Beyond The Arc with Brandon Silvers

It’s time for the FINAL season of college football as we know it! As part of a 3-part series that also includes an SEC and South Carolina Gamecock season preview, Brett of “Brett’s Bets” and I break down everything you need to know about the college football landscape this year! First, we look at the AP’s preseason top 10 rankings, and let you know each team’s strengths and weaknesses. Who is over...

Can you believe it’s been a year since I started doing the video version of this? As we gear up for the fall sports season, I want to take some time to reflect, show some gratitude, and let you know where all this is headed in the short term! Most importantly, I want to hear from you!  What do you love about the show? What do you want to see more of? Why do you watch and listen? Or just say what’s...

News of Colorado leaving the Pac-12 to go back to the Big 12 has shaken up the college football landscape right before the season is supposed to start! What does it mean for the sport, and why does it feel like we’ve been here before? Let’s go back to the events that led to the founding of the Big 12 to see if we can figure that out! Does anybody send actual mail anymore? If SMU football taught us...

With another poetry show coming up on August 5th at Hobcaw Brewing Company in Mt. Pleasant, it might shock you to know that poetry wasn’t on Mr. Enlightenment’s radar growing up in Walterboro, SC. Football was though! A standout high school football career that included a state championship led to an opportunity to continue playing at Division II Presbyterian College. He talks about navigating the...

Dan LeBatard and his sports podcast “The Dan Lebatard Show with Stugotz” played a major role in my career in the sports media industry. The show is considered to be the best sports show in the industry, and Dan is seen as a champion of diversity. But are Dan and the show living up to that reputation?  Let’s take a look at another self-proclaimed ally in actress Kristen Bell and see what that teach...

When it comes to US Soccer, the Women’s National Team never disappoints, but will that be the case this time after all of the changes within the program? Brett Gosnell breaks it down so we’re all ready for the Women’s World Cup in Australia!  First, we have to go over all of the workplace issues affecting countries all across the globe. Will we see any nations sit out in protest? Will it affect th...

Crina Mustafa is a sports media student, but already a vet in the game! An expert in tennis and basketball who loves covering the women’s game of each, you have seen her EVERYWHERE, particularly if you live in Canada! But how did she get to where she is today? Crina tells me how Jose Calderon and Simona Halep planted the seeds for her love of sports, and how legendary sports broadcaster Kate Beirn...

A big reason for my renewed interest in Major League Baseball this season has been the “At The Plate with Danny Foxworth” podcast, so who better to have on to discuss what’s gone on so far than the man himself?!? Starting off, we have to talk about some HISTORIC starts to the year by some incredible players! Nobody has hit for .400 in a season since Ted Williams in 1941. Can Miami Marlins IF Luis...

The NBA offseason is underway, and you know what that means: it’s time to overreact! But can overreactions also be right? I think so, and I give you my top overreactions to kick off the offseason!  First, superteams: how good are they? The Phoenix Suns just created the latest ones, so what a great time to go through the history of the NBA superteam and figure out whether or not they’re ACTUALLY su...

It’s that time of year again! The world's oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament is about to start, but what if you’ve been in mourning since Serena Williams retired and haven’t been paying attention like you should? Crina Mustafa of “Cri’s on Point” has got you covered! Crina stops by to let us know what’s so special about the sport of tennis and all that is Wimbledon! Then, she goes over...

The NBA draft has long been one of the more exciting events when it comes to offseasons in professional sports. But it’s undergone many transformations in the past 30 years.  Let’s talk about the different eras of the draft, the effects it had on the league, and what has caused it to transition into other eras.   I’ll also break down how TV coverage of the draft has evolved, some of the more notab...

Brett Gosnell throws on his soccer hat and joins me to discuss what bringing back Gregg Berhalter means for USMNT soccer and their 2026 Men’s World Cup chances in a special mid-week episode!  We look back at Gregg’s tenure with the team up to this point, including the most recent World Cup and the ridiculous scandal with Gio Reyna’s family. Brett explains what’s so unusual about how US Soccer has...

