Ali Mac tests Mike Johnson’s and Beau Morgan's movie, sports, and general history knowledge as she takes them back in the day for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear Atlanta Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham talk about how he gauges if it's worth it to potentially trade up and go get a player that potentially falls further than they expected, and what positions he thinks are the stronger positions in this year’s draft. Mike, Ali, and Beau react to what Ian had to say, and explain why they think Kyle Pitts' trade value will likely be at its highest before the in-season trade deadline this upcoming season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Braves winning their sixth game in a row after getting a 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals in D.C. last night in the first game of their four game series, talk about Bryce Elder having another quality start and bouncing back after a rough first inning, the Braves offense continuing to get timely hits, talk about Ronald Acuña Jr. getting a hit by a pitch twice in the game last night and having to exit the game early after getting hit the second time in the game where he got hit in the hand, and explain why they think Bryce Elder and the umpires last night handled Ronald Acuña Jr. getting hit twice perfectly.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham talk about if he’s feeling any nerves about his first draft as a GM, and if the goal of the draft for the team is the same as the team’s goal was in free agency which was to raise the floor of the team. Mike, Ali, and Beau react to what Ian had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons draft is all about continuing to raise the team's floor and create competition.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks beating the New York Knicks in New York 107-106 last night in Game two of their first round playoff series with the Knicks, talk about how CJ McCollum carried the Hawks to victory last night, and explain why they think the Hawks and CJ McCollum won Game two because they played great fourth quarter defense.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Monday, April 20th, 2026.

HR1 - Braves off to nice start despite missing many starting pitchers & Jurickson Profar

In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, quickly recap their weekends, recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks losing game one of their first round playoff series with the New York Knicks 113-102 on Saturday, talk about what they liked and didn’t like about Atlanta’s game one performance, talk about what they think needs to change, what adjustments need to be made, explain why they think the Hawks must fix their transition defense to beat the Knicks in game two tonight, talk about how Mike and his wife Lindsey made it to the Morgan Wallen concert in Tuscaloosa, Alabama over the weekend after thinking they wouldn’t be able to go late last week, talk about how the concert went, react to the Atlanta Falcons trading defensive lineman Ruke Orhorhoro in exchange for Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Maason Smith, talk about if they think this trade will affect Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham and the Falcons’ approach to Thursday’s NFL Draft, explain why they think the Falcons traded Orhorhoro for Maason Smith because Smith is a better scheme fit for the Falcons and what Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich wants to do, talk about how Beau’s first born child Melrose’s first birthday party went on Saturday, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves sweeping their three game weekend road series against the Philadelphia Phillies with their 4-2 win over the Phillies last night on Sunday night baseball and winning their fifth game in a row, talk about how the Braves are still the only team in Major League Baseball that has yet to lose a series, and explain why they think the Braves are 15-7 right now because they're doing all of the little things right offensively and defensively.

HR2 - Ruke Orhorhoro trade comes down to Falcons wanting bigger bodies on D-Line

In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons trading defensive lineman Ruke Orhorhoro in exchange for Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Maason Smith, talk about if they think this trade will affect Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham and the Falcons’ approach to Thursday’s NFL Draft, explain why they think the Falcons traded Orhorhoro for Smith because Smith is a better scheme fit for what the Falcons and Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich wants to do, explain why they think the Falcons trading for Maason Smith gives Cunningham and the team a little bit more flexibility to trade back from the 48th overall pick and gain more draft picks if they want, hit the halftime portion of the show where they talk about some of the crazy and funny stories that happened over the weekend that you may’ve missed, including letting you hear Georgia Tech Head Football Coach Brent Key talk about why he’s so happy that the spring transfer portal window is gone, and react to what Coach Key had to say, talk about the return of the most interesting man in the world, 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 - Knicks won’t shoot as well as they did vs. Hawks in Game 1 for entire series

In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks losing game one of their first round playoff series with the New York Knicks 113-102 on Saturday, talk about what they liked and didn’t like about Atlanta’s game one performance, talk about what they think needs to change, what adjustments need to be made, let you hear Hawks Head Coach Quin Snyder talk about how the team defended Jalen Brunson and if there will be any changes to how the team defends Brunson moving forward for the rest of the series, react to what Coach Snyder had to say, and explain why they think the Hawks lost their offensive identity at times in game one. Mike, Beau, and Ali also continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves sweeping their three game weekend road series against the Philadelphia Phillies with their 4-2 win over the Phillies last night on Sunday night baseball and winning their fifth game in a row, and talk about how the Braves are still the only team in Major League Baseball that has yet to lose a series. Then, The Morning Shift crew spends some time with College Football and NFL Draft Analyst and Co-Host on Sports Radio WWL in Louisiana Mike Detillier! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Mike discuss what Atlanta Falcons fans should know about the Falcons newly acquired defensive tackle Maason Smith, why Mike thinks the Falcons should draft Texas Tech Red Raiders defensive lineman Lee Hunter with the 48th overall pick if he’s there, if Mike thinks Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Zachariah Branch getting arrested yesterday will affect his draft stock and when he gets drafted, how Mike is feeling about this year’s NFL draft class overall, how Mike feels about Texas Tech Red Raiders linebacker Jacob Rodriguez as an NFL prospect, and the New Orleans Saints losing linebacker Demario Davis in free agency this offseason. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to WrestleMania 42 selling almost $150 Tomahawks Steaks at their concession stands during their event this weekend, talk about how the bone on the steak had the WrestleMania 42 logo branded on it, discuss if they would keep the bone as a souvenir, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to WrestleMania 42 selling almost $150 Tomahawks Steaks at their concession stands during their event this weekend, talk about how the bone on the steak had the WrestleMania 42 logo branded on it, discuss if they would keep the bone as a souvenir, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!