PODCAST · sports
Big Red Banter
by WVBR-FM Podcasts, Jerry Sheng, Matthew Manno
Get ready for some Red Hot News and some even Hotter Takes! Join WVBR Sports Director Matt Manno and General Manager Jerry Sheng for an hour filled to the brim with exhilarating coverage of the world of Cornell Athletics and beyond!
Episodes
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50. Super Bowl LIX Special + Fifty Episodes of Manno & Jerry
The Super Bowl is here and so is Matt Manno & Jerry Sheng's 50th episode together as Banter hosts! Join us for a trip down memory lane, and a fun hour of Super Bowl hot takes with the entire WVBR Sports crew!
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47. The End of Winter Break
For the last episode of Big Red Banter of Winter Break '25, Manno & Jerry talk all things CFP National Championship & the NFL Divisional Round!
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46. Orange Bowl Recap
The boys are back for another Winter Break pre-recorded episode. This time, it's all about the CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl and predicting Super Wild Card Weekend in the NFL!
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45. Should the CFP Format Be Changed?
The College Football Playoff first round is in the book, and the boys have some hot takes on whether or not the format should be changed!
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59. Cornell Men's Ice Hockey Joins the Show!
Fresh off a 5 hour NFL Draft broadcast, Manno & Jerry are back with a special interview with Sean Donaldson & Nick Desantis from the Cornell Men's Ice Hockey team!
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44. For Those Keeping Track, It's 1 AM - Finals Week CFP Fun
For those of you keeping track, it's late out. Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng take time out of their finals week to talk Formula 1, College Football Playoff predictions, and the Kansas City Chiefs' insane good fortunes this season.
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43. Trivia Time! - A Celebration of WVBR Sports (ft. Paxton Honerkamp, Orion Hoch, Bryan Chae)
For the last episode of the Fall 2024 semester, Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng brought on Bryan Chae, Orion Hoch, and Paxton Honerkamp, new members in the WVBR Sports Department and Rush Hour Rundown hosts. The five talk College Football Playoff scenarios, Paxton explains why Ashton Jeanty is the…
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42. Thanksgiving Banter
Thanksgiving is here, and Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng are in a festive mood. Jerry leads a draft of Thanksgiving foods and Manno brought some of the wildest sports takes he heard at Thanksgiving to discuss on air.
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41. Viva Las Vegas! | Previewing the Las Vegas GP & NFL Week 12
We're talking F1 again on Big Red Banter. Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng recap the Sao Paulo GP and preview the Las Vegas GP. Manno explains why he believes that Max Verstappen will clinch the World Championship in Vegas, and why George Russell will convert a pole position to a win.
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40. Recapping Paul vs Tyson
Paul vs Tyson was...underwhelming to say the least. Matt Manno and Jerry Sheng recap the fight, go for redemption in a draft vs Chat-GPT, and have some friendly banter on each other's performances in a club's Turkey Bowl.
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39. An Interview With Vince Cornella - Previewing Cornell Wrestling
Cornell Wrestling junior Vince Cornella sits down with Matt Manno to preview the upcoming season and talk about his return from injury. Manno and Jerry also try to draft the best "Games with Names" against Chat-GPT.
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38. Family Weekend Part 2 (ft. Jack Jeffries)
A second family weekend episode? Why not? Jack Jeffries, the younger brother of WVBR Chief Operator Becca Jeffries, joins the show to debate where Lamar Jackson stands in the MVP race and so much more!
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37. Derrick Henry = MVP? - Jake Manno joins the Show for Cornell Family Weekend
It's family weekend at Cornell, so why not make Big Red Banter a family affair? Matt Manno brings his brother Jake on the show to talk NFL hot takes, and preview the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees.
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35. Jacksonville Jaguars = London's Team? - WVBR x WPTS (ft. Sean McQuillan)
In celebration of World College Radio Day, WPTS (University of Pittsburgh) Associate Sports Director Sean 'Q' McQuillan joins the show to talk baseball and football. It's a Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting alumni reunion, featuring Manno and Q on air together for the first time in 528 days (5/10/23).
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34. Cornell RB Ean Pope Joins the Show!
Cornell running back Ean Pope joins the show in the midst of a breakout season to talk about his experiences on the team with Matt. Matt & Jerry also rank potential World Series matchups as the LCS gears up to start.
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33. World Mental Health Day - Alex Diaz, PhD. Joins the Show
In recognition of World Mental Health Day, Sports Psychology Consultant and Licensed Sports Psychotherapist Alex Diaz, PhD. joins Matt & Jerry to talk mental health in sports. Jerry also proclaims Sam Darnold the 2024 NFL MVP amongst other red hot takes this week on Big Red Banter.
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32. 50/50 or 30/30 - On Shohei Ohtani's MVP Season (ft. Paxton Honerkamp)
What's harder to accomplish: Jameis Winston's 30TD/30INT season, or Shohei Ohtani's 50HR/50SB season? Furthermore, is hitting a baseball the hardest thing to do in sports? That, plus new member of the WVBR Sports department Paxton Honerkamp joins the show to make his picks for Week 3 in the NFL.
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31. Cardinals = Playoff Contenders? - Predicting College Football Awards, and NFL Week 2
Who's winning Rookie of the Year? Are the Patriots really that bad? What team does Manno think will shock the NFL and make the Playoffs? Find out on this week's edition of Big Red Banter.
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30. You're Too Confident In The Giants - Scores Around College Football, NFL Kickoff, & PLL Semifinals
On this week of Big Red Banter, the boys go around the horn, covering the widest variety of sports they've ever covered in one episode: 8. From lacrosse, to Paralympic track, to picking every NFL Week 1 game, this episode was filled to the brim with red-hot takes.
