SportsTalk: The Podcast
by Sean Okula
This is SportsTalk, where we talk about sports with no punches barred. We're talking all sports, from your favorite to your least favorite, and all of the ones in between. No sport is off limits for these guys; we're gonna talk about them all.Join us for the ride into sports as we talk about them, right here, at SportsTalk.
Episodes
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The Sun Might Come Out Tomorrow
Update: it didn't. Rafael Devers is a San Francisco Giant. This too shall pass.
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What's Going on at Augusta
Don't get your wig split.
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RIP Michael Kay
Recapping the day that was at Citi Field in New York, where the Mets beat the Blue Jays, and SportsTalk beat his mental demons....
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The Baseball Preview Show
We will never forget 12/8/24. It changed our lives forever. Happy Opening Day, and Let’s Go Mets.
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The 2025 SportsTalk 50
In which SportsTalk and his compatriots rank the top 50 players in baseball. We don't really care about your opinion but expect you to react to ours.
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The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Juan Soto is a New York Met. Rejoice. SportsTalk, David, and Jake make sense of a brave new world. New York, once again, is orange and blue. So, we have that going for us, which is nice.
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22x2
SportsTalk and David discuss the implications of Juan Soto going to the Red Sox and the landscape of the College Football Playoff. They are interrupted when friend of the program Steve Perrault seemingly narrows the race down to two.
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SportsTalk Ep. 43 - Two Bitches Saying "Exaaaaaactly"
Jake and SportsTalk do a Mets therapy session ahead of Game 3 of the NLCS. It felt okay. We're both very nervous. I keep biting my nails. The Mets are 7 wins away from a title at time of publish. Apologies to J. Cole.
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SportsTalk Ep. 42 - Gloria in excelsis Deo
Celebrating the divine week that was for the New York Mets. Thanks to Alex, David, Simon, Jake, and Kim, and thanks to anyone who has ever taken even a second to care about what we have to say about sports. It's nice of you.
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SportsTalk Ep. 41 - Preparing For Battle
This is what it's all about, folks. SportsTalk in its purest form. Baseball in the heat of the pennant race and football as the season is taking shape. Mets, Dodgers, Braves, Padres, and probably quite a few things we shouldn't have said. That's the SportsTalk way.
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SportsTalk Ep. 40 - Summer 2024 <3
To my friends and all of the sports memories we made.......until next summer...........
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SportsTalk Ep. 39 - Review of the 2024 Lindy’s Sports Fantasy Baseball Revue
SportsTalk misses David, and is stuck with Dean Morielli. They review the 2024 Lindy’s Sports Fantasy Baseball Revue, a nearly-two hour affair, before offering predictions for the rest of the baseball year. It’s SportsTalk, it’s you, it’s a lot of fun…….share with your friends!
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SportsTalk Ep. 38 - The Off-Broadway Revival of "Deadline Dealings: A Star Wars Story"
In which SportsTalk and David take on the roles of GMs of the Mets and Red Sox, respectively, and are forced to record until they consummate a deal. Final trade: Mets receive RHP Nick Pivetta INF Mikey Romero Red Sox receive DH/RHP Nolan McLean INF Ronny Mauricio RHP Kade Morris
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SportsTalk Ep. 37 - The First Half Review Show (Ohtani’s Due For A Bad Half)
Well, the first half has come to an end, but they're still playing, for some reason. Wouldn't it kind of make more sense to schedule the All-Star Game around the Fourth of July, especially now that Chestnut isn't doing the Hot Dog Eating Contest? Or, at least, use the momentum from the Fourth of...
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SportsTalk Ep. 36 - Thank You to Joe Mayo
Viktor didn’t win, but that’s okay. He’ll have other chances. We’re proud of him, and can’t wait to see what the future holds. We also talk about the Mets and the Red Sox. This better be our most-listened-to pod of the year.
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SportsTalk Ep. 35 - An Official Statement From HoviTracker On The Eve Of The Final Round Of The PGA Championship
In which we use SportsBlog/Talk as a sort of PR modem for our original enterprise, HoviTracker. Edited down from much more incoherent nonsense.
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SportsTalk Ep. 34 - We're Going to Add Transaction Limits to Our Fantasy League
In the SportsTalkiest episode in a while, Jackson makes his debut! This will probably be his final episode, unless the Dolphins have another late-season collapse up their sleeve. The gang (SportsTalk, Jake, and David) recap The Masters, mock Clifford Roberts, preview the NBA Playoffs, discuss the...
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SportsTalk Ep. 33 - Born Again
The New York Mets have hope for 2024. Rejoice with SportsTalk and Dean (and special guests!) for the first 20 minutes, then listen to SportsTalk and Dean ramble for the final 15 minutes. It turns out: When we don't have any sports to talk about, we have nothing to talk about at all!
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SportsTalk Ep. 32 - Hire Us to Run Your Baseball Team
You already know what time it is. Three-ish weeks to Opening Day. Weather warming up. David home for spring break. It's the SportsTalk 50ish. Full rankings here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1krwj316KcFpkqwj7ojGwiAQSd8C80eZKK4AN_p0JuMQ/edit?usp=sharing. Anyone with link can view. Shortish...
