Softy & Dick Interviews

Softy & Dick Interviews

Full interviews from the Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain show, which airs every day from 3pm-6:30pm on 950 KJR in Seattle.

Episodes

December 8, 2025 18 mins

Cliff Avril, Seahawks legend, joins Dick Fain and Hugh Millen to talk about the amazing defensive success in 2025 so far, Mike Macdonald’s skills and knowledge, his work with legends of the past, the quarterback change last off-season and Sam Darnold’s season.

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Congressman Adam Smith of Washington’s 9th Congressional District, joins Dick Fain and Hugh Millen to discuss the Score Act, regarding name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes, to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics.

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John Michaels, Atlanta radio host on 680 The Fan, joins Dick Fain and Hugh Millen to talk about his Miami Hurricanes, Michael Penix with the Falcons, their overall situation at quarterback, Head Coach Raheem Morris, and Sunday’s game against the Hawks.

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Todd Milles, high school sports reporter with Varsity Washington, joins Dick Fain to talk about the state football championship games coming up tonight with O’Dea and Mount Tahoma in the 3a game plus with Sumner and Lake Stevens in the 4a game tomorrow.

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Lee Sterling, Gambling Expert from Paramount Sports, joins Dick Fain and Hugh Millen to share his best bets for the football weekend ahead, including conference title games in college football and Sunday’s Seattle Seahawks game in Atlanta against the Falcons.

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Rick Neuheisel, former Washington Head Coach now with CBS Sports, joins Dick Fain to talk about Demond Williams and the UW football season, Lane Kiffin going from Ole Miss to LSU, the playoff model, the Big 10 championship, Texas’ situation, and his pick.

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In the second hour, Mike Holmgren sits down with Dick Fain to talk about the Seahawks shutout win over Minnesota last week, Sam Darnold’s performances recently, the rough Vikings quarterback situation, the Patriots’ big year, Mike Tomlin, the Bears, and Dallas.

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Washington Huskies football Head Coach Jedd Fisch joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about his recruiting class today and major pieces, the finances the program has to spend in recruiting and with the transfer portal, his future, and Demond Williams.

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Kevin Harlan of CBS and Westwood One joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about his time over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Falcons going into the Seahawks game, what’s going on with Sam Darnold right now, the Chiefs, the MVP race and the Bears as the #1 seed.

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Seattle Kraken Head Coach Lane Lambert joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Thanksgiving and the players dinner, facing Edmonton twice in a short period, getting Jared McCann back, losing Jaden Schwartz for a bit of time, and Berkly Catton.

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Mike Florio of PFT joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Browns’ situation with Deshaun Watson, the NFL contenders including the Patriots right now, what the future holds for the Steelers and Mike Tomlin, plus Mike Vrabel’s big success.

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Petros Papadakis of Fox Sports Radio in Los Angeles joins Dave Softy Mahler to react to Jedd Fisch likely staying on Montlake, the 2025 season for the Huskies, Lane Kiffin’s move from Ole Miss to LSU before the playoff, and the Big Ten championship this week.

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Ernest Jones IV, Seattle Seahawks linebacker, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain from his toy drive at BJ’s in Redmond to talk about his event, his pick six and massive game against Minnesota, Mike Macdonald’s defense, and his Sam Darnold comments.

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Tony Castricone, voice of Washington Huskies athletics, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the UW loss to Oregon, the season overall and defense, what’s next for the team in the portal, and the basketball team starting Big Ten play tomorrow.

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Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Ducks’ win over the Huskies, the bowl games possible for UW, coaching moves around college football, the new playoff rankings, and his pick.

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In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for the Husky Honks as the guys discuss UW’s loss to Oregon last weekend, the offense this season with Demond Williams and concerns with it, plus what comes next for the team.

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Seattle Kraken Head Coach Lane Lambert joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the team’s success this year in close games, the parity in the league right now, the method of 3v3 in overtime, Jared McCann’s status, and Thanksgiving plans.

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Rick Neuheisel, former UW coach now with CBS Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Huskies win over UCLA last week, the game against Oregon this weekend, Jedd Fisch’s future, the Heisman trophy, USC, Miami, and more NCAAF.

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Petros Papadakis from Fox Sports Radio in Los Angeles joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about his Greek Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, Saturday’s UW game against the Ducks and the playoff implications, USC’s situation with Lincoln Riley, and Jedd Fisch’s future.

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Lee Sterling, Gambling Expert from Paramount Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to share his best bets for the week of football ahead, including Washington hosting Oregon on Saturday and then the Seahawks hosting the Vikings on Sunday.

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