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The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionUNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS: Hulk, McAfee, ESPN & hardcore racist fans.Hulk Hogan was not the warm, wonderful guy many people portray him to. Sure, he changed the sports world & wrestling in particular, but the darker side will always haunt him. And it should. ESPN gets zero grades for allowing the entitled money maker Pat McAfee to ruin a young womans life and then let her stew for a few months. Their potential deal with the NFL means there's no reason to ever trust the validity of an NFL story on their network ever again. And what does it say about those people who have no issue with returning the...2025-07-2537 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCOLD HARD TRUTH: Hulk, McAfee, ESPN & Racist FansHulk Hogan was not the warm, wonderful guy many people portray him to. Sure, he changed the sports world & wrestling in particular, but the darker side will always haunt him. And it should. ESPN gets zero grades for allowing the entitled money maker Pat McAfee to ruin a young womans life and then let her stew for a few months. Their potential deal with the NFL means there's no reason to ever trust the validity of an NFL story on their network ever again. And what does it say about those people who have no issue with returning the...2025-07-2537 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionGET OFF THE LAWN: Stop whining about ”old time” college football.This has to be the most useless argument still passing around media corners. People who whine about the changes in college football and how it's "not what it used to be". Neither are your tube socks, wheezer. The game is all about the money, the hard core fans will love it, gamblers can't get enough of it, and it's NEVER GOING BACK. Enough, already.
Host Ed Berliner is joined by network sports veteran and college football expert John Fricke for a candid conversation about college football, where the game is heading, how some...2025-07-2302 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionENOUGH! Stop calling college football players ”kids”.In what seems like record speed, college football has gone from being a way to get an education to a way in potentially getting rich well before the NFL. This has all reached a point where we need to stop referring to these players as "kids", because in many cases they're damn smart about making lots of money and knowing what they want to do with the rest of their life.
Host Ed Berliner is joined by network sports veteran and college football expert John Fricke for a candid conversation about college football...2025-07-2302 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionBASKETBALL BUMBLING: WNBA players need to get a grip on being ”owed” higher pay.WNBA players are making quite the stink lately about their demands for equal pay with the NBA, and they're being led down a dangerous path by those who don't have their best interests in mind. It is the most ridiculous thing to hear many of them claim they are "owed" higher wages, when they are still funded by the NBA and creating a potentially very successful brand. Get a grip, people.
Host Ed Berliner is joined by network sports veteran and Atlanta GA talk show host John Fricke for a candid conversation about...2025-07-2302 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionWNBA PAY DEMANDS: Players being suckered by bad leadership.WNBA players are making quite the stink lately about their demands for equal pay with the NBA, and they're being led down a dangerous path by those who don't have their best interests in mind. There are numerous reasons why their pay should not be equal to the NBA, especially when you consider a young league still in growing pains and with a bright future of they play their negotiating cards correctly.
Host Ed Berliner is joined by network sports veteran and Atlanta GA talk show host John Fricke for a candid conversation...2025-07-2302 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCFB PLAYOFFS 2026: Sorry, not a chance in Hell.The new playing field in college football asasures a few things, one of them being that we have entered a new era of the HAVES and the HAVE NOTS. This means plenty of schools better start accepting the fact they won't make the playoffs, they won't be invited to the Super Conference when it happens, and they need to be satisfied with what they get. Truth hurts.
Ed Berliner is joined by veteran TV/radio sportscaster and one of the best college football analysts in American, and that means WAAAY better than a...2025-07-2307 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCASHING IN ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Stop calling them kids & accept the new order.No sport has changed so drastically, so quickly, than college football. The days of amateur players are just about gone, these players are no longer a bunch of kids trying to get an education, and plenty of schools are going to have to understand, as will their fans, that they are second tier and will never have a real shot at winning a top tier National Championship.
Ed Berliner is joined by veteran TV/radio sportscaster and one of the best college football analysts in American, and that means WAAAY better than a...2025-07-2307 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionWNBA SALIVA CHECK: Insane to think they have the power to strike.The WNBA has the best female basketball players in the world on their courts. They have up and coming stars. They have marketing appeal that could mean millions for everyone. They have a league that is growing, but they could destroy all this momentum if they believe they have any advantage in walking out for higher wages. Too soon and very ill-advised.
