“The one thing I did in the first chapter of my career is I lived in black and white, and I still do in a lot of ways, because if I don’t like someone or something it’s very hard for me to come back from that,” Beadle said. She has also called out the NFL for blackballing Colin Kaepernick, all while painting “End Racism” on the end zones. Smith for comments he made about Ray Rice after his domestic abuse case.īeadle said on Get Up in 2018 that she was boycotting the NFL, saying the league marginalizes women. In 2014, Beadle called out ESPN’s Stephen A. Known for being outspoken on social issues, Beadle says she’s often been very black and white on things but wants to move more into the gray area. The podcast promises to air three times a week, covering sports and pop culture and “juicy” NBA storylines. “I’ve also done nothing for like 800 days.”īeadle’s co-host on the podcast is Gabe Goodwin, her producer from her days of hosting SportsNation alongside now Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd and Paige Keffer. “This is intimidating, not only because I’ve never done a podcast before,” Beadle said to the New York Post. Beadle, 46, launched the What Did I Miss? podcast for The Athletic on Monday. It’s been nearly 800 days that Michelle Beadle has been out of sports media.Ĩ00 days since Beadle last appeared on ESPN, having left the network in the summer of 2019 after she was replaced by Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor on NBA Countdown.