SVPod

By ESPN, Scott Van Pelt

What's SVPod about?

Scott Van Pelt, the popular SportsCenter anchor and former ESPN Radio host will present a weekly show that will include long-form interviews, commentary and expanded takes on his "One Big Thing" segment on SportsCenter. SVP will take deep dives with guests and topics in an entertaining way that only he can. Stanford Steve, host of Stanford Steve & the Bear podcast and a producer on SVP's SportsCenter, will be involved, as always.

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Not Great with Flags

07.19.2023

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Scott’s trip to Camden Yards, Steve’s guys’ trip and his lake power ranking. Then, America’s preeminent golf handicapper Gordo stops by to share his first round leaders, top-20 finishers and winners for the ...

SVPod episodes:

07.19.2023 Not Great with Flags Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Scott’s trip to Camden Yards, Steve’s guys’ trip and his lake power ranking. Then, America’s preeminent golf handicapper Gordo stops by to share his first round leaders, top-20 finishers and winners for the ...
07.03.2023 Gold Medalist & Washed Suburban Dad Tom Dolan Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve are joined by Olympic gold medalist and fellow washed swim dad Tom Dolan. The guys discuss Tom’s grounded approach with his kids’ competitive swimming, what drove him as a swimmer, how watching his kids ...
06.27.2023 Let The Guy Bake Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Scott’s foray into Virginia for a swim meet, why the NBA draft is hard to follow, their fascination with Victor Wembanyama, LSU fans’ fondness for Jell-O shots and Steve’s daughter getting an ear ...
06.20.2023 Strokes McJohnny Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve start by recapping Father’s Day. Then, they discuss the U.S. Open, the difficulty of winning a major, Wyndham Clark easily dealing with stressful situations and the lack of an atmosphere at Los Angeles Country ...
06.14.2023 Double Hammer Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve start with the dawn of swim season, Scott’s son’s first meet and picking your battles as a parent. Then, they discuss the Nuggets winning the NBA Finals, if Denver still has detractors and Scott’s ...
06.07.2023 Seeking Clarity Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve react to the news of LIV and PGA merging. Then, they discuss the burning questions people have regarding the merger, how people can keep a secret of this magnitude, and what put this decision ...
05.31.2023 Sitting in the Driveway Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Miami proving it was the better team in Game 7 against Boston, Denver playing beautiful basketball, and whether Erik Spoelstra or Mike Malone would be a better coach for Scott’s son’s basketball team. ...
05.25.2023 Broke Boy David Gordon joins SVP and Steve to celebrate his 30th birthday and share why betting golf is free money, how SVP almost lost one billion dollars, and why he wanted to chest bump Steve into the ground. Next, SVP and ...
05.16.2023 Responsibly Aggressive Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve are in Rochester, N.Y. for the PGA Championship and are joined by ESPN Stats & Info senior researcher Gordo to discuss why he thinks golf is the easiest sport to bet, his first-round leader ...
05.10.2023 Wifey Had the Exacta Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve start the podcast with a confession from Scott, Steve’s need for a new recycling bin and a “Would You Rather?” as their wives and kids prepare to see Taylor Swift in concert. Then, the ...
05.02.2023 Dressed Up Like Captain Crunch Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss the Met Gala, the Bruins’ historic season coming to an end, Scott texting a notable Knicks fan, Steph Curry deciding things aren’t ending in Sacramento, the emotions wrapped up in Warriors-Lakers, if Anthony ...
04.25.2023 Permanent Fishing Hat Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss how many NFL teams have “a guy,” why Jordan Love is more interesting than Aaron Rodgers, if they’ll ever figure out the quarterback thing, the NBA and NHL playoffs, if Vancouver misses the ...
04.18.2023 Your House is On Fire Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve walk through the last week after Scott’s house caught on fire, trying to provide answers to hard questions to his kids, leaning on great friends, waiting on a path forward and bad behavior from ...
04.04.2023 A Tournament We All Love Scott Van Pelt and Andy North are at The Masters discussing what Andy remembers about the first time he played Augusta National, how Rory McIlroy completes the script and finishes the grand slam, Brooks Koepka showing off on the biggest ...
03.21.2023 Not Fraught With Peril Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Scott watching the Terps with his lucky baseball, Steve taking Princeton plus the points against Creighton, Coach Cal’s belittling comments about Markquis Nowell, what’s wrong with the Big Ten and how the league ...
03.14.2023 Dog and Bracket Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve detail Red The Dog’s adventure in Garrett Park. Scott shares how his dog escaped from daycare, receiving the news while in Chicago, the army of people that rallied to search for Red, the dog-scamming ...
03.07.2023 Transparent Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Scott’s 36 hours in Breckenridge, Steve betting up a storm while taking care of his family, conference championship week, their plans for the Big East and Big Ten tournaments, serious gambling advice from ...
02.28.2023 No Quarter Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Damian Lillard dropping 71, why they think someone will score 100 in a game, teams that dropped off Steve’s list of national championship contenders, Scott’s excitement for the Terps, complaining about road whistles, ...
02.22.2023 Big Ten Scotty Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Scott and his family touring the White House, the excitement all weekend long at the Genesis Invitational, why there’s no fixing the NBA All-Star Game, how many college basketball teams can win six ...
02.14.2023 Bigger Boat Theory Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Scott’s 24-hours in Phoenix for the Waste Management Open and meeting internet friends. Then, the guys get into who was the best quarterback in the Super Bowl, the field, Patrick Mahomes magnifying mistakes, ...
02.07.2023 Mesh Crop Top Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss the longest Super Bowl week of their lives, Scott heading to Phoenix, the Grammys’ tribute to hip-hop, Steve’s of reviews of Cameron and Phog Allen, Kyrie Irving forcing his way out of Brooklyn, ...
01.31.2023 Mayor Guy Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Steve’s new IT role, championship Sunday in the NFL, why everyone is actually mad at the referees, what people miss about Patrick Mahomes and two black quarterbacks going head-to-head in the Super Bowl. ...
01.24.2023 Generous Helping of Bisque Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss the divisional-round games, Cincinnati having no doubt, all four teams being able to win the Super Bowl, why Steve thinks the play was there for Dallas and Brock Purdy being a game away ...
01.18.2023 Sign Up For 60 Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss an exciting SUPER wild card weekend, which team was the most impressive, if they'd rather watch Eagles-Giants III with their New York or Philadelphia friends, and postmortem thoughts on the NFL with only ...