Ed Berliner is joined by veteran TV/radio sportscaster and analyst John Fricke for this powerful and controversial segment from "The Fastest Show in Sports". Watch the entire show by visiting...2025-07-2316 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionSHOWTIME: Learn the future of professional college football, & the WNBA needs to learn its place.Keeping in mind it's all about the money in college sports at the moment, just like it is in every other endeavor, we're taking on a number of issues in college sports, specifically college football. The creation of the new era "Have and Have Nots", why all the squabbling between Conferences will soon be rendered useless, the reality of how few teams have any realistic shot at a National Title, and the resurrection of under the table payoffs is not coming soon, it's already here.
Ed Berliner and veteran college football analyst John...2025-07-221h 21The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCollege Football: Follow the Money. WNBA: Learn Your Place.Keeping in mind it's all about the money in college sports at the moment, just like it is in every other endeavor, we're taking on a number of issues in college sports, specifically college football. The creation of the new era "Have and Have Nots", why all the squabbling between Conferences will soon be rendered useless, the reality of how few teams have any realistic shot at a National Title, and the resurrection of under the table payoffs is not coming soon, it's already here. Ed Berliner and veteran college football analyst John Fricke take the deep dive in...2025-07-221h 21
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionSPORTS TALK CLOWNS: Stop falling for the boorish babblers.From the mouths of those with nothing but babble to spit, stop being fooled by the clowns of sports talk with nothing to say but insults and dreck. Pat McAfee and David Portnoy are the prime offenders here, and yes indeed, they are watched and listened to by many more people than us, but at least we've got something smart to add in the conversation instead of talking smack about women and blasting out BS rumors.
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest...2025-07-2002 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionSPORTS TALK CLOWNS: McAfee & Portnoy top of the list.From the mouths of those with nothing but babble to spit, stop being fooled by the clowns of sports talk with nothing to say but insults and dreck. Pat McAfee and David Portnoy are the prime offenders here, and yes indeed, they are watched and listened to by many more people than us, but at least we've got something smart to add in the conversation instead of talking smack about women and blasting out BS rumors.
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest...2025-07-2005 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionHere's what you missed from the 2025 ESPYs.Forget the red carpet nonsense and the ridiculous so-called awards. With comedian Shane Gillis as MC, this years ESPYs proved how terrible we've become at taking a joke and laughing at ourselves.
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The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCOLLEGE ATHLETES CASHING IN: They don’t need Donald Trump getting involved.Donald Trump is like so many politicians, believing only he can cure the ills of the world. In this case, he believes Federal interferences in how college athletes are employed and paid is something he needs to stick his nose into. Word of advice, Donny. College athletes don't need you. They're doing just fine when it comes to getting paid, sometimes in the millions of dollars.
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest Show in Sports". You are instructed to NOT FORGET about...2025-07-1902 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCASHING IN ON COLLEGE: Enough already worrying about those ”poor kids”.We're still hearing all this whining worry about college athletes being "left out in the cold without an education". Enough of the bullshit. These are young adults who have decided to take their chance and play sports for a living. If they're not smart enough to also get a degree as a backstop, that falls on them. The world needs ditch diggers, too.
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest Show in Sports". You are instructed to NOT FORGET about SUBSCRIBING to the...2025-07-1907 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionANOTHER ”DON CON” FROM TRUMP: This time using college sports.Donald Trump has made a political career out of using distraction s in order to get attention focused elsewhere than on his various schemes and cons. His latest is pretending that the Federal government needs to get involved in American college sports. Interesting that the guy who claims we need less government is sticking his claws into something the suckers will easily fall for.
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest Show in Sports". You are instructed to NOT FORGET about SUBSCRIBING to...2025-07-1902 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCAN’T TAKE A JOKE?: ESPYs reveal America’s butt-hurt society.America is a much darker place today than it was a few years ago, and part of the reason is because we're overloaded with far too many overly-sensitive wankers who can't take a joke and can't laugh at themselves. The ESPYs monologue from Shane Gillis proved it, with social media all up in arms about him "insulting" people with humor. Get a life, willya?
