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Bearcat Banter is a weekly sports podcast presented by the Northwest Missourian. Co-hosted by Tucker Franklin and Sports Editor Andrew Wegley, they discuss Northwest sports from and hit on highlights from the past week in Maryville and nationally.

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  • Oct 12, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 41m AVG DURATION
  • 31 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Bearcat Banter

BCB S:4 EP:1 - The Boys Are Back

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 56:48


This episode of Bearcat Banter includes a little bit about Northwest football and winter sports, along with an update on the guys' lives.

BCB S:3 EP:8 - Quarantine Special

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 37:49


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the guys practice social distancing as they remotely talk about what has happened since the last episode.

BCB S:3 EP:7 - Rung Their Bell

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 28:49


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, we recap the basketball teams' road trip to St. Joe to take on Missouri Western and preview their upcoming matchup against Washburn.

BCB S:3 EP:6 - It's Trevor Hudgins' world and we're living in it

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 41:19


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, we talk about the shot heard 'round Maryville as Northwest basketball won its seventh-straight MIAA regular-season conference championship. We also talk about the women's quest for the MIAA Tournament.

BCB S:3 EP:5

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 29:39


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the lads recap the Cats' game against Missouri Southern then preview their matchup with Pitt State.

BCB S:3 EP:4 - Signing day and more

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 27:36


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the boys talk about signing day and the men's and women's hoops games vs. Central Missouri and weekend matchup with Lincoln.

BCB S:3 EP:3 - Northwest junior forward Ryan Hawkins

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 65:17


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the guys welcome on Northwest forward Ryan Hawkins (32:00). Along with the interview, Tucker, Andrew and Jon talk men's and women's hoops.

BCB S:3 EP:2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 33:26


On this episode of Bearcat Banter, the guys talk about Northwest men's and women's basketball.

BCB S:3 EP:1 - We Go Live!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 56:06


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, we go live! The boys figure out how to live stream and debut Season 3 on Periscope. They also talk about their breaks before they dive into Northwest football and men's and women's basketball before discussing the top 10 men's basketball players of the decade.

BCB S:2 EP:14 - Season Finale

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 32:25


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, it's our season finale as we wrap up Northwest football's season and talk about what we have planned for winter break.

BCB S:2 EP:13

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 40:05


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the boys are back in town as they talk about Bearcat sports that happened over the Thanksgiving break at Northwest.

BCB S:2 EP:12

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 34:32


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the guys talk exclusively about postseason Bearcat sports. Nothing more, nothing less.

BCB S:2 EP:11 with Northwest Missourian sports reporter Calvin Silvers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 43:51


This week on Bearcat Banter, the boys are joined by Northwest Missourian sports reporter Calvin Silvers as they talk Northwest volleyball, soccer, men's and women's hoops, and football.

BCB S:2 EP:10 - Northwest point guard Trevor Hudgins

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 62:03


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the guys welcome on Trevor Hudgins, who scored 27 points on Duke last weekend. Before the interview, they recap and preview football, soccer and basketball.

BCB S:2 EP:9 - Former Northwest football player Max Moore

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 43:36


This week's episode of Bearcat Banter includes an interview with former Bearcat football player Max Moore and recaps and previews of other Northwest sports.

BCB S:2 EP:8

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 35:33


On this week's episode of Bearcat Baner, the quad is back after the week of due tue to technical difficulties beyond their control. They talk about soccer, volleyball and of course football.

BCB S:2 EP:7

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 29:34


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, we go a man down as we preview soccer, volleyball and football.

BCB S:2 EP:6 - Northwest alum and former Falcons WR Shawn Bane Jr.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 43:47


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the guys preview all the fall Northwest sports from cross country to football. Later on in the episode (30:45) Tucker, Andrew and Jon sit down with Shawn Bane Jr. to talk about his time at Northwest and what's next for him.

BCB S:2 EP:5 - Northwest kicker Parker Sampson

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 66:37


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, the gang goes a man down as Andrew Wegley and Tucker Franklin recap the weekend activities at Northwest while previewing the upcoming events. Later Jon Walker joins us as we welcome on Northwest kicker Parker Sampson (28:25) and have a conversation with him about pretty much everything.

BCB S:2 EP:4 - Northwest/Washburn recap

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 31:21


On this episode of Bearcat Banter, the team recaps Northwest's 38-17 win over Washburn Saturday.

BCB S:2 EP:3 - Northwest weekend preview

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 43:22


On this week's episode of Bearcat Banter, Tucker Franklin, Andrew Wegley and Jon Walker preview the sports going on for Northwest this weekend. The guys preview Bearcats volleyball, soccer and football.

BCB S:2 EP:2 - Brandon Zenner of News-Press NOW

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 61:29


On this episode of Bearcat Banter, Brandon Zenner of the St. Joseph News-Press joins us on Bearcat Banter Hotline to discuss Northwest's game against Missouri Western. He sticks around as we ask him all kinds of questions.

BCB S:2 EP:1 - MIAA Media Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 42:12


Make sure to check out this edition of Bearcat Banter. To kick off our new season, we go live from MIAA Media Day and discuss our expectations for the Bearcats this season.

BCB 11.0

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 29:30


Boy, it's been a long time since we've done a podcast and here is the follow up to our national championship coverage. We talk about Northwest baseball, softball and track and field.

BCB 10.5 National Champion edition with Will Warren (again!)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 25:29


We are on the way back from Evansville to good ole Northwest when we drop a pod in the car. We have on Will Warren live from a DoubleTree lobby and recap the national championship game.

BCB 10.0 with BCU Analyst Jon Walker and a surprise guest

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 26:26


Today's episode of Bearcat Banter we are (somewhat) live from Evansville, Indiana as we recap Northwest's 55-51 victory in the Elite Eight. We are joined by Bearcat Update Analyst Jon Walker and a very special guest.

BCB 9.0 with Maryville city manager Greg McDanel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 24:26


With the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament coming to Maryville, we welcome on Maryville city manager Greg McDanel. We talk about his job as city manager and what the regional tournament does for the economy of Maryville. Not only that, but we discuss Bearcat sports with Greg and even ask him about the potholes.

BCB 8.0 with Northwest Athletics GA Luke Sanders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 38:17


This week we are joined by Northwest Athletics GA Luke Sanders. With Luke, we talk about the women's basketball season finale, men's basketball's continuation of its improbable season and end the pod with some Chiefs free agency rumors.

BCB 7.0 with Carrington Harrison of 610 Sports

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 46:24


This week we welcome on Carrington Harrison of 610 Sports, host of The Drive. We talk with Carrington about the Khloe Kardashian and Tristian Thompson scandal for the majority of the interview then wrap it up with some KC sports talk. After that, we end the show with Bearcat basketball.

BCB 6.0 with John Zetmeir of the St. Joseph News-Press

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 71:40


On this week's extra-long episode of Bearcat Banter, St. Joseph News-Press' John Zetmeir stops in and talks Bearcat sports with us. After that, we enter a "rapid fire" question round with John as we try to figure out how he ticks and many more things.

BCB 5.0

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 25:50


Episode 5.0 was delayed due to the nature of the Bearcat basketball schedules. On this episode, we talk about both men's and women's hoops and plug next week's episode with John Zetmeir.

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