The Fresh Forum Podcast

The ‘Fresh Forum’ podcast – with reporter Mike Bonner, online sports editor Grant Burkhardt and special guest/Gazette reporter Marc Morehouse – returns to talk about the Super Bowl and the news-worthy quotes that accompany it. From Ray Lewis to Randy Moss and more, the guys talk about the game and the atmosphere surrounding Sunday’s match-up [...]

The ‘Fresh Forum’ podcast helps you get into the spirit of the weekend with a new episode, talking about Manti Te’o's recent interview with Katie Couric (‘why on daytime TV?”) and an early look at the Oscars and Grammys with two guys who love award shows – reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant [...]

The ‘Fresh Forum’ podcast – with Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt - returns to talk Iowa basketball and plenty more in the Tuesday episode of the podcast. Then the guys debate which current or former athletes they would specifically pay money to see, and discuss the return of the NHL. As [...]

The “Fresh Forum” podcast – with Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt – returns with special guest and Gazette reporter Marc Morehouse to talk about the bizarre Manti Te’o story and to talk about the weekend of NFL Championship games. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes by clicking here.

Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt break down Iowa basketball’s chance at an NCAA Tournament bid and talk about Lance Armstrong’s upcoming Oprah interview in this edition of the Fresh Forum Podcast, part of the Gazette‘s growing audio library. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes by clicking here.

The Fresh Forum guys - Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt – are joined by special guest and baseball enthusiast Jeff Johnson of the Gazette to talk about the Hall of Fame ballot in Major League Baseball. The 2013 inductees will be announced Wednesday, and the names on the ballot are fascinating discussion topics. Barry Bonds. Mark McGwire. Sammy [...]

The Fresh Forum podcast – with Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt – talks about Iowa, Iowa State and UNI hoops, then breaks down bowl season and Jadaveon Clowney’s huge hit and more. Follow the podcast on iTunes by clicking here.

The Fresh Forum podcast recaps the year in national sports stories with a countdown from honorable mentions to the most important, influential and interesting sports story of the year. The guys – Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt – justify their picks for the final list and give some extra thoughts [...]

The Fresh Forum podcast – with Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt – returns to talk about Iowa State’s Liberty Bowl trip, Iowa’s showing in the Big 4 Classic, Gary Anderson (the kicker and the new Wisconsin coach), and plenty more. You can subscribe to the sometimes wacky, always fun podcast [...]

Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt talk about Iowa’s win over Iowa State from this past weekend, more specifically Adam Woodbury’s domination in the post against the Cyclones and what that might mean for the Hawkeyes’ big game against UNI this coming weekend. Then the guys talk about MLB’s hot stove, [...]

The Fresh Forum guys – Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt – returns to talk about Bret Bielema leaving for Arkansas, the Heisman Trophy, Bob Costas’ essay on the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide in Kansas City and more. They may also touch on the Boy Meets World reboot, Space Jam’s place with [...]

Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt talk about Kirk Ferentz’s year-end press conference, Adam Woodbury’s play and the expectations surrounding him. Then the guys talk about the prep football awards – which will be announced next week – and plenty more. As always, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes [...]

Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt talk about Iowa football’s season, including a look toward the future and what could be next for the program. The guys also offer up some solutions to the Hawkeyes’ problems and talk about Iowa basketball’s loss to Wichita State in the Cancun Challenge. They also [...]

The Fresh Forum podcast, with Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt, welcomes a big guest to the podcast – Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg. The senior QB joined Mike for a few good minutes of talk about football, Thanksgiving and more. Then the guys talk about the Iowa-Nebraska Black Friday game, the [...]

Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt invite Iowa women’s basketball player Morgan Johnson to the Fresh Forum podcast for a few minutes to talk about her recent birthday and this year’s women’s team. Johnson, Iowa’s 6-foot-5 center, proved to be a fantastic Guest Of the Pod and a wonderful interview. Then [...]