Host Brandon Contes interviews broadcasting legend Bob Costas. Brandon and Bob discuss a wide range of topics including his feelings on Donald Trump before and after becoming president, Bob’s infamous gun culture essay, how Tom Brady would be as a broadcaster, and more.
Here’s the full breakdown:
- 1:07: Being selective with doing podcasts
- 5:19: Thoughts about Joe Biden and Donald Trump
- 13:19: Relationship with Trump pre-president
- 17:55: Covering the Olympics
- 19:50: Hearing back from China after being critical of them
- 21:50: Responsibility of not “sticking to sports”
- 24:14: Jim Nantz and the Masters
- 26:27: Misconceptions surrounding gun culture essay
- 33:47: Biggest detriment to the essay
- 35:37: Can it be “not worth it” discussing serious topics when people can make their own headlines and twist around those words?
- 36:34: NBC coming to Bob with issues they wanted him to talk about
- 36:58: How did NFL owners and Roger Goodell react to some of Bob’s essays?
- 38:04: Watching the NFL
- 38:26: How will Tom Brady do as a broadcaster? Could Brady do this for a long time?
- 40:23: Social media/aggregate media causing change in media
- 48:41: Doing Later on NBC
- 49:59: Can long-form interview format work on TV today?
- 50:27: Why Bob feels he couldn’t do a show like Later anymore
- 52:19: No studio audience on Later
- 54:27: One thing in sports Bob would like to see happen before retirement
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