Sports on Earth's Shaun Powell discusses a wild NBA offseason, including LeBron James' return to Cleveland, Carmelo Anthony remaining with New York, the year-round association news cycle and why you should never fall in love (with a player!) du

Episode 40: Andy Staples

Jul 1st, 2014 1h 17m

Sports Illustrated writer Andy Staples discusses the O'Bannon trial, including the NCAA's best (and worst) defenses, the no-nonsense, no-courtroom-coffee style of federal judge Claudia Wilken, what an O'Bannon victory would mean and why recent

Episode 39: Jon Solomon

Jun 17th, 2014 1h 18m

THe CBS Sports national college football writer discusses the O'Bannon v. NCAA trial, breaking down the first week of evidence and testimony, previewing NCAA president Mark Emmert's upcoming turn on the witness stand and explaining how both "Se

Episode 38: Jeffrey Radice

Jun 12th, 2014 1h 16m

On the 44th anniversary of Dock Ellis' famous -- and infamous -- LSD no-hitter, "No-No: A Dockumentary" filmmaker Jeffrey Radice discusses all things Ellis, including clubhouse boxing with Muhammad Ali, pitching under the influence, writing an

Episode 37: Dave Zirin

Jun 10th, 2014 46m 25s

"Brazil's Dance With the Devil" author Dave Zirin discusses the cultural, economic and political roots of ongoing World Cup protests in Brazil, why he felt safer in a Rio de Janeiro favela than outside a Starbucks, the case for abolishing FIFA

Episode 36: World Cup Controversies

Jun 4th, 2014 1h 15m

A FIFA corruption double-header! Sports on Earth's Chuck Culpepper discusses the problems with Qatar's plans to host the 2022 World Cup; Sports on Earth contributor and sports conspiracy-ologist Brian Tuohy discusses new allegations of match-fi

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 35

Jun 3rd, 2014 47m 34s

Oregonian sports columnist and Portland radio host John Canzano discusses his recent five-part series on the questions and controversies surrounding NBA officiating, including make-up calls and beefs between coaches and referees; the league tra

Episode 34: Rand Getlin

May 23rd, 2014 1h 2m

Yahoo Sports legal analyst Rand Getlin discusses how a new class action painkiller abuse lawsuit is bad news for the NFL, Los Angeles Clippers owner-in-exile Donald Sterling's potential scorched-Earth war against the NBA, the NCAA's long odds o

Episode 33: Idan Ravin

May 13th, 2014 47m 26s

"The Hoops Whisperer: On the Court and Inside the Heads of Basketball's Best Players" author Idan Ravin discusses the psyches of Kevin Durant and Chris Paul, the significance of LeBron James' lost headband, what basketball has in common with mu

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 32

May 6th, 2014 1h 17m

Slate and ESPN the Magazine writer Amanda Hess discusses a series of lawsuits filed by NFL cheerleaders alleging sub-minimum wage pay, forced unpaid work, illegal fines for things like gaining five pounds and working conditions that include fem

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 31

Apr 29th, 2014 1h 2m

Sports on Earth's Shaun Powell discusses the outrage over Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling's alleged racist remarks, his long history of dubious behavior, how hypocritical NBA owners, players and fans have enabled Sterling and what le

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 30

Apr 22nd, 2014 1h 25m

In a Hruby Tuesday doubleheader first, Los Angeles Magazine writer Jesse Katz discusses his story on Dodgers star Yasiel Puig's harrowing escape from Cuba, while Dan LeBatard of ESPN and the Miami Herald talks about the culture shock facing Pui

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 29

Apr 15th, 2014 51m 49s

ESPNw writer and "The Reappearing Act" author Kate Fagan discusses Derrick Gordon's coming out, why coming out stories are still news, institutionalized closeting of gay athletes in women's college basketball and her own experience as a closete

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 28

Apr 1st, 2014 1h 1m

ESPN's Bomani Jones discusses the politics, economics, racial and cultural dimensions of the Northwestern football unionization movement and the National Labor Relations Board ruling that college football players are school employees.

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 27

Mar 25th, 2014 1h 7m

Travis Waldron of Thinkprogress.org discusses trademark law, Dan Snyder's "NEVER," Congressional involvement, NFL inaction and the past, present and future of the Washington Redskins' nickname battle.

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 26

Mar 18th, 2014 41m 42s

USA TODAY Sports college basketball writer Nicole Auerbach rejoins the podcast to talk Florida's relative anonymity, Arizona's smothering defense, Wichita State's unsurpassed mascot game, players who might outshine Doug McDermott and all things

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 25

Mar 4th, 2014 54m 36s

"Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s" author Jeff Pearlman discusses all things classic Lakers, including the Cult of Pat Riley, Jerry West's private detectives, the lovely ladies of Jerry Buss, how a

Episode 24: Chuck Culpepper (Part 2)

Feb 18th, 2014 1h 10m

Sports on Earth writer Chuck Culpepper discusses week one of the Sochi Games, including ice dancing conspiracy theories, hockey thrillers, balmy Sochi temperatures and why Dutch speed skaters are the world's surest bet.

Episode 23: Chuck Culpepper

Feb 11th, 2014 1h 8m

Sports on Earth's Chuck Culpepper discusses Michael Sam's coming out, as well as the stray dogs, missing shower curtains, unexpected subtropical beauty and totally unexpected awesomeness of biathlon at the Sochi Games.

Hruby Tuesday: Episode 22

Feb 4th, 2014 47m 3s

Writer and radio host Dave Zirin discusses corruption, potential LGBT rights protests, terror threats and Vladimir Putin's ego at the Sochi Olympics, what Pat Tillman's mother thought of the flag-wrapped, military-themed Super Bowl, Northwester

Episode 21: Kye Allums

Jan 28th, 2014 1h 8m

Transgender advocate Kye Allums joins the podcast to discuss Grantland's controversial "Dr. V" story, being the first openly trans athlete in Division I basketball, the difference between sex and gender, retiring from sports after nine concussi

Episode 20: Gwen Knapp

Jan 14th, 2014 1h 26m

Sports on Earth writer Gwen Knapp discusses the Alex Rodriguez suspension, the Biogenesis investigation, Dan LeBatard's Hall of Fame vote, the health ethics of PED use in sports and more.

Hruby Podcast Episode 19

Dec 18th, 2013 58m 8s

USA TODAY Sports college basketball writer Nicole Auerbach discusses Arizona's rise, Kentucky fan panic, fabulous freshmen, Wisconsin's impression of the 2005 Phoenix Suns, why no one wants to (publicly) talk about the O'Bannon case, her (possi

Episode 18: Rick Telander

Dec 10th, 2013 1h 6m

Chicago Sun-Times writer Rick Telander joins the podcast to discuss his 1989 book "The Hundred Yard Lie," a classic critique of hypocrisy, greed, violence, mismanagement, fraud and moral bankruptcy in big-time college football. A quarter-centur

Episode 17: Rob Jones

Nov 26th, 2013 59m 25s

"NBA 2K14" senior producer Rob Jones discusses the new XBox One and PlayStation 4 video game consoles, the future of sports games, his favorite old school titles, when in-game facial modeling goes wrong and why NBA player Darren Collison would