Bobby Manning and Friends

Anthony Obas joins The Bobcast's Chop Up the Beat for a breakdown of Jay Z's 4:44. An album far different from the 12 albums that preceded it from a legendary figure. Jay goes introspective on a 10 track masterpiece on the intersections of humanity, race, wealth and music within his life. From visions of Prince, the success of Tidal, the issues with Beyonce addressed and the future of his children...

Chop Up the Beat  Bobby and Jamel dive into the sonic experience that is Vince Staples' Big Fish Theory. Throughout the project Vince sounds hungry for acclaim, recognition and awards. Will this finally bring it? From a variety of sounds, the use of himself as a back-burner to the sounds and still coming through with major themes this is an album to remember. Chopping up the interludes, bombastic...

Justin Rowan joins The Bobcast to talk about NBA players in different eras and a life following the Cavaliers. The expected drama hit another high note with the firing of David Griffin. Looking back at past franchise turmoil, Cleveland's uniform evolution, LeBron and the long-awaited championship in 2016. 

Chop Up the Beat album discussions with Bobby Manning and Jamel Smith is now a regular segment on The Bobcast. TDE does it again giving SZA a great platform for her debut studio album. It’s a fun, quick, conceptual and unfiltered listen. Mel Smith says SZA may not be correct in a technical way but it sticks out and gets an urgent point across in a way her past works didn’t. It also pushes a style...

Josue Pavon joins The Bobcast to talk about the shared experience of being a Kid CuDi fan, his shrewd sneak backstage to meet him after a concert, and his friend's introduction to him. Plus how he started working for WEEI, his relationship with his brother Joel on their Causeway Street podcast/blog, and his now infamous question that made Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg ditch the stand after Game 5 of Ch...

Dan Greenberg started a site to kill time and express his Celtics love, he showed it to Dave Portnoy and now he's the C's writer at Barstool Sports. His adventures from getting knocked out by Walter McCarty, losing girlfriends over the Celts, naming his dogs Larry and Walter, then starting the Greenie Bag. Plus his doubt on Gordon Hayward's free agency, his backup plan for the team, and what free...

Shea Serrano joins The Bobcast, reflecting on how his father's approach to his childhood inspired him. He also breaks down his writing process, butts heads with Bobby over J. Cole and recalls when Grantland ended and The Ringer began where he now writes. His worry wasn't about himself, but more the others as he prepared to go back to teaching until he got the call. 

Bobby Manning and Matt Moore finally butt heads on the Celtics' playoff chances. Moore traces back his beginnings as a philosophy major, his fascination with the mindset of fans and when he threw $80 of drinks and 20 powerpoint slides at a CBS exec to convince him they needed blogs. Seven years later, he breaks down this year's postseason on The Bobcast. 

Snottie Drippen lays off the haters. Breaks down what made the NBA season so great. What makes a great draft prospect to him. His temporary shift away from the Snottie name. Going mainstream. Blake Griffin growing irrelevant, plus the decline of the Clippers. Being right about Russell Westbrook's insane abilities. His creative approach to writing and driving conversations online. Foods and weaknes...

Josh Eberley learned how hard it is for your writing to stick out when his 1,000-word March Madness expose got relegated to a corner block at 75 words on A6 in a newspaper he was interning at. Since then, he's made himself into one of the most engaging figures on basketball Twitter. A lead writer at the NBA's Hoop Magazine; he describes how the Raptors got Canada into basketball and how it could h...

From Brad Stevens' pro success to Rajon Rondo's feuds with coaches to the debate on resting players Coach Tyler Roberts joins the Bobcast for a look at a coach's perspective on basketball's biggest issues. He also outlines his journey, key #Basketball101 philosophies he holds, as well as insight on the changes seen in the sport over the last decade. 

For Tony Capobianco it's all been an uphill battle since getting fired at an early reporting job. The lessons he learned from his hero, Dan Le Batard, and what he's hoping to accomplish in a move to Boston. Also, the beautiful World Baseball Classic where "the bats flip a little higher" in a magical world where baseball players are actually allowed to show emotion and have fun. It's March, where o...

