The Heart of Sports

We closed the book on the football season looking back at the Super Bowl before getting in the baseball spirit with Spring Training beginning as Phillies World Series Winner Greg Dobbs joined the show to talk: The excitement around spring training The difference between a young guy trying to make a roster and a veteran How he was treated as a young player This Phillies team this year and potential...

It's Super Bowl week and we started the show breaking down the big game before being joined by Inquirer Sixers Writer Keith Pompey to talk: Trade deadline moves and what comes next Buyout market Joel Embiid Health and other player injuries What the current lineup will look like and more...

Lots of football talk on the show this week as we looked back at the conference championships, forward a bit to the Super Bowl and then were joined by Fmr. NFL Executive Michael Lombardi to talk his book looking at the history of the NFL including: The NFL not recognizing their own history The idea of new is better when it comes to coaches The politics of The Hall of Fame selection process keeping...

We started the show with some football talk looking at the coaching carousel before being joined to talk some Flyers hockey by Former Defensemen Chris Therien and then closed the show with more NFL talk, some Sixers and then a quick Phillies close.

Following their big win in overtime over Nebraska earlier in the week, we were joined on this week's show by Rutgers Mens Basketball Coach Steve Pikiell to talk: The big win at home against Nebraska in OT Developing an aggressive team identity through rebounding and defense The team pre-season trip to Senegal and putting sports in perspective The atmosphere and potential upgrades at the RAC (Jerse...

Jeff is back from the National Championship game so that's where we will start today's show before we are joined by Philadelphia 76ers writer Keith Pompey to talk Joel Embiid's health, how the team is playing, what they might do at the trade deadline and more.

Starting off the new year talking College Football Playoff and Championship as we are joined by Former Rose Bowl MVP Leroy Hoard. We talked the Semifinal games, previewed the final, talked being in the moment and wearing down a team, looked at NIL and the impact of realignment and more. Then Jeff and Jason talked some Eagles struggles and NFL to close out the show.

As we take some time with our families during the holidays and celebrating the new year, we brought back some of our favorite interviews for a best of show this week. First we revisit our interview Author Johnny Smith talking his fantastic new Michael Jordan book “Jumpman." Then we went back to our interview with Savannah Bananas Dir of Baseball Ops and coach Adam Virant talking about ho...

Like we don't complain enough, this week was our annual Festival show looking at some of the things we like least about sports. In addition, we were joined by Sam Carchidi to talk some hockey and how well the Flyers have been playing this season, what they plan going forward and where the organization stands.

We started the show talking some NFL football and sources for news in sports. Then we were joined by Author Clayton Tutor to talk about his New Book Boston Ball: Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun, Gary Williams, and the Forgotten Cradle of Basketball Coaches

After our conversation about what might happen in the conference championship games, we embraced the CFP Playoff chaos and welcomed back Fmr. Michigan RB Jamie Morris to break it al down with us. Then Jeff and myself had an interesting conversation about the purity vs. the entertainment of sports these days.

Lots going on in the sports world as we come to the end of the college football season and we're joined by former Michigan RB Jamie Moses to talk CFP Playoff, Michigan/Ohio State, Jim Harbaugh and more. Then we talked some NFL looking at the Eagles and took a few minutes to talk about the SI controversy over AI stories and what it means.

We enjoyed the holiday with family this week but brought back some of our favorite interviews including talking with author John Eisenberg about his new book Rocket Men: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football. We talked the journey to even having black qb's in the league, players that helped change the flawed perception, the role of Philadelphia in giving opportunities and then we...

After a few weeks jam packed with guests, finally got some time to talk on the show about all the craziness in the sports world from insane coaching buyouts to suspensions, the Sixers and Flyers being fun, a huge Monday night matchup with the Eagles and Chiefs and more.

First we talked with Johnny Smith, Historian, professor and author of the new book Jumpman: The Making and Meaning Of Michael Jordan which takes a very different look and the life and legacy of Michael Jordan. Then we are joined by former Eagles and Falcons football player Reggie "Truck" Brown to talk about his playing days, time with the Eagles playing with greats like Reggie White and Randall Cu...

Started the show talking Sixers breaking down the James Harden trade and how the team looks to start the season. Then we were joined by NJ.com Eagles Beat Writer Chris Franklin to talk some football, break down Eagles/Dallas this weekend and talk about some other NFL news. And finally Jeff's college roommate Bill joined us nearly 40 years later to collect on a bet they made when they were in schoo...

We're consoling ourselves after the end of baseball season with lots of basketball talk this week. First we have U Penn Mens Basketball Coach Steve Donahue joins the show to talk everything from NIL, Realignment and Transfer, to the upcoming season and supporting the community through Coaches vs. Cancer. Then biographer Roland Lazenby, author of 30 books, joined us to talk about his latest on Magi...

It's the middle of Red October and we had plenty of baseball to talk with our guests. First we were joined by former Phillies CF and MLB Broadcaster Doug Glanville to talk break down the Phillies/Diamondbacks series and talk MLB Playoffs. Then we heard some great stories talking about this Phillies team and organization with Phillies World Series Champion Greg Dobbs.

We started the show breaking down the Phillies eliminating the Braves to move on from the NLDS, how the series went and what comes next in the NLCS against the Diamondbacks. Then we talked some about the 5-0 Eagles before touching on the start of the Flyers season, the Union finishing their season as they head to the playoffs and more.

We started the show talking Phillies playoffs before being joined by Sixers Writer Keith Pompey from out at training camp in Colorado to talk about the team, the James Harden situation, the stadium fight and more. Then we were joined by fmr. NBA Player and Author Dean Tolson to talk about his new book Power Forward: My Journey from Illiterate NBA Player to a Magna Cum Laude Master's Degree.

We opened the show talking the big NBA Trade sending Damian Lillard to the Trailblazers. Then we were joined by Mets Broadcaster Pat McCarthy to talk his first season in the big league booth, the role that fans can play for players, some of the Phillies prospects making and impact and teams they may face in the playoffs. Finally we were joined by Sports Psychology Coach David Essel to talk the men...

As Julie Ertz retires after playing her last game last night for the USWNT, we revisited our interview with her following the Women's World Cup in 2019. We also talked football breaking down the Eagles, talking College football, looking at the Phillies as they head into the playoffs and more.

We started the show talking some NFL and the Eagles win last night to go 2-0. Then we were joined by Tom Housenick of the Morning Call to talk some Phillies as they head to the playoffs including lineup and pitching concerns, before breaking down some of the prospects in the farm system and the season they had. Then we finished the show talking college football.

We opened the show talking some pro and college football and how exciting this time of year is along with the mess that is college football. Then we were joined by writer and author John Eisenberg who joined us to talk about his new book Rocket Men: Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football.

We talked with former MLB Catcher Ryan Lavarnway about his his new book, career in the majors/minors, & finding himself though the game. Then we revisited our interview with Erik Kratz talking baseball, his journey and his book, Tao of the Backup Catcher.