The Morning Spiel

The Only Show This Week 1.0 10.03.2025 41:43 ↓

We crammed two guests into this week's only show (thanks to the WV High School Girls Basketball Tournament). Travis Jones joined the program at the top to discuss Fairmont State basketball's conference tournament sweep for the first time in history (3:53). Later, Ron "Catman" Whiting on official abuse and protecting referees (19:32).

One Hour Fewer 06.03.2025 36:57 ↓

Aristotle Jones, the Appalachian Soul Man, joins the program to discuss upcoming local music events, springing forward, and dad jokes (12:35).

Mountaineers Punch Dance Card? 05.03.2025 39:24 ↓

The Mountaineers have punched their dance card now, right? Mike Asti of WV Sports Now on WVU's big win over Utah, the Big 12 Tourney hopes of 4-seed WVU women's basketball, and the latest on WVU spring practice. 

WV High School Basketball Grab Bag with Greg Carey 04.03.2025 24:02 ↓

Greg Carey of MetroNews breaks down all the action in state high school basketball. 

High School Sports Grab-Bag with Chris Johnson 25.02.2025 39:42 ↓

Chris Johnson of Connect-Bridgeport on everything basketball, WVSSAC challenges and more (1:22). Curt Leiden of Gore Fore on getting your game ready for the nice weather (33:30).

TMS Special: The History of Nazi Germany with WVU Professor Sean Lawrence (Full Interview) 21.02.2025 1:15:52 ↓

The full four part conversation with Dr. Sean Lawrence, assisant professor of history at WVU, on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. Part One -- What is Naziism? (0:00) Part Two -- History and counterfactual history (17:07) Part Three -- Why the Nazis stand out compared to other groups they get compared to, on the insidiousness of Nazi bureacracy, and the Nazi legal framework for mass genocide (38:...

TMS Special: The History of the Nazis Part 4 21.02.2025 33:50 ↓

Dr. Sean Lawrence wraps up our long look at the history of the Nazi Party (10:55). 

TMS Special: The History of the Nazis, Part 3 20.02.2025 34:29 ↓

We continue our discussion with Dr. Sean Lawrence on the rise and fall of the Nazi Party in Germany. 

WVU Sports Grab Bag with Mike Asti 19.02.2025 40:09 ↓

Mike Asti joins the show to cover a wide array of topics, including WVU basketball's spiral, Rich Rodriguez, the hiring of Pat White and more (1:33). 

TMS Special: The History of the Nazis, Part 2 19.02.2025 34:58 ↓

The second segment with Dr. Sean Lawrence of WVU (4:11). 

TMS Special: The History of the Nazis, Part 1 18.02.2025 32:29 ↓

Dr. Sean Lawrence, an Assistant Professor of History at WVU with a specialization on modern Germany, joins the program for the first part of a multi-part conversation on the history of the Nazi Party in Germany, why we should be more careful about slinging the term Nazi as a political insult, and where history and perception sometimes meet and diverge. 

Get Out to Clarksburg 14.02.2025 36:20 ↓

Sean McNamara opens the show to discuss basketball in Fairmont (0:00). Aimee Comer of the Clarksburg CVB on all the fantastic things you can do in Clarksburg with your Valentine (11:05). 

The Road to Local Music 13.02.2025 36:52 ↓

Aristotle Jones joins us for the latest on the big area concerts this month (9:03).