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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

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"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

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“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

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"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

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"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Dan Orlovsky: If You Disagree With Stephen A. Smith, ‘You Better Not Back Down’

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“He's a ten, man. He's an absolute ten.”

Dan Le Batard: Sports Television is Playing a Different Game Than Skip Bayless Is

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"If you liked that show in whatever incarnations that Bayless did it in, who do you put opposite him right now that you'd want to watch it the same way?"

Rich Shertenlieb: Are We Watching Stephen A. Smith’s Me Too Moment?

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“His intonation of his voice – he goes into horny tones.”

Is First Take in Shannon Sharpe’s Future?

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"First Take feels a little lost. There is an answer to this problem. The question is, does everyone involved want it."

Stephen A. Would Welcome Shannon Sharpe to First Take

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"If that included him wanting to come on First Take, the bosses at ESPN know that is something I would support. Not every day, but one of those days every week.”

JJ Redick to Chris Russo: ‘You are the Absolute Worst’

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“I can’t wait for your reactions when the supermax contracts kick in after the new TV deals..."

Stephen A. Smith: I ‘Feel Destined for Hell’ When I Debate Tim Tebow

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"I almost feel like I deserve to be crucified for insulting him."

Domonique Foxworth: First Take is ‘Us Against the Audience’

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"When you do first take with Stephen A, you learn that he understands that we are on the same team."

Matt Spiegel: First Take Notes For Chris Russo are ‘Chaotic Scribbling of a Madman’

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“When Stephen A is talking, or when Molly is talking, or Orlovsky is talking, he is circling numbers on a piece of paper waiting for his own turn to talk.”

Darren McKee: Former Players Have To Careful With ‘You Didn’t Play’ Argument

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"I do think you can put it in your back pocket for some circumstances. If you use it all the time, it’s pretty weak.”
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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

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“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

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"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

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"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

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This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”