Mike Ryan

Oh, another great segment that we did with Stan was ASMR with Stan Van Gundy. where he would just be chewing Pringles and candy and running his thumb across. We made it very sensual.

Oh, another great segment that we did with Stan was ASMR with Stan Van Gundy. where he would just be chewing Pringles and candy and running his thumb across. We made it very sensual.

Stan, I'm going to need you to reach to the bag of Pringles. Pop it open and chew them into the microphone.

Stan, I'm going to need you to reach to the bag of Pringles. Pop it open and chew them into the microphone.

Okay, just chew the Pringles into the microphone. He needs to have silent time. Okay. Stan, go ahead and grab a peanut M&M and make sure to chew it loudly into the microphone.

Okay, just chew the Pringles into the microphone. He needs to have silent time. Okay. Stan, go ahead and grab a peanut M&M and make sure to chew it loudly into the microphone.

Go ahead and grab a handful of Big League Chew and start chewing it loudly into the microphone.

Go ahead and grab a handful of Big League Chew and start chewing it loudly into the microphone.

Last but not least, go ahead and grab that toothbrush and just put the bristles under your thumb and rub it across a few times while you answer a basketball question. Yeah, he was great. All right, let's move on to Bomani Jones. Now, this was a dude that you had to learn how to work with on the air. You didn't have the pre-existing relationship. Well, Mike, we all did, though, right?

Last but not least, go ahead and grab that toothbrush and just put the bristles under your thumb and rub it across a few times while you answer a basketball question. Yeah, he was great. All right, let's move on to Bomani Jones. Now, this was a dude that you had to learn how to work with on the air. You didn't have the pre-existing relationship. Well, Mike, we all did, though, right?

In terms of being a guest contributor and just bombing in and giving you things that you'd never even considered, Bomani's as good at that as anybody I've ever encountered. Dan, you were the driving force behind Bomani Jones. I think this was a name that appeared on your radar via Jason Whitlock.

In terms of being a guest contributor and just bombing in and giving you things that you'd never even considered, Bomani's as good at that as anybody I've ever encountered. Dan, you were the driving force behind Bomani Jones. I think this was a name that appeared on your radar via Jason Whitlock.

I remember it being challenging in that we're not the type of show that Bomani would do. We have an entire career now of Bomani, and he does very good work. And his brand doesn't necessarily line up with our brand. It was tricky.

I remember it being challenging in that we're not the type of show that Bomani would do. We have an entire career now of Bomani, and he does very good work. And his brand doesn't necessarily line up with our brand. It was tricky.

And the co-host era of our show that began at 790 with those three names, Greg Cody, Sam Van Gundy, and Bomani Jones, that's how I knew I was starting to get good at this production stuff because I started getting up for these challenges. It was challenging.

And the co-host era of our show that began at 790 with those three names, Greg Cody, Sam Van Gundy, and Bomani Jones, that's how I knew I was starting to get good at this production stuff because I started getting up for these challenges. It was challenging.

they were all uniquely different yes bomani was the guy that had the most experience because he was doing radio locally but also most of his early appearances were also bombing in from a radio studio in raleigh and we're all getting to know each other and we don't actually get to interface which was difficult but interpersonally it would be challenging because the timing would be a little bit off managing bomani's feelings managing dan's feelings making sure that you were okay with hey

they were all uniquely different yes bomani was the guy that had the most experience because he was doing radio locally but also most of his early appearances were also bombing in from a radio studio in raleigh and we're all getting to know each other and we don't actually get to interface which was difficult but interpersonally it would be challenging because the timing would be a little bit off managing bomani's feelings managing dan's feelings making sure that you were okay with hey

Every other day, I'm clearly the second voice. I'm taking a back seat. How am I okay with this? How does my character change, Stu Gatz, with somebody else being the second voice? And it allowed for us to be really efficient with our funny because we'd ride on the fly. I appreciated that challenge, but Monty really tested me in ways that I hadn't been tested by another voice.

Every other day, I'm clearly the second voice. I'm taking a back seat. How am I okay with this? How does my character change, Stu Gatz, with somebody else being the second voice? And it allowed for us to be really efficient with our funny because we'd ride on the fly. I appreciated that challenge, but Monty really tested me in ways that I hadn't been tested by another voice.