The Max Whittle Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Max Whittle Podcast brings you inside the world of American sports with regular guests and an entertaining look into all the latest sports news. Max, who works at the Guardian and records from London, welcomes in journalists working the beat in the US and UK and a variety of fans to the show, who join to discuss the NFL, NBA, MLB and any other issues that need discussing.
In this episode of the Max Whittle Podcast, baseball expert Josh Chetwynd previews the Division Series match-ups in Major League Baseball; Houston vs. Kansas City and Texas vs. Toronto in the American League and Mets vs. Dodgers and Cubs vs. Cardinals in the National League. The guys discuss all the latest end of season news and of course the show wouldn't be complete without a breakdown of the Jonathan Papelbon choking incident in Washington, followed by MVP/Cy Young picks.
In this episode of the Max Whittle podcast, old friend of Max and Moses Lake High School basketball coach John Hohman joins the podcast to talk about the coaching transition from community college to high school in the States. John talks about the struggles he faced when joining the Moses Lake programme, specifically a lack of equipment and funding, before sharing several heartwarming stories about his players. Before joking over memories from Max's trips to John's home in Washington State, AAU basketball is debated with the question; is it a detriment to the game?
In this episode of the Max Whittle Podcast, New York Daily News columnist John Harper comes on to discuss a very exciting end to the season for the Mets and Yankees. With playoff baseball on the horizon in Queens and the Bronx, John chimes in on the Mets sublime young pitching, what manager Terry Collins needs to get right in his first October trip and how they can advance past the Dodgers in the NLDS. On the other side of town, the Bronx Bombers are chasing a wild card berth; Max and John ask the most popular question in sports: is Alex Rodriguez still cheating? John then remembers the late Yogi Berra.
In this episode of the Max Whittle Podcast, Guardian writer Paolo Bandini joins Max to talk about his Sunday routine during NFL season and what it was like living in St. Louis. The guys answer some of the big questions as Week 3 approaches; why isn't Johnny Manziel starting for Cleveland against Oakland? How will the Cowboys stay in contention without Tony Romo? How should we judge Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston so far? Paolo was in Arizona for the Super Bowl last season and explains what the atmosphere was like on the Malcolm Butler final play before Sunday's predictions are made.
In the first edition of The Max Whittle podcast, Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times comes on to talk about the Seahawks' 0-2 start. Max gives his take on the Philadelphia Eagles' rough beginnings under Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray before remembering the late Yogi Berra.