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest Show in Sports". You are instructed to NOT FORGET about SUBSCRIBING to...2025-07-1902 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionROASTING SHEDEUR: Best moment from the ESPYs.While the ESPYs are nothing more than a made-up awards show to make more money for ESPN with plenty of silly categories, comedian Shane Gillis nailed it this year with a perfect joke about Shedeur Sanders. It was the aftermath of the joke on social media that revealed a lot about the idiotic clickbait nonsense that often accompanies such things.
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest Show in Sports". You are instructed to NOT FORGET about SUBSCRIBING to the YouTube channel and...2025-07-1901 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionTHE COLLEGE ”DON CON”: Donald Trump is using college sports as a distraction.Donald Trump uses everything at his fingertips as a distraction from really important issues, and this time he's using college athletics and their fans as suckers. Trump wants the Federal government to get involved in the employment status of athletes, which is interesting when he's supposedly all about getting government out of people's lives. Not this time. It's an easy target, and it's complete nonsense.
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest Show in Sports". You are instructed to NOT FORGET about SUBSCRIBING...2025-07-1806 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionTHE ESPYS: Please digest the greatest sports ”nothing burger”.There is no other awards show anywhere in the world, save for those awarding trophies to yak herding, that has been turned into so much with so little real meat to it than The ESPYs. However, it does prove there is a very lucrative place in the sports fan world for complete empty-headed nonsense that looks good while doing it. Sort of like the US government.
Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise for all the deep dive in this episode from "The Fastest Show in Sports". You are instructed to NOT FORGET about...2025-07-1808 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionSHOWTIME: From Trump to MLB and other sporting con jobs.The recent demise of shows on FS1, and the agreement to have the often insulting Barstool Sports in house, is yet another indicator of a network playing to the lowest common denominator in the younger white male demographics, who always seem to be pining for a fight. This while a number of MLB owners have proven yet again they don't give a spit about the fans so long as they keep swiping those credit cards. Local TV sports has gone the way of the dodo, while President Donald Trump has gone the way of playing everyone for suckers as...2025-07-1850 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionLAND OF SUCKERS: MLB suckers their fans, Portnoy suckers the viewers, Trump suckers college athletics.The recent demise of shows on FS1, and the agreement to have the often insulting Barstool Sports in house, is yet another indicator of a network playing to the lowest common denominator in the younger white male demographics, who always seem to be pining for a fight. This while a number of MLB owners have proven yet again they don't give a spit about the fans so long as they keep swiping those credit cards. Local TV sports has gone the way of the dodo, while President Donald Trump has gone the way of playing everyone for suckers as...2025-07-1850 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionSOCIAL MEDIA SPORTS SUCKERS: Some people are just so stupid.Sports fans, don't think you're alone here. Social media platforms such as Facebook are filled with ridiculous nonsense designed to fool and get you to click. Here's a prime example where Brad Marchand of the Florida Panthers was used to reel you in, and of course, plenty of people fell for it. WHY???
Ed Berliner is joined by veteran sports columnist and author Mike Wise and Award winning veteran sports journalist Helene Elliott for a take that will no doubt leave more than a few people ashamed of being suckered in to the...2025-07-1806 min
The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionNHL WHIFFS: Too damn secretive in telling relevant stories..The NHL does a lot of things correct in marketing their sport, but one are where they fall miserably behind is in encouraging their players to tell their stories. Fans can get stats anywhere, but unless they open up their ranks by letting the players speak, they will always be a niche sport. Maybe, that's not a bad thing.
Ed Berliner is joined by Award winning veteran sports journalist Helene Elliott for a take that should make the NHL hierarchy sit up and take notice for the good of the game. .
2025-07-1806 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionDoes ANYONE want real facts in their sports anymore?It's a proper question, what with all the social media nonsense being bandied about these days. Does the average fan give a damn about real, honest, factual sports journalism, or are they happy to be suckered by nothing more than pandering pablum? With the MLB All-Star Game the latest entry in the midseason marketing ploy, let's all be honest and talk about getting rid of these contest all together. In that vein, should the NHL consider keeping the Four Nations Tournament considering all the key injuries that hampered teams down the stretch in their Stanley Cup Run? Plenty more...2025-07-151h 14The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionSTEELERS TIN FOIL FAILURES: A 2025 season on the brink.Start with the nonsense signing Aaron Rodgers as the QB savior of this season, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are a disaster waiting to happen. Add to that sycophants and financial partners such as ESPN keep claiming they might be "contenders" in 2025, and you have a full blown comedy act. Sorry, Steelers fans, even you know the truth. Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter as they dive head first into the issue and hold nothing back in this bonus segment from "The Fastest Show in Sports". SUBSCRIBE TODAY and don't miss a single episode or bonus segment.
2025-07-0415 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionUSMNT Badass Hysterics: A team that deserves no break.The US Mens National Soccer team and their fans have been telling us for YEARS on how they were on the verge of a "breakout" and becoming a "force to contend with" on the world stage and for the World Cup. A greater crock of nonsense has never been fed. No one respects them, and there's no re ason they should. Here's the hard truth. Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter as they dive head first into the issue and hold nothing back in this bonus segment from "The Fastest Show in Sports". SUBSCRIBE TODAY and don't...2025-07-0409 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionMIAMI DOLPHINS FIRE SALE: One day closer to happening.For an NFL franchise that used to be considered among the leagues elite, the Miami Dolphins are little more than a floundering mess awash in a sea of mistake. GM Chris Grier and HC Mike McDaniel have been hit with key injuries, of course, but they've also both failed in being ready for the inevitable. The axe now hangs over their heads, and it will take a small miracle to keep it from falling. Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter as they dive head first into the issue and hold nothing back in this bonus segment from "...2025-07-0409 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionNFL COACHES GONE SOFT: One Head Coach personifies the new weakness.Where once it was a Head Coach who instilled passion and even a little fear in the players, there is now a generation of soft, almost weak coaches who don't have the players respect, and seem more concerned about a players feeling than winning a game. We have one very specific example, and he's on the verge of being canned any time. Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter as they dive head first into the issue and hold nothing back in this bonus segment from "The Fastest Show in Sports". SUBSCRIBE TODAY and don't miss a single e...2025-07-0409 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCAITLIN CLARK & THE WNBA: The evident racial issue.In the WNBA, like every other sport, it's not about the game. It's about the money. With Caitlin Clark coming into the league, the WNBA had a golden chance for marketing and PR. They had a star white player to focus on. The issue is real, and one the league and their supporters don't want to talk about. Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter as they dive head first into the issue and hold nothing back in this bonus segment from "The Fastest Show in Sports". SUBSCRIBE TODAY and don't miss a single episode or bonus segment. 2025-07-0412 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionBOXING'S BLOODY TRUTH: The demise, rise, and societal violence of combat sports.Once upon a time, professional boxing was considered the "sweet science", and almost everyone knew who the champions were. Long gone history, now. Thanks to cheats and frauds the like of Jake Paul, a sport that has destroyed itself, and the rise of violent human cockfighting combat sports such as MMA, we have a sporting society that's angrier, more in your face, and lacking in plenty of social skills. Ed Berliner is joined by veteran sports columnist, journalist and author Wallace Matthews for a revealing and bare-knuckle discussion on not just the fight game, but what the current combat...2025-07-041h 08The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionStop the nonsense: Steelers, Dolphins, Caitlin Clark & US Men's Soccer.Look, let's stop with all the flowers and nonsense. The Pittsburgh Steelers have NO chance of being in the Super Bowl this season. The Miami Dolphins are a dumpster fire at the top with the axe ready to fall due to not being prepared for a disaster. The WNBA knew exactly what they were doing with regard to Caitlin Clark as their current "face". The US Men's National Soccer team has got to stop flailing about thinking they're better than they are, because they're not. Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter end the arguments and start a few n...2025-07-011h 08The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionWhy exactly does "Duke suck", and can we PLEASE stop the incessant hype over Cooper Flagg & those damn Dallas Cowboys?Cooper Flagg hasn't played a single NBA game and he's already touted as a future Hall of Famer. It's summer and we're already being blasted with the usual nonsense about the Dallas Cowboys. We've found the reason why so many people think "DUKE SUCKS!", why the battle over sports TV ratings is ridiculous, and a disturbing sports trend on motion pictures. This and plenty more shots in Episode 20 of "The Fastest Show in Sports" as Ed Berliner and Mike Wise are joined by David Neal from "The Miami Herald". Please pay no attention to Mike's attempts at humor. Listen...2025-06-271h 09The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionWNBA: Killing the golden goose.The WNBA is screwing the pooch in their handling of Caitlin Clark. Understand she's the reason for this sudden surge in popularity, and the officiating in this league border on abominable. Here's a segment from Episode 19 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Download the entire episode where you get your podcasts, or watch the show on the YouTube channel, "The Fastest Show in Sports". Send comments to "fastestshowinsports@gmail.com" and we'll award you a fantastic No Prize for your question.
