Tim Kawakami is joined by Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, for a fun, no-character-limit conversation. Jack opens up about being thrust into the Congressional hearings spotlight over a month ago, whether he's blocked anyone on his own platform and his back-and-forth debate with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Dorsey also breaks down his theory of "Twitter universes" and how the sports world fits into that.

Host: Tim Kawakami

Guest: Jack Dorsey

Producer: Ben Cruz

Tim Kawakami has his first return guest on this iteration of the TK Show in the form of Mr. Moneyball himself, Billy Beane. Billy opens up on Sean Manaea's surgery, the thought process of starting relievers/bringing in starters later than usual and the reported locker room frustration at this unconventional take on pitching. Beans also reflects on this season's success so far and compares the Oakland Raiders' trade of Khalil Mack to him trading Josh Donaldson many moons ago.

Host: Tim Kawakami

Guest: Billy Beane

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Tim Kawakami is joined by the alter ego of the Internet-famous "Radio Ethan'" and senior writer for The Athletic, Ethan Strauss. First up, Ethan gives his Strauss-ian outlook on a team (and sport) that's relatively new to him in the Oakland A's before diving into the piece he wrote for The Athletic that talks in detail about Joe Lacob's acquisition of the Golden State Warriors back in 2010. Tim and Ethan also discuss Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins' futures with the Warriors and touch on the recent attention Nike has received for their Colin Kaepernick advertisements.

Host: Tim Kawakami

Guest: Ethan Strauss

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Tim Kawakami is joined by a recent pick up of The Athletic, Michael Lombardi, to talk everything football. Lombardi talks being surrounded by some of the best football minds ever to start his career, the happenings with the Oakland Raiders involving Khalil Mack and Jon Gruden before popping over to the other side of the Bay Area to talk Jimmy Garoppolo, Kyle Shannahan and the 49ers.

Host: Tim Kawakami

Guest: Michael Lombardi

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Tim Kawakami is joined by San Francisco Giants CEO, Larry Baer, for a lively conversation on the Giants' current season, their determination to stay under the competitive balance tax threshold this season, the timing of Buster Posey's upcoming hip surgery, whether he believes the team can and should add a new marquee star, and whether the Giants need to add a permanent fill-in announcer with their incredibly good but aging broadcast team.

Host: Tim Kawakami

Guest: Larry Baer

Producer: Ben Cruz

Tim Kawakami is joined by one of the premier sports minds in the business, NBC Sports Bay Area senior insider, Ray Ratto. The duo go wall-to-wall with a compelling conversation about sports GOATs, transcendent Bay Area sports figures, the baseball Hall of Fame voting process and Jon Gruden's Oakland Raiders.

Host: Tim Kawakami

Guest: Ray Ratto

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Tim Kawakami is joined by Oakland A's manager, Bob Melvin, fresh off bolstering his bullpen with the addition of Fernando Rodney. Melvin talks catering his strategy to the strength of the squad he has, how ownership and the front office have supported this by acquiring all these new players and a little bit of Jim Harbaugh.

Host: Tim Kawakami

Guest: Bob Melvin

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Tim Kawakami celebrates the first birthday of The Athletic Bay Area by hopping on the phone to chat with two key components that have made this venture a success thus far. First up is TK's partner in crime and The Athletic Bay Area senior columnist, Marcus Thompson II. The two reflect on the very early days on TABA and remember how TK almost lost his mind helping launch the site. 

Tim is then joined by co-founder of The Athletic, Adam Hansmann, who discusses The Athletic's growth across the board and what's next for the company.

Host: Tim Kawakami

Guests: Marcus Thompson II & Adam Hansmann

Producer: Ben Cruz

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Tim Kawakami is on vacation this week but as the old adage goes, "The show must go on!" And go on it does with special guest host Marcus Thompson, senior columnist for The Athletic Bay Area. Marcus welcomes Oakland A's beat writer for The Athletic (and relatively new Bay Area resident), Julian McWilliams to the show for an in-depth look at the surprising success of the red-hot Athletics. 

Tim Kawakami is joined by The Athletic Bay Area's Golden State Warriors beat writer Anthony Slater to chat about a plethora of topics. First, the goings on for the defending champions at Summer League in Las Vegas, the reactions to the DeMarcus Cousins signing and the increasing rumors of Kevin Durant possibly leaving the Warriors next offseason.