If Anyone Cares

Send us Fan Mail This was an accident. It was never meant to be its own show, but our "segment" idea for Ep. 75 went from 20 minutes to about 65 minutes. With the length and content of the show, we decided to keep it and make it Ep. 76. Mackenzie Thirkill interviews Riley about the 5th year anniversary and the process of the show, their friendship, what the show has provided... and the L...

Send us Fan Mail Five years of If Anyone Cares. An accomplishment that we couldn't be more proud of. Thank you for listening to our show. Please enjoy some of our favorite moments, stories, and guests over the years.  Featured on the show: Adam Touchet, Tom Sweezy, Ben Clark, Mackenzie Thirkill, Paul Carr, Kerith Burke, John Strong, Jordan Sermon, Cam Awesome, Jevon Perry, Clayton Anderson, N...

Send us Fan Mail Before our 5th birthday... let's take you back to the start. Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC     Instagram:  @RileyJamesIAC  Art: Spencer Ware (@spencerwarecreative) Music: All Good Folks and IAC Productions  Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam License code: I2TIWBIRPGF4Z3VY 

Send us Fan Mail What’s it like to cover the Winter Olympics in China… during a pandemic? Here’s your show to find out.  Washington Post writer and Howard alum, Glynn Hill, joins the show to chat about his trip to Beijing, China to cover the 2022 Winter Olympics. What was his day to day was like, what did he write about, the state of modern day journalism, his move from Houston to Washington, Howa...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda, or Mandy, Hamm joined the show to chat about the stigma of concussions and how they have affected her career and life. In a lighter conversation after that, we named her car, swapped stories, chatted about our mutual love of beef, and did a marathon show that lived up to our listing as a “comedy” podcast.  Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC   @HammPandaHamm    In...

Send us Fan Mail The best name in broadcasting since... *shrug emoji*  Alexa Blase called us to chat about, among other things, Alexa Blase, women in broadcasting, Nebraska food, the middle of the United States, and volleyball pads. Loaded show, right? Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC   @AlexaBlase    Instagram:  @RileyJamesIAC   @AlexaBlase Art: Spencer Ware Music: All Good Folks and...

Send us Fan Mail After two years of a COVID pandemic, covering it all from the athletic angle, the human angle, the economic angle... but finally, we had a nurse on to talk about the immense struggle that it has been on on people in hospitals dealing with the virus, it's effects, and the scared American public. We also chatted about some non-COVID stories from the ER, our friendship, and the...

Send us Fan Mail Up and coming broadcaster Avarie Howard joined the show to talk about women in sports media, her balance of on air & off air personality, her first time on camera, her hometown of Kansas City, the Lightning Round and so much more. Another UNO friend of IAC. She was awesome.  Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC    @AvarieHoward31   Instagram:  @RileyJamesIAC    @Avarie...

Send us Fan Mail To kick off 2022, we did a house call to Riley’s alma mater, Sam Houston High School in Lake Charles, LA, to chat with his former English teacher and now seasoned Zoom user Amelia Meiburg  about teaching through the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect on students, parents, and educators alike.  Conversation included talk of how Calcasieu Parish (our local “county”) handled the shutdo...

Send us Fan Mail Our last show of 2021!  @RileyJamesIAC talks about the year that was with IAC, the behind the curtain things about the last 12 months, and runs through the best and worst moments of the show’s year.  First guest for the Bowl Game was our favourite Canadian, Sabrina Belmonte! Her knowledge about college football is almost nonexistent, but she had a fun time guessing at our list.  T...

Send us Fan Mail Amazing to have Alex Rollins, the lead vocalist of Denny, back with us (we miss you Sully!) to chat about his life, Denny's new music, becoming a dad, and so much more. We love Denny and make sure to check out their song "Light My Way" at the end of the show! Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC   @DennyTheBand   Instagram:  @RileyJamesIAC   @DennyTheBand

Send us Fan Mail Big Star Wars show today as we welcome a broadcaster, most recently working with ESPN, University of Nebraska-Omaha graduate, former goalkeeper, and massive Star Wars fan Owen Godberson joined the show to chat about broadcasting, the famed film franchise, a little about history, and the Lightning Round! Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC   @Owen_Godberson    Instagram: ...

