Steve interviews Andrew Marchand (00:13:26) from the New York Post and the Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast. At the top, Steve and Andrew talk about the World Cup. Is it as good as the last World Cup? Who will win it? How had Fox done covering the event? Also, the guys talk about Messi, the USA's failures, and more. After the soccer, Andrew and Steve get into the sports media. Who was sports media's person of the year? How would Andrew rank the top NFL announce booths? What was the sports media story of the year and what will it be next year? Also, Andrew talks about streaming services, podcasts, and other sports media issues.

Also, Stewart Mandel(01:11:30) joins the show to discuss the college football season that was and what lies ahead for bowl season and the playoffs. Stewart gives his favorite teams and players from the college football season, talks about the teams chosen for the playoff, and digs into the collapse at Oklahoma that he predicted. Also, Stewart talks about the transfer portal, conference expansion, and the Heisman Trophy.

Steve starts the talking about the World Cup, the Saints, the Sabres and a few other things from the last couple of weeks. So, the show starts basically how it always starts. The book club is dedicated to books that would be great gift ideas from 2022 and before. The show ends with one last thing about Christmas traditions and the joy that comes from creating new ones.

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