The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026.

HR1 - Braves offense playing at level where it feels like they’re never out of a game

In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington Nationals in D.C. last night 8-6 in game three of their four game series, talk about Michael Harris II hitting two home runs to two different sides of the field last night, explain why they think Harris’ homers last night proves he's figuring it out on offense, talk about the 2026 NFL Draft starting tonight, react to New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel announcing that he won't be with the team for the third day of the NFL draft on Saturday because he’s going to seek counseling starting this weekend amid the New York Post publishing photos that appeared to show Vrabel embracing and holding hands with former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini at a resort in Arizona, explain why they think this decision by Vrabel is the wrong one, briefly discuss if they think there is a surprise player they expect to fall to the Falcons like how Jalon Walker fell to the Falcons last year, preview Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks, talk about the series shifting to Atlanta tonight, explain why they think the Hawks need big games from Jalen Johnson and Nickeil Alexander-Walker to have their best chance to win tonight and take a 2-1 series lead, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Falcons getting to draft Avieon Terrell would be huge win in more ways than one

In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to talk about the 2026 NFL Draft starting tonight, continue to discuss if they think there is a surprise player they expect to fall to the Falcons like how Jalon Walker fell to the Falcons last year, talk about what position would the Falcons want there to be and not want there to be an early run on in the first round tonight, and explain why they think Avieon Terrell, younger brother of Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell could be a prime target for the Falcons if he falls to the second round. Then, Ali tests Mike and Beau’s knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show! The Morning Shift crew also recap and reacts to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington Nationals in D.C. last night 8-6 in game three of their four game series, explain why they think in some ways Braves Manager Walt Weiss managed last night’s game like a playoff game, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Hawks need to turn Game 3 vs. Knicks into track meet for as long as they can

In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to talk about the 2026 NFL Draft starting tonight, and explain why they think the Falcons may draft Texas A&M Aggies edge rusher Cashius Howell to for now fill James Pearce Jr.'s role and possibly pair the two together in the future depending on how everything plays out with Pearce Jr. Mike, Ali, and Beau also continue to preview Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks, talk about the series shifting to Atlanta tonight, explain why they think Fat Joe was breaking a man law when he was sitting courtside at the Knicks vs. Hawks game in New York on Monday night, explain why they think Jalen Johnson can't let his potential offensive struggles affect his effort on defense, react to former Manager of the Atlanta Braves Brian Snitker telling The Steakhouse, when he joined them in studio yesterday, when he realized and knew it was time for him to retire, talk about and give their opinion on some of the Miller Lite Man Laws that they found online, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to former Manager of the Atlanta Braves Brian Snitker telling The Steakhouse, when he joined them in studio yesterday, when he realized and knew it was time for him to retire, talk about and give their opinion on some of the Miller Lite Man Laws that they found online, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to preview Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks, talk about the series shifting to Atlanta tonight, explain why they think Fat Joe was breaking a man law when he was sitting courtside at the Knicks vs. Hawks game in New York on Monday night, and explain why they think Jalen Johnson can't let his potential offensive struggles affect his effort on defense.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about the 2026 NFL Draft starting tonight, and explain why they think the Falcons may draft Texas A&M Aggies edge rusher Cashius Howell to for now fill James Pearce Jr.'s role and possibly pair the two together in the future depending on how everything plays out with Pearce Jr.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington Nationals in D.C. last night 8-6 in game three of their four game series, and explain why they think in some ways Braves Manager Walt Weiss managed last night’s game like a playoff game.

Ali Mac tests Mike Johnson’s and Beau Morgan’s knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about the 2026 NFL Draft starting tonight, continue to discuss if they think there is a surprise player they expect to fall to the Falcons like how Jalon Walker fell to the Falcons last year, talk about what position would the Falcons want there to be and not want there to be an early run on in the first round tonight, and explain why they think Avieon Terrell, younger brother of Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell, could be prime target for the Falcons if he falls to the second round.