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In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss the worth of conferences and events in a tight economy. You will learn a powerful framework for evaluating whether an expensive conference ticket meets your specific professional goals. You will use generative artificial intelligence to score event agendas, showing you which sessions offer the best return on your time investment. You will discover how expert speakers and companies create tangible value, moving beyond vague thought leadership to give you actionable takeaways. You will maximize your event attendance by demanding supplementary tools, ensuring you retain knowledge long after you leave the venue. Watch this episode now to stop wasting budget on irrelevant professional events! Watch the video here: Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: https://traffic.libsyn.com/inearinsights/tipodcast-how-to-make-conferences-worth-the-investment.mp3 Download the MP3 audio here. Need help with your company’s data and analytics? Let us know! Join our free Slack group for marketers interested in analytics! [podcastsponsor] Machine-Generated Transcript What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may contain errors and is not a substitute for listening to the episode. Christopher S. Penn – 00:00 In this week’s *In Ear Insights*, let’s talk about events, conferences, trade shows, workshops—the gamut of things that you could get up from your desk maybe, go somewhere else, eat hotel chicken, and enjoy speaking. The big question is this, Katie: In today’s absolutely loony environment, with the economic uncertainty and the budgets and all this and that, are events still worth it? This is a two-part question: Are events still worth it for the attendees, and are events still worth it for companies that want to generate business from events? Katie Robbert – 00:50 It’s a big question. And if our listeners are anything like me, it takes a lot to get them to put on real pants and actually leave the house—something that isn’t sweatpants or leggings or something like that—because you’re spending the time, the resources, the money to go out and actually interact with other people. In terms of an attendee, I think there can be a lot of value, provided you do your homework on who the speakers are, what their expertise is, what they’re promising to teach you in the workshop or the session or whatever the thing is. The flip side of that is it can be worth it for a speaker, provided you know who your audience is, you can create an ICP, and provided you are giving value to the audience. Katie Robbert – 01:54 So if you’re a speaker who has made their whole career on big ideas and thought leadership and all that’s fine, people have a hard time buying something from that and saying, “I know exactly what it is I need to do next.” So there is a time and place for those speakers. But for an attendee to really get value, you need to teach them something. You need to show them how to be very tactical, be very hands-on. That’s where an attendee is going to get more value. So I would say overall, I think events are worth it provided both the attendee and the speaker are doing their homework to make sure they are getting and providing value. Christopher S. Penn – 02:44 Yep. The trifecta has always been speaker, sponsor, attendee. So each entity has their own motivations. And one of the best things that you can do, even before signing up for an event while you’re considering them, is to actually make a user story. So for me, Christopher Penn, as a keynote speaker, I want to speak at, say, Davos, so that I can raise my stature among professional speakers by speaking at the World Economic Forum. That’s just a simple example. It becomes pretty clear then that event fits my “so that,” which maps to the 5P framework. So I have a purpose as a speaker, I have a performance, I have a known outcome that I want. Christopher S. Penn – 03:35 And then I have to figure out: Does the event provide the people, process, and platform to get me to my purpose and achieve the performance that I want? As an attendee, you would do the same thing. One of the reasons why I pretty much never go to events unless I’m speaking at them is because when I do this user story for myself, as an AI data scientist: “I want to learn the latest and greatest techniques and methodologies for using generative AI models so that I can improve the productivity of my work and scale AI faster.” When I use that user story, there’s a single event that matches that user story. None. Zero. Why? Because all of the stuff that fulfills that is not at events. It is in the steady stream of academic papers being published every day. Christopher S. Penn – 04:34 It is in the research that’s being done, in the code repositories that are being published on places like GitHub. And I know myself and how I work. I will get immediate benefit by going to someone’s GitHub repo, checking out the code, and saying, “Okay, well how do I make this work for Trust Insights or this client or that client.” An event doesn’t do that for me. Now, if my story was, “As a speaker, I want to go to this event so that I can network with this group of companies,” that does make sense. But as an attendee, for me, my user story is so specific that events don’t line up for me. Katie Robbert – 05:12 And I think that’s something that, so every year during event season, companies are sending their. They’re like, “Oh, we got three tickets, let’s send three people.” The thing that always bugged me about that wasn’t that they were spending the time to send people, it’s that there was no real action plan. What are they supposed to get out of it? What are they supposed to bring back to the company to help other people learn? Because they’re not inexpensive. You have to get the ticket to the event, then you have to get travel to the event and lodging to the event, and then you have to eat at the event. And some events are better than others about actually feeding people. And so those are just expenses that you have to expect. Katie Robbert – 05:58 And then there’s also the lost time away from client work, away from the day-to-day. And so that’s a sunk cost as well. So all of that adds up to, “Okay, did you just send your employees on a vacation or are they actually getting something out of it that they can bring back to their organization, to their team?” to say this is the latest and greatest. That is a big part of how attendees would get value: What is my KPI? What am I supposed to get out of this? Maybe it’s literally, “My goal is to meet 3 new people.” That’s an acceptable goal, as long as that’s your goal and then you do that. Or my goal is to understand what’s going on with agentic AI as it applies to social media. Katie Robbert – 06:55 Okay, well, those sessions exist. And if you’re not attending those sessions, then you’re probably just standing over at the coffee cart, gossiping with your friends, missing out on the thing that you actually went there to learn. But you need to know what it is that you’re doing in the first place, why are you there. And then figure out what sessions match up with the goals that you have. It sounds like a lot of work. It is. But it’s worth it to do that homework upfront. It’s like anything else. Doing your requirements gathering is going to get you better results when you actually start to execute. Katie Robbert – 07:31 Events can be really overwhelming because there’s a lot going on, there’s a lot of concurrent sessions, there’s a lot of people, there’s a lot of vendors, there’s a lot of booths, whatever. It can be really overwhelming. But if you do your requirements gathering upfront to say, “As a persona, I want to [goal] so that [outcome],” and you look at the agenda and you say, “These are the sessions that are going to help meet my ‘so that,’ meet my performance, help me understand my purpose and get to that goal faster,” then you have a plan. You can at least sort of stay on track. And then everything else is just kind of extra and auxiliary. Katie Robbert – 08:11 As a speaker, again, you have to be thinking about it in those terms. Maybe you create some user stories for attendees from your ICP and you say, “If my ICP is a B2B marketer who’s about a 101, 102 with agentic AI, then what can I teach them that’s going to bring them into my session and give them an immediate takeaway and value?” Christopher S. Penn – 08:41 Yep. One of the—so for those who don’t know, we’re hosting our first event as a company in London on October 31, 2025. If you’re listening to this after that date, pop by the Trust Insights website because we are planning potentially some more events like this. It’s a full-day workshop. And one of the things that is nice about running your own event is you can ask attendees, “What do you want to learn from this?” I was looking at the responses this morning, going, “Wow, this is…” There’s a wide range. But one of the ones that stuck out is exactly what you said, Katie, which is, “I for this event to be…” Christopher S. Penn – 09:21 We asked the question: “For this event to be a success, what is the one thing that you need to come home with?” As this person said, “I need 5 use cases for Generative AI that I can explain to my team for this event to be successful.” One other person said, “I need 1 prototype. Maybe it’s just a prompt, maybe it’s a GPT. I need 1 prototype that I can take back to work and use immediately for this event to be a success.” And that tells me a lot as both an event organizer and as a speaker. That’s what’s expected. Christopher S. Penn – 09:56 That is what is expected now for this kind of thing. If you just go to an event kind of randomly, okay, you don’t know why you’re there. But if you say, “This is my burning question, will this event fulfill this?” it’s a lot more clear. One of the things I think is so useful to do as an attendee is sit down with the beverage of your choice—the sparkling water, whatever—and say, “What do I want to get out of it? What are my goals? What is the thing, regardless of yet? What are my goals for professional