2025-06-2511 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionNBA Players 2025: More talent, less of an assclown.There's a new breed of athlete in the NBA. He's a Hell of a lot smarter than the knuckleheads of the past, a lot more talented, and already knows not to be an assclown off the court and on social media. Here's a segment from Episode 19 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Download the entire episode where you get your podcasts, or watch the show on the YouTube channel, "The Fastest Show in Sports". Send comments to "fastestshowinsports@gmail.com" and we'll award you a fantastic No Prize for your question.
2025-06-2510 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionNBA Finals 2025: "B" is for "Basketball". It's also for "Boring".Sure, the NBA is a sports powerhouse, but it's not for everyone. Even for someone who has watched and covered sports for more than 30 years, this meeting between the OKC Thunder and Indiana Pacers had all the drama of a wet tissue. Here's a segment from Episode 19 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Download the entire episode where you get your podcasts, or watch the show on the YouTube channel, "The Fastest Show in Sports". Send comments to "fastestshowinsports@gmail.com" and we'll award you a fantastic No Prize for your question.
2025-06-2510 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionMark Titus from "Barstool Sports": American AssclownMark Titus from "Barstool Sports" is everything that's wrong with sports broadcasting these days. A profane jackass who seeks out nothing but clicks and fame for saying the stupidest and most in sulting things. Here's a segment from Episode 19 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Download the entire episode where you get your podcasts, or watch the show on the YouTube channel, "The Fastest Show in Sports". Send comments to "fastestshowinsports@gmail.com" and we'll award you a fantastic No Prize for your question.
2025-06-2505 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionHoward Cosell: The most perfect first meeting.Howard Cosell was a ground breaking, ball busting, smarter than the average anyone sports broadcaster, and there are so many great stories from his life. Ed Berliner has one that started an occasional friendship over the decades. Here's a segment from Episode 19 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Download the entire episode where you get your podcasts, or watch the show on the YouTube channel, "The Fastest Show in Sports". Send comments to "fastestshowinsports@gmail.com" and we'll award you a fantastic No Prize for your question.
2025-06-2510 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionWhy hockey players are the coolest athletes anywhere. We have proof.The Florida Panthers, in winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup, have proven beyond the shadow of any doubt why hockey players are the coolest athletes on the planet. Why more people don't follow this sport is beyond us. Here's a segment from Episode 19 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Download the entire episode where you get your podcasts, or watch the show on the YouTube channel, "The Fastest Show in Sports". Send comments to "fastestshowinsports@gmail.com" and we'll award you a fantastic No Prize for your question.
2025-06-2512 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFSIS: "B" is for "Boring", Cup drinking, WNBA wankers, & Titus the Trash,Everyone all excited about this year's NBA Finals? Not everyone. Change is here and it makes for some rather boring basketball. Nothing b oring in the WNBA, as one set of individuals is causing the game to be played like amateurs. There's a reason why hockey players should be the favored athletes of everyone, especially at Stanley Cup time. Time to take out the trash, and it's name if Mark Titus. Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise as they fear no troll and use intelligence to knock out great stories and controversies. Wait until you hear Ed's first comment...2025-06-241h 07The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFSIS: "No Drama" & no marquee NBA, "No Mas" NFL stories, NO MORE HOT DOG EATING, please.Recorded just after Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals, this one will hit NBA fans square in the chops. Where's the drama? Where's the excitement? WHERE IS THE MARQUEE PLAYER??? Let's take a nap already. The NFL season approaches, and there are 3 stories we're already tired hearing about. One of them should mean a pink slip for a certain Steelers Head Coach. And with 4th of July approaching, TOP THE NONSENSE about the hot dog eating contest. They don't really eat the hot dogs, and it's NOT A SPORT, dammit. Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and former Orlando Sentinel sports...2025-06-171h 11The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFSIS: Gushing Oilers, CFB "Haves & Have Nots", Parlay Power, Clark Kent vs. Reed Richards.While the Edmonton Oilers prove they're far from dead in the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers, college sports is more a mess than ever before, gamblers now have all the power over every sporting event, ratings don't mean s***, and a summer battle between Superman vs. The Fantastic Four. C'mon, the dog is cool. Ed Berliner & James Murphy drop the biscuit on plenty more in this episode of "The Fastest Show in Sports".
