The Morning Show w/ John and Hugh

The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, May 15th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons 3 straight primetime games will be tough stretch for multiple reasons In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule release video, react to and give their thoughts on the Falcons 2026-27 schedule, explain why they think the Falcons late bye week is the best part of their schedule, explain why they think the Falcons will have a shot to win the NFC South this season if they're record is at .500 or better after their bye week in Week 11, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Chicago Cubs 2-0 last night in Atlanta in the final game of their three game series, compare the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule to the schedules of the rest of the teams in the NFC South, explain why they think the New Orleans Saints got the most manageable schedule out of all the NFC South teams, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike'd Up!

HR2 - Falcons have three different tough stretches throughout their 2026-27 season In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule release video, continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Falcons 2026-27 schedule, talk what about what parts of the Falcons schedule they think will be toughest, talk about how the Falcons final three games of the regular season being division games is a tough way to end season, play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, and on this edition of Fair or Foul Ali, Mike, and Beau discuss if it's fair or foul to think that the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule sets them up for success. Finally, to close out hour two The Morning Shift crew spends some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss what game Dave would have circled on the Falcons 2026-27 schedule if he was still playing, the Falcons having to travel to Madrid, Spain to play the Cincinnati Bengals, come home to play the Kansas City Chiefs after that, and then have their bye week. The Morning Shift crew and Arch also talk about how Dave feels about the two game stretch where the Falcons will play the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay on Thursday night and then play the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans on Monday Night Football the week after. Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave also discuss if Dave thinks there's any added pressure for the Falcons playing three straight primetime games, if Dave thinks it's weird that the Falcons finish the 2026-27 season playing three straight division games, the Falcons playing two straight cold weather games in December when they travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns and then when they go to Washington to take on the Commanders in back to back weeks, how Dave feels about the Falcons bye week coming in week 11, how tough it is for opposing teams to play in Minnesota against the Vikings, and which road game he thinks will be the toughest road game for the Falcons this season.

HR3 - Falcons will face many high profile QBs for multiple weeks in a row this season In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule release video, continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Falcons 2026-27 schedule, and discuss who they think will be the toughest quarterback the Falcons will face in the first four weeks of the season. Then, Ali, Mike, and Beau spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss if Grant thinks Atlanta Braves Manager Walt Weiss or Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos deserves more credit for the Braves success so far this season, what Grant expects to see tonight from Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider against the Boston Red Sox after having an up and down season debut against the Colorado Rockies and then a really good second start against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who Grant thinks is the Braves most important player besides Matt Olson, if Grant thinks the Braves could make a trade at or before the trade deadline to get another catcher with Sean Murphy set to miss at least the next two months, how Walt Weiss has been able to take what most people thought was a thin starting pitching rotation and turn it into an effective six man rotation, and the Braves using pitcher Didier Fuentes in a similar way they used Max Fried when Max was first getting adjusted as a pitcher in Major League Baseball. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to the news that the NFL will not be reviewing teams' schedule release videos for jokes surrounding New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel and former Senior NFL reporter for the Athletic Dianna Russini whose alleged relationship has been quite the topic of discussion since photos of them together in Arizona ahead of the league's annual owners' meetings were leaked last month, explain why they think the NFL was never going to stop teams for mentioning Vrabel and Russini if they wanted to, and then out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the news that the NFL will not be reviewing teams' schedule release videos for jokes surrounding New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel and former Senior NFL reporter for the Athletic Dianna Russini whose alleged relationship has been quite the topic of discussion since photos of them together in Arizona ahead of the league's annual owners' meetings were leaked last month, and explain why they think the NFL was never going to stop teams for mentioning Vrabel and Russini if they wanted to.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss if Grant thinks Atlanta Braves Manager Walt Weiss or Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos deserves more credit for the Braves success so far this season, what Grant expects to see tonight from Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider against the Boston Red Sox after having an up and down season debut against the Colorado Rockies and then a really good second start against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who Grant thinks is the Braves most important player besides Matt Olson, if Grant thinks the Braves could make a trade at or before the trade deadline to get another catcher with Sean Murphy set to miss at least the next two months, how Walt Weiss has been able to take what most people thought was a thin starting pitching rotation and turn it into an effective six man rotation, and the Braves using pitcher Didier Fuentes in a similar way they used Max Fried when Max was first getting adjusted as a pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule release video, continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Falcons 2026-27 schedule, and discuss who they think will be the toughest quarterback the Falcons will face in the first four weeks of the season.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss what game Dave would have circled on the Falcons 2026-27 schedule if he was still playing, the Falcons having to travel to Madrid, Spain to play the Cincinnati Bengals, come home to play the Kansas City Chiefs after that, and then have their bye week. The Morning Shift crew and Arch also talk about how Dave feels about the two game stretch where the Falcons will play the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay on Thursday night and then play the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans on Monday Night Football the week after. Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave also discuss if Dave thinks there's any added pressure for the Falcons playing three straight primetime games, if Dave thinks it's weird that the Falcons finish the 2026-27 season playing three straight division games, the Falcons playing two straight cold weather games in December when they travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns and then when they go to Washington to take on the Commanders in back to back weeks, how Dave feels about the Falcons bye week coming in week 11, how tough it is for opposing teams to play in Minnesota against the Vikings, and which road game he thinks will be the toughest road game for the Falcons this season.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, and on this edition of Fair or Foul The Morning Shift crew discusses if it's fair or foul to think that the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule sets them up for success.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule release video, continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Falcons 2026-27 schedule, talk what about what parts of the Falcons schedule they think will be toughest, and talk about how the Falcons final three games of the regular season being division games is a tough way to end season.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan compare the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule to the schedules of the rest of the teams in the NFC South, and explain why they think the New Orleans Saints got the most manageable schedule out of all the NFC South teams.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule, and explain why they think the Falcons will have a shot to win the NFC South this season if they're record is at .500 or better after their bye week in Week 11.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons 2026-27 schedule release video, react to and give their thoughts on the Falcons 2026-27 schedule, and explain why they think the Falcons late bye week is the best part of their schedule.

