Just Not Sports
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Just Not Sports
Sports talk, without the sports talk. We go deep with the people who play and cover sports about their passions away from the games. Movies, music, hobbies, interests, fashion. Anything ... JUST NOT SPORTS.
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187 þættirOur Last Episode Had to Be Marvin Lewis Talking Golf. (Yup, Just Golf.)
It's the last dance for "Just Not Sports," and we're bringing out the big guns! MARVIN LEWIS coached our (well, Brad's) beloved Bengals for half our l...
World Series Hero Eric Davis Beat Cancer AND the '90 A's. He's a Legend.
ERIC DAVIS is a legend. He hit an iconic homerun in the 1990 World Series to beat the heavily favored A's. He outlasted double-figure surgeries. He so...
Ringer's Rob Harvilla on '90s Music, '90s Sports & '90s #MACtion!
Calling all MAC alums! (Uh, and MAC "townies" like us.) We've got The Ringer's ace music critic and writer ROB HARVILLA - an Ohio University alum - to...
ESPN's Sarah Spain on the Joys of Not Sticking to Sports
On any given day, you can hear SARAH SPAIN talking sports on ESPN. On TV. On Radio. On Podcasts. Online. (And hell, maybe now in the owner's box.) But...
Alexi Lalas Makes His Ultimate Mix Tape, from Air Supply to Zeppelin!
We continue our Exit Interviews with soccer icon ALEXI LALAS returning for the third time! After two appearances breaking down his own musical talents...
Best Of: "Good Place" Creator Michael Schur on Books & NFL Reporter Judy Battista on Van Halen
Hey, before we go away for good, let's look back! Gareth and Brad replay an interview with "Parks & Rec" and "Good Place" creator MICHAEL SCHUR on the...
Deadspin's Julie DiCaro on the Challenges Faced By Women in Sports
For years, JULIE DICARO has been one of the most outspoken voices about the challenges faced by women in sports. It's what first brought us to her in...
The Undefeated's Jesse Washington on the Cultural Impact of Georgetown Coach John Thompson
JESSE WASHINGTON of The Undefeated joins us to break down his new book "I Came as a Shadow" which he co-authored with legendary Georgetown basketball...
Washington Post's Chuck Culpepper on Racist Sports Nicknames, Plus My Mom on Our Life with Them
Washington Post reporter CHUCK CULPEPPER wrote an amazing story about the time Miami University (um, of Ohio) changed its nickname from R-dskins to Re...
NFL Vet Ben Utecht Talks Holiday Concerts, Channeling Andy Williams and His Top 5 Christmas Classics
It's the holiday season, and Super Bowl champ BEN UTECHT is a most wonderful person to talk with in this most wonderful time of the year. He's been ac...
Michael Holley on Boston's Big Three, KG and Ray's Acting and '80s Stevie Wonder
If there's a big Boston sports story, MICHAEL HOLLEY probably wrote a book about it. But he's never chronicled a basketball team ... until now. We bre...
SI's Julie Kliegman Goes Deep on All Things SpongeBob
Sports Illustrated copy chief JULIE KLIEGMAN's Twitter bio says "Talk to me about the SpongeBob musical." So here ... we ... are. We go deep on the le...
David Gborie on Denver Sports, the '90s Sonics, Football Head Injuries & the Joy of "Blue Chips"
Comedian DAVID GBORIE had a full-fledged "athletic career," dammit, and you will respect it! We cajoled the co-host of "All Fantasy Everything" and th...
NBA Vet Etan Thomas on Poetry, Creative Writing & Athlete Activism
ETAN THOMAS is many things. Poet. Writer. Activist. Athlete. We talk about his road from a decade-long NBA career to his new pursuits, which include c...
U.S. Congressman Sean Casten on Sports Fandom, Political Athletes & Government Soccer Ringers
It's election season, so we're calling up Congress! This week, we talk to U.S. Congressman SEAN CASTEN (who reps Brad's district in Illinois) to break...
Reply All's Alex Goldman Doesn't Like Sports. Let's Talk About It.
We've spent five years on this show talking to people who play, cover and obsess over sports. But what's life like for folks who just don't care about...
Jessica Luther Talks Romance Novels and the Complexities of Loving Sports
Journalist and podcaster JESSICA LUTHER has made a career out of covering some of the most controversial aspects of sports. So when she sits down with...
Maggie Hendricks Sews Her Own Clothes and Makes Her Own Ice Cream!
Sportswriter, broadcaster and host MAGGIE HENDRICKS loves her some crafts. She's been sewing, baking and crafting (if that's a word) her way through t...
'She Sweats Chlorine: Denison, Kenyon & the Greatest Upset Never Told'
Denison vs. Kenyon. It's the greatest college sports story you've NEVER heard. A historic 17-year national title streak on the line. Two archrivals se...
