A focus on the podcasting industry...new trends, technology and other resources for the community. Each show features an interview with someone contributing or looking to enter the digital audio space.
PodUp with Shane Matthews is a 55-minute Monday through Friday podcast where no sports topic is off-limits. Gator sports, College Sports, Pro Sports, and even local high school sports will all be on the field of discussion. You can listen, watch, and call into the show on Youtube and Facebook Live at 8 am Monday through Friday. The show can also be streamed 24/7 on iTunes and Spotify and wherever podcasts are available.
We end the week with a special appearance from ESPN college basketball analyst Jimmy Dykes. Jimmy Dykes first joined ESPN at the start of the 1995-96 men’s #CollegeBasketball season as a game and studio analyst and is entering his 20th season with the company, after serving as the women’s head basketball coach at the University of Arkansas from 201…
Today brings about another PodUp #ThursdayRoundup as we welcome Brent Beaird to start the show before getting to the Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup!
It's not every day that we get to have a conversation with a Pro Football Hall of Fame member, but today is that day! Shane is joined by former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Jerry Kramer. Kramer is a former football player, author, and sports commentator.
Unfortunately, Mike Peterson, outside linebacker coach for the University of South Carolina, was held up in a #CollegeFootball meeting and was not able to join today. We will reschedule with him! Award-winning journalist, the host for The Buddy Martin Show, and head honcho at Gator Bait Magazine, Buddy Martin, joins us for an hour on this #TuesdayW…
Shane is joined first by Chris Harry, senior writer for Florida Gators. Then JC will wrap up the program with Shane, recapping this weekend in #sports and their Peachland Dental Golf Picks. Go to https://podupwithshane.com/weekly-drawings/ and enter our weekly drawings for an autographed Chomp Harder hat and a G-Tech #COVID19 sample kit.…
Shane is joined by Florida Gators Soccer coaching legend Becky Burleigh. Burleigh is the first and only coach of the soccer program since its inception in 1994. In 25 seasons at the helm of the UF soccer team, Burleigh has led the University of Florida to an NCAA Championship, two NCAA College Cup appearances, 14 Southeastern Conference titles, and…
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2/18/21 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup
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As he does every Thursday, Brent Beaird joins Shane first today on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning. Then we'll have Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup & catch up on all things #highschoolsports throughout #Florida.
Shane will be joined by Steve Palazzolo, senior analyst for Pro Football Focus who covers the NFL, #NFLDraft, and #collegefootball.
Jeff Cardozo pitched for Florida Gators Baseball. Now he's more of a utility player as he runs Ironwood Golf Course - Gainesville, Fl., broadcasts Florida Gators Baseball, co-hosts The Tailgate with Jeff Cardozo and Pat Dooley, raises three kids, works a ton of other Gator sports, and still finds time to catch up with Shane. How does he do it? Mayb…
Today, Shane is joined by the Florida Gators Women's Basketball head coach, Cam Newbauer.
An incredible show today as we welcome Sarah Thomas on to the podcast! Thomas is an NFL official, who was the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game and the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium. On April 8, 2015, Thomas was hired as the first full-time female official in NFL history, Last Sunda…
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2/11/21 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup
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Shane is joined first by college analyst for First Coast News, Brent Beaird, then by Mike Ridaught of PrepZone.com for the Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup.
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2/10/21 Roland Thornqvist with JC & the QB
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Shane is joined by Roland Thornqvist, head coach of the Florida Gators Tennis women’s team. Thonrqvist, a native of Sweden, attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played for the Tar Heels men's tennis team from 1990 to 1993. He was recognized as a three-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, 1992, and 199…
Now that football is officially over, we can welcome all of our favorite Gator coaches! Tomorrow we have Tim Walton, the head skipper of the Florida Gators Softball team! And of course what would a #TuesdaysWithBuddy be without Buddy Martin of Gator Bait Magazine and The Buddy Martin Show?
Shane recaps an exciting Super Bowl. Then, in the second half of the program, we welcome Florida Gators Men's Golf coach JC Deacon to the show. JC will catch us up on the Gators Men’s Golf team, Brooks Koepka’s weekend win, whether or not Jordan Spieth is back or just back, and all sorts of link talk.…
Today on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning, Shane is joined first by the #HBC, Coach Steve Spurrier. On the second portion of the program, we will have Mary Wise, Florida Gators Volleyball head coach, on the program.
