Best Raven Class Podcasts (2024)

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Are the Ravens still the class of the AFC North? 48:28

11d ago48:28

48:28

Baltimore was the best of the best in 2023, at least in the regular season. The same afternoon they earned the top seed in their conference, the Ravens also captured the AFC North, the first division in the Super Bowl era to boast four teams with winning records. And the Browns, Bengals and Steelers have only improved in the six months since. Paul …

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Ravens sign safety Eddie Jackson on eve of training camp 32:03

4h ago32:03

32:03

The Ravens added veteran safety Eddie Jackson on Friday, addressing their biggest roster need on the eve of training camp. What will the roster look like by the time camp closes? Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer discuss the signing (3:13) and attempt to predict how camp will play out over the next six weeks (12:45).…

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The biggest questions heading into training camp, with Mike Golic Jr. 1:01:02

1h ago1:01:02

1:01:02

Training camp is upon us. What are the biggest questions we have as we usher in the 2024 NFL season? Robert Mays and Mike Golic Jr. from the DraftKings Network ask theirs on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Host: Robert Mays With: Mike Golic Jr. Executive Producer: Michael Beller Producer: Michael Beller Subscribe to The Athletic Footbal…

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Three up, three down: The teams that will be better or worse than you think, with Aaron Schatz; The scoop on Scoop City with Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel 1:12:00

4d ago1:12:00

1:12:00

We know the coming NFL season will deliver plenty of surprises of both the good and bad varieties. Which teams might be better than we expect? Which could fall on the other side of that coin? FTN Fantasy's Aaron Schatz, the Godfather of DVOA, joins Robert Mays to dig into those questions on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Plus, Dianna R…

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What works well (and what doesn't) in Todd Monken's offense? 38:55

2h ago38:55

38:55

Coordinator Todd Monken reshaped the Ravens’ offense in his first season in Baltimore. What does he have in store for Year 2? Co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer remember the life of former Ravens wide receiver and returner Jacoby Jones (0:30). Then they discuss Baltimore's recent roster moves (8:50) and are joined by offensive guru Bobby Peter…

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The players who can swing the 2024 NFL season 1:26:27

15h ago1:26:27

1:26:27

Players like Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen have the league in the palm of their hand. We know that. Identifying the wild card players who can swing their team's outcome, and thus that of the league as a whole, is a bit trickier. Bill Barnwell of ESPN joins Robert Mays to try and find those players on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Hos…

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Seize Your Purpose | Calm in the Storm | Energy Audio 12:26

6h ago12:26

12:26

Love llamas and daisy dukes! This Energy Audio Tidbit is a heartfelt missive sent to those who ever feel directionless: without a rudder, up a creek and lacking paddles, no obvious compass (there is a hidden compass tho) and devoid of purpose. The secret is this: you are all purpose. Purpose is all there is. You cannot help but be enveloped betwixt…

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The Eye of the 5' 9" Walrus 1:01:46

4d ago1:01:46

1:01:46

Rich is back, and this time he's pissed ... which really isn't any different than before, but at least he's back, right? Big news about Rich is revealed which you will find shocking, and all the medical needs of Raven and the eenie meanies; The origins of the punk rock movement; How a picogram of drugs can ruin you, despite no one knowing what a pi…

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How to Spot the Next Breakout Wide Receiver 1:35:37

1d ago1:35:37

1:35:37

Reception Perception’s Matt Harmon joins Robert Mays to break down which of the league’s receivers are primed for breakouts and where we should be looking for the league’s next elite group of pass catchers. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …

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How many teams can win the Super Bowl this season? 1:11:55

2d ago1:11:55

1:11:55

Robert Mays sits down with ESPN’s Courtney Cronin to discuss how many teams can really win the Super Bowl this season. They talk about the no brainers, the teams with the best paths, who could make a jump and those that might get stuck on the outside looking in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The 2024 Ravens Roster Draft 59:46

4d ago59:46

59:46

Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer have some fun with their downtime by drafting the Ravens’ current roster into a pair of 22-player squads. With Lamar Jackson serving as QB1 on both teams, Jonas has a bevy of options with the No. 1 overall pick. Which host will end up with the better team? Vote for your favorite on Twitter: @allBannerSports!…

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Ten tips for crushing your fantasy league in 2024 1:35:21

4d ago1:35:21

1:35:21

Fantasy football season is almost here! Robert Mays sits down with Ben Gretch from Stealing Signals to get you ready to crush your league with ten rules to remember heading into the 2024 season. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

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The Intricacies of Octopus Behavior 55:27

6d ago55:27

55:27

Rich is MIA again; Raven and Feeney analyze musical controversies and conspiracies; Who's Emily Ratajkowski? The best way to get a woman to break up with you; Feeney ponders proper tipping etiquette and who are the best and worst tippers; A shocking revelation gets revealed about Albert Brooks and Super Dave; Shows you watch and don't like at first…

