Championship Game with Joe Buck—details in-depth how he prepares for a broadcast, how he’s evaluated by his bosses (and how he evaluates himself), his opinion on the concussion issue and what role he should take as a broadcaster, how much longer he wants to work in broadcasting, his respect for partner Joe Buck, where he would rank Tom Brady among NFL quarterbacks all-time, why he wishes he could work in a booth with Don Meredith and much more.

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In this episode of the SI Media Podcast, @PFTCommenter talks about how he got his start in the world of hot sports takes, which media outlets he reads daily, his thoughts on concussions in the NFL, how he sees the nexus of sports and politics, whether or not he thinks Peyton Manning used HGH, whether Twitter has become a liberal echo chamber, why Danny Woodhead is underrated, whether Donald Trump will get the GOP nomination, who will win the Super Bowl and much more.

A reminder: you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, and you can view all of SI's podcasts at si.com/podcasts. If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions, please comment here or tweet at Deitsch at twitter.com/richarddeitsch.

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