2025-06-131h 02The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionSTANLEY CUP: Oilers can't match "smash mouth" with the Panthers.The Florida Panthers are now what every team in the NHL wants to be, and the Edmonton Oilers are the unfortunate guinea pigs for this experiment. Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals showed how easily the Panthers took the Oilers out of their game and caused a massive disruption, to the point Edmonton allowed their emotions to get the best of them. If the Oilers can't solve this, and fast, this series is over. Ed Berliner, Kevin Winter and Mike Wise drop the biscuit in this special segment from Episode 15 of "The Fastest Show in Sports".Listen and download...2025-06-1116 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionNBA Finals: OKC has an edge, and the NBA can't be happy.With all the criticism about two small market teams in the NBA Finals, what the league needed was a solid 7 game series with everything as close as possible. The OKC Thunder failed to act accordingly, blowing the Indiana Pacers out in Game 2. Now with the series shifting to Indiana, the Pacers have to regroup, Tyrese Haliburton has to get back on the horse, and the NBA fears more blowouts that will lead to plenty more criticism. Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter dish the rock in this special segment from Episode 15 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Listen...2025-06-1106 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionRemember your first concert? Our guys do, and the stories are excellent.In memory of Sly Stone and his recent passing, Ed Berliner recalls the unique first concert he ever attended where Sly was more than just a performer. Mike Wise digs into his teenybopper past, and Kevin Winter had a legendary first show from the audience, and a revelation about what people bring to shows when he was a security guard. It's all in this special segment from Episode 15 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Listen and download to the entire episode where you get your podcasts.
2025-06-1117 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCoco Gauff: Victory & A Dose of RealityCoco Gauff's victory at the French Open was indeed historic for more than a few reasons. One that people are missing is that the length of time it took another American to win on the clay shows how far Americans have fallen in international tennis. Where once people were convinced that America had the best tennis talent, and they were correct for a long time, that is no longer the case and save for Coco, there's not a lot of optimism to go around. Ed Berliner, Kevin Winter and Mike Wise focus on court in this segment from "The...2025-06-1109 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFears for the Finals, American feet of clay, & Shaun Cassidy???The NBA & Stanley Cup Finals are an almost identical mirror image, and that's not a good thing for either league. Both series are early, but a trend of dominance could throw a lot of positive conversations about the games off-kilter. There's an interesting argument over Coco Gauff's win at the French Open and why Americans need to keep their hopes in tennis low. And in honor of Sly Stone's passing, all 3 reveal their first concert experience, which shows a real split over genres and eras. Ed Berliner, Mike Weiss and Kevin Winter let the good times roll once again...2025-06-101h 07The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFinals Fever, no fail on ice or court & a legendary rant on ticket prices.The Stanley Cup Finals is tracking to be legendary with talent to spare. The NBA Finals will be a huge success and will launch transcendent careers. Ed Berliner nearly loses it all in an epic rant about gouging ticket prices, Mike Wise adopts a new/old look, & Kevin Winter drops the hammer on Canada, again. It's the new level of Free for All with no time to take a breath in Episode 14 of "The Fastest Show in Sports". Oh, and please, no wearing those baseball caps backward. That is so YESTERDAY.
