The Jim Day Podcast

National Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin joins Jim in a reflective conversation when the party is crashed by 1990 World Series MVP Jose Rijo! It's Rijo and Larkin audio gold! Including Lou Pinella stories, behind the scenes stories from the 1990 World Championship season, the close bond between Lark and Jose and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tommy Thrall and John Sadak offer up their best moments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The always unique Bronson Arroyo returns to the Pod with his thoughts on his former teammate Joey Votto, Wade Miley's no-hitter happening on the the night he made his radio booth debut, how he gained Marty Brennaman's respect, the very unusual way he uses text messages, playing guitar in the shower and taking song requests from teammates, say what?? Yes, that and much more! Learn more about your a...

The writers roundtable returns to talk all things Cincinnati Reds. Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer, C. Trent Rosecrans of the Athletic and Mark Sheldon of MLB.com join Jim to discuss the looming trade deadline, will the Reds be active? What is their status to win the Central? Foreign substances, should the shift be banned or regulated? The current environment of player access and are...

Reds Hall of Famer Ron Oester brings his grit to the Pod! Ronny-O relives coming up in the Big Red Machine era, rookie hazing from Rose, Bench and Morgan, why he shaved his head during the 1990 World Championship season, how his hard edge leadership led to a few skirmishes, the text he sent to Marty Brennaman upon retirement, life as a grandfather and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Bally Sports Ohio's John Sadak joins Jim to talk about his first season in the Reds broadcast booth. What was John's path the Bigs? What was Opening Day like? Is it what he expected? John and Jim also get off the beaten path with old school wresting talk, pop culture, favorite TV shows of all-time, Star Wars, John's love of math and Jim's disdain for it, a history project that led John to sports a...

Reds on Radio play-by-play man Tommy Thrall brings his pipes to the Jim Day Podcast. Jim and Tommy take you inside the broadcast booths, how tough is it to follow a Reds legend in the radio booth, his working relationship with Jeff Brantley, being terrified on Opening Day, how Jim and Tommy became food legends in Phoenix, why both are not morning people, the one jinx Tommy believes in, and did a g...

As he embarks on playing for Team USA, Todd Frazier invades the pod Jersey style! The "Todd Father" becomes the "Pod Father" with a look back at his favorite Reds teammates, what wearing the Red, White and Blue means to him, the self-proclaimed fast food French Fry expert, the famous switch-a-roo play, his favorite Reds moments, Frank Sinatra and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Fresh into his retirement, future Reds Hall of Famer Jay Bruce joins Jim in a nostalgic conversation including: how Jesse Winker became the little brother he never had, behind the close friendship with Joey Votto, the epic walk-off division clinching HR and why he almost didn't play that night, playing in the same outfield with his idol Ken Griffey Jr, his love for Cincinnati and more! Learn more...

It's a sit-down interview with 1990 World Series Champion and Reds legend Lou Piniella. Anything Lou is Reds gold! Sweet Lou relives the characters he had on the 1990 team, the epic base throwing incident, the day Bill Gates made out a lineup for Lou that he used in a game, the clubhouse fight with Rob Dibble, the antics of the Nasty Boys, classic Steinbrenner story and more! Learn more about your...

He was so good the first time around, we had to have Sam LeCure back for part two! Sam dishes on former teammates from the playoff years from Arroyo to Votto and many in between, and the discussion gets serious when Sam talks about the struggles he went through after his career on the field ended. It's another spirited visit with "Nails." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Former Reds pitcher and current broadcaster Sam LeCure joins Jim for a much anticipated and lively conversation. Sam and Jim delve into many topics including reliving great and heartbreaking moments from 2010 and 2012, Sam's famous mustache, the story behind the "Cup" of 2012, how Corky Miller played a vital role in Sam reaching the Bigs, how the nickname "Nails" evolved, how Sam touched Jim's hea...

Marty Brennaman calls Greg Vaughn the single greatest leader he ever witnessed in his 46 years in the Reds broadcast booth. 1999 was a memorable year in Reds Country and Greg Vaughn literally willed the Reds to 96 wins. From solely changing the Reds facial hair policy to his Good Cop/Bad Cop with Barry Larkin to the side of Greg Vaughn you perhaps never knew, that and more on the latest episode of...

Reds Hall of Famer George Foster embarks on the Jim Day Podcast. Once known as a quiet teammate on the Big Red Machine, he is far from that now! George and Jim discuss how the switch of Pete Rose to 3rd base exactly went down that allowed him into the everyday lineup, who did he hang with on the team, memories of Joe Morgan and how Joe became his mentor, thoughts and stories of his other BRM teamm...

Reds Hall of Famer Adam Dunn joins Jim for a wide-spanning conversation that includes what he’s up to now, who named him “The Big Donkey,” Does he have any regrets, facing tremendous criticism during his career what bothered him the most, why he tells Sean Casey he wants to punch him in the face, how exactly did Scott Hatteberg make the most unlikeliest of predictions as he called the shot on Dunn...

The Reds broadcasters have provided many laughs and poignant moments on the Pod as we bring you "The Best Of" The Broadcasters. Enjoy our visits with Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Jeff Brantley, Chris Welsh and Danny Graves! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The writers are back! C Trent Rosecrans, Mark Sheldon and Bobby Nightengale join Jim to look back at the unusual 2020 season, the Reds incredible run down the stretch and a look ahead to the playoff matchup with the Braves. It's a regular season wrap Jim Day Podcast style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Reds Hall of Famers in one quality listen! It's another "Best Of" edition with the Best of interviews with Joe Morgan, Jim Maloney, Tom Browning and Tommy Helms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Aaron Harang blame Dusty Baker? It's a question that has lingered for years and it's answered in our visit with the former Red that made five Opening Day starts. Story time includes the infamous day that Sean Casey jumped off the bus to challenge an entire Cubs bar from Aaron's perspective, the day Ryan Freel was stuffed into an overhead compartment on takeoff, "surfing" on the team plane and...

Johnny Bench, Marty Brennaman and George Grande join Jim to pay tribute to Tom Seaver. Upon the passing of a legend, 3 of Tom's friends reflect on the greatness of the player and the man on a special episode of the Jim Day Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bringing together the "Best Of" from our interviews with Rob Dibble, Tom Browning, Joe Oliver, Glenn Braggs and Marty Brennaman, we look back at the 1990 World Champion Reds with stories, legends and laughs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's known as one of the Godfather's of Sports Talk radio, but Bob Trumpy's broadcasting career took him much farther than Cincinnati. From Super Bowls to The Olympics to professional golf, Jim walks down memory lane with Bob including his first-hand admiration of the Reds in the 70's, Burt Reynold on a milk crate? Sneaking away for a smoke with Jesse Owens or golfing with Neil Armstrong! And Jim...

He's the ace of the Reds pitching staff and known for a bulldog mentality on the mound, but what is underneath the exterior? Jim peels back a few layers of the All-Star pitcher on the latest episode of the Jim Day Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He made one of the biggest plays in Reds history and now 30 years removed he's on the Jim Day Podcast. Glenn Braggs looks back on the magical 1990 World Championship season. Would the crucial play he made on Carmelo Martinez been a home run had he not caught the ball? His legendary muscles and brute strength led to breaking bats on his follow-through swing including the World Series. And what it's...

Upon the week of making his real Reds debut, it's time to get to know Mike Moustakas a bit! "Moose" joins the show to talk the current state of the Reds, chances of winning it all in 2020, playing without fans in the stands, being the new guy on the block, teammates and much more! There's a Moose on the Loose! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices