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- Let's Talk NFL Fashion and CFL Week 8
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
As the NFL training camps will be getting into full swing here this week and next, we talk about the new uniform designs debuting this season, as well as fading hopes and dreams in CFL fandom as we head in to Week 9.
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
57 min - The Odyssey of Gridiron Football in Japan
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
From the Gridiron Japan Radio archives comes a replay of The Football Odyssey's excellent history lesson, narrated by Aaron Harris, on the history of American football in Japan. Which begs the question, when might Gridiron Japan ever return to the airwaves? Honestly, we don't know. Possibly in a mini segment, but since right now here at Gridiron America Radio (which owns the rights to Gridiron Japan), we don’t have a dedicated team within Japan to cover the game. Therefore, we’d just like to share with you the inspiration that prompted us to create that podcast, which at the time was the only English show that exclusively covered the gridiron game in Japan.
Aron Harris is one of the best football podcasters in the business as he approaches his interviews and episodes as if they were an NFL Films short film or NPR segment, which is what he did for this, one of his first episodes, in 2021. In sum, the Football Odyssey is a human interest podcast that covers the beautiful sport that is, American football. To hear more, check his podcast out at- https://open.spotify.com/show/0VoS28LKoQ9UmLZ49i9xgx
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
48 min - CFL Week 7- A Death in the CFL Family
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
Hard to talk CFL football when one of its star players is killed, but we did as we talked the week that was in Canadian football. After which we then turned our attention to the tragic death over the weekend of Saskatchewan Roughrider team captain, Jayden Dalke.
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
1 hr 3 min - CFL Week 6- The Cream of the Crop
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
With apologies for Greg's poor audio midway through the show, we dive in to week 6 of the CFL season where we are near the 1/3 mark as the cream is now starting to rise to the top. We also discuss a little bit of wrestling and the Macho Man (Oh Yeah!!).
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
40 min - Bo Knows Pain- Week 5 CFL Round Up
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
Greg and Dave look back at the week that was in week 5 of the CFL and then look ahead to week 6. Their look includes not just the scores and big moments, but also the big injuries over the Canada Day weekend.
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
1 hr 4 min - Happy Canada Day! CFL Week 4
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
We start the early celebration of Canada Day, which is on July 1, with a look back at Week 4 of the CFL, and then look back at the CFL/XFL war of words five years ago. Why look back? Because five years ago the pandemic put the CFL on life support and many XFL supporters in America, who had no clue about the league, were claiming that the only way for the CFL to survive was to merge with the (now defunct) third version of the XFL.
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
1 hr 18 min - Empires Rising and Falling- CFL Week 3
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
As we enter week 4 of the 2026 CFL season this week, we look to see which franchise empires are on the rise and which might be falling after week. Could the British Columbia Lions be falling quicker than anyone might have predicted? Are the Edmonton Elks for real? Are the Ottawa RedBlacks who we thought they were? And do the Roughriders realize that it is better to win a game in regulation versus barely escaping in overtime? Plus, we talk about the Brendan Sorsby saga, and we hear about Greg's mini book review about Warren Rogan's (of SHN's Sports' Forgotten Heroes), new book, "College All-Stars vs. NFL Champions: The Chicago Charities Football Games, 1934-1976", which is available now on Amazon.
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James, from Gridiron Japan Radio.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
58 min - Mike Goes to Washington (for the United Bowl), Plus CFL Week 2
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
The second official episode of Gridiron America Today kicks off on a late Tuesday night in America as David, Mike and Greg get set to talk about the United Bowl, where Mike saw the game in person, in Washington D.C. After which they review the second exciting week of CFL play, and toward the end of the show, talk about the latest football history book that Greg just finished- "The Life and Teams of Johnny F. Bassett."
You can purchase the Joh F. Bassett biography at Amazon.com- https://www.amazon.com/Life-Teams-Johnny-Bassett-Entrepreneur/dp/1476684324
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James, from Gridiron Japan Radio.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
58 min - The UFL Playoffs, CFL Week 1, and the Indiana Bears
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
After a one month break due to Greg being away from the studio and mic for his sojourn back to America, the guys are back on the air. We start off by looking at the just completed UFL semifinals and then transition to a talk about the first week of the new CFL season. Afterward we talk about the new media deal the CFL has signed and ponder what changes might be coming to American CFL coverage. We then wrap up by talking about the Bears who say and very much look to be, on the move to Indiana.
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James, from Gridiron Japan Radio.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
1 hr 18 min - The UFL and the Changes Coming to the CFL
Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode, Dave, Mike and Greg sit down to talk about where the UFL currently is as week 7 approaches and the teams jockey for playoff pole position, and look at how the league is attendance and rating wise. After which they talk CFL and the new playoff format coming in 2027, and the potential for the mythical 10th team in the Maritimes to hopefully someday appear. They also talk about the desperate need for the league to attract new fans, even at the expense of losing the old ones who are among the most vocal on social media complaining and protesting all the new changes coming to the league. Lastly, the guys talk about the new alternative sports history show coming to SHN this summer.
GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND
Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James, from Gridiron Japan Radio.
All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:
On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
46 min
About Gridiron America
From the publisher's feed
Gridiron America Today, the flagship program of Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett and, broadcasting it all from his studio in Japan, is fellow football nerd Greg St. James. All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.
Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the "what if" questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by J. Henry Waugh's Sportsmaster Simulation Games (https://sportsmaster-simulation.games). In addition to the gridiron game, the team will also make time look at other sports via computer simulation, and always through the eyes of grown nut forever young at heart men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice on the table top, picking up a joystick, or pressing the buttons on a gamepad.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at https://adamsonmedia.com.
David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at https://gridironamerica.net, and their social media accounts:
X- https://x.com/GridironAMRadio
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/
Threads- https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica