Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast
Episodes
Michael Silver, senior NFL writer at The Athletic
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 38, Kevin chats with Michael Silver, senior NFL writer at The Athletic. Silver has been covering the league since he was on the 49ers'...
Sheil Kapadia, podcast host at The Ringer
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 37, Kevin chats with Sheil Kapadia, podcast host at The Ringer. Kapadia hosts the Philly Special podcast and The Ringer NFL Show. Prior to ...
Stacey Dales, NFL Network senior national reporter
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 36, Kevin chats with Stacey Dales, senior national reporter for NFL Network. Dales has been with NFL Network since 2009, and prior to that,...
Jake Zivin, lead play-by-play for MLS on Apple TV
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 35, Kevin chats with Jake Zivin, the play-by-play broadcaster for Apple TV's coverage of the MLS. Saturday afternoon, Zivin will be on...
Kevin Clark, host of "This is Football" from ESPN and Omaha Productions
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 34, Kevin chats with Kevin Clark, host of "This is Football" from ESPN and Omaha Productions, and former NFL writer at The Ringer...
Mark Lazerus, senior NHL writer at The Athletic
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 33, Kevin chats with Mark Lazerus, senior NHL writer at The Athletic and Chicago Blackhawks beat writer. "Laz," who's in his...
Judy Battista, NFL Network senior national columnist
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 32, Kevin chats with Judy Battista, NFL Network senior national columnist. Battista is on "The Insiders" on NFL Network Tuesday, ...
Sarah Kustok, NBA analyst
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 31, Kevin chats with Sarah Kustok, Brooklyn Nets analyst on the YES Network. A two-time winner of the New York Emmy Award, Kustok was the f...
Marcus Thompson II, senior columnist at The Athletic
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 30, Kevin chats with Marcus Thompson, senior columnist at The Athletic in the Bay Area. Thompson is the author of "Golden: The Miracul...
Ken Rosenthal, senior MLB writer at The Athletic and Fox Sports broadcaster
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 29, Kevin chats with Ken Rosenthal, senior baseball writer at The Athletic and Emmy-winning broadcaster for Fox Sports’ MLB coverage, inc...
Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 28, Kevin chats with Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author of 11 books. His latest book, "Only God can Judge Me: The many ...
Tom Fornelli, CBS Sports college football writer
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 27, Kevin chats with Tom Fornelli, college football writer for CBS Sports and co-host of the Cover 3 podcast. Fornelli has been at CBS for ...
Mina Kimes, ESPN NFL analyst
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 26, Kevin chats with Mina Kimes, NFL analyst at ESPN and host of "The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny." Kimes can be seen on NFL ...
Ian Rapoport, NFL Network senior insider
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 25, Kevin chats with Ian Rapoport, senior insider at NFL Network, where he has become one of the most prominent newsbreakers in the sport. ...
Dianna Russini, senior NFL insider at The Athletic
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 24, Kevin chats with Dianna Russini, The Athletic's senior NFL insider and host of "Scoop City." Prior to joining The Athlet...
Joe Buck, MNF play-by-play announcer
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 23, Kevin sets the stage for the first "Monday Night Football" game of the season between the Bears and Vikings with Joe Buck, th...
Mike Tirico, host and play-by-play, NBC Sports
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 22, Kevin kicks off the NFL season with the voice of Sunday Night Football, Mike Tirico, who will call Cowboys-Eagles on Thursday night to ...
Bruce Feldman, national college football insider for The Athletic and sideline reporter for Fox
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 21, Kevin chats with Bruce Feldman, national college football insider for The Athletic. In addition to his written work at The Athletic, Fe...
Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns, Bears reporters and podcast hosts at CHGO
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 20, Kevin chats with Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns, hosts of the aptly-named "Hoge and Jahns" podcast about the Chicago Bears. They&ap...
Bryan Curtis, editor-at-large at the Ringer, co-host of The Press Box
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 19, Kevin chats with Bryan Curtis, an editor-at-large at The Ringer and co-host of the media podcast, "The Press Box," one of the...
Jori Epstein, Yahoo senior NFL reporter
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 18, Kevin chats with Jori Epstein, who has covered the NFL at Yahoo since 2022. Prior to that, she worked for USA Today with a focus on the...
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN senior college football writer
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 17, Kevin chats with Adam Rittenberg, who has covered college football at ESPN full-time since 2008, but has been affiliated with ESPN dot ...
Jimmy Traina, Sports Illustrated writer and host of “SI Media” podcast
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 16, Kevin chats with Jimmy Traina, a longtime writer at Sports Illustrated and host of “SI Media with Jimmy Traina.” Traina’s podcast...
Michele Steele, ESPN National Reporter
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 15, Kevin chats with Michele Steele, who does it all for ESPN, from reporting at big events to being in-studio at ESPN anchoring SportsCent...
Tyler Kepner, senior MLB writer at The Athletic
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 14, Kevin chats with Tyler Kepner, who has covered Major League Baseball for more than 30 years, dating back to when he made a baseball mag...
Adam Amin, Chicago Bulls play-by-play and Fox NFL/MLB broadcaster
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 13, Kevin chats with Adam Amin, the voice of the Chicago Bulls on Chicago Sports Network, and a play-by-play broadcaster for Fox doing NFL ...
Vincent Goodwill, Yahoo senior NBA reporter
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 12, Kevin chats with Vinnie Goodwill, senior reporter at Yahoo covering the NBA. He's been there since 2018, following a few seasons c...
Emily Kaplan, ESPN NHL reporter
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 11, Kevin chats with Emily Kaplan, who's covered the NHL for ESPN since 2017. In addition to breaking news and writing about hockey, K...
Mark Potash, longtime Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 10, Kevin chats with Mark Potash, who has spent 38 years as a sportswriter at the Chicago Sun-Times. Before he helped chronicle the Bulls d...
Paul Pabst, executive producer of The Dan Patrick Show
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 9, Kevin chats with Paul Pabst, executive producer of The Dan Patrick Show. "Paulie," as he's known on the show, has worked ...
Mirin Fader, senior staff writer at the Ringer and NYT best-selling author of “Giannis” and “Dream”
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 8, Kevin chats with Mirin Fader, senior staff writer at the Ringer and the New York Times best-selling author of “Giannis” and “Dream...
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Chicago Bears reporter and ESPN Radio host
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 7, Kevin chats with Courtney Cronin, who has covered the Chicago Bears for ESPN's NFL Nation since 2022. Prior to that, she was ESPN&a...
Bruce Arthur, Toronto Star columnist
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6, Kevin chats with Bruce Arthur, who’s been a columnist at the Toronto Star since 2014. He was named the sports writer of the year by Sp...
David Aldridge, senior columnist at The Athletic
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5, Kevin chats with David Aldridge, senior columnist at the Athletic and 2016 winner of the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memori...
Jayson Stark, senior MLB writer at The Athletic
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4, Kevin chats with Jayson Stark, the 2019 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner and 2024 National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame ind...
Peter King, legendary NFL writer for NBC Sports and Sports Illustrated
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3, Kevin chats with Peter King, whose Monday morning NFL columns at Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports were must-reads for any football fan ...
Nicole Auerbach, NBC Sports’ lead college football and college basketball insider
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2, Kevin chats with Nicole Auerbach, an authority on college sports for NBC. Nicole has covered the Final Four, the College Football Playof...
Joe Davis, Dodgers broadcaster and lead play-by-play announcer for MLB on Fox
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 1, Kevin chats with Joe Davis, who has taken over for two legends — Vin Scully in the Dodgers’ booth, and Joe Buck in the Fox national ...
Introduction
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this introduction to a new sports media podcast, Kevin Fishbain tells you what to expect from "Breaking In" and why he’s doing it, and ...