Introducing 'Matt & Myron'

Summary

Episode Overview

In this special episode of the Matt & Myron podcast, hosts Matt Jones and Myron Medcalf announce an exciting transition for their long-running Sunday morning ESPN Radio show. After nearly eight years together on Sundays, Matt & Myron will move to a daily slot, airing every Monday through Friday starting August 3rd, 2026. The episode celebrates their journey, candidly discusses their beginnings, and pays tribute to their loyal audience.

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Main Theme

Transitioning from Sunday Mornings to Weekdays

• The hosts reveal their move from a once-weekly format to hosting five days a week on ESPN Radio.
• They reflect on their eight-year collaboration and share excitement and appreciation for their listeners and the new chapter ahead.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Announcement of the New Timeslot

Timestamps: [00:00] – [01:16]

• Matt shares the backstory: ESPN first approached him in 2018 to host with then up-and-coming reporter Myron Medcalf.
• They reminisce about the show’s evolution—from initially including other co-hosts (Dan Orlovsky, Jeff Schwartz, Joe Fortenbaugh) to ultimately settling on Matt and Myron as a permanent duo.
• Matt expresses gratitude and enthusiasm for being paired with Myron every weekday:

  "Something he and I have wanted to have happen forever has now happened. And, Myron, I'm very much looking forward to being in your life... every day." (Matt Jones, 00:41)

• Myron echoes his excitement and appreciation for the official announcement:

  "We've been talking about it for a long time behind the scenes, and it was cool to see it officially announced." (Myron Medcalf, 01:05)

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2. Honest Reflections on Their Beginnings

Timestamps: [01:16] – [02:24]

• Matt and Myron discuss their initial reactions to being paired together.
• Myron humorously admits:

  "You were not necessarily excited when they told you you were getting a show with me because... you didn't know if you liked me before we started this show." (Matt Jones, 01:27)

• Myron recalls their first (less-than-friendly) encounter:

  "The only interaction I had with you before that show was we were in a screaming match at a Kentucky basketball game. And I don't even remember what it was about, but I know you weren't backing down and neither was I." (Myron Medcalf, 01:57)

• Matt jokes:

  "I'm sure, though, I was probably correct, right?" (Matt Jones, 02:10)
  "I thought you were correct." (Myron Medcalf, 02:16)

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3. The Early Days: Dan Orlovsky and the ESPN Family

Timestamps: [02:16] – [02:49]

• They recount the show's launch with Dan Orlovsky, now a major ESPN personality, and share an anecdote about getting their first headshots together at ESPN’s Bristol studio.
• Myron laughs about people's skepticism:

  "People would just walk up to me and they'd be like, matt Jones. That's all they would say. And then I'd just be like, matt Jones. I was like, listen, man, It's a combination that we'll see." (Myron Medcalf, 02:49)

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4. Celebrating the Listeners

Timestamps: [03:02] – [03:20]

• Myron emphasizes the role of their audience:

  "We've got to thank all the listeners... Like, you gotta thank those people more than anybody else out there." (Myron Medcalf, 03:05)

• Matt agrees and acknowledges their faithful Sunday audience, noting their feedback, podcast downloads, and calls as the foundation for the show’s success and expansion.

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5. Looking Ahead

Timestamps: [03:20] – End

• Matt hints at future episodes where they’ll reminisce about memorable moments from the last eight years.
• He jokingly jabs at Myron’s "vacations" as they prepare for the new daily format:

  "Myron, want to thank you for showing up here. You know, you've been on vacation on and off for the last 20 weeks. I'm staying right here to get ready for our August 3rd show and our debut." (Matt Jones, 03:28)

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Notable Quotes

• "Something he and I have wanted to have happen forever has now happened."
  — Matt Jones, 00:41

• "You just gotta follow us to Monday through Friday."
  — Myron Medcalf, 01:11

• "The only interaction I had with you before that show was we were in a screaming match at a Kentucky basketball game."
  — Myron Medcalf, 01:57

• "We've got to thank all the listeners...you gotta thank those people more than anybody else."
  — Myron Medcalf, 03:05

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Memorable Moments

• The duo’s mutual skepticism at the start, recounted humorously, with Myron convinced it "had to be another Matt Jones" when approached by ESPN.
• The light-hearted confession about their first "screaming match" forming the sole basis for their initial dynamic.
• Matt’s public thanks to Myron—and ribbing him about his "on and off" vacations.