development?” Christopher S. Penn – 10:36 If you do that, and then you go to the event webpage and you copy and paste the agenda, you put it into ChatGPT and you can say, “Score the sessions at this event 1 to 10 on their relevance to my professional goals and show me the session title and the score.” It will spit that out. And what you will see is, “Yeah, this is an event I should go to. There’s a lot of sessions that align with my goals,” or, “No, there’s everything on here scoring a 2 or a 3. This is not the event for me.” Conference organizers, if you cannot share the agenda to people for Generative AI, guess what? You are not going to make the cut very shortly for whether or not people even show up at your event. Katie Robbert – 11:21 Well, and here’s the thing. Conferences in general spend a lot of time marketing and massaging the language, and there’s a lot of fluff out there. There’s a lot of, “Oh, that could be interesting.” Or we spent a lot of money making sure people are aware that we have an event at all. So it’s the must attend. It’s the, “We got the big name.” I’m going to pick on Inbound for a minute because Inbound is one of those conferences that has gotten so big that from my perspective, I struggle to see the value as an attendee because it’s so overwhelming. To HubSpot’s credit, HubSpot has the Inbound conference. To HubSpot’s credit, they get big A-list celebrities to do the big stages, which is what draws people in. Katie Robbert – 12:16 As someone who is very skeptical in general and questions everything, I look at that and I say, “Well, what value am I going to get from Gillian Anderson telling me about what I need to know as a B2B marketer?” Probably not a lot other than it would be cool to see someone like Gillian Anderson or Reese Witherspoon or John Krasinski or whoever they have on stage. But they’re not talking to me specifically. So am I really going to get value out of that? But what HubSpot is doing is they’re like, “Hey, we got this big name. Come see them speak and also attend our conference.” There’s nothing wrong with that. They can absolutely do that. And they get a lot of people because they get those big-name celebrities. Katie Robbert – 13:00 But when you really break it down to an individual attendee, I really would challenge you to question: What value am I getting out of that? Because it is such a big, zoo-like experience. It’s gotten really big. How am I getting the most out of it? If you just really want to see a celebrity on stage, that’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with that. That can absolutely be your goal. But if you’re being held to specific KPIs by your manager, by your executives, maybe that’s not the best use of your time. There are so many events out there now, both virtual and in person. So, Chris, what you’re saying is figure out first what it is that you need to be doing, what is your professional development roadmap. Then put the agendas and score them of all of the different events. Katie Robbert – 13:56 That’s how people are going to be choosing where they go. It’s not going to be enough to have a big-name celebrity on stage if they’re not adding any value. Christopher S. Penn – 14:05 And remember, there’s also different classes and kinds of events. So there are trade show events. These are events which are specifically vendor-focused shows where there’s a trade show floor, a big one, and you just go from vendor to vendor, essentially going shopping. I’ve spoken at several of these events and they can be a lot of fun because you get to see the landscape of all the different options in your space. There are conferences which are sort of high level, quick takes on the industry overall and individual topics. And one of our favorites is Marketing Prof B2B forum. You can see what the state of B2B marketing is by going to all these 45 to 60 minute sessions. Christopher S. Penn – 14:45 And then there are workshops, which are a deeper dive—half-day, full-day workshops—which is a deeper dive into a particular topic usually taught by one instructor. And you choose that workshop. That’s sort of the event space. If your goal is deep professional development on topic, an event might not be the choice at all. You might be better off with a course because a course will teach you at a self-paced or instructor-led super deep dive into a topic that even in a full-day workshop you may not have enough time to get to. Or depending on your learning style, you might find even a full-day workshop just overload. Christopher S. Penn – 15:25 I have taught workshops where 60 of the people were fine and 40 people—I checked out at lunch because my brain is full and I can’t put any more in it and stuff. So that’s a whole instructional design; it is a whole different podcast episode. But you have to decide based on my goals: Is an event even the right venue? If your goal, say like our partner John Wall, if your goal is, “I want to be there to network with people,” a workshop ain’t going to do that. A course ain’t going to do that. A conference absolutely will do that. A trade show absolutely is going to do that. So going back to where we started, you’ve got to be clear on your purpose and then say, “Is this event the right one for me?” Katie Robbert – 16:12 So let’s talk a little bit about how attendees can really start to examine. Obviously, kind of putting you on the spot, Chris, but let’s say I’m an attendee and I have two different events that I have to pick from. You’re recommending: First, I would probably do a user story to say this is what I want to get out of it. So, as a marketing analyst, I want to learn how AI can help me do measurement so that I can apply that and find efficiencies in my own work. If that’s my user story, then the next step I’m going to do is I’m going to take that user story as maybe the foundation of the prompt that I’ll build inside of generative AI, whether it be ChatGPT or Gemini, whatever. Katie Robbert – 17:08 And what I’m going to do is say, “This is my user story. These are my goals. Here are the agendas of two different events. Help me figure out which event is more aligned with my goal, and then which sessions or workshops specifically are going to teach me what I want to know.” That’s the way that it sounds like you’re suggesting attendees approach choosing events, which then filters into that larger conversation that you were saying of event organizers. They need to be thinking about: That’s how attendees are going to be making those choices. Christopher S. Penn – 17:45 Exactly right. And if you’re an attendee and maybe you’ve got limited budget, maybe you can’t afford the big show. So, Katie, you were mentioning Inbound. The reality is people who are professional speakers speak at more than one event a year. So you could also commission a deep research project on that speaker and say, “Gosh, Katie Robbert is speaking at this event, but I can’t afford that. Their ticket price is $2,700. What other events does Katie Robbert speak at? Or how do I get in contact with Katie Robbert to ask her straight up, like, ‘Hey, what other events do you speak at?’ Because I can’t afford the big show, but I would still like to hear what you have to say.” Christopher S. Penn – 18:31 You might be surprised. You might even be surprised when the person says, “Well, okay, you can’t afford the super big show at $2,700, but you could take my course for $1,500.” That will give you, frankly, more information than that because the event only gave me 45 minutes on stage, whereas I’m going to give you the full 8 hours at your own base in my course. Other than people who are just starting out, pretty much everybody who is a professional speaker has some other option for you to take advantage of their content. They probably have a course, they probably have a book. They probably have something that will get you access to that knowledge. So absolutely follow that process, Katie. But also if you know, “This person is someone that I can learn from.” Christopher S. Penn – 19:23 But this event overall might not be the best fit, or I don’t see the ROI for $2,700 bucks for a ticket just to see that one person, maybe there’s an alternative. Katie Robbert – 19:34 And that goes to your second question that you asked me: How do speakers get the most value out of events? Well, number one, speaking at as many events as you can is always a good place to start. But it’s not the only thing that you should be doing. So I’m going to pick on you for a hot second, Chris. Every event that we speak at always sends the speaker packet. And within that speaker packet, these events do a really great job of pre-writing social posts saying, “Hey, I’m Chris Penn and I’m speaking at insert thing here, and I’ll be teaching this. Come see me. Here’s a link.” Katie Robbert – 20:14 If you’re a speaker and you’re not taking advantage of those things and telling people where you’re going to be, as attendees get smarter about doing their research, you’re not going to show up in that research. So you as a speaker need to be telling people what you’re doing, where you’re going to be, and then also diversify your content. So make sure you’re not just speaking at events. But also, Chris, to your point, you’re posting more on LinkedIn. Maybe you have a LinkedIn newsletter, maybe you have an email newsletter, maybe you have a YouTube channel, maybe you have a website, maybe you have a book, whatever the thing is. Make sure that whatever session you’re doing at an event also has auxiliary content about it. So think about it the old way we used to think about content on our website. Katie Robbert – 21:06 What was it—the cornerstone content? I don’t know. I don’t remember if that was the term or not. But basically that was like your, “Here’s my main point, here’s the thing.” And then you create a lot of auxiliary pieces around that content that helps support, and you explore it from a bunch of different angles. So if my point is the 5 Ps. Great, that’s my cornerstone content. Let me tell you what it is. But every other piece of content should give you use cases, give you ways to expand it, really dig into how it came