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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."

There Is No First Take Without Stephen A. Smith

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Stephen A. Smith made it pretty clear recently in a conversation with Dan Le Batard. He is not looking to leave First Take, but...

Dan Le Batard Addresses Response To Stephen A. Smith Criticism

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"Oo-wee I seem to have gotten people mad."

Stephen A. Smith: If First Take Limits What I Can Do, ‘I’m Gonna Have Decisions to Make’

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“There’s a lot of things that I want to do that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with ESPN. Well, how receptive are they going to be to that? I don’t know the answer to that question.”

Molly Qerim: I’ve Never Really Cared About Being the Star of First Take

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"Sometimes with the show it feels sort of like First Take vs. everybody in terms of clickbait and certain things that garner a lot of attention."

Bill Simmons: Kendrick Perkins, JJ Redick NBA MVP Discussion ‘Toxic’

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"It was terrible. I hated it. And this is not why I became a sports fan."

JJ Redick Is Great At Hot Takes For Someone Who Claims to Hate Them

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The man can be accused of many things, but a conventional thinker he is not. Redick is wise, has knowledge, experience, and is well-spoken.

Bomani Jones: JJ Redick Doesn’t Want Support He’s Getting For Fight With Kendrick Perkins

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"If you try to make the argument that something doesn't involve race, might not be the best look to talk over a Black man on live television, tell him his argument was flat-out wrong AND cut him off over and over again."

Amin Elhassan: ESPN Hired Kendrick Perkins To Tell You How Players Really Feel

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“The main reason you hire former athletes, beyond the name brand recognition they come in with, is because you want to know what players think.”

Stephen A. Smith: ‘I Don’t Wanna Be At The Top By Myself’

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"I'm not somebody that wants to succeed but I want it to be at your expense. I want you to succeed, too."

Chad Withrow: Kendrick Perkins Isn’t A Racist, He’s Just Not Smart

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"They're putting him in an awful spot because he's not very intelligent."
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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.”