Jeff Clark didn't want to stand on a pedestal and "preach," he wanted a community of sports fans to come together and be able to express their opinions and thoughts together. In 2004 CelticsBlog.com was founded and in 13 years it has grown into one of the most popular sites on the internet. Jeff and Bobby discuss the cool identity the site has taken on, the success stories of its writers, finding...

“I didn’t go into this hating Donald Trump...it was almost learning about him, by writing this book, reminded me how awful he is." As Jeff Pearlman prepares to release his book on the story of the United States Football League, now-President Donald Trump's patterns of action became clear. Now as he wages war on the media, undermining their credibility, Jeff joins Bobby to discuss the complexion of...

Click here for more episode information The story behind one of the hottest brands in Boston sports apparel, The Beast From the Northeast. We cover his crossover from graphic designer to sports apparel designer after seeing clothes as a sports fan he thought could be done better. Company head Kevin Zwirble talks working with prominent athletes, seeing them embrace his work, confronting likeness/co...

Click here for more episode information To kick off The Bobcast's 2017 run Bobby Manning and CBA expert Ryan Bernadoni battle through sickness to dig through the new NBA labor agreement and what it means for the future of basketball. The special extension now available to superstars is highlighted, changes in trades, adjustments to free agency, the lack of updates for the D-League (which Bobby can...

Click here for more episode information The founder of CLNS Radio joins the Bobcast to talk about how several live shows became an entire podcast network around Boston sports and basketball. Nick and Bobby square off on whether Demarcus Cousins would be a good addition for the Celtics. The rise of Celtics Beat with Larry H. Russell is discussed, as well as Nick's best memories covering the C's and...

Click here for more episode information Barstool Sports' finest Jared Carrabis joins The Bobcast to talk about how he went from posting Sox stories on Myspace and having a role in Red Sox Nation to writing about the team for Barstool Sports. Once trying to keep a clean image and seeking to work for the team, he threw it away to just be himself. Also reaction to Chris Sale joining the team, the nic...

Click here for more episode information Podcast pioneer Justin Poulin joins the Bobcast to talk about how debates over Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker turned into multiple shows in the early 2000s that eventually became Celtics Stuff Live. The keys to maintaining a fresh, natural podcast as well as stories from covering the Celts through the years and some discussion on this years team. Plus, how r...

Click here for more episode information Jared Weiss recalls the early days of CLNS Radio when he stepped into his role as Celtics locker room reporter for the first time. He also looks back at the moment covering the team that blew him away the most, Lebron's infamous 2012 Game 6, and shares his thoughts on who the GOAT is. Plus the Celtics, Al Horford, and why Demarcus Cousins isn't the guy the t...

Click here for more episode information A tribute to the life of Jose Fernandez with Miami native Tony Capobianco who now writes in the Oklahoma City area. They also discuss his take that Kevin Durant would stay, hit on the new-look Warriors, and look toward an uphill conference battle in 2016-17 for the Thunder and Celtics. 

Click here for more episode information The Bobcast debuts from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. The show takes a turn toward focusing on the rise of people from aspiration to achievement. Jeff Pearlman describes how he went from writing a high school newspaper article about why cheerleading isn't a sport to the biography of Brett Favre. He also hits on parenting, the theme of his podca...

Click here for more episode information As The Bobcast prepares to head off to Syracuse University, Bobby had on one of his greatest inspirations in Damon Amendolara. They look back at his "The D.A. Show" which helped launch 98.5 The Sports Hub to improbably beat WEEI in the Boston sports media rankings in just a year. D.A. hits on making his mark in a media market he was unfamiliar with in Kansas...

Click here for more episode information Former rivals now join together to take a look at the Celtics offseason and discuss the team at hand. Bobby and Jay King of Mass Live talk about Al Hoford signing, his unconventional rise to covering the C's, and their highly touted one-on-one. Video of the matchup is available to Bobcast listeners first here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsOEhVzrLwo

For Full Episode Information, Click Here Training camps are firing off around the NFL and with the Patriots-Ravens rivalry set to renew Bobby and guest Chris Schisler hashed out some debate on the two teams this upcoming season. Also five things to watch for in the NFL in 2016 plus your "Bobcast Questions." Impactful Stories features a continually reclusive Frank Ocean not being a bad thing, Russe...