Interesting, I didn't expect him to actually sell. Then again what really is there left to do, did the ESPN lackey work, profited off the Boston sports guy trope, created Grantland and 30 for 30 series, HBO did flop but he followed it up with The Ringer. "New ESPN" is crazy hyperbole since it will never have the same reach across fans, there's also the fact there's zero black people working there so you're limited culturally, but there isn't another alternative out there like it. The Athletic is sports only and behind a paywall at that, The Ringer has some pop culture stuff going for them.
He has x millions to fall back on and can come and go on his podcast to talk sports if he still wants, so he's set. Everyone else is looking a little shaky, especially being left in the dark about a potential takeover.
I'm assuming Spotify will also put the network behind their subscription wall like the JBP so that'll be a change for Apple podcast users. I think the Budden deal expires in April so we'll see what happens there too since Spotify's buying entire networks.
