Pro Sports Podcasters: Interviews and Insights

With less than a week before the NBA season resumes, we caught up with friend of the show Eric Pincus, National NBA writer for Bleacher Report and General Manager at the Sports Business Classroom: Eric and Nii discussed the mechanics of the recent trade between Minnesota and New York Eric also touched on the Lakers' offseason and the legacy of Lebron James. With the Clippers starting life at the I...

October brings with it a fresh harvest of sports across the board. Nii Wallace-Bruce caught up with Frank Ammirante from The Game Day and The Fantasy Jones to discuss: The MLB playoffs and the surprise run of the Tigers... or was it a surprise? The aftermath of an underwhelming season for the Toronto Blue Jays, including possible free agent and trade acquisition moves for the offseason. The first...

The Dallas Cowboys went "all-in" this offseason... or did they? We caught up with Jess Nevarez from "Girls Talk, Boys Talk" to separate fact from fiction and find out what really happened at training camp. It seems that America's Team will be back in the headlines after we covered: The Mike Zimmer defense and changes at linebacker CeeDee Lamb's new deal and the Wide Receiver room Mike McCarthy's f...

The Summer Olympics have passed the baton onto the Paralympics at Paris 2024. However, do you know where the Games will be held after LA in 2028? With new developments happening this month, we caught up with friend of the show, Rob Livingstone from GamesBids.com to discuss: The opening ceremony from a live viewing perspective. Future bids for 2036, 2040 and 2044 Summer Olympic Games hosts. Rob als...

This episode unknowingly has a loose theme around broken men and rebuilding. Nova Scotian Keegan Matheson is currently the Blue Jays reporter for MLB.com. He is writing a book about the Jays coming out in 2025. Keegan shared his journey to becoming a writer as well as his upcoming book - The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays Also discussed was the 2024 season for Toronto and stories to look out for for...

We continue our look back at the Paris Summer Olympics with independent commentator, Michael McCann. In addition to Paris, Michael's voice has been heard at the 2023 Football World Cup as well as across the English Football League. Michael shared some of his journey to becoming a commentator, including tips for those who want to follow in his footsteps. Michael mentioned some of his highlights fro...

With the Paris Summer Olympics now complete and the Summer Paralympics edging closer we checked in with founder of the Flame Bearers podcast, Jamie Mittelman. Jamie discussed the insights she gained from athletes and fans in Paris. Jamie also touched on the limitations from the Olympics, as well as the work that needs to be done to maintain gender parity for the future. Finally, Jamie also gave a...

The NFL preseason is here and an unprecedented five teams spent their camps in Los Angeles. Chargers beat reporter, Fernando Ramirez managed to catch all of them, so we checked in with our friend of the show to find out more as the 2024 season is around the corner: Nii Wallace-Bruce chatted with Fernando Ramirez about the preseason training camps for the Cowboys, Raiders, Saints, LA Chargers, and,...

The 2024 Copa America served delivered a black eye to hosts, the United States, both on and off the pitch. An underwhelming group stage exit has left a void for the head coaching role, while the coordination of the tournament with CONMEBOL has raised eyebrows about facilities and security for the future. Or has it? To sift through the smoke and substance, we caught up with Seth Vertelney, managing...

The WNBA has reached the midseason break, marked by the All-Star Game and the Paris Olympics. After the wave of attention and hype surrounding the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, we all probably need a breather. Nevertheless, there is still much to be discussed, so we caught up with author and writer, Lyndsey D'Arcangelo to find out more about the latest from the W: Nii Wallace-Br...

There was a hint of irony that a Hamilton-based team was responsible for the end of Bill Manning's time as Argonauts' President. While the final straw came on the soccer side of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, it did also occur at the stadium of the biggest rivals for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts. With the season underway, we connected with CFL historian, author and friend of PSP, Paul Woods....

After locking horns with the world champions in the group stage, Canada have made an improbable run to the semi-finals of the Copa America tournament in the USA, seeing off former winners along the way. Up next is a marquee match up with world champion Argentina, featuring Lionel Messi. We caught up with former Canadian international, Tom Kouzmanis to get the full picture. Nii Wallace-Bruce and To...

The first half of July is set to be a treat for football fans as both the Copa America and Euro tournaments reach the quarter-finals stage. We caught up with Mariano Sanchez from AS to dive into these match ups and more. Nii Wallace-Bruce caught up with Mariano Sanchez to discuss the Copa America tournament and what to look out for in the quarter-finals matches. Mariano also discussed the performa...

