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14 May

Breakfast With Benz podcast (5/14)–Ken Macha

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, May 14th, 2020 – 1:01 am

Ken Macha has just been named part of 2020 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame. The former Pirate player and MLB manager joins me to talk about his days in Oakland, plans for baseball to return, legends of Dave Parker, nearly managing the Pirates, and his relationship with Art Howe.

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13 May

Export Tire Breakfast With Benz podcast (5/13)–Keith Dambrot

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 – 7:37 am

Duquesne men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot joins me to talk about the challenges of coaching during the covid-19 shutdown. We also discuss recruiting, what it was like to be in New York at the start of the shutdown, and the latest on construction of the UPMC Chuck Cooper Fieldhouse.

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12 May

Breakfast With Benz podcast (5/12)–Export Tire Hockey Podcast

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 – 1:41 am

Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me to talk about the the potential reboot of the NHL season, issues afoot with some players, Jaromir Jagr’s standing among the greats, Mellon Arena anniversaries, and Penguins “what if” scenarios.

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11 May

Madden Monday (5/11)–When will Pittsburgh get its three main sports back?

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, May 11th, 2020 – 12:08 am

In this week’s “Madden Monday,” Mark Madden and I talk football, baseball, and hockey. Will any of Pittsburgh’s three professional sports start on time? Or are we destined for a world without sports for months to come?

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07 May

Fantasy Sports podcast (5/8)-Jeff Erickson of Rotowire

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, May 7th, 2020 – 12:31 pm

In this week’s Fantasy Sports Podcast, Jeff Erickson of Rotowire joins me to talk about some off season running back rumblings, including with the Steelers. Are the Ravens OK without Antonio Brown at WR? Favorite and least favorite trades he’s ever made.

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05 May

Essey Tire Breakfast With Benz Podcast (5/6)–Dave Dameshek

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 – 11:33 pm

Pittsburgh native Dave Dameshek has launched his “What If” series with NFL.com. And one of the first episodes is all about the Immaculate Reception. Dave joined us to talk about it on Wednesday’s Essey Tire podcast.

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04 May

Essey Tire Hockey podcast (5/5)–Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, May 4th, 2020 – 11:59 pm



Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer joins me for our weekly Essey Tire hockey podcast. We talk about how coverage of hockey may change during a potential NHL reboot, hockey ideas for a mega-series like “The Last Dance,” and the notion of Cranberry hosting an NHL divisional pod if the league starts up again.

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03 May

Madden Monday (5/4)–Mark Madden has a potential QB to follow Big Ben

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 – 11:52 pm

In this week’s “Madden Monday,” Mark Madden and I talk about the national media dancing on Ben Roethlisberger, a potential replacement for Big Ben, other Qb talk, speculation about hockey, Pirates “what ifs.”

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