about, how people can use it. And all of those should link back to the cornerstone content. The same is true for speakers who have their “here’s my polished keynote speech, here’s my theme, here’s my topic, here’s my thought leadership piece.” Katie Robbert – 21:58 You need to have that auxiliary content. And that’s how you get the most value out of speaking at events. Because people then know who you are, they know what you’re going to teach. Christopher S. Penn – 22:10 And as a speaker, one of the most important things you can do is retain your audience from an event. So you as a speaker have to figure out: How do I get people to remember me come Monday morning when they’ve flown back home? That kind of goes back to where we started this episode in the sense of: What stuff are you going to give people? Are you going to give people a workbook or a worksheet or something other than just the slides? Are you going to give them a GPT? Are you going to give them a Notebook LM? What is the thing? Christopher S. Penn – 22:43 So for example, in our brand new Trust Insights unofficial LinkedIn algorithm guide, which you can get at TrustInsights.ai/LinkedInGuide, we have a Notebook LM with the guide in it because the guide’s like 80 pages long. People can just go right into that Notebook LLM and ask it questions and say, “Now here’s this thing.” As a speaker, for example, I’m doing a workshop next week (well, by the time you hear this, the workshop will be over) for an organization. I’m recording myself. I’m going to record the entire thing, which I always do. In the past, I’ve provided a transcript. Well, guess what’s going to happen this time? Christopher S. Penn – 23:19 I’m still going to provide the transcript, but the transcript is going to go in a Notebook LM along with all the prompts and stuff for the workshop so that the attendees can go to the Notebook LM and say, “Chris discussed this one thing, but I don’t remember what it was and I don’t want to read that 82 pages of text from the transcript from 6 hours of instruction.” They go right to the Notebook and say, “Chris talked about this thing. What was it?” And they can get the answer as though Q&A was available in perpetuity from this workshop. That’s a value add. And of course, in the Notebook, what do you do? You put in reminders. “Hey, if you would like to engage Trust Insights, just pop on my trust.” Christopher S. Penn – 23:56 When you pre-build the audio overview and the video overview and all this as a speaker, these are all things that should be on your list to provide as much value for attendees so that when event season comes around again and that same attendee is going, “Oh, which do I go to, this event or this event? Well, this event’s got Chris Penn and Katie Robbert at it, and I came away with a lot of stuff, so maybe I’ll go to this event.” Katie Robbert – 24:21 We were actually just doing that kind of preparation. We’re teaching a workshop at the Mekon event this year. We’re teaching on measurement and AI. One of the things that we’ve been working on, in addition to the slides, which is pretty stock and standard for any speaker, is also all of the other supplemental materials. So attendees of our specific workshop are walking away with sample data prompts, a whole workbook of everything that we’ve covered. They’re probably going to get the audio recording afterwards. Christopher S. Penn – 24:59 They’re going to get the Notebook LM. Katie Robbert – 25:00 They’re going to get the Notebook LM. They’re going to remember, “Hey, when I took this workshop with them, I got a whole grab bag of stuff. I may not have known what to do with it at the time because it was overwhelming and it’s a lot of information, but I still got it. They still provided me with things that weren’t just high-level concepts and thought leadership. It was very hands-on.” But then I can walk away when I have more time to really think about it and go, “What is it that I want to do with this?” And so the Notebook LM is a really great addition to that as a nice bonus of, “Hey, so I took this workshop. What were the key takeaways? What was I supposed to do with the sample SEO data?” Katie Robbert – 25:39 “Or here’s the prompt that Chris gave me. What was it meant to do?” You’ll get all of that information on your own time. Christopher S. Penn – 25:48 Mm. And that is for speakers and for events, how to demonstrate to an attendee, “This is worth it.” And for the attendee to say, “Hey, what extras will I get?” Because the reality is we are, for good or ill, in very uncertain economic times right now, and budgets are tight. We’ve heard this across the board. We’ve heard from all of our peers. Pipelines are slowing down, deals are taking longer to close, lower deal amounts. If we think like product marketers and we say, “What if this is our price, this is our fee? What can we do to add value on top of that without cutting your fee?” But you can say, “What added value can I give you that will stand out as an event?” And for an attendee, it’s how to decide where to go. Christopher S. Penn – 26:41 What should you be paying attention to? I can say, “Yeah, this is the one for me, because I’m getting all.” Katie Robbert – 26:46 This stuff. And all this stuff is really giving people things, tools they can actually work with. We’ve been talking about the AI strategy course. Within the AI strategy course, there are over 20 downloads with 8 hours of instruction. But if you can’t afford the whole entire 8-hour course, guess what? You can just buy the downloads. You can go to TrustInsights.ai/strategictoolkit. You don’t have to listen to me talk on and on for 8 hours. You can just get the downloads and the workbooks and the calculations and the ROI calculators, all that good stuff. It’s there, and it’s the way that speakers should be thinking about. Even if you’re just doing a 45-minute breakout session, what is that tangible thing that someone’s going to walk away with? Katie Robbert – 27:41 And if it’s just a link to buy your book, that’s not really going to leave a lasting impression of, “That was really good. I totally needed to spend more money to buy a book.” Christopher S. Penn – 27:55 Mm. It occurs to me, and something we’ll do after this episode, that we should probably take the contents of the course and put it in a Notebook LLM for people who bought the full course so that they can ask Virtual Katie questions anytime they want from the AI Strategy course. So I think we went from, “Are events worth it?” to how do we make events worth it for attendees, for speakers, and for event planners. And there are some rich ideas for everybody. But the bottom line is people want value, and whoever provides the most value is going to win—a story as old as time itself. If you’ve got some thoughts and questions or things that you use to evaluate events or to throw successful events and you want to share them, pop on by our free Slack group. Christopher S. Penn – 28:37 Go to TrustInsights.ai/analyticsformarketers, where you and over 4,500 other marketers are asking and answering those questions every single day. And wherever it is you watch or listen to the show, if there’s a challenge you’d rather have on, we’re probably there. Go to TrustInsights.ai/tipodcast. You can find us at all the places fine podcasts are served. Thanks for tuning in. Talk to you on the next one. Katie Robbert – 29:02 Want to know more about Trust Insights? Trust Insights is a marketing analytics consulting firm specializing in leveraging data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to empower businesses with actionable insights. Founded in 2017 by Katie Robbert and Christopher S. Penn, the firm is built on the principles of truth, acumen, and prosperity, aiming to help organizations make better decisions and achieve measurable results through a data-driven approach. Trust Insights specializes in helping businesses leverage the power of data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to drive measurable marketing ROI. Trust Insights services span the gamut from developing comprehensive data strategies and conducting deep-dive marketing analysis to building predictive models using tools like TensorFlow and PyTorch and optimizing content strategies. Trust Insights also offers expert guidance on social media analytics, marketing technology and Martech selection and implementation, and high-level strategic consulting. Katie Robbert – 30:05 Encompassing emerging generative AI technologies like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Anthropic, Claude, Dall-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and Meta Llama, Trust Insights provides fractional team members such as CMO or data scientist to augment existing teams. Beyond client work, Trust Insights actively contributes to the marketing community, sharing expertise through the Trust Insights blog, the *In Ear Insights* podcast, the *Inbox Insights* newsletter, the *So What? Live Stream*, webinars, and keynote speaking. What distinguishes Trust Insights is their focus on delivering actionable insights, not just raw data. Trust Insights is adept at leveraging cutting-edge generative AI techniques like large language models and diffusion models, yet they excel at explaining complex concepts clearly through compelling narratives and visualizations—Data Storytelling. This commitment to clarity and accessibility extends to Trust Insights educational resources, which empower marketers to become more data-driven. Katie Robbert – 31:11 Trust Insights champions ethical data practices and transparency in AI, sharing knowledge widely. 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Big Blue Madness (an open practice) for Kentucky Basketball happens on a bye week for Kentucky Football (much needed) although we think a BIG percent of Kentucky Football fans have checked out of football season, there is plenty of football left for the Wildcats! Our thoughts and opinions on Big Blue Madness, Kentucky Football plays Texas at Kroger Field under the lights next weekend (Jay is still optimistic), and Around the SEC with Jaron Ruth @Jaron_033 @SSN_Kentucky @SSN_SEC @JayHazzeKY

