Lawhead's Court is a weekly sports podcast featuring comedian Jason Lawhead. He touches on a variety of topics relating to professional sports and give a unique perspective.
This week's LC talks sharing the stage with Jerry Seinfeld in NYC, having a flight home cancelled and finally having to twitter shaming the airline to get a "refund" back. I talk game 1 of the NBA Finals & what I saw as the "blue print" for what the Raptors laid down & the stat that will win them the series. Enjoy
On this week's LC, I land in New York & Atlantic City and talk East Coast vs West Coast differecnes. I survive a 3rd world Greyhound bus ride and breakdown Eastern & Western Conference Finals and give my take on where I see it going from here.
I talk about the excitement of taking in some live Minor League Hockey Playoff action & why its on my top 5 best ticket in town sports experiences. I talk NBA playoffs & how the Celtics became the Raptors and the Raptors became the Celtics in 1 playoff year. The Ben Simmons bust & what the loss of Durant means for the Rocket's window along with a little Laker debacle update. Enjoy
I talk about the recent transgender woman who broke the woman's weightlifting world record. I talk reffing basketball & a recent parents bleacher clearing brawl And give a quick glimpse at my early thoughts of round 2 NBA playoff action.
I talk Tiger Woods greatness & how I woke up at 6am feeling like something special was gonna happen & share how inspirational it was to watch. I gloss over early NBA playoff games & stick to my past prediction for the NBA title.
Today on Lawhead's Court is a terrific young comedian & someone I'm proud to call a good comedy friend. Zoltan Kaszas started in and still remains a San Diego comedian and is regularly headlining clubs, colleges and other diverse stages all over the country & recently tells us about headlining my home club Hilarites. He talks to me about his success through Dry Bar comedy, his appreciation for the audiences & fans that came from it and his creative ways of touring to seek them out live. We talk about his mom, his new boxing career, our cats, living below your means & even get to sports. Hungarian born and San Diego raised Zoltan is one funny "your dad's dick" (which means MF'er in Hungarian). Check out the episode & enjoy.
Sit down with one of my favorite voices in sports podcasting Kenyon Ates. From the League Ambassadors and Confirmation Bias & 32 King's Road podcasts Kenyon brings some of the best basketball knowledge to Lawhead's Court ever heard on the podcast. We talk his Lakers & LeBron. Final Four and who we like, ZION, the Duke shocking loss & more. Enjoy
3 weeks ago I sat down with stand up legend Don Gavin. Don has been touring as a headliner for 40 years. Don & I talk about his days in the beginning at the ground floor of the Boston comedy scene, how he went from teacher/coach to headlining comic. We talk his comedy influences and his stand out high school basketball days in the 60's & playing against Lew Alcindor & Austin Carr. Betttin on college basketball and how weeks ago we both got our brackets wrong. Its a great sit down with a great guy. Enjoy !
I talk Zion Willamson's greatness but why I still like Carolina to win it all and I give my Final 8 match-ups to the final game.
This podcast comes on the news of the Browns trading for Odell Beckham Jr. and how the dynamic of LeBron leaving and Baker & company now arriving has kept Cleveland on the map of coolest sports cities stories.
I talk the Robert Kraft saga & why billionaire men go to strip malls for sex.
I take time to talk Steven James Brody's (Brody Stevens) life as best I can. RIP 818
We look back on the greatness of Dr. J on his 69th birthday. I trelive the time I got to meet, greet and treat him for a night of comedy and cigars. I tell the tale & how my Dad, mom & sister also got to be a part of Julius' random Cleveland house call.
I talk attending the SDSU upset over 24-1 Nevada & how Eric Musselman's coaching staff looks all too like a technology installation team. I ask weather its even worth the Lakers making the playoffs and how even getting to the 7th seed seems hopeless with 23 games left 7 the roster they have.
I follow up final thoughts on the Machado signing and honor the late great Don Newcombe and recognize him as the American Hero he was and the Hall OF Famer he should be.
I talk why I like the Machado signing & what it could do for the Padres. I talk an amazing birthday dinner & if how saying you're a foodie automatically makes you not one.
Its a birthday bash weekend and Flashback Friday. I look back on the Leon Spinks upset of Muhammad Ali in 1978 & how its usually not often thought of when talking greatest sports upsets of all time & how after 7 career fights Spinks was a household name.
Spring Training shopping season is in the air. I talk what excites me still about baseball and how I celebrate pitchers and catchers reporting and why I'll never to tune into October.
I talk about a great night becoming friends of legendary coach Steve Fisher of Michigan fab 5 fame an recently retired from building a top tier college basketball program at San Diego St. I talk being his invited guest to sit court side and play a clip from when we met. A great night told in a special longer episode.
I talk why the AAF could experience success through legal sports gambling. I also talk I how I hate the name AAF & they how that needs to change.
With many podcasts to get caught up on, the MakeUp Monday is the first of multiple released and a new hashtag term I invented. I also talk Kareem Hunt and not only Post Malone but Perimeter Malone, Power Forward Malone and more.
I talk top 5 college coaches to never win it & which ones are on top for a chance at their first title. NBA trade talks on what Lebron must be thinking after the midway point of year 1 in LA & more.
I recap the worst Super Bowl I ever saw during the best super bowl weekend I've ever had. I talk the best Coach/OB combo being the worst personality combo ever & more
The First Flashback Friday of Black History Month tells the story of Nate Tiny Archibald from his 1981 NBA All Star game MVP and the year he was the only player to ever lead the NBA in points and assists & how he didn't win the award for that season.
I talk Super Bowl matchup who I like & why & what best bets I like the most.
