Rod Beard, beat writer for The Detroit News, hosts the premiere of the "Rod & Real" podcast, a look at the Detroit Pistons, NBA and other topics on the new weekly series.

Here's a breakdown of the first episode:
0:00 -- Introduction
2:10 -- Background
3:10 -- Pistons roster breakdown
15:01 -- Andre Drummond's contract situation
21:18 -- Daily Fantasy Sports
27:42 -- Road stories
30:13 -- Writing as a craft