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SportsTalk Ep. 31 - RIP Frank Thomas
It's the year in review show. Kim, David and SportsTalk lambast baseball owners writ large, and remember some of the highlights of 2023. Screw you, Scottie Scheffler! Enjoy, happy holidays, and happy new year.
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SportsTalk Ep. 30 - Do You Hear The People Sing? They Really Want Shohei Ohtani
It's a solo SportsTalk, because SportsTalk's ear is bothering him and he's irritable. Look at this RosterResource page and tell me why the Mets shouldn't sign Shohei Ohtani or trade for Juan Soto: https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/mets. You will be wrong.
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SportsTalk Ep. 29 - The Great Mark Canha vs. Alex Verdugo Debate
Who likes sports and likes to talk about them? The good folks from SportsTalk. Who roots for the Red Sox and also the Mets! The good folks from SportsTalk. Who has a nice mom and also a nice dad? The good folks from SportsTalk. Who hasn't been to Disney in almost a year? The good folks from...
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SportsTalk Ep. 28 - SportsTalk Live!
This episode of SportsTalk has been adapted from the critically-acclaimed David Okula Sports Talk Show on the RIU Radio Network. It features now days-old Ryder Cup talk, a preview of the NFL week currently happening, and an allusion to a Mets news event that occurred this afternoon. Please enjoy.
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SportsTalk Ep. 27 - Brady's Coming Back
The SportsTalk NFL Preview Show. It's so much more coherent than you'd think. I would post the over/under picks here, but I don't want to spoil anything. If you like this, and you're looking to hire a sports talking head, give me a job!
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SportsTalk Ep. 26 - Our One Act Play, Titled "Deadline Dealings: A Star Wars Story"
SportsTalk and his compatriot step into the roles of the GMs of their two favorite teams. What follows is an emotional journey of heartfelt goodbyes and new beginnings. We present....Deadline Dealings: A Star Wars Story (all improvised, if that wasn't already clear).
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SportsTalk Ep. 25 - When It's All Said And Done And I Turn To Dust, It Won't Matter
Bleakness and the 2023 (not to excuse the 2006-2022) New York Mets. Is this the final SportsTalk? Only time will tell. Credit to @MedInPanicCity on Twitter, I think, for the title.
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SportsTalk Ep. 24 - Do We Wanna Talk About the Red Sox?
SportsTalk and his brave compatriot, the host of Late Night with David: Thursdays on WRIU2, welcome Kim and Jake to the show, both of whom say off color things. We cut most of them. We talk baseball, baseball and more baseball, as we all start to come back around on the Mets. The Red Sox continue...
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SportsTalk Ep. 23 - In Memory of Viktor Hovland
SportsTalk and David honor Viktor Hovland's run at the Wanamaker Trophy, in a special breaking news-ish edition of SportsTalk: The Podcast. Basically, that means we only cover the one topic.
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SportsTalk Ep. 22 - Let's Get it Started (Hot)
Weird episode. Weird original episode description. Hopefully a very ho-hum baseball season, ending with the pre-season National League favorite hoisting the trophy. It's the SportsTalk season preview.
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SportsTalk Ep. 21 - The Definitive Ranking of Ballplayers, Round Two
First Jake, David and SportsTalk, then SportsTalk and David alone, rank the top 50 (52) players in baseball. Link to the list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WuVnHi1IRT697cx4zHcSPUaorm-0oDh7W5B3w34haus/edit?usp=sharing Blog with explanations to come. For now, enjoy the audio.
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SportsTalk Ep. 20 - The Pete Alonso Show
It's David and I, we're back! Your two co-hosts. We just hadn't really recorded an episode in a while, so David and I just talk for a while, mostly about boring sports (football). Baseball season is right around the corner, and we don't talk about it much. Stay tuned in the coming weeks, when we...
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SportsTalk Ep. 19 - Not in Mrs. McBride's Class
I don't remember the context for the title. We spend the first half hour talking the debacle that was Carlos Correa to the Mets, then spend the next 15 minutes reciting the debacle that was Carlos Correa to the Mets for John, who joins us about halfway through, then spend a since-deleted third...
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SportsTalk Ep. 18 - First & [REDACTED]
You're not going to understand the title of the episode. For the first part, Kim drivels on about whatever it is Kim is known to drivel on about, then Jake joins and we get into the true 2022 recap and 2023 predictions. Kim tries to keep us on track, and instead talks about the play she saw on...
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SportsTalk Ep. 17 - The Keith Hernandez Episode
It's the 17th episode, so you know what that means: it's all about Keith! Non-stop Keith, for 50 minutes. Give it a listen, if you want to hear all about that slick-fielding, mustachioed first baseman of the 1980s, Mex!
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SportsTalk Ep. 16 - With Compassion
In which we lambast the greater online baseball media presence for a full half hour, recap the Sunday that was and don't mock any of our formerly close friends or associates. That lives in the SportsTalk vault forever. Not featuring: David, who has moved on to greener pastures. Listen to him...
