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How Not to Moderate a Debate. Plus: Hollywood’s Starless Profiles and the Death of a Lousy Sportswriter.



Bryan and David discuss takeaways from the first GOP political debate, from the moderator’s performance to Ron DeSantis’s approach to Chris Christie’s role in the race (8:56). Later, they touch on th…


Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

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A Campaign "Misquote," the Sports Doc Crisis, and Semafor’s Benjy Sarlin on the GOP Debate



Bryan is back with Weekend Headlines to review a misquote from Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, then discuss sports docs' equivalence to memoir and Tucker Carlson’s biography (0:48). Later, Brya…


Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

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GOP Debate Preview. Plus, the 'Blind Side' Situation and NFL Aggregators.



Bryan and David begin the week by reviewing the new cast of 'Monday Night Countdown' (0:43) before discussing what to expect from the first GOP debate airing on Wednesday night without former preside…


Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

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ESPN’s Big Gamble With James Andrew Miller, Plus a Raid in Kansas, and a New ‘Countdown’ Cast



Bryan and David hit on the newly announced NBA ‘Countdown’ lineup and discuss its new potential format, before author James Andrew Miller joins the show to unpack the state of ESPN and how things cou…


Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

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ESPN Bets on Itself and the Orioles’ Massive Blunder. Plus: The New York Post’s Mike Vaccaro on Two Decades of Column-Writing



Bryan hits on headlines from the week from ESPN’s new billion-dollar deal with Penn Entertainment to the Orioles’ miscalculation with announcer Kevin Brown. Then, The New York Post’s Mike Vaccaro joi…


Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

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The Wooing of Donald Trump, USWNT Takery, and in Defense of Mark Jackson



Bryan and David begin this week by discussing the U.S. women’s national team’s loss to Sweden this weekend and how both current and former players responded to their elimination (0:41). Then, they we…


Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

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The Trump Trials and the Starless GOP Debate. Plus, Matt Belloni on Disney and the Strikes.



Bryan is back with a new segment, Weekend Headlines, where he shares three stories that will get you through the weekend. Then, Matt Belloni joins to talk through Bob Iger's linear media strategy, an…


Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

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Variety vs. Puck and The Atlantic. Plus, ESPN’s New NBA Team, and Twitter Becomes X.



Bryan and David preview the new NBA announcing team at ESPN (0:30) before they unpack the media face-off between 'Variety' and both 'The Atlantic' and 'Puck' (9:10). Then, they touch on Twitter rebra…


Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

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ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi on 'SportsCenter' in 2023, Making It at ESPN, Philly Fandom, and Watching Games With His Dad.



Bryan’s East Coast media tour stops off in Connecticut to sit down with ‘SportsCenter’ host Kevin Negandhi. They discuss show production and rundown (1:00), becoming a news anchor in an Indian Americ…


Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

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What It’s Like to Work at The Athletic With Lindsay Jones. Plus, ESPN and Newsroom AI.



Bryan and David are joined by colleague Lindsay Jones to discuss her experience working at The Athletic. They review Bob Kravitz’s piece on Substack, touch on Jones’s experience at the site, and disc…


Published on 2 years, 5 months ago





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