The Sports-Casters
Steve Bennett is the host of this podcast about sports, sports media, and the way sports and sports media intertwine in the world around us.
Episodes
October 22, 2026 • 90 mins
Steve interviews Tony Reali (00:34:40).... more later.
Steve starts the show with First things First and discusses the New Orleans Saints improving to 2-4, the Buffalo Sabres having a mediocre start, and good week in the Champions League for the Italian teams. The show ends with One Last Thing about Steve's trip to Las Vegas to see Pearl Jam on their tenth birthday.
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October 16, 2026 • 112 mins
Steve interviews SL Price (00:37:10) one of the greatest sports-writers of all-time. Mr Price returns to discuss the passing of Mike Ditka. Price looks at Ditka's legacy, discusses his decision to not give Walter Payton a touchdown during Super Bowl XX, and debates his famous trade for Ricky Williams. Mr. Price and Steve also discuss SL's latest book on lacrosse, the demise of Sports Illustrated, and his feature on Chris Drury.
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October 8, 2026 • 67 mins
On a special episode of The Sports-Casters, Steve recaps a crazy three weeks of sports that had all four of his teams playing at once. Steve breaks down the Atlanta Braves being eliminated from the playoffs, the New Orleans Saints being humiliated in the SuperDome, the Italian National team starting anew, and the start of the Buffalo Sabres season.
The Braves are eliminated from the MLB playoffs (00:01:44) at the hands of the Los...
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September 23, 2026 • 106 mins
Steve interviews Mike Vaccaro (00:51:00) from The New York Post. Vaccaro joins us after a crazy few weeks in New York. Vaccaro pays tribute to Ernie Accorsi, looks back on the career of Howie Rose, and gives his thoughts on the Mets fans cheering for Pete Alonso. Mike also has thoughts on the Yankees, Cashaman and Boone, the Jaxson Dart injury, and the Jets more competent start. The interview ends with Vaccaro playing Switzerland w...
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September 1, 2026 • 100 mins
Steve interviews Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg (00:21:51) the authors of a new book about the National Football League called, "The Playbook." Robinson and Clegg return to promote their third consecutive book on TSC. The boys explain how they fell in love with the NFL growing up in the UK, discuss their love for the Raiders and the Giants, and talk about their work as writing partners. Steve challenges them on some of the thin...
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August 24, 2026 • 114 mins
Steve interviews Andrew Marchand (00:25:39) from The Athletic and Marchand Sports Media. Andrew and Steve discuss the fallout from CBS's decision to suspend Tony Rome, the promotion of JJ Watt, and the rest of the booths for the upcoming NFL season. Andrew and Steve also discuss Jimmy Traina leaving Sports Illustrated, the sports media podcast landscape, and future of Sports Illustrated.
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August 13, 2026 • 90 mins
Steve interviews Stewart Mandel (00:32:04) from The Athletic to discuss the upcoming college football season. (NOTE: audio issues for the first 2 minutes and then it's resolved) Stewart summarizes some of the off-field news from the offseason like the evolving playoff expansion and the potential college football legislation from Washington. Stewart moves to the field and goes over the Pre-Season Top 25, updates the odds that snake...
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August 4, 2026 • 95 mins
Steve interviews Stephen J. Nesbitt (00:34:53) from The Athletic to discuss the winners and losers of the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Nesbitt gives his take on a disappointing day for Atlanta Braves fans, the Dodgers landing Tarik Skubal, and the Padres being aggressive. Also, Nesbitt tells us who he thinks will make the playoffs in the American League this year, predicts there will be baseball in 2027, and gives us a sta...
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July 24, 2026 • 70 mins
Steve interviews Aaron Schatz (00:28:19) from FTNFantasy to discuss the annual football almanac. Steve and Aaron discuss the 2026 NFL Season. The simulations hate the New Orleans Saints. Why? Was Tyler Shough bad last season? Who do the simulations think could make a big jump next year? What do the numbers think about Fernando Mendoza? Ty Simpson? We discuss these things and many more during our annual discussion with Aaron.
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July 7, 2026 • 59 mins
Sal Licata (00:16:03) debuts to discuss his new podcast, The Sal Licata Show. Sal joins the show and talks about the value of his time, working with Jimmy Traina, and creating a new podcast after leaving WFAN. Sal looks back at the Knicks winning the NBA Finals, the Juan Soto contract, and working at SNY.
Steve starts the show with First things First and discusses another tough week for the Braves, Italy crashing out at the u19 E...
