Episodes

The OG of MMA, well maybe one of the OG’s…. This week's guest on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Mike Murray. Murray fought in the first MMA in March of 1980. So No! UFC is not groundbreaking, …

On this episode of the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei we are celebrating our 100th episode. Hard to believe when this all started back in March of 2020 that we would get to this point but we have and …

My guest this week on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei was born and raised in Erie, PA with a love of football. As a young boy, his uncle tried to brainwash him into becoming a Dallas Cowboys fan …

Taylor Green is a Board Member and Director of Communications for Black Girl Hockey Club . She leads on messaging and strategy to ensure BGHC's mission of advocating for the inclusion of Black women and girls in hockey resona...

Raining threes, throwing down tomahawk dunks and swatting weakness…our guest on this episode of Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Lauren Gunn. Gunn is a credentialed NBA media reporter who covers the Dallas Maveric...

On Episode 1 of Season 3 the Barbershop Crew breaks down the 2022 NFL draft. We look at the best of round 1, sleeper picks, who helped themselves the most and which teams "dropped the ball" when it came to …

Think you can GM? Huh! We got together a handful of guys who are "GM wanna-bes" and mocked out the first 3 rounds of the NFL draft. Some picks were solid and some picks, were head scratchers. The best part …

On this episode of the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei we field questions from individuals from around the country who are fans of the show but have some burning questions that that need answers to. Along with Terri...

Our guest this week on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei hails from none other than Fitchburg Wisconsin. Stop racking your brain to figure out which famous person comes from Fitchburg, it’s none other than fellow ...

This week's guest on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Martina Kwan. Born in Hong Kong to a German mother and Chinese father, Martina Kwan was destined for a life that was different. She spent her childhood in...

This week's guest on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Thea Lafond. Thea LaFond is a triple jumper from Domineca. She competed at the 2016 SUmmer Olympics in the women’s triple jump; her result of 12.82 meters ...

Joel Hunt’s favorite saying is, “Tough times don’t last, tough people do,” and Hunt certainly fits the bill for a tough person. After serving three tours of duty in Iraq as an explosive-ordnance disposal technician, Hunt was ...

On this episode of the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei I invited some new blood to join in the post Super Bowl chatter and look at how we can fix the league with one move for each team (or …

On this episode of the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei we tackle the issue of race in the NFL. The clouded views and hiring practices with rules in place. The "Good Ole Boy" Network continues to hire who they …

This week on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei we will be talking with Paul Stewart. Stewart is a former professional ice hockey player and referee.He was Inducted in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018...

Our guest this week on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Karl Darden. Darden is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a 20 year veteran, a former helicopter pilot, and a chronic Navy Sports fan. His enthusiasm …

Evan Burk is a speaker, former NFL coach, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures. Evan Bu...

On this episode of the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei we get the gang back together after K-Watt's hiatus and talk NFL regular season, awards and the strange but true life of one, Antonio Brown, It wouldnt be a …

This week on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei we will be talking with journalist Adrian Dater. Dater covered the Colorado Avalanche for 20 plus years for The Denver Post, before moving on to become the lead NHL c...

This week's guest on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Aubrey Dawkins. Dawkins currently plays for BG Gottingen of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for theUCF Knights. He transferred to U...

This week's guest on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Kayla DiCello. DiCello is an American Artistic Gymnast and part of theUnited States Women’s Gymnastics team. She is the 2021 World all-around bronze medali...

On this episode of the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei, Terry "T-Sizzle" Young and I discuss the unorthodox rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens. Is Lamar Jackson really a QB or just a Su...

This weeks episode of the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei features guest Dave Barend. Barend went to St. Bonaventure in New York and started doing stand up comedy. He had the fortunate opportunity to have opened fo...

This week's guest on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is Malik Boynton. Boynton has played football all his life. After a challenging time growing up in Detroit Michigan, Malik parlayed his solid grades and athl...