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29 Apr

Breakfast With Benz hockey podcast (4/29)–Looking at first place Caps vs second place Pens

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, April 29th, 2021 – 12:28 am

TribLive Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh joins me to break down all of the postseason possibilities in the East, the looming two-game Pens vs Caps series in Washington, Evgeni Malkin’s health, and how an ex-Penguin is stepping up nicely for an injured Alex Ovechkin.

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28 Apr

Food Bank: Food Justice Is Social Justice

published in category: Food Bank on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 – 4:42 pm

This week’s Food Podcast focuses on the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Food Justice is social justice initiative.

This week, the food podcast featured The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Pittsburgh. APALA Pittsburgh is a national organization of AAPI union members and allies advancing worker, immigrant and civil rights.

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27 Apr

Breakfast With Benz podcast (4/28)–Are the Steelers bound to take an Alabama player?

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 – 11:16 pm

Alabama running back Najee Harris (22) runs against Notre Dame during the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Charlie Potter (BamaOnline.com) joins me to talk about all the Alabama prospects who have been linked to the Steelers in the upcoming NFL Draft.

Posted in Sports Talk Radio

 

27 Apr

Breakfast With Benz hockey podcast (4/27)–Should we change Penguins playoff anticipation?

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 – 1:01 am

The PenguinsÕ Sidney Crosby (87) waits for a faceoff against the Boston Bruins during their game at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

Pens Radio Network host Brian Metzer joins me for Tuesday’s hockey podcast. This week we focus on the prospect of heightening Penguins playoff anticipation in the wake of their solid regular season. Should we? Or is this just a reboot of 2018-2020?

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26 Apr

Madden Monday Podcast (4/26)–Penguins shutout Bruins, Steelers draft week, Pirates decent start

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 2:00 am

Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry dives for puck before the Bruins’ Mike Reilly can get to it in the second period on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at PPG Paints Arena.

In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden and Tim Benz talk about how the Penguins won the right way against Boston, Mike Tomlin’s new contract, the NFL draft, a decent start for the Pirates, the failed Super League, “Ted Lasso,” “Ozark,” and more.

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23 Apr

NFL Draft preview podcast (Day 5)–Secondary

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Friday, April 23rd, 2021 – 12:07 am

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin rallies his defense in the second half against the Rams Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 at Heinz Field.

Tim Benz and Matt Williamson discuss the Steelers’ suddenly thinning cornerback position, draft targets who might help the cause, and a specific prospect at safety who may bolster the depth chart quickly.

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22 Apr

Food Bank: New Host & Member Of Communications Team

published in category: Food Bank on Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 – 1:37 pm

Starting the week of April 26th, Krista Johnson will take the lead on the podcast as Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s newest Communications and Public Relations Specialist.

She joins this week’s podcast as the guest interview to introduce herself and her background.

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21 Apr

NFL Draft preview podcast (Day 4)–Front Seven

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 – 11:51 pm

FILE – Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins (23) runs back an interception for a score against South Florida during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Tampa, Fla., in this Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, file photo. Zaven Collins is a small-town player with big-time talent. He was overlooked after a stellar high school career in Hominy, Okla., a town with about 3,500 people. He’s got the nation’s attention now — the 6-foot-4, 260-pound linebacker is a finalist for the Butkus and Nagurski Awards. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)

Vince Williams is back. But will that prevent the Steelers from potentially drafting one of the many high quality inside linebackers in this year’s class? We also discuss a thin crop of big linemen and some interesting edge rushers.

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