Cheap Seats Podcast

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Lauren Sisler, a sports reporter at ESPN. They discuss her full schedule during this college football season, her story into journalism, and what drives her most every day. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Kim Becker who serves as the University of Arizona's Football Team Reporter. In this role within the athletic department, Kim interviews coaches and student-athletes while creating feature stories and other creative productions surrounding the Wildcats. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Katie Engleson, a Reporter and Host at Bally Sports Southwest. They discuss her path into broadcasting, the background she has in baton twirling, and more. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Britt Ghiroli, a Senior MLB Writer at The Athletic. They discuss her path in print journalism, the differences between a team beat and a national beat, and her passion for sports journalism.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Hannah Wing, the Digital and In-Game Host for the Texas Rangers. In addition to her hosting duties, Hannah also serves as the Rangers' Social Media Coordinator. They discuss the role of social media in today's sports climate, Hannah's broadcasting journey, and more!

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Mike Monaco, a play-by-play broadcaster at both ESPN and the ACC Network. They discuss his experiences working with him hometown Boston Red Sox, his broadcasting journey, and more!

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Meredith Gorman, a reporter and host at NESN. They discuss broadcast journey and also her viewpoint on the New England Patriots QB battle. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Annie Sabo of Bally Sports North. As a host and reporter, Annie provides coverage of both the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Timberwolves. They discuss her family's roots in sports, her connection with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and her broadcasting journey.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Kirsten Krull, the Host for the NHL's Minnesota Wild.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Alyssa Bergamini of NBC Sports Chicago and the Chicago White Sox. She shares stories of her Chicago roots, including the definition of a Chicago-style pizza with a few broadcasting notes, as well. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Taylor McGregor, Host and Reporter for the Chicago Cubs on Marquee Sports Network. Tayler, who also works with ESPN College Football, shares her journey from local television in Arkansas and Wyoming to Major League Baseball and her love for coffee ice cream. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Emily Ehman, a volleyball analyst from the Big Ten Network. She shares her early interests in journalism, how she balanced her life as a student-athlete at Northwestern, and how creating her own opportunities is paying off for her.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Rachel Richlinski, the in-arena reporter and producer for the NHL's Colorado Avalanche. She shares her unique journey from growing up in Louisiana to now working in a sport she never expected to be in, along with some great career advice. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Claudia Chakamian, the Weekend Sports Anchor at Fox 21 in Duluth, Minnesota. She discusses her early career working in local news and the great experiences she has had so far. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Gray Robertson, the Alabama Softball radio analyst on the Crimson Tide Sports Network. They discuss the quickly growing sport of softball, his experience working as a student with CTSN, and his work also as a play-by-play broadcaster on the SEC Network Plus. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Josh Suchon, the voice of Nevada Baseball and Women's Basketball along with the voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA-Colorado Rockies). They discuss his work as a print journalist for a decade, his transition back to broadcasting, as well as his experiences previously working with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Danny Reed, the radio voice of the Georgia Southern Eagles. They discuss his time in both the Sun Belt and SoCon, as well the lessons he has learned from other broadcasters. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Alex Cohen, the play-by-play voice of the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. They discuss his worldwide journey in broadcasting that includes stops in Australia and Tokyo, as well as his experiences in minor league baseball. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Chris Edwards, the voice of Duke Women's Basketball and Baseball. They discuss his North Carolina roots, his love for food stops on the road, and how he landed the job at Duke, plus more!

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Sam Ravech, a broadcaster with ESPN, the ACC Network, as well as the SEC Network. They discuss his unique journey into the industry, growing up with a broadcaster dad, and more. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Clint Shields, the play-by-play voice of Texas State football, men's basketball, and occasionally baseball. They discuss the role his family has played in his broadcasting journey, how one high school game helped him make the jump to D-1 athletics, and more. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Ashely Shahahmadi, host and reporter for the Charlotte Hornets on Fox Sports South. Ashley also works with Country Music Television (CMT) as well as Fox Sports South's coverage of the Atlanta Braves. In the interview, they discuss Ashley's first job in small-town Mississippi, how she landed at a network at a young age, and her experience of living in a hotel for five months for the job.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Brian Browfield who is the Director of Communications at Saint Mary's College. Brian shares a number of stories from his time in the athletic department as well as a broadcaster.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Sam Levitt, the play-by-play voice of the Amarillo Sod Poodles (AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks). They discuss his work in Amarillo as well as his broadcast work with ESPN in the Chicago area. 

