Generations (Talking 'bout My Sports...)

Generations Talkin' My Sports | S4 E25 | "The Greatest Trades in Sports History — From Wilt to Herschel Walker to Luka"

Premiering on Spotify: Saturday, June 27 at Noon Pacific

🚨 BIG NEWS: Starting July 4th, new episodes drop on BOTH Spotify and YouTube at the same time — no more waiting a week. Spotify OGs, you've always been here first. Now everybody catches up together.

**Note: Later in the episode you may notice a hard edit. A topic was broached that did not feel like it fit this shows topic and included a player collectively we don't think n...

Generations Talkin' My Sports | S4 E23| "Champions, Chokes & The Ring Obsession — Does a Title Define a Dynasty?"

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Mark is still floating on Knicks championship clouds. Steve is in Ventura absorbing the vibes. And Jonathan has a question that cuts to the heart of every sports debate: does not winning a ring make you a loser? In Season 4, Episode 24, the original trio reunites to unpack championship legacy, tortured franchises, and the one 1986 Bulls roster that proves nobody — not even Michael Jordan — can do it alone.

🏆 Th...

Generations Talkin' My Sports | S4 E23 | "Knicks Up 3-1 — Game 4 Reaction + We Play 82 and 0"

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Steve is at Red Rocks watching a concert. He didn't see the game. He texted congratulations the next afternoon. Some talent. In Season 4, Episode 23, Jonathan and Mark pick up right after the greatest comeback in Knicks playoff history — down 22, won by one on OG Anunoby's tip-in with 1.2 seconds left — and then pivot to the basketball game sweeping the internet: 82 and 0.

🏀 The Morning After Game 4Mark didn't sleep. He watched the same...

Game 1 of the NBA Finals is in the books — Brunson left the court injured, came back and took over the fourth quarter, and Mark the Millennial barely survived. In Season 4, Episode 22, the guys break down a tense Game 1 Knicks-Spurs reaction, debate what makes Wembanyama the most terrifying defensive force anyone has ever seen, and then go deep on the greatest championship rivalries across every sport — by generation.

🏀 Knicks-Spurs Game 1 ReactionMark watched in total silence. No phone. No texts. The Knicks needed him focused and he delivered. Brunson was hurt twice, sat to open the fourth quarter, then came ba...

Generations Talkin' My Sports | S4 E20 | "Tortured Fan Nation: Rating Every Suffering Fanbase From the Jets to the Rockies"

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The Knicks are in the NBA Finals for the first time in 26 years — and Mark the Millennial is barely holding it together. In Season 4, Episode 20 of Generations Talkin' My Sports, the guys celebrate the Knicks' dominant playoff run, debate rest vs. rust heading into the Finals, then spiral into one of their best debates yet: which fanbases are the most tortured in all of sports — and does...

Generations Talkin' My Sports | S4 E19 | "Unicorns & Game-Changers: Wemby, Shaq, Tiger & The Athletes Who Rewrote the Rules"

Is Wemby already the most transformational player in NBA history — or is he just an alien blip? In this episode, Mark, Jonathan, and Steve break down which athletes across every major sport genuinely changed their game forever, and which ones were just really, really great.

The Knicks are alive and the debate is HOT. Here's what's on the table:

🏀 Wemby vs. The GOAT Debate — Victor Wembanyama is doing things in the 2025 NBA Playoffs no one has ever se...

Generations Talkin' My Sports | S4 E18 | "East Coast vs. West Coast: Does It Still Matter?"

Is the East Coast vs. West Coast sports rivalry dead — or did it ever really exist? In Season 4, Episode 18 of Generations Talkin' My Sports, Mark, Jonathan, and Steve dig deep into one of sports' biggest ongoing debates: do big-market teams like the New York Knicks, LA Lakers, Dodgers, and Yankees still drive ratings, or has the game changed forever?

The guys break down how the NBA went from being preempted by golf in the late '70s to must-watch TV — and...

