It's All Good

Gavin is joined by Gabby Hajduk and Brendyn Jones of the Daily Illini to preview the NCAA tournament and the path ahead for 1-seed Illinois basketball. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin is joined by Alec Busse (Rivals) and Brandon Simberg (The Daily Illini) to break down Illinois basketball's big win over No. 7 Iowa and what it all means for the Big Ten title race. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

With Illinois football sitting at 2-5 after a loss to Iowa over the weekend, can the season be salvaged with two games to go? Gavin and Mariah Guzman (Illini Inquirer) reflect on the season so far, what has gone wrong and how it affects Lovie Smith's job security. Meanwhile, No. 6 Illinois basketball is hoping to live up to sky-high expectations this season. Brandon Simberg (The Daily Illini) joins the show to break down what Illinois has shown through four games ahead of a high-profile matchup at Duke. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Illinois football is returning at long last. Erich Fisher (Rivals) and Isaac Trotter (Rochester Post-Bulletin) join the show to break down the Illini's chances at No. 14 Wisconsin. Stick around for the crew's insights about the season overall. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin, Tatiania Perry (Daily Illini) and Mariah Guzman (Illini Inquirer) break down what occurred as hundreds of Illinois athletes, led by football player Kendrick Green and several teammates, marched through the streets of Champaign to the police station in a show of unity and support for the Black Lives Matter movement. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin catches up with Big Ten Network digital media producer Alex Roux. The two speak about how the pandemic has affected sports, working from home, the outlook for Illinois football and basketball and the protests that have been taking place in Champaign-Urbana this summer. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin is joined by Scott Richey (News-Gazette) and Joey Wagner (Decatur Herald & Review) to discuss the latest in Illinois football recruiting after recent momentum. The trio also reacts to Illinois' plan to return to athletics, reviews The Last Dance and compares quarantine lifestyles. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

From traveling to Lithuania and Australia to profile LaMelo Ball, to an eye-opening story on what drives LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, Mirin Fader (Bleacher Report) has become one of the journalism industry's standouts in long-form feature writing. Oh, and she's Gavin's FAVORITE writer!!! Mirin shares her insight about the state of the industry, becoming a better storyteller and about The Big Scribble, a writing competition she's helping put on for young journalists. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin and Mariah Guzman (The Champaign Room) do live facemasks while talking about skin care and their daily routines, quarantine music and juuuust a tad of Illinois football. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

THE EVERYTHING EPISODE!!! Gavin speaks with Isaac Trotter, who is now working at the Post Bulletin in Rochester, Minnesota, and Jake Hasan (ESPN C-U, Daily Illini) about life in the pandemic, Illinois football recruiting struggles, success in the transfer market — is it sustainable? — and when sports may resume. Stick around for the gang's takes on whether Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu will stay in the NBA Draft or return to Illinois, and for analysis on ESPN's hit documentary, The Last Dance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin runs down a wide stream of subjects with Will Most (The Onion/comedian). How are we holding up during the pandemic? Well, Will went on Instagram Live for 55 minutes while silently reading Wood magazine the other day... stick around for quarantine show/movie talk, and even some politics (if you dare). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin and Erich Fisher (Rivals) speak about life during the pandemic, the NBA Draft declaration of Illinois center Kofi Cockburn, Ayo Dosunmu's decision and how Illinois basketball's roster stands as is. Stick around for talk about how Illinois football is affected by the cancellation of spring practice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin sits down with Champaign-based artist Gatson after his set opening for EARTHGANG (of Dreamville) at Foellinger Hall at the University of Illinois. Manager Parrish Mitchell and DJ/producer William Gold join the fray to offer their perspectives on Gatson’s career, his set and creative process. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin sits down with Erich Fisher (Rivals) and Tristen Kissack (The Champaign Room) to discuss Illinois basketball's one-point win over Indiana, the four-game winning streak and Big Ten and NCAA Tournament seeding. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Illinois basketball is on a hot streak after picking up five-straight Big Ten wins for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Gavin reacts to the Illini's dominant win at Purdue with The Daily Illini's Meghan Rest, Gabby Hajduk and Jonathan Bonaguro while — literally — in the car on the way back from West Lafayette. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Back from a way-too-long hiatus, Gavin links up with Illinois beat reporter Erich Fisher (Rivals) to discuss Illinois basketball's four-game winning streak, while also recapping the Redbox Bowl and the end to a memorable season for Illinois football. Stick around for analysis on a brutal stretch of games coming up for Illinois basketball and an early look ahead at 2020 for Illinois football. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin sits down with The Data Waves, one of the University of Illinois' most talented and consistent musical acts to discuss the band's creative process, plans for the future and some of the gigs they've played across Champaign-Urbana and Chicago. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin Good sits down with old friend Aaron Navarro, now of CBS News, and the two catch up and talk about a wide range of topics. They react to Illinois football's stunning comeback at Michigan State to clinch bowl eligibility, talk about Navarro's new job in D.C. on the House and Gubernatorial beat for CBS, offer thoughts on several hip-hop artists and their new releases, plus more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin Good discusses Illinois football's 24-6 win at Purdue while on the way back to Champaign with Erich Fisher (Rivals) and Isaac Trotter (Illini Inquirer). Is Lovie Smith off the hot seat? Are the Illini going bowling for the first time since 2014? Plus, interviews with Illini veterans Tony Adams, Jamal Milan and Jake Hansen. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin Good and guests Isaac Trotter (Illini Inquirer) and Erich Fisher (Rivals) react to Illinois football's stunning win over No. 6 Wisconsin and break down what this means for Lovie Smith and the program going forward. Later on, the gang shares preseason thoughts on Illini basketball, then breaks down the new DC film, Joker. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

RIP, Kam's. Gavin Good sits down with Kam's manager Topher Curtin and longtime regular Ceil Steinbacher-Kemp to pay some respects to Kam's, which is shutting down after 34 years on campus before opening a new, three-story location in 2020. Curtin gives an inside perspective to the whole deal, while Steinbacher-Kemp brings the commitment of a true Kam's diehard. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin Good sits down with old friend and WCIA-Springfield reporter Cole Henke to talk Illinois football and basketball, as well as the name, image and likeness bill for college athletes proposed by the Illinois legislature. Later in the show, Gavin plays audio from his one-on-one interviews with Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood and players Giorgi Bezhanishvili, Trent Frazier and Ayo Dosunmu. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support

Gavin Good and guest Jake Hasan (Daily Illini, WPGU) kick things off with some Illinois football and Lovie Smith hot seak talk before discussing raised expectations for Illinois basketball and the closing of Kam's (rest in peace). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gavin-good/support