The Morning Spiel

On today's show, Greg Carey of MetroNews joins the program to discuss a 7th straight victory for the WVU women's basketball team, their 20-2 start, and how the final stretch of the season is taking shape (5:18). Mike Asti, Managing Editor of wvsportsnow.com and host of Mic Drop , joins the show to talk about the first year on the job for Wren Baker in a chance to zoom out on the holistic landscape...

Dr. Walter DeKeseredy, WVU Sociology Professor, Director of the Research Center on Violence and author of Skating on Thin Ice , joins the program for a second conversation on sexual violence by men in sports, sexual violence and abuse against men and boys in sports, and solutions to the myriad challenges faced.

A precarious position for WVU basketball: that's the focus of the conversation this week with WV Sports Now's Ethan Bock.

Tannor Enyart of Mountaineer Sports Insider breaks down a seemingly perfect week on the hardwood for both WVU basketball teams.

Dr. Walter DeKeseredy, WVU Professor of Sociology and Director of WVU's Research Center on Violence, joins the program to help discuss the ongoing investigation into a group sexual assault scandal out of Canada and how research shows sexual violence can permeate the sports world.

Brian Hernandez joins the program to discuss Oscar season following the release of the nominations. Plus, some golf tips from Curt at Gorefore.

Dr. James Mahoney of WVU Medicine's Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute joins the show to discuss how RNI is using new technology to treat addiction as part of a clinical trial.

On today's edition of The Morning Spiel , Alex talks about the Super Bowl and WVU women's basketball off to a 17-2 start. Then Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now joins the show to discuss a disastrous week for WVU Men's Basktball (15:20). Alex liked Dan Campbell's 4th down decisions, and you should too (39:09). Email the show to share your opinions at themorningspiel@gmail.com.

A heavy sports episode of The Morning Spiel features Tannor Lambert, host of Mountaineer Sports Insider , on the show to discuss how the WVU women's basketball team has righted the ship while simultaneously the men's basketball team appears to be taking on water following yet another road loss (9:30). Plus, we'll discuss the pre-season baseball coaches poll that has WVU tied for 6th in the pre-sea...

An update on the latest Born & Bred series at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, which soldiered on despite some seriously inclement weather. Plus, Aristotle Jones highlights West Virginia artists Adrian Michael and Philip Bowen.

Dr. Marc Haut, Director of the Memory Health Clinic at WVU Medicine's Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, joins the show to discuss breakthroughs in treatment and research related to Alzheimer's and dementia, plus what it means now and in the future.

That's the actual quote, believe it or not! It's a fitting one though for Jim Carrey-enthusiast Mike Asti, who joins the show Tuesday to discuss the changing landscape of college football, his thoughts on WVU's NIL situation, Jim Harbaugh's future, and how it all impacts West Virginia (8:13). Can WVU be a playoff team in 2024? Plus, a few thoughts on how Shane Waldron leaving Seattle impacts WVU a...

On a sports-centric Monday edition of The Morning Spiel , we bring on Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now to analyze whether or not WVU men's basketball beating Kansas is a blip on the radar or a sustainable sign of things to come for a program still hoping to turn things around this sesason (5:58). Aftewards, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now joins the show to put the finishing touches on the Steelers season...

Jason Young joins our show to preview the upcoming performance of A Bronx Tale at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center. Aristotle Jones features two West Virginia artists playing at Born & Bred this weekend.

On today's episode, we spend our entire time with Mike Boyer, a WVU graduate who came clean as someone addicted to drugs and alcohol in 2014. In the last 10 years, he's been on the road to long-term recovery, has worked as a recovery coach and specialist, and as a comms director for organizations that specialize in recovery assistance. Nearing 10 years since his last time using, Mike shares his st...

First, it's Greg Carey from MetroNews on WVU's big win over the weekend against Texas (6:30). Then we take a break from sports. This time last year, the radio show was so new that we didn't have a podcasting platform set up yet. So I wanted to take this time to revisit a conversation from last year's MLK Jr. show: a conversation with Dr. Austin McCoy, a historian at WVU focusing on African-America...

Tannor Lambert of Mountaineer Sports Insider podcast joins the show for a lengthy discussion on a very down week for both WVU men's and women's basketball, but why he's optimistic that the WVU women's team is still good to make a deep run this year (5:39). Brian Metzer of Penguins Radio Network hops on to discuss the Ageless Wonder that is Sidney Crosby and a Penguins team that may be finding its...

Bill Belichick and Nick Saban depart from their respective teams within about 12 hours of one another. What are the odds? On this local arts Thursday, everyone has time to weigh in on the biggest news in the sports world while we also chat about the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center and the upcoming Born & Bred Series with Jason Young (9:48) and Aristotle Jones (29:52). Toughman Codeword:...

On today's episode of The Morning Spiel , we're standing by to talk with Chris Johnson of Connect-Bridgeport about the myriad changes finally announced to high school athletics in West Virginia. We discuss the four classification system expansion, the transfer rule and its future, plus an ode to the rise of women's athletics! Toughman Codeword: Advisory Email the codeword to themorningspiel@gmail....

Greg Carey of MetroNews joins the show to discuss the incredibly hot start of the WVU women's basketball team, despite a recent loss to Texas (7:22). Next, Jeremy Smith of WV Navigate joins the program to talk about the first ever Cover WV Day (24:39).

Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now joins the show to discuss WVU's miserable weekend on the hardwood (6:18). Alan Saunders joins the show to talk about the Steelers three-game winning streak and run to the playoffs (22:07). Toughman Codeword: Playoffs?! Email the codeword to themorningspiel@gmail.com to win a ticket to the 45th annual Toughman on January 19th in Clarksburg.

Joe Brocato, statewide sports reporter with MetroNews, joins the show to discuss the top sports stories of 2023 (3:38). Then Brian Hernandez of Zero Dark Nerdy joins the show to take a look ahead at 2024 and what could pop in pop culture.

Jason Young makes his long awaited return to provide the latest updates on the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, including a story about a performer juggling pots of hot coffee (8:24). Aristotle Jones joins the show with some words of support for those struggling this time of year, plus some music that goes well with the theme (25:24). Music is "Defective" by Shelem curated by Aristotle.. Tou...

MetroNews statewide reporter Brad McElhinny joins the show to discuss the possible bid out of bankruptcy court to buy Alderson Broaddus and its campus and equipment.

New life is breathed into Neal Brown West Virginia football with the Duke's Mayo Bowl win. Mike Asti of WV Sports Now and Mic Drop discusses the win, what it means going into next season, the departure of Jared Bartlett, and much more (6:12). Alan Saunders of Steelers Now joins the show to discuss the Steelers and how very much alive they are heading into the final week of the regular season (31:2...