Forbes' Maury Brown on Music, Metal & His AC/DC Tribute Band
For those about to rock ... we salute you! By day, you can find MAURY BROWN reporting on baseball and the business of sports at outlets like Forbes. B...
LaChina Robinson on How the WNBA Will Carry This Movement
With the WNBA coming back, ESPN basketball analyst and "Around the Rim" podcast host LaCHINA ROBINSON goes deep on how this league is carrying the mov...
Huey Lewis Talking Sports and "Sports"
When it's time to talk sports, you call the guy who recorded "Sports," the album. HUEY LEWIS is an icon of rock and pop culture, but he's also a huge...
Michael Roffman on Stephen King's Wide World of Sports
From "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" to New Yorker essays about little league, Stephen King has had a compelling, sometimes tortured relationship with...
Black Athletes Keep Telling Us. It's Time We Listen.
As demonstrations continue to press for racial justice, Brad and Gareth take time to reflect on tough conversations this show has had over the years w...
USA Today's Hemal Jhaveri on the Enduring Appeal of Keanu Reeves
Between her work for USA Today's For the Win and her podcast "Ten Movies," HEMAL JHAVERI devotes a lot of time and thought to pop culture. And one Hol...
Pirates' Steven Brault Makes His 'Pitch at Broadway'
Pittsburgh Pirates' ace STEVEN BRAULT is now making a different kind of pitch ... to the theater world. He's got a new album "A Pitch at Broadway" tha...
Bengals Icon Jeff Blake's Going Deep on Solar Energy
JEFF BLAKE burst onto the scene for Bengals fans thanks to a heroic, iconic leap from third string to Pro Bowl quarterback during the mid-90s. And we...
Russ Bengtson Talks Collecting & Winding Watches
RUSS BENGTSON is an iconic chronicler of all things NBA and sneakers. Which is why he's launching a new podcast about Michael Jordan to coincide with...
Comedian & FS1 Host Rachel Bonnetta on Sports Scandals & Sopranos
RACHEL BONNETTA is a lot of things. A comedian. A sports TV host with FS1's "Lock It In." And someone who's just now starting "The Sopranos" so PLEASE...
Keith Law Returns with Quarantine Boardgame Picks!
You know KEITH LAW of The Athletic for his obsessive rankings of baseball prospects. But when we're all on lockdown, thank goodness Keith is *also* kn...
Talking TV Sitcoms with David Gardner of Bleacher Report
Under Hashtag Quarantine we're all watching Hashtag Comfort TV. So let's turn that into Hashtag Sports! We sit down with Bleacher Report's DAVID GARDN...
Julie Stewart-Binks Loves Alice Cooper, Motley Crue & Classic Rock
When she's not hosting "Drinks with Binks" or "Call It a Night" on fubo Sports Network, you better believe JULIE STEWART-BINKS is rocking the eff out....
Jody Avirgan Played Professional Ultimate Frisbee
Many people know JODY AVIRGAN as a podcaster and producer who's done great work for "FiveThirtyEight" and ESPN's "30 for 30." But he's also found his...
The Athletic's Lyndsey D'Arcangelo on LEGO, Tattoos & LEGO Tattoos
When she's not breaking down the games for The Athletic's WNBA and Buffalo verticals, LYNDSEY D'ARCANGELO is likely building up something out of this...
SI's Emma Baccellieri Paints Watercolors You'll Never See
SportsIllustrated reporter EMMA BACCELLIERI loves painting with water colors. Just don't ask her to post them on Instagram. We break down her growing...
NFL's Nick Sundberg is a Clean Laundry Enthusiast (In the Best Way)
The only thing veteran Washington Football Team's longsnapper NICK SUNDBERG loves more than clean laundry is helping others' get their clothes clean....
Ringer's Michael Baumann Talks Space Movies, From a New Skywalker to "The Last Starfighter"
MICHAEL BAUMANN of The Ringer ("Ringer MLB Show") takes a break from covering sports to talk space movies! We break down the reaction to the latest, f...
Yahoo's Kimberley Martin Loves Dogs, Cats, Turtles & Bunnies (+Gareth on Watchmen)
Eat your heart out Robert Downey Jr., because Yahoo Senior NFL writer KIMBERLEY MARTIN is the original animal lover. She's owned dogs, cats, a (super...
WNBA All-Star Diamond DeShields Misses "Game of Thrones" Already
WNBA All-Star DIAMOND DeSHIELDS has only been without "Game of Thrones" a few months, and she's already missing it. The dynamic Chicago Sky guard brea...
Shea Serrano on Rappers vs. Michael Myers, Selena's Wisdom and the Shaq-Dame Rap Saga
The Ringer's SHEA SERRANO returns to the show (he was kinda sorta our first guest ever) to talk about his new #1 NYT-bestseller "Movies (And Other Thi...