The Word Podcast
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The Word Podcast features Rich Abernethy and James Mundia as they give their humorous takes on the world of Sports, News, and Stuff. Broadcasting buddies since college, James and Rich bring a light-hearted but thorough approach to discussing what's on the front pages, as well as bringing in guests from all parts of the sports and entertainment world to weigh in on the show.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
A loose sports-talk hang where NFL and NBA arguments share space with recurring bits, fan anxiety, and everyday detours.
The Word Podcast: Sports, News, & Stuff works best as sports talk that lets the room breathe. James Mundia and Rich Abernathy move through NFL preseason predictions, left guard roster fights, NBA Finals stakes, and draft prospects, then drift into Trump-era news games, streaming…
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A loose sports discussion that blends NBA Finals reaction, Knicks chaos, and process-minded talk.
The episode starts with Game 1 of the NBA Finals, then moves into Knicks front-office mess, a playful game segment, and the familiar old-men-yelling-at-cloud bit.
A loose, funny sports conversation that turns a wandering start into a sharper Luka-and-Lakers discussion.
The episode begins with a relaxed, amused return-from-hiatus riff about old TV, a golf-tournament run-in with Craig T. Nelson, and the irritations of time moving on. That opening stretch takes its time, but it does a decent job of setting up the later basketball talk.
Loose sports talk with real opinions and a lot of side roads.
The episode moves from Ryder Cup chatter into college football, with travel delays, rescheduled plans, pick'em talk, and a brief detour through a constitutional food convention before the games take over.
A loose post-Super Bowl hangout that prefers mood over recap.
After a hiatus, The Word Podcast comes back on the Thursday after Super Bowl 60 with a debrief that is more about the mood than the scoreline.
The Word returns for its first 2026 episode after a medium hiatus, folding banter, a picks-pool dispute, and a sports-gambling rant into a loose reset.
The Word returns for its first 2026 episode after a medium hiatus, with James, India, and Rich Abernathy easing back in through green-room banter, weather talk, and a fresh-year reset.
A loose return that turns a short hiatus into a sports-heavy, banter-led listen.
PlayNext comes back from a short break with James Mundia and Rich Abernathy trading some early gloating before the episode moves through Quail Hollow, the NBA Conference Finals, and the show's Trump segment.
Loose sports talk with energy, personality, and a little drift.
The Word Podcast: Sports, News, & Stuff keeps a quick pace as it moves through Micah Parsons, the Green Bay Packers, the Dallas Cowboys, Kawhi Leonard, and a look ahead to college football Week 2.
A Sunday Game 7 special that moves from urgency talk into prospect jokes and self-aware banter.
The Word's Sunday Game 7 special stays close to the pressure of a must-win night, and it does a good job of keeping the conversation grounded in the small tensions around urgency: what broadcasters ask, how a simple phrase lands, and why that can turn into a mild argument.
Fast sports context, story by story.
Galway sport, close to the action.
College postseason stakes, told with heart.
Sports history with old-school heart.
The Word Podcast: Sports, News, & Stuff spends this episode on Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Knicks firing Tom Thibodeau, and Aaron Rodgers heading to the Steelers.
The show returns from a short hiatus and opens by joking about being old, stuck in the 90s, and maybe due for a reboot.
James Mundia and Rich Abernathy open with a joke about being back after a short hiatus and quickly make "technically not a lie" a running bit.
James Moondia and Rich Abernathy come back acting like the week ran ahead while they were gone.
James Moondia and Richard Abernathy are back after a short hiatus, picking up The Word on the Thursday after Super Bowl 60.
James Mundia and Richard Bruce Abernathy open with Game 7 of the NBA Finals, arguing that Indiana's run has made this series far more unpredictable than expected.
The Word comes back like it never left, except it very much did.
James Moondia and Richard Bruce Abernathy return from a short hiatus and immediately pivot to the Ryder Cup, a pick'em league, and a quarter-mark NFL check-in.
James and Rich discuss NBA buyout season, analyzing the Bucks' desperate moves around Giannis and Damian Lillard's contract.
The studio is back open.
Rich and James humorously cover NFL left guard battles, NBA playoffs with Thunder predictions, and a game of 'two trumps and a lie' where they struggle to distinguish real Trump headlines from fake ones.
James Mundia and Rich Abernathy return to The Word Podcast after a brief hiatus and open with listener housekeeping about Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, and reviews.
The Word Podcast: Sports, News, & Stuff spends much of this episode on Week 1 NFL reactions, including a Falcons-Buccaneers game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Baker Mayfield's game-winning touchdown.
James Mundia and Richard Abernathy turn a preseason football conversation into a long food-and-football riff, starting with Cold Stone dead pipe locks and a new Word Podcast NFL pick'em league.
James Moody and Rich Abernathy use this The Word episode to bounce between streaming frustration, fantasy football, and three NFL preseason predictions.
The hosts welcome listeners back, discuss watching the Masters golf tournament, and preview upcoming spring and summer sports events.
The hosts discuss the March Madness tournament and the firing of UNC coach Hubert Davis.
Two hosts banter about NBA playoffs, PGA Championship, and a new Pope, blending sports news with pop culture humor.
The hosts banter about taking a break and then discuss a headline about Bill Belichick defending his girlfriend.
The hosts discuss the Masters golf tournament, NBA play-in games, and play a game about Trump headlines.
The hosts banter about planning Christmas travel in April and the challenges of coordinating group activities as adults.
The hosts introduce a special episode where they plan to bring in an expert to discuss topics they've been ranting about.
The hosts introduce a special episode where they plan to bring in an expert to discuss topics they've been ranting about.
Rich Abernethy hosts a solo episode with PGA Tour Live announcer John Swantech to discuss the return of the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Rich Abernethy hosts a solo episode with PGA Tour announcer John Swantech discussing the return of golf at the Charles Schwab Challenge.