1 hr 38 min
Season 12 Episode 4- Stewart Mandel, Brian Gewirtz The Sports-Casters
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Steve interviews Stewart Mandel (00:08:16) from The Athletic. Stewart joins us for his annual preview of the college football season. Before looking ahead, Steve and Stewart discuss all of the news from the offseason including USC and UCLA moving to the Big 10 and the most interesting moves involving the transfer portal. From there, the guys discuss the just released pre-season AP Top 25. Stewart explains why he thinks Utah and NC State are underrated, and why he thinks Oklahoma is overrated. Stewart also gives his picks for the playoff and throws out a few names for this season's Heisman Trophy race.
Also, Brian Gewirtz (00:51:34) new author, executive producer, and former head writer for the WWE makes his debut. Brian joins us to plug his new book about his time writing and working for the WWE (1999-2015). Brian shares stories about Hulk Hogan and Rock's epic WrestleMania match in Toronto, Roddy Piper coming to his birthday party, and WWF The Restaurant in New York City. Brian also talks about working with Vince McMahon and the burnout it can cause, watching Syracuse win the National Championship with Vince and other WWF royalty, and much more.
Steve and Paula start the show with a big announcement about the future of Paula's podcasting career. The book club has has a new book and two giveaways to announce. The show ends with one last thing featuring several last things including a vacation, soccer season, and the frustrations of booking guests.
For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters
Email: thesportscasters@gmail.com
Steve interviews Stewart Mandel (00:08:16) from The Athletic. Stewart joins us for his annual preview of the college football season. Before looking ahead, Steve and Stewart discuss all of the news from the offseason including USC and UCLA moving to the Big 10 and the most interesting moves involving the transfer portal. From there, the guys discuss the just released pre-season AP Top 25. Stewart explains why he thinks Utah and NC State are underrated, and why he thinks Oklahoma is overrated. Stewart also gives his picks for the playoff and throws out a few names for this season's Heisman Trophy race.
Also, Brian Gewirtz (00:51:34) new author, executive producer, and former head writer for the WWE makes his debut. Brian joins us to plug his new book about his time writing and working for the WWE (1999-2015). Brian shares stories about Hulk Hogan and Rock's epic WrestleMania match in Toronto, Roddy Piper coming to his birthday party, and WWF The Restaurant in New York City. Brian also talks about working with Vince McMahon and the burnout it can cause, watching Syracuse win the National Championship with Vince and other WWF royalty, and much more.
Steve and Paula start the show with a big announcement about the future of Paula's podcasting career. The book club has has a new book and two giveaways to announce. The show ends with one last thing featuring several last things including a vacation, soccer season, and the frustrations of booking guests.
For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters
Email: thesportscasters@gmail.com
1 hr 38 min