Mailbag | Intro To Soccer | Bum Of The Week

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit BillReiter.Substack.com.Today, lots of talk about James Harden’s infuriating me-first philosophy. Plus, Bill freaks Pretty Daddy out when he explains to him what Moltbook is, gets into some Super Bowl media day silliness, ponders the approaching NBA trade deadline, and talks through another Patriots HOF snub. And as always the guys close out the show with Buy or Sell.

One year after LeBron James went after Bill Reiter on X in the aftermath of the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade, Bill explains what that was actually about. The guys also discuss Super Bowl week, Djokovic’s place in sports history, a running rankings of current TV shows, sports figures in the Epstein files, and more. The show ends with 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.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit BillReiter.Substack.com. Today’s show is broken into three different parts: A mailbag, an introduction on how to become a soccer fan, and Bum Of The Week.Doc, CP3, TV, Aliens, Soccer!, Kurt Warner, movie trailers, Sean Payton, career meltdowns and comebacks, and a lot 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.

On a We-Told-You-So Thursday show, Bill and Stu dive deep on the Giannis mess in Milwaukee. After Bill explains why it is entirely Doc River’s fault, they go in depth on the places that make sense for Giannis, what the Bucks need to do if they trade him, and how group think got them here. They also lament and explain Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub, and end the show with an eclectic Buy or Sell.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear the entire episode, visit BillReiter.Substack.com.Andy Roddick spends an hour hanging out. We hit a lot of things – tennis talk, life talk, strategy, lessons learned over a Hall of Fame career. A few highlights:-Can anyone eventually challenge Alcaraz and Sinner-How to identify the next big things in tennis-Tennis tactics-Mental toughness-How Andy burned out on tennis, and then fell in love with it again a decade later-The time I insulted him, badly-A NSFW true story outside Andy’s old LA house-A practical joke I tried on Andy involving Roger Federer-The uniqueness of a tennis locker room-Advice to would-be tennis parents and players -Longevity in sports-Why greatness is different than longevity -Why he went with an independent tennis podcast over other opportunities -We re-visit an old bet involving a match where he’d use a frying pan-What he wishes he’d known about life and competition when he was a young tennis player

Bill compares Sam Darnold’s career turnaround to Indiana football’s National Championship. Plus, how Robert Kraft vindicated himself, Australian Open talk, the problem with NFL coverage, when great TV gets too dark to binge watch, Stafford’s future, the Warriors eye a new super team, and a hidden message for subscribers.

For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.  What a weekend of football, and what lessons we learned: Don’t doubt Sam Darnold. And don’t believe in Sean Payton. Bill breaks down how resilience and arrogance shaped the NFC and AFC Championship games, and he and Pretty Daddy get into all the hows and whys of what happened to give us a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl. Plus, no one wants to coach the Browns, Mike McCarthy goes home, more Giannis drama, Marty Supreme, a courthouse convo gone horribly wrong, and the show goes off the rails – several times.

For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits.  Bill starts off the show talking about LeBron James, his enablers, and why his comments about his reported rupture with Jeanie Buss are a warning sign for other teams. Plus, the NFL Coaching Search heats up! We break down the top candidates for the Buffalo Bills, and the Baltimore Ravens new man. Finally, we celebrate some good news for college football, lament television-illiteracy, and crown our dishonorable Bum of the Week.

In today’s episode, Bill digs into the Jeanie-vs.-LeBron news from Baxter Holmes’s excellent piece and explain why, after years covering and getting to know both LeBron James and Jeanie Buss, this news was inevitable. We also talk about the Academy Award nominations that dropped today, wonder if Stu has ever seen an actual film, and marvel at a historic moment for Christian McCaffrey. And it’s a busy Buy or Sell – MLB trades, a defense of the Brewers, tennis drama, a press conference that goes off the rails, Mike Tomlin’s future, soccer, and more.For more podcasts, interviews and information about the show, subscribe for free at BillReiter.Substack.com.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit https://billreiter.substack.com/p/the-way-too-early-2026-27-cfb-prediction?r=zhfdj.In today’s episode, Bill Reiter welcomes Ryan Hickey back to the show to help predict next year’s college football season. Plus, Jeanie Buss vs. LeBron James, Lakers family drama, a radical idea for the NFL, MLB lockout news, Baker Mayfield lashes out, and 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.