List of podcasts hosted by professional athletes
The sports podcast genre originated in the 2000s, as podcasts in general began to gain a following during the decade. In the mid-to-late 2010s, professional athletes began to host their own podcasts, often covering the sports they played and leagues they were involved in. Sometimes, these player-hosts were still active upon the launch of their podcasts. Professional athlete-hosted podcasts began to become more widespread in the 2020s.
Such podcasts hosted by professional athletes are listed below, organized by the sport in which a player participated in.
American football players
| Denotes player was retired when podcast debuted ❧ |
| Denotes non-professional athlete co-host ‡ |
| Podcast | Host(s) | Debuted | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hawk Cast | A. J. Hawk | 2014 | [1] |
| Club Shay Shay | Shannon Sharpe ❧ | September 22, 2020 | [2] |
| The Pivot Podcast | Ryan Clark ❧ Channing Crowder ❧ Fred Taylor ❧ |
January 4, 2022 | [3][4] |
| New Heights | Jason Kelce Travis Kelce |
September 8, 2022 | |
| The Edge | Micah Parsons | September 11, 2023 | [5][6] |
| Nightcap | Shannon Sharpe ❧ Chad Johnson ❧ Gilbert Arenas[a] ❧ |
September 11, 2023 | [8][9] |
| 4th & 1 | Cam Newton | September 13, 2023 | [10][11] |
Athletics competitors
| Denotes player was retired when podcast debuted ❧ |
| Denotes non-professional athlete co-host ‡ |
| Podcast | Host(s) | Debuted | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| MarathonTalk | Deena Kastor Martin Yelling ‡ |
January 2010 | [12][13] |
| Showrunners | Scott Fauble | June 2019 | [14] |
| Sit & Kick | Josh Kerr David Ribich |
January 2020 | [15][16] |
| Coffee Club Podcast | Geordie Beamish Olli Hoare Morgan McDonald |
2021 | [17] |
| Unconventional Voices of Track & Field | Jade Johnson Anson Henry |
May 2021 | [18] |
| Running Things | Donovan Bailey ❧ Jason Portuondo ‡ |
July 2021 | [19] |
| Lactic Acid | Dominique Smith ‡ Laura Thweatt |
October 2021 | [20][21] |
| Out of the Blocks | Jasmine Todd ❧ Katelyn Hutchinson ‡ |
January 2022 | [22] |
| Nobody Asked Us | Des Linden Kara Goucher ❧ |
January 2023 | [23] |
| Ready Set Go | Justin Gatlin ❧ Rodney Green ❧ |
January 2023 | [24] |
| Running: State of the Sport | Amby Burfoot ❧ George Hirsch ❧ |
August 2023 | [25] |
Basketball players
| Denotes player was retired when podcast debuted ❧ |
| Denotes non-professional athlete co-host ‡ |
| Podcast | Host(s) | Debuted | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vertical Podcast | JJ Redick | February 1, 2016 | [26][27] |
| Road Trippin' | Channing Frye Richard Jefferson Allie Clifton[b] ‡ |
January 17, 2017 | [28][29] |
| The Chronicles of Redick | JJ Redick | July 19, 2017 | [27][30] |
| The JJ Redick Podcast with Tommy Alter | JJ Redick Tommy Alter ‡ |
November 29, 2017 | [31][32] |
| Knuckleheads with Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles | Quentin Richardson ❧ Darius Miles ❧ |
February 19, 2019 | [33][34] |
| All The Smoke | Matt Barnes ❧ Stephen Jackson ❧ |
October 21, 2019 | [35][36] |
| The Old Man and the Three | JJ Redick Tommy Alter ‡ |
August 5, 2020 | [37] |
| The ETCs | Kevin Durant | May 16, 2021 | [38] |
| Curious Mike | Michael Porter Jr. | July 20, 2021 | [39][40] |
| The Draymond Green Show | Draymond Green | November 17, 2021 | [41][42] |
| KG Certified | Kevin Garnett ❧ Paul Pierce ❧ |
January 18, 2022 | [38] |
| The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone | Patrick Beverley Adam Ferrone ‡ |
October 11, 2022 | [43][44] |
| Club 520 | Jeff Teague ❧ DJ Wells ‡ Bishop B Henn ‡ |
January 31, 2023 | [45][46] |
| Podcast P with Paul George | Paul George Jackie Long ‡ Dallas Rutherford ‡ |
March 6, 2023 | [47][48] |
| From the Point | Trae Young | June 1, 2023 | [49] |
| 7PM in Brooklyn | Carmelo Anthony ❧ | December 7, 2023 | |
| Welcome Party | Gradey Dick | December 18, 2023 | [50] |
| The OGs | Udonis Haslem ❧ Mike Miller ❧ |
December 19, 2023 | [51][52] |
| The Big Podcast with Shaq | Shaquille O'Neal ❧ Adam Lefkoe ‡ |
December 21, 2023 | [53][54] |
| Roommates Show | Jalen Brunson Josh Hart |
February 8, 2024 | [55][56] |
| The Underground Lounge | Lou Williams ❧ Spank Horton ‡ |
February 14, 2024 | [57] |
| Mind the Game | LeBron James JJ Redick ❧ |
March 19, 2024 | [58] |
Hockey players
| Denotes player was retired when podcast debuted ❧ |
| Denotes non-professional athlete co-host ‡ |
| Podcast | Host(s) | Debuted | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spittin' Chiclets | Ryan Whitney ❧ Paul Bissonnette Keith Yandle Brian "Rear Admiral" McGonagle ‡ |
August 14, 2016 | [59] |
Notes
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- ^ Shaq Gets HEATED At A Hater, Reveals Untold Homeless Story & More | Ep. 1. The Big Podcast with Shaq. December 22, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Jalen Brunson & Josh Hart React To All-Star & WILD Tweets, Reveal Untold Stories | Ep. 1. Roommates Show. February 8, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via YouTube.
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