By Thiago Viana
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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.
"Middddddllllleeeeekaufffff" ... but I'm not Guy Haberman.
John Middlekauff, 1/2 of the Haberman and Middlekauff podcast and host of 3 & Out on the Colin Cowherd Podcast Network, is my guest for episode 11 of A 49ers Podcast.
We got into:
When talking sports with your best friend turns into a full-blown business and brand
Thoughts on the state of the San Francisco 49ers - and why the team being relevant is great, not good, for the NFL
Advice for up-and-coming podcasters
... and much more!
Cam Inman, veteran beat reporter covering the 49ers for the Mercury News, stops by to chop it up for episode 10 of A 49ers Podcast.
We got into:
Quite possibly the most fascinating month in recent 49ers history - Trey Lance = a piece of clay? How Kyle plans to mold him into his super QB
Did we just become best friends? A Jimmy / Trey QB room in 2021
Draft picks that excite (the other Trey) - Memorable moments and players - Chip Kelly's weird year
"Who's got it better than us?!?!" coming to another NFL locker room near you in the future?
Cam's running chronicles
So much more
Tim Kawakami, Editor-in-Chief of the Athletic Bay Area joins A 49ers Podcast.
One of the best in the business - and a conversation you do not want to miss, considering this very "quiet" time in 49ers-land.
For those who have yet to subscribe to the Athletic, you're missing out.
Here’s a link to a 7-day free trial.
We got into:
A wacky Mac Jones Monday begins to close out a fascinating 49ers month
Heavy is the head that wears the crown: all roads lead to Mac and Kyle’s (and John’s) monumental fork-in-the road moment
Pressure!? You bet! Mac Jones - if the pick - is about to enter the thunder dome
The Athletic Bay Area = a household name
Praise when good, criticize when bad. Tim’s approach to reporting.
Going away?! Tim says head to Seattle for the best away game experience.
David Lombardi, 49ers reporter for The Athletic and a much better swimmer than any of us, joins A 49ers Podcast for episode 8.
If you’re not subscribed to The Athletic, you’re missing out. For 17 cents a day – you heard that right – you get access to not only phenomenal 49ers coverage but a wealth of top-tier sports reporting.
Here’s a link to a 7-day free trial.
We got into:
Creating a lane alongside grizzled 49ers veteran beat reporters like Matt Barrows, Matt Maiocco, Tim Kawakami, Cam Inman, Ann Killion and Eric Branch
Stories rooted in data, research, science, and preparing for battles with 49ers Twitter
A megaphone and a message for 49ers fans yearning for the draft - and why draft month is David’s least favorite
Ranking draft priorities: O-line vs. secondary
Investing in the big guys up front
The 49ers crossing the salary cap desert and key $$ priorities
Why the 49ers are not good enough – RIGHT NOW – to win the Super Bowl
Interviewing childhood heroes like Steve Young, Jerry Rice, and others – and some of David’s favorite stories
Swimming in 45 degree water
We're kicking off A 49er Podcast's "Friends and Family" series (and episode 7) with JD aka Heart 2 Start JD. JD is 1/3 of the Heart 2 Start Podcast and has been one of the pod's biggest supporters from day one.
We chopped up all things 49ers - thoughts on Jimmy G, the draft, Kyle the young Jedi, favorite moments and players - and why JD's fantasy football league is better than yours.
No introduction needed. All-time 49ers great Joe Staley joined "A 49ers Podcast" to chop it up for nearly an hour.
Over a scotch and a bourbon, we got into:
What it meant to only play for the Niners
Joe’s role in establishing a new era of 49ers football
Playing with Bryant Young, Frank Gore, Patrick Willis, Navorro Bowman, Justin Smith, Delanie Walker, Vernon Davis, Aldon Smith and other “DUDES”
What makes George Kittle and Nick Bosa special
Why players flame out of the NFL
Working your ass off = 13 year NFL career
Joe’s welcome to the NFL moments and favorite 49ers memories
What Joe’s post-49ers career has been is like
The Justin Smith(?!) incident
And so much more
(Note: my microphone was having significant sound issues, which only came to light once our conversation ended. Rather than scrap this great interview, I’m publishing it because Joe was a phenomenal guest. So many great anecdotes.)
Jon Schwartz, former senior vice president of communications and public affairs for the NFL and creator of the Sports Mentoring Project, joins A 49ers Podcast for episode five.
In the first half, we got into:
In the second half, we got into:
Matt Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay Area's 49ers Insider, joins A 49ers Podcast for an in-depth conversation on all things 49ers past, present and future.
Matt has covered the team for over 26 years and currently co-hosts 49ers Talk with Laura Britt.
He is also one of the leading figures behind Letters to 87, a documentary and book on Dwight Clark’s “the Catch.” The project highlighted letters and stories on the impact the play and Clark – who passed away from ALS in 2018 – had on the lives of people who witnessed the legendary play up-close, from afar or years after it occurred.
We get into:
Raj Melwani (OurSF49ers) joins A 49ers Podcast to talk running a 49ers social media empire and all things Red & Gold.
Raj - also known as OurSF49ers - has over 125K followers on Instagram and 14K on Twitter. He is the top 49ers fan influencer on social media.
We get into:
Sterling Bennett (49ers Access) joins a 49ers Podcast for an in-depth conversation on all things -- you guessed it -- San Francisco 49ers.
Sterling is the Warriors Network Coordinator & Producer for 95.7 The Game and host of 49ers Access Podcast.
We get into:
The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.