Mike Ryan

And let me tell you, a stressful day hits different when you don't have to go through drive time traffic and you have the rest of your afternoon and evening to kind of get over it. So it was tough. I was appreciative that Dan made the move. I wasn't so appreciative that we were kind of being blamed for making this move, but it's a process and we have to figure something out.

And let me tell you, a stressful day hits different when you don't have to go through drive time traffic and you have the rest of your afternoon and evening to kind of get over it. So it was tough. I was appreciative that Dan made the move. I wasn't so appreciative that we were kind of being blamed for making this move, but it's a process and we have to figure something out.

Because there is not going to be a show anymore if we don't get the show better, if we don't get Dan in a proper headspace to create. We're out on this main stage and Dan keeps making the observations because we're doing local hours before we go live for ESPN radio. And he says things like, why does local feel so much better than national? It's what we're used to.

Because there is not going to be a show anymore if we don't get the show better, if we don't get Dan in a proper headspace to create. We're out on this main stage and Dan keeps making the observations because we're doing local hours before we go live for ESPN radio. And he says things like, why does local feel so much better than national? It's what we're used to.

I'm like, is it the local stories? What is it? And this was an issue that was facing us for close to a year. We were out on that main set in middays for a good chunk of time, but it felt like forever. And ultimately, thank God she listened to me. I go to Amanda. I'm like, Dan keeps saying local hour feels better. And we keep trying to find the reasons why.

I'm like, is it the local stories? What is it? And this was an issue that was facing us for close to a year. We were out on that main set in middays for a good chunk of time, but it felt like forever. And ultimately, thank God she listened to me. I go to Amanda. I'm like, Dan keeps saying local hour feels better. And we keep trying to find the reasons why.

But I think ultimately, it might just be the room because he's not disconnected from the shipping container. It's a totally different workflow for him. We did the local hour in the radio studio. In the radio studio. And then we'd go out to the main set because it looked better and that set was wired and we wanted to look polished.

But I think ultimately, it might just be the room because he's not disconnected from the shipping container. It's a totally different workflow for him. We did the local hour in the radio studio. In the radio studio. And then we'd go out to the main set because it looked better and that set was wired and we wanted to look polished.

I want to once again highlight it wasn't the subject matter. It was the room. It ended up being the room and our aversion to returning to that room because it seems obvious. Just do it from there. Well, this is a very big time move for our show. And at least on that main set, we looked the part.

I want to once again highlight it wasn't the subject matter. It was the room. It ended up being the room and our aversion to returning to that room because it seems obvious. Just do it from there. Well, this is a very big time move for our show. And at least on that main set, we looked the part.

And to the listener, they didn't really know that the show in our mind was dipping because we didn't feel good creating it. Why would we move into this broom closet as we're ascending? Why would we go into this cramped space? They spent all this money. We have such a cool futuristic looking set. Why would we go into a broom closet as we get bigger? That doesn't make sense.

And to the listener, they didn't really know that the show in our mind was dipping because we didn't feel good creating it. Why would we move into this broom closet as we're ascending? Why would we go into this cramped space? They spent all this money. We have such a cool futuristic looking set. Why would we go into a broom closet as we get bigger? That doesn't make sense.

But ultimately we got past that and that had to be what changed things. We got bigger. The room got smaller. We did. So I talked to Amanda Gifford and I'm like, look, I can't get representative sample here without us being off of television for a while because I didn't know if it was a studio thing or if it was a TV thing. I just knew that I didn't have the sufficient data to make the call.

But ultimately we got past that and that had to be what changed things. We got bigger. The room got smaller. We did. So I talked to Amanda Gifford and I'm like, look, I can't get representative sample here without us being off of television for a while because I didn't know if it was a studio thing or if it was a TV thing. I just knew that I didn't have the sufficient data to make the call.

So let me just get two weeks in that studio, man. I'm begging you. No TV, no nothing. I need to get Dan in a place where he feels good leaving that studio. Back to the roots. Where we have good

So let me just get two weeks in that studio, man. I'm begging you. No TV, no nothing. I need to get Dan in a place where he feels good leaving that studio. Back to the roots. Where we have good

shows because if we string together a couple good shows we can turn this thing around and it was in that two-week span and god bless amanda for allowing it and our partners and ride home allowed it dspnu had to find some other programming to fill in those two weeks but it worked almost immediately it did and it felt good and it got dan in the right headspace this was around the time that we had the relationship counselor kind of shine a light on because we weren't going to say that i gotta be honest i was pissed because i enjoyed the big room and the big lights and i wanted the big lights and

shows because if we string together a couple good shows we can turn this thing around and it was in that two-week span and god bless amanda for allowing it and our partners and ride home allowed it dspnu had to find some other programming to fill in those two weeks but it worked almost immediately it did and it felt good and it got dan in the right headspace this was around the time that we had the relationship counselor kind of shine a light on because we weren't going to say that i gotta be honest i was pissed because i enjoyed the big room and the big lights and i wanted the big lights and

And it made us happier because we got our guy being happy again. What was it about that transformation that it finally clicked and we could finally turn that ugly corner?

And it made us happier because we got our guy being happy again. What was it about that transformation that it finally clicked and we could finally turn that ugly corner?