The Geoff Calkins Podcast

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott on why he is so optimistic about the basketball program, the job rumors already swirling around football coach Charles Huff, the chances Memphis will get into a power conference — and the reason Scott has already turned down another job to stick around.

The Grizzlies are hot, Mike Norvell got canned and gambling addiction is a rising problem across the country. All that, plus a thought on why this election is particularly important for Memphians. 

The Grizzlies and basketball Tigers both had surprising (and critically important) big weeks. Calkins talks about it with John Martin. He then has local sex therapist Jennifer Valli on her own diagnosis with breast cancer. And author Charles Fishman on SpaceXAI.  

Will the Memphis Grizzlies start their rebuild with a promising season? Will they ever sign a new lease? And why was the city of Memphis featured in a centerpiece story in The Wall Street Journal this week? These are among the questions Geoff and his guests tackle on this week's podcast. Daily Memphian reporter Sam Hardiman stops by with an update on lease negotiations. Then beloved broadcasters Brevin Knight and Pete Pranica join the podcast to offer their thoughts on the Grizzlies's 26th season in Memphis. Along the way, Knight clears up why Jerry West once traded him from the Grizzlies to the Phoenix Suns. Finally, Charles Fishman tackles about a handful of developing stories, including the perils of Union Avenue, KFC switching from Pepsi to Coke and whether AI really is going to be the end of humanity. So stick around to the end.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young is the first guest on the Geoff Calkins Podcast. Why? "It is intentional for me," he said. "I want people to understand I'm not ducking, dodging any question or any issue."