The Ryen Russillo Podcast
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College Recruiting Stories With Matt Ryan, Antonio Daniels, Andrew Bogut, Stephon Marbury, James Jones, and Gary Payton Sr.
Plus, Ryen answers Life Advice questions
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Iceland Travelogue, Plus Life Advice
Ryen Russillo documents his solo summer vacation to Iceland day by day
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‘NYC Point Gods’ With Stephon Marbury, Plus Life Advice
Russillo and Marbury also discuss basketball idols, the best small guards in the NBA today, the 1996 NBA draft, Marbury’s time with the Timberwolves, and Russell Westbrook
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CFB Hopes and Fears With Danny Kanell, Plus Why Russell Westbrook Really Can’t Be on the Lakers Next Season
Ryen chats with his old pal Danny Kanell about the upcoming college football season, what the next conference realignment domino will be, and why college sports would be so much better off with a commissioner
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Remembering Bill Russell. Plus, Last-Place Chiefs, Other NFL Division Winners, and Aaron Rodgers Stories With James Jones.
Plus, James tells Ryen about the difficulties of changing teams as a wide receiver
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The Knicks Should Trade for Mitchell Even If He’s Melo 2.0. Plus, Bob Ryan on a Potential KD-Jaylen Trade and Comparing Eras.
Bob joins Ryen to discuss different generations of NBA stars, learn about his early days as a Celtics reporter, and hear his best Larry Bird stories
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NFL QB Tiers With Mike Sando, and Do the Celtics Really Need Kevin Durant?
Plus, answering listener-submitted Life Advice questions
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Russillo Book Club: ‘Led Zeppelin: The Biography’ by Bob Spitz. Plus, Life Advice.
Russillo is joined by journalist and author Bob Spitz to discuss his biography of Led Zeppelin. Then, Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions.
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Russillo Book Club: Our First Civil War: ‘Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution’ by H.W. Brands. Plus, Life Advice.
Russillo is joined by historian H.W. Brands to discuss his book on the American Revolution
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Are Sports Headed for a Free-for-All? Donovan Mitchell’s Stock, NBA Summer League Stories, Plus Catching Up With Adnan Virk.
Plus, Ryen and Adnan discuss MLB, including: Shohei Ohtani, the Yankees and the Astros poised to meet in the ALCS, the Dodgers, and what went wrong with the Blue Jays
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Are the Bad NBA Teams the Best They’ve Ever Been? Plus NFL Offseason QB Questions With Albert Breer.
After Ryen discusses his excitement about the bottom four teams from the 2021-22 season and their young cores, SI’s Albert Breer comes on to talk about the development of young NFL QBs, Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers missing their star WRs, and more
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Chet Holmgren Hype Train and Durant/Mitchell Trade Futures With Chris Mannix, Plus Being Hot and Life Advice With Joe Manganiello
Plus, Ryen and Joe answer some listener-submitted Life Advice questions
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CFB Realignment: Which Fan Bases Are Actually Happy? With Bruce Feldman and Van Lathan. Plus Danny Ainge Does It Again.
Bruce joins Ryen to talk about exactly how UCLA and USC secured a move to join the Big Ten conference in 2024 before Van comes on to discuss how conference realignment in college football affects the regional aspect of the sport
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Kevin Durant Wants a Trade Out of Brooklyn
Instant reaction to Kevin Durant’s trade request
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Murray to the Hawks, Is Ayton Worth It, and an NBA Free Agency Primer With Bobby Marks
Plus, Ryen offers his thoughts on the speculation around Karl-Anthony Towns’s next contract, and how the Pistons exited the Deandre Ayton sweepstakes, and James Harden declining his player option to help the 76ers
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Kyrie’s Opt-In and John Wall to the Clippers. Plus: Arch Manning to Texas, NIL Drama, and Going Abroad With Kevin Clark
Ryen also answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions
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Paolo Goes No. 1! Behind the Surprise Decision With Magic President Jeff Weltman, Plus More NBA Draft Observations.