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Sacred Worldliness w/ Dusty Don Drake + Zany Audio Debate Recap 2:09:09

9d ago2:09:09

2:09:09

Love Doves and Cosmic Cranes! Welcome back to the BNP! This full-throated & far-ranging ep comes in hot & heavy with a Zany Audio recap of that riveting & inspiring presidential debate we all just witnessed, and is followed by an appearance from the inimitable energy worker & friend of the show Dusty Don Drake. This latest conversation constellates…

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Which NFL offensive lines are better than you think? 1:24:54

11d ago1:24:54

1:24:54

Brandon Thorn of the Trench Warfare newsletter joins Robert Mays to take stock of the league's offensive lines and debate which units might be better than people give them credit for. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Young, Fungal & Free | Zany Audio | Bonus Saunacast 38:16

14d ago38:16

38:16

Love doves, magpies and meerkats! Thank you for listening and supporting the BNP! Y'all ready to get zany?? This bonus Saunacast 2.0 segment gets into some juicy, dare I say, dangerous territory. And after all, isn't a little danger what we all really want from our radio? Friend of the show Jonathan Glowacki and I discuss the cultural and religious…

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Our "Best Of" is a lot of other show's "Worst Of" 1:20:43

14d ago1:20:43

1:20:43

Whore Dash, the newest sport you never knew you needed; To order whores, or not to order whores? Why weed delivery is a bad idea, well, at least according to Feeney; The downsides of cocaine use; Feeney shares the most unsanitary sex story he can imagine in his head, though he says it really happened and other sex stories; Bands who are great live …

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Ranking the QB Supporting Casts in the NFC 1:10:55

20d ago1:10:55

1:10:55

ESPN’s Mike Clay joins Robert Mays to sort out which quarterbacks in the NFC have the best supporting casts around them and who benefits the most from personnel, coaching and play-calling. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…

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I Ruck Too!! Unlocking Glucose Mysteries with Raven-Symoné 44:09

16d ago44:09

44:09

Signos Advisor Raven-Symoné joins us to discuss her journey with Signos. Join us as Raven shares the surprising and insightful revelations she discovered about her body's glucose levels. From the unexpected glucose spikes caused by stress from her performances to exercising with a weighted vest, Raven provides a candid look at how managing metaboli…

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Lingering Questions about the NFC South 1:31:35

17d ago1:31:35

1:31:35

For the final episode of this series, Seth Galina of Pro Football Focus joins Robert Mays to take a long, hard look at the NFC South and what the 2023 season did and didn’t tell us about the division. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph…

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X factors at each position, including David Ojabo and Travis Jones 45:19

18d ago45:19

45:19

Lamar Jackson. Derrick Henry. Kyle Hamilton. The Ravens’ stars will draw the bulk of the attention in the fall, but the team’s season could come down to X-factors such as David Ojabo, Roger Rosengarten and Rasheen Ali. Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer go position by position with Baltimore’s roster, giving their least predictable players at each spot…

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Fiercely Optimistic | Let's Want More | Julian is Free 21:55

21d ago21:55

21:55

Love doves! Just before publishing I saw the news that Julian Assange has been released on bail. Jaw-dropping news I wasn't sure I'd ever see. Bless you Julian!! Keep that security detail tight. Godspeed. I'll have more on this soon but in short: a great day for Julian and his family, but a not-so-great day for whistleblowers & free speech. His ple…

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Ranking the QB Supporting Casts in the AFC 1:37:03

19d ago1:37:03

1:37:03

Which AFC quarterbacks have the best supporting casts around them? Damien Harris joins Robert Mays to rank them 1 to 16 and explore who’s got the best play-callers, line play, pass catchers and runners to back them up. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad cho…

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If you're gonna go All-In, you better go All-In early 58:49

27d ago58:49

58:49

A shocking and disturbing revelation is made as Rich is MIA; The subtle differences between resting bitch face and standing bitch face; Who'd you rather have host the Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon or Raven? The inconvenience of talking on the phone or texting; Raven modernizes forgotten rules of etiquette from the 1880s; Great local performance venues…

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Football GM: Players turned coaches, Will Mays tribute and WR Brandon Aiyuk 52:46

21d ago52:46

52:46

What's the difference between J.J. Redick and Jeff Saturday? Mike and Randy compare the former players turned coaches and consider how coaching differs in the NBA compared to the NFL. Randy pays tribute to the late Willie Mays, his childhood idol, and compares meeting the Say Hey Kid to meeting Muhammad Ali. The guys also discuss the Brandon Aiyuk …

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Lingering Questions about the NFC West 1:14:52

23d ago1:14:52

1:14:52

What lingering questions about the NFC West remain from the 2023 season? Shawn Syed of SumerSports joins Robert Mays to talk about the Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks and 49ers. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Assessing the state of the QB market 52:01

