John Jastremski on Bill Simmons, Mike Francesa, Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo, and more

Host Brandon Contes interviews former WFAN and The Ringer host and current host of the "New York, New York" podcast, John Jastremski. Brandon and John discuss a wide range of topics including not being renewed by Spotify and working for Bill Simmons, how close he came to being Mike Francesa's co-host, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's renaissance, and more. -2:15: Spotify/The Ringer -15:19: Working with Bill Simmons -19:23: WFAN -44:53: WFAN’s prominence and sports talk radio vs. podcasting -58:01: Syracuse, Malik Willis/Miami Dolphins Download the Awful Announcing Podcast: Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Awful Announcing on X Awful Announcing on Facebook Awful Announcing on Instagram Awful Announcing on Threads Awful Announcing on BlueSky Awful Announcing on LinkedIn Awful Announcing on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode was published on Apr 9, 2026.

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