WZND’s Podcasts

The RedZone crew is back and ready for some March Madness. To start off the show, Ben, Julian, and Joey discuss Redbirds Basketball and Chase Walker’s decision to stay at ISU. In the second segment, the crew discusses the start of March Madness. To start off the second half, the crew does a March Madness fantasy draft, where each member drafts a starting 5 of the top NCAA Tournament players in the...

In this very special episode of The RedZone, Julian and Joey are joined alongside Redbirds Basketball star Chase Walker! In the first half of the show, Julian and Joey interview Chase and ask him questions regarding the arch madness tournament and himself.  In the second half,  Chase, Julian, and Joey do a 21st century NBA fantasy draft!

In this shorter episode of The RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey start off the show discussing Redbirds Men’s Basketball with guest host Adam Tichler. In the second half of the show, the crew discusses the NBA All-Star weekend and the 4 Nations Face-Off.   Redbirds Men’s Basketball: 0:00-12:00 All-Star Weekend/4 Nations: 12:00-21:22

In this episode of The RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey start off the show discussing Redbirds Men’s Basketball. In the second segment, the crew gives their thoughts on The Big Game and wrap up the NFL season. To start off the second half of the show, the crew does an NBA All-Star draft with the 2025 participants. Ben, Julian, and Joey end the show with rounding the bases, discussing the Alex Bregma...

Lots of national sports news took place in the past week, and Ben, Julian, and Joey sit down in this episode to discuss it all. The show starts off with discussing the Luka Doncic trade to the LA Lakers. After that, the crew takes a look at the rest of the trades that took place before the NBA trade deadline. The second half of the show is all NFL Championship talk, but to start it off the crew do...

The crew is BACK in this very special episode of The RedZone! Redbird Basketball guard Jordan Davis joins the show to discuss the season and gives his own thoughts on his development. In the second segment, Ben, Julian and Joey feature press conference clips from Wednesday’s close win against Belmont. The second half of the show starts off with NBA talk and trade rumors revolving around several Ch...

In this episode of the RedZone, Liam Lyons stepped in as a guest host. The crew starts off the show discussing ISU Men’s Basketball and previews their game against Bradley. After that, Ben, Julian, and Liam give their input on Ben Johnson signing with the Bears. The second half of the show starts off with discussing the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. To end the show, the crew gives their pi...

In this episode of The RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey are back with tons of sports news! The crew starts off the show discussing ISU Men’s Basketball. After that, the crew discusses the National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. The start of the second half of the show revolves around the Chicago Bears. To end the show, Ben, Julian, and Joey make their picks on who will win in t...

Ben, Julian, and Joey are back after Thanksgiving break! In this episode, the crew discusses ISU sports, the Bears firing Matt Eberflus, and the current outlook of the College Football Playoffs. To end the episode is Pick Six, where each host, Steve Suess, and this weeks guest host make their picks of who will win the top six games in Week 14 on the NFL!   ISU Sports: 00:00-13:30 College Football...

In this episode of The RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey are back and start the show off with Redbird Football and Volleyball. After that, Ben and Julian share their interview with Bloomington High School Head Coach, Niall Mulcahy. The second half of the show is all NFL talk, beginning with a weekly recap of Week 4 and discussing it with guest host Cason Schingoethe. To end the show is Pick Six, wher...

In this episode of the RedZone Ben, Joey, and special guest Jaden break down the latest week in Redbird Football and Volleyball. After that, we highlight the Bloomington Bison, as Jaden brings in an interview with Head Coach, Phillip Barski. The second half of the show, Connor Allyn joins us to discuss the MLB playoffs, and all the storylines that have come along with it. We round out the show wit...

The show starts off with an interview with Redbirds Volleyball player Khenedi Guest. In the second segment, Ben, Julian, and Cason discuss Redbirds Football and Volleyball. The crew starts off the second half of the show discussing Chicago sports with guest host Kole Schipper. The show ends with Pick Six, where each host and Steve Suess give their picks on the top 6 games in Week 7 of the NFL! 0:0...