NBA Playoff Trivia — 3-1 Comebacks, Championship Droughts & the Rasheed Wallace Debate | Generations

New Episode — Premiering Today

Jonathan, Steve, and Mark are back together for a full playoff breakdown — and Jonathan has been doing homework. This week it's all hoops, all trivia, and one genuinely heated debate about a Portland Trail Blazers documentary that has Steve and Jonathan on opposite sides of history.

🏀 THE 3-1 COMEBACK QUIZ

Since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976, only 13 teams have ever come back from a 3-1 deficit. Two of them just happened in the first round. Can you n...

Unwritten Rules of Sports — Are They Sacred or Stupid? | Generations

New Episode — May 2, 2026

Nikola Jokić sprinted the full length of the court to grab Jaden McDaniels by the jersey after a garbage-time layup. Was McDaniels dead wrong for scoring? Or should the reigning champion just win a game when it matters? Jonathan and Steve dive deep into the unwritten rules of sports — who made them, whether they still make sense, and which ones deserve to die.

🏀 THE INCIDENT THAT STARTED IT ALL

T-Wolves up 15+. Five seconds left. McDaniels catches the ball and lays i...

Mark is a tortured Knicks fan. He has been for decades. And this week, he finally gets to tell the whole story.

From the championship Knicks of Clyde Frazier, Willis Reed, and Dollar Bill Bradley — the consummate team that Steve watched dominate with roles and passing and smart basketball — all the way to Jalen Brunson giving New York a reason to care again. Everything in between is a masterclass in being close enough to hurt, but never close enough to win.

THE ERAS, THE HEARTBREAKS & THE MOMENTS

Patrick Ewing arrives in 1985. The Knicks are...

Rest in Power, Garrett Anderson.

Before we get into anything else — the show opens with a tribute to Garrett Anderson, one of the most reliable, consistent, and criminally underrated Angels of all time. The guy who hit a three-run double in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. The guy Jonathan made his son a homemade Angels jersey for. The guy you couldn't hate, could only fear. He was 53. He will be missed.

Now — sixty years of Angels history, told the way only Steve can tell it.

The Early Years

The Angels were born...

🏴‍☠️ 40 Years of Raiders Football: The Most Painful Oral History in Sports | Generations

Fair warning: this one hurts. But it's also one of the most entertaining episodes we've ever done.

Jonathan delivers a full forty-year oral history of the Oakland/Los Angeles/Irwindale/Las Vegas Raiders — every coach, every draft pick, every heartbreak, every inexplicable quarterback decision, and every moment where Raider Nation convinced itself that this year was finally the year. Mark brought popcorn. Steve survived. Jonathan's sister may never forgive him.

The numbers at the end say it all: 19 coaches. 261 wins. 352 losses. 42.6% winning per...

⚾🏀 Final Four Bracket Showdowns + Barry Bonds Is a Cheat Code | Generations S4

We're in the Final Four of our Influential Sports Figures Tournament, baseball season is officially underway, and Barry Lamar Bonds is breaking everyone's brain with numbers that shouldn't be legal.

Jonathan, Steve, and Mark cover it all across three generations of sports memory — and somehow make walks, intentional walks, and a father-son home run coincidence sound like must-listen radio.

🏆 THE BRACKET: Final Four Preview

Our four remaining contenders heading into the semifinals:

In the spirit of March Madness, we seeded 68 influential people in sports. Once seeded, the people are represented by a real team in the men's tournament. When that team advances, so does the person.Ali was made our overall number one influential sports person and is represented by Duke. Ali defeated 16 Seed Michael Phelps represented by Sienna (albeit barely), 9 Seed Bo Jackson represented by TCU, and another boxer, 5 Seed Sugar Ray Leonard represented by St. Johns.The full bracket and all the rankings can be found here: https://1drv.ms/x/c/a679c7b08a158e21/IQCUWh9gvfDVT5...

In the spirit of March Madness, we seeded 68 influential people in sports. Once seeded, the people are represented by a real team in the men's tournament. When that team advances, so does the person.

The full bracket and all the rankings can be found here: https://1drv.ms/x/c/a679c7b08a158e21/IQCUWh9gvfDVT5Nuu3EGS94yAW2AK2fFSr6qedx8UxHYl5w

I proposed the concept of taking a list of influential sports figures and creating a bracket. We would attribute the figures to be represented by real teams in this year's March Madness. As the real teams advanced, so did the represented sports figure.