The Denver Nuggets won their 1st NBA title in franchise history, and we need to break it down! Mark Schindler joins me to do just that as we go over why this series was so awesome, how the Heat were able to make it this far, and why Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets were just too much in the end!  We also discuss some changes Mark would like to see in the basketball media landscape and his advice for g...

On the surface, Zion Williamson's cheating scandal has nothing to do with the PGA Tour's controversial merger with LIV Golf. However, there's more than meets the eye with these two wild stories! I break down exactly what is going on with each as well as how they're basically the same situation.  We'll talk about how each party got to this point, what exactly the problem is, wha...

Dr. Nodia Robinson’s list of accomplishments is LONG! A star athlete on the basketball court and the track, a soldier in the US Army, MULTIPLE degrees, recent graduation from MUSC Medical School, and founder of Catch Da Beat Apparel Co. are just some of the highlights. She’s made it look easy, but at times it's been anything but!  Nodia joins me and opens up about her humble beginnings in the...

The Denver Nuggets will be favored to win their 1st NBA championship no matter who wins tonight’s game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals! This year’s Nuggets team is clearly the best of Nikola Jokic’s career, but you might not know that because they’re rarely talked about on other sports shows. So I introduce you to this season’s NBA champions the only way I know how: by comparing them to Taco Be...

Kevin “Kdot” Lewis is the co-host of “Keep’n It 9450 Codename: WBB” and one of the best basketball minds covering the game today! How did he get here? First, Kevin takes us back to his childhood growing up in New York and studying the legendary Rod Strickland! How did a move to South Carolina cause some adversity that helped him improve his game and teach him some valuable lessons? Then, we talk a...

It's that time of year! WNBA season is about to start, and the offseason was action-packed! What do you need to know to be ready for tipoff? I got you!  First up, let's talk about where to watch the games! The league has signed some new media deals this offseason. How will that affect its growth and your experience as a fan? Then, we need to discuss how the WNBA is the most challenging pro...

A lot going on in the sports world, but I'm going to get you caught up quick, fast, and in a hurry! First, we have to talk about Dillon Brooks getting fired on his day off! Why don't the Grizzlies want him back? And, more importantly, how did he become the NBA's most annoying villain? Then, we check in on former NFL WR Antonio Brown! He's purchased a pro football team and it's...

Marcus Lattimore did it ALL on the football field for the University of South Carolina! The star running back stacked accolade after accolade as a result of his on-field performance. So why did he feel so empty during what should have been his greatest achievement? Marcus shares with me how that moment led him down a path of self-discovery that has him impacting lives in a far greater way! We talk...

I explain everything you need to know about my new series, "Above The Fold!" Then, we get right to it with episode 1 with my special guest, Lauren Dreher! Lauren tells me how she went from a child who HATED basketball because the buzzer was too loud to one of the most sought-after personalities in the women's basketball media game!  We also talk about the effect having a front-row se...

It’s playoff time in the NBA, but before we can enjoy that we need to talk about why the regular season is such a drag! Particularly since the lack of a true title favorite SHOULD mean it’s more exciting…or should it?  Let’s talk about if fans really want parity, how players not playing in the regular season has caused fans to not watch, whether or not the players even really need to play since we...

The Women’s Basketball National Championship Game taunting controversy involving LSU star Angel Reese and Iowa star Caitlin Clark has had the hot takes FLYING! But what if the ridiculous conversations about it were actually a symptom of a larger issue? I zoom out and take a look at how the lack of diversity in the sports media industry led to narratives being built WAY before tipoff, the effects i...

We have survived the madness all the way to the Final Four! This week, we take a look back at all of the madness we experienced this year and talk about whether this format is the best for finding the best team in college basketball and if that even matters. Then, we take a look at the men’s Final Four and break down which team has the best chance to win it all as well as if it’s the weirdest Fina...

It's that time of year again! As March Madness ends, that means it's time to get ready for MLB Opening Day, and we've got you covered! Danny Foxworth, host of "At The Plate with Danny Foxworth," and Brett Gosnell join me to give you the MLB preview for the baseball fan who can appreciate a good bat flip! We start off talking about some former Major Leaguers we grew up watchin...