In this weeks episode of the RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey are back and start off the show with more discussion about ISU Football. Following Redbirds Football is an ISU Men’s Basketball wrap involving interviews from Head Coach Ryan Pedon and multiple players on the team. Then the crew dives into rounding the bases with guest host Everton Levy. Ending the show is Pick Six, where the crew alongsi...

In this weeks episode of the RedZone, the crew starts off discussing the Redbirds win in football this past weekend against Western Illinois. The second segment involves an interview with Illinois State volleyball head coach, Allie Matters. After the interview, the crew dives into their thoughts of Week 2 in the NFL. The final segment is Pick Six, where the crew is joined by WZND news director Col...

In this episode of the RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey start off with discussing the Redbirds win against North Alabama. After wrapping up ISU sports, the crew gives their thoughts on Week 1 of the NFL  season. In the third segment of show, Jaden Cohn joins the show to highlight his interview with Bloomington Bison head coach, Phillip Barski. The last segment of the show is Pick Six, where each cre...

In this episode of The RedZone, Ben, Joey, and guest host Everton Levy start off the show with interviews with Ryan Pedon and Malachi Poindexter. The second half of the show starts off with NBA discussions. To end the show, the crew gives their picks on this weeks edition of Pick6! Ryan Pedon Interview: 0:00-10:20 Malachi Poindexter Interview: 10:20-26:30 NBA Talk: 26:30-39:40 Pick 6: 39:40-52:56

In this episode of The RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey start off the show with an interview with former Redbirds Men’s Basketball guard DJ Horn. After that, the crew features two high school football interviews with Normal Community head coach Jason Drengwitz and Central Catholic head coach Kevin Braucht. In the third segment, the guys bring on guest host Jasper Jones to discuss the World Series. T...

In this episode of The RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey start the show off with discussing ISU Men’s and Women’s Basketball. After that, the crew takes part debating trade rumors and seeding in the NBA. In the third segment, Nate Cihak joins the show to discuss Chicago Bears. To end the show is Pick6, where each crew member, this weeks guest host, and Steve Suess give their thoughts on who will win...

In this episode of The RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey start off the show discussing Redbird Basketball and Football. Following Redbird sports is a featured interview by Liam Lyons with Normal Community Football Head Coach, Jason Drengwitz. In the third segment, the crew discusses current rumors and trends in the NFL. The final segment is Pick Six, where each crew member, a guest host, and Steve Su...

In this episode on The RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey start off the show discussing Redbird sports. The second segment is rounding the bases, with talks about the 76ers, Cubs, and Daniel Jones. The final segment of the show is Pick Six, where the crew, Steve Suess, and this weeks guest host make their picks on who will win the top six games this week in the NFL alongside the Thanksgiving games!  ...

In this episode of the RedZone, Ben and Julian are joined alongside guest host Liam Lyons. The crew starts off the show discussing ISU vs Iowa from this past weekend. After that, Ben leads a College Football discussion highlighting the Week 1 games and getting a preview of Week 2. The last half of the show is all NFL, beginning with previews for the season. To end the show was Pick Six, where each...

In this episode of the RedZone, Ben, Julian, and Joey discuss the newest commits on ISU Men’s Basketball and ISU vs Iowa. In the second segment, ISU volleyball’s Hannah Reichensberger comes on the show to discuss her thoughts on the season and some fun trivia (9:15). After that, Ben, Julian, and Joey discuss the college football matchups this weekend (23:00). To end the show, we discussed all the...

RedZone is back with a whole new crew hosted by Ben Hudy, Julian Voss and Joey LeMaster. Kicking off the latest season of RedZone the guys discuss ISU Football, Week 0 of College Football, the final stretch in Major League Baseball and so much more! ISU Football (0:00) Rounding the Bases (9:00) College Football Week 0 and Season Predictions (23:30) Major League Baseball (37:15)