The Outside Game Podcast The Outside Game

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by Arash Markazi, a veteran of some of the biggest sports media outlets out there, including SLAM, SI, ESPN, as well as the LA Times. Currently, Markazi is hosting a show The Mightier 1090 AM Radio, publishing The Morning Column on Substack, and serving as on-air talent for WWE NXT. Markazi discusses, among other things, the explosion of the LA-Vegas corridor as the epicenter of Sports, carving your own path to success in a modern media ecosystem, and whether or not he'll be taking bumps anytime soon from sports entertainers.

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by David Fucillo, Editor In Chief at DraftKings Nation. Previously, David founded Niners Nation and wore several hats at SB Nation including General Manager of SB Nation Bay Area, NFL Producer/Editor, and Gambling Editorial Manager. The crew talks about, among other things, covering Colin Kaepernick and the impact on athlete and journalist activism, the creation of Vox Union, both the Mandela Effect and the Barstool Effect, and more.

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by digital strategist Diana Klochkova, co-founder of, among other things, Rebel Ventures and Zaya, and part of the opps team that runs world-renowned Tweeter Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Star Talk Radio. Diana talks about women being pigeonholed in pro sports roles, the importance of understanding paid media, value in having diversity of experience, being the den mom of late 2000's bloggers at Yardbarker, and more.

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by Zach Harper, national NBA writer at the Athletic, SiriusXM NBA and SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio host, and co-founder/podcaster at Count the Dings. Harper and the guys talk fresh faces in the 2021 NBA playoffs as well as some hoops biz, and Harper's journey from moonlighting as a blogger at Talk Hoops Dot Net to hosting ESPN's Daily Dime Live web chat to becoming a multi-platform mainstream media personality (and a few things in between).

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by ESPN NBA editor and University of San Francisco Sports Business professor Ed "The Sports Fan" Maisonet. Maisonet shares a wealth of knowledge and experiences from not just his current positions, but his stops along the way including SB Nation, SLAM, Fox Sports/Yardbarker, Bleacher Report, and more.

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by former pro soccer player Joanna Lohman, author of "Raising Tomorrow's Champions," a collection of life lessons from nearly 100 USWNT players. The trio talk about the past, present, future of women's sports, how women athletes embracing social justice causes have changed sport and culture, the role of allies, global ambassadorship, and more.