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The Stephen A. Smith Show

Full Show: "We Rich" Nephew Josh is back with NFL Picks. Congrats to Maverick Carter, but Lebron's NBA relationships are newsworthy too.

The Stephen A. Smith Show

SiriusXM

News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.31.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown. Stephen A comments on Maverick Carter, the business manager for LeBron James, working to bring a rival basketball league, and rapper Drake’s broadcasting ban by the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. Former “The Hills” star Spencer Pratt joins the show to discuss his family losing homes in the Palisades fire. Also discussed is the Supreme Court upholding the law to ban TikTok. In the NFL, Stephen A. and his nephew, Josh, discuss the AFC Divisional playoff games between the Houston Texans at the Kansas City Chiefs, the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions, the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Buffalo Bills, and the Los Angeles Rams at the Philadelphia Eagles. They also talk about the viral video of Eagles receiver AJ Brown reading the self-help book Inner Excellence during the Green Bay Packers playoff game. Stephen A. also shares his thoughts on President-Elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration and the Senate confirmation hearings for Trump’s big-office nominees.Support the show: http://www.youtube.com/@stephenasmith

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new

0:05.3

podcast, lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards,

0:12.1

multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with a Star. So where else

0:16.6

you can find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything. Listen to lots to say with

0:24.9

Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

0:29.1

podcast. Hi, I'm Ed Zittron, host of the Better Offline podcast. And this January, we're going to go

0:34.6

on the road to beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada, to cover the Consumer Electronics Show, Tech's biggest conference.

0:40.3

Better Offline's CES coverage won't be the usual rundown of the hottest gadgets or biggest

0:44.7

trends, but an unvarnished look at what the tech industry plans to sell or do to you in

0:49.6

2025.

0:51.0

I'll be joined by David Roth at Defector and the writer Edward Ungueso Jr.

0:54.9

With guest appearances from Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans, it could happen here as Gare Davis and a few surprised guests throughout the show.

1:01.1

Listen to Better Offline on the iHart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts from.

1:21.4

Thank you. What's up everybody?

1:29.2

Welcome to the ladies edition of the Stephen A. Smith Show coming at you over the Digital Airways and YouTube and, of course,, I Heart Radio, as I love to do at the very least three times a week.

1:33.8

As always, I like to take a moment to thank and pay gratitude to my subscribers.

1:41.9

We've now eclipsed 1.04 million subscribers. We'll probably be at 1.05 million by the time you're watching this show. We've picked up over 50,000 subscribers over the last couple of weeks, not to mention the fact that there's been millions of downloads over the last few months on IHeart Radio.

1:51.9

The love and support that y'all have given me is always appreciated.

1:55.5

I can't thank y'all enough. Keep the love coming, and I'm going to keep on coming.

1:59.1

To continue to like and follow the show, just click the bell to get notified for all of our new content,

2:02.9

and you too shall be considered the latest member of the Stephen A. Smith Show family,

2:06.9

and while you're doing so, make sure to pick up a copy of my New York Times bestselling book,

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