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What is Banana Ball? 🍌⚾ @ReeseAlexiades breaks down the league that’s flipping baseball on its head — nonstop fun, wild rules, and fans in the action. 🎙 Full convo w/ @ShannonSpake now live! 👇 Watch/listen to the full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1j6MAF…

.@AnnieAgar didn’t hold back 😳 She says her favorite TikTok ever was an NFL sketch that ended with a jab at Skip Bayless… 💬 "It's one of those shocker ones, where you're like oof...that kind of shocked people." 😂 🔗 Watch/listen to the full podcast with @shannonspake now:…

Johnny Agar, born with cerebral palsy, defies odds in triathlons with his dad, Jeff, as his "arms and legs." Witnessing Johnny walk the last mile of a race is unreal—pure inspiration! @AnnieAgar describes the E:60 special featuring her brother Johnny Agar on this week's episode…

.@AnnieAgar called Kyle Busch “problematic”… but in a respectful way 😂 💬 “I’ve heard some things in the racing community.” 🔗 Full podcast with @shannonspake out now: open.spotify.com/episode/1pJXpC…

.@AnnieAgar had no plan. No script. Just a phone and a joke — and it blew up 📲🔥 In this clip from the Spake Up Podcast, she shares the story of her first viral TikTok 🎧 Watch full episode w/ @ShannonSpake: open.spotify.com/episode/1pJXpC…

Savannah Bananas outfielder Reese Alexiades shares the one between-inning segment he just can’t handle… 🥜🍇“That one I try not to watch, because it's just gross" 😂 🎙️ Full chaos, full entertainment. 🔗 Link to full podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/1j6MAF…

He skied to the plate… in full ski boots. Then hit a home run. 😳🎿⚾ @ReeseAlexiades said he could barely swing in practice 😂 Only in Banana Ball. 🎙 Clip from the Spake Up Podcast w/ @shannonspake — full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1j6MAF…

"I really kind of just took a lot of responsibility of, you know, I'm not doing enough. I'm not focused enough. And that's a hard thing to do." @ReeseAlexiades opens up about youth burnout, losing joy in college ball, and the mindset it takes to chase the MLB. 🎙…

"You know, it's always I love what you do. Thank you. You don't understand what you're doing for my kids. The only negativity you ever see is online." @ReeseAlexiades talks about the online criticism he gets for playing with the Savannah Bananas — and why the joy it brings kids…

The umpire is dancing in the middle of the game — and the fans LOVE it 💃⚾🍌 In the new episode of the Spake Up Podcast w/ @ShannonSpake, @ReeseAlexiades talks: 🎯 What Banana Ball really is 🔥 The online hate from baseball purists 💔 Losing (and finding) the love for the game…

Kate Scott watches her first-ever TV appearance — and gets emotional remembering the kindness of @alaatweets & the inspiring words from her wife. “You have f****** worked your ass off. You earned this. You deserve this. They had every single man that they could have hired…

Kate Scott slept in her car between radio updates, full-time shows, and late-night game coverage — because there weren’t many chances for a gay woman in sports. She made her own path. This story hits hard 👇 🎧full podcast w/ @ShannonSpake : open.spotify.com/episode/4t0KTa…

"What a selfish waste it would be if with all of these safety nets, as I call them, I wasn't out showing people this is... this is what a gay person looks like." - Kate Scott 💬 Representation matters. 🎙️ Full clip ⬇️ youtu.be/r6mmKEpYBoc 🔗 to full podcast w/ @ShannonSpake…

Kate Scott got emotional recalling the moment the 76ers called her. She thought it was a “you were great, but…” Instead, they offered her the job. 💙 Years of grinding paid off — and it still makes her emotional. 🔗 link to the full podcast w/ @ShannonSpake:…

"Just like an athlete, the more reps you get, the more practice you get, the more you really start to believe in yourself." Kate Scott opens up to @ShannonSpake about battling imposter syndrome as a woman in sports broadcasting. 🎙️ A powerful moment from our latest episode. 🔗…

On this week's episode, 76ers announcer Kate Scott on being a gay woman in a male-dominated industry — and why true progress means no longer being labeled a trailblazer. She also talked about the grind she had to get to this point in his career. 🔗 Full podcast w/ @ShannonSpake…

.@TheAndyKatz reveals the wild requests he got from ESPN after interviewing Obama. Like the time producers asked if he could get the President to come on SportsCenter... to talk about losing the Olympic bid. 😂 "Can you get Obama to call in to SportsCenter from Air Force One on…

.@TheAndyKatz tells @ShannonSpake what it was like doing the March Madness bracket with President Obama — and what it might look like with Trump. "I think someone could do that with him [Trump] because you have to play to the person's strength." 🔗 Watch the full podcast now:…

“And when I got off air, everybody was like, ‘Do you know what you just said?’” @ShannonSpake recounts one of her most viral TV moments and not for a reason she would like 😂 🔗 Watch @TheAndyKatz recount his own infamous TV flub: youtu.be/Hd4bi0BfeIc 🔗 link to the full…

"That's my story, and it was probably the greatest moment of my life (besides my children being born)." 😂 @ShannonSpake recounts a story to @TheAndyKatz about when she gave NFL legend Jerry Rice advice when he was working at ESPN 🎧 Full episode w/ host @ShannonSpake is out…