Today, Shane is joined first by Bobby Bowden, Florida State Seminoles Football’s legendary coach, who recruited Shane Matthews, who battled Coach Steve Spurrier, Howard Schnellenberger, and Jimmy Johnson at the pinnacle of their careers, who coached against his own sons, and who was at one point the winningest coach in #CollegeFootball. On the seco…
Today, we’ve got Alex Marvez joining us on the Titan MRI Hotline to give us a preview of The Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' big Super Bowl matchup. #TuesdayWithBuddy is going to be a good one as we have Emmy winning, New York Times Best Selling Author, and dear friend of the show Buddy Martin from The Buddy Martin Show on to talk Supe…
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2/1/21 Turkey Creek Golf Course & Pat Dooley
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Let’s start off an INCREDIBLE week of shows with the new and improved Turkey Creek Golf Club. We’ll have some of the new management on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning to let us know what they’re doing to bring Turkey Creek back! Pat Dooley also subs in for JC this morning on the first segment of the show.…
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1/29/21 Dr. Kevin Farmer with JC & the QB
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Today, Shane is joined by Dr. Kevin Farmer, orthopedic doctor for the Florida Gators Football team. We will be learning more about what he does with the team and his new book, Football Injuries: A Clinical Guide to In-Season Management. (https://www.amazon.com/Football-Injuries-Clinical-Season-Management/dp/3030548740) Also, don't forget to enter t…
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1/27/21 Leonard George & Willie Jackson Sr.
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Join us today for a very special episode as we host a conversation between Willie Jackson, Sr. and Leonard George, the first two African American athletes at the University of Florida. Jackson and George will be joined by Melvin Flournoy and will be led in conversation by Wayne Fields, as they discuss their time at UF and the Leonard George and Wil…
Tuesday our big week continues as we welcome former Florida Gators Football Tight End and Super Bowl champion Trey Burton. In addition to Trey Burton, we're excited to have Gator Bait Magazine's head honcho The Buddy Martin Show host, Buddy Martin. Our #tuesdayswithbuddy takes off again this Tuesday as we dive in on the Florida Gators Football rece…
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1/25/21 Kevin O'Sullivan with JC & the QB
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Shane is joined by Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida Gators Baseball coach and former player.
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1/22/21 Ira Kaufman & Johnny Wiggs with JC & the QB
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Shane is joined today by #ProFootball Hall of Fame representative for the Tampa Bay area on www.JoeBucsFan.com, Ira Kaufman, and Johnny Wiggs, head football coach of Santa Fe College.
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1/21/21 Zach Abolverdi Hosts Brent Beaird & Andrew Spivey
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Today on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning, Zach Abolverdi of The Gainesville Sun fills in as host for Shane Matthews. Zach will be joined by First Coast News #CollegeFootball analyst, Brent Beaird. On the second portion of the program, Zach will be joined by Gator Country's Andrew Spivey. Shane Matthews will be back in the studio tomorrow morning…
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1/20/21 Zach Abolverdi Hosts Graham Hall & JC
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Today on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning, we had a very special guest host: Florida Gators Football beat writer, Zach Abolverdi of The Gainesville Sun. Zach talked #CollegeFootball and NFL news and notes with JC. Then he was joined by Florida Gators Men's Basketball beat writer, Graham Hall, to catch us up on everything new and noteworthy going …
Today we are getting a chance to talk with Mark Wise, ESPN #CollegeBasketball analyst. We will ask him about how the Florida Gators Men's Basketball team can get their season turned around from here, what the future of the program looks like, and hopefully, when Scottie Lewis will be back. We’ll also ask him if #Gonzaga can go the whole season with…
Shane was joined by Bob Redman of Florida Gators on 247Sports today on PodUp with Matthews in the Morning.
Today, Shane was joined by Pete Prisco. Prisco has covered the NFL for three decades, including working as a beat reporter in #Jacksonville for the Jacksonville Jaguars. When he's not watching game tape, you can find Pete on #Twitter or dreaming of an Arizona State Sun Devils national title in #football.…
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1/14/21 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup
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Brent Beaird joins us first today to recap this last week in #CollegeFootball. Then, we're heading around the state of Florida for the Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup to catch up on #HighSchoolSports around the state.
Joining the PodUp today is former Florida Gators Football head coach Ron Zook! Zook currently serves as a senior analyst for the University of Maryland, after a long and successful career as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2005 to 2011.…
Shane is joined by Chris Harry (GatorZone.com), lead basketball writer for GatorZone.com. He'll help us break down what happened Saturday against Kentucky Wildcats and what we can look forward to tomorrow as we take on Ole Miss Men's Basketball and Saturday's game against Mississippi State Men's Basketball. And what would #TuesdayWithBuddy be witho…
Shane is joined today by ESPN #CollegeFootball analyst, Tom Luginbill.
Shane is joined today by sportswriter for The Gainesville Sun, Zach Abolverdi. Also, don't miss out on the JC & QB Peachland Dental Weekend Picks! Some good NFL games are happening this weekend!
Today is Thursday, which means Brent Beaird of First Coast News is back to give us a rundown on the last week in #CollegeFootball. On the second portion of the program, we will have Mike Ridaught of The Prep Zone on for the Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup to give us some insight into #HighSchoolFootball & #HighSchoolSports.…
Shane is joined by Steve Palazzolo, senior analyst of Pro Football Focus, to talk some NFL and discuss the Florida Gators Football players entering the #draft.
Shane was joined today by former Florida Gators Football wide receiver, Louis Murphy. Murphy was a member of two BCS National Championship teams, played in the NFL for the #OaklandRaiders, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers & San Francisco 49ers, & is currently the head coach at Gibbs High Gladiator Football. And what would a …
Shane was joined by the play-by-play man for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Frank Frangie. Frank Frangie hosts shows on 1010 XL FM radio stations in #Jacksonville, as well as one of the founders, president and CEO of GridironNow.com, a website specializing in the coverage of #SECFootball. We’ll get the scoop on the #Jaguars as they finish their season a…
Happy New Year, Gators! 🐊 It is always such a pleasure to welcome our New Year's guest to the show. Andy Staples is a...staple...of sports journalism and currently writes for The Athletic. Andy Staples played for the Florida Gators Football on Coach Steve Spurrier's 1996 National Champion football team. We'll catch up with Andy about the #CottonBow…
Happy New Year's Eve, Gators! Can't be a Thursday during the #collegefootball season if we don't have Brent Beaird on to fill us in on the happenings around NCAA Football. Between bowl games won, lost, and canceled, Brent has the latest on who played, who opted out, and if the University of Notre Dame has enough Luck of the Irish to get by #Bama. O…
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12/30/20 Dan Cross & Edgar Thompson with JC & the QB
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Today was a real treat as former 🐊🏀 Player, Dan Cross is back to talk about Florida Gators Men's Basketball and his #FloridaGetDown premier holiday basketball showcase happening next week here in Gainesville! They'll have 22 Teams at St Francis Catholic High School gym and you can get tickets and Live Stream info at floridagetdown.org We were also …
Shane was joined by Alex Marvez on the Titan MRI Hotline today to discuss the #NFL playoffs. Alex is a sportscaster, journalist & author who currently works for Sirius XM NFL Radio where he hosts a daily prime time radio show. Buddy Martin joins the show during the first half as we get ready for the #CottonBowl and the #Heisman Trophy announcement.…
Scott Carter - Floridagators.com joined the program today to give us a rundown on the latest Florida Gators Football notes & news. We will also be talking #NFL, #NBA, and of course the upcoming #CottonBowl on Wednesday. Tune in at 8:00 AM ET on Facebook or YouTube, or find us on your favorite podcast platform.…
It's a very special Christmas edition of the show as we bring to you a collection of stories from the past year of guests, all about the HBC.
Brent Beaird made his Thursday appearance to give us a rundown on the #SECChampionship game, the Final Four #Playoffs, the bowl games, new #Auburn coach Bryan Harsin, and he won't tell us who he voted for in the #Heisman race, but maybe he can tell us how #KyleTrask was 2nd Team SEC even though he's the better QB. We asked, at least. And it's a ver…
Our media guest today is always popular, Mike Bianchi. Bianchi is a journalist, sports columnist, blogger, podcaster, tweeter, & radio host. He has written for the Orlando Sentinel as a columnist since 2000 after working as the lead sports columnist at The Florida Times-Union in #Jacksonville. Tune in to hear Bianchi's thoughts on the #Florida spor…
Our guest today is former #Gators Wide Receiver, Travis McGriff. McGriff was an #SECChampion & National Champion under the #HBC in the mid-nineties. Travis also played professionally for the Denver Broncos as well as the Orlando Predators & Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League. What is a #TuesdayWithBuddy without Buddy Martin of The Buddy Ma…
Shane & JC recapped and gave some insight into the Alabama Football win against the Florida Gators Football at the #SECChampionship and reviewed their Peachland Dental Weekend Picks!
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12/18/20 Antonio Langham with JC & the QB
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Big show today! Shane was joined by Antonio Langham, All American cornerback who played for the Alabama Football Crimson Tide before spending seven seasons in the #NFL. Langham is often credited with the interception that saved #collegefootball, when he picked off Shane Matthews of the Florida Gators (and this podcast) and returned it for a touchdo…
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12/17/20 Brent Beaird & Baker's Sporting Goods High School Roundup
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Today, Shane was joined by Brent Beaird, who is the resident college football expert at First Coast News and stops by on Thursdays to drop some knowledge on us. Is Trask's #Heisman campaign over? Can #7 Florida still make the #FinalFour? What will his alma mater #AlabamaFootball do in the #SECChampionship on Saturday? Our Baker's Sporting Goods Hig…