Wine & Gold Radio: A Cleveland Cavaliers Podcast

With the Cavaliers closing out their recent roadie in San Antonio, veteran forward Georges Niang stops by to help the fellas celebrate Rafa's birthday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the Cavs gear up for their rematch in Milwaukee, Rafa and Joe G welcome one of the league's hottest shooters -- Sam Merrill -- to talk about his breakout season, the squad's recent success and the possibility of making the Three-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend in Indy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cavaliers rookie guard Craig Porter Jr. joins Joe G and Rafa to talk about the squad's recent success, his impressive freshman season in the NBA and his plans for the Wine and Gold's upcoming trip to Paris.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G are joined by Cavaliers play-by-play man, John Michael, as they discuss wrapping up the road trip in Boston and share some travel tips and tales.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G welcome a trio of top tier guests for the 50th Episode Thanksgiving Spectacular -- including the Greatest Human in Cleveland -- Lucy Veres -- the Cavaliers Top Dawg of Marketing -- Chris Kaiser -- and the voice of Wine and Gold Radio -- Big Daddy: Marty Allen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G take the show on the road -- and before departing for OKC with the Cavaliers, the fellas sat down with Executive Director of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Dr. Christopher Kuhar, to discuss their halftime act aspirations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Cavaliers 2023-24 season set to tip off this week in Brooklyn, beloved big man Tristan Thompson joins Rafa and Joe G to talk about the upcoming campaign and play a little word-association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe G and Rafa (who recounts his tale of scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro) open Season 4 with a cadre of Cavaliers -- including Donovan Mitchell, Georges Niang, Emoni Bates and Tristan Thompson -- to discuss the ending of last season and what to expect in 2023-24.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G were joined by one of the greatest halftime acts of all-time -- Christian and Scooby -- not long before they took the stage for Game 1 of the NBA Finals to talk about the act's history, Christian's training methods and whether the guys can one day realize their dream of a monkey halftime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G take the show on the road, broadcasting from the Legion Lair and joined by Jonathan Sumers, VP of ESports Legion Gaming Club, to talk about the sport's growing global popularity, the in's and out's of life in the league and the squad's upcoming season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G are joined by the Golden Boy to discuss the previous season, including the Playoff series with New York, and prepare for the summer ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Cavaliers set to face New York in Game 2 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Rafa and Joe G get the outlook from Assistant Coach Greg Buckner. Later Cleveland.com's Chris Fedor stops by to bring some much-needed credibility to the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

El Alcalde and el Lobo wrap up the regular season with special guest Robin Lopez, who ponders postseason possibilities at the Garden, his love of reading, and who is the team's biggest nerd. Later, Devynne Booker stops by to discuss her late-season run for Rookie of the Year.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a huge win in Brooklyn on Thursday, the Cavaliers coaching staff (along with Isaac Okoro) were right back to work on Friday at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Coach Bickerstaff, along with special guest, Jessica Morgan stopped by to talk about the Cavs big day in the community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the fellas wrap up their last extended roadie of the campaign, they're joined by the incomparable Mr. Cavalier -- Austin Carr -- to talk a little Tournament, some Academy Awards and how ready the young Cavs will be when the postseason rolls around.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G welcome the newest Cavalier to the show, as Danny Green joins the guys to talk All-Star Weekend, his new squad's Championship potential and how many times he's been cussed out by Gregg Popovich.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G roll out the red carpet for Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who joins the guys to talk about this weekend's festivities in Salt Lake City, the squad's mid-season turnaround and -- with pitchers and catchers reporting -- his extensive baseball background.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys celebrate Rafa's birthday -- welcoming in Cavs center Mamadi Diakite along with Cavs Manager of Game Presentation (the guy who plays the tunes at RoMoFiHo) Josh Sabo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G are joined by Cavs play-by-play man Juan Miguel to check in from the road trip -- discussing Tuesday's thriller at the Garden, the upcoming NBA All-Star Game and the greatness of "Hot Tub Time Machine." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G are back at it following a long road trip -- welcoming veteran guard Raul Neto to the show, along with a visit from The Athletic's Cavs beat writer, Kelsey Russo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G ring in the holiday season with the squad's big dog, Lamar Stevens, and talk a little Mavericks with Jake from the Ticket in Dallas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafa and Joe G welcome the Cavaliers sharp-shooting small forward, discuss Rafa's trip to Mexico and explain their early-season stint on the IR.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OK, maybe not thousands. But Rafa and Joe G were joined by several Cavaliers at this week's annual Media Day event -- including Jarrett Allen, Ricky Rubio, Evan Mobley, Cedi Osman, Robin Lopez, Caris LeVert and Donovan Mitchell.

Rafa and Joe G are on their best behavior as they're joined by Cavs CEO Nic Barlage to discuss all the upcoming excitement set for this season. In the second segment, the guys finally land Lucy Veres, the team's Manager of Community Relations, to talk about the Cavs in the community.

In the final offseason episode of the summer, Rafa and Joe G welcome Cavs Social Media Coordinator -- and former NCAA Champion -- Madison Kerley to the show to talk about the team's social media reach, her title-winning days on the links at Arizona State and what it's like working with El Muchacho Dorado.

Rafa and Joe G get back in the studio after a brief absence and are joined by the Golden Boy to discuss Vegas Summer League, the Wine and Gold's new uniforms and, of course, hairstyles.

The guys welcome a pair of guests for this week's episode: tenacious Cavs guard Brandon Goodwin, who's bucking the barking trend, and the team's Director of Game Presentation, who talks halftime acts and humors Rafa about singing the Canadian National Anthem.

