Hail To The District Podcast

Rajan is rejoined by good friends and fellow basketball fans Neel and John, to provide their wrap-up thoughts on the 2017 NBA Finals, and to take a look ahead at what could be a very interesting offseason in the NBA. Discussion topics include: if Golden State losing game in the Finals takes away from their spot in history (3:24); LeBron James is still, unquestionably, the best basketball player on...

Rajan is rejoined by good friends and fellow basketball fans Neel and John, to preview the 2017 NBA Playoffs. They discuss the Wizards vs. Hawks playoff match up (1:59), if the Bulls could actually be a problem for the Celtics (14:15), John Wall deserving All-NBA Second Team selection over Isaiah Thomas (21:38), if an NBA team win a championship with JaVale McGee on the team? (32:54), which coach...

Rajan chats with Dane Brugler, Senior NFL Draft Analyst for NFLDraftScout.com and CBSSports.com, about the 2017 NFL Draft, and some of the players the Redskins could take in the first round. Discussion topics include: could the Redskins draft running back Dalvin Cook, who is potentially the best running back in the 2017 draft? (4:06) Would Christian McCaffrey be a good fit for the Redskins? (8:06)...

Rajan and John jump on the horn for an impromptu podcast, to talk about the 2017 NBA trade deadline and the acquisition of Bojan Bogdanovich by the Washington Wizards. Discussion topics include: Ernie Grunfeld cleaning up a mess he previously made (1:28), what Bojan Bogdanovich provides to the Wizards (9:43), an early look at the playoff race in the Eastern Conference (13:21), the elite prospects...

Rajan and fellow HTTD writer Dash K. discuss the instant classic that was the Wizards vs. Cavaliers game earlier in the week (1:48), if the Wizards can make a trade at the deadline to bolster their bench (11:44), hypothetical trades the Wizards could/should make (20:28), their recaps of Super Bowl LI (28:01), if Bill Belichick is the greatest organizational CEO ever (33:32), the saga of the Redski...

For the first podcast of 2017, Rajan talks with John and Neel about the NBA's Eastern Conference, discussing Assessing the Scott Brooks as head coach of the Wizards experience to date (3:45, the horrendous voting trends for the 2016-2017 All Star game (16:10), Jimmy Butler being the only positive for the Bulls this season (24:22), the misconstruction of the Knicks (35:29), the incredible talent le...

To preview the 2016-2017 NBA season, the HTTD basketball trio of Rajan, Neel, and John get together to discuss the top teams in the NBA's Western Conference. Discussion topics include: The Timberwolves being a unanimous pick to appear in the playoffs (8:05), Houston potentially scoring the most points in the NBA, and giving up the most points as well (22:02), Utah potentially being a top four team...

Rajan is joined by venerated NBA biographer Roland Lazenby to discuss his newly-released book: "Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant." They discuss The genesis of the concept of Kobe Bryant becoming "the next Michael Jordan" (3:55), the similarities in intensity between Bryant and Michael Jordan (10:37), the "mutual admiration society" between Bryant and Jordan (13:38), Bryant's fall from grace after...

After a one-week hiatus due to technical difficulties, Rajan and John provide their thoughts aond picks for the games taking place in Week 7 of the 2016 NFL season. Discussion topics include: What's really wrong with the Packers offense (4:06), previewing the Redskins vs. Lions match up (12:28), comparing Carson Wentz to the best quarterbacks in the league (20:54), if the Bengals need to move on f...

Hail To The District host Rajan Nanavati brings on NHL Analyst Bhupinder Hundal of Hockey Night in Canada, to preview the upcoming 2016-2017 NHL Season. Discussion topics include: a post-mortem of the Capitals playoff loss against Pittsburgh in last year's playoffs (2:51), Washington's biggest competitors in the Eastern Conference this year (12:01), analyzing the blockbuster P.K. Subban and Shea W...

Rajan and John recap their picks from Week 4 of the 2016 NFL season, and provide their thoughts and picks for the games slated for Week 5. Discussion topics include: A breakdown of the Redskins vs. Ravens game (3:17), the Titans ruining Marcus Mariota's career (16:16), the horrific quarterback situation for the Jets (27:45), the Eagles making the best coaching hire of the offseason (31:24), Rajan...

In a new weekly NFL podcast segment, Rajan and John dicscuss the upcoming slate of NFL games in Week 4 of the NFL season, previewing each matchup, providing fantasy football insights, and making their predictions based on the betting lines for each game. Discussion topics include: Blake Bortles is actually getting worse as an NFL quarterback (8:15), whether the Redskins will win less than seven ga...

Rajan and John reconvene for the second half of their 2016 Washington Redskins primer, this time to talk about the offense. Topics include Kirk Cousins and the Redskins mutual "Prove It" Year (3:38), where Cousins ranks among all the starting quarterbacks in the NFL (11:25), whether the Redskins really have the worst group of running backs in the NFL (15:06), the status of first round pick Josh Do...

In the first football podcast of the 2016 season, Rajan and John examine and discuss the defense of the Washington Redskins. Conversation topics include Junior Galette's injury and his future with the Redskins (2:53), the defensive line being one of the biggest concerns heading into 2016 (8:39), Ryan Kerrigan's role as the Redskins' top pass rusher (16:10), the versatility of second round pick Su'...

Neel rejoins Rajan and John to help provide the trio's collective final thoughts on the 2016 NBA Free Agency period. Discussion topics include our breakdown of Kevin Durant signing with Golden State (2:09), comparing the 2016 Warriors to the 2010 Heat (10:40), Russell Westbrook's future in OKC (17:55), the terrible free agent moves by the Chicago Bulls (23:49), Derrick Rose moronically comparing t...

Rajan and John convene to discuss "the good, the bad, and the ugly" of the Washington Wizards foray into the 2016 NBA Free Agency period. The conversation includes: why the Wizards had to re-sign Bradley Beal (4:52), the reasons why Kevin Durant didn't even give the Wizards a free agency meeting (13:35), the Wizards failed pursuit of Al Horford (18:30), how the Wizards free agent moves compares to...

Rajan Nanavati is rejoined by friends John and Neel to discuss the results of the 2016 NBA Draft, and all the trades taking place over the last few days. Highlights include Neel delivering his eulogy for the Derrick Rose era in Chicago, from the perspective of a Bulls fan (2:09); questioning Orlando's logic for acquiring Serge Ibaka (12:34); discussing how scary the Oklahoma City Thunder could be...

Rajan Nanavati is rejoined by friends John and Neel and recap the Western Conference Finals classic between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder, preview the 2016 NBA Finals between the Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, and discuss Kevin Durant's forthcoming free agency.

In this NBA megacast, Rajan Nanavati talks to Keely Diven of CSN Mid-Atlantic about the Washington Wizards and other NBA topics, including a lack of chemistry between John Wall and Bradley Beal (7:10), an under-discussed reason Randy Wittman was fired (11:01), who won't be the Wizards head coach next year (15:03), the incredible likability of the Golden State Warriors (31:53), Stephen Curry being...

In the inaugural Hail To The District podcast, host Rajan Nanavat is joined by good friends John and Neel to recap the Washington Wizards 2015-2016 season, discussing if the Wizards should give Bradley Beal a max contract (7:52), the reasons Randy Wittman was ultimately fired (14:13), ESPN's "30 for 30" episode on the Orlando Magic (24:12), the Wizards and other NBA coaching vacancies (29:40), whe...