Randy Baumann Podcasts

Mr Wednesday Jeff Konkle is turning another year older and reflects on how his celebrations have changed over the years. PFT Commenter will always love March Madness and is doing his best to keep up with all the Brady and Gisele drama. Stan Savran thought the Penguins were doomed until they went on the road and beat the Avalanche last night.…

Soft Dumps with Joe Bartnick, Phil Bourque can't believe the Pens are in their third lengthy losing streak of the season. Eddie Ifft returns. Mark Madden talked with Ben Roethlisberger on The X yesterday afternoon about the rumors that Ben could have come out of retirement last year to play for the 49ers.…

Frank Caliendo returns to reassure us he isn't afraid of Tom Cruise. Steve Blass joins the show ahead of DVE Morning Show's Clemente Museum Private Tour that he will be the guide for and he shares some stories that gives you a peek into what else you can hear on the private tour.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

The Steelers have brought in five new players via free agency and Mark Kaboly overall believes they could all help in some way next season. The Pens lost back to back games at the Garden against the Rangers including a 6-0 loss on Saturday and Colby Armstrong can't believe the Pens are still holding on to a wild card spot.…

Mr Wednesday Jeff Konkle hates when people offer him certain parental advice. Phil Bourque was so ready for the Pens to blow out the Habs, until Montreal scored six goals of their own. Mark Madden is not shocked by the Penguins collapse last night and doesn't think the Steelers free agency moves this week.…

On the first day of the unofficial free agency period, the Steelers let Cam Sutton walk only to sign Patrick Peterson moments later -- Gerry Dulac offers his thoughts on the transactions. Ed Bailey and Day Bracey of Ed and Day in the Burgh highlight some of their favorite moments from season 1 and tease some of the best bits from season 2 which com…

Surprisingly last night's Oscars ceremony wasn't that bad -- good movies won and Jimmy Kimmel did a great job as host. Colby Armstrong is loving the Pens current 7-1-1 stretch and had a great time working with the TNT crew.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Sean Collier gives us his answers to who he thinks will and what he wants to see win at the Oscars this Sunday. The Bastard Bearded Irishmen perform ahead of the St Patrick's Day parade this weekend in a virtual coffeehouse.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Soft Dumps with Joe Bartnick, PFT Commenter wants the Commanders to take the chance on Lamar Jackson. Stan Savran is not convinced by the Penguins comeback effort against Columbus that their play can be translated into playoff success.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Mr Wednesday Jeff Konkle has no faith in today's American youth because of influencer culture. Phil Bourque praises the Penguins for their five unanswered goals including the OT game winner by Sidney Crosby. Mark Madden gives the Pens credit, but won't let us forget that at first they fell behind four to nothing.…

The Academy Awards are airing this weekend, but do any of these movies compare to the all time greats Randy's social media algorithm apparently includes jarred farts. Billy Gardell returns after a long month away from the Morning Show.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

The last surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gary Rossington has passed away so we play some beloved Skynyrd hits. Which are the best fictional bands from TV and movies. Sam Kane from the St Baldrick's Foundation hops on to promote his annual head shaving even that benefits pediatric cancer research.…

Mike and Jack from Greenfield's Finest return for another episode of Gear Grinders. Sean Collier reviews an unnecessary remake of Children of the Corn and has a retro pick to offer. Josh Yohe reacts to the breaking news of the reunion for the Pens and Nick Bonino, and throws some heavy shade at GM Ron Hextall. Chet Vincent in a virtual coffee house…

Soft Dumps with Joe Bartnick, Big Cat has been goig to the NFL Combine for several years now and is a little subdued by the allure of it. Ron Hextall did absolutely nothing to help the team and Stan Savran is irate about the lack of action as the trade deadline approaches.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Val shares some of her own limericks to provide you some inspiration for the Pott of Gold contest. Donnie Iris turns the big eight-oh. Wes Uhler is live from Indianapolis for the NFL Combine and wonders how much help the Steelers can get with four of the top 80 picks in the draft this year.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Even though the Panthers beat his Syracuse Orange on Saturday, Tim Benz believes Pitt has a legitimate chance at winning the ACC Tournament and making a deep run in the Big Dance. The Pens came out of the weekend with four out of four points including an OT win in St Louis and a 7-3 walloping of the Lighting which has Colby Armstrong believing they…