The Irish Cancer Society has launched new figures that highlight only 3 of 28 defined targets have been met in the National Cancer Strategy. With Ireland's cancer mortality rate the third highest in Western Europe, the Society has warned that things will get worse unless increased investment is provided in budget 2026. John Wall who is living with Prostate Cancer spoke with Alan Morrissey on Friday's Morning Focus.

Jared Wilson - Owner/Founder of JW Performance - joins us for the 118th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we talk through some of the underappreciated parts of the private performance world, we dive into the foundational training process, and Jared fully pulls back the curtain on his time with John Wall. This was a transparent and powerful episode and we were thankful for Jared for being willing to truly dive in.Follow Jared on IG @jw.performanceFind and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episodeBig Thanks to our sponsor Lumin Sports:Lumin continues to change the game within the AMS realm and recently launched their new strength builder platform. Head on over to luminsports.com - and mention Move the Needle at Check out to receive 20% off your first full year.& a huge Thank You to our sponsor, Hawkin Dynamics: Hawkin is the world leader in force measuring, and continues to put forth the tools for high-performance practitioners to be exactly that, high performers. If you haven't yet checked out Hawkins - head over to their website at: https://www.hawkindynamics.com/ and check out everything they have to offerMake sure to check out our sponsor, Samson Equipment: Samson is a leader in manufacturing elite weight room equipment (and have been for nearly 50 years). Founded by Dave and Linda Schroeder, Samson is weight room equipment made by coaches for coaches. Check them out at samsonequipment.com for more informationShoutout to our sponsor, 1080 Motion. The 1080 Sprint is the single best piece of training equipment in the world & has continually changed the game for training speed, strength, and power. Go to 1080motion.com to learn more.

