Rich Paul and Max Kellerman podcast for The Ringer in talks and could be hitting the screens soon.
Well, looks like Rich Paul and Max Kellerman are joining forces, and the sports world is officially waiting. The super-agent who manages LeBron James and sports analyst known for never running out of hot takes are teaming up for a brand-new podcast with The Ringer. Yes, you heard that right, brains, business, and big opinions are about to hit us.
According to The Ringer founder, he had been hoping to work with the former First Take co-host ever since he was first laid off by ESPN in 2023. And when he finally became available in recent months, Kellerman informed Simmons he was already in talks to host a show alongside Paul, who happens to be one of the most powerful agents in all of sports.
And you know, Ben Simmons is the one behind this interesting news.
“He was like, ‘well, I’m a little bit down the road with this other idea,’” Simmons recalled. “And it was this show that he would have been thinking about with, as it turned out, it was Rich Paul. And it was, they’ve been friends for a while. They’ve always wanted to do something, like a back and forth — the kind of Ringer-type show that we would do. Like a conversation show, chemistry show.”
Simmons proceeded to meet with Kellerman and Paul, unsure of how the latter would receive him. But following their conversation, the ex-ESPN columnist was sold that such a podcast, which he says will focus on sports and culture, could be a hit.
“I didn’t really know Rich that well. And I think he didn’t think I liked him. I didn’t think he liked me. And that got hashed out in 10 minutes,” Simmons said. “And more importantly, just watching the way they interacted, I became convinced like, ‘oh, these guys, I get it. These guys should have a show.’”
According to Simmons, it will be a video podcast but didn’t reveal its name, and would be running three times in a week.
Fans are already buzzing and can’t wait for the first episode of the podcast.
Now the pairing makes sense. Rich brings insider knowledge, the behind-the-scenes stuff fans never get to hear, while Max brings the media insight.
So grab your headphones because this podcast promises to be educative and impactful.