North America's pastime reaches it's halfway point of the season, with the MLB All-Star Game approaching. Nii Wallace-Bruce catches up with Frank Ammirante from The Game Day and The Fantasy Jones to discuss potential players who could make the All-Star rosters based on performances this season. They also chat about the current season for the Toronto Blue Jays, including possible trade deadline mov...

Indianapolis has been a hotbed of sporting activity this year. In addition to the NFL Draft Combine and the famous Indianapolis 500 race, the city has become the epicentre of excitement as Caitlin Clark's rookie season with the Indiana Fever captures the attention of new and existing WNBA fans. Further, the Colts' home at Lucas Oil Stadium just hosted the US Olympic swimming trials. We caught up w...

North, Central and South American football come together at the 2024 Copa America. The American hosts have questions surrounding their manager, Gregg Berhalter, while their northern neighbours enter with a former candidate in Jesse Marsch. What this mean for these diverging teams. Esteemed writer, Charles Beohm joined us to discuss this and more: Justen Williams caught up with Charles Boehm to dis...

The Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics are less than 6 weeks away. While these upcoming Games are already spoken for, what can we expect for the future hosts of the Winter Olympic and Paralympics? With new developments happening this week, we caught up with friend of the show, Rob Livingstone from GamesBids.com. Nii Wallace-Bruce and Rob Livingstone discussed the 2030, 2034 and potential 2038 W...

The biggest football tournament of 2024 is almost here - Euro 2024 in Germany. Bob Turgut returned to the show to run the rule over the tournament, with a particular focus on his nation of Turkiye. Bob has covered the Turkish team for over 3 decades! Justen Williams caught up with Bob Turgut to discuss the Euro 2024 tournament, including contenders. Bob also shares the football connection between...

The NBA season is reaching a crescendo with the Finals series, however, there is also the matter of television rights to be finalised for 2025 and beyond. With ESPN (Disney), Prime Video (Amazon), and NBC/Peacock in the front-running for deals, will there be room for TNT (Warner Brothers Discovery) to broadcast the Association in the US. Michael McCarthy from Front Office Sports joined us to make...

After a banner start to 2023 for the Toronto Argonauts, 2024 has started with much adversity. The 150th anniversary season ended without a title, players left in free agency and, most notably, the starting Quarterback Chad Kelly is under suspension for harrassment of a team employee. With a lot to unpack, we connected with CFL historian, author and friend of PSP, Paul Woods. Nii Wallace-Bruce and...

With the Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics edging closer we caught up with the founder of the Flame Bearers podcast, Jamie Mittelman. Flame Bearers is a groundbreaking site that focuses solely on the stories of female athletes from around the globe, winning awards along the way. Jamie discussed her journey through Harvard and the genesis of the Flame Bearers. Jamie also discussed how she turne...

Plug into our latest episode with BKFC prospect, Ty "The Headknocker" Reyes. He chats with Nii Wallace-Bruce about his hopes, dreams and more! Nii and Ty discuss the rise of BKFC and how Ty plans to become pro. Ty also shares his perspective on mindset and how he stays locked in throughout. Ty touched on his upbringing in aikido and how martial arts has shaped is style. Ty Reyes: Instagram -------...

The Paris Summer Olympics are upon us, so it just made sense to catch up with champion trap shooter, Ray Bassil, who represents Lebanon. With world and regional titles already won, she is hoping to end a generational drought and become the first Lebanese Olympic champion in shooting in the 21st century. Ray discussed her journey through shooting and the challenges faced, particularly in a non-trad...

You're going to get a kick out of this episode, as we catch up with Tim Lo. The Edmonton fighter is the current WBC Muay Thai champion in Canada and he has more goals to achieve before it is all said and done. Justen discussed Tim Lo's background in taekwondo and how that shaped his Muay Thai development. Tim also shares his opinion on weight cutting and multiple approaches in combat sports. As th...

There is a big summer of international tournaments coming up in 2024. We take a look back at the first big one of the year, the African Cup of Nations, held in Cote d'Ivoire. Friend of the show, Yaw Ampofo Jr from GTV in Ghana, joined us to discuss that and more. Nii Wallace-Bruce caught up with Yaw Ampofo Jr to discuss the early exit of Ghana at the AfCoN 2024 tournament. Ampofo also shares his t...