Short and to the Point: Adam Rank on Taylor Swift, standup comedy, Shohei Ohtani, and more

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews NFL Network writer/standup comedian Adam Rank. Jessica and Adam discuss a wide range of topics including the Super Bowl, working at NFL Media, performing standup, Taylor Swift at NFL games, being an Angels fan in the post-Shohei Ohtani era, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown.

• 2:02: Welcome Adam Rank to Short and to the Point
• 3:19: Changes within NFL media since Adam started
• 5:49: Going from being a fan to working in the media
• 8:24: Blogs
• 12:27: Owning getting predictions wrong
• 15:43: Joe Flacco
• 18:00: Pressure on high-priced players
• 21:36: Adam’s stand-up comedy
• 26:05: Doing crowd work in stand-up
• 27:42: Dealing with people not laughing at your jokes
• 31:28: Remembering the jokes that don’t land
• 37:02: 49ers-Chiefs Super Bowl
• 38:20: Taylor Swift at NFL games
• 40:59: Being an Angels fan post-Ohtani
• 48:04: What should MLB media do that NFL media is already doing a good job covering the sport?

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