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Traina Thoughts: The Ringer's Bryan Curtis + Sal Licata

Episode 20 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," features a conversation with The Ringer's Bryan Curtis followed by a conversation with Sal Licata. Curtis joins the show to

Oct 16
1 h 12 min

CBS's Jim Nantz on Tony Romo, J.J. Watt

Episode 19 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast” features an interview with CBS play-by-play voice Jim Nantz. Nantz gives his first public comments on Tony Romo being arreste

Oct 14
1 h 14 min

Traina Thoughts: "GameDay" backlash; new NFL Network booth plus a Mailbag

In Episode 18 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," host Jimmy Traina talks about the latest sports media news and covers what took place in college football and the NFL from

Oct 12
35 min

Traina Thoughts: Yankees get swept, MLB's big proposal, Costco and more

Episode 17 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," is Jimmy's weekly show with his Underscore Media colleague and SNY host, Sal Licata. - The demise of the New York Yankees -

Oct 9
46 min

Traina Thoughts: ESPN's Jason McCourty and NBC's Devin McCourty

Episode 16 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," features an interview with ESPN's Jason McCourty and NBC's Devin McCourty. The twins talks about transitioning into media af

Oct 7
56 min

Richard Deitsch on Romo, Aikman, Portnoy and more

Episode 15 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," features a conversation with "Sports Business Journal's" Richard Deitsch about all the latest sports media news. The show sta

Oct 5
59 min

Traina Thoughts: MLB playoffs; NFL Week 4; Dennis Miller doc and more

Episode 14 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," is Jimmy's weekly show with his Underscore colleague, Sal Licata. Topics discussed in this episode include the Yankees wild-

Oct 2
44 min

Traina Thoughts: Michael Wilbon

In Episode 13 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," host Jimmy Traina welcomes "Pardon the Interruption" host, Michael Wilbon to the show for an insightful interview. Wilbon

Sep 30
54 min

Big week for Tony Romo, what's going on with Troy Aikman and ESPN, must-hear calls

In Episode 12 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," host Jimmy Traina talks about the latest sports media news and covers what took place in college football and the NFL from

Sep 28
36 min

Jaxson Dart, betting losses, documentaries and a big tease

Episode 11 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," is Jimmy's weekly show with his Underscore colleague, Sal Licata.Jimmy starts the show by addressing some feedback he has got

Sep 25
45 min

ESPN's Peter Schrager

In Episode 10 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," host Jimmy Traina welcomes ESPN's Peter Schrager to the show. Schrager talks about getting his own show, "Big Day With Pet

Sep 23
51 min

Traina Thoughts: Tom Brady lets it fly; J.J. Watt is honest; 'College GameDay' myth and more

In Episode 9 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," host Jimmy Traina discusses the latest sports media news and answers listeners questions.Topics covered include Fox's Tom B

Sep 21
30 min

NFL Week 2, Pete Alonso's wild return to New York, spiders and more.

Episode 8 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast" is the weekly show with Jimmy Traina and Sal Licata. Topics discussed in this episode include the hell of organizing an NFL sur

Sep 18
42 min

Traina Thoughts : SiriusXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo

In Episode 7 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast" host Jimmy Traina welcomes SiriusXM host, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo to the show.Russo goes off on the U.S. Open for various sche

Sep 16
58 min

Traina Thoughts : NFL Week 1 observations, U.S Open scheduling + Mailbag segment

In Episode 6 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast" host Jimmy Traina talks about broadcasting observations from Week 1 of the NFL, college football and the U.S. Open. The show

Sep 14
34 min

NFL Week 1, "Entourage," Stevie Wonder and more

Episode 5 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast" is the weekly episode with Underscore Media's Sal Licata. Topics discussed this week include: The three Week 1 NFL games we are

Sep 11
35 min

ESPN's Joe Buck

Episode 4 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast" features a conversation with the voice of "Monday Night Football," Joe Buck. Buck talks about calling this year's Super Bowl (o

Sep 9
51 min

NFL over/unders, College football screws its fans; Dunkin' Donuts and more

Description: Episode 3 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast" is Jimmy Traina's weekly chat with SNY's Sal Licata.This week's topics include: How Jimmy's podcast with Alex Rodr

Sep 4
36 min

Alex Rodriguez

In Episode 2 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast,” host Jimmy Traina is joined by Fox Sports MLB analyst, Alex Rodriguez.Rodriguez talks about doing the documentary, "Alex vs

Sep 2
1 h 02 min

The Debut Episode of “Traina Thoughts”

In Episode 1 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast,” host Jimmy Traina talks about reaction to his decision to leave “Sports Illustrated” for Underscore Media and what you can

Aug 26
45 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I’ve been a fan since I discovered Jimmy’s previous podcast while on my lunch break four years ago. While I was sad to see the SI Podcast come to an end, I’ve enjoyed listening to the first three podcasts of Traina Thoughts. The A-Rod episode was phenomenal and I enjoyed the honest and sincere back and forth between Jimmy and A-Rod. I’m looking forward to hearing which recurring guests will be on the new podcast and also new guests that will be interviewed. Also, I’m looking forward to the additional podcasts throughout the week, especially with Sal and the back and forth that two good friends have about sports and life in general. Cheers to you all and keep up the great work!

wvufanincharleston · Sep 2026

I gotta say, the interview with Alex Rodriguez was outstanding. Never liked him as a player and always thought of him negatively. But your interview revealed a side of him I’ve never seen nor heard before. Well done.

Redsoxrule15-02 · Sep 2026

Listening to this pod each week is akin to talking with a friend about sports headlines, sports media, and recent noteworthy games, esp NFL, college football, MLB (mostly NY teams), NBA, and WWE. Jimmy is authentic, unpretentious, generally decent, and sometimes funny to boot.

Psyknow · Sep 2026

Jimmy keeps me very well informed in the sports media landscape. This knowledge has come in handy at my job and has increased my enjoyment of watching sports. Very excited for what this new pod will bring!

Cscharch · Aug 2026

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