Hot Grits Podcast

Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox discuss the city of Atlanta losing two pro sports icons in a matter of days. Matt Ryan traded from the Falcons and Freddie Freeman signing with the Dodgers. Plus, the legacies of each, the Braves signing Rosario/McHugh/Jansen last week, March Madness bracket updates and favorite moments from the first weekend of games, a historic moment for the HGP Hawks Watch segm...

A loaded HGP ep. 106 begins with Travis and Spencer talking St. Patrick's Day in Savannah and how Spencer is preparing for working downtown on the busiest weekend of the year.   TOPICS: Braves trade for Matt Olson, which means the end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta. A full breakdown of how we got here, what the rationale is and where we go from here (8:45) ... Tom Brady unretires on Se...

A baseball-only bonus episode with Travis Jaudon and Mike Anthony talking about the MLB's return coming April 7! *SPONSORS: Coach's Corner; John Carr Realtor; Braddy Electric; Savannah Adult Baseball League* +++

Hot Grits celebrates a milestone before going over a lot of different (and incredibly random) sports topics from the past week. Then, a HGP interview with (Mister) Tybee Island Councilman Brian West (begins at 53:00).   *HOT GRITS SPONSORS: Coach's Corner; John Carr Realtor; Braddy Electric; Savannah Adult Baseball League*  .. Hosts: Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox ..

A long awaited interview with the 67th Mayor of Savannah, Van Johnson. MVJ joins HGP for a second time (ep. 48) to talk with Travis and Spencer about his changes to Savannah's St. Patrick's Day, the new arena and what to do with the old Civic Center. One of our better interviews in quite some time begins at 12:35 ... Travis and Spencer talk MLB lockout and local Savannah HS basketball success on t...

On ep. 103 of Hot Grits Podcast, Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox enter full-on Hoops Head mode now that football is done. On the second half (35:30), HGP returning guest Brad Rowland (Locked on Hawks Podcast; Talkin' Chop Podcast; @BTRowland on Twitter) joins Travis & Spencer for a look at the Braves in 2022 and the Hawks last 24 games left to get right and (hopefully) make a playoff run.&nbs...

Travis' interview with writing renaissance man Will Leitch ahead of The 2022 Savannah Book Festival where Leitch will be speaking about his novel, "How Lucky." Leitch is a contributing editor at New York magazine and writes weekly for magazines Intelligencer and Vulture. He also writes regularly for NBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Medium, and MLB.com. Leitch founded the late spo...

Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox back for episode 102 of HGP to recap the Super Bowl from all angles!  *SPONSORS: Coach's Corner; John Carr Realtor; Savannah Adult Baseball League; Braddy Electric; Savannah Baseball Performance Academy*

SUPER BOWL PREDICTIONS from every member of The Coach's Sports Network are listed at the bottom of these show notes!  ...  A bonus mid-week episode with Spencer Maddox and Travis Jaudon looking ahead to Super Bowl 56 in Los Angeles ahead of Bengals vs. Rams on Sunday night. As we promised back on ep. 99, and in honor of the Bengals impossible run to the Super Bowl after entering the season as 150-...

On the season six opening episode, Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox talk about several Savannah issues including the opening of the new Enmarket Arena, Russell DeMasi's status as Savannah State Football Interim Head Coach (24:30) and Mayor Van Johnson's ridiculous war on Savannah St. Patrick's Day 2022. Plus, the NFL vs. Brian Flores and Bill Belichick's relatable wrong text fiasco and the Atlanta...

Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox host HGP’s season 5 finale. TOPICS: NFL Playoffs and conference championship predictions (2:05) ... UGA transfer WR Jermaine Burton transfers to Alabama, what do we make of this big picture and why did he leave for 'Bama (24:30) ... MLB Hall of Fame Class of 2022 discussions and HGP takes on the Barry Bonds/Roger Clemens debate (28:55) ... Robot umpires coming to A...

The 19th episode of season 5 ... Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox record remotely on Monday night, January 17, 2022.   *SPONSORS: Coach's Corner (www.coachs.net); John Carr Realtor (www.seaportrealestate.com/aios_agent/johncarr); Savannah Baseball Performance Academy (www. SBPAsports.com); Braddy Electric*  ...  

The Georgia Bulldogs won a CFP National Championship Monday night and episode 98 begins with Travis and Spencer's thoughts on the game, key moments, where the Dawgs go from here and how Stetson Bennett's life has changed forever. Other episode topics: DeRenne Avenue Globe news as Parker's really leaned into taking credit for saving our beloved globe and local media finally realized it was Chick-Fi...

