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All The Smoke

Barry Bonds’ wild Rookie Hazing, Getting ignored by Michael Jordan & Don’t call me the GOAT

All The Smoke

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

Basketball, Society & Culture, Sports

4.87.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Baseball’s most feared slugger finally speaks out. The all-time home run king, Barry Bonds, joins Matt and Stak for a raw, unfiltered conversation that delivers the honesty ALL THE SMOKE fans crave. For the first time in years, Bonds opens up about his complex journey through MLB - from growing up in the shadow of his father, Bobby Bonds, to becoming the most dominant hitter in baseball history. He breaks down the art of hitting and the mental warfare behind 762 home runs and 7 MVP awards, offering a rare glimpse into what made him such an unstoppable force at the plate. The conversation dives deep into the unwritten rules of baseball, his philosophy on the game, and the state of Black representation in MLB. Bonds also shares his surprising connection to basketball royalty, detailing his little-known friendship with Michael Jordan and reflecting on the legendary 1992 celebrity dunk contest alongside Deion Sanders and Mike Conley Sr. Beyond the past, Bonds gives his take on the modern game, weighing in on Shohei Ohtani’s unprecedented two-way dominance and offering a legend’s perspective on today’s biggest superstar. He also reveals what truly fueled his career and how he’s now channeling his baseball IQ into mentoring the next generation. For baseball fans, this isn’t just another interview - it’s Barry Bonds like you’ve never heard him before. No filters. No holding back. Just Barry being Barry.

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0:00.0

Make some noise for the greatest shooter of all time, Steph Curry.

0:05.2

We went live from All-Star Weekend for a new podcast called Goat, Greatest of Their Era.

0:10.4

And we ranked our top five shooters from the 2000s.

0:13.0

Major 5, Dirk Ford.

0:14.5

Asia is a league.

0:15.6

You won't believe who Steph left off his list.

0:17.9

That's so tough.

0:18.8

That's why we tap these conversations.

0:20.6

Yes, absolutely.

0:21.2

I love it.

0:22.1

Listen to Goat, G-O-T-E, greatest of their era, on the I-Hard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

0:29.7

Hey, what's up y'all?

0:30.5

This is Eric Andre.

0:31.4

Well, they made a podcast called bombing about absolutely tanking on stage. I tell gnarly stories, and I talk to friends about their worst moments of bombing

0:40.1

in all sorts of ways.

0:41.9

Bombing on stage, bombing in public, bombing in life.

0:44.3

I want to know what's the worst way they've ever bombed, or have they ever performed

0:47.4

way too drunk or high, or was there ever a time where they thought they were going to crush

0:51.9

and they stunk it up?

0:54.1

Listen to bombing with Eric Andre on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the I-Hard where they thought they were going to crush and they stunk it up.

0:57.6

Listen to bombing with Eric Andre on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.

1:01.1

Bombing with Eric Andre.

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