The Official Waiting For Next Year Podcast

Craig and Chad Zumock discuss how uncool Craig is, meeting Bernie Kosar, local radio and a whole lot more. Here's the rest of the "whole lot more."   Rock on the Range with Chad Zumock Rob Schneider at Rock on the Range Doing local morning radio Shady people and not Craig is lame and guilty as charged Chuck Booms and Chad Zumock and if he's damaged goods Chicago radio and whether or not outsiders...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are now up 3-0 on the Atlanta Hawks, plus we've seen a bunch of movies lately, so it was time to talk about it all with Brian Spaeth. Cavs take game three Why can't we get any Mozgov time at all? Stopping Teague and nothing he can do Dirty Delly and that whole thing Anderson Varejao and the return with Tristan Thompson LeBron's bad layups and misses in the first quarter Dra...

Dave and Craig brought the podcast out live to the Nervous Dog again. The audience wasn't large, but it was a whole lot of fun. We discussed hating the Atlanta Hawks. Hotlanta Ludacris The 1995 World Series Elton Brand Throwback logos Mighty Ducks DeMarre Carroll's hair Outkast's lack of material Millsap's dumb name Worst sporting event you've ever attended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Craig is on location, so Dave did the recording and most of the hosting as we discussed a variety of topics in the news. The Cavaliers get ready for the Hawks We are all Delly Fan satisfaction even before reaching the final goal Louis CK jokes about child molestation Game of Thrones dissatisfies with shocking tactics Game of Thrones week-to-week versus binge watching Mad Men finale and whether or...

Martin Rickman of UPROXX Sports joins the WFNY Podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics from new media, social media, Bill Simmons leaving ESPN and the evolution of LeBron James and the city of Cleveland while he was gone. UPROXX and the decision to join up on that site Chris Mottram from SB Nation moves over to UPROXX Feature writing vs.filling inventory The voice and the craft of writing Bill...

The Cleveland Browns drafted players and I hadn't talked enough about it yet, so I grabbed Mike Burgermeister. We also talked about Tom Brady and the Patriots penalty. Mike Burgermeister from 603Brown talking Browns draft The A to Z podcast and enabling things Podcasting vs. Talk radio and how they're different "genres of music" The different methods of consuming radio Liking the draft and appreci...

Dave Sterling enjoyed a chat with Comedian and Cavs podcast host Chris Clem. They discussed the following. Being a Cavs fan in Chicago The proper way to wear a Mozgov is backwards Who wears replica basketball shorts? Dave's game 1 experience Kids sitting court-side Sweeping the seats for giveaway swag. Not a great day for Cavs PR LeBron's headband conspiracy Is Andy planning a comeback? Delly Cavs...

There was a lot of negative garbage in the sports media, and it was just in time for Ben Axelrod  to jump onto the podcast for the first time and help us wade through it all. Who are you and what do you do? The legitimization of Bleacher Report The media market as it is today and the inevitable consolidation and merge Cavs heart domestic violence Cardale Jones vs. Joakim Noah The overwhelming cove...

Brian Spaeth joins the podcast to discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers and their continuing playoff run as well as The Avengers Age of Ultron, which we saw together this week. The biggest sports day of the world with the Kentucky Derby and Mayweather vs. Pacquiao The Rocky hangover for boxing The Cavaliers winning in such an ugly way that it wasn't even fun Feeling sorry for Kevin Love Who picked the f...

Dan Parker and Craig Lyndall discuss all things BlueJackets, Monsters and also the upcoming Browns NFL draft. The Report podcast with Dan Parker Complaining about Jack Eichel Sabres trying to get Connor McDavid fast guys who don't look like they're going fast One and done in college hockey versus basketball Drafting college players and letting them continue to play in college Hockey's entry-level...

The Cleveland Cavaliers suspensions are known. The Browns draft is coming. The big podcast month we've been having The Verge reporting on Refused's new album Spotify and Amazon and researching music Kevin Love and J.R. Smith Cavs news False equivalency between Olynyk and J.R. Smith is this the Cleveland sports curse The Cavaliers have the two best players in the series NFL draft parties and the cu...

Andrew and Craig discuss the Boston Celtics losing in four games to the Cavaliers and how much it really cost them. The Cavaliers did get the sweep, but somehow managed to leave fans feeling badly after completing said sweep. Kevin Love's shoulder and the prospect of missing one game Kelly Olinyk did not try to injure Kevin Love, but it was a rough, dirty play Kendrick Perkins and who on earth gav...

