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Adam Cheek carries his love of telling sports stories over from his time in radio, talking all things Richmond and national athletics each week with interviews, analysis, special guests and more -- plus some pop culture, movies and entertainment talk on occasion as well.
From years of experience covering baseball, NASCAR, collegiate hoops and everything in between, and interviewing the likes of Andre Dawson, Todd "Parney" Parnell, Cla Meredith, Bobby Dotter and others, tune in as Cheek delves into sports stories from all facets of the game.
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My buddy Alex Soderstrom is back on the podcast for his fourth Sports Movie Showcase -- this time his first non-football movie with Hoosiers. The film turns 40 this year, but we thought we'd tackle it with March Madness just around the corner -- though this is my first time watching it. We talk about Gene Hackman's leading role as head coach Norman Dale and Dennis Hopper's Oscar-nominated supporting role (in the same year he was in Blue Velvet, no less), how the basketball scenes are put toge...
Ben Rekosh, the current co-sports director of WVCW Radio at VCU, jumps back on the podcast to talk about the Rams' men's basketball season at length and preview the Atlantic 10 Tournament. We talk about what head coach Phil Martelli Jr. said in his press conference just before Ben and I recorded at the Siegel Center, as well as our takeaways from his first season at the helm of the team. Ben and I also break down the roster -- how the starting five has remained consistent over the course of ...
I caught up with Sean Thompson a few games into the VCU Rams' 2026 baseball season. The former VCU pitcher, who spent some time in the White Sox organization, was named as the Rams' head baseball coach last season. We talk about the roster turnover in the offseason and what Sean learned the most from his first year at the helm of the Black and Gold. Thompson also discusses what he and the team worked on most heading into 2026 and what he learned about coaching during his playing time at VCU. ...
I sat down with Michael Belle, one of the longest-tenured VCU Rams men's basketball members, ahead of the team's final two home games of the 2025-26 season. The junior guard/forward is in his third season with the team and has found success from beyond the arc, making twice as many threes this year as his first two seasons combined. Mike talked about the differences between Coach Odom and Coach Martelli's leadership styles and his own expanding role within the team, especially as a leader wit...
I sat down with VCU Gold Rush dance team captain Ryane Jones and lieutenant Zeariah Reeves to talk about their roles with the team -- from being leaders on the sidelines during the game to being the team's senior leadership outside the game. We talk about what goes into their on-court performance -- auditions, practices, gameday prep -- and how they balance the dance team with classes. I also ask them about how they got into the art form and what the Siegel Center atmosphere is like from thei...
My buddy Jackson Hardy joins the podcast this week to talk about Hustle, the 2022 basketball movie starring Adam Sandler! This completes a sort of Sandler / Safdies arc on the podcast, which started with The Smashing Machine, then went to Uncut Gems and Marty Supreme, and concluded with the (other) Sandler basketball film. Jackson and I talk about how well-crafted the movie is and how it has such a pure love for the game of basketball. We talk about its setting -- Phi...
After a quick Seahawks-themed introduction, I sit down with VCU freshman guard Nyk Lewis to talk about his 2025-26 season and joining Phil Martelli Jr.'s squad to begin his college career (listen for us cracking up when some of his teammates stopped to offer him food during the interview). He also talked about his thoughts on the Siegel Center's iconic atmosphere, starting a majority of the Rams' games this year and winning the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week award multiple times ea...
SB Nation's Mark Schofield is back! We vowed that if my Seahawks and his Patriots won their respective conference title games, we'd do another podcast previewing them facing off in the Super Bowl. We break down offense and defense for both Seattle and New England. For the Seahawks, we talk about if Sam Darnold can avoid seeing ghosts; how receiving weapons like Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp can factor in; if Kenneth Walker III can carry the ground game; and how their "terrifying" defens...
My friend Brandon Shillingford is back on the podcast for the Sports Movie Showcase's third straight Safdie spotlight! This time, we look at Josh Safdie's solo directorial venture from 2025 Marty Supreme, which scored nine Oscar nominations. We talk about Timothée Chalamet's lead performance and if it can land him the Oscar, Safdie's trademark anxiety-inducing direction, the table tennis scenes and the Safides as sports-movie directors. We also talk the Oscar nominations at large, get si...