Rafa and Joe G let Cavaliers legend -- and NASCAR personality -- sit the driver's seat for this one, talking about the big Caris LeVert deal, what Darius Garland and the kids can expect at All-Star Weekend and what the second half holds for scrappy Cavs.

As we rapidly approach the All-Star Break, Rafa and Joe G welcome the hero of Wednesday night's win over the Bucks -- beloved Cavs vet, Cedi Osman, who talks about his productive current campaign, a possible playoff push ahead and whether or not he cusses at the opposing bench after threes in a different language.

"The Wine and Gold Show" and "Wine and Gold Radio" combine forces as TV play-by-play man and good friend John Michael joins Rafa and Joe G to talk about the Cavaliers outstanding season and how much fun he's having calling it.

On the first episode of the new year, Rafa and Joe G welcome Cavaliers veteran star Kevin Love, who talks about his strong season, his continued quest for mental health awareness and how he became a dog lover. The 14th-year man also settles the Beatles vs. Stones (vs. Beach Boys?) debate.

Cavaliers swingman Lamar Stevens stops by the Wine and Gold Radio studios to discuss his origin story with the squad, explains how his barking became infectious and confesses that he fell asleep during "Scarface."

Rafa and Joe G welcome the newest member of the Cavaliers on-air family as the one-and-only Andre Knott discusses the Cleveland sports psyche, his new gig on the Cavs sidelines and what's on the Thanksgiving menu.

Rafa and Joe G welcome Cavs forward Dean Wade, who explains not just the origin story of "Dean Wolf," but how this season's scrappy young Cavaliers began barking -- and which of his classmates started it.

Rafa and Joe G welcome Bally's Sports sideline reporter, the incomparable Angel Gray, to talk about the young Cavaliers' winning ways, Angel's busy summer and, of course, some fashion tips for the fellas.

With the squad hitting the road out West, the guys reminisce on Rafa's heroics in Portland, break down the upcoming trip, chew the fat with veteran big man Ed Davis and, of course, talk a little Harry Styles.

Rafa and Joe G sit down with Charge Head Coach Dan Geriot and take a look at the upcoming Cavs season, talk a little All-Star Game and the Top 75 players voting and make random contributions to the swear jar.

The boys go back to the bullpen, as they welcome former Clevelander and current radio host of KTCK in Dallas, Dan McDowell, to talk a little lottery, a little Mavs, a lotta Cavs and a veritable smorgasbord of other topics.

The Canton Charge's Mr. Do-It-All, Sean Wyatt, joins the guys as they commemorate Memorial Day weekend, share some stories from the G-League and make some postseason predictions.

It looked like technical difficulties might sideline the gang this week, but who peeled off the warmups but Cavaliers Communications head honcho Tad Carper -- stealing the show in the regular season finale.

Bally Sports Ohio's pregame co-host - Jeff Phelps, the second-hardest working man in show business, joins the crew to talk about the current Cavs, some tales from his former life the road and, of course, some Anderson Varejao. Also: hockey

The guys hang out with Cavs Director of Alumni Relations -- the incomparable Campy Russell - who discusses current Cavaliers, former Cavaliers and how he 'found out' he won the NBA's three-point shooting crown.

WGR's weekly trio of Rafa, J-Mike and Joe G welcome Cavaliers legend Jim Chones -- who talks music, movies, college recruiting, Collin Sexton's toughness and what happened to the two dudes who put their hands up to him during his playing career.

On a special Trade Deadline episode of "WGR" the guys discuss the days leading up to the Deadline, the Cavs deal with Denver and how some other teams' moves impact Clevealnd and the league. Also, Rafa warms up for his pending audition of "O Canada!"

On this week's episode of Wine and Gold Radio, the crew celebrate Women's History Month (and the Cavs upcoming “Women Who Rock” celebration on Wednesday night) with co-host Alyssa Dombrowski and special guest, Cavs assistant coach Lindsay Gottlieb. WGR also honors the life of the legend – with this week's episode filled with Joe Tait sound wall-to-wall.

On Episode 9 of “Wine and Gold Radio” the triple-threat of Rafa, J-Mike and Joe G welcome the man who bridges the gap between the players and the public – Cavaliers Director of Basketball Operations, B.J. Evans – who stops by to share some locker room tales and discuss this weekend's All-Star Game and his own background as a proud HBCU alum.

The three-man “Wine and Gold Radio” squad – along with Cavalier legend and practicing sommelier, Austin Carr – welcome the co-founder of Nocking Point Wines, Andrew Harding, to discuss topics ranging from Cavs Cab to hoops to the Heimlich Maneuver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Episode 7 of “Wine and Gold Radio,” the guys welcome center Jarrett Allen to the show to discuss his strong recent play, his love for technology, NASA’s latest mission to Mars and whether or not “Planet of the Apes” is a space exploration movie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The “Wine and Gold Radio” crew welcomes the voice of the Canton Charge – Scott Zurilla – who talks about G-League life, the start of the season, and Sunday's game on FOX Sports Ohio not to mention his dramatic role in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of “Wine and Gold Radio” the guys get the view from inside the locker room with Cavs Director of Team Operations Mark “Cobra” Cashman, pay a “quickie” tribute to the late, great Les Levine and finally get their own polka song.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 4 of “Wine and Gold Radio,” Rafa, J-Mike and Joe G act like grown-ups as they welcome Cavaliers President and CEO Len Komoroski to discuss the team, what’s coming up at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and how one of them bombed their interview with Len and still managed to get the job.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.