Spencer Maddox and Travis Jaudon review how they did in 2021 on new year's resolutions (:25) then look back at UGA/Michigan in the Orange Bowl before looking ahead to the rematch vs Alabama in the CFP National Championship on January 10th in Indianapolis (9:25). Would a UGA national title mean more than the Braves winning World Series? (22:35). Later, topics like the Instagram post from Gilbert Ar...

The 2021 "best of" episode featuring our top moments on Hot Grits Podcast episodes 41-95 … What a year it was in sports, and what a year it was for us here on HGP. We thank you, the listener first and foremost. HGP couldn't be more grateful for your continued support. It's a vibe. So sit back and relax as Travis takes you through 2021’s best-of Hot Grits, Savannah's No. 1 sports podcast. - Travis...

Christian Goeckel is the Digital Director of ESPN Coastal (104.3fm in Savannah) and the host of "Second Down" on weekdays from 2pm-3pm. Listen/follow the podcast version of his show by CLICKING HERE or by searching for ESPN Coastal wherever you get your podcasts. Find him on Twitter, @GoeckelESPN. Goeckel and Travis Jaudon talk about lots of topics, but for the most part, it’s a lot of Georgia foo...

Spencer shamed for his most epic HGP shoulder-shrug to date (:25). Deion Sanders and Jackson State signed the nation’s No. 1 recruit; what does it really mean? (4:50). The Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Falcons are looking more and more alike each week and the guys reveal the last (maybe) HGP seed-ceiling watch updates for the foreseeable future (11:30). . . Plus, will Urban Meyer be coaching somewhere...

A bonus episode of The Hot Grits Podcast for your weekend listening. HGP hosts Spencer Maddox and Travis Jaudon visited Savannah's real estate king John Carr at the Seaport Real Estate offices to record a segment for his 'Port Talk' Podcast on Tuesday, December 7 to talk about the 2021 Bowl Mania Challenge beginning with the first college football bowl games on December 17 and running through the...

95th episode of The Hot Grits Podcast presented by Coach's Corner, the No. 1 sports bar in Savannah! ... HGP hosts Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox run through the Georgia vs Alabama debacle as well as looking ahead to the matchup for UGA with Michigan. Also included, the Falcons lose as expected, Georgia Southern football makes staff additions which further push the JT Daniels transfer rumors, th...

The 94th episode presented by Coach's Corner. Savannah's best sports podcast and Savannah's best sports bar, what could be better? ... Season 5, episode 14 of HGP ... Hosts Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox begin with college football talk covering everything related to UGA/Alabama in the SEC Championship Preview before talking College Football Playoff rankings debates including Cincinnati, Oklahom...

HGP 93 presented by Coach's Corner, Savannah's No. 1 sports podcast and Savannah's No. 1 sports bar!  ...  Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox give some Thanksgiving takes to begin the show including an impromptu bird power rankings segment. ..... Plus, Georgia Southern's BurritoGate saga has only just begun as Eagles prepare for App State in the season finale this weekend in Boone. .... LeBron vs. S...

Savannah's No. 1 sports podcast presented by Coach's Corner, Savannah's No. 1 sports bar!  Season 5, Episode 12 (11/16/21)  ...  Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox back for episode 92 and they begin with the latest rumors on Freddie Freeman’s free agency.  Plus: Scott Boras is a douche, Chipper Jones is the King  …  Atlanta Hawks Ceiling Watch updates  …  UGA at 10-0 (8-0) still has a major question...

Episode 91 of The Hot Grits Podcast presented by Coach's Corner. Hosts Travis Jaudon and Spencer Maddox run through the week that was and the week that will be in sports, as well as Spencer's recap of yet another Tybee Island wedding.  ** Segment sponsors: DugoutMugs.com (use code GRITS for 30% off); John Carr Real Estate; Savannah Baseball Performance Academy (SBPA) **

A weekend bonus episode of HGP sponsored by Coach's Corner. Travis talks over the phone with John Brice (JohnDBrice1 on Twitter) of FootballScoop.com about the news of Georgia Southern hiring former USC head coach Clay Helton as its next head football coach. The interview was recorded the afternoon of Thursday, November 4, 2021.  Twitter: PodcastGrits  Instagram: TheHotGrits     NEW SPONSOR OFFER...

The Hot Grits Podcast presented by Coach's Corner, Savannah's No. 1 Sports Bar. Spencer Maddox and Travis Jaudon back for season 5, episode 10 of HGP and the episode starts with Braves/Astros World Series talk as Game 6 in H-Town is set for Tuesday night and Game 7 Wednesday if necessary. Plus, Hawks had a rough week, Spencer makes historic ceiling watch adjustment. The Falcons are 3-4 and Spencer...