Run That Back

The NFL playoffs are back and the favorite teams of Run That Back's co-hosts both made it to NFL Festivus! Joining us on the show this week is actor Joe Fria to talk about his love for the Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger's last season in the league.  #indiesportsradio

Since we are on the verge of college football's national championship game, Tim Jackson is back on the show to talk about the just-finished bowl season, and we talk through Georgia's chances against Tim's beloved Crimson Tide.  #indiesportsradio

Tom and Scott clear out and play iso-ball with one of our favorite guests, Gerry Leonard, hitting on the biggest moments in the English Premier League, NFL, and the NBA. We also say goodbye to John Madden.

This week, we're excited to welcome Jennifer Russ to talk about her experience as a scorer at the Great Smoky Mountain Grapple which happened this past weekend in Asheville! Listen to hear about Jen's longtime wrestling fandom that started in a small town outside of Rochester, NY. This town is a future 30 for 30 film waiting to happen. 

The big news of the week is the controversial end to the Formula One season! Helping us sort out what happened and how we think about it is Run That Back's Senior Global Car Racing Analyst Matt Pogatshnik! Also, we start a new feature on throwback jerseys.

Author Ed Southern returns to the show to talk about attending the 2021 ACC Championship Game as well as those plucky underdogs from Alabama. Tom and Scott will also consider sports in inclement weather and much more.

We're back this week talking about football - both college and pro! We welcome back Senior Legal Counsel Jeff Kingsley to the show to discuss the victory of his beloved Michigan Wolverines over their bitter rival Ohio State. Jeff will also weigh in on the Buffalo Bills season, including the cold and wet visit to Highmark Stadium on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

Fantasy sports are everywhere these days and can even be found in the world of visual arts! We welcome Nancy Sokolove to the show to talk about the world of fantasy art collecting and sales.

We're excited to welcome back Demp Bradford of the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission to the show! Demp will tell us all about the inaugural Asheville Championship featuring Western Kentucky, Princeton, South Carolina, and Minnesota happening this weekend at Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville.

A big college football show this week! Josh Batenhorst joins us to talk about his trip to the Texas Tech-Oklahoma game and Tim Jackson calls in to break down the BCS ranking, allowing Scott to shout from the rooftops about little ol' Wake Forest!

Hollywood mover and shaker Wade Solomon calls in from Los Angeles to discuss the Atlanta Braves return to the World Series. Plus, plenty of NFL talk, the ManUSlaughter from the previous Premier League weekend, and more!  #indiesportsradio

We're excited to announce the triumphant return of Sarah Spooner to the show! So much to cover with Sarah, including her favorite baseball team - the Boston Red Sox - in an ALCS showdown in which the rest of the sports world wonders who to root for. We'll also tackle the Washington Football Team, the NFL, and much more. It's all fair game with Sarah Spooner! #indiesportsradio

October is always an insane sports time with baseball playoffs, the NFL and college football seasons in full swing, the start of the NHL season, and NBA starting soon! Also, we are in the midst of a terrific Premier League season. This week, we speak with Stephen Zerdelian about how he started following the Premier League (before it was even the Premier League), found his love for Liverpool FC, an...

This week's episode of Run That Back was recorded live at Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, NC on October 6, 2021. We were excited to talk with Ed Southern about his new book Fight Songs: Love & Sports in a Complicated South.  #indiesportsradio

With the help of our Senior Carolina Sports Correspondent, Phillip Chester, we dive into the hot starts of the NFL season for the Carolina Panthers as well as a season preview for the Charlotte Hornets. We also dive into the NFL RedZone as well as the alternate ESPN “Monday Night Football” MegaCast featuring Peyton and Eli Manning.  Also, Run That Back is the new name of this podcast! We've r...

We are thrilled to welcome Nick Davis back to the show! Nick is the producer and director of Once Upon a Time in Queens, the latest installment of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series. The documentary tells the story of the 1986 New York Mets with breathtaking archival footage and contemporary interviews with Keith Hernandez, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Lenny Dykstra, and more.  #indiesp...

The NFL is back! To help us welcome it back into our lives, we turn to Captain Josh Batenhorst to discuss moral victories by certain teams, Aaron Rodgers as his owns sleeper agent, the inevitability of Patrick Mahomes as well as lots of US Open talk and our last Asheville Tourists game attendance of the year. #indiesportsradio

We celebrate the return of college football by welcoming back Tim Jackson, our Senior College Football Correspondent, to discuss his beloved Alabama, the too-early reports of Clemson's demise, and the radical notions of the Presbyterian College football team.  #indiesportsradio

Lots happening on this episode of Steve Sax Syndrome! Tom and Scott discuss Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Manchester United and Scott's instant Asheville High fandom. Then Jon Reid of Race to the Bottom joins us to talk about the New York Mets and the "thumbs down" trend as well as sports fandom in general.  #indiesportsradio

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I AM!" Bowling is our focus this week, and we welcome Jason Collins as our new Senior Bowling Correspondent to talk about his bowling life as well as his first-hand eyewitness account of one of bowling's most infamous freakouts by legend Pete Weber. Other topics this week include baseball road trips, preseason football, the 2000 football film The Replacements, and much m...

So much to cover in the world of sports that we brought our own five-tool analyst Gerry Leonard back to help us hit everything! We talk about the start of the new Premier League season, the return of Brentford to England's top division after 74 years, Gerry's beloved Liverpool FC, the Field of Dreams baseball game, preseason football, and much more.  #indiesportsradio

This week, we wrap up the Olympics with Liddell Shannon, who joins us to talk about the USWNT, who did not meet expectations in Tokyo, as well as badminton and artistic swimming. We also discuss Kevin Durant and a little bit of football news.  #indiesportsradio

Sports finds a way! So much is happening as we welcome Matt Pogatshnik back to the show to get a Twin Cities perspective on Sunisa Lee's gold medal win and break down the latest wackiness in the world of Formula One. We also talk about the comings and goings of NBA free agency, fixing the NBA draft, and an unusually active MLB trade deadline.  #indiesportsradio

We're back after a week off and excited to welcome back old friend Bryan Morrisey to talk about soccer culture in Italy as well as our favorite aspects of the Olympics. Tom and Scott wrap up the NBA season and roll our radio eyes at the Aaron Rodgers coverage.

It's coming Rome! Italy wins the Euro 2020, and we welcome back our Senior Soccer Correspondent Jeff Carnivale to break down everything about this thrilling tournament and final.  #indiesportsradio