Top Podcasts for Sports Fans
It can be too easy to miss an important game, or to miss influential news about one of your favorite teams. Jason Borrevik, lifelong sports fan, finds that one of the best ways to keep up to date on the news in your favorite sport is by listening to podcasts. Podcasts give you something to listen to while on the go and have quickly become one of the most consumed forms of content available online and for sports this is no different. For every sport there are hundreds of podcasts available at any point, but Jason Borrevik wants to highlight some of podcasts that could be an introduction to the medium.
Basketball
Winging It: A very new, but extremely entertaining, podcast, Winging It is a player focused podcast for the NBA. Hosted by Vince Carter and Kent Bazemore, each episode of the podcast has a different guest player on the show including Steph Curry as they talk shop on everything in the NBA world from technical skills to locker room drama and anything else that comes to mind. Jason Borrevik highlights Winging It as being one of the only sports podcasts in any sport that is hosted by current players.
The Lowe Post: Hosted by Zach Lowe from ESPN, The Lowe Post has consistently been one of the top basketball podcasts for years. Zach combines his own experience with the sport with the vast knowledge that his guests provide. The podcast has hosted everyone from former legends of the sport, to current players, and to the sports media that covers the sport. If there is only one NBA podcast you listen to; it is The Lowe Post.
The Ringer NBA Show: A new podcast that burst onto the scene in 2018, The Ringer NBA Show provides a variety of content for all types of NBA fans. With five, hour long episodes a week, The Ringer NBA Show covers everything from basic recaps to in depth scouting and analytics. One of many podcasts on Bill Simmons’ website, The Ringer NBA Show boasts a roster of some of the best basketball analysts in the game. The NBA is just one of many sports covered on the website with high quality podcasts.
Hockey
Hockey Central at Noon: Hosted by longtime commentators, hockey experts, former players, and past executives within the NHL sphere, the popular podcast provides expert coverage of all the news and happenings in the world of the NHL. Produced daily during the NHL season, Hockey Central @ Noon has been a consistent podcast that has faithfully run throughout the NHL season for years.
Spittin Chiclets: Hosted by former professional hockey players Ryan Whitney and Paul “BizNasty” Bissonnette, Spittin Chiclets is one of the best hockey podcasts out there. Featuring a variety of guests including both current and former NHL players, Spittin Chiclets examines both the sport of hockey as well as the culture surrounding the sport as is relevant to the current news. Jason Borrevik highlights Spittin Chiclets for its entertaining hosts as well as the detail that is provided that is something hockey fans will love.
Football
Around the NFL: One of the most popular football podcasts out there, and for good reason. Hosted by the team behind NFL.com, the podcast is a round table discussion about everything football. From recaps to predictions, and from up-to-the-minute news to some of the longest ongoing debates about the sport, Around the NFL is one of the most in depth podcasts for any sport.
The Solid Verbal: If the NFL is not your fancy but rather college football your preferred sport, The Solid Verbal is the podcast for you. Started back in 2008, the podcast covers everything that you need to know about college football. Jason Borrevik explains that the podcast is run year-round and allows you to always be up to date on the latest news surrounding the sport.
Soccer
Tifo Football: Hosted by the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel, this podcast talks about news and events in the world of soccer. Tifo Football discusses news across all the European leagues although primarily focusing on the English Premier League. The podcast covers everything from transfers to tactics and from club play to international tournaments. If there is only one podcast you can listen to, make it this one for soccer.
Men in Blazers: An American podcast about soccer? Roger Bennet and Michael Davies host the Men in Blazers podcast which covers the English Premier League and international soccer. Driven by the belief that “Soccer is America’s Sport of the Future, as it has been since 1972”, the podcast has been running weekly since 2014 with intermittent guest appearances from a variety of people both inside and outside the world of soccer.
Baseball
Baseball Tonight: Hosted by ESPN Insider Buster Olney, Baseball Tonight is a weekday podcase which covers the news in the baseball world for the day. Featuring a variety of analysts and journalists from multiple different newspapers and television shows, the podcast provides an in depth look at the baseball world from the eyes of those that write about the happenings.
Pitcher List: Not just a podcast, but the name of a whole podcast network. Pitcher List provides daily podcasts covering everything in the baseball world. Some of the most listened to series are: First Pitch which provides daily news and recaps, On The Corner which analyzes pitching, and On The Barrel, which is focused on hitting. Jason Borrevik believes that if you are a fan of baseball and wanting to get into podcasts, Pitcher List is the best available.
If you try these out and find that they are not for you, or that your favorite sport is not listed here, the key is not to give up. There are thousands of podcasts online covering every sport imaginable. Browse the top listings for your sport of choice and you will find something that you like. No matter what your favorite sport is, there’s a podcast out there waiting for you.