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, May 14th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons figuring out long-term QB plan more important than record this season In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 last night in Atlanta in game two of their three game series, explain why they think Mauricio Dubón's defense and clutch hitting will keep him in the Braves everyday lineup even when the team gets fully healthy, talk about what they would consider a successful season for the Atlanta Falcons this year, explain why they think the Falcons season will be a success as long as they figure out what they have or don't have in quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and are able to move forward knowing what does or doesn't have to be done to address the future of the quarterback position, react to ACC commissioner Jim Phillips saying he wants to see the College Football Playoffs expanded to 24-teams, explain why they think the College Football Playoffs shouldn't expand to 24 teams just because the ACC can't get more than one team in, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Falcons 2026-27 schedule could end up being toughest in NFL this year In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, talk about how the Atlanta Falcons have the fifth easiest schedule in the NFL based on their opponents' win percentage last year, talk about how those numbers are very misleading, and explain why they think the Falcons 2026-27 schedule is way tougher than the strength of schedule rankings suggest. Then, Ali tests Mike's and Beau's knowledge with some NFL schedule release themed Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show! The Morning Shift crew also continues to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 last night in Atlanta in game two of their three game series, explain why they think Manager Walt Weiss and the Braves have gotten the most out of the team's low budget starting pitching rotation so far this year, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Falcons would be fortunate to get early Thursday night game & late bye week In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, talk about the Atlanta Falcons full 2026-27 schedule and the full NFL 2026-27 schedule coming out tonight at 8 PM EST, talk about what they would like the Falcons schedule to look like, explain why they think the best time for the Falcons to have their bye week this year would be after the Falcons have their game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Madrid, Spain, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 last night in Atlanta in game two of their three game series, explain why they think Braves ultimate utility man Mauricio Dubón embodies the selfless mindset that the entire Braves team has, react to Nebraska Cornhuskers Head Football Coach Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers agreeing on a five million-dollar NIL and intellectual property agreement which allows the university's athletic department to profit from his "House Rhules" podcast and any apparel-related merchandise featuring his likeness, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to Nebraska Cornhuskers Head Football Coach Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers agreeing on a five million-dollar NIL and intellectual property agreement which allows the university's athletic department to profit from his "House Rhules" podcast and any apparel-related merchandise featuring his likeness, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 last night in Atlanta in game two of their three game series, and explain why they think Braves ultimate utility man Mauricio Dubón embodies the selfless mindset that the entire Braves team has.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about the Atlanta Falcons full 2026-27 schedule and the full NFL 2026-27 schedule coming out tonight at 8 PM EST, talk about what they would like the Falcons schedule to look like, and explain why they think the best time for the Falcons to have their bye week this year would be after the Falcons have their game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Madrid, Spain.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 last night in Atlanta in game two of their three game series, and explain why they think Manager Walt Weiss and the Braves have gotten the most out of the team's low budget starting pitching rotation.