The Indians are off to a really rough start, so I called TD to help calm me down. Jerry Sands is LeBron James 2013 Cleveland Indians started 5-10 before figuring it out Can't hit the panic button, but the roster is in disarray There's no calling card to bring about change Is the left-handed lineup killing the Tribe? Getting Swisher back and what it means What should the Indians do in the leadoff s...

After talking to Lane Adkins about the Browns , I dialed up Dave Sterling to talk about pretty much everything else. Before it was all done, we'd discussed being off of Twitter for the first Cavs playoff game, the idea of buying any shirt for $100, let alone a jersey, and teaching my son about the evils of advertising. Trying to watch sporting events with half an eye Twitter during the first quart...

Lane Adkins of The Orange and Brown report  joined me to discuss all things Browns. He wasn't on to promote anything in particular, but I've been a subscriber to the OBR for quite a while and I plugged it for him.  Here's the rest of the stuff we talked about. Where are the Cleveland Browns today? What are Johnny Manziel's chances to be a starter after a tumultuous year? What were Justin Gilbert's...

Dan Labbe of Cleveland.com and now NEOMG joined me to discuss everything related to Cleveland sports. He usually is the host of these things, and I turned the tables on him and made him a guest for once!  At what point did it occur to you that Cleveland.com had no longer become the supplement to the newspaper? The development of the media Dealing with the feedback and comments and Twitter Britt Mc...

Dave Sterling and I discussed the Browns jersey unveiling before and after. We also discussed superfans, Michelle Schwab, and a figure four leg lock. Leave Michelle Schwab alone Dave is completely anti-Cheetah Pit Punishments fitting crimes A real live figure four leg lock and the aftermath Browns fans creating no-win situations Cleveland fans eating their own The non mutual exclusivity of Clevela...

This episode of the WFNY podcast is a little bit different. We talked a lot about culture and technology and a little bit about sports and video games. I can't recall every single thing that Dave Sterling and I discussed, but the major thing that sticks out is wondering, as the video game generations get older, will there be LAN parties in retirement homes someday? Will everyone load up their favo...

Andre Knott of the A to Z podcast was kind enough to join me to discuss his career, among other topics. It was a really great chat with lots of cool stories. Here are some of the highlights. Talking about Terry Pluto, Joe Tait and getting into the business of sports Developing talent in sports media and getting reps Casey Coleman's sage advice about sports talk radio callers The Cleveland Indians...

Scott from WFNY joined the WFNY podcast to talk about Blogs and media and HBO among other topics. Hating the word blog or how it's being used Jason Lloyd's notes at the end of the night ESPN redesign getting everyone to talk about blogs The front page of media properties have never been less meaningful For the Win and its presence since starting Black Sports Online saying the Golden Age of Bloggin...

The much-anticipated second part of the WFNY podcast with @sportsyelling and @BrutalStephanie is here. For the record, this was recorded before Corey Kluber signed an extension with the team. We talk about the Cleveland Indians and their upcoming season in-depth. The "Dolanz are Cheapz" narrative Has the "Dolans are cheap" narrative been killed off? Trying to understand just how big trades have be...

I had occasion to sit down and get to know @sportsyelling and @BrutalStephanie in person. What resulted was a long podcast about friends and Twitter and sports and any number of other topics. I don't even know how to put it in a bullet point list because it was so very much a meandering conversation. In the end, I think it was a good way to get to know two of the most fun follows in the Cleveland...

Welcome to all the new listeners! It's been seven weeks since Joe Lull has been off of 92.3 the Fan in Cleveland. There's been some talk, rumor and speculation as to what happened and why Lull hasn't resurfaced. Joe joins the WFNY Podcast to tell his story and put rumors to rest regarding his exit from 92.3 the Fan and Cleveland sports talk radio in general. Joe Lull and the relief of being gone T...

Josh Flagner from More than a Fan came on the podcast to talk about all things sports media. We discussed blogs and podcasts and newspapers and how the coverage has developed around the Browns and Cavaliers this year. Two hours a week podcasting down from five The formulas for podcasting and how long to go on More than a Fan and where it is compared to what he wants to do Dave Sterling helping fil...

Dave hosted a first time guest tonight, Craig Lyndall (@wfnycraig). He was a bit nervous as his first time on the podcast, but he warmed up quite a bit as we went along. We discussed the following. Craig loves Justin Beiber and Martha Stewart. Young persons sports alliances When did you learn about football? High school playing surfaces. Mike Holmgren's underclothes Browns fans are just like every...