24d ago52:01

52:01

The QB market continues to make headlines with Trevor Lawrence’s new deal. Robert Mays is joined by Brad Spielberger, Director of Football Administration at Grand Central Sports Management, to break down these massive contracts. They dive into the deals and what we can really learn from them. They also talk about no trade clauses, upcoming contract…

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New helmets, minicamp overreactions and "Hard Knocks" 47:10

26d ago47:10

47:10

How much can we really learn about the Ravens in June? The answer: Probably not much. But that won’t stop us from trying to dissect what happened on the practice fields at The Castle during mandatory minicamp. Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer give their opinions on the new "Purple Rising" alternate helmets (0:27), then use the information they gather…

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Yankee Brutal Passing | Uncle Sam's Life Review | Heady Audio Tidbit 15:57

28d ago15:57

15:57

Love doves, yeetniks & yoonicorns, Robot voices: back by popular demand! This heady and metaphysical original skit asks a simple question: where do empires go when they die? Drop in the spirit of old Uncle Sam just after death, as he's counseled in purgatory by a couple of no-fux-given silicone angels. It's my belief that all souls must undergo a l…

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Raheem Morris + Dan Orlovsky on Dak Prescott and Trevor Lawrence 1:22:14

26d ago1:22:14

1:22:14

Robert Mays sits down with Falcons head coach Raheem Morris to talk about what he’s building in Atlanta and about taking the league by surprise at the 2024 draft. Then Dan Orlovsky joins the show to talk about what contract talks with Dak Prescott and Trevor Lawrence could mean across the league. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to T…

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The proper use of the word "coterie" 1:01:43

28d ago1:01:43

1:01:43

Rich's hate of MMA is further fueled by Raven learning more about the Neffati brothers; Feeney's showing the shows favoritism and is buying gifts for Disco; Which is the better term, Euthanasia, assisted suicide or Kavorked? Breaking down and debunking the conspiracy theory of Jesus' existence; Old stories from WCW brings Raven to a shocking revela…

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Football GM: Trevor Lawrence extension, Atlanta Falcons tampering and the CapFriendly website 56:38

1M ago56:38

56:38

We made it to another week of the Football GM - Mike and Randy kick off their discussion with Trevor Lawrence's extension and why did the Jacksonville Jaguars decide to extend him now? Then the guys shift their conversation to the Atlanta Falcons and how they forfeited their fifth-round pick. After that, we discuss another non-NFL topic from an NFL…

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Lingering Questions about the AFC West 1:09:35

30d ago1:09:35

1:09:35

Derrik Klassen comes back to the show to ponder the questions we all still have about the AFC West after the 2023 season. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic

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Lingering Questions about the AFC East 1:23:20

1M ago1:23:20

1:23:20

The Guardian’s Ollie Connolly joins Robert Mays to contemplate lingering questions about the AFC East left unanswered by the 2023 season. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Presidential Debates Sneak Peek | American Democracy™ 7:26

1M ago7:26

7:26

Love Doves! This Zany Audio Tidbit features a BNP exclusive sneak preview of the riveting, illuminating and transformational 2024 U.S. Presidential Debates currently barreling our way, like a slow-motion pre-recorded train wreck. Aren't we lucky?? The fabulous Illusion of Choice in our awesome Two Party Duopoly effing rules!! Late-stage capitalist …

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Odafe Oweh, Devontez Walker and others we're watching at minicamp 31:59

1M ago31:59

31:59

As mandatory minicamp commences, the Ravens still face major questions at several key positions. What can they expect from rookie wide receiver Devontez Walker? Who will win the battles along the offensive line? And will quarterback Devin Leary overtake Josh Johnson on the depth chart? Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer preview an intriguing week, brea…

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Storing Value over Time w/ Jonathan Glowacki | Give Bitcoin a Chance 1:36:55

1M ago1:36:55

1:36:55

Love doves and party pirates, What is money? How about currency? What facilitates exchange? What makes a market? How do we store value over time? These are but a few of the philosophical inquiries friend of the show Jonathan Glowacki and I dive into in this far-ranging and free-flowing Saunacast conversation. After tackling these broader themes, we…

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Drafting the NFL’s Best Coaches 1:51:45

1M ago1:51:45

1:51:45

Robert Mays and The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue duke it out in a draft of the top 10 head coaches in the NFL. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic

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The worst gift for your spouse, Chlamydia 1:03:15

1M ago1:03:15

1:03:15

Feeney claims to be the greatest UFC better ever; What's up with the recent antics of Conor McGregor? Things that are stronger than Fentanyl; Feeney provides everyone with a very concise review of the movie In a Violent Nature; Revisiting the "golden age" of TV shows; Rich revisits the absurdity of some wrestling storylines, especially Jack Perry b…

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