Sean Collier reviews Cocaine Bear and We Have A Ghost, and has some retro picks. Alan Paul joins the show to expand on his essay he wrote for the Wall Street Journal about The Allman Brothers and Jimmy Carter's pursuit of the White House.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Joe Bartnick joins the show for Soft Dumps. PFT Commenter likes the idea of placing future bets on the weather and he thinks his Commanders have a legitimate case to win the Lamar Jackson signing sweepstakes this offseason.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Phil Bourque airs his frustrations over the Pens most recent come from ahead loss. Sean Casey doesn't mind not being a spring training right now and weighs in on MLB rule changes coming. Mark Madden reflects on the greatest upset in sports history, since there's no need to talk Penguins hockey right now.…

How has the psychology of birth order affected the DVE crew. Reading through some of the most questionable first date stories from the internet. The Polar Plunge is coming up this Friday and Andrew Fee along with Zach Williams and police chief Matt Porter promote the Special Olympics Pennsylvania event.…

Joe Bartnick joins the show for Soft Dumps. Sean Collier reviews the newest Ant Man, Apple Studio's Sharper, and has a retro pick to offer. DVE's Comedy Fest has another show coming and the lineup is announced this morning. Learnmore Jonasi describes his jounrey to PIttsburgh and how he decided to make it his long term home.…

Michael Palascak is in Pittsburgh for the first time to perform tonight at the Improv and he joins the show to share some of his stories of his features on numerous major late night talk shows. John Mitchell announced that he will finally retire after an illustrious career with the Steelers and Stan Savran emphasizes how important he has been to th…

Jeff Konkle defends having two boys instead of having two girls as his kids.Neil deGrasse Tyson is coming to Pittsburgh next week and he joins the Morning Show to geek out with the crew about all things outer space. Mark Madden think JuJu's Valentine's Day stunt on Twitter only further confirms how much of a punk he is.…

Gene Steratore chimes in on the game altering penalty called against the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Both Joe Bartnick and Paul Virzi join the show live in studio for a comedy double feature.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Tim Benz was not pleased with the referee crew so he isn't sure where he stands on the holding call late in the game. Rihanna performed as the Halftime Show but all people wanted to know was if she is actually pregnant. Love them or hate them there were some good and some not so good commercials during the Super Bowl.…

Joe Bartnick joins the show for Soft Dumps, Sean Collier's review of Magic Mike The Last Dance, Dave Damesheck isn't ready for the football season to be over. Jack and Mike from Greenfield's Finest Pod return for another edition of Gear Grinders. Val helps Bill get ready for Super Bowl Sunday by taking him into the kitchen to teach him how to make …

Val helps Bill get ready for Super Bowl Sunday by taking him into the kitchen to teach him how to make some Super Bowl snacks.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Paul Virzi is performing at the Pittsburgh Improv next week and he joins the show to discuss some of his travel plans and favorite Joe Pesci moments. PFT Commenter is in Arizona for the Super Bowl and he shares what the experience has been like. Stan Savran makes his picks for the big game on Sunday.…

Mr Wednesday Jeff Konkle offers his thoughts on Pam Anderson's dating history after her documentary and memoir have been released. Steve Byrne comes on the show to help promote the DVE Comedy Fest coming this July.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Both the NFL and the NHL had their All Star events over the past weekend and Tim Benz along with basically everyone else didn't pay them a lick of attention. Antonio Brown announced he believes he has CTE and basically blames everyone for everything bad that's ever happened to him. Pamela Anderson has a new documentary out and it's made it very eas…

Tom Brady announced his retirement so Tim Benz takes the opportunity to rewrite history and discuss if Brady wasn't in the NFL, how would the Steelers do season by season. Sean Collier hops on to review M Night Shaymalan's newest movie Knock At The Cabin and others.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Every year Big Cat has to deal with his wife's birthday falling on the same week as Valentines Day and he's already dreading it. Desiree Hanchar is the co-owner of Klavon's Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District and the Pittsburgh Staple is celebrating 100 years of being open. Yesterday was the 14th anniversary of the Steelers Super Bowl win over t…

