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"Traina Thoughts: The Ringer's Bryan Curtis + Sal Licata" is an episode of Traina Thoughts. Runtime 1 hr 12 min. Published October 16, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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Episode 20 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast," features a conversation with The Ringer's Bryan Curtis followed by a conversation with Sal Licata.
Curtis joins the show to talk about the stunning developments this week with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. Topics covered include:
- From an argument between the two before a "Monday Night Football" game to Aikman talking about his "next landing spot" after not getting a new contract from ESPN, Curtis covers the entire saga and weighs in on whether this is the end of of the Aikman-Buck partnership
Following Curtis, Licata joins Jimmy for their usual Friday segment: Topics discussed include:
- the MLB playoffs;
- Netflix's new Mike Tyson documentary,
- Jimmy's night at a screening for Blake Griffin's new Prime Video show, "The Stepback,"
- reviews (sort of) for "The Social Reckoning,"
- an upcoming authorized Larry David biography;
- the Shane Gillis-"Saturday Night Live" controversy;
- the Kelly Clarkson conversation;
- Pumpkin Picking
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