01.13.2023 Gotta Find the Blowout Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Kirby Smart convincing his team that they sucked, throwing the transitive exercise in college football out the window, why they’re not that excited about the SUPER wild card weekend matchups, only being able ...
01.05.2023 Here’s What We Know Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Damar Hamlin collapsing on the field during Monday Night Football, Scott’s live coverage with Ryan Clark and Lisa Salters, and reflecting humanity in their conversations. Then, they get into the unimportant football piece ...
12.27.2022 Send Me Cash Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss walking through the post-Christmas wreckage in their living rooms, Uncle Steve’s advice for assembling toys, SpongeBob SquarePants heckling the Broncos, having the same read on both the Eagles and Cowboys after this weekend, ...
12.20.2022 Weather Goons Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Steve’s trip to Phog Allen Field House, the Vikings not inspiring fear, the Dolphins impressing in Buffalo, which teams are actually good teams at the top of the NFC, the Chiefs being the ...
12.13.2022 #NoInterviews Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss a huge upset in the Bethesda flag football league, a new transfer portal entrant, holiday preparedness, which NFC teams are actually dangerous, which AFC teams they’re not sold on, the sense of community ...
12.06.2022 Metaphorical Guy Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss the final flag football game of the season, a father-son moment that Scott won’t forget, the most interesting “what ifs” in the College Football Playoff, where the 49ers stand without Jimmy Garoppolo, if ...
11.29.2022 Happy By Proxy Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss the final regular season game flag football game for the Texans, six year olds killing the Griddy, Michigan bodying Ohio State, Buckeye fans’ inability to deal with adversity, the reverse beauty pageant if ...
11.22.2022 Turkey Lipper Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss their excitement for one of the great weeks of the year, TCU unloading the “bazooka,” if Georgia is a lock for the playoff, Clemson lacking a quality win, The Flying V, the Chiefs ...
11.15.2022 So Damn Heavy Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve start the show talking about the killings of Virginia football players Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry. Then, the guys take a hard left turn and discuss the flag football Texans’ three-game ...
11.08.2022 Reptiles in a Dorm Room Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss a big win for the six-year-old Titans football team, an impromptu Christmas card photo shoot, professional fan bases, Georgia giving Tennessee the beatdown, the biggest beneficiaries from Saturday’s losses in college football, Brian ...
10.31.2022 Heroic Effort Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss the latest in Bethesda flag football, the 49ers continuing to own the Rams, why Giants fans needed a loss, another ho-hum three-score win for Philadelphia, if Tennessee will be No. 1 on Tuesday ...
10.25.2022 The Internet is Your Brontosaurus Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss what to do with the Giants, if the Packers stinks, the Chargers doing nothing well, why NFL coaches hate points, TCU doing what no other team is doing, if Scott owes LSU money, ...
10.18.2022 Not Worth Meeting or Greeting Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve convene after an amazing sports weekend, with Steve fresh off a red-eye from Las Vegas. The guys discuss the Phillies’ emphatic series win, a bad Saturday for guys in USC jerseys and Dodger hats, ...
10.11.2022 Palette of Doughnut Holes Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve lead the podcast with a philosophical question: Do you prefer a perfect spring or fall day? Then the guys discuss Steve’s emotions after the Mets were eliminated from the playoffs, the Panthers firing Matt ...
10.04.2022 PPA Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss who fixed Scott’s laptop, where the Super Bowl runs through in the AFC, Baltimore’s fourth down decision, the League Pass Lions, DK Metcalf taking the cart to poop, Steve’s message as College GameDay ...
09.27.2022 Just Shut Up Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve hop on to recap producer Madison’s wedding and share at what point they both cried during the wedding. Then, Scott wants to make it clear to Miami fans that he is not against them ...
09.19.2022 Uncle Ernie and Norma Scott Van Pelt and Standford Steve hop on to break down the action in the NFL including the Tua’s fearless performance, the decline of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense going into the Packers game next week without major weapons, and ...
09.13.2022 Spooky Feeling Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss what felt real in Week 1 of the NFL season, the Chiefs’ eye-opening takedown of Arizona, the whole world being in on Buffalo, Minnesota posing a threat to Green Bay, the Giants going ...
09.06.2022 Mayhem In The Basement Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss the end of summer, Scott taking his son to his first football game in College Park, week one of the college football season, perceived disrespect for Pitt, if the jump from week one ...
08.30.2022 Blueberry Head Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss further strife on Steve’s street, Scott’s plans to purchase a puppy, Nebraska needing to focus solely on the next game, football players not wearing knee pads, a precursory look at the Week 1 ...
08.24.2022 Where is the Bus? Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve start the pod by paying tribute to the golf legend and friend Tom Weiskopf. Next, Steve and Scott share their patience meter waiting for their kid’s return to school. Then, they share their picks ...
08.17.2022 Into The Crawl Space Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Steve’s trip to the Outer Banks, why there needs to be another word for a vacation with family, Scott’s advice for Steve’s family dinner out with 17 people, Scott’s wisdom teeth extraction and ...
08.09.2022 Contemplation of Time Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve discuss Steve and Bear’s ninety-minute SEC preview and their ACC whiff on Pitt last season, optimism for the Gamecocks, Scott reflecting on his career after the news of Serena Williams retiring and Nick Faldo’s ...
07.19.2022 Out Of Ice Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve check-in and look back at an exciting Open Championship. They discuss Scott's pain not being at St. Andrews, Cam Smith’s spectacular play and why it’s so hard to play with a lead in sports. ...
06.29.2022 Shore Trips Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve start the show with an important announcement from Scott. Then, the guys discuss Steve’s weekend as the matador at the Running of the Bull, accusations that Scott backed out and if they should wear ...
06.21.2022 Get In Your Lane and Go Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve put out an APB after Scott goes through old mail, recap their Father’s Day weekends and celebrate not having to work on Sunday after Golden State closed out Boston in six. Then, the guys ...