2025-06-051h 11The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionA new era for the NBA Finals, a revenge tour in the NHL, & another ridiculous movie sequel.The NBA Finals 2025 is a new era for the game, as stars sit on the bench, players have stopped being assclowns, and the meeting of Oklahoma City and Indiana is chock full of great story lines. The Stanley Cup Finals are all about revenge on the menu, and there's a reason why TNT is the far superior network for big events such as the NBA Finals. Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter for the unedited take on these issues, and a chop to the head for another Karate Kid movie. SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel and listen...2025-06-031h 07The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionWhy the Knicks must lose, the WNBA must ignore the idiots, and the sport that shames them both for drama.Sure, fans of the NY Knicks will be all pissed off, but the reality is for the NBA Finals to be watchable, their team must not be there. Meantime, you can tell the WNBA is becoming more popular by the rate of keyboard warriors, and proving why one sport makes basketball look like basket-weaving. Join Ed Berliner and Kevin Winter for another scintillating go-round from "The Fastest Show in Sports". Oh, and someone tell Polar seltzer we need to talk.
2025-05-271h 11The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionThe NBA doesn't need LeBron, a Clark vs. Reese WNBA hammer, and why Pete Rose & Michael Jackson are the same person.The NBA Finals series between the Indiana Pacers and NY Knicks has even the hoops-surly Ed Berliner talking, mostly about how this version of the NBA doesn't need LeBron or knuckleheads. That leads us to the ridiculous racial issues still being clickbaited between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark. Ed abd Mike Wise polish it off with a damning conversation on why Pete Rose and Michael Jackson are the same despicable person. Tune up, because this one isn't for the faint of heart.
2025-05-231h 04The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFSIS: Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Pete Rose & what no one else will say about their issues.Pete Rose should never, and we mean never, get an individual plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame. This is about more than baseball, and plenty about a grown married man having sex with a minor. Over in the WNBA, Angel Reese needs to learn a few lessons about trying to be the badass, while the WNBA cn't wait for more antics. The NBA is praying fr the NY Knicks, and the best part of the Stanley Cup Playoffs thus far is how "The Rat" is running the show. Join Ed Berliner and Kevin Winter for the latest episode...2025-05-201h 13The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionGUARANTEES: Celtics vs. Knicks. Cooper Flagg's NBA career. Bill Belichick's CFB/NFL future.Bill Belichick is set to make a "big announcement" this week. Here's what he WON'T say, amid questions on why we should trust anything so-called sources are reporting. Let's stop all this talk of "rigging" the NBA Draft Lottery with some simple logic most social media trolls won't understand. And as for Cooper Flagg and his NBA future, here's how it could all go perfectly and go right in the spitter. Ed Berliner & Kevin Winter prove yet again redheads are the smartest people anywhere.
2025-05-131h 09The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionBelichick's Boondoggle. The "Soft" NBA. Berliner Begs Your Forgiveness.Bill Belichick is either plotting a masterful PR clickbait campaign for his tenure at North Carolina, or he in reality has a young nurse to change his diapers. The latest kerfuffle at UNC reviewed by former NE Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski, and the word "embarrassment" is used. Speaking of football, let's discuss the one team everyone can't stand to hear about, along with their babbling owner. From the NBA Playoffs, more reasoning why the game is soft and the Boston Celtics have proved it. Join Ed Berliner and Mike Wise, and don't miss Ed's PLEA at the top of...2025-05-0945 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFSIS: Ravens vs. Justin Tucker. Tomlin vs. Rodgers. Pissed off Yankees fans.The Baltimore Ravens have fired PK Justin Tucker based on allegations of sexual misconduct. Without any hard evidence presented, did they do the right thing in possible ending his career? The evidence is in that nothing good comes of Aaron Rodgers at this stage of his career, so why would anyone, especially Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers, want to take a chance on him? NY Yankees fans are entitled and pissed off, AGAIN, but do they deserve to always be so angry? Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Marc Ernay as they dive head-first into the pool of...2025-05-061h 08The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFSIS: Euthanizing the Kentucky Derby. Fading GOAT LeBron. NFL punishing the wrong guy.Another season for the Kentucky Derby, the Triple Crown, and the reasons why horse racing in America needs to be shut down permanently. LeBron James is finding out being the GOAT is never permanent, & why the NFL screwed up their punishment of the Atlanta Falcons over a prank Shedeur Sanders phone call. Plus, why Kevin Winter has no children.
