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THE NO CHILL PODCAST

A No Chill Production

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Tim Livingston, Gilbert Arenas, Mike Botticello

HOSTED BY: GILBERT ARENAS and MIKE BOTTICELLO

Videography/Editor: Steven Rhys Foster

Director: Steven Rhys Foster

Sound: Alfonso Cano

Talent Coordinator: Thomas Scott

Production Assistant: Ethan Zakarin

On this episode, it’s a special occasion, where we get to bring together two incredible talkers, as we’ve got Agent Zero with the man himself, Stephen A. Smith. We all know Stephen A., but you may not have known he came up as a hooper, playing college ball at the HBCU school, Winston-Salem. That connection to the game carried Stephen A. through his entire career. We all know he can get his point across, but the most important thing is, he stands by what he says, and totally understands the athletes’ perspective.

For Gil, it’s all about respect, and Stephen A. works to demand it and earn it. Of course he had a few things to say about Gil over the years, but now that Gil’s in another chapter beyond his playing days, it’s an entirely different conversation. On the basis of relationships, athletes and media members can actually coexist. As Gil sees it, it takes accountability and the willingness to look yourself in the mirror when putting the narrative in context. And as Stephen A. tells us, we root for guys to succeed, but it’s how they handle themselves that keeps us talking.