Ep. 86: Cleveland sports fervor in the hallways of Washington

The Cleveland Browns get talked about in political circles in Washington. The Indians get talked about. The Cavs get talked about.

Hugh Hewitt makes sure of that.

The political commentator on NBC and MSNBC and long-time radio host is a big hitter in national politics and served as a co-moderator for several presidential debates. At his core, Hewitt is a 62-year-old kid from Warren who wants to talk sports with his friends.

That's what Hewitt said happens in the green room before political talk shows - sports talk. So we asked him to bring that talk to the latest episode of Takes By The Lake with Doug Lesmerises.

Part of what we want to do in our all-sports podcast is interview well-known guests who are diehard Cleveland fans. Hewitt is the latest guest on that list. He's lived in Washington and California since growing up in Ohio, but he's still a Browns season ticket holder.

We talked some about the intersection of sports and politics, and whether we could see a current sports figure run for president. We examined the idea of LeBron James playing in Washington, D.C. But primarily, we got Hewitt's thoughts on the Indians, Browns and Cavs, a lifetime of rooting for them and what it's like for him now, when Cleveland sports gives him something to brag about.

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