This is episode one where we start to rank the figures for the tourney.

Additionally, there were 53 figures pre-selected. Mark, Steve, and I were able to select 5 each figures to include. We also each were allowed 1 VETO. I play a trick on Mark and Steve, that Mark catches on quickly but acquiesces...

Coming off some of the best hot take moments of Steve's podcast career, we tone things down a little and discuss whether Parity is good for sports or not.

I get booed for bringing up relegation again.

We tend to all agree on rivalries and dynasties make things more interesting.

NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL all discussed.

Steve is keeping it spicy. We find out why he thinks Wade Boggs is overrated. Not that it is totally part of the show, but the answer is revealed.

We have a callback with Steve going on that Robert Horry is a carpetbagger. Andre Iguodala is the new target for this.

We discuss home field, intangibles, number one overall picks, and other things.

I bring up economics just to make Steve cringe and Mark is the best mediator.

NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL discussed.

What was supposed to be a discussion on GLUE guys, the other guys, or basically the unheralded guys, took a weird turn when Steve said Wade Boggs should not be a Hall of Famer basically because he does not care for him.

Steve has turned into a contrarian for no other reason than to be a contrarian.

Mark and I get sucked into a discussion where we have to denigrate Tony Gwynn, another Hall of Famer to prove that Boggs is worthy.

Up is down, down is up, dogs and cats living together...

This episode loses the plot quickly and Steve turns it into things he can't stand. It gets very "Get off my lawn" fast. As a listener, you will love it for all the reasons why Steve is great (or not great) at podcasting.

You get Jonathan's righteous indignation and Mark just tries to make sense of things.

MLB, NFL, and NBA gripes abound.

If you like the circular and irrational logic of Steve, this episode is for you.

Rejecting new ideas and thinking has become a legit hallmark of Steve's persona on the show. What you will listen to is real and unedited. Strap in!

Taking sports to yesteryear is on tap. New ideas are for nerds who like math, business, and apparently got an MBA at Pepperdine.

Mark and I offer sound changes with some data and evidence. These make not difference.

NBA, MLB, NFL all mentioned.

We're finally here. You get to hear Jonathan's top worst and best sports moments.

Of course, one of the worst did not make the top 5, but Mark astutely calls is out at the end.

Steve gives Jonathan a hard time that his Number 1 sports moment is not a moment.

Giants, Raiders, Warriors, David Lee, Buster Posey, Will Clark, Skip Bayless, Jim Plunkett, Marcus Allen, Lester Hayes, Steph Curry, Knicks, and others discussed.

What the what!?! A third of the NFL has to find a new coach. Once coach shifted from one team to the next. Tomlin resigns and if someone wants him, the Steelers get compensation?

Winning coach of the year in the NBA seems to be a tell-tale sign that you will get fired within a year or two.

How did we get here? Is it the new norm? Steve tells you how many coaches were fired and hired in 1975. Staggering.

We discuss Harbaugh, Gruden, Raiders, Giants, Joe Judge, Daboll, Gannon...

Tommy Pham sets it off in an article in the Athletic regarding his sort of understanding of data, stats, advanced stats, and so on.

Steve continues with his, "You can't measure everything, INTANGIBLES" and my continued mantra of, "You can, and most people don't understand statistical analysis".

Now, we have Mark and the voice of reason.

Oh, and there are 7 NFL head coaches that have been fired. What the what!?!

Mark is back! Well, he is a permanent fixture now. We just are able to execute the original plan.

It is Steve's turn to give us some of his generational favorites. Steve grew up in Long Beach, California. He has a lot of cool stories of how sports used to be and the fan access to athletes.

Many of whom we're his neighbors in middle-class Long Beach!

Dodgers, Angels, Rams, Los Angeles Kings, Lakers, and Clippers appear. We argue about Don Baylor.

It's finally time. Our 3rd HEAT, Mark has been sitting in the wings for some time. He is finally here!

