{
  "id": 6016851,
  "title": "Stephen A. Smith calls out Cari Champion, Jemele Hill after three-hour podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/stephen-a-smith-calls-out-cari-champion-jemele-hill-after-three-hour",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T19:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/stephen-smith-calls-cari-champion-190005809.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stephen A. Smith engaged in a three-hour podcast discussion with Cari Champion and Jemele Hill, touching on topics ranging from politics to their shared history at the Worldwide Leader. The conversation, which aired on their Flagrant and Funny podcast, saw moments of heated exchange but ultimately concluded with the trio offering complimentary remarks about one another. Despite the positive outcome, Smith expressed disappointment regarding the post-recording treatment of the interview. He demanded that Champion and Hill's team provide an unedited version of the podcast, as well as the full interview, which was not delivered. Smith also criticized the disabled comment section on YouTube for the episode, citing the presence of abusive and threatening comments during part one. Champion addressed Smith's concerns in a video shared to her Instagram story, acknowledging his right to request an unedited version and expressing her genuine appreciation for the opportunity to participate in the discussion.",
  "summary": "Stephen A. Smith sat down with Cari Champion and Jemele Hill for nearly three hours for a multi-part episode of their Flagrant and Funny podcast this week. After months of going back and forth on social media and via their own shows, the group cleared the air on everything from politics to their shared time…",
  "key_points": [
    "Stephen A. Smith debated Cari Champion and Jemele Hill for three hours",
    "Smith demanded unedited version and full interview from Champion's team",
    "Champion appreciated the discussion, addressed Smith's concerns on Instagram"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Stephen A Smith tells Cari Champion ‘a simple thank you would suffice’ in sarcastic callout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/stephen-a-smith-tells-cari-champion-a-simple-thank-you-would-suffice",
        "published": "2026-09-06T16:49:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}