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Key Segment Timestamps

• Big Announcement & Show History: [00:00] – [01:16]
• First Impressions & First Meeting: [01:16] – [02:24]
• Early ESPN Days (with Dan Orlovsky): [02:16] – [02:49]
• Acknowledging the Listeners: [03:02] – [03:20]
• Looking Ahead & Banter: [03:20] – End

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Conclusion

This inaugural weekday episode of Matt & Myron serves as both an announcement and a heartfelt retrospective, blending genuine gratitude for their audience with their trademark banter and chemistry. By sharing behind-the-scenes stories and highlighting their growth as a team, Matt and Myron set the stage for a new era—promising more laughs, sports insights, and listener engagement every afternoon.

Transcript

[A]

We have a big announcement here on Matt Myron. In August of 2018, I received a phone call from folks at ESPN asking if I would be interested in hosting a Sunday morning show with a young college basketball whippersnapper reporter named Myron Metcalf. And ever since then, we have been on at 8am for now going close to eight years. Originally it was Myron and Dan Orlovsky and I, and then it was Myron and Jeff Schwartz and then Joe Fortenbaugh. And then after a while they said, you know what? Let's just keep Matt and Myron together. And we've done it for eight years, but we're not leaving. You may have heard the announcement that we will be moving today. Matt Myron will move every Monday through Friday on ESPN Radio starting August 3rd. Something he and I have wanted to have happen forever has now happened. And, Myron, I'm very much looking forward to being in your life. Not just one day a week for three hours, but every day. Aren't. I'm very, very excited and thank ESPN for the opportunity.

[B]

No, I'm grateful, man. I'm looking forward to it. Like, we've been talking about it for a long time behind the scenes, and it was cool to see it officially announced and to see everyone kind of respond to that. But, yeah, we're not going away. You just gotta follow us to Monday through Friday.

[A]

But I'm gonna miss this time slot. I mean, every. Every Sunday morning we would wake up, you and I. I think you can tell now, you know, we'll probably, over the next couple weeks, kind of tell stories of the first eight years. You were not necessarily excited when they told you you were getting a show with me because, I mean, I think it's fair to say you didn't know if you liked me before we started this show. Is that fair?

[B]

I thought it had to be another Matt Jones that I just didn't know because I questioned if it was the one. I knew because I just knew that wasn't going to work. Like, I didn't say anything. Like, I accepted the opportunity, but I was like, yeah, okay, I'll be a part of this experiment. Espn.

[A]

Why didn't you think that would work? Why didn't you think it would work?

[B]

Because the. The interaction I had with you before that show, the only interaction I had with you before that show was we were in a screaming match at a Kentucky basketball game. And I don't even remember what it was about, but I know you weren't backing down and neither was I.

[A]

And I'm sure, though, I was probably correct, right? In hindsight, I thought you were correct.

[B]

But I was going from that interaction to suddenly throwing us in a studio together with Dan Orlofsky, who was also coming from.

[A]

This was that first. So, you know, Dan Orlofsky's a big ESPN star now. We. We were the first thing he did at espn.

[B]

First thing.

[A]

His first day at ESPN was my first day. We literally got our little mug shots they give you at the Bristol studio. We actually got them together. We had their pictures taken at the same time. Myron. Yeah. So you. You said people came up to you and were like, how are you going to make that work right now?

[B]

People would just walk up to me and they'd be like, matt Jones. That's all they would say. And then I'd just be like, matt Jones. I was like, listen, man, It's. It's a combination that we'll see. We'll see what happens. But now here we are.

[A]

Combination that we'll see.

[B]

You know, here we are. I mean, that's the thing. It's like, it worked out. And I gotta thank all the listeners, though. Like, we wouldn't get this opportunity if it wasn't for all of our loyal Sunday morning listeners who have just been with us for almost a decade. Like, you gotta thank those people more than anybody else out there.

[A]

I totally agree. The people who listen to this regularly, and chances are you're listening now or will listen on podcast. You all are the reason we're gonna have that show. There is a consistent amount of people that they see tune in at this time to listen to us, download the podcast and write in, call in. And now we move to the afternoons, and we'll talk more about it next week. We will relive some of the best moments of the last eight years. But I want to thank everybody. We are looking forward to it. And Myron, want to thank you for showing up here. You know, you've been on vacation on and off for the last 20 weeks. I'm staying right here to get ready for our August 3rd show and our debut.