Hot Grits Podcast

The Athletic's Senior Atlanta Sports Writer, Jeff Schultz joins Travis & Spencer for a Georgia sports breakdown of Falcons/Hawks/Braves/UGA Football. *An award-winning columnist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for nearly 30 years (1989-2018), Schultz has been covering Georgia sports at The Athletic since July 2018. ..... The interview begins, at 43:05, with Schultz discussing the still-lingeri...

The 43rd episode of The Hot Grits Podcast. Spencer and Travis recap the dominating performance from Alabama in the National Championship over Ohio State and discuss a hypothetical game between the 2020 Alabama team versus 2019 LSU. The winner of our 2021 John Carr Realty Bowl Pick 'Em Promotion, Jasen Cheatham, calls in to collect his winnings via Venmo and tell us what he plans on buying with his...

Season 3, Episode 2. HGP No. 42 features a conversation with Uncle Carter, an old-soul with plenty of gambling thoughts for the HGP guys, so they thought they'd share him with the people. Before they talk about the best bets for the College Football National Championship with Carter, Travis and Spencer give thoughts on: the Hawks rough week so far and an update on Atlanta's playoff-seed ceiling (1...

Spencer and Travis are back for 2021 and a third season of The Hot Grits Podcast! The guys have plenty to talk about, including: Goals for 2021 and what's next for HGP? A new rivalry? A parking spot? Plus: Doug Pederson and the Eagles tank in Week 17 (4:55) .... NFL Coaching changes on 'Black Monday' in the league, who are the Falcons “reportedly” interviewing? (11:00) .... Reviewing and updating...

These are the hottest grits of 2020 (HGP’s first 40 episodes). The guys relive memorable moments from seasons one and two and you'll hear plenty of the weirdest, funniest and best clips from HGP episodes 1-40. Let’s go ... on a ‘best-of’ trip back through Hot Grits history.  See you fine folks in 2021.    SHOW NOTES   1:30 - The Lost Episode (recorded on March 10, 2020 and never released as sports...

The Season 2 finale of The Hot Grits Podcast. An old-school HGP Episode 40 with Travis & Spencer riding solo on topics like: the shoe throw heard ‘round the world in UF/LSU game; Sarah Fuller & Vandy (recorded before cancellation of UGA/Vandy); Heisman update; bowl guesses for UGA; a Big-Easy bid is confirmed for Georgia Southern (8:30); a youth football coach from Savannah slapped around a little...

WSAV Sports Director Greg Talbott hangs out on the second half and talks about a number of topics, including some big career news which he announces, for the first time, on this episode. A Portland native, the 29-year-old Talbott has been in Savannah since 2016 after coming to the southeast from Washington State and graduating from Gonzaga. He talks about the Savannah sports media landscape as he...

Season 2, episode 18...It’s Episode 38 of The Hot Grits Podcast with Spencer Maddox & Travis Jaudon. On the first half, the topics include: Vanderbilt doing the damn thing with a female kicker, Sarah Fuller (2:55) ... but then Vandy didn’t do the damn thing, losing 41-0 and firing their coach, but at least they taught Chris Collinsworth worth a lesson; UGA got revenge on USC and South Carolina act...

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the HGP family. Travis & Spencer start by listing some classic “guys” at every Thanksgiving family get-together and give their Mt. Rushmore picks for Holidays. Then, they talk first College Football Rankings; where UGA stacks up; the JT Daniels debut vs MSSU; a tough week for Georgia Southern Football; and Dabo Swinney taking on COVID one absurd press conference...

On episode 36 ... Travis and Spencer rail on The Masters, talk a lot about the NBA Draft and the NBA in general, and the Braves signing an $11M pitcher...Plus Tiger Woods to play with son Charlie; UGA as 25-point favorites; Georgia Southern & Army in a battle of option teams; the Marlins sign female GM; much more. Let’s go. #HGP No. 36.

On episode 35 ... Spencer & Travis talk about The Masters taking place this weekend in Augusta and the guys give their picks for the tournament. Plus, the Falcons won again and then waived Takk McKinley; is Linda Cohn hot; Alex Trebek died; and Travis was on SportsCenter thanks to an Islands HS wise receiver. On the second half of the episode, Savannah State Football’s Russell DeMasi joins the sho...

Fresh from brand new digs, HGP continues the come-up in Episode 34 with a lengthy slapper of an episode. Election 2020 hot takes; UGA/UF; Falcons; Braves; Hawks. At the end of the episode, ESPN Coastal’s Christian Goeckel (@GoeckelESPN) joins Travis & Spencer to talk about the Georgia football program in general, Kirby Smart and the QB position in Athens and preview UGA/UF game in Jacksonville. Go...