To kick things off, we are discussing our Top 10 Favorite and Least Favorite players or things from our favorite teams.

Mark is a Knicks, Yankees, and NY Giant Football team fan. We start with Mark to allow him to introduce himself.

Classic Steve takes a shot at Pat Riley and Dwight Howard inexplicably.

Great things to come. Hardcore listeners will get a breath of fresh air and new listeners will get...

With recent news regarding sending Chris Paul home from a road game, Steve and I discuss player legacies and the importance of having a ring or not.

We get into perception and circumstances for players like Charles Barkley, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Will Clark, Ernie Banks, and others.

I correct Steve in the fact Johnny Unitas did get Super Bowl ring and Mike Schmidt was on some good Phillies teams, ummm, they won the World Series in 1980.

Oh, and Steve mentions the Ind!ans.

With the recent news from AJ Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles, Steve thought we should discuss when and who the Diva Wide Receivers of the NFL were and are.

Full disclosure, we do not discuss Antonio Brown. He is currently battling additional legal issues and without being a doctor, probably unwise to try and diagnose or imply anything. But, he was definitely a diva on the field.

It has been a moment. A retired person working more than someone not retired. Upgraded internet to improve the squirrels.

Sports washing happened. Gambling happened. Things have been upside down since we last recorded.

Also, there is a lost episode. Maybe one day it gets published.

The first week of the NFL is concluded and the masses already have expectations for first year QBs and several others that have a year or two in the league.

Steve and I discuss others before them and the common denominators for those that succeed and those that don't.

Players discussed, Phillip Rivers, Dree Brees, Eli Manning, Peyton, Troy Aikman, Sam Darnold, Caleb Williams, Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, Geno Smith, Steve Young, and others.

Steve and I discuss the NFL and ESPN merger? Sale? Crossover? Collab? Whatever you want to call it.

It is the start of the new NFL season and we discuss our picks for the year.

Baseball is hitting the final push for the playoffs. I ask Steve if he can name the 50+ save season players.

We're passed the NBA Finals and the NHL Final. We're in the time where baseball can take over the national discussion--although starting next Saturday, I will be engrossed by Le Tour de France!

Steve and I start to peel the onion of where is the Hall of Fame line. Who is the line of just in and the line of just out.

Discussed: Bobby Grich, Steve Garvey, Gary Sheffield, Lou Whittaker, Kenny Lofton, Dave Steib, and others.

The Finals seem like one of the biggest comebacks in recent memory - nobody mention the LeBrons beating the Warriors in 2016.

Steve and I discuss the Pacers and Thunder and how it stacks up over the Generations.

We discuss the Lakers being sold and other current news.

Steve wanted to test the NBA star theory. This show features the best things about the show: Steve tells one of his personal stories based on the old school times of LA and he winds me up by saying crazy stuff.

Discussed: LeBron, Jordan, SGA, Steph, Draymond, Klay, Magic, Worthy, Mychal Thompson, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlin, and more.

These NBA playoffs have been amazing. We are on track for the 5th straight year of a different champion.

And, the 3rd heat is finally coming later this year and a ton of new shows are planned.

The first half we discuss the make-up and demographics of coaches across the generations.

Then, the recent news of Rose being reinstated. Buckle up

Steve asks if the drama in sports is higher today than yesterday. With all of the close games and amazing finishes the last few weeks of the NBA playoffs , Steve wonders if there is more drama now than before.

Oh, and we recorded this on time, I just did not hit the final publish button to get post this at the regular time.

Steve posits whether there are conspiracies to keep series in the NBA to go longer than needed for the sake of ratings and money.

I bite and use examples of the Warriors - Rockets in Game 6 and Game 6 of the 2002 Kings - Lakers.

Steve thinks I am crazy.

Lighter show today. Steve was thinking of different phrases and terms and how some of the meanings have changed over the Generations.

Ernest Byner and LeBron are the opening examples.

Steve and i attempt to find a comparison over our lives for what has happened this year in the NBA with coaches (and GMs) getting let go so late in the season.

Discussed, Pat Corrales, Steve Kerr, Greg Popovich, Eric Spoelstra, and others.