Ali Mac tests Mike Johnson's and Beau Morgan's knowledge with some NFL schedule release themed Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about how the Atlanta Falcons have the fifth easiest schedule in the NFL based on their opponents' win percentage last year, talk about how those numbers are very misleading, and explain why they think the Falcons 2026-27 schedule is way tougher than the strength of schedule rankings suggest.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to ACC commissioner Jim Phillips saying he wants to see the College Football Playoffs expanded to 24-teams, and explain why they think the College Football Playoffs shouldn't expand to 24 teams just because the ACC can't get more than one team in.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about what they would consider a successful season for the Atlanta Falcons this year, and explain why they think the Falcons season will be a success as long as they figure out what they have or don't have in quarterback Michael Penix Jr., and are able to move forward knowing what does or doesn't have to be done to address the future of the quarterback position.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 last night in Atlanta in game two of their three game series, and explain why they think Mauricio Dubón's defense and clutch hitting will keep him in the Braves everyday lineup even when the team gets fully healthy.

The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026.

HR1 - Michael Penix Jr. throwing in Falcons offseason program good, but not huge deal In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 5-2 last night in Atlanta in game one of their three game series, talk about how the Braves' win over the Cubs last night was good, but the team's tribute to Bobby Cox and Ted Turner was great, let you hear and react to the Atlanta Falcons' rookie players trying to pronounce different county and city names in Georgia, react to the video the Atlanta Falcons posted on social media yesterday of quarterback Michael Penix Jr. dropping back and throwing passes to wide receiver Drake London, explain why they think the video should put Falcons fans at ease, but shouldn't cause any overreactions either, discuss which of the Falcons opponents they would like to see the Falcons play earlier in the season rather than later on in the season, react to Texas Head Football Coach Steve Sarkisian telling USA Today that "all you have to do is take basket weaving, and you can get an Ole Miss degree.", explain why they think no college football coach should be talking about having better academics than any other school, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in ‘Dylin wit it'!