Spencer & Travis record another segment about the Falcons choking away a football game; the World Series was crazy, confusing and awesome but Justin Turner is a mad man with some pull apparently. Plus, Is Trevor Lawrence actually considering staying at Clemson for his senior year? Spencer rants on UFC and Fight Island, Travis rants on the Georgia Southern offense and the calls of some for the firi...

Season 2, episode 12, HGP No. 32 and The. Grits. Are. Hot. The episode begins with an Atlanta Braves NLCS & full-season recap. Travis is pissed at Spencer after Spencer took L.A. in some futures bets last week even as the Braves were leading the NLCS 2-0. Plus, would you trade Ronald Acuna for a guaranteed World Series in 2021? Would you trade Pache for it? (7:50). Did the Braves change the Atlant...

On the Maddux episode of The Hot Grits Podcast ... Spencer doesn’t say “that’s right Trav” and it’s weird. The guys talk Danny Quinn getting axed in Atlanta by Artie the Mob Man and ask if Matt Ryan and/or Julio Jones be traded. The Braves are fighting for their lives versus the Dodgers and Walker Bueheler has tight pants. UGA versus Bama ... and UGA vs COVID Super-Saban. Is LeBron better than MJ...

The episode starts with a big announcement for The Hot Grits Podcast! It closes with an interview with professional sports gambler, Mark DeRosa. In between, Travis & Spencer discuss the beginning of the Braves vs Reds playoff series, the Falcons declining to defund Dan Quinn, UGA slipping by Arkansas and preparing for Auburn, the NBA Finals have begun and we are saving the Derenne Avenue Globe no...

Episode 28 is the last HGP for Travis as a 28-year-old. So he upped his Tinder commitment in preparation for 29. Plus, How did the Falcons manage to actually do that...I mean it’s like they...I mean what!? The state of Georgia did something unforgivable to the sports gods. It must be that, right? —>Travis & Spencer go full Falcons coaching search mode and coaching names started flowing for a (pote...

Sports are everywhere, like all over the walls. Travis & Spencer talk about the NBA Playoffs and the battle for second place to LeBron’s inevitable title; NFL and Falcons talk (8:20); The Braves get Hamels and Fried back...but Mike Foltynewicz is lingering and ripe for his annual playoff collapse (10:30). Georgia Southern (20:30) escaped on Saturday w/o 33 players and can the US Open (27:15) final...

The HGP NFL preview and predictions episode. Spencer & Travis give their 14 playoff teams and Super Bowl predictions as the NFL kicks off its season this week. They discuss the Falcons and ask if Dan Quinn is a good coach and where Matt Ryan slots in the QB pecking order. On the back half, the guys discuss the NBA Playoffs (23:05) as the field is shrinking and the games are intensifying. Plus, no...

Episode 25 of The Hot Grits Podcast starts with Braves talk as Spencer & Travis discuss Atlanta’s 4-game winning streak and historic sweep of the Red Sox thanks to a pair of 3 homer performances. Plus, the Bravos surpassed Babe Ruth in more ways than one. Other topics include: NBA playoffs (15:25); Steve Nash hired to coach Brooklyn Nets; UGA loses QB Newman to opt-out...Shockley (2005) is still t...

A new sound and big platform news for the Kobe episode (24) of The Hot Grits Podcast. Spencer & Travis begin with the NBA bubble and the Bucks led boycott that halted the sporting world Wednesday. Then, they revisit the Luka versus Trae ‘debate’ (12:00) which was haunting Hawks fans earlier this week. Plus, Braves talk (20:30) and a full recap of an absolute banger of a wedding last weekend on Tyb...

On the Jordan episode (23), Spencer and Travis preview the NBA restart at the Orlando bubble and talk latest moves from the Braves and big announcements from college football. Let’s gooo. #HGP

On episode 22 of the Hot Grits Podcast ... Travis and Spencer preview the start of the MLB season and focus on previewing the Braves in 2020. Plus, NBA bubble watch, Washington football team and Canada talk. #HGP

The opening episode of #HGP Season 2 begins with a recap of the Bachelor Party in Orlando, Fla. last weekend. Then, Travis & Spencer talk Braves signing Puig (and is Herschel Walker his dad?); the return of baseball and mustaches; Redskins saga update; UGA quarterback battle isn’t just simply black and white ... or is it? Much more on episode 21 of The Hot Grits Podcast!

On the season 1 finale of HGP, Spencer Maddox & Travis Jaudon ask: Is July 4th overrated; Will the Redskins ever actually adapt, Could the NFL possibly create more anthem controversy (yes); Was Lou Gehrig really “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” (no); Is it Messi or Ronaldo as the FIFA GOAT? Also: a bachelor party preview for the upcoming July 9 weekend rager in Orlando; a thank you to t...