Hark The Pod

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Matthew Maynard and Assistant Sports Editor Brian D'Aguanno break down the latest in UNC athletics. The episode opens with a breakdown of UNC men's basketball's struggles on their West Coast road trip, with disappointing losses to Stanford and Cal. Defense remains an issue, and questions about whether coaching is to blame are popping up. They also dis...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Matthew Maynard and Assistant Editors Beckett Brantley and Brian D'Aguanno return from winter break to break down the latest in UNC athletics. The crew opens with thoughts on the Bobby Petrino hire and a busy transfer portal period for Carolina football before turning to men's basketball's narrow win over Wake Forest and ongoing concerns about late-ga...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Matthew Maynard and Assistant Editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley talk through football's loss to Duke, field hockey's disappointing defeat in the Final Four, and men's and women's soccer's tournament performance. They finish up, looking forward to UNC men's basketball's upcoming match against Michigan State. Audio editing by Andrew Sellers

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Matthew Maynard and Assistant Editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley talk through men's basketball's wins over Radford and N.C. Central. Seth Trimble's arm injury will have him off the court for a couple of weeks, so the editors discuss what his absence will mean for the rest of the team. They then recap what factors contributed to football's 28...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Matthew Maynard and Assistant Editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley break down a statement win for UNC men's basketball, reacting to the Tar Heels' electric performance against Kansas. They discuss standout showings from Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar and Jarin Stevenson, what the rotation could look like come March and why this group might alread...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Matthew Maynard and Assistant Editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley discuss football's 27-10 win over Syracuse on Halloween, which was the team's first Power Four win. They speculate about how the rest of the season will pan out. They recap women's soccer missing the ACC tournament, as well as women's field hockey winning the ACC regular season...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Matthew Maynard and assistant editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley break down what led to UNC football's 21-18 loss to Cal, and what's next for the team as the season continues. The team then recaps UNC field hockey's recent wins against Syracuse and Cornell, and UNC men's soccer's 3-0 win against Virginia Tech. Stay tuned for the DTH Sports d...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, sports editor Matthew Maynard and assistant editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley recap UNC football's loss to Clemson on Monday. Clemson opened the game with a 75-yard touchdown and scored 28 points in the first quarter. North Carolina's defense allowed 488 total yards, including five passing touchdowns.

In this episode of Hark The Pod, assistant editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley are joined by senior writer Alexandra Jones to talk all things football, field hockey and soccer. The group recaps UNC football's 34-9 loss to UCF and the future of UNC football's quarterback position, shifting to then discuss UNC field hockey's 5-1 win against Cal. The team wraps up by discussing UNC women's a...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, sports editor Matthew Maynard and assistant editors Beckett Brantley and Brian D'Aguanno recap UNC football's 41–6 win over Richmond. They highlight Demon June's breakout performance, assess quarterback Gio Lopez's early struggles and debate the team's offensive identity heading into UCF and Clemson. The group also covers strong starts from field hockey, volleyball...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, sports editor Matthew Maynard and assistant editors Beckett Brantley and Brian D'Aguanno break down UNC football's win over Charlotte. They share on-the-ground impressions from a rainy game day in Charlotte, evaluate Gio Lopez's performance and the team's offensive play-calling and discuss whether Carolina's defense is prepared for tougher opponents. The group also...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, sports editor Matthew Maynard and assistant editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley recap UNC football's devastating season opener loss to TCU on Monday.

Welcome back to a new season of Hark The Pod. In this episode, sports editor Matthew Maynard and assistant editors Brian D'Aguanno and Beckett Brantley preview UNC football's 2025 season. They predict the team's final season record, touch on the atmosphere of this year's Carolina football press conference and discuss what the football season may look like for UNC under the leadership of Bill Belic...

In the final episode of the school year, sports editor Caroline Wills and assistants Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard reflect on their favorite UNC sports memories and say a bittersweet goodbye to another season of Hark The Pod. The trio kicks things off with breaking news: UNC football is headed to Dublin, Ireland, in 2026 for its first-ever international game. Then, it's all about spring sports. Em...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Assistant Editor Emma Moon is joined by fellow Assistant Editor Matthew Maynard and staff writer Brian D'Aguanno to break down UNC men's lacrosse's 8-7 win over Duke, the program's first victory in Durham since 2016. The trio discusses what fueled the Tar Heels' strong start in ACC play and what this win means for the rest of the season. Later, the crew shifts to U...

  In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Caroline Wills returns to the studio to recap UNC women's basketball's season-ending loss to Duke in the Sweet 16. Assistant Editor Emma Moon and women's basketball beat writers Megan Smith and Beckett Brantley join to break down the Tar Heels' struggles in the matchup and reflect on the season as a whole. Later, staff writer Brian D'Aguanno and Meg...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Assistant Sports Editors Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard recap UNC men's basketball's season-ending loss to Ole Miss and discuss how the team will be remembered. Emma shares her experience covering the tournament in Ohio and Milwaukee, while Senior Writer Cade Shoemaker joins to break down UNC women's basketball's dominant win over Oregon State and Alyssa Ustby's rec...

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Assistant Editors Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard break down UNC men's basketball's recent wins over N.C. State and UVA. They also look to the future and discuss whether it's too late for the team to turn the tide.

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Caroline Wills sits down with assistants Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard to discuss UNC men's basketball's win over Syracuse. Later, Wills and Moon speak with Senior Writer Harry Crowther about his coverage of three UNC baseball games over the weekend.

In this episode of Hark the Pod, Sports Editor Caroline Wills sits down with assistants Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard to discuss UNC men's basketball's narrow win over Pitt. As the group analyzes the major weaknesses in UNC's current basketball roster, they look to baseball season with the hope of better success.

In this episode of Hark the Pod, Sports Editor Caroline Wills sits down with assistants Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard to break down UNC men's basketball's loss against No. 2 Duke on Saturday night.

In this episode of Hark the Pod, Sports Editor Caroline Wills sits down with assistants Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard to break down an unexpected victory — The Daily Tar Heel defeating The Duke Chronicle last Friday. The group also discusses their score predictions for one of the biggest rivalries in college basketball — the famed UNC v. Duke matchup taking place this Saturday.   To support studen...

Welcome back to a new season of Hark The Pod. In this episode, Sports Editor Caroline Wills is joined by assistant editors Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard to discuss the arrival of Bill Belichick to UNC football and the UNC men's basketball team's win over N.C. State.

In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Caroline Wills is joined by assistants Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard to discuss Mack Brown's departure from UNC football and the program's future leadership. Next, the group is joined by senior writer Harry Crowther as they cover UNC women's soccer's advancement to the College Cup. They finish with a discussion about UNC men's basketball and the upcom...

In this episode of Hark the Pod, Assistant Editor Matthew Maynard talks about UNC Football's devastating fall to Boston College, alongside Assistant Editor Emma Moon and senior writer Cade Shoemaker. And live from Ann Arbor, Sports Editor Caroline Wills and senior writer Anna Page Lancaster call into the studio to chat about UNC Field Hockey's performance in the NCAA Tournament.