Send us Fan Mail Sabrina’s second show!  On the show, we basically settle, or at least discuss, the things we’ve been arguing about for MONTHS. We learned about Canada, colleges, my time in high school, and a lot more with Sabri! Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC   @SabriB10    Instagram:  @RileyJamesIAC  

Send us Fan Mail Kerem İnal joins the show to tell us about his work as fact checker for ABC News in New York City, his two lives between his time in the United States and Turkey, a little about footy, and the Lightning Round.  Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC   @KeremAliInal    Instagram:  @RileyJamesIAC  

Send us Fan Mail Third appearance by Ana! She comes on the show to chat about her new job, finishing up school, our friendship, and about our future. Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC   @AnaBellMedia   Instagram:  @RileyJamesIAC   @AnaMarieBell

Send us Fan Mail Robby Smukler of Icarus Football came on to chat about mythology, art, business, history, and designing something for not only a soccer team, but for a community of people to cherish. Link to their website: https://icarusfc.com/ Link to their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icarusfootball/ Twitter: @IfAnyoneCares_ @RileyJamesIAC @IcarusFCphl Instagram: @RileyJamesIAC @IcarusF...

Send us Fan Mail Actress, model, and college student Cambrie Oyler joined the show! She talked about the balance of childhood with her work and taking that into her college years, the pressures of maintaining an image on social media, some funny stories from stage, and plenty more. Cambrie’s IG: @Cambrie. Oyler Twitter: @IfAnyoneCares_ Instagram: @RileyJamesIAC

Send us Fan Mail A special IAC with four guests to discuss a single question: “Can a manufactured performance still be genuine?” We welcome the man who posed the question to us four years ago former professional athlete and currently FOX Sports personality Alexi Lalas, alongside, recording artist Clayton Anderson, former Olympic athlete and educational performer Cam Awesome, and my co-host of R&am...

Send us Fan Mail Basic housekeeping episode. Letting you in on show updates and updates on what we think about everything following graduation from Full Sail University. We're about to hammer out some very interesting shows. We appreciate you all so much for listening. Thanks!   Twitters:   @IfAnyoneCares_   @RileyJamesIAC     Instagram:  @RileyJamesIAC  

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Courtney dropped by the show to talk SmilePop, her new marriage, celebrity stories, being a #GirlBoss, and personal growth through a new business venture.  Another hilarious and interesting show between the two of us that we think you'll enjoy.   Twitters:  @IfAnyoneCares_  @RileyJamesIAC  Instagrams:  @RileyJamesIAC  @Dr. Courtney. Ortho 

Send us Fan Mail YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-gjznzViwMols6dz89qLbg Podcast - http://omamam.com Adam Tinius (aka "Entertain The Elk" on Youtube) joins the show to talk about the art of being a video essayist, his move from Dallas to Los Angeles, his channel, fighting the "one trick pony" mantra, road signs, and so much more!  Twitters:  @IfAnyoneCares_  @RileyJa...

Send us Fan Mail Co-Host of the podcast R&R and live from Phoenix, AZ, Ryan Wintle joins the show to talk about Riley and Ryan's on air relationship with R&R and their off-air friendship through their year long partnership. He also talks about buying his first house and balancing his work life and love life. Checkout his podcast, The Sports Desk , available anyone where podcasts are a...

Send us Fan Mail We started with talking about race. It was unplanned and unexpected, but important and necessary. After that, it was a normal Cam Awesome show with laughs, stories, and tangents that led us all over the map. He asked about the future.. which seems to be a hot topic, but we gave him the best answer we could. Twitters:  @IfAnyoneCares_  @RileyJamesIAC  @CamFAwesome Instagrams: @Rile...

Send us Fan Mail A Nine Day Story (trailer) link: https://youtu.be/9N65qyCk780 Jack Hoover joins IAC to talk Waffle House, dogs, and, probably more importantly, his story of confidence. Five years ago he was a microphone shy video editor... and now he is commenting professional sports on the regular. His struggle and growth is inspiring and important. It was a delight to hear it all. Great show, c...

Send us Fan Mail IAC LIVE! Erol Baki is Yugoslavian refuge that eventually landed in Ft. Worth, Texas, but had quite the journey to end up in the US. The son of a soccer star and a radiologist, he found himself in a worn torn Bosnia looking for a way out and he, remarkably, found the craziest path to freedom. Hear what happens next. Twitter:  @IfAnyoneCares_  @RileyJamesIAC  Instagram:  @RileyJame...