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Brand new TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST with Sal Licata - MLB playoffs - NFL Week 4 - Dennis Miller/MNF doc review - Minecraft - A Top 5 Worst Thing Someone Can Say To You Apple: shorturl.at/98txT YouTube: shorturl.at/zyBmb

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

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · October 2 · 45m

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TRAINA THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER: The Drama With The NFL's Top Analysts Just Got A Lot More Intriguing

Drama With NFL's Top Analysts Just Got A Lot More Intriguing

What’s going on with NFL television booths right now is almost as compelling as what’s taking place on the field.UNDERSCORE Media is a reader-supported publication.

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FYI: My new TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST comes out with new episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All episodes are posted on YouTube. Subscribe to the Traina Thoughts Show channel below.

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New TRAINA THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER: What Is Going On With ESPN and Troy Aikman? open.substack.com/pub/undersco...

What Is Going On With ESPN and Troy Aikman?

It was not easy to watch last night’s Eagles-Bears game and not think about the news that while ESPN has re-signed Joe Buck to a new contract, Troy Aikman hasn’t been inked to a new deal.

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Brand new TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST - Big week for Romo - What’s going on with Aikman and ESPN - Nantz & Watt have their best game together - NBC takes over MLB wild card round - Must-hear clips of the weekend. Listen: shorturl.at/RqnDT Watch: shorturl.at/oMeDP

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

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 28 · 36m

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New TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST - Addressing feedback on new show - Jaxson Dart's season-ending injury - NFL Week 3 games - Lotta betting stuff - Documentaries - Sal is afraid of wind - Major tease at the end

Jaxson Dart, betting losses, documentaries and a big tease

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 25 · 46m

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New TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST w Peter Schrager - All about his new show, "Big Day with Peter Schrager" - Leaning on nostalgia - Chiefs + Rams + Niners - Why Emmy's were an eye-opening moment - Cost of flights - Becoming a golfer - Best L.I. Chinese restaurant

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Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 23 · 51m

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Many "College GameDay" Criticisms Are Way Off Base: TRAINA THOUGHTS

Many "College GameDay" Criticisms Are Way Off Base

It’s always dicey to make declarations based off what you see on Twitter, but it certainly seems like open season on ESPN’s “College GameDay.”

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Brand new Monday TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST: - Tom Brady lets it fly - Nantz and Watt chemistry - NFL prime time scheduling disaster - Drew Brees - College GameDay “far right” shift - Troy Aikman contract - Best parlay hits

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

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 21 · 31m

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If you have any questions you’d like me to answer in the Mailbag portion of today’s TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST, please send them along now.

Friday TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST with Sal Licata -The hell of organizing survivor pool -NFL Week 2 -Pete Alonso/Mets fans -Arch Manning-Holly Rowe saga -Josh Allen scared of spiders + Sal has ridiculous spider takes Apple: shorturl.at/Kjo4r YouTube: shorturl.at/IY3iy

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

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 18 · 42m

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New TRAINA THOUGHTS newsletter: I spoke to Amazon's Al Michaels, who will call tonight's Lions-Bills game about: - How many NFL stadiums he's worked in - His first-ever game in 1971 - Best & worst stadium to call a game in - Amazon's 2026 TNF schedule

Al Michaels On Working in So Many NFL Stadiums Over Legendary Career

With Prime Video’s first game of the season taking place tonight in Buffalo’s brand new Highmark Stadium, as the Bills host the Lions, I was curious something.

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Brand new TRAINA THOUGHTS PODCAST with Chris "Mad Dog" Russo - Shoulder surgery - Hardest thing about doing radio in 2026 - MLB lockout - Very upset with US Open - His former Priest/degenerate bettor friend, Fat Rob - Reacting to recent Mike Francesa comment

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

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 16 · 58m

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TRAINA THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER: Eight statements about NFL broadcasters going into the 2026 season.

TRAINA THOUGHTS: Eight Statements About NFL Broadcasters For the 2026 Season

The NFL season is here!

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Brand new TRAINA THOUGHTS pod with Joe Buck -Calling this year’s Super Bowl -Starting Year 5 at ESPN -Great Cris Collinsworth/glasses/Super Bowl story -Calling 2001 Yankees-Dbacks World Series weeks after 9/11 -Swift-Kelce wedding -Reaction to AI Joe Buck

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Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 9 · 52m

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Brand new TRAINA THOUGHTS podcast - NFL over/under win totals - College football scheduling disgrace - How ARod interview happened - Unreal Bill Belichick maneuver - Ridiculous Bill Simmons scandal - Dunkin Donuts - Howard Stern changes

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

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 4 · 36m

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Brand new TRAINA THOUGHTS podcast with Alex Rodriguez - How the interview came about - His excellent HBO documentary, “Alex vs. ARod” - Getting into broadcasting - Hall of Fame exclusion - MLB work stoppage - Yankees issues - The pain of 2004 - Recruiting LeBron

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Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 2 · 1h 2m

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Debut episode of my new “TRAINA THOUGHTS” podcast. - Joined by Sal Licata - Reaction to leaving SI - Joining Underscore Media - Peacock, ESPN raise prices - College football is a disaster - Fantasy football - Sabrina Carpenter gets Sal in big trouble

The Debut Episode of “Traina Thoughts”

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · August 26 · 45m

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🚨You can now subscribe to my brand new “Traina Thoughts” podcast. I’ll still be doing interviews with the biggest players in sports media and the segment I did with @sal_licata on my old pod will now be a weekly show. SUBSCRIBE, SUBSCRIBE, SUBSCRIBE!

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I have been writing a DAILY web column since 2007 when I started Hot Clicks. Some of you have been with me all 19 years, which is INSANE. I can’t thank you enough. This is the last one for SI.

The Biggest Takeaway From the 2026–27 NBA Schedule Release

The league will see its most significant shift to streaming this season.

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Observations from CBS’s NFL Media Day: TRAINA THOUGHTS

Observations from CBS’s NFL Media Day

Network officials didn’t provide any new information on Tony Romo, but J.J. Watt, Ross Tucker and others had interesting insights ahead of the season.

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NBC’s Mike Tomlin Looks Like He’s Going to Be a Television Star: TRAINA THOUGHTS

NBC’s Mike Tomlin Looks Like He’s Going to Be a Television Star

The former Steelers coach brought an impressive presence to the network’s studio show at the Hall of Fame Game.

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J.J. Watt? Greg Olsen? Ian Eagle & Tony Romo? Romo’s Absence Opens a World of Possibilities for CBS: TRAINA THOUGHTS

Tony Romo’s Absence Opens a World of Possibilities for CBS

The future for the network’s No. 1 NFL analyst is unclear with numerous options in play.

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