The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker

The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker

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The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker episodes

  • Shortened, Bonus Episode

    On this "episode" of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James has something a bit different for the Birchwood Community. After some technical difficulties in producing Friday's episode, the show had to be reorganized into a shortened, bonus episode recorded from James' iPhone. This episode features the shortened versions of what Friday's segments would have been, including: March being the greatest month in sports with the NCAA Tournament and Spring Training (with promotion of NCAA Tournament and MLB Opening Day special episodes of "The Wake Up Call" coming soon), increased chances of Seahawks QB Russell Wilson becoming a Chicago Bear, and the creation of "Lou Gehrig Day" on May 2nd to honor the legend and raise money for ALS research.

    13 min
  • Carson Wentz is a Colt, Fernando Tatis Jr. got PAID, Naomi Osaka is the Next Great Athlete

    On this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James breaks down Carson Wentz being traded to the Colts and the bright future ahead for football in Indy (0:59-9:05). Also, James' thoughts on Fernando Tatis Jr. signing a 14 Year/ $340 Million extension with the San Diego Padres and what that means for Tatis, the Padres, and baseball moving forward (9:35-18:14), and how Naomi Osaka is already the Next Great Athlete at just 23 years old (18:14-25:45). Plus, an all new segment "Good Cop, Bad Cop" where James talks about 2 current stories in sports; 1 he likes, and 1 he doesn't (26:22-31:55).


    33 min
  • Super Bowl LV Recap, Guest Buccaneers Beat Writer Greg Auman
    On this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James delivers the classic Wednesday after the Super Bowl recap. James breaks down the Buccaneers success in Super Bowl LV, Tom Brady getting his 7TH ring, and all the great news surrounding the Bucs after their second Super Bowl victory in franchise history (2:15-9:10). Also, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Beat Writer for The Athletic Greg Auman joins the show for a great interview (9:48-24:51) and a breakdown of Patrick Mahomes' terrible performance in Super Bowl LV (27:08-33:16).
    35 min
  • Super Bowl LV Special, Guest ASN Founder Dan Treacy
    On this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James is BACK! After a 2 month break, "The Wake Up Call" returns for Super Bowl LV and it's an action packed episode. For the first time in the history of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James has a guest, as he interviewed All Sports News founder Dan Treacy to talk about ASN, Super Bowl LV, and the NFL QB Carousel (8:40-55:02). Also, James debuts a new segment called Buy or Sell where he breaks down the Birchwood Communities Takes on Super Bowl LV (55:33-1:01:51), and he goes through a Madden NFL 21 simulation of the Big Game (1:01:51-1:05:54).
    1 hr 8 min
  • "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker" Podcast Announcement
    This is the official Podcast Trailer for "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," a new morning sports podcast from Birchwood Sports Network that will premiere the morning after the World Series at 6 AM CDT and be released a few days a week on YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram at 6 AM CDT.
    1 min
  • 3rd CFP Rankings & Ohio State, Defeated Steelers, James Harden Drama, Corona Time XI

    In this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James breaks down the 3rd of the 2020 College Football Playoff Rankings and the issues surrounding Ohio State's Big Ten & College Football Playoff eligibility (2:03-10:00). Also, he goes through the first loss of the season for the Pittsburgh Steelers and what it means for the AFC playoff picture (10:23-14:57), the James Harden drama going on down in Houston (14:57-17:14), and how postseason tournaments will be conducted in the middle of a pandemic in Corona Time XI (17:54-22:34).

    26 min
  • BYU-Coastal Instant Classic, NFL & CFB Weekend Recap, James' CFB Power Rankings, The Bears Suck

    In this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James talks the BYU-Coastal Carolina Instant Classic from Saturday night and what it means for the future of College Football (1:20-5:14). Also, he goes through the games from NFL Week 13 (5:39-9:36) and College Football Week 14 (9:36-10:54), gives his own College Football Power Rankings (10:54-13:17), and goes on a tirade about how bad the Bears are and how much he wants Nagy/Pace fired (13:17-15:26).

    18 min
  • Jimmy's Pick Em, 8 Team CFP Proposal, LeBron James Future, Corona Time X

    In this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James makes predictions for this weekends action in the NFL (1:05-4:01) & College Football (4:02-5:41). Also, he proposes an expansion to 8 teams for the College Football Playoff (6:05-8:45), LeBron James NBA future and the possibility of him playing with his son Bronny in 2023 (8:45-11:48), and the NFL's denial of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Corona Time X (11:48-14:50).

    19 min
  • Ravens-Steelers & the COVID Era NFL, 2nd CFP Rankings, Urban Meyer Unretiring Again?, Corona Time IX
    In this episode of "The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker," James talks the Ravens-Steelers thrice (so far) postponed Week 12 game and the outlook for the NFL in the COVID era from here on out (2:00-9:02). Also, his reaction to the 2nd 2020 College Football Playoff rankings (9:28-15:21), the possibility the Urban Meyer may unretire (again...) to come back and coach Texas or another team (15:22-14:47), and non Ravens-Steelers COVID news in sports in Corona Time IX (14:48-19:33).
    22 min

About The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker

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"The Wake Up Call w/ James Manker" is a morning sports podcast from Birchwood Sports in which the host with the most, Schmanky as he is affectionately called, talks sports in segments that are sure to…