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Hosted by Adam Cheek · sports · EN-US · 145 episodes
Adam Cheek carries his love of telling sports stories over from his time in radio, talking all things Richmond and national athletics each week with interviews, analysis, special guests and more -- plus some pop culture, movies and entertainment talk on occasion as well. From years of experience covering baseball, NASCAR, collegiate hoops and everything in between, and interviewing the likes of Andre Dawson, Todd "Parney" Parnell, Cla Meredith, Bobby Dotter and others, tune in as Cheek delves into sports stories from all facets of the game.
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Adam Cheek's Sports Week is hosted by Adam Cheek. The show has published 145 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 145: Denny Hamlin on NASCAR Career, 2026 Title Chase & Co-Owning with Michael Jordan (for Richmond Magazine)" (20 October 2026, 22 minutes), "Episode 144: VCU Basketball Season Preview with Zach Joachim & Ben Rekosh" (13 October 2026, 46 minutes), and "Episode 143: The Sports Movie Showcase XXIII -- Challengers (2024)" (6 October 2026, 83 minutes).
Adam Cheek's Sports Week publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 145 episodes.
Booking probability for Adam Cheek's Sports Week is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Adam Cheek's Sports Week requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Adam Cheek's Sports Week's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #145
I got the chance to talk with Denny Hamlin for an extensive Richmond Magazine feature article; this episode is in partnership with the publication, featuring an extended version of the interview. Denny Hamlin is a...
Episode #144
After VCU men's basketball made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament under head coach Phil Martelli Jr. in his first year, the Rams retained seven players and aim to make an even deeper March Madness run -- and...
Episode #143
As many of you know, I used to do a lot of radio work at VCU (sports and otherwise). Included in the latter was the show Cinemania, which I did with my friends Brandon Shillingford, Landon Roberts and Sam Goodrich. So I...
Episode #142
As has become yearly tradition, so great to catch up with Marc "Cheats" Cheatham -- of The Black Baseball Mixtape -- to talk MLB and postseason baseball! We break down the wild-card matchups first, discussing if my Cubs...
Episode #141
It's been a minute since I last talked with any Richmond-area musicians, but I got to sit down with Eric Sites -- frontman of Virginia band Madly Backwards -- and talk about a ton of different stuff! Eric takes me...
Episode #140
I have no idea if anyone will actually listen to this, but on my drive home from Richmond International Airport at like 1am, I figured I'd yap about my trip to Seattle because why not (also I was half delirious from the...
Episode #139
As the podcast crosses the 100-hours-recorded (!) mark, I'm joined once again by Alex Soderstrom and his girlfriend Karah Duke to talk about The Game Plan, released in 2007 and starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. We...
Episode #138
After spending 2005-2011 in Major League Baseball, closer Chris Ray opened Center of the Universe Brewing near Ashland. I got the chance to visit COTU and sit down with the MLB veteran to talk about his career and...
Episode #137
The second of two "from the archives" episodes this summer -- a throwback interview I did back in 2022 with actor Forrest Vickery, who played Billy "Coma" Johnson in the 2016 Richard Linklater baseball film Everybody...
Episode #136
NASCAR visited Richmond Raceway for its lone race weekend in 2026, and I was on the ground (42,000 steps' worth) covering all the Cup and Truck Series action for Richmond Magazine. My Frontstretch compatriot Michael...
Episode #135
With the VCU basketball season -- and Gold Rush auditions -- rapidly approaching, I sat down with Yvahn Karp, the new co-director of the dance team, to talk about everything that goes into a season for them and her new...
Episode #134
For the to-the-day 20th anniversary of the film, I sit down with my buddy Alex Soderstrom to reflect on Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby . The Will Ferrell comedy was part of a big summer for NASCAR on the...
Episode #133
I caught up with one of my favorite recurring guests, Richmond Flying Squirrels manager Dennis Pelfrey, in the home dugout at CarMax Park this summer. Pelf led the Squirrels to a first-half championship in the Eastern...
Episode #132
Jason Boleman returns for another edition of the Sports Movie Showcase, this time for another racing-themed feature: Ferrari , directed by Michael Mann and released in 2023. This comes on the heels of marathoning all of...
Episode #131
The first of two episodes "from the archives" this summer -- a throwback interview I did way back in 2022 with actor Temple Baker, who played Tyrone "Plum" Plummer in the 2016 Richard Linklater baseball film Everybody...
Episode #130
I caught up with Sam Hunt, who runs the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series team Sam Hunt Racing, for the latest episode. Sam is a VCU graduate who raced in the K&N East Series before starting SHR in 2019, and the team...
Episode #129
Alex Soderstrom returns to the podcast for another sports movie episode, and this time we take on one of our favorite baseball movies with 1989's Major League since it's MLB All-Star Game month. We dive into the...
Episode #128
VCU baseball legend Tyler Locklear is back on the podcast! I got to sit down with the now-MLB veteran to talk about the trade that sent him to the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Seattle Mariners last summer, what that...
Episode #127
WVCW Sports' Ben Rekosh returns to the podcast to talk VCU baseball on the heels of the Rams' incredible 2026 postseason run, winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament and making an NCAA Regional appearance while beating #23...
Episode #126
My friend Ed Coombs joins me for a World Cup-themed episode of the Sports Movie Showcase as we tackle Kicking & Screaming , the 2005 Will Ferrell soccer comedy. This is kind of the forgotten Ferrell sports film in a run...
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