Mr Wednesday Jeff Konkle has been extremely disappointed by the behavior of all kids recently. Jenn Tompkins is the co-founder of "Rent The Chicken" and she joins the show to tell you all why renting chickens has so many more benefits than just avoiding egg-flation. Mark Madden thinks Joseph Ossai is still to blame for the Bengals loss and doesn't …

Gene Steratore does his best to defend his brethren in stripes after coming under fire for a poorly officiated round of Conference Championship games. Rick Gosselin doesn't think that guys like Reggie Wayne or Torry Holt are any more deserving of being in the Hall of Fame than Hines Ward. Billy Gardell celebrates his own Hall of Fame worthy career.…

Rick Gosselin believes that certain receivers who are currently finalists for the Hall of Fame aren't any more deserving than Hines Ward is. Rick also chimes in on the poor job done by the officiating crews this past weekend in the Conference Championship round.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Timm Benz and Max Starks share their takeaways from a brutal early game between the Eagles and the Niners' fourth string QB, and the late game that seemed to be dominated by bad officiating.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Randy and Bill make their picks for the two conference championship games this weekend. Pete Lee is in town to perform at Pittsburgh Improv. Frank Nicotero returns to be honored as an outstanding Pittsburgh native as he is McKnighted on McKnight road.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Joe Bartnick joins for Soft Dumps. Steve Monteleone joins the show to promote the It's About the Warrior Foundation. Tim Benz calls in to give his POV on what happened with the Uber Eats Delivery at the Duquesne basketball game last night. PFT Commenter can see the finish line of Dry January and has possible beef with Patrick Reed. Dave Dameshek re…

Mr Wednesday Jeff Konkle couldn't believe what his son and his friends did while leaving the Pens game last night. The Ol' 29er talk's Kris Letang's return and his game-winning OT goal. Mark Madden believes last night's win by the Pens was a drunk one.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Gene Steratore talks about the biggest calls from the Divisional Round this past weekend. Billy Gardell calls out Tucker Carlson for throwing a hissy fit about the M&Ms. The crew read through the Oscar nominations that were announced this morning.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

The second round of the NFL playoffs were highlighted by Joe Burrow taking down Josh Allen and the Cowboys losing once again. Tim Benz joins to share his takeaways. Rich Engler joins the Morning Show to share some exciting news.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Joe Bartnick joins the show for Soft Dumps. Mike and Jack from Greensfield's Finest return for another episode of Gear Grinders. Sean Collier hops on to offer some movie reviews for some new flicks. Josh Verbannets in a virtual coffee house, and more.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Big Ben joined the show to give his assessment of Kenny Pickett's progression over the course of the season and how the young pieces all throughout the offense can grow together over the next couple of seasons.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Randy and Bill have their Pick six for the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Gerry Dulac talks which moves the Steelers need to priortize in the offseason. Big Cat shares his best and worst bets from the first round of the playoffs. Big Ben joins the show to share his opinions on the Steelers offense…

Dave Dameshek isn't cool with some of the slander he's been hearing out of Steeler Nation recently. Joe Bartnick returns for the first Soft Dump of 2023. It's Producer Joe Rokicki's last day at 'DVEBy Randy Baumann (WDVE)

PFT Commenter has his drinking schedule lined up for his version of Dry January. Randy and Bill have their Pick 6 in for Wild Card Weekend, and we look back on the life and legacy of Jeff Beck.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Mark Madden isn't on the Mike Tomlin for Coach of the Year bandwagon, The Ol' 29er praises the Penguins resilience in a much needed comeback win, Mr. Wednesday Jeff Konkle and Randy break down the responsible Heinz Hall attire, and more.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Merril Hoge thinks the best thing for a developing offense is some stability, which is why he's in favor of keeping Matt Canada around. Charlie Batch takes squashes the rumors about becoming the next Steelers OC, and Gene Steratore dreams of an island far away where refs go to play.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Steelers escape 2022 with a winning record, but miss out on the playoffs. Is it still a successful season? Tim Benz, Gerry Dulac, and Stan Savran weigh in. Plus, Mike has player reactions from the locker room, and we go over the Top 5 Plays of the Season.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)

Dave Dameshek reflects on Franco's legacy, Jersey Jerry lays out his parlay for Sunday's Week 18 slate, Sean Collier reviews a pair of movies filmed in Pittsburgh, and more.By Randy Baumann (WDVE)