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Essentially, the only thing Simmons was rebelling against at ESPN was anyone daring to NOT fit in that demo. Simmons always painted himself as the rebel inside ESPN despite being a white Boston fan who went to Holy Cross, which represents a solid 75% of that network's staffing demographics. Simmons was eventually fired from ESPN for general insubordination, such as the time he dared the network to fire him for declaring Roger Goodell a liar on his podcast (FULL DISCLOSURE: Roger Goodell is a liar). One editor who used to work with Simmons at ESPN said they once sent him notes on an article and his only reply was, "stet all changes." He never found any criticism of him constructive.

The ringer podcasts movie#

Simmons began his career as ESPN's resident voice of the fan and, over the span of two decades, built an empire out of being a Cocky Dickbag Who Thinks He Should Run Every NBA Team And Movie Studio. Most concise bit of writing he's ever done. In his own words, and in the paper of record, Simmons bitchily told the world that he's just another rich 50-year-old asshole now. So, in just eight simple words emailed to a reporter, he laid bare his open disdain for anyone who dares question how he goes about his business. He also reportedly has a tight inner circle at his own company, and you can probably guess the number of Black people in it. As others have already pointed out, Simmons gave his daughter a podcast, hired his nephew (who subsequently recorded a diss track complaining about The Ringer's employees daring to unionize), and has generally followed the Kimmel/Sandler model of hiring staff like he's inviting friends and relatives over for a cookout. People far and wide are gonna hang that quote around Simmons' neck. Simmons, who plays defense about as well as he does when he plays point guard at the Hancock Park Equinox, countered Collins thusly: Austin Collins's story about how he and other BIPOC employees were quickly phased out of one of The Ringer's more successful podcasts in favor of interchangeable white guys.

The founder of The Ringer is getting his ass kicked online right now because of an interview he gave to Noam Scheiber of the New York Times about his company's poor track record hiring minorities for positions of editorial leadership, and about the company's resulting internal turmoil over it. PSA: Eric Stock of Illinois public radio station WGLT “explores how municipalities and other public bodies are using podcasts to communicate with constituents in new ways.” These local shows have been teaching the public while humanizing government staff.Understand that Bill Simmons isn't gonna learn a goddamn thing from this.On the new podcast Doug Rice and two co-hosts are “embracing the awkwardness of the human condition” by reporting “every disastrous detail.” Do tell: Listeners in North Texas and beyond are sharing their most regrettable date stories with Crazy Ass Dates.The platform is used to “host, organize, distribute, and measure the performance” of branded podcast content. Jump start: Casted, the first SaaS (software as a service) marketing platform for branded podcasts, has announced $2.35 million in seed funding.The preview for Valkyrie, an upcoming installment in a popular sci-fi series, is a film-trailer style video. Movie clip: Audiobook studio Podium Audio, formerly Podium Publishing, has has released its first audiovisual trailer to promote an audio-only release.A beloved NYC original of 15 years, KATG is going strong. “That these established names are willing to get personal and otherwise taboo is literal music to our ears,” said Malley. Khalili emphasizes the show’s “intoxicating” lack of inhibition: “We love being the place that people can share real stories that are told with emotion, openness and humor.”įamous guests, including Marc Maron, Ilana Glazer, and Hannibal Buress, have shared the tradition of letting it all out.

Tammy Scileppi of Queens News and Community spoke with the joyful co-hosts, who have “the most podcast episodes ever released.”ĭuring countless conversations Malley and Khalili have shared “almost every detail of their personal lives - no matter how intimate or awkward - with their growing audience,” Scileppi writes.

Since the spring of 2005, Keith Malley and Chemda Khalili have recorded the comedy podcast Keith and The Girl ( KATG) from their studio in Astoria, Queens. Keith and the Girl: A Queens Original Turns 15