Paul Feinbaum

We don't have a lot of New York Times reading, NPR listening, Pablo Torre podcast aficionados.

We don't have a lot of New York Times reading, NPR listening, Pablo Torre podcast aficionados.

But we have tapped into something, Pablo. We've tapped into the culture of America.

But we have tapped into something, Pablo. We've tapped into the culture of America.

I frankly think we found this audience before Donald Trump did.

I frankly think we found this audience before Donald Trump did.

I understand what's going on in this country because we deal with it every day. And these are hardworking people who love college football and love to express themselves on it.

I understand what's going on in this country because we deal with it every day. And these are hardworking people who love college football and love to express themselves on it.

There was almost a sitcom done on this program. I was in DC about seven or eight years ago. I was on Kornheiser's show. Some guy heard it who used to be the final EP for Cheers. We went to Hollywood with this concept 25, 30 years ago, me starting as a talk show host from New York in Alabama. My family's all from New York. Yeah, yeah. And all four networks passed on it.

There was almost a sitcom done on this program. I was in DC about seven or eight years ago. I was on Kornheiser's show. Some guy heard it who used to be the final EP for Cheers. We went to Hollywood with this concept 25, 30 years ago, me starting as a talk show host from New York in Alabama. My family's all from New York. Yeah, yeah. And all four networks passed on it.

We fired the guy who came up with the idea, went back to Hollywood the next year in 2019, ABC bought the sitcom. Jason Biggs, who did the American Pie trilogy, signed on to play me, and it was in the early stages of development. I had already signed a contract to be one of three executive producers. COVID happened.

We fired the guy who came up with the idea, went back to Hollywood the next year in 2019, ABC bought the sitcom. Jason Biggs, who did the American Pie trilogy, signed on to play me, and it was in the early stages of development. I had already signed a contract to be one of three executive producers. COVID happened.

I'll spare you the long explanation of how I got here. I was a sports writer, much like you, except at a much lower level, I might add. And it eventually led into talk radio at a time when talk radio was blossoming.

I'll spare you the long explanation of how I got here. I was a sports writer, much like you, except at a much lower level, I might add. And it eventually led into talk radio at a time when talk radio was blossoming.

The first time the show really started resonating, we followed Rush Limbaugh on a news talk station in Birmingham. So Rush got the audience ready for us, and then we took them and fed them even more red meat. We weren't feeding them red meat about Bill Clinton and Congress or Barack Obama. We were feeding them red meat about Alabama and Auburn football primarily.

The first time the show really started resonating, we followed Rush Limbaugh on a news talk station in Birmingham. So Rush got the audience ready for us, and then we took them and fed them even more red meat. We weren't feeding them red meat about Bill Clinton and Congress or Barack Obama. We were feeding them red meat about Alabama and Auburn football primarily.

Have you ever thought that this is just not going to be your year? Everything you wanted to happen hasn't happened.

Have you ever thought that this is just not going to be your year? Everything you wanted to happen hasn't happened.

I know this is ancient history, but you have to go back 42 years when Bear Bryant died. He was the most famous coach in college football in the modern era, and I say the modern era, but the previous most famous was Newt Rockne at Notre Dame, and then Bryant took it over.

I know this is ancient history, but you have to go back 42 years when Bear Bryant died. He was the most famous coach in college football in the modern era, and I say the modern era, but the previous most famous was Newt Rockne at Notre Dame, and then Bryant took it over.