870 episodes
The Bob McCown Podcast Fadoo Productions
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4.6 • 916 Ratings
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A sports podcast hosted by Bob McCown with co-host John Shannon. We talk about the biggest stories with the biggest names in professional sports. New episodes every weekday.
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The Toronto Blue Jays, Maple Leafs & Playoff Hockey With Dave Hodge.
Dave Hodge joins the show today as Bob, John, and Dave focus on the two active Toronto sports teams - the Blue Jays and the Maple Leafs.
Starting with baseball, Bob, John, and Dave focus on the Blue Jays first as they try to figure out the identity of this ball club. The three struggle with the question of whether or not the Blue Jays should try to make a big trade or stick to what they have right now.
After the break, it’s all hockey with Bob, Dave, and John reacting to the first two games between the Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. William Nylander’s absence, home-ice advantage, and more are touched upon before ending the show with a brief look at a few of the other compelling series taking place right now. -
A Sports Talk Medley With Richard Deitsch: Playoff Storylines, Changing Viewing Habits & Live Sports’ Transition To Streaming Services.
With both the NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs generating more buzz than ever, April could very well be the best time of the year for sports fans. Richard, Bob, and John react to some of the games in both the NHL and the NBA last night before discussing the inevitability of streaming’s takeover of live sports.
With all signs pointing to the NBA following in the NFL’s footsteps when it comes to hosting their live events on a streaming service, Richard, Bob, and John discuss the impact that will have, both good and bad, on viewership and reach before ending the show with a brief discussion on the Toronto Blue Jays. -
Keith Pelley On His New Role As President & CEO of MLSE.
Coming off of a 9 year stint with the DP World Tour as their CEO, Keith Pelley is back to Canada to lead the charge With Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment as their new president & CEO.
Known for his business acumen and his penchant for change, Keith plans on bringing exactly that to MLSE. Bob and John spend today’s show catching up with Keith and find out what immediate plans the new CEO has for the Entertainment Group, and learn how Mr. Pelley plans on fitting with some of the other bigger names and even bigger personalities within MLSE. -
NHL ROUNDTABLE W/ Duhatschek & Dupont: Previewing The Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs start tomorrow, and it wouldn’t be The Bob McCown Podcast if John didn’t bring on Kevin Paul Dupont & Eric Duhatschek to the show to talk about them.
In this bonus episode of the podcast, the four take a look at each of the 8 series, giving us their in-depth analysis on how they think the Stanley Cup Playoffs will play out this year. -
NBA ROUNDTABLE WITH DOUG SMITH & PAUL JONES
Paul Jones & Doug Smith are on the podcast today to talk about the Raptors and playoff basketball.
Not much has changed in Toronto regarding the Raptors as the four break down Masai Ujiri’s end-of-season press conference and set expectations for a long off-season for the club.
With Raptors talk out of the way, Bob, John, Doug, and Paul discuss playoff basketball as they take a look at some of the favorites entering the postseason and talk about why no one should be sleeping on last year’s NBA Champions, The Denver Nuggets. -
MLB Talk With Bill Shaikin - Shohei Ohtani, The LA Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, and More.
Based in Los Angeles, Bill gives us his perspective on the fallout, if any, from the Shohei Ohtani investigation before focusing on Shohei’s performance so far, then takes a broader look at the play of the Dodgers as a whole. Bill also shares his first impressions of some of the other teams around the league, including the Blue Jays, as the three discuss baseball on this Thursday installment of the podcast.
Customer Reviews
My favourite podcast
I was a long time listener to Prime Time Sports and was thrilled when Bob returned to broadcasting. The podcast format makes his show more accessible - thank you. I have listened to each episode (544?) and have never been disappointed. Compared to the other shows that I listen to (both Canadian and U.S.) this podcast provides consistent quality and value. John, I obviously do not have any information about your remuneration, but whatever it is, you need a raise! (Although I do not not understand why a hockey expert of your calibre does not know how to skate.) Keep up the great work. I am not prone to writing online reviews, but wanted to add my voice of support. Happy New Year!
Jekel and Hyde
Agree with previous reviews. Since his return McCown has been absurd and downright nasty at times. Actually calling John Shannon stupid one time. And making outrageous statements simply to draw attention. Case in point, saying Scotty Sheffler is as good or better than Tiger Woods in his prime ! Come on ! This is not the same show and oddly it’s much better without McCown.
Unlistenable
Listened since day 1. I loved it. Bob has his health scare and I stuck through despite the rotating hosts, it was still good but no where near the level it was. I was so excited for his full time return at the beginning of the year. He seems to be in better health. But he just argues for the sake of it and comes across completely clueless, his takes have become asinine, he doesn’t listen to anything anyone is saying and just wants to be a contrarian and have baseless arguments. It’s an awful awful extremely frustrating listen now. It’s not a conversation, its an old man yelling and repeating himself. I don’t know how much longer I can listen in hopes it improves, I’m about to give up and delete it from my rotation.