Skip Bayless and I get to topics big and small! Skip, of course, is an award-winning journalist, author and TV personality. He hosts the sports opinion and debate show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Shannon Sharpe, and was previously on ESPN's Cold Pizza and First Take. Fun fact! Skip’s brother is the talented and well-known chef Rick Bayless. Skip and I met through his wife, Ernestine Sclafani Bayless, who just published a book called Balls: How to Keep Your Relationship Alive When You Live with a Sports-Obsessed Guy, which has a chapter written by Skip and contributions from some of their celebrity friends, like Michael Rapaport and Billy Bob Thornton. In my wide-ranging talk with this total interviewing pro (who this time was the guest rather than the interviewer), we get into: His fascinating journey to becoming a huge TV sports guy Behind-the-scenes dish on his TV shows, Undisputed (weekdays on Fox Sports 1), First Take and Cold Pizza. Oklahoma, Texas, California, New York, Connecticut and Tennessee Shannon Sharpe, Michael Jordan, Joe Namath, Mark Shapiro, Dick Schaap and other interesting people in the business Lucky breaks A teacher who he'll never forget Growing up with two alcoholic parents His difficult childhood What his parents and his childhood did to help him become who he is today Enjoy! And there's a video too. Catch it here: https://youtu.be/pjUQYrVTurY Or simply go to YouTube.com/ReallyFamous. This is a classic episode (Feb. 2020) Get ERNESTINE SCLAFANI BAYLESS's book: BALLS: How to keep your relationship alive when you live with a sports-obsessed guy https://amzn.to/38nMH6q SKIP BAYLESS MUG: https://amzn.to/36OPiG8 SHANNON SHARPE MUG: https://amzn.to/3sWnx6X MICHAEL RAPAPORT's book: https://amzn.to/2JYZCCq SUBSCRIBE NOW for all my celebrity videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbR3_S40FqVaWfKhYOTneSQ?sub_confirmation=1  SHOP my new AMAZON STOREFRONT: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reallyfamous   Get a REALLY FAMOUS MUG ➤ https://shop.spreadshirt.com/really-famous/really+famous-A5d211932162c5f1ba0e0ae33?productType=949&sellable=xrOAqlvEk1UqmOlaDVqJ-949-32&size=29 Listen now: Michael Rapaport interview   Fun + funky GOODIES for TV + film lovers: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reallyfamous   New live shows: I'll be back with live shows in NYC and maybe other locations. Get word as soon as we book new dates: reallyfamouspodcast.com/live-shows # GET IN TOUCH: Instagram - @karamayerrobinson TikTok - @karamayerrobinson Facebook - @karamayerrobinson Twitter - @kara1to1 Subscribe to my YouTube channel - YouTube.com/ReallyFamous Email - reallyfamouspodcast@gmail.com Insider news - ReallyFamousPodcast.com/contact # Donate $1 or $5 or anything you like to Really Famous and get a shoutout from me on the show - ReallyFamousPodcast.com/donate # Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson. Music - Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech - Creative Commons