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

Awful Announcing Podcast · Apr 9, 2026 · 1h 7m

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

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