One of my favorite and most recurring guests is SB Nation's Mark Schofield, who is back on the podcast ahead of conference championship weekend in the NFL! As he's a Patriots fan and I'm a Seahawks fan, we give our predictions for how our teams will do this weekend, and look ahead to Super Bowl LX. We talk about whether the Seahawks can keep their best-team-in-the-NFL status and the domination going; if Matthew Stafford's veteran status can help the Rams win out; if the Patriots can avoid a m...
I sat down with my friend Christina von Claparede-Crola -- aka Christina Louise in the Richmond music scene -- to talk about her upcoming single, "Half-Smoked Cigarettes," her Jan. 19 release show at Révéler in Carytown and being a part of the Richmond music scene since 2018. This is in collaboration with Richmond Magazine; I wrote about Christina's new song and show for the magazine's January issue (pick up a copy or read the article below!) and they allowed me to publish the full interview ...
Join me as I ramble about 100 episodes of Adam Cheek's Sports Week! I talked to some friends about how they've seen me change over the past couple years that I've been doing this podcast -- as a person, professionally, everything -- and that kind of serves as the basis for this episode. I talk about finding the balance between work and then doing this podcast in my free time while still making time for my personal life. I also had zero clue what I was doing when I started this podcast, and I ...
My buddy Alex Soderstrom is back on the podcast and back for another College Football Playoff preview for the second straight year! This time, Indiana unseated Ohio State for the top seed heading into the postseason, and we've got some fun underdog teams like JMU and Tulane in the mix. Alex and I break down the first-round matchups and the teams with byes the winners will face heading into the second round. And since he's a Georgia alum, he also details what he's seen from the Bulldogs this s...
In a somewhat non-sports edition of the podcast, my buddy and Richmond musician Justin Paciocco sits down with me to talk about his new EP, X, and the two singles he's released from the record so far. He also talks about his career in the RVA music scene, some of his favorite venues and his upcoming release show at Révéler in early January. Justin is also a Rams fan, and since I'm a Seahawks fan, we trade some barbs about the upcoming Seattle/LA Thursday Night Football game. And as if that w...
Continuing the Safdie trend on the Sports Movie Showcase lately, Brandon Shillingford returns to the podcast to talk about Uncut Gems -- what he considers one of the great American films of the 21st century. One of our favorite films from a stacked 2019 that included efforts from Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese, along with other stellar movies like Parasite, Marriage Story, Ad Astra and Knives Out, we discuss Adam Sandler's incredible starring turn as Howard Rater -- and his eventual Be...
After realizing I never posted my interviews from the postgame of Banana Ball's visit to Norfolk, here are my conversations with Andy Cosgrove, Ben Dum and Bradford Webb on the field and in the dugouts at Harbor Park! Andy ended up being named Banana Ball Rookie of the Year for his season with the Party Animals, and he was also on Love Island Australia prior to joining up with one of the sport's flagship squads. Ben was eventually named Pitcher of the Year once the season ended, and he's been...
Ben Dum is back on the podcast, this time after his stellar 2025 Banana Ball season and Pitcher of the Year Award. The VCU alum played in the Twins' and Braves' systems for several years before joining Banana Ball, pitching for the Firefighters at MLB and minor-league stadiums across the country this past year. Ben toed the rubber in 10 of the 30 major league stadiums in 2025 and talks about the camaraderie with fellow VCU grad Bradford Webb, some of his favorite moments of 2025, returning to...
Initially recorded as one cohesive episode -- but due to some technical difficulties, lost to time -- my friends Brandon Shillingford and Adam Harrell join for two segments of the latest Sports Movie Showcase. We talk about The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr and directed by Benny Safdie. We discuss The Rock's performance, Safdie's first directorial effort away from brother Josh, its place among wrestling/fighting movies and more. ------------------------- Origina...
VCU basketball senior Christian Fermin joins me for this episode ahead of VCU basketball's 2025-26 campaign. Fermin is playing for his third coach in four years, having been recruited by Mike Rhoades his freshman year, played under Ryan Odom his sophomore/junior seasons and now working with incoming coach Phil Martelli Jr. Ferm and I talk about how his role on the team has evolved, chasing a third ring in the Black and Gold and how his career has unfolded, particularly playing for three diffe...
After Pam Grier in part 1, this episode features my other three interviews from Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2025, with Fred Williamson, Astravoid Cosplay and Brian O'Halloran. Huge thanks to all three for chatting with me! Fred was gracious enough to spend some time talking about his football career with the Steelers, Raiders and Chiefs, where he won the 1966 AFL championship, and then his acting career, which included roles in films like From Dusk Till Dawn. Astravoid Cosplay and I...
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