HR2 - Falcons playing AFC North games early in season would be highly beneficial In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to discuss which of the Atlanta Falcons opponents they would like to see the Falcons play earlier in the season rather than later on in the season, explain why they think the Falcons are better off playing the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina Panthers sooner rather than later, play a round of Which One for the halftime portion of the show, where Ali gives Mike and Beau two different scenarios or options and the guys have to pick one, including picking which game they think will be tougher for the Atlanta Falcons this season between the Baltimore Ravens or the Kansas City Chiefs, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 5-2 last night in Atlanta in game one of their three game series, explain why they think the Braves must fix their problem with players getting picked off at first base frequently this season before it starts costing them games, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Falcons don't have easy schedule despite strength of schedule ranking numbers In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to discuss which of the Atlanta Falcons opponents they would like to see the Falcons play earlier in the season rather than later on in the season, explain why they think the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback situation would make them a good early season opponent for the Falcons, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 5-2 last night in Atlanta in game one of their three game series, talk about Braves right fielder Mike Yastrzemski having a big game and being a big part of the Braves win over the Cubs last night, talk about how Yastrzemski's big night last night in the Braves win was hopefully a sign of things to come for Yaz, let you hear and react to the Atlanta Falcons' rookie players trying to pronounce different county and city names in Georgia, talk about how if you aren't from Georgia you'll mispronounce the names of a lot of cities and counties in Georgia, and then then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear and react to the Atlanta Falcons' rookie players trying to pronounce different county and city names in Georgia, talk about how if you aren't from Georgia you'll mispronounce the names of a lot of cities and counties in Georgia, and then then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 5-2 last night in Atlanta in game one of their three game series, talk about Braves right fielder Mike Yastrzemski having a big game and being a big part of the Braves win over the Cubs last night, and talk about how Yastrzemski's big night last night in the Braves win was hopefully a sign of things to come.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to discuss which of the Atlanta Falcons opponents they would like to see the Falcons play earlier in the season rather than later on in the season, and explain why they think the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback situation would make them a good early season opponent for the Falcons.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 5-2 last night in Atlanta in game one of their three game series, and explain why they think the Braves must fix their problem with players getting picked off at first base frequently this season before it starts costing them games.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac play a round of Which One for the halftime portion of the show, where Ali gives Mike and Beau two different scenarios or options and the guys have to pick one, including which game they think will be tougher for the Atlanta Falcons this season between the Baltimore Ravens or the Kansas City Chiefs.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to discuss which of the Atlanta Falcons opponents they would like to see the Falcons play earlier in the season rather than later on in the season, and explain why they think the Falcons are better off playing the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Carolina Panthers sooner rather than later.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to Texas Head Football Coach Steve Sarkisian telling USA Today that "all you have to do is take basket weaving, and you can get an Ole Miss degree.", and explain why they think no college football coach should be talking about having better academics than any other school.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the video the Atlanta Falcons posted on social media yesterday of quarterback Michael Penix Jr. dropping back and throwing passes to wide receiver Drake London, and explain why they think the video should put Falcons fans at ease, but shouldn't cause any overreactions either. Mike, Ali, and Beau also discuss which of the Falcons opponents they would like to see the Falcons play earlier in the season rather than later on in the season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago Cubs 5-2 last night in Atlanta in game one of their three game series, and talk about how the Braves' win over the Cubs last night was good, but the team's tribute to Bobby Cox and Ted Turner was great.

The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026.

HR1 - Braves tribute to Ted Turner & Bobby Cox tonight should give team emotional lift In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, preview the Atlanta Braves' three game series with the Chicago Cubs that starts tonight in Atlanta, explain why they think the Braves honoring Ted Turner and Bobby Cox tonight should give the team some extra juice, talk about if they drive differently when they're near an elderly driver or a student driver, react to the Atlanta Falcons signing defensive tackle Ross Blacklock, linebacker Daveren Rayner, offensive linemen Layden Robinson, offensive linemen Brandon Walton, and in corresponding moves releasing tight end Brandon Frazier, defensive tackle Ben Stille, wide receiver Deven Thompkins and running back Carlos Washington Jr. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why they think former Georgia Bulldogs running back and now Falcons undrafted free agent wide receiver Cash Jones may end up being the Falcons return man over his former Bulldogs and now Falcons teammate Zachariah Branch, react to what LSU Tigers Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin had to say to about the what he describes as unfair backlash he faced when he left Ole Miss for LSU in his recent interview with Vanity Fair, explain why they think Kiffin got the same backlash a player would've gotten if they left their team the way he did, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons using second wave of free agency to improve their depth In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons signing defensive tackle Ross Blacklock, linebacker Daveren Rayner, offensive linemen Layden Robinson, offensive linemen Brandon Walton, and in corresponding moves releasing tight end Brandon Frazier, defensive tackle Ben Stille, wide receiver Deven Thompkins, and running back Carlos Washington Jr. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why they think Robinson provides good offensive line depth for the Falcons but won't push starting left guard Matthew Bergeron or starting right guard Chris Lindstrom for their starting jobs. Then, Ali tests Mike, Dylan, and Beau's movie, sports, and general history knowledge as she takes them back in the day for the halftime portion of the show! The Morning Shift crew also continues to preview the Atlanta Braves' three game series with the Chicago Cubs that starts tonight in Atlanta, explain why they think ultimate utility man Mauricio Dubón needs to be in the Braves' lineup for the foreseeable future, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.