2025-05-021h 10The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionFSIS: The facts about Shedeur Sanders & the most boring NFL Draft in recent memoryEnough already with the whining about people wanting Shedeur Sanders to fail just because he's Deion's kid. Complete bullshit. These are the facts why this entitled snot didn't make a dent in the first round of the NFL Draft. We list the 5 teams that NO ONE wants to be drafted by in the NFL, and as usual, NY Jets fans will be pissed. Plus, why the NBA Playoffs are filled with soft players and a lack of any real physical play. Join Ed Berliner, Kevin Winter and Mike Wise for another rousing episode where there is no filter, no...2025-04-261h 09The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionAaron Rodgers BS, NY Jets fans lament, & why hockey players are the toughest of any sport.As the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begins, let's slap home the facts. No one in a team sport is tougher and better conditioned than NHL players, and we're going to prove it. Meantime, the real reason why Every time Aaron Rodgers has a bodily function, there are people talking about it. CU betting everything on Deion Sanders knowing he's going to bolt, and put your damn hat on the proper way. By the way, Pay McAfee, don't ever lhallenge us to a talk show showdown. You'll get your crass handed to you.
2025-04-181h 06The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionHave conviction, settle greed in college football, & don't be afraid to say you don't like the WNBA.Don't like the WNBA? Go ahead, say it out loud because it's NOT ABOUT SEXISM. Sports yakkers who have zero conviction in what they say, the simple answer to settle the greed in college football, and more than a few shots at Katy Perry, Gayle King, and their E ticket ride to space. Join Ed Berliner, Kevin Wnter and Mike Wise for another edition of "How to get in Trouble without Really Trying" on "The Fastest Show in Sports".
2025-04-151h 12The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionGambling on Masters, the NBA, the NFL, and our reputations.Join Ed Berliner, Mike Wise and Kevin Winter for the first "Hawaiian Shirt Friday", (which will, of course, be difficult to enjoy on audio), as they dig deep into the "sport" of gambling in America. From the lies spit out by the gambling platforms, to which major sport is the most likely to be influenced by gamblers, and a SHOCKING revelation about Kevin and his time spent in Las Vegas. Lay your money down on another episode that is the smart podcast gamble here on "The Fastest Show in Sports".
2025-04-111h 00The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionCollege Hoops turns NBA Lite & the ESPN reporting "con job".Ed Berliner, Kevin Winter and Mike Wise on why the NCAA Basketball Tournament succeeds while being nothing more than a Junior version of the NBA, how ESPN covers up their lazy reporting, and why Pat McAfee needs to lose big time in a court of law. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll have an hour well spent. We promise.
2025-04-081h 06The Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionChet Coppock: From MJ to mayhem on the matsChet Coppock was a broadcasting legend at a time when sports talk was becoming much more than just statistics and bad listener phone calls. He was erudite, whip-smart, and knew how to turn a phrase and a story. Join Ed Berliner as he goes back into the vault for a conversation with "The Chet-ster" and the excellent memories of working together on national cable TV.
2025-03-3122 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionLes Grobsteen: From Chicago legend to Lee Elia's rant.At a time when local sportscasters and reporters were the heart & soul of covering the home teams, few stood out like Les Grobsteen in Chicago. Join Ed Berliner as he remembers a great friend, a consummate pro, and the man without whom we never would have heard the legendary locker room rant of Cubs manager Lee Elia. Yes, the rant is included here without a stitch of editing.
2025-03-3124 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionMike Shalin: Red Sox, Yankees & A Life in BaseballMike Shalin was one of the great baseball writers of his generation, and the only one who covered both the Boston Red Sox, the NY Yankees, and held the scoring pencil at Fenway Park for many years. Join Ed Berliner as he turns back the clock and remembers a great friend and exceptional baseball writer with stories you've never heard before.
2025-03-3120 minThe Fastest Show in Sports: Studio versionThe Legend of Tony Conigliaro: A Brother's undying love.The legend of Tony Conigliaro is one of the most enduring in New England sports history. Join Ed Berliner for a turn into the vault and an exclusive interview with brother Ritchie Conigliaro and stories no one has ever heard before.
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