Sinopsis
On the Wake up and Win podcast we focus on the intersectionality of sports, politics and culture. Our goal in every episode is to give our listeners a formula to go out and win.
Episodios
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Episode 214: "Not Just a Monetary Fight"
15/05/2023 Duración: 50minOn this episode DeVon discusses the NBA Playoffs (13:20), Lamar Jackson's big deal (33:52) and more! P.S. please excuse the delayed release of this episode. DeVon ended up booked, busy and in the woods without service this weekend! Also, congrats to the Lakers, Celtics, Heat and Nuggets for advancing to the conference finals
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Episode 213: "Space and Opportunity"
05/05/2023 Duración: 49minOn this episode DeVon brain dumps his thoughts on the NBA postseason (3:32), Steph Vs. LeBron legacies (18:17), Dillon Brooks debacle in his exit route from Memphis and more!
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Episode 212: "Your Reputation Precedes You"
22/04/2023 Duración: 43minOn this episode DeVon talked about the Draymond Green suspension (7:49), recent happenings with Portland Street Response (24:12) and more! Al Jazeera Documentary on Street Roots (12:50: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGzbcTj2kmo&t=735s TRT World appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA8E0jgTy-I
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Episode 211: "The Pinnacle of the Dream" Featuring Cam Jones
14/04/2023 Duración: 59minOn this episode Cam Jones joined to discuss witnessing his younger sister Haley Jones get drafted to the WNBA in New York (2:29), a historic season as an assistant coach at Colorado College (30:55), an NBA brain dump (34:24)and more!
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Episode 210: "Growing Pains"
06/04/2023 Duración: 01h04minOn this episode DeVon and Spencer passionately deep-dive on the NCAA Women's Final Four and the social/racial reckoning surrounding it (6:46) and more! P.S. Congrats to the LSU Tigers women's basketball program and the UConn Men's basketball for winning national titles!
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Episode 209: "Race, Power and Sportswashing" Featuring Dr. Jules Boykoff
31/03/2023 Duración: 57minOn this episode Dr. Jules Boykoff joined to discuss his new book "The 1936 Berlin Olympics: Race, Power, and Sportswashing". We also discuss the LA 2028 Olympics (29:17), Hillsboro Hops building a new stadium (35:03), NBA talk (38:50), and the current landscape of sports media (46:18)
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Episode 208: "Who's your MVP?"
25/03/2023 Duración: 50minOn this episode we discuss Tom Brady acquiring part ownership of the Las Vegas Aces (22:48), March Madness brackets (27:34), NBA MVP race (34:24), and DeVon gives his review on "Creed 3" movie and soundtrack (42:42).
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Episode 207: "Stay Woke, Go Win"
17/03/2023 Duración: 51minWe're Back!! On this episode we discuss the start of March Madness and how our brackets are already busted (6:01), what is the definition of "woke" and how it relates to this podcast(13:54), Ja Morant suspension following his IG live incident (25:30), NFL free agency (40:31) and more!
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Episode 206: "Trying... to be Optimistic" featuring Aaron Fentress
28/02/2023 Duración: 33minAaron Fentress of The Oregonian joined to discuss the debacle of All-Star weekend (1:57), where Damian Lillard ranks all-time as a shooter (12:29), the current state of the Portland Trailblazers (15:11), WNBA to PDX (19:52) and more!
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Episode 205: "The Invitation" Featuring Hank Stern
17/02/2023 Duración: 52minOn this episode we were joined by Hank Stern, the Press Secretary for United States Senator Ron Wyden, to discuss the advancements in the intersectional media coverage of sports and politics (3:39), his time as a reporter for the Associated Press in Atlantic City having covered a particular former U.S. president (10:30), the push for WNBA to PDX (15:55), attending Georgetown University during the height of their basketball success(23:10), a Super Bowl game/halftime show recap (30:24) and more!
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Episode 204: "Stay in Touch"
10/02/2023 Duración: 01h12minOn this episode we discuss the WNBA to PDX roundtable panel discussion that took place this week (5:04), LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA all-time scoring record and the relationship between these 2 athlete activists (22:04), NBA trade deadline shenanigans (53:40), and "Takin L's" segment (1:08:02).
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Episode 203: "Black-on-Black Super Bowl"
03/02/2023 Duración: 57minOn this episode the guys discuss the Super Bowl matchup consisting of 2 starting black QB's for the first time ever (8:40), the police murder of Tyre Nichols (16:39), WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert coming to visit PDX (39:33), and Tom Brady retires... again (53:57)
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Episode 202: "Greatest Performance Ever Witnessed " Featuring Derek Smith
28/01/2023 Duración: 01h28minOn this episode DeVon recaps being able to witness Damian Lillard score 60 points against the Utah Jazz (3:20), NFL postseason recap and precap for this weekend's conference championship games (19:42), thoughts on Shannon Sharpe's altercation with the Memphis Grizzlies (33:18), and lastly DeVon's former AAU coach Derek Smith joins the show! (40:00)
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Episode 201: When Capitalism Ruins Purity
20/01/2023 Duración: 58minOn this episode we give our predictions for upcoming NFL playoff games this weekend (5:35), we react to a viral clip of showboating 3rd graders that has the basketball world in a frenzy (26:58), DeVon's viral call of the Hunter Woods game winning 3-pointer at Portland State (41:30) and more!
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Episode 200: The Journey to 200 & Pounce's Dirty 30!
12/01/2023 Duración: 50minWe have reached episode 200!!! The guys reflect on the Journey to 200 and DeVon also turns 30 today! We talked a bit of NBA, too! Enjoy and appreciate the support.
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Episode 199: "The Social Push"
06/01/2023 Duración: 01h10minOn this episode DeVon and Spencer send their well wishes to Damar Hamlin and discuss the turn of events surrounding him going into Cardiac Arrest during an MNF game (4:07), the guys react to local High School Hoops that they watched during the Holiday break (22:42), DeVon acknowledges Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets latest successes (39:56) and the guys close out the episode with the "Takin L's" segment (52:24)
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Episode 198: "Favorite Moments of 2022"
16/12/2022 Duración: 01h01minOn this episode we open up discussing the passing of Mississippi State Football coach Mike Leach (6:34) and Stephen "tWitch" Boss (22:58). We also discuss some of our favorite moments of 2022 using six different categories (33:05) and more!
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Episode 197: "BG is Free!" Featuring Dr. Marc Williams & Criss Partee
09/12/2022 Duración: 01h12minOn this episode we are joined by Dr. Marc Williams of Pacific University and Criss Partee of Deadspin to discuss the prisoner swap between the United States and Russia which included Brittney Griner (2:32), Deion Sanders takes a new job as Head Coach for University of Colorado Football (22:32), Kyrie Irving and Nike part ways (49:45), and Dr. Marc's journey from Sports Marketing pioneer to educator (59:26)
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Episode 196: "Sorry, Not Sorry"
02/12/2022 Duración: 59minOn this episode DeVon reflects on his experience attending the PK85 tournament and what it means for College Hoops (9:08), discusses the drama surrounding Jerry Jones (30:18), and who makes for the better duo drake/ 21 Savage or Drake and Future? (48:20) and more!
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Episode 195: "Best in the West"
18/11/2022 Duración: 56minOn this episode we discuss the Blazers being atop the Western Conference in the NBA standings (12:00), and the guys give their predictions about the Grammy's on the heels of the nominees being released (30:04). No podcast next week. Happy Thanksgiving!