Mina Kimes on Going Live to the Whole World After Beyoncé, Talking Football on TV in a Wild Historical Moment, and Why Steve Harvey Is the Perfect Celebrity

On Christmas Day 2024, I sat with my family and watched Mina Kimes on Netflix. It was a landmark day. The streamer was showing live football for the first time—the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by the Houston Texans vs. the Baltimore Ravens. So, in addition to her duties as an analyst on ESPN’s NFL Live, host of The Mina Kimes Show With Lenny, color commentator for Los Angeles Rams games, and as a trusted voice on the reality show Love Is Blind, she was also…