Season 6 Episode 16- Grant Wahl, Catherine Pearlman

On the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Grant Wahl (Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports One) and Dr. Catherine Pearlman (The Family Coach, The Sports-Parent). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the finals in the NHL and NBA Playoffs before detailing a miserable week for college football. The book club covers the first few chapters of Steve Hyden's, "Your Favorite Band is Killing Me." The show ends with Don talking about advertising on sports jerseys and Steve talking about the good and the bad of the first few days of The Ringer. -Grant Wahl is making his third appearance (0:44:09) on the podcast. Wahl joins us to talk about his Sports Illustrated cover story on Lionel Messi and an exciting summer of soccer in the United States. Wahl talks about sitting down with Messi, his journey with Barcelona that started at age 13, and his excitement to play for Argentina in the United States. Grant also talks about the progress of the United States National Team, the status of the sport in the United States, and the pressure on Jurgen Klinsmann this summer. Wahl also talks about the fall of Mario Balotelli and predicts who will win the COPA America and the UEFA Euro this summer. -Dr. Catherine Pearlman is making her first appearance (1:21:59) on the podcast. Pearlman joins us to promote her new podcast called, The Sports-Parent. Pearlman talks about why she created the podcast, hosting it with her husband (Author, Jeff Pearlman), and how she would like to see it evolve in the coming months. Pearlman also talks about becoming a family coach, the parenting controversy at the Cincinnati Zoo, and gives me advice ahead of having my first child. Dr. Pearlman and I also discuss various issues that sports parents encounter like playing multiple sports, playing a sport on multiple teams, etc.