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Abby Labar of Fox Sports South. They discuss her role as both a host and reporter covering both the Carolina Hurricanes and ACC Football.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Carter Woodiel, the play-by-play voice of South Dakota women's basketball. They discuss his time in the University of Missouri School of Journalism, his time with the Coyotes, and his new role of South Dakota football sideline reporter beginning this spring.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Alex Marinelli, a creative media and digital storytelling intern with the Savannah Bananas.

This week Cade and Kendall look back on their favorite super bowl moments from the best game to the best party food to eat during the game. They also give their predictions for Super Bowl 55 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Kendall's friend Emily Ruff for a "non-sports fan" sports trivia challenge. They have a few laughs about different sports questions and the responses they get.

This week Cade and Kendall preview the upcoming college football national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State, as well as recapping DeVonta Smith's Heisman Trophy win.

This week Cade and Kendall discuss their top five moments in sports over the course of the year 2020. They also preview the College Football Playoff games and Heisman Trophy.

This week Cade and Kendall react to the College Football Playoff committee's decisions for both the playoff bracket as well as how teams were placed throughout bowl season. They also rank their top-5 Christmas movies.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Patrick Kinas, a play-by-play broadcaster with NBC, the Olympic Channel, Durham Bulls (Triple-A affiliate of Tampa Ray Rays), and NC State Women's Basketball. They discuss his journey from a young broadcaster to being one of the voices of the 2016 and 2018 Olympic Games.

This week Cade and Kendall discuss the Big 10's decision to allow Ohio State to play in the conference championship game despite not playing the required amount of games, how the College Football Playoff committee will never take a non-Power 5 team seriously, and how they think the Heisman race will finish out.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Mike Uva of WACH FOX in Columbia, South Carolina. Mike, a weekend sports anchor, has cemented himself as one of the most trusted sports media sources in his market. Most recently, Mike broke the news of Will Muschamp being fired as head football coach at South Carolina.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Tim Winters of Union County Football. They discuss his role in media coverage for high school football in Union County, North Carolina with past stars like Sam Howell, Austin Kendall, and more!

This week Cade and Kendall discuss the moment in sports, sports media figure, and sporting event they are most thankful for as well as their top-five Thanksgiving foods!

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Dan Scott, Director of Broadcasting and play-by-play voice of the Furman University Paladins in Greenville, South Carolina. They discuss his reaction to the baseball program being discontinued at Furman, plus his favorite memories from broadcasting over the last 35 years.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Rick Suarez, owner of one of the fastest growing recruitment platforms in esports.

This week Cade and Kendall discuss their biggest takeaways from Big Ten football after week 1, and also recap the Dodgers first World Series since 1988.

This week Kendall gives Cade a test on 10 strange and unusual mascots from across the country in the Ultimate Mascot Challenge.

This week Cade and Kendall discuss the NLCS and ALCS as the MLB playoffs continue, as well as a recap of the first few weeks of a college football season that has had many surprises so far.

This week Cade and Kendall take listener questions about their personal lives, career backgrounds, and future goals.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Rick Allen, the lead announcer for NASCAR on NBC. They discuss his path from announcing at University of Nebraska women's gymnastics meets, to Fox Sports and now NBC.

This week Cade and Kendall discuss the surplus of injuries in the early NFL season, their College Football Playoff predictions, as well as their predictions for the Eastern and Western Conference NBA Finals.

This week Cade and Kendall discuss the Big Ten's decision to play football this fall instead of their earlier decision to postpone their season to the spring.

This week Cade and Kendall sit down with Wes Mitchell, a writer for Rivals' affiliate Gamecock Central. They discuss the upcoming 10-game SEC schedule for South Carolina, how the new offense could look under Mike Bobo, and much more on this week's episode.

This week Cade and Kendall discuss and analyze all four of the conference semi-final matchups for the NBA Playoffs. They breakdown keys to each series, individual player matchups, and more!

This week Cade and Kendall look back on the last few years of each of their careers working in sports media and share some of their best stories and moments.

This week Cade and Kendall take things back to the diamond and discuss who their all-stars would be as we approach the midpoint of Major League Baseball's shortened 60-game season.

This week Cade and Kendall breakdown and discuss the both the Pac-12 and Big Ten's decisions to postpone their 2020 seasons until the spring, as well as the impact that it will have on the rest of college football.