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Golden Tones is a podcast dedicated to the art of play-by-play broadcasting, analyzing not the play on the field, but the voices of the people in the booth. Hosted by Marc Grandi. New episode every Tuesday. Follow on Twitter: @GoldenTonesPod Music by a


    • Apr 27, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Ep. 28: "Here He Goes"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 26:27


    In Episode No. 28 of the Golden Tones, we visit Miami, Florida -- the site of Super Bowl XLI -- and analyze Jim Nantz's CBS call of the quickest touchdown in Super Bowl history.

    Ep. 27: "Rivera Missed Second Base"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 19:18


    In Episode No. 27 of Golden Tones, we analyze Jon Miller's call on the San Francisco Giants Radio Network of one of the most ridiculous regular-season moments in baseball history.

    Ep. 26: "We're Going to Overtime"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 24:29


    Golden Tones visits the 2015 NBA Playoffs in Episode No. 26 to analyze Tim Roye's call on the Warriors Radio Network of the final moments of regulation of Game 3 of a first round series between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans.

    Ep. 25: "For the Moment"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 22:58


    Golden Tones returns to the Super Bowl in Episode No. 25, this time analyzing Howard David's call of the St. Louis Rams' go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XXXIV on Westwood One.

    Ep. 24: "It's a No-Hitter"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 22:19


    Episode No. 24 of Golden Tones visits Citizens Bank Park to analyze Scott Franzke's call of Roy Halladay's postseason debut on the Phillies Radio Network.

    Ep. 23: "He Got It"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 21:01


    Episode No. 23 of Golden Tones visits Hinkle Fieldhouse for one of the more memorable moments of the 2013 college basketball season, as called by Brandon Gaudin of Learfield IMG College.

    Ep. 22: "The Beast Is Alive and Well"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 23:02


    Episode No. 22 of Golden Tones visits the Seahawks in Seattle to break down Steve Raible's call of the 'Beast Quake,' as it sounded on the Seahawks Radio Network.

    Ep. 21: "Aaron Waiting"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 23:47


    Episode No. 21 of Golden Tones heads back in time to 1974 to analyze Vin Scully's call of Henry "Hank" Aaron's record-breaking 715th-career home run on KABC-AM Radio.

    Ep. 20: "Hangs, Fires, Scores"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 21:59


    Episode No. 20 takes Golden Tones back to the NBA Finals. This time, it's Neil Funk's call of Michael Jordan's go-ahead jumper in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals on Chicago's WMVP-AM 1000.

    Ep. 19: "He's Done It Again"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 19:58


    Episode No. 19 of Golden Tones visits the Rose Bowl for the first time, analyzing Craig Way of Learfield IMG College and his call of Vince Young's go-ahead touchdown run in early 2006.

    Ep. 18: "We Are Tied at Six"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 27:18


    Golden Tones returns to the World Series in Episode No. 18, this time to analyze Tom Hamilton's call of Rajai Davis' game-tying home run in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.

    Ep. 17: "Cardiac Kemba"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 23:05


    Golden Tones returns to the college hardwood in Episode No. 17, reliving the shot, as called by ESPN's Dave Pasch, that helped push UConn to a national championship.

    Ep. 16: "What Did We Just See?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 20:48


    Golden Tones heads to the Super Bowl for the first time with Episode No. 16, featuring Kevin Harlan's call of the "Philly Special" on Westwood One.

    Ep. 15: "Pagán Is Being Waved In"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 19:33


    Episode No. 15 of Golden Tones features Duane Kuiper's call of an incredibly rare moment in Major League Baseball history.

    Ep. 14: "Back Out to Allen"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 26:34


    In Episode No. 14, Marc returns to the NBA for the first time since the new season began almost a month ago. Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals, as called by Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy on ABC, is the subject.

    Ep. 13: "Touchdown, New Orleans"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 23:47


    With the NFL Playoffs underway, Episode No. 13 of Golden Tones discusses one of the most remarkable moments in football history and the call by Mike Tirico on ESPN's Monday Night Football.

    Ep. 12: "Bartolo Has Done It"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 21:01


    In Episode No. 12, Marc returns to the diamond for one of the most fun regular-season baseball moments in recent memory, as called by Gary Cohen. All statistics courtesy of baseball-reference.com.

    Ep. 11: "Here Comes Lezak"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 20:55


    In Episode No. 11 of Golden Tones, Marc ventures away from football, basketball, and baseball for the first time. Instead, he analyzes Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines' call on NBC of Jason Lezak's epic come-from-behind victory in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

    Ep. 10: "Cold Blooded"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 20:30


    Marc heads back to the NCAA hardwood in Episode No. 10, analyzing a great Pac-10 Conference Tournament moment as called by Gus Johnson.

    Ep. 9: "A Three for the Game" Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 43:07


    Two weeks ago, Marc broke down Brian Wheeler's call of Damian Lillard's series-winning three pointer in the 2014 NBA Playoffs. In Episode No. 9, Brian Wheeler himself discusses his call and his experience as the Portland Trailblazers' radio play-by-play broadcaster.

    Ep. 8: "Touchdown, San Francisco"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 20:41


    In Episode No. 8, Marc heads back to the football field for one of the most iconic moments in sports history, as called by one of the most iconic broadcasters in sports history -- Jack Buck.

    Ep. 7: "A Three for the Game"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 24:08


    In Episode No. 7, Marc heads back to the hardwood for an iconic moment in Portland Trail Blazers' history as called by Brian Wheeler, before the 2020-2021 NBA seasons begins later this month

    Ep. 6: "Freese Leading it Off"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 18:34


    In Episode No. 6, Marc returns to the diamond for one of the greatest moments in World Series history, as told by the voice of Dan Shulman.

    Ep. 5: "It's a Minneapolis Miracle"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 22:50


    In Episode No. 5, Marc heads to the gridiron and travels nearly three years into the past to discuss Paul Allen's call of a rare case of Minnesota Vikings' postseason good fortune.

    Ep. 4: "Jenkins Hits the Three"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 17:45


    In Episode No. 4, Marc turns to the hardwood and takes a look at one of the more memorable NCAA Tournament moments in recent memory, along with the call from Kevin Kugler.

    Ep. 3: "Crazy at the Kingdome"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 15:35


    In Episode No. 3, Marc breaks down one of the most remarkable stories in baseball history: how the 1995 Mariners saved baseball in Seattle, which culminated with a call from Dave Niehaus.

    Ep. 2: "Touch 'em all, Joe"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 15:36


    In Episode No. 2, Marc rewinds to the 1993 World Series, which gave the Toronto Blue Jays a franchise-defining moment, aided by the voice of Tom Cheek.

    Ep. 1: "Trouble with the Snap"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 16:30


    In the podcast's debut episode, Marc dives into Sean McDonough's famous "trouble with the snap" call from the 2015 Michigan-Michigan State college football game.

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