I talk all the Anthony Davis trade scenarios, I tell ya where the best trade for New Orleans is & how long will before LeBron turns on Magic if a blockbuster deal doesn't get done in LA.
This week's shows come to ya from Las Vegas. I talk NBA trade talks, a chat I had at the Farmer's Insurance Open about Luke Walton's job security & more.
Flashback Friday looks back on former Padre owner and "The Founder" Ray Kroc & his way to the top. The 1984 World Series & Kirk Gibson's other Homerun.
Talk more whats next and who's next for Cooperstown after the Edgar Martinez induction. Talk a little Carmelo Anthony and what should happen & the Cavs beyond tanking. Flashback Friday episode We'll talk a little Ray Kroc "The Founder"
I talk MLB induction, question how Edgar Martinez gets in and stack a deck of guys way more deserving who are not & talk when and why. I reminisce on baseball on the radio in the 80's & continue more Hall talk on Thurdsay's episode
I talk AFC Championship game recap. The Brady affect, why overtime as well as instant replay need revamped & how Mahomes responded in the big game.
I recap the Saints Rams NFC title game and tell ya why the Saints overall game are as much to blame as 1 call not made for Sunday's loss. Tuesday's episode we recap Patriots, Chiefs AFC championship
Flashback Friday looks back on the beginning of Al Davis, talks his Raider legacy & more. The first 5 on 5 basketball game is played in Iowa on this day & Bob Feller docks his own pay.
I preview the AFC & NFC title games & give my Super Bowl prediction matchup & why. Tomorrow's Flashback Friday we look back on Raider legend Al Davis.
I talk a little MLB offseason, where the unsigned will sign & if there's what I say to the rumor of trading Corey Kluber. Tomorrow's episode AFC & NFC Title game previews
I gloss over the current NBA, Give my 4 favorites to win it all & why I give the healthy Lakers an outside chance. Tomorrow's episode I'll talk a little offseason MLB.
I recap the NFL divisional round playoff games, what surprised me, what didn't & who looked best and worst. Tomorrow I talk NBA halfway point & what I've seen so far.
In this Flashback Friday episode I bark with the best of em & talk "The Drive" , what Cleveland as a sports city was like at the time & how that was the last real Browns team with an actual shot at a ring.
I follow up thoughts about the Freddie Kitchens hire and give my playoff predictions who I like and why.
I talk Browns coaching vacancy, who's in, who's out & who should be hired and why. I talk the importance of the locker room & how only a true coach QB relationship wins championships
Recap the Clemson Bama Title game. Give Clemson its due as one of best teams ever & the top program without a doubt. Expose Bama as basic against real competition & wonders how Ohio State can now be the voted the 3rd best team in the country.
I talk WIldCard games and being only 2 points off from perfect predictions. Why I like the Chargers & Colts performances the best & a less than enthusiastic preview to tonight's National Title game.
On this Friday Flashback look back episode, I talk what coulda been or not been with instant replay in the past & we remember the day Bill Belichick left the Jets, we talk if the Browns never fired him & the effect on both franchises.
I dive into my Wild Card Weekend picks and tell ya who I like and why on Thurdsay's episode of Lawhead's Court 5th Quarter Podcast.
In this brand new daily 10 minute podcast, Jason explains why after 9 straight Rose Bowl appearances how he could dare miss Ohio State & Urban Meyer's last game & explains his thoughts on if and when the legendary coach will ever march the sidelines again.
Jason is back with a fresh new start & talks more than just sports in his new Lawhead's Court weekly Podcast. Jason divulges the details on how his recent engagement & how it went down. He fairly criticizes woman play by play announcer Beth Mowins for what seems to be intrusion over inclusion. “On This Day” we remember the life of Johhny Cash & what I regret most about it. "My New Favorite Thing" is revealed & its part of my “Recipe of the week”. I talk Browns, Steelers & who I think the MVP of week 1 is, why & what team surprised me the most. “The best of LC” is a throwback segment and it brings in Bill Burr as he talks Patrice O’Neal, why he was & still is one of the greatest ever. Enjoy !
Lawhead's Court talks Cavs, Celtics game 1 & what Cavs have to do for a game 2 win & why. The Rockets are toast even with a game 2 win & the Celtics are a mini Warriors. Jason does a Marv Albert Hubie Brown play buy play impression and more.
In this Lawhead's Court Jason braves his jinx'd superstitions to review the early first round playoffs. Hammers Ty Lue & the Cavs approach to lineups & game plans. Gives his take on the Raptors & Wizards, the pending Golden State & Pelicans series & more. The Last OG is the free commercial of the week & On this day some first O.G's win it for the Lakers.
Lawhead's Court gets NBA playoff fever. Jason talks the early postseason outlook, Cavs & LeBron's chances. Why the Celtics are still a factor & if and Can the Sixers pull off the Cinderella story. Tune in rate & review the show
Lawhead's Court goes live at the All Things Comedy Festival in Phoenix. Co-Foudner Bill Burr joins the podcast as Jason can barely contain his excitement as Ohio State beats Penn State at the time we went live. Local Phoenix comic & sports friend Adam Brewer sits in & Kevin Elliot joins later on. We talk it all. Thanks All Things Comedy and Stand Up Live for a great experience. Enjoy!
Lawhead's Court promos its upcoming appearance at the All Things Comedy Podcast festival in Phoenix. I explain why Carson Wentz forced me to resort to rooting for players the Browns shoulda took. I talk how much better the Cavs 4 game start is then it probably seems. Ohio State, Penn State & why its the biggest resume game of the year. On this day in 1968, I discover the most boring event in sports historty happened & the ball rolls through Buckner's legs. Hear how I Mmm Bop my way to boyfriend of the year.