Watch John's full presentation FREE below: https://www.modernsoccercoach.com/product-page/purpose-planning-and-people-insight-into-jamaica-s-blueprint-with-john-wall In this episode, John Wall shares insights from his time as assistant coach for the Jamaican National Team (2022–2024). He discusses how to maximize player strengths, simplify complexity, and create repeatable structures, even with limited resources. Topics include transitions, defensive organization, set pieces, player development, and balancing tactical structure with freedom. John also reflects on the realities of coaching and how observation, pragmatism, and humility can drive team success. Key takeaway: Coaching isn't about doing everything—it's about focusing on what truly matters and empowering players to perform at their best. This podcast is sponsored by Actavivo! Actavivo is a free team and group communication app built for clubs, schools, sports teams, neighbourhoods, and organisations. It helps people connect, organise, and manage group activities more effectively—all in one place. Actavivo Website: https://actavivo.com App Store: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/actavivo/id1611252168 Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.actavivo&hl=en_US

Tony opens the show by talking about the Nats and their new closer, and he also talks about John Wall and whether the Wizards should retire his number, and he he talks about a mistake he made on PTI the night before. Chuck Todd calls in to talk about being at the Miami / Notre Dame game, and he makes his NFL picks against Reginald the Monkey. Mark Feinsand calls in to talk about going to the US Open over the weekend, and he talks about who's looking good to win the MVP, and how the pennant races are shaping up, and Tony closes out the show by opening up the Mailbag. Songs : The Dad Bods “Rigor Mortgage” ; “Anthem” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summary In this episode, Scott and Dan discuss various topics surrounding the Chicago Bulls and the NBA, including the recent birth of co-host Sal's son, trivia about Bulls history, the contract situation of Josh Giddy, the release of the Bulls' schedule, and the retirement of Derrick Rose's jersey. They reflect on the legacy of Derrick Rose, the retirement of John Wall, and the current state of the NBA offseason. The episode concludes with a discussion about cities with overseas visitors and their experiences in Hawaii. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Celebrating New Beginnings 02:03 Trivia Challenge: Bulls' Perfect Three-Point Shooters 05:28 Josh Giddy Contract Situation: A Double-Edged Sword 10:16 Bulls Schedule Release and Derrick Rose's Jersey Retirement 21:37 Reflections on Derrick Rose and John Wall's Careers 25:27 Basketball Offseason Updates 27:26 The Anticipation for the Upcoming Season 31:50 Fun with Scottagories: NBA Jersey Sales 38:44 Closing Thoughts and Future Predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this episode of the MalloryBros. Podcast, the guys start with a recap of the weekend! Terrance hosted a Baby Shower, Terrell took a trip back to Mikes. They first talk Derrick Rose and John Wall's. retirement. They then pivot to Terry Mclaurin getting his money. Terrance shares thoughts on the fan base, the organization and the future. They then talk Shedeur Sanders as they recap their debate and give thoughts on this past weeks performance. They wonder where J Cole is and talk what they think his next move should be, the Fall Off, some reflection of last year and more. They finish with their thoughts on the popular conversation of who was the better wrestler turned actor between The Rock, Batista, and John Cena. Follow the Bros. on Twitter @MalloryBros9 for all Updates!

0:00 Intro 1:06 Friend of the show Michael Cooper & the Miami 305 win the Big 3 Championship! 3:19 The Eastern Conference way too early power rankings 4:08 The “No Shots” out East 12:13 Bruce unveils his latest & greatest NBA player nickname! 13:32 The Play-In Playas 23:47 The Play-offers 36:22 The Contenders 48:10 Bruce provides his final thoughts on Rick Carlisle's contact extension with the Pacers 49:48 World B reflects on John Wall's career 52:01 Ross shares his final thought on Chicago's Derrick Rose Jersey Retirement night

Austin and Pausha return to give their winners of the offseason, from Michael Beasley to Kevin Durant. They also discuss John Wall's basketball legacy. Hosts: Austin Rivers and Pausha HaghighiProducer: Kyle WilliamsAdditional Production Support: Ben CruzSocial: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

RUNDOWN   Nugget ice machines, clinking noises, and bizarre celebrity rumors (yes, even LeAnn Rimes' teeth). The warm-up turns nostalgic as the show celebrates musical birthdays for Billy Ray Cyrus, Gene Simmons, and Elvis Costello. And what about the chaos of late August sports: college football's return, the NFL looming, and the Mariners somehow both collapsing and contending at the same time? Hotshot recounts the fantasy football fiasco that ended his playing days back in 2007, while Mitch embraces his role as a “passionate pessimist” when it comes to Seattle baseball. And through it all, one bright spot remains—Brian Woo quietly posting Cy Young–level consistency, even if the voters never notice. Mitch interviews Nancy King, who was just 16 when a family trip to Seattle in August 1964 turned into the story of a lifetime. From checking into the Beatles' hotel, to a chance encounter with a Liverpool journalist, to being ushered into a private room where she spent 30 unforgettable minutes with John, Paul, George, and Ringo — Nancy recounts how one magical evening reshaped her life and inspired decades of storytelling. CBS analyst and Rose Bowl–winning coach Rick Neuheisel joins Mitch to open another season of weekly college football chats, breaking down the new 12-team playoff format, the looming SEC and Big Ten power plays, and the frenzy around Arch Manning's Texas debut in Columbus. He weighs in on Washington's year-two outlook under Jedd Fisch, Heisman dark horses, and makes his first official “Rick's Pick” of 2025 — with Oregon and LSU circled for January glory. Mitch welcomes back Joe Doyle and Brady Farkas for episode 348 of this Mariners No-Table segment, where the trio dissects Seattle's uneven road trip, a roster struggling against lefties, and what Cal Raleigh's historic home run pace means for the franchise. With Padres, Guardians, and Rays looming, the group debates roster moves, Harry Ford's September call-up chances, and whether the Mariners are missing their moment to bury Houston.   GUESTS   Nancy King | Eyewitness to the Beatles' 1964 Seattle stay and lifelong storyteller of that night at the Edgewater Hotel Rick Neuheisel | CBS College Football Analyst, Former Head Coach & Rose Bowl Champion Brady Farkas | Host, Refuse to Lose Podcast (Mariners on SI) Joe Doyle | MLB Draft & Mariners Analyst, Over Slot Substack   TABLE OF CONTENTS   0:00 | From Nugget Ice to Beatles Nights 21:56 | Passionate Pessimists, Fantasy-Free Since '07, and Mariners in the Madness 35:30 | GUEST: Nancy King; From North Dakota to the Edgewater: A Teenager's Night With the Beatles 1:05:25 | GUEST: Rick Neuheisel; Kicks Off College Football: Playoff Paths, Arch Madness, and Husky Hopes 1:34:28 | GUEST: Mariners No-Table; Mariners No-Table: Clunky Rosters, Cal Raleigh's Power Surge, and a Crucial Week Ahead 2:02:21 | Other Stuff Segment: Chinese Taipei wins Little League World Series, Issaquah loses to eventual softball champion Texas, Seahawks preseason struggles & roster cuts (Marquez Valdes-Scantling uncertainty), Lee Corso's final College GameDay broadcast, John Wall retires from NBA, Bengals Ring of Honor controversy (Boomer Esiason email & Corey Dillon snub), Roger Federer declared billionaire via On Running stake, Nolan Bushnell turns down 1/3 of Apple for $50K, Sean Kemp sentenced to 30 days home detention, Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant card sells for $12.93M, Ro Crowder rearrested for sniffing strangers, Bellevue Pickleball Club opening. RIPs: Jerry Adler (actor, Sopranos/Good Wife/Rescue Me), Judge Frank Caprio (“Caught in Providence” TV judge). Headlines: IHOP waitress charged with groping a customer, Wisconsin State Fair worker glues coworker's Coke, Thailand hospital records used as food wrapping, Britney Spears nude photoshoot, Fake Justin Bieber scams Vegas nightclub.

