Paul's Points

Paul caught up with former Xavier basketball players Matt and Tim Stainbrook back during quarantine, talking about their careers and what they're up to now. Also, the Bengals pulled off a massive upset of the Titans on Sunday, and Trevor Bauer is a finalist for the NL Cy Young.

With the Korean Baseball Organization playoffs about to get started, Paul and his broadcast partner at Xavier, Mike Schmaltz, interview former major leaguer Drew Rucinski, the ace of the NC Dinos of the KBO. Drew talks about transitioning from playing in the majors to playing in Korea, what some of the cultural differences are, how the season has gone for him, and some more fun stories along the way.

Paul is joined by Sam Connaughton of Bengals Brawl to break down everything about the Cincinnati Bengals to this point in the season. They start with a little baseball/World Series, then go into the Bengals. Sam has also been to two games this year, so he talks about what it's been like having to follow the Covid restrictions at stadiums. The guys break down the coaching staff, offense, defense, predict the rest of the schedule, and more.

Paul opens the show giving a brief recap on the past week in sports, including the Lakers' title and the NBA bubble, the Bengals' loss to the Ravens, and the MLB playoffs (0:08 - 5:45).

Jake Barford joins the show to talk about his YouTube channel, how he got started playing FIFA, his advice for anyone starting out creating YouTube content, some of his traveling experiences, and more (6:15-end).

Paul begins the show giving a brief recap of the quick playoff exit for the Cincinnati Reds last week, and the first win for the Cincinnati Bengals of the season (0:08 - 5:50)

Larry Collmus, the voice of horse racing’s Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup for NBC, joins the show and talks about how he got the job doing the Derby, calling the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years in 2015, what went on with Maximum Security’s disqualification in the Derby in 2019, and his viral 2010 clip from a race with two very unique horse names (6:30-end).

This is an all-questions-answered episode breaking down everything around the topic of sports gambling in the state of Ohio. Where is the state in the process right now, when will it be legalized, what apps/companies/sportsbooks will be available?

Paul updates the progress of legalization to start the show (0:06 - 7:34).

Dan Dodd, a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, joins the show to talk about what needs to happen to get the bill passed and when we can expect to see it finalized (8:10 - 36:20).

Jackie Reau, the CEO of Game Day Communications, shares her perspective about why it is important for Ohio to legalize sports gambling as soon as possible, and what it might look like when it is finally done ( 36:55 - 56:45).

The first part of today's show gets into the Cincinnati Reds and their sudden push for a playoff spot, the Bengals Week 2 performance against the Cleveland Browns, and a very quick update on the state of college basketball (0:08-18:14).

Matt Waters of "Matt Waters and the Recipe" joins the show to talk about starting his career in music, how he plans his tours, and playing in some very unique venues. (19:00-57:26)

Paul begins the show talking about predicting the exact game time of a baseball game last week, calling a high school football game off a monitor, and Week 1 of the NFL (0:10 - 13:53). Then, Florence Y'alls broadcaster Aaron Brodie joins the show to talk about his journey in broadcasting, what he's learned through overcoming adversity in the business, and what he's hoping to do in the future (14:30 - 58:16).

Today's episode is with ESPN Coordinating Producer Tom DeCorte, a Xavier University graduate who has worked at ESPN for over 20 years. We talked about working with personalities such as Stephen A. Smith and Scott Van Pelt, how the Top 10 gets made every night, and much more.

Today's episode is with Zack Hample, who you may know as Foul Ball Guy. Zack has caught over 11,000 baseballs at major league games over the course of his career, including Mike Trout's first career home run and A-Rod's 3,000th hit. We talked about catching those two baseballs, how he would design his own stadium, what he would do to change baseball, and more.

In today's episode of Paul's Points, Jonas Brothers percussionist Demian Arriaga joins the show to talk about his history in music, playing with the Jonas Brothers, how he saw the Jonas Brothers get back together, his soccer fandom, and much more.

Aaron Goldsmith, a broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners, joins me for today's episode. We talked about his journey through the minor leagues, what it takes to get hired as a broadcaster at the major league level, what the interview process is like, and much more. 

Fred Segal, creator of Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed on Twitter), joins me to talk about how he runs the account, how he organizes all of the old tweets he finds, and more.