Plus, Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions
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The Market for Kyrie, the Warriors-Grizzlies “Rent Free” Beef, Plus Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch
Finch comes on to discuss joining the team midseason in 2021, the 2022 playoff series vs. the Grizzlies, team dynamics with Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, and Patrick Beverley, and his time playing and coaching in Europe
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Chet’s Best Fit, Jabari’s Ceiling, and More NBA Draft Talk With Sam Vecenie. Plus, the Rise of International Talent With NBA Associate VP Chris Ebersole.
Breaking down the top prospects ahead of the NBA draft
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Will the Warriors Close It Out? Plus Updated NBA Player Approval Ratings With Wosny Lambre
Russillo shares his thoughts on Boston not being able to capitalize on Steph Curry’s low-scoring performance, improvements from Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson, and the Celtics’ turnover problem before Wosny joins to discuss the approval ratings of Anthony Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns, and other players
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Pelicans EVP David Griffin on Zion’s Future and the Team’s Turnaround, Plus the Celtics Go Up 2-1 and Talking Finance With CNBC’s David Faber
Plus, Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions
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Why the NBA Season Already Has Been Shortened, Plus Finals Predictions and Harden’s Future With Sixers Forward Georges Niang
Georges also talks about being on the Jazz during the NBA’s COVID shutdown in March 2020, figuring out how to change his game to stay in the NBA, his experience with Joel Embiid as a teammate, and more
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Hypothetical NBA Finals Questions, Plus Steph Curry’s Extended Prime With Anthony Slater
Plus, Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions
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Warriors-Celtics Finals Pick, Van Lathan on CFB Recruiting Jealousy and Life, Plus Going Abroad
Van also discusses Captain America vs. Black Panther and his new book ‘Fat, Crazy & Tired’
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Are the Finals Set? Plus, Debating the No. 1 Pick and Kyrie’s Future in Brooklyn.
Plus, Ryen tries to figure out where Miami (likely) lost the series
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Boston’s Bounceback and Blowout Basketball, Plus Jorge Sedano on Miami’s Issues and Golden State Nearing a Finals Return
Also, Ryen and Jorge discuss the impact of the Heat’s Bam Adebayo and Erik Spoelstra’s coaching brilliance
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Charles Barkley on Conference Finals, Players vs. Criticism, and His Future
Plus, Ryen and Chuck discuss comparisons of David Stern and Adam Silver, and the ceilings for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic
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NBA Conference Finals Picks, Golden State’s Luka Problem, and a Suns Postmortem With Logan Murdock
Ryen and Logan also discuss the Jason Kidd renaissance, Erik Spoelstra, and Deandre Ayton’s future
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Did the Bucks Punch Their Finals Ticket? What to Make of the Warriors’ Historic Loss, Plus Ben Wallace on Today’s Best Defenders.
Russillo shares his thoughts on the Bucks’ Game 5 win over the Celtics in Boston before talking with Ben Wallace about today’s best defensive NBA players
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Can the Sixers Win the East? And How to Guard Luka With Raja Bell. Plus, Life Advice With Comedian Nikki Glaser.
Russillo shares his thoughts on all four NBA conference semifinal series before speaking with Raja Bell and Nikki Glaser
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Boston’s Turnaround and the Warriors’ Klay Problem. Plus, Al Harrington Talks NBA Playoffs and His Viral Bag of Iverson.
Harrington also shares stories from Al’s 16-season NBA career and gives his predictions for Warriors-Grizzlies
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Mavs’ False Hope and Doc’s Stubbornness, Hall of Famer Gary Payton, Plus Inside the Biggest NFL Draft Moves With Dianna Russini
Plus, Ryen closes it out with some listener-submitted Life Advice questions
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NFL Draft: Favorite Picks and Biggest Risks With Booger McFarland, Plus New Colts QB Matt Ryan and Chris Paul’s Closeout
Ryen also discuss the 76ers closing out their series with the Raptors, the Mavericks’ series win over the Jazz, and what’s next for Utah
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Kyrie, Simmons, and Bad Business Partners in the NBA, Plus the Pelicans’ Turnaround and Zion Optimism With Antonio Daniels
Russillo shares his thoughts on the philosophy that the NBA is "a business," and where "business partners" like Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving fit into all of it