Buss family drama, NFL abroad, WNBA rising

Bill and Pretty Daddy talk the Big 10 Striking Back, Caitlin Clark’s recent surge, why Deshaun Watson should just go away, college visits, and a robust Buy or Sell.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.  

Bill and Pretty Daddy talk about Jeanie Buss vs her family, the future of the Lakers and Dodgers, a renaissance moments for the WNBA and Caitlin Clark, Tom’s aqua-themed vacation, the NFL abroad, and a mystery that ends on a road near his house. For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.  

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit BillReiter.Substack.com. Today’s show is behind the paywall, and it’s a special day: Stu is back! We get into the stunner that the Lakers are selling for the second time in less than a year, talk some football, chop up QB struggles and have fun in Buy or Sell.To listen to more Reiter Than You podcasts, read Bill Reiter’s columns and reporting, and get more sports content, sign up as either a paid or free subscriber at BillReiter.Substack.com.

Bill and Pretty Daddy make their 2026 NFL predictions, from division winners to wild-card hopefuls to, ultimately, their Conference Championship and Super Bowl teams. We also hit a little Skubal drama and the shortest Buy or Sell ever.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.  

Tarik Skubal is a Dodger, the NFL and college football seasons are around the corner, and Pretty Daddy and I get into all of it: Are the Dodgers bad for baseball, who can beat them, ranking the NFL’s QBs, the pressure on Lincoln Riley and Arch Manning and the chutzpah of Curt Cignetti, Spider-Man, Buy or Sell, and more.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit BillReiter.Substack.com. Bill and Pretty Daddy hit a broad range of topics: LeBron to Philly, Belichick’s latest issue at UNC, radio wars, Caitlin Clark and the state of the WNBA, heat checks on the Eagles and Chiefs, Ohtani, Aaron Donald, the impending MLB trade deadline, when journalism sells out and when sellouts pose as journalists, the price of loyalty, and much more.To listen to more Reiter Than You podcasts, read Bill Reiter’s columns and reporting, and get more sports content, sign up as either a paid or free subscriber at BillReiter.Substack.com.

The good news, bad news of being away last week when LeBron James announced he’s going to the Philadelphia 76ers was clear.Bad news: No immediate pod on the news. The timing, to say the least, was a bummer.Good news: A little time to ruminate, to think about this latest turn in LeBron’s long, impressive and intriguing career, and to have some perspective when the time came to finally give my thoughts on the move.Which is what today’s pod is about (and yesterday’s radio show here in LA).Yesterday, in fact, I made some news of my own — and more than one person very, very angry — when I said that LeBron James never truly loved LA. And that he showed himself to be a mercenary looking for the next gig.Seems spot on, a day later. But I’m glad I get the chance to expand a little here.So today’s pod is my reflection on LeBron-to-Philly — why it can work, why it may not, what it says about LeBron James, how that’s totally OK and how, in a time where nuance is nearly dead, this story requires as much of it as possible. It’s a free one, with the video above and the audio version below. Enjoy.

We’re back! Apologies for the delay, but Pretty Daddy and I do our best to make up for it with a fun, wide-ranging pod: LeBron reverting to his The Decision-form, where he’ll go and why he hasn’t announced that team yet, Christian Pulisic’s no-good-very-bad tournament, Caitlin Clark drama reaches a new level, tales of of the salad days, the time I met Tom and got locked in a small room, Buy or Sell, and more.

Bill and Pretty Daddy try to make sense of the Jaylen Brown trade, lament PG’s career, remember when past NBA group-think was so very wrong, get into that red card and celebrate the USMNT’s big win, and mull of Bum Of The Week and a member of the show’s supposed acumen, and more. Enjoy — and Happy 4th!

Bill and Tom talk life for LeBron after the Lakers, the World Cup and the USMNT’s path, Ja Morant and other NBA free-agency happenings, and a surprise — and personal — Bum Of The Week no one saw coming.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.