Bill Bellamy and Rebooting the Booty Call, Plus the Russini-Vrabel Situation

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Dianna Russini's resignation and Mike Vrabel's situation, followed by an interview with comedian Bill Bellamy.

Tate, Joel, and Van react to Dianna Russini’s resignation and Mike Vrabel’s consequences, or lack thereof. Then comedian Bill Bellamy raises the roof and joins the fellas on the show. (0:00) Intro (9:50) New CFP logo (12:46) Ethics, journalism, and Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel (29:29) Bill Bellamy joins the show (01:18:03) Top Five Headlines of the Week Hosts: Tate Frazier, Van Lathan, and Joel Anderson Guest: Bill Bellamy Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr., Alysha Tsuji, and Jonathan Frias Additional Production Support: Billy Gil The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Tate Frazier, Van Lathan, Joel Anderson

Guest: Bill Bellamy

Topics covered

• sports
• football
• journalism ethics
• comedy
• current events

Keywords

• Bill Bellamy
• Dianna Russini
• Mike Vrabel
• football
• comedy
• sports news
• ethics

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