Adam Cheek's Sports Week
Adam Cheek carries his love of telling sports stories over from his time in radio, talking all things Richmond and national athletics each week with interviews, analysis, special guests and more -- plus some pop culture, movies and entertainment talk on occasion as well.
From years of experience covering baseball, NASCAR, collegiate hoops and everything in between, and interviewing the likes of Andre Dawson, Todd "Parney" Parnell, Cla Meredith, Bobby Dotter and others, tune in as Cheek delves into sports stories from all facets of the game.
Episodes
100 episodes
Episode 99: College Football Playoff Preview with Alex Soderstrom, Vol. 2
My buddy Alex Soderstrom is back on the podcast and back for another College Football Playoff preview for the second straight year! This time, Indiana unseated Ohio State for the top seed heading into the postseason, and we've got some fun unde...
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Episode 99
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Episode 98: RVA Musician Justin Paciocco Talks New EP, Seahawks vs. Rams & VCU/Richmond Rivalry
In a somewhat non-sports edition of the podcast, my buddy and Richmond musician Justin Paciocco sits down with me to talk about his new EP, X, and the two singles he's released from the record so far. He also talks about his career in the RVA m...
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Episode 98
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Episode 97: The Sports Movie Showcase XII -- Uncut Gems (2019)
Continuing the Safdie trend on the Sports Movie Showcase lately, Brandon Shillingford returns to the podcast to talk about Uncut Gems -- what he considers one of the great American films of the 21st century.One of our favorite f...
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Episode 97
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Episode 96: Norfolk Banana Ball Throwback with Andy Cosgrove, Ben Dum & Bradford Webb
After realizing I never posted my interviews from the postgame of Banana Ball's visit to Norfolk, here are my conversations with Andy Cosgrove, Ben Dum and Bradford Webb on the field and in the dugouts at Harbor Park!Andy ended up being ...
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Episode 96
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Episode 95: Banana Ball's Pitcher of the Year Ben Dum Recaps 2025 Season
Ben Dum is back on the podcast, this time after his stellar 2025 Banana Ball season and Pitcher of the Year Award. The VCU alum played in the Twins' and Braves' systems for several years before joining Banana Ball, pitching for the Firefighters...
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Episode 95
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Episode 94: The Sports Movie Showcase XI -- The Smashing Machine (2025)
Initially recorded as one cohesive episode -- but due to some technical difficulties, lost to time -- my friends Brandon Shillingford and Adam Harrell join for two segments of the latest Sports Movie Showcase.We talk about The S...
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Episode 94
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Episode 93: Christian Fermin on 2025-26 VCU Hoops Season & Senior Year with the Rams
VCU basketball senior Christian Fermin joins me for this episode ahead of VCU basketball's 2025-26 campaign. Fermin is playing for his third coach in four years, having been recruited by Mike Rhoades his freshman year, played under Ryan Odom hi...
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Episode 93
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Episode 92: Fred Williamson, Astravoid Cosplay & Brian O'Halloran (Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2025 Interviews, Part 2)
After Pam Grier in part 1, this episode features my other three interviews from Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2025, with Fred Williamson, Astravoid Cosplay and Brian O'Halloran.Huge thanks to all three for chatting with me! Fred ...
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Episode 92
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Episode 91: Pam Grier Interview (Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2025 Interviews, Part 1)
I got the opportunity to cover Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond for the third straight year, and the legendary Pam Grier -- star of Jackie Brown, Coffy, Foxy Brown and so much more -- was gracious enough to sit d...
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Episode 91
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Episode 90: Catching Up with Natalie Kalibat
I always love having guests from my radio days on the podcast, and it was great to catch up this episode with Natalie Kalibat -- former ABC 8 sports anchor here in Richmond and current ESPN+ broadcaster, as well as the host of the "Diving in De...
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Episode 90
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Episode 89: The Black Baseball Mixtape's Marc Cheats Talks 2025 MLB Postseason
Marc "Cheats" Cheatham -- founder of The Black Baseball Mixtape podcast -- is back for a third straight year to talk Major League Baseball postseason action.Amid the ALDS and NLDS going on, we talk about how flat the Yankees have looked,...
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Episode 89
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Episode 88: The Sports Movie Showcase X -- HIM (2025)
Alex Soderstrom is back on the podcast to kick off October as we give our thoughts after seeing the football horror movie HIM, released in mid-September 2025 and starring Tyriq Withers, Marlon Wayans and Julia Fox (and produced by Jord...
