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On the first episode under the new name (Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei) I start season 2 with a BANG featuring the BS crew. We visit the Master's and which PGA tournament is our favorite along with the performances of the weekend. We talk boxing and the joke or…

On this Final episode (49) before the rebrand of the Steel City Nation podcast the Barbershop Crew and I will talk NCAA tournament, NFL free agency and some draft maneuvering, NHL at the mid-point and finally we talk about baseball, yes, baseball and the validity of spring training and just…

Our guest this week on the Steel City Nation podcast is Mickey Morandini. Michael Robert "Mickey" Morandini is a former professional baseball second baseman and coach, who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Toronto Blue Jays. His career highlights include selection as a 1995 National League All-Star, playing…

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Chris Samuels. Samuels is a former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was a consensus All-American. Selected third overall in the…

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Mark Mendelelevitz of the American Ultimate Disc League. Mendelovitz grew up in Rockville, MD and played youth sports here and there, mostly soccer and basketball. He was a varsity football his senior year as well. But he was always…

Our Guest this week on the Steel City Nation podcast is Dr. Josh Funk. A lifelong athlete, Funk became interested in becoming a physical therapist when going through PT as a D1 lacrosse player at Ohio State. After avoiding shoulder surgery for a torn labrum and rotator cuff, Josh has…

Our guest this week on the Steel City Nation podcast is Gus Frerotte. Frerotte was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa. He was selected to the 1997 Pro Bowl while with the Redskins, also played for…

Our guest this week on the Steel City Nation podcast is Michael McKenry. McKenry nicknamed "The Fort", is a former professional baseball catcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Milawakee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays. McKenry was drafted…

On this Episode of the Steel City Nation podcast the Barbershop Crew, Terry "T-Sizzle" Young and Kevin "KWatt" Watson and I breakdown the Steelers first playoff game in 3 years, the future of Ben Roethlisberger, the NFC and AFC championship games and much more. Don't forget to hit the "Thumbs…

Steel City Nation!!! on this episode we will be talking with sports writer Bill Bender. Bender has covered college football for Sporting News since 2013 and has been with Sporting News since 2007. Bender is a graduate of Ohio University and writes about fantasy, college and NFL football but is…

Catching all you Yinzers up on the weekend in sports around Pittsburgh and other places!

Hey Steel City Nation, on this episode we will be talking with Charlotte Heyward. Yes you heard me correct, the wife of Craig “Ironhead” Heyward and mother of current Pittsburgh Steeler Defensive Lineman Cameron Heyward. Charlotte is born and raised a Steeler fan and has been attending games since she…

On Episode 38 of the Steel City Nation podcast, your host, Mark Maradei, has his barbershop crew of Kevin "KWATT" Watson, Rashene "Real Deal" Hill and Terry "T-Sizzle" Young on to do some deep diving as the NFL season regular season concludes and the playoffs get ready to launch. We…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview Michael Decourcy. Mike DeCourcy has been a college basketball columnist for Sporting News for 25 years and its Senior Writer covering college basketball and other sports for the past two decades. He also has served for a dozen years…

On Episode 36 of the Steel City Nation podcast, your host, Mark Maradei, has his barbershop crew in to talk Steelers football and the recent slide and cracks in the armour that they have been displaying. Two of the three guys from the Sports Podium podcast, Michael Mills (Chops) and…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Ike Taylor. Taylor is a former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback. The two time Super Bowl champion, was a fourth round selection in the 2003 NFL Draft, and spent his entire 12-year career in Pittsburgh. He played college football…

On this episode of the Steel City nation podcast, host Mark Maradei is flying solo and breaking down some good Thanksgiving football from past, present and future. We take a look at what is transpiring in all major sports in and out of season, a breakdown of the previous Ravens…

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Solomon Wilcots. Former NFL defensive back, Solomon Wilcots has served in many roles across the landscape of broadcast television and radio including studio host, anchor, analyst and reporter. He also has served as a live game analyst, sideline reporter,…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast we will be breaking down the Steelers most recent victory over the Dallas Cowboys. We will talk about how the offense has been sputtering in recent weeks but gains enough through Ben Roethlisberger's experience to come out on top. We will…

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Shawn Springs. Springs is a graduate of The Ohio State University and a former All Pro in the National Football league for the Seattle Seahawks. At OSU he was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten Athlete and was named the…

On the episode of the Steel City nation podcast we take an in depth look at the validity of the Pittsburgh Steelers 6-0 record and discuss of they are real of if they are a product of their schedule. We will break down the Week 7 victory over the Tennessee…

After graduating from the University of Maryland, Theoharis began working in the Maryland, Washington DC area having stops at WBOC in the newsroom then on to sports talk radio as a host at WJZ-FM and finally a sports reporter for WRC-TV. In 2007 she got hired by Mid-Atlantic Sports Network…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview Leon Searcy. Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman turned football coach for Florida International University who currently works as a radio host in Jacksonville, Florida for 1010XL. Searcy was a number 1 pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers in…

This week on the Steel City Nation podcast we'll be interviewing Dan Kingerski Kingerski is long professed to be a Hockey aficionado. He is the President of National Hockey Now. An online blog with in depth articles and insight covering hockey in cities such as Boston, Pittsburgh, San Jose, Colorado,…