John Wall officially called it a career this week at age 34, bringing back memories of the former No. 1 pick's time in Washington. Listen as our hosts discuss the news, hear from analysts Steve Buckhantz and Chase Hughes and play-by-play voice Chris Miller on Wall's career, and callers debate with Kevin Sheehan on the idea of the Wiz retiring Wall's number!

John Wall officially called it a career this week at age 34, bringing back memories of the former No. 1 pick's time in Washington. Listen as our hosts discuss the news, hear from analysts Steve Buckhantz and Chase Hughes and play-by-play voice Chris Miller on Wall's career, and callers debate with Kevin Sheehan on the idea of the Wiz retiring Wall's number!

John Wall officially called it a career this week at age 34, bringing back memories of the former No. 1 pick's time in Washington. Listen as our hosts discuss the news, hear from analysts Steve Buckhantz and Chase Hughes and play-by-play voice Chris Miller on Wall's career, and callers debate with Kevin Sheehan on the idea of the Wiz retiring Wall's number!

Welcome to Chill With Chill, your ultimate relaxation spot for NBA fans! If you're looking to unwind, kick back, and talk hoops, you've found your new happy place. Join us every week for a live, laid-back session where we dive deep into all things NBA.

John Wall officially called it a career this week at age 34, bringing back memories of the former No. 1 pick's time in Washington. Listen as our hosts discuss the news, hear from analysts Steve Buckhantz and Chase Hughes and play-by-play voice Chris Miller on Wall's career, and callers debate with Kevin Sheehan on the idea of the Wiz retiring Wall's number!

On this week's Best of BMitch and Finlay: -Brian gives a player's perspective on the preseason mindset -Reaction to John Wall's retirement -Could the Commanders start 7-0? -Training Camp Superlatives for Commanders Camp 2025 -Dan Quinn joins the show live in Ashburn -Why did the Commanders end up trading Brian Robinson?

Join Our Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://www.patreon.com/raopodcast On this weeks episode of RAOP we crack it off by celebrating Headsprung going Platinum. The homie Spade also pulls up for us to chop it up about is Hip Hop legit dead, tiktok Chefs, Jamie Lee Curtis putting them thangs on display, John Wall retiring from the NBA, the Jags vs Saints fade and a ton more.

On this episode of The Drive & Dish NBA podcast, hosted by Kevin Rafuse (@rafusetolose) & Justin Cousart, Kevin is joined by Carlton Cabey (@Carlton_KB) as they start the show by talking John Wall's retirement. A look back at his career and why the guys think it will age well plus a quick comparison between John Wall and Gilbert Arenas and why Carlton thinks the Wizards could have done more around Wall. Next, the Lakers sign Luka Doncic and the guys discuss the new era of Lakers basketball featuring Luka and debate again whether LeBron should try to make a move or stick in Los Angeles. The Spurs have signed a 4-year extension with De'Aaron Fox and the guys discuss where the Spurs stack up in a loaded Western Conference and why it's time for the them to start winning games. Rick Carisle also has signed a multi-year extension to coach the Pacers as we get Carlton's opinion on a weaker Eastern Conference. Finally, stick around for some NFL thoughts ahead of the Eagles/Dolphins upcoming seasons, Carlton's Panthers winning back to back Stanley Cups and Carlton's new cologne page (@SmellGoodChronicals) and how he got into the hobby. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts and watch the show on YouTube.

Munaf Manji and Mackenzie Rivers talk NBA offseason moves and much more. The NBA offseason has been anything but quiet, with retirements, betting controversies, and opening night matchups fueling headlines. John Wall officially retired after an injury-filled career that began with promise in Washington, while Derrick Rose will have his No. 1 jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls, honoring his MVP peak before injuries changed his trajectory. Off-court drama also made waves as Malik Beasley was cleared in a federal gambling investigation, reopening his free agency with interest from the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks. The case highlighted growing concerns over NBA betting integrity, with discussions about limiting unders on fringe players after scandals involving Jonte Porter. Opening night brings high drama. The Oklahoma City Thunder, fresh off their championship, host the Houston Rockets, who now feature Kevin Durant in a stunning return to OKC. Oddsmakers list the Thunder as 6.5-point favorites, backed by continuity, elite net rating, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP form. Analysts expect Durant and Jalen Green to thrive in Houston but caution that defensive chemistry will take time after trading away Dillon Brooks. The second marquee game pits the Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Lakers. Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler headline a Warriors roster built on stability, while the Lakers counter with Luka Doncic alongside LeBron James at age 41. Experts argue Golden State is undervalued, pointing to their cohesion and defensive strength compared to the Lakers' questionable fit and reliance on Luka's offense. Debate then shifted to overrated and underrated stars entering the 2025–26 season. Anthony Edwards, despite highlight dunks and hype, was criticized for inconsistency, limited playmaking, and average defense in key playoff series. Trae Young's efficiency, turnovers, and defensive liability made him another overrated pick, while LeBron James was called statistically brilliant yet less impactful on winning at this stage of his career. Ja Morant's injuries and lack of reliable shooting lowered his stock, and even fan-favorite Alex Caruso was labeled overrated due to inflated advanced metrics. On the underrated side, Joel Embiid was deemed far too low on rankings despite injury concerns, still a dominant force when healthy. Orlando's Franz Wagner was praised for versatility, scoring, and leadership alongside Paolo Banchero, positioning him as a rising top-15 talent. Jalen Williams of the Thunder was highlighted as a two-way star capable of being more than a Robin, while Bam Adebayo's defense and potential offensive leap could transform Miami. Even Steph Curry, though widely respected, was argued to remain underrated for the way he elevates teammates. The podcast closed with betting insights. The Los Angeles Clippers were recommended at -8 over the rebuilding Utah Jazz, given depth, continuity, and elite defense led by Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. Another best bet circled the Toronto Raptors +6 against the Atlanta Hawks, citing Brandon Ingram's addition, improved depth, and Atlanta's poor record as home favorites. As the 2025–26 season approaches, the NBA's mix of star power, betting intrigue, and opening-night storylines ensures drama on and off the court. From Durant's OKC return to debates over Edwards, Young, and Embiid, fans and bettors alike have plenty to watch. The association never sleeps, and this season promises to be another defining chapter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill and Marcus Thompson give their best and worst case scenarios for some prominent NBA teams for the upcoming season. What went right for the Knicks if Mike Brown wins coach of the year? What went wrong for the Warriors if they have another first round exit?Next, Vince and Marcus react to the John Wall retirement. Will Wall be remembered for being a great player?Later, Rick Carlisle gets a well deserved contract extension. Is he one of the best coaches in the NBA?(3:17) What Went Wrong: If the Warriors get bounced in the first round this upcoming season(11:15) Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry's dynamic(23:47) Warriors unlikely 2022 championship(28:24) What Went Wrong: Lakers back in the Play-In(31:50) What Went Right: Laker make a deep playoff run(35:32) What Went Wrong: Knicks don't secure a top-3 seed(40:17) John Wall announces retirement(49:54) Rick Carlisle gets contract extension with Pacers

