Hosted by Shane Smith and Mike Stewart · EN · 11 episodes
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Pod Through the Whistle is a weekly sports show hosted by two real fans talking sports with honest opinions, real reactions, and zero fake debate-show nonsense. It’s sports through the lens of everyday life too, with a little dad life, a little faith, and the kind of conversations that feel more like the group chat than cable sports TV.
Shane Smith and Mike Stewart hosts Pod Through the Whistle, a sports show with 11 episodes published.
This week on Pod Through the Whistle , we get into Chris Johnson’s ALS diagnosis, MLB trade deadline drama, Brazil beating Japan in the World Cup, and the latest NBA rumors with LeBron, the Warriors, and Jaylen Brown sti
In Episode 9 of Pod Through the Whistle , we break down the Knicks winning it all and the Hurricanes finishing their Cup run, then shift to what feels like the next sports season already starting: Giannis rumors, NBA Dra
In this special episode of Pod Through the Whistle , Shane and Mike sit down with former NFL offensive lineman Tony Mandarich for an honest conversation about football, fame, pressure, faith, family, mistakes, redemption
In Episode 8 of Pod Through the Whistle , we break down the Knicks winning the 2026 NBA Championship, the Carolina Hurricanes finishing off their Stanley Cup run, and the latest chaos from Omaha and the College World Ser
In Episode 7 of Pod Through the Whistle , we open by paying tribute to NASCAR legend Ned Jarrett, then get into the NBA Finals with the Knicks up 2-0 and Karl-Anthony Towns becoming a massive factor in the series against
In Episode 6 of Pod Through the Whistle , we break down the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final, give a fresh college baseball update as the bracket keeps getting weird, and check in on MLB with Mike talking Yankees and Sha
Pod Through the Whistle is live, and we’ve got a loaded card. Orioles showing signs of life. Talkin' Yanks Colton Cowser going back-to-back walk-off mode. Tyler O’Neill talk, and yeah, it might be time. Rashee Rice fallo
Mike and Shane discuss the 2026 NFL Schedule and both commiserate over their favorite baseball teams...extended games at the end of the pod! Give it a listen y'all
In Episode 3 of Pod Through the Whistle , we get into the Magic blowing a 3-1 lead and why Jamahl Mosley getting fired didn’t exactly come out of nowhere. Mike gives his Celtics thoughts, we make our NBA picks for the ne
In Episode 2 of Pod Through the Whistle , we break down our favorite and least favorite picks from the Chiefs and Steelers, talk overall NFL Draft fallout, and get into which teams left us disappointed. We also do an MLB
Welcome to the first episode of Pod Through the Whistle . In this one, Shane and Mike kick things off with NFL Draft talk, break down the picks they liked most, question a few they didn’t, and get into what it all means
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