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SVPod episodes:

Not Great with Flags

Gold Medalist & Washed Suburban Dad Tom Dolan

Let The Guy Bake

Strokes McJohnny

Double Hammer

Seeking Clarity

Sitting in the Driveway

Broke Boy

Responsibly Aggressive

Wifey Had the Exacta

Dressed Up Like Captain Crunch

Permanent Fishing Hat

Your House is On Fire

A Tournament We All Love

Not Fraught With Peril

Dog and Bracket

Transparent

No Quarter

Big Ten Scotty

Bigger Boat Theory

Mesh Crop Top

Mayor Guy

Generous Helping of Bisque

Sign Up For 60

Gotta Find the Blowout

Here’s What We Know

Send Me Cash

Weather Goons

#NoInterviews

Metaphorical Guy

Happy By Proxy

Turkey Lipper

So Damn Heavy

Reptiles in a Dorm Room

Heroic Effort

The Internet is Your Brontosaurus

Not Worth Meeting or Greeting

Palette of Doughnut Holes

PPA

Just Shut Up

Uncle Ernie and Norma

Spooky Feeling

Mayhem In The Basement

Blueberry Head

Where is the Bus?

Into The Crawl Space

Contemplation of Time

Out Of Ice

Shore Trips

Get In Your Lane and Go