Hour 3: Shaquille O’Neal, Oscar-Winner Morgan Freeman, plus NFL Week 9’s Top 5 Games

The Rich Eisen Show

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4.3 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Basketball Hall of Famer/’Inside the NBA’ analyst Shaquille O’Neal tells Rich what two words of advice he has for San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama, why the Oklahoma City Thunder are still the league’s best team, what to expect from Lebron James and the Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers C Joel Embiid this season, and weighs in on the NBA’s recent gambling scandal. Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman and Rich discuss his new ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ movie, and shares his favorite stories about making ‘The Shawshank Redemption,’ ‘Unforgiven’ with Clint Eastwood, and ‘Glory’ with Denzel Washington and more in a round of ‘Celebrity True or False.’ Rich previews NFL Week 9’s best matchups including Seahawks vs Commanders, Vikings vs Lions, Broncos vs Texans, Colts vs Steelers, Chiefs vs Bills, and Bears vs Bengals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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