I don't listen to talk radio, I don't watch ESPN, I don't listen to podcasts, etc. All those guys make money off saying stupid shit that's just meant to piss people off and get them talking.
Back in the day during the summer I'd wake up and turn on SportsCenter and listen to Rich Eisen and Stuart Scott. Their "entertainment" was having Kenny Mayne do something goofy. Otherwise it was just sports. And that's basically all it was. If you wanted edgy or exciting you'd tune into ESPN2 ("The Deuce!") and watch motocross or skateboarding or whatever.
Kornheiser and Wilbon with Around The Horn, which is super tame by modern standards, was around the beginning of the end of ESPN for me. I actually liked that show but those two were just goofing around. When you got to Skip Bayless and Steven A Smith, that was it for me. Manufactured outrage, hot [-shit] takes aplenty. I couldn't stand it.
I never listened to Mike and the Mad Dog or anyone else when I lived in NY. I remember thinking they were both assholes and the people that called on were mostly total idiots. And it was apparent that those who were reasonable, didn't get the play of the idiots.
Anyway I know that's all OT, but I hate the talking heads. Same for politics. They make everything worse IMO. Twitter is about the same. On Twitter, every fan base looks like they have one braincell between them.
It's just something to pass the time at work for me.