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29. They're Winning How Many Games? - Previewing the 2024 NFL Season
On this week of Big Red Banter, Manno and Jerry predict the record and playoff outcomes of EVERY NFL team. We'll revisit this at the end of the season and see how this went.
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28. Back and Better Than Ever! - PLL Postseason, the Mets, and Fantasy Football Season Preview
Big Red Banter is BACK! Join Jerry and Matt as they dive into the PLL Postseason, Manno opens the season ranting about the Mets as he always does, and some questionable picks as the boys draft the first two rounds of your fantasy football league.
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6. Thanksgiving 2 HOUR SPECIAL - Breaking Down Cornell's Hockey Harvard Games, NFL QB Rankings + Playoff Projections, & NBA In-Season Tournament Updates!
In this 2 hour THANKSGIVING SPECIAL, Matt and Jerry break down Cornell's women and men ice hockey games against Harvard, and talk about equestrian, swim and dive, and women's squash's seasons. They give their top 10 NFL QBs for the season and talk about the current playoff picture. Finally, they...
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5. Equestrian's PERFECT Scorecard! - NFL Midseason Award Predictions & Call-In CHAOS!
Unfortunately, the audio for the majority of this episode got corrupted :( However, join Matt and Jerry in discussing the NFL's Midseason Award Predictions and whether Caleb Williams is worth the 1st overall pick hype?!
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4. Swim & Dive Season Opener! - World Series Recap, NBA In-Season Tournament CHAOS, & Head-to-Head NFL Matches!
Matt and Jerry cover the past week's Cornell sports, including men's tennis, rowing, ice hockey, and the swim and dive season opener! Matt leads the World Series coverage (Rangers in 5!) and goes OFF on the Knicks discussing the NBA In-Season Tournament. Jerry and Matt's football teams go head to...
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3. Volleyball's Greatest Comeback! - LCS Recap & Throwback Uniform Draft
Matt and Jerry have a special guest on for Parents Weekend - Matt's little brother Jake! Join us for a CRAZY Cornell Sports Recap, covering hockey, soccer, and volleyball. Jake is featured in the LCS Recap and World Series Preview. For the NFL, we do a snake draft of the BEST throwback uniforms…
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Cornell Men's Soccer is Amazing, Kyler Murray Should Be a Pro Gamer, and Happy Halloweekend!
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: October 29th, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host WVBR Sports and Program Director Faith Shote '24, WVBR Sports Contributors Clara Enders '22, David Cytryn ’24, and Xander Kong ’26 as they talk about all things...
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We Got That DAWG in Us, Cornell is a Football School, Men’s Hockey has Potential, and We Definitely Lost Our Minds
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: October 22nd, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host WVBR Sports and Program Director Faith Shote '24, WVBR Sports Contributors Clara Enders '22, Sean Cabrera '23, and Xander Kong ’26 as they talk about all things...
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Cornell Won a Football Game, Hockey is BACK, Where in the World is the New Baseball Field, and Faith Cannot Speak English
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: October 15th, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host WVBR Sports and Program Director Faith Shote '24, WVBR Sports Contributors Clara Enders '22, and David Cytryn '22 as they talk about all things Cornell and...
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Homecoming Recap, NFL Injuries Galore, and we have a New Kid!!!!
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: October 1st, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host WVBR Sports and Program Director Faith Shote '24, WVBR Sports Contributors Clara Enders '22, David Cytryn '22, and new addition Xander Kong ’25 as they talk about…
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Skinnylicious Cornell Football, We Got Way Off Topic, and Faith has the Sniffles
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: September 17th, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host WVBR Sports and Program Director Faith Shote '24, WVBR Sports Contributors Clara Enders '22, and Sean Cabrera '23, as they talk about all things Cornell and...
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Fall 2022 Season Premiere: GUESS WHO'S BACK?? What We're Looking Forward to This Year, Everyone is in Purgatory, and Why Do Our Favorite Baseball Teams Suck?
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: September 3rd, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host WVBR Sports and Program Director Faith Shote '24, WVBR Sports Contributors Clara Enders '22, Sean Cabrera '23, and David Cytryn '24, as they talk about all things...
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The Farewell to Our Senior Citizens :( Cornell Men's Lacrosse is SO GOOD, Details on Skyler's Fedora Collection, We Finally Talk about the NHL Playoffs, and EVERYONE BEATBOXES!!
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 21th, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host former WVBR Sports Director Skyler Holzman '22, WVBR Sports Contributors Clara Enders '22, and Grace Fairchild '22 as they talk about all things Cornell and…
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Cornell Men's Lacrosse is STILL IN IT, Tom Brady Has Diamond Encrusted Armor, Skyler Takes a Hike, and We Accidentally Discussed the Geo-Political Aspects of Sports Again with Special Guest Alana Berry!!
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 14th, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host WVBR Sports and Program Director Faith Shote '24, WVBR Sports Contributors Skyler Holzman '22, Clara Enders '22, Grace Fairchild '22, Sean Cabrera '23, and special…
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IT'S VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AND CAMPUS LIFE RYAN T. LOMBARDI!!!!! And sports too!
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 7th, 2022 Big Red Banter airs live EVERY WEEK on Saturdays from 4-5 PM on WVBR 93.5 FM!! Join your host WVBR Sports and Program Director Faith Shote '24, WVBR Sports Contributors David Cytryn '24, Jackie Torres '22, Clara Enders '22, Grace Fairchild '22, Sean Cabrera '23,...
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Get ready for some Red Hot News and some even Hotter Takes! Join WVBR Sports Director Matt Manno and General Manager Jerry Sheng for an hour filled to the brim with exhilarating coverage of the world of Cornell Athletics and beyond!
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WVBR-FM Podcasts, Jerry Sheng, Matthew Manno
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