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SportsTalk Ep. 15 - Parts Obfuscated
The original title of the episode was going to be "It's Actually an Impressive Bush," which should tell you what you need to do. We recap Old Timer's Day for maybe 30 seconds, and spend 6 minutes talking about something that is going to seem so obscure to you, because I had to chop out 2 minutes....
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SportsTalk Ep. 14 - The Long Awaited Trade Deadline Preview Show
We talk about the trade deadline! And other baseball related topics. We're huge fans, so this is pretty much par for the course. If you like baseball as much as we do, I really recommend tuning into this episode, and episodes to follow. Thanks so much for listening, Mom!
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SportsTalk Ep. 13 - I'm Very, Very Lonely
In which I spend almost an entire hour talking to myself. The conversation does not stray from baseball: All-Stars, Home Run Derby, retired numbers, and the trade deadline. It's actually astonishing that I didn't even think to call anyone on the phone. Anyway, yeah. I was going to say hopefully I...
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SportsTalk Ep. 12 - Hi, I'm Joe
Jake's back and it only took two takes for him to not say anything totally off color. We never really talk about anything topical in this episode, but what else would you come to expect from your favorite zany podcasters? My actual golf pick is Jordan Spieth for no reason whatsoever, and Phil to...
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SportsTalk Ep. 11 - SportsPod/wOBA Wonderboys Crossover
Welcome to the 11th edition of SportsTalk, AKA the first edition of SportsPod, because I'm an idiot and couldn't come up with that on my own. In the most "guys sitting around on a couch saying 'bro...we should start a podcast'" episode you'll ever hear, we discuss potential solutions for the…
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SportsTalk Ep. 10 - Hoodie Rortvedt
Come one, come all to Yankee Stadium to see your 27-time World Champion, New York Yankees! Up the middle we have Aaron Hicks, who has not played a full, healthy, and good season in a half-decade, in center. At short we have Isaiah Kiner-Falefa who, fun fact, was a catcher as of two years ago and...
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SportsTalk Ep. 9 - The Definitive Rankings of Ballplayers, Pt. 2
Welcome back to SportsTalk. We wrap up the top 50 players in MLB with numbers 29 (I think) through 50. David does the heavy lifting because Sean was feeling very anxious and tired and that should be okay with you people, god. It's not his best performance, so direct all complaints about the list…
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SportsTalk Ep. 8 - We Rank 'Em, You Listen to 'Em (Please, Anybody but Our Mom)
(Disclaimer: I had a really good description typed out, but Spotify deleted it, so you get the shorter, less wordy version. You're welcome). In this episode, we rank the top 27 players in baseball (we'll finish the rest of the top 50+ later this week), rail against the Rays model (kinda, mostly...
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SportsTalk Ep. 7 - Cleveland Craps
SportsTalk is back baby, and we're doing more sports than ever. Baseball Prospectus released their annual guide to the 2022 season last week, so in true SportsTalk fashion, we rip off another podcast's segment and name baseball players based on their comment in the annual. Recurring guest Jake...
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SportsTalk Ep. 6: The Two Dopes
Here's the thought that I meant to finish at the end of the episode: what really matters in my sports journey is the pursuit of that World Series title. That is the overarching journey. Once that is accomplished, there's nothing left for me to conquer. Sure, I may still watch and care, just as I...
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SportsTalk Ep. 5: Hisanori Talkahasi
SportsTalks fans everywhere have been begging for a year-in-review show, and we finally deliver. We recap the year in sports (in moments), predict next year's top moments, then dive into the magic of college football bowl season. There's so much sports, and only so much time, so we cram a little...
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SportsTalk Ep. 4.75: Tony Gets it Too
So...this is not a full episode. But like, we will eventually release a full episode again. Maybe. In the meantime, we can't wait for Spiderman. Love you guys. Keep listening.
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SportsTalk Ep. 4.5: The Final Sport
Yeah, uhh, well, enjoy. All due respect to the Remy family and to anyone else besmirched in this episode.
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SportsTalk Ep. 4: EMERGENCY PODCAST MAX SCHERZER IS A NEW YORK MET (AND I'M EXCITED????!!?!?!????)
What's up Sports fans, we're back and we're ready to talk some ball. I welcome David back with open arms, because talking for an hour straight takes a lot out of a man, and we have plenty to discuss. Labor disputes, the Mets, the Red Sox, the WORKS. This is a very serious episode because we're…
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SportsTalk Ep. 3: Just Me (and My Wretched Heart)
Doing his best impression of the traitor that once wore #50 for the Red Sox, David has quit on our team. I allude to his potential return, but he has split my heart in two. It's not happening. So I press on, alone, breaking down his Red Sox and their six game defeat in the ALCS. I don't revel in...
About this show
This is SportsTalk, where we talk about sports with no punches barred. We're talking all sports, from your favorite to your least favorite, and all of the ones in between. No sport is off limits for these guys; we're gonna talk about them all.Join us for the ride into sports as we talk about them, right here, at SportsTalk.
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