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Episode 88
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Episode 87: Richmond Musician Billy Bacci Talks New Paint On It Record, RVA Music Career, Solo Projects & the Mets
In a generally non-sports edition of the podcast, I'm joined by Billy Bacci -- who has played music with some of my friends in Richmond, works on solo projects and has been in the scene for more than a decade -- to talk about a bunch of topics....
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Episode 87
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Episode 86: Flying Squirrels Manager Dennis Pelfrey on Final Diamond Homestand, Winningest Manager Milestone & 2025 Season
I sat down with Richmond Flying Squirrels manager Dennis Pelfrey -- who was on the first-ever episode of the podcast -- in the dugout of the Diamond to talk about the team's 2025 season.Pelf and I talked about the team's 2025 campaign, i...
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Episode 86
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Episode 85: The Sports Movie Showcase IX -- The Blind Side (2009)
Alex Soderstrom returns to the podcast -- and the Sports Movie Showcase -- for another film (after Remember the Titans), choosing The Blind Side this time around.It'd been ages since I'd seen it, so it was inte...
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Episode 85
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Episode 84: Former VCU, MLB Pitcher Cla Meredith Talks Life in Baseball, Stories from the Pros & Henrico Firefighting
In this special, extended episode, former VCU, Red Sox, Padres and Orioles pitcher Cla Meredith sat down with me for nearly two hours to talk about his career in Major League Baseball -- the good, the bad, the ugly and plenty of incredible stor...
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Episode 84
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Episode 83: Texas Tailgaters' James Taubl (aka Jimmy Strings) on Switch to Banana Ball, Playing at the Diamond & More
James Taubl -- you know him as Jimmy Strings from Banana Ball's Texas Tailgaters -- sat down with me a few weeks after his team played in a showcase at the Diamond.We talked about his time playing college ball at Sacred Heart and his sub...
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Episode 82: Bradford Webb Talks Firefighters Banana Ball, VCU's '21 A-10 Title & Pitching in Rangers' Organization
When Banana Ball returned to Virginia in Norfolk, I sat down with VCU alum, former Texas Rangers MiLB pitcher & current Firefighters pitcher Bradford Webb to break down his career. We also realized that I broadcasted one of his starts for V...
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Episode 82
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Episode 81: Our MLB Speedway Classic @ Bristol Experience
During our Sunday (Aug. 3) drive home from MLB's Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway, myself and my friends Adam, Jason and Alex (all past podcast guests) talk about our experience at the unique Braves-Reds matchup at NASCAR's iconic sho...
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Episode 81
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Episode 80: Todd "Parney" Parnell on Flying Squirrels, Baseball Relationships, CarMax Park & Much More
Can't believe I hadn't had Parney on the podcast before now, but here we are -- Todd Parnell, the man himself, former CEO of the Flying Squirrels and Richmond icon, joins to talk about how his role with the team has changed the last two years, ...
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Episode 80
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Episode 79: Banana Ball Pitcher Tyler Rigot on Playing for the Firefighters, Richmond Spiders & Career
After Banana Ball visited Richmond for the first time in late June, I sat down with Tyler Rigot -- former University of Richmond pitcher and current Firefighters pitcher in Banana Ball -- to talk about his career and much more.We discuss...
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Episode 79
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Episode 78: Former VCU Gold Rush Dancer Christian Robb Talks Team Evolution, Coaching & More
Christian Robb, who was part of the VCU Gold Rush Dance Team from 2004-08, sits down with me to talk about her time as an athlete on the sidelines of VCU basketball games, serving as a lieutenant for the team and eventually returning in an assi...
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Episode 78
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Episode 77: The Sports Movie Showcase VIII -- Moneyball (2011)
The Tostado Section (™) guys are back! Evan Zalewski and Andy Blum return to the podcast for another edition of the Sports Movie Showcase, where we talk about one of the best baseball films ever made.We discuss Brad Pitt's performance, w...
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Episode 77
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Episode 76: The Sports Movie Showcase VII -- F1 (2025)
After we saw 'F1' and Brad Pitt on the Short Pump IMAX screen in Richmond on Saturday, I sit down with my friends Adam Harrell and Jason Boleman, who both return to the podcast to talk about the movie.We don't get too far into spoilers, ...
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Episode 76
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Episode 75: Banana Ball at the Diamond -- Interviews & Postgame
Banana Ball came to Richmond for the first time last weekend! I was fortunate enough to cover it for the podcast for one of the games, and had such an awesome time talking with some of the players, seeing the amazing turnout and, of course, wat...
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Episode 75
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