John Wall announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the NBA. We still haven't forgotten his one season in Lexington. We also share our thoughts on this year's team and the upcoming season. #BBN #GoCatsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cats-talk-wednesday--4693915/support.

08/20 Hour 1: Cakes Recaps His Birthday Celebration Yesterday - 1:00 Top Storylines Around The Sports World - 17:00 John Wall Officially Retires From Basketball - 33:00

8.20.25 Hour 3, Kevin Sheehan asks callers who do they think will make the playoffs this NFL season that didn't make it in 2024 and who will drop out of the playoffs this season that made it in 2024. Kevin Sheehan talks about John Wall's retirement and whether the Wizards should retire his jersey and put it in the rafters.

8.20.25 Hour 1, Kevin Sheehan opens up the show talking about the Commanders reaching their breaking point with Terry McLaurin and Jayden Daniels not having a sophomore slump season. Kevin Sheehan, Producer Max and callers give their number one concern for the Commanders going into the 2025 season. 8.20.25 Hour 2, Bill Barnwell from ESPN joins the Kevin Sheehan Show to talk about the Commanders and the teams in the NFL that will have a surprising turnaround compared to their last season. Kevin Sheehan and Producer Max give their picks for what NFL team will make a huge jump and will fall off this season. 8.20.25 Hour 3, Kevin Sheehan asks callers who do they think will make the playoffs this NFL season that didn't make it in 2024 and who will drop out of the playoffs this season that made it in 2024. Kevin Sheehan talks about John Wall's retirement and whether the Wizards should retire his jersey and put it in the rafters.

8.20.25, Kevin Sheehan talks about John Wall's retirement and whether the Wizards should retire his jersey and put it in the rafters.

On today's show Torres wonders if one SEC head football coach is in the process of torpedoing his team's season! Also, thoughts on Auburn claiming multiple new national titles and Coach O's potential return to college football! Plus, John Wall retires and Torres explains why he might be the most influential college basketball player of the 21 century. Finally, some VERY interesting quotes from Dan Hurley in a VERY interesting week at UConn. Is one SEC coach about to ruin his team's season before it begins + return of Coach O (2:00): Torres opens the show by talking all things college football, just days away from Week 0 kicking things off. Is one SEC coach about to ruin his team's season before it even begins? What do we make of Auburn "claiming" extra national titles? Plus, Coach O says he's ready to return to college football - who should hire him? John Wall retires from basketball (28:00): From there, Torres discusses John Wall's retirement from basketball - and explains why his time at Kentucky will go down as one of the most impactful seasons we've ever seen in college hoops. Dan Hurley puts college hoops on notice (46:00): Finally, a VERY interesting quote from UConn coach Dan Hurley - that should have ALL of college hoops on notice! Circa is the OFFICIAL hotel and gaming partner of the Aaron Torres Podcast: Check out their NEW sportsbook in Franklin, Kentucky or visit their Las Vegas property! Want to watch your favorite college football team or get tickets to ANY big game - ⁠⁠at SeatGeek you can use code "TORRES" and get $20 off your first purchase! ⁠ Fioboc is giving listeners of the Aaron Torres Pod 20% on their next purchase - for their FULL STORE of beautiful new clothes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out their entire store here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, thank you to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caulipuffs, the healthy, yet delicious snack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ that is taking over your grocery isle! For more details - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠visit CauliPuffs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pastor Frederick Douglass Haynes opened with a message on the realness of Jesus, followed by updates on Hurricane Erin’s path and the Texas Capitol standoff. NBA star John Wall shocked fans by officially announcing his retirement. Comedian Guy Torry revealed he was hospitalized after a pulmonary embolism but is recovering. Meanwhile, Busta Rhymes is set to receive the first MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, and the team discussed the importance of teaching kids how to swimSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fix It Jesus segment spotlighted a white pastor quoting Boosie and Webbie lyrics during a sermon, leaving the congregation confused. News headlines covered Target’s CEO resigning after a Black-led boycott and Trump’s controversial push to reframe Smithsonian exhibits. John Wall’s retirement was revisited, followed by backlash against male NFL cheerleaders. In the Hot Spot, Tamar Braxton shared details of a terrifying near-death experience, Joy Reid spoke on pay disparities at MSNBC, and Eve revealed how her brief romance with Suge Knight strained her label relationships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode had it all: Pastor Haynes’ uplifting word, hurricane updates, and John Wall’s emotional NBA retirement. The team prayed for comedian Guy Torry after his hospitalization and celebrated Busta Rhymes’ MTV honor. Gary with da Tea stirred conversation about Gabrielle the Nubian’s multi-million-dollar church tithe, while shocking news came of Colin Kaepernick’s cancelled Spike Lee doc. Later, Megan Good’s tattoos for Jonathan Majors and Ja Morant’s lawsuit win took center stage, followed by Wellness Wednesday with Dr. MJ Collier breaking down weight-loss shot side effects. The show closed with wild Fix It Jesus clips, Tamar Braxton’s health scare, Joy Reid on pay inequality, and Eve spilling on Suge Knight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neil Greenberg joins the program to give his thoughts on the latest news around DC sports.

