The Max Whittle Podcast

Asmir Begovic, goalkeeper for A.F.C. Bournemouth and Bosnia, is this week's guest on The US Sports Podcast. Asmir, a huge American sports fan, sits down with Max Whittle for a fish and chips lunch on the south coast where they discuss his life as a refugee, how close he was to representing Canada, following his dad's football career when he was a child and winning the Premier League with Chelsea. US topics include his beloved New England Patriots, Tom Brady's longevity and former goalkeeper David James' fandom of the Seattle Seahawks. 

Get in touch with Max on Twitter @max_whittle, and follow his work at GiveMeSport.

GiveMeSport's Max Whittle and Play Sports TV's Dennis Xhaet look back on the opening game from both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, and what might change as the two series' continue.

Live from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia moments after the 76ers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on the final day of the NBA regular season, Max sits down with Duncan McKenzie-McHarg of FOX Sports Australia to discuss Ben Simmons' rise to becoming the most popular sports star in Australia, BBQ etiquette, the journey of Joe Ingles and the 2018 playoff field.

Listen to archived episodes of The US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle, including Hakeem Olajuwon and Luol Deng, here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-sports-podcast-max-whittle/id1163773727?mt=2

Get in touch with Max and Duncan on Twitter @max_whittle and @duncanmcmc

Philadelphia Eagles running back and 2018 Super Bowl champion Jay Ajayi joins Max in London to talk about his Nigerian heritage, Joloff rice, his mother's Eagles fandom when the Ajayi family resided in Texas, choosing American football over soccer in high school, the famous Super Bowl play 'Philly Special' and more. 

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Gregory Smith aka 'The Cubs Mad Man' is this week's guest on The US Sports Podcast. Greg, a Cubs diehard who has followed the team since his early years, is famous for his daily video recaps on Facebook which have accumulated thousands of views since he began reviewing Cubs games in 2014. Greg lets us in on how he invented the 'curse burner', what inspires his videos, what it's like to be a Cubs fan, baseball curses and more. 

Listen to previous episodes of The US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle, including conversations with Hakeem Olajuwon and Carlos Pena, here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-sports-podcast-max-whittle/id1163773727?mt=2

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Bob Martin, head coach of Doncaster Danum Eagles and fundamental basketball coach, joins Max on The US Sports Podcast. Martin, born in Ohio but a basketball lifer in the United Kingdom, discusses the challenges he still faces in developing the game and taking it to schools around the country, the pros and cons of leaving to play in the United States, how coaches should be best developed and why Britain needs to better utilise their best former players.

Subscribe and listen to previous episodes of The US Sports Podcast, including Luol Deng of the LA Lakers, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Hakeem Olajuwon, here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-sports-podcast-max-whittle/id1163773727?mt=2

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Dennis Xhaet of Play Sports TV joins Max to look back on a wild trade deadline in the NBA, assessing what the Cleveland Cavaliers did and how it affects their short and long-term future. That plus conversations on Isaiah Thomas' future as he joins the Lakers, the teams that didn't do enough and the advantages of reducing the amount of regular season games. 

Listen to archived episodes of The US Sports Podcast, including comedian Marek Larwood and NBA on TNT reporter Kristen Ledlow, here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-sports-podcast-max-whittle/id1163773727?mt=2

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Marek Larwood, comedian, actor and writer is this week's guest on The US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle. Looking ahead to Super Bowl 52 between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, Marek discusses his gym routine, the podcasts he listens to and the quarterback matchup between Tom Brady and Nick Foles.

Listen to archived episodes of The US Sports Podcast, with guests including Peter King of the MMQB and Craig Sager Jr., here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-sports-podcast-max-whittle/id1163773727?mt=2

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Chris Green, author of 'Cyrille Regis: My Story', joins Max to remember the one and only Cyrille Regis. Chris spent hours with Cyrille both as a friend and for the book and shares some of his greatest and fondest stories of a man who will be remembered not only as a successful goalscorer, but someone who paved the way for every black British footballer that followed him. 

Listen to archived episodes of The US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle, including Joel Embiid and Carlos Peña, here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-sports-podcast-max-whittle/id1163773727?mt=2

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Andre Miller and Rip Hamilton are Max's guests on the US Sports Podcast. Miller played 17 seasons in the NBA for nine different teams, retiring at age 39 with the Spurs. Hamilton, who is famous for wearing a protective face mask, won a championship with the Detroit Pistons back in 2004 against the Lakers. 

Listen to archived episodes of the US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle, including ESPN commentator Mike Breen and the Atlanta Falcons' Jack Crawford, here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-sports-podcast-max-whittle/id1163773727?mt=2

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