Slow News Day with Kevin Clark: Recent Episodes
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A football variety and interview show hosted by Kevin Clark featuring various NFL and College Football newsmakers and Ringer personalities.
Kevin and Lindsay make their picks for who they think will win MVP, Coach of the Year, Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, Executive of the Year, and more ahead of the 2023 season. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay break down the biggest story in the NFL this week: the 49ers' decision to have Trey Lance as their third-string quarterback. They also discuss the trade market for Jonathan Taylor, the state of running back contracts, Chris Jones's holdout, and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay discuss the biggest stories in the NFL this week as we get closer to the start of the regular season, including the latest episode of ‘Hard Knocks’ and what we should actually expect from the Jets, the latest regarding Michael Oher, and notable signings. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay share their thoughts on the biggest stories out of NFL training camps this week, including Brandon Staley’s spot on the hot seat, the Johnny Manziel documentary, and more. They also talk about Kevin’s trip to Commanders camp. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay break down the story lines that they think matter most coming out of NFL training camps so far, including Sean Payton’s comments, George Pickens hype, and notable injuries. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams to discuss his prep for the NFL, what he thinks of the comparisons that have been made between him and Patrick Mahomes, his thoughts on NIL, and more (0:28). Then, The Ringer’s Ben Solak runs through his list of top 2024 draft prospects to watch for this season (12:23). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Caleb Williams and Ben Solak Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson to break down some of the current NFL story lines, such as the running back market, ‘Hard Knocks,’ the post–Dan Snyder era in Washington, and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Charles Robinson Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay are joined by The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue to break down the evolutions of Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, Mike McDaniel, and Matt LaFleur, which Rodrigue further dived into on her new podcast, ‘The Playcallers.’ Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Lindsay Jones and Jourdan Rodrigue Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer’s Kevin Clark and Lindsay Jones break down the five teams they think will have the most interesting training camps and stories coming out of them to pay attention to this summer. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer’s Kevin Clark is joined by SI’s Albert Breer to dissect the latest summer gossip around the NFL, including what the future holds for certain quarterbacks, the teams on tank watch for Caleb Williams, and much more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Albert Breer Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer’s Kevin Clark is joined by Bills superstar quarterback Josh Allen to discuss what he learned from last season, competing in the same division as Aaron Rodgers, his 'Madden' cover, and more (0:21). Then, Lindsay Jones joins to help rank the all-around top five franchises in the NFL (11:48). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Josh Allen and Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer’s Kevin Clark and Steven Ruiz are joined by star 49ers tight end George Kittle to talk ball. They discuss the changing tight end position, how he’s processing the NFC championship loss, the ways head coach Kyle Shanahan utilizes the 49ers skill players, and more (0:33). Then, Ruiz breaks down the schemes that he thinks will define next season (22:22). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: George Kittle and Steven Ruiz Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis to draft current athletes and coaches across all sports, predicting who will have the best media and broadcasting careers once they retire from playing or coaching (10:36). They also discuss the merger of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, and what we know about it at this point (2:29). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Bryan Curtis Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by CBS Sports’ Will Brinson to preview and give their picks for five of this weekend’s most intriguing matchups: Jaguars-Lions, Dolphins-49ers, Chiefs-Bengals, Titans-Eagles, and Jets-Vikings (0:26). Then, they predict who will be the four teams in the CFB Playoff after this weekend, and share their Spotify Wrapped results (46:19).Host: Kevin ClarkGuest: Will BrinsonProducer: Richie BozekLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by NBC Sports analyst Chris Simms to break down what he’s seen from Aaron Rodgers this season, explain why he thinks Trevor Lawrence can be a top-five quarterback after next season, discuss the only book he’s ever read in full about JFK’s assassination, and much more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Chris Simms Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Lindsay Jones after Week 12 of the NFL season to run through a list of players and coaches and predict whether they will still be with the same team next season, as well as share other takeaways from the weekend of games. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by the renowned New York radio personality Chris "Mad Dog" Russo to discuss all things New York Jets, as well as Mets vs. Yankees fandom and the time of his career he spent in Orlando (0:50). Then, Kevin and Lindsay Jones are joined by Detroit Lions legend Calvin Johnson to talk about his favorite receivers, his thoughts on Zach Wilson, the state of the Lions, his work with NFL ALL DAY, and more (18:15). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Calvin Johnson Producer: Richie Bozek
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Kevin and Lindsay break down the losses of the Jets, Giants, and Vikings and how each loss affects what we think of those teams this season. Then, they discuss the Chiefs and Chargers and what we can take away from the 'Sunday Night Football' matchup. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by The Ringer’s Austin Gayle to pick some of the games from Week 11 of the NFL and this week’s college games, and also to discuss the best way for college football to move forward with its playoff system. Next, Ryan O’Hanlon joins Kevin to talk about the upcoming 2022 World Cup, who the favorites are, how the U.S. could fare in the tournament, and whether Lionel Messi can really win the World Cup for the first time.
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Kevin is joined by MMA journalist and lifelong Bills fan Ariel Helwani to talk about why the Bills can still win a Super Bowl despite recent setbacks, why Odell Beckham Jr. should join the Bills, and why he loves talking to MMA fighters for his job. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Ariel Helwani Producer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay break down the Week 10 NFL action, including the Raiders' loss to first-time head coach Jeff Saturday, Justin Fields’s breakout stretch, the incredible Bills-Vikings game, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers saving their season, and Tua’s success and Justin Herbert’s struggles. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Bryan Curtis to talk through this week’s biggest news stories surrounding the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders (0:20). They also predict what Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers’s media careers will look like (18:27). Then, they discuss this weekend’s Texas-TCU matchup and college football nostalgia (25:48). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Bryan Curtis Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport to discuss the Colts hiring Jeff Saturday as their interim head coach, why he thinks the Packers somehow have a shot at the playoffs, what it’s like covering Bill Belichick and Nick Saban, and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Ian Rapoport Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay share their instant reaction to the Colts firing head coach Frank Reich (0:00). Then, they discuss the struggles of Aaron Rodgers and the Packers and Sean McVay and the Rams, as well as the success of the Jets and Kirk Cousins (12:00). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Van Lathan Jr. to discuss Thursday’s reports that Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder is looking to sell the organization (0:21). Then, they discuss SEC football predictions and Tennessee’s come-up this season (12:31), and where the future of NIL is headed (26:00). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Van Lathan Jr. Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by former NFL defensive end Chris Long to discuss why it’s so hard to talk about Tua Tagovailoa these days, how the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles will deal with the target on their backs going forward, and the role analytics play in the NFL today. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Chris Long Producers: Richie Bozek and Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay share their midseason award picks for MVP, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Watchable Team, Best and Worst Offseason Moves, and more, after the Week 8 action. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by The Athletic’s Nate Tice and The New York Times and Bleacher Report’s Derrik Klassen to share their thoughts and takes on most notable quarterback prospects in the 2023 draft class. Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Nate Tice, Derrik Klassen Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined former Cowboys defensive end and current ESPN analyst Marcus Spears to decide which teams are actually good in the NFL, discuss whether LSU football is in a promising spot with Brian Kelly, and explain his deep love for ‘Bridgerton’ and Chili’s. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Marcus Spears Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Lindsay Jones to ask 10 questions they have about 10 different NFL teams following what they watched in Week 7. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With the United States Grand Prix in Austin coming up this weekend, Kevin is joined by Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas to discuss what he likes about racing in America, the F1 schedule changes, and more (2:50). Then, Rodger Sherman joins to help with picks for the weekend’s lineup of NFL and college football games (16:33). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Valtteri Bottas and Rodger Sherman Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production: Ronak Nair, Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by FS1’s Nick Wright, who makes his case that Mahomes and the Chiefs are still better than Josh Allen and the Bills, how Tom Brady and the Bucs will still improve, and where Brandon Staley went wrong in pushing analytics. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Nick Wright Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Lindsay Jones to discuss the Texans firing Jack Easterby (0:06) before they share their Week 6 takeaways and who they think will win each division based on this six-week sample of the season (8:01). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin opens today’s episode reacting to Thursday’s ESPN story about Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder (0:07). Then, he is joined by The Ringer’s Sheil Kapadia to make picks for the Week 6 slate of NFL games (6:40), followed by CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli to make picks for this Saturday’s college-football slate (32:40). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Sheil Kapadia, Tom Fornelli Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Eli Manning to discuss Daniel Jones and the New York Giants’ 4-1 start, Eli’s media career, and Eli and Peyton’s dedication to wearing quarter-zips. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Eli Manning Producers: Richie Bozek, Ronak Nair Additional Production Supervision: Cory McConnell, Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin Clark and Lindsay Jones share their initial thoughts about the firing of Panthers head coach Matt Rhule and how the organization should approach its next hire (0:35). They then get into the three teams whose panic levels are rising—the Bengals, the Rams, and the Packers (16:26)—and the three teams that somehow keep finding ways to win—the Vikings, the Giants, and the Patriots—and discuss whether they can keep doing so (36:55). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Bill Simmons to discuss all current things Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, as well as some of the worst studio shows that he has seen (0:31). Then, Dale Earnhardt Jr. shares his experiences with concussions and what he thinks needs to be done across all contact sports. He also explains why he thinks there aren’t as many NASCAR stars as there were in his era and how that can be changed (27:29). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Bill Simmons, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by ESPN’s Mike Greenberg to discuss his current state of mind about his Jets fandom, working out with Michael Irvin, pitching the Dallas Cowboys as a Super Bowl contender, and defending his dedication to using forks and knives for all food. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Mike Greenberg Producers: Richie Bozek and Ronak Nair Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Cory McConnell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay are back to share their takeaways from the Week 4 slate of games, this week joined by James Jones. They discuss how the Chiefs are back on track after their win over the Bucs (1:53), the Packers narrowly escaping a weak Patriots team (9:56), the end of Ravens-Bills (18:37), what the AFC West looks like after the Raiders' win over the Broncos (26:11), why the Eagles currently look like the best team in the NFC (31:49), and the latest on NFL concussion protocols (51:06), and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Lindsay Jones and James Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by former Alabama QB and current ESPN analyst A.J. McCarron to discuss all things college football and take a close look at the current SEC (3:01). Then, McCarron explains lessons learned and other stories from his time as an NFL QB (20:20). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: A.J. McCarron Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth sits down with Kevin to look through the newspaper and discuss the Dolphins’ success (7:35), the new Jaguars, whether Urban Meyer could have a future at the college level again (13:18), what’s wrong with Tom Brady this season (18:15), and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Domonique Foxworth Producers: Richie Bozek and Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay share their takeaways from the Dolphins' win over the Bills (0:52), the Jaguars' blowout over the Chargers (7:18)), Brady vs. Rodgers (12:56), the Chiefs' loss and what it means for the AFC (20:15), and a brutal 'SNF' (27:49). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by NFL legend Ed Reed to discuss some of the in-game adjustments Tom Brady made against the Ravens, give advice to Lamar Jackson for his contract negotiations, and break down how the college and pro levels can start to see more Black coaches (0:35). Later in the show, CBS’s Chip Patterson comes on to dive into all the biggest story lines heading into this weekend in college football (23:47). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Ed Reed, Chip Patterson Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scott Van Pelt joins Kevin to discuss his 20-plus-year relationship with Tiger Woods (9:16), the polarizing fandom of Tua Tagovailoa (10:51), and how he views the longtime legacies of current athletes like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and LeBron James as it relates to his broadcast career (15:42). SVP’s new puppy Redd also produces one of the greatest moments in ‘Slow News Day’ history. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Scott Van Pelt Producers: Richie Bozek, Ronak Nair Additional Production Supervision: Cory McConnell, Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay are back to run through their big-picture takeaways from Week 2 of the NFL season. They discuss how good Tua and the Dolphins can become (1:31), what the 49ers' future looks like after Trey Lance’s injury (6:49), Nathaniel Hackett’s coaching struggles and who the first coach fired this season may be (17:10), Kyler Murray’s dynamism (39:21), and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by Mike Golic Jr. to share NFL and CFB takes they've already gotten wrong after the first two weeks of football, and discuss Notre Dame’s struggles (0:55). Then, The Athletic’s Dallas Cowboys reporter Bob Sturm joins to help us understand everything that’s going wrong at this point in the season (hint—there’s a lot) (31:03). To close out, Kevin shares some extended conversation from Wednesday’s episode with Colin Cowherd in which they discuss the blow-it-up meters of the Patriots, Cowboys, and 49ers, how Cowherd approaches The New Media, and college football coaching thoughts (01:03:48). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Mike Golic Jr., Bob Sturm, and Colin Cowherd Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production: Conor Nevins, Cory McConnell, and Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Colin Cowherd joins Kevin to get off a hot take about Week 2 of the NFL season, question whether the New England Patriots should blow it up, and explain his affection for D.B. Cooper. Watch the episode on Spotify or YouTube. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Colin Cowherd Producers: Richie Bozek and Ronak Nair Additional Production Supervision: Cory McConnell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin and Lindsay share their big-picture takeaways from Week 1, including everything that’s wrong with the Cowboys (3:42), Trey Lance's debut (12:23), whether we should be worried about the Packers' (21:59) and Bengals' (37:37) losses, what to expect from Lamar Jackson this year (29:45), and more. Join them next Monday for their Week 2 takeaways. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Lindsay Jones Producer: Richie Bozek Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kevin is joined by The Athletic’s Andy Staples to break down everything there is about the announced 12-team College Football Playoff that will begin in 2026, how to create the best possible CFB Playoff, and share their takeaways from the first week of college football (1:20). Then, The Ringer’s Steven Ruiz and PFF’s Seth Galina join to select which teams they think can win the Super Bowl from each division in the NFL (33:35). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Andy Staples, Steven Ruiz, and Seth Galina Producer: Richie Bozek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this first launch-a-palooza episode, Kevin talks to ESPN analyst Mina Kimes about pre-season Super Bowl picks, expectations for her maligned Seahawks, and Mitch Trubisky's unfortunate "Let's Ride" reading (1:53). Heisman winner and Alabama QB Bryce Young also stops by to talk about studying Aaron Rodgers, lessons from Alabama’s national championship loss, and his thoughts on the NIL (24:32). Later, Desmond Howard runs through his College Football Playoff predictions, expectations for Michigan, and what he would do to improve the NCAA (34:50). And finally, Andrew Whitworth talks takeaways from the start of his broadcasting career, the new and improved Cincinnati Bengals, and first-hand accounts of what makes Sean McVay special (47:30). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Mina Kimes, Bryce Young, Desmond Howard, and Andrew Whitworth Producers: Richie Bozek and Cory McConnell Additional Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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