Steve Buckhantz joins the program to discuss the impact John Wall had on the Washington Wizards.

Today's episode of BMitch & Finlay features some Commanders discussion and a reflection on the career of Wizards legend John Wall.

8.20.25 Hour 4 1:00- Wizards play-by-play man Chris Miller joins G&D to discuss the career of John Wall as he announced his retirement yesterday. 18:45- Jayden Daniels will likely play just one series this preseason, and we aren't thrilled about it.

Wizards play-by-play man Chris Miller joins G&D to discuss the career of John Wall as he announced his retirement yesterday.

Join 'Big Shot Bob' Robert Horry, Brandon Harper, and Rob Jenners as they dive into the latest in basketball news on the 225th episode of the Big Shot Bob Podcast. The hosts discuss Luka Doncic's injury during Eurobasket, the impact of playing for national teams, and some intriguing insights into the NBA schedule. Additionally, they address recent comments from San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili, Stephen Adams, and other NBA stars. The episode also features a fun and challenging game of 'Where He From' where the crew test their knowledge of NBA players' nationalities. Don't miss the shoutout to two inspirational teenagers from Hudson, Minnesota who kept a local restaurant afloat in a time of crisis!   00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:38 Luka's Injury Scare in EuroBasket 01:28 The Impact of International Play on NBA Players 03:31 Debate on Players Participating in Overseas Exhibitions 07:39 NBA Schedule Highlights and Predictions 16:19 Challenges of Back-to-Back Games 21:38 Trae Young's Future with the Hawks 26:05 Sengun Calls Out the Warriors 27:58 Aggressive Game Plan and Team Dynamics 29:47 John Wall's Retirement and Career Reflection 33:19 Rich Eisen's Return to SportsCenter 39:21 Big Shot of the Week: Teenagers Save Restaurant 42:41 Where He From? NBA Player Origins Game

NCAA sanctioned Michigan football, Eli Zaret drops in, WATP Karl with Stuttering John stand-up, Hank Winchester cleared, Devo doc on Netflix, Sergei Federov, and Drew's busiest weekend possibly ever. Drew had a busy weekend between the Woodward Dream Cruise and his best friend Kirk Gibson's charity golf outing. Eli Zaret drops by to argue about Michigan's NCAA “punishment”, the Detroit Tigers back on track, the rise of the Milwaukee Brewers, UFC massive Paramount deal, ESPN in bed with the NFL, Rich Eisen back on SportsCenter, Monica McNutt has no idea who Barry Sanders is, Sergei Fedorov to have his jersey retired and more. We recall the incredible romance between Fedorov and Anna Kournikova. WDIV reporter Hank Winchester is cleared and spoke about the allegations against him on his podcast with Kelly Stafford. WATP's Karl Hamburger drops by to discuss his lawsuit featured in the New York Post, rip on StutJo's stand up, explore One Bad Movie with Stephen Baldwin, normalizing mental health and more. WNBA legend Sue Bird got a statue. Buffalo Bill Damar Hamlin got a massive (and stupid) full-back tattoo. He made SO MUCH money off of dying. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Alaska. Dennis Rodman thinks he's funny. The newest exhibit is his “joke” about Travis Hunter. There's a new Devo documentary on Netflix. The Biggest Loser doc is also available. Ozempic is wrecking vaginas. John Wall is retiring and Marc's NFT is soaring in value. Willow Smith is gangster now (and not funny). Hilaria Baldwin wants to be on Dancing with the Stars SO BAD. Britney Spears is crazy and should be the one on Dancing with the Stars. Kristin Cavallari vs Jay Cutler. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon).

Matt, Ryan, Drew, and Shannon talk John Wall's retirement, living alone and your calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Numbers On The Board, Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick talk about the ceilings and floors of EVERY Eastern Conference team. Will the Cavaliers and Knicks take advantage of a wide-open East? Are the Pistons and Magic darkhorse contenders? Will Jaylen Brown thrive as the number one option in Boston with Jayson Tatum injured? Should the Wizards and Hornets expect a Play-In appearance if they stay healthy? Plus, the fellas react to John Wall retiring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of Numbers On The Board, Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick talk about the ceilings and floors of EVERY Eastern Conference team. Will the Cavaliers and Knicks take advantage of a wide-open East? Are the Pistons and Magic darkhorse contenders? Will Jaylen Brown thrive as the number one option in Boston with Jayson Tatum injured? Should the Wizards and Hornets expect a Play-In appearance if they stay healthy? Plus, the fellas react to John Wall retiring. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

8.19.25 Hour 1, Kevin Sheehan opens up the show giving a recap of the Commanders' preseason game vs the Bengals and talks about Terry McLaurin and Brian Robinson Jr. Kevin Sheehan gives his game take for the Commanders vs Bengals, what he liked and what he didn't like. Kevin Sheehan asks callers for their thoughts on the Commanders vs Bengals preseason game. 8.19.25 Hour 2, Producer Max and Callers give their likes and don't likes from the Commanders vs Bengals preseason game. Kevin Sheehan reacts to some clips of Head Coach Dan Quinn after the Commanders' preseason game vs the Bengals. 8.19.25 Hour 3, Ben Standig from The Last Man Standig Podcast joins the Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss his major takeaways from the Commanders vs Bengals preseason game and gives a roster outlook going into the final week of preseason. Kevin Sheehan asks callers if they think that Terry McLaurin being a no show for the home preseason game vs Bengals is a bad look or not. Kevin Sheehan reacts to Dan Quinn's post game comments and John Wall announcing his retirement from the NBA.

8.19.25 Hour 3, Ben Standig from The Last Man Standig Podcast joins the Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss his major takeaways from the Commanders vs Bengals preseason game and gives a roster outlook going into the final week of preseason. Kevin Sheehan asks callers if they think that Terry McLaurin being a no show for the home preseason game vs Bengals is a bad look or not. Kevin Sheehan reacts to Dan Quinn's post game comments and John Wall announcing his retirement from the NBA.

JP and BMitch react to Washington Wizads legend John Wall retiring from the NBA.

Hour 2 of BMitch & Finlay features an interview with Solomon Wilcots and the guys reacting to John Wall retiring.

Big Blue Drew joins Kentucky Roll Call to discuss John Wall's retirement, pork chops, meat plants and his expectations for UK football in 2025. Roush joins from Lexington, late, per usual

Chase Hughes from Monumental Sports joins G&D to discuss John Wall retiring.

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How many games will this version of Shanahan and Saleh coach together this time around?