Sports With Friends

This episode is the first since episode 238 to feature an in-person interview. Dario Franchitti was in Brooklyn, NY to call the 2021 New York #EPrix for Season 7 of Formula E. Frequent episodes of this podcast have been about this sport. Franchitti is a four-time IndyCar Series champion (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (2007, 2010, 2012). After his retirement,...

Amber Wilson grew to radio fame hosting morning drive on 790am The Ticket in Miami Florida for nearly 5 years. Wilson's roller-coaster story is certainly one to behold. Her rise in the sports media field to a successful law practice must be heard to believe. She also faced great challenges just as the Miami show was taking off, being diagnosed, and beating breast cancer. She currently continues to...

Former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann is also an author, speaker, and broadcaster. He joined the podcast from Florida where he will be hosting the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship. Theismann spent 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins (later known as the Washington Football Team), where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and helped the team to consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winn...

Radio and TV star John "JJ" Jastremski is another Syracuse alum to join the podcast. After graduating from Syracuse, JJ won a WFAN "Fantasy Phenom" contest and parlayed it into a full-time WFAN host and Sportsnet New York contributor. Then, in 2020, Bill Simmons hired JJ to join his podcast network and leave radio. Jastremski now hosts a podcast called New York, New York. In this episode, the guys...

Broadcasting icon Jim Lampley joins the show to discuss his new play-by-play venture with a streaming app called Triller. Lampley was to begin his new role on June 19th, but Teófimo López tested positive for Covid-19, so his fight against George Kambosos has been delayed to August 14th. This podcast was recorded before López tested positive. After more than three decades in network television, and...

Longtime sports executive Scott O'Neil is an inspirational speaker. The CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, Dignitas E-Sports team, and more is the author of a new book entitled, "Be Where Your Feet Are." O'Neil talked about the unique challenges that lead to his idea of writing this book, and the message he hopes to get across. The episode also featured an in-depth conversation on t...

Longtime sports executive Mike McCarthy joins the show this week. McCarthy is currently the General Manager of the Marquee Sports Network, a new regional sports network based out of Chicago, owned in part by the Chicago Cubs. McCarthy started his career at Madison Square Garden, starting as an intern and ascending all the way to President of MSG Network. He was also the CEO of the NHL's St. Louis...

Long-time baseball insider returns to the podcast. He was on Episode 63 back in 2016. Jon works for both the MLB Network and the NHL Network and appears on FOX Sports' properties. He is one of the preeminent baseball insiders in the industry today. This episode began with the story of how he and his family dealt with the still-ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. They also discuss the differences between co...

Commemorating 300 episodes of this podcast, this one is presented as a documentary. It runs through the history of this podcast, which started in Spring 2015. It was originally 2 podcasts, and then a tragedy lead to it being rebranded. Hear from over 50 of the 300 guests that came on during the show's first 300 episodes. Guests range from Ken Griffey Jr. to Sir Richard Branson to Tiger Woods to Ja...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has known Seth for over 15 years and has been on Seth's various radio shows, but this is the first time he's done this show. Bettman was hired as the NHL's first commissioner in 1993 and has held the position ever since. The NHL recently made two huge broadcast deals to solidify its strong future. First, with ESPN, and later with Turner Sports. Topics covered in this...

This week, Peter Burns came on the show. Peter and Seth go back to the days of FOX Sports Radio in 2008. Peter is now working for the SEC Network as a studio host. Burns joined that network in August 2014, regularly hosting the news and information show, SEC Now. Beginning in the fall of 2018, Burns added host of SEC This Morning to his repertoire, a simulcast of his hit radio show by the same nam...

This episode features the President of the only team Seth roots for publicly, the New Jersey Devils. As the President of the Devils, Jake Reynolds oversees the business operations and strategy for Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment's (HBSE) three-time Stanley Cup-winning franchise. On this episode, Reynolds discusses how the business of this franchise was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, an...

Doug Glanville joined the show to discuss the challenges that face Major League Baseball as the 2021 season commences. Glanville has been doing shows with Seth since his playing days when Seth and Darryl Hamilton hosted on MLB Radio. This season, baseball is dealing with the fallout from moving its All-Star Game out of Atlanta, to issues on the field such as launch-angle and an abundance of strike...

Julie DiCaro is the writer of a new book entitled, "Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and Being a Woman in America. She is currently a senior writer /editor at Deadspin. She is also the host of a podcast with Jane McManus entitled, "Ladies' Room."Julie's journey into the sports media business began when she left a law practice. There, she became a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Ultimately, she moved...

Lisa Ann is a host for Sirius/XM's Fantasy Sports and Mad Dog Radio channels. She is also a spokesperson for Bovada Sportsbook. Before entering the sports industry, she was a renowned adult film star known to most of the world for her 20 plus years of success in the Adult Industry. During that time, she was the most searched adult star. She also retired from that industry twice, and now transition...

This episode is the fourth in a series of podcasts highlighting women in the sports industry and celebrating Women's History Month. Heidi Browning is a Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the National Hockey League. Browning leads the National Hockey League's growth marketing strategy with a focus on digital, innovation, and social media. She has more than 25 years of m...

Sports with Friends is honoring women all over the sports world celebrating Women's History Month. Throughout March 2020, this podcast will only feature female guests. This week, longtime basketball broadcaster Christy Winters-Scott joins the show for a poignant discussion about her career and how both her gender and race have impacted it. Winters-Scott was a standout basketball star at the Univer...

Sports in the Covid-19 pandemic have been altered. Big sports were able to play without fans, and now, fans are slowly returning to arenas and stadiums. Smaller sports had no choice but to cancel their seasons. The National Lacrosse League has been that sport. The rising sport canceled the 2020 season and is planning to return in Fall 2021.Devan Kaney is currently Host and Senior Producer for the...

Former tennis player Katrina Adams is the Executive Director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program and former President of the United States Tennis Association. The first African American to lead the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the first two-term Chairman and President of said organization, and the first former player to hold that honor. She joined the show to talk about h...

Mike Gastineau was a host at Seattle's Sportsradio KJR from 1991-2012. During his time in Seattle, he witnessed many iconic Seattle sports moments, including the 1995 Seattle Mariners playoff run, the 90's Seattle SuperSonics NBA Finals run in 1996, and much more. He also witnessed the Sonics departure for Oklahoma City and the almost franchise moves of both the Seahawks and the Mariners. During t...

Longtime ESPN Radio host Freddie Coleman joins the show. Coleman is the co-host of the weeknight ESPN Radio show Freddie and Fitzsimmons, alongside Ian Fitzsimmons (since 2016). Prior to that, he hosted the Freddie Coleman Show, weeknights from 11pm-2am ET.The guys discussed the delicate mix between sports and society, whether it's politics or social issues. They also discuss how social media has...

This is the continuation of the conversation with longtime Mariners reporter/broadcaster Shannon Drayer. Part 1 (Episode 285) told the story of how a Starbucks manager won a contest and turned it into a radio career. The story continues after Seth Everett left Seattle, and how she transitioned from KJR to the Seattle Mariners Radio Network, where she has been since 2003.Shannon's inspiring story i...

This week, Super Bowl week is different due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, Sports with Friends has a tradition of Super Bowl week podcasts dating back to 2015. Former NFL lineman and longtime ESPN radio host Mike Golic joins the show to preview the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Golic also discusses a new sports app he is a spokesman for, Super Squares. Mike G...

Longtime on-field reporter/host Shannon Drayer joins the podcast. Shannon is one of the few females in baseball history to travel with a big league team. She hosts the pre and post-game show for the Mariners on 710 ESPN Seattle. That's only part of her story. Shannon entered the radio industry after winning a contest at KJR back in 1998. She fought her way from a part-time update position to cover...

Longtime Wisconsin radio broadcaster Bill Michaels joins the show. Bill recently ending a 10-year radio show doing middays in Milwaukee on WSSP (the FAN.) Michaels had been at WSSP since 2011, a couple of months after leaving WTMJ. He had been at WTMJ for more than 12 years, including a stint as sports director. The episode features two storytellers. Michaels tells some great stories about his sta...