The Cannon Balls Podcast

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Maybe the most relevant podcast about the most irrelevant team in pro sports. Insights, news, and analysis with Michael Arace and guest Aaron Portzline of The Athletic. Brought to you by Disrespected Media.

  1. 1D AGO

    S1 E12: Aaron Portzline of The Athletic pops back in to talk CBJ surge with Arace.

    Can the Columbus Blue Jackets sustain their heater? Is Denton Mateychuk the best skater since Paul Coffey? Aaron Portzline of The Athletic rejoins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to talk about an amazing playoff push, what books they haven't read and how much Charlie Coyle should fetch on his next contract.

    35 min
  2. Zach Werenski talks about lack of respect (Disrespect, if you will.)

    5D AGO

    Zach Werenski talks about lack of respect (Disrespect, if you will.)

    Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, a god among us, talks to Michael Arace of Disrespected Media about barking at referees at the end of a recent game in Florida. Werenski thinks there is a lack of respect for the CBJ, and says the team has some earning to do.

    4 min

  3. MAR 13

    S1 E11. Bob McElligott: From Johnstown mascot to radio voice of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

    Bob McElligott, radio voice of the Blue Jackets, joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com and they're all over the place. This episode starts with Bob's beginning in the business -- as the Johnstown Chiefs' mascot, Iron Dog. Bob's winding trail to the NHL is covered. Then, they talk about the newest member of the team, Conor Garland, and break down the Jackets' playoff push.

    1h 3m

  4. FEB 28

    S1 E10: Columbus Blue Jackets TV voice Steve Mears joins host Michael Arace to speak on a range of subects, including the dawn of a new sports TV age.

    Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com welcomes Columbus Blue Jackets television voice Steve Mears, who grew up outside Pittsburgh, launched his broadcast career at Bowling Green State University and got his start as a pro in Shreveport, La. Among the subjects covered here: As regional sports networks like FanDuel collapse, what does the future of the Blue Jackets on TV look like?

    43 min

  5. FEB 21

    S1 E9: Aaron Portzline of The Athletic is back to talk with host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com. Burning question: How will the NHL trade deadline going down for the Columbus Blue Jackets?

    Mayor of Jacketville Aaron Portzline of The Athletic is back, this time to talk with Michael Arace about the Blue Jackets' minicamp, the questions facing Columbus GM Don Waddell as the trade deadline nears and the team's playoff prospects at the end of a post-Olympic sprint.

    24 min

  6. FEB 12

    S1 E8: Columbus Blue Jackets TV analyst Jody Shelley joins host Michael Arace for an Olympic Break report card. Shelley likes this team.

    A podcast for fans of the Columbus Blue Jackets. In this episode, former Jacket and longtime CBJ television analyst Jody Shelley joins host Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com to assess the Union Blue at the Olympic break. Among other things, they talk about the god among us, Zach Werenski. Like, subscribe, share, review, etc. Thanks.

    34 min

  7. FEB 7

    Cannon Balls S1 E7 with Bailey Johnson, suddenly former NHL writer for the Washington Post. Bailey, laid off Wednesday, talks of the upheaval at the Post and some Blue Jackets and Crew.

    Bailey Johnson joins host Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com. Bailey covered the Crew and did some Blue Jackets stuff at the Columbus Dispatch before she moved on to cover the Washington Capitals for the Washington Post. Earlier this week, she and almost everyone else in the Post's sports department got laid off as part of a widespread cost-cutting program by one of the richest men in the world.

    31 min

  8. JAN 31

    Cannon Balls S1 E6: Porty is back to talk playoffs (?), trade deadline, Z - a god among us - and much more.

    A podcast for Columbus Blue Jackets fans. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic is back to join Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com and discuss a host of subjects from the Rick Bowness bump to Don Waddell's trade-deadline calculations to Elvis to Zach Werenski, a god among us. If you miss the OG Fodder, welcome home. Fun with your friends.

    53 min
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Maybe the most relevant podcast about the most irrelevant team in pro sports. Insights, news, and analysis with Michael Arace and guest Aaron Portzline of The Athletic. Brought to you by Disrespected Media.

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  • Creator
    Disrespected Media
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Disrespected Media
  • Show Website
    The Cannon Balls Podcast

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