Traina Thoughts

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-card round win over the Red Sox; teams over-celebrating for winning the wild-card series; which teams we are rooting for to win the World Series; MLB's scheduling disaster; Week 4 in the NFL; is the better game Chiefs-Raiders or Broncocs-Niners; Sal thinking he won a college football pool when he didn't; Jimmy's review of HBO's Dennis Miller/"Monday Night Football" documentary; reaction to Jimmy's recent podcast with "Pardon the Interruption's" Michael Wilbon; Mike Tomlin going viral for his Minecraft work; more on Jimmy's 2008 arrest at Yankee Stadium and Sal's disastrous day at Chuck E. Cheese.The episode closes with Jimmy reading and reacting to Apple Reviews.——————————————Subscribe to Underscore for daily New York sports content.UNDERSCORE WEEKLY SCHEDULE——————————————THE SAL LICATA SHOWMonday–Friday, 9:00 AM EST: / @thesallicatashow ——————————————TRAINA THOUGHTSNew episodes Monday, Wednesday & Friday: / @trainathoughtsshow ——————————————NEW YORK NEW YORK WITH JJNew content daily: / @newyorknewyorkwjj ——————————————THE SLATEJoin JJ & Sal LIVE every Sunday on the Underscore YouTube channel:• 9:00 AM EST: NFL Sunday preview, predictions & picks• Following 4PM games: Live postgame reaction and analysisSUBSTACK: https://www.underscoreny.comINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/underscoren...TWITTER: https://x.com/_underscoreny?s=21TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@underscoreny?...——————————————

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 talks about the upcoming 25th anniversary of PTI, what he remembers about the early days of the show, whether he thought it would become a huge success, leaving the "Washington Post" to do television full time, staying with the show for a quarter of a century and what it's like to work with Tony Kornheiser.Wilbon also talks about what it's been like to work at ESPN for 25 years, what issues he has with the company, whether he feels the show gets the recognition it deserves for its strong ratings and how he feels about ESPN overeall.Other topics discussed include whether Stephen A. Smith is a journalist, what bothers him the most about sports and sports media in 2026, who should be on ESPN's Mount Rushmore of personalities and much more.——————————————Subscribe to Underscore for daily New York sports content.UNDERSCORE WEEKLY SCHEDULE——————————————THE SAL LICATA SHOWMonday–Friday, 9:00 AM EST: / @thesallicatashow ——————————————TRAINA THOUGHTSNew episodes Monday, Wednesday & Friday: / @trainathoughtsshow ——————————————NEW YORK NEW YORK WITH JJNew content daily: / @newyorknewyorkwjj ——————————————THE SLATEJoin JJ & Sal LIVE every Sunday on the Underscore YouTube channel:• 9:00 AM EST: NFL Sunday preview, predictions & picks• Following 4PM games: Live postgame reaction and analysisSUBSTACK: https://www.underscoreny.comINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/underscoren...TWITTER: https://x.com/_underscoreny?s=21TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@underscoreny?...——————————————#michaelwilbon #espn #underscore #underscoreny#thesallicatashow #sallicata #jimmytraina #trainathoughts #johnjastremski #nyny #newyorknewyork #newyorknewyorkwithjohnjastremski #viral

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 the past weekend.Topics covered on this episode include a fantastic call by a college football ref; a must-year call from the Iowa student radio station after the Hawkeyes shocking win against Michigan; why this could be a big week for Tony Romo's future at CBS; what's going on with Troy Aikman and ESPN and could Greg Olsen or Travis Kelce be in play for "Monday Night Football"; Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt had their best broadcast of the season with Nantz delivering a great call at the end of the Ravens thrilling win over the Cowboys; NBC takes over the MLB wild-card round; the trailer for the new John Madden movie and much more.The show closes with a Mailbag segment in which Jimmy answers listener-submitted questions

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 gotten on the new podcast and provides a big change to the podcast right at the top.Topics discussed after that include Jaxson Dart's season-ending injury for the New York Giants and how Dart's injury impacts the NFL TV schedule; the MLB wild-card round; NFL Week 3 games; the crazy cover by Vanderbilt over N.C. State and one sportsbook offering a refund to Wolfpack bettors; Jimmy's horrific betting loss in Week 2; the epic run of movies and documentaries that are about to come out; Sal being afraid of wind; crazy New York City food prices and a strong recommendation for a hilarious podcast. The episode closes with Jimmy teasing a story about an incident that just turned 18 years old.

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 Peter Schrager," what he wants the show to be, how much control he has over the show, branching out beyond NFL, whether he feels pressure to draw ratings and why he wants to lean on nostalgia. Schrager also touches on NFL topics including the Rams, Broncos, Chiefs, Niners and Jaxson Dart.In addition, Schrager talks about whether he can keep up with pop culture while taking on the responsibility of having his own show, reports that he's not allowed to appear on Bill Simmons's podcast, ESPN taking over NFL Network, his bewilderment at the cost of flights, his new love for playing golf and an experience at an outstanding Long Island Chinese restaurant that is Jimmy's go-to.