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June 28, 2026 • 94 mins
Kenny Albert (00:30:43) returns to review the incredible start to 2026 that he has had. Kenny looks back to the Olympics and recaps his time in Milan, the men's and women's gold medal games, and his historic call of the Jack Hughes golden goal. Kenny also talks about returning to the NFL booth this fall with Jonathan Vilma, his Dad's reaction to Knicks winning the NBA championship, and the 2025-26 Sabres
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June 11, 2026 • 79 mins
Ken Davidoff (00:25:22) makes his debut on the podcast to promote his new book (with Harley A. Rotbart), 101 Lessons from the Dugout. Ken is a Michigan graduate and he and Steve talk a tad bit of college hockey while Ken mentions appearing on The Rich Eisen Show. Ken looks back on his time covering the Yankees and remembers the ACLS home run by David Justice, the wild moments during the 2001 World Series, and being there for the De...
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May 26, 2026 • 76 mins
Steve interviews Tim Brown (00:25:30) who returns to the podcast to promote his new book about Nolan Ryan. Tim discusses why he decided to write a book on Nolan Ryan and explains why Ryan's principles made his such a good subject. Tim and Steve talk about Ryan's unbreakable records, his relationship with Texas, and his failures in the playoffs as a player and as an executive. Tim also looks ahead to his future, gives his thoughts o...
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May 11, 2026 • 109 mins
Steve interviews Jay Mariotti (00:30:02) who returns to the podcast with a list of topics that he is anxious to sound off on. Jay talks about the end of the LeBron James era, watching sports in Paris, and Pablo Torre winning a Pulitzer Prize. Jay also rants on sports writers that are holding back, weak sports commissioners, and the Russini/Vrabel scandal. Jay also shares his memories of Roger Ebert and a letter that Gene Siskel wr...
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April 10, 2026 • 75 mins
Steve interviews Chad Bishop (00:25:34) from the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Chad a few weeks into his rookie season as a Atlanta Braves beat-writer and is making his Sports-Casters debut. Chad and discuss a good start for the Braves, the incredible bullpen, and quality starting pitching. Chad also looks at a blazing start for Drake Baldwin, the struggles of Austin Riley, and the consistency of Matt Olson. Chad also talks about B...
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April 1, 2026 • 39 mins
For the second time in podcast history, this episode doesn't have a guest. Steve returns alone to do the hardest podcast he has ever had to do. Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup for the third consecutive time. What went wrong? Who is to blame? Now what? Steve tries to answer all of these questions, tells us why he's more sad than mad, and explains why he still believes in the blue shirt. There are tons of emotions here....
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March 25, 2026 • 97 mins
Steve interviews Mike Vaccaro (00:25:31) the author of a new book about Yankees ownership called, Bosses of the Bronx. Mike is making his debut on the show and talks about writing a book with more modern subjects as opposed to those in his book about the 1912 World Series. Mike and Steve go back and forth about Joe DIMaggio, Aaron Judge, classic Yankee Stadium moments, and David Justice's home run in the 2000 ALCS. Mike also recall...
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March 5, 2026 • 79 mins
Steve interviews Jimmy Traina (00:22:47) from the SI Sports Media Podcast and author of the Traina Thoughts column. Jimmy and Steve talk about booking podcast guests, the crowded sports media space, and the future of podcasts. The guys talk about the Howard Stern Show, podcasts on Netflix, and streaming apps. Also, the origins of Jimmy's weekly segment with Sal Licata, their unique chemistry, and trying to do the segment when Sal i...
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February 24, 2026 • 105 mins
Steve interviews Adrian Dater (00:29:30) the long time Colorado Avalanche beat writer and former co-host of The Lonely End of the Rink podcast. Steve and Adrian go into great detail about the gold medal game between the USA and Canada. Adrian has insight on Nate MacKinnon and his 3-on-3 woes, voting for MVP awards, and the roster construction of USA and Canada. The guys discuss Connor McDavid's legacy, Kenny Albert, and whose stock...
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February 5, 2026 • 69 mins
Steve interviews Greg Wyshynski (00:22:40) senior NHL writer for ESPN. Greg first appeared on the second ever episode of the podcast and is back on the third episode of our 15th year. Greg and Steve talk about sports media in 2011 and the deep bench at Yahoo! Sports. Greg and Steve analyze the USA roster for the Olympics and talk for a minute about the new documentary on Netflix about the 1980 team. Next, the red hot Buffalo Sabre...
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