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The Dispatch
The Commercial Dispatch's Ben Portnoy and Garrick Hodge provide insights and commentary on Mississippi State athletics.
Recent Episodes
Episode 39: Closing time — Ben's final podcast and some final thoughts on the MSU basketball programsApril 04, 2021
Episode 38: Making sense of the Mississippi State women's basketball program, men's basketball NIT previewMarch 17, 2021
Episode 37: This is March — Mississippi State women fall, men prep for Kentucky at SEC TournamentMarch 09, 2021
Episode 36: Return of the Bats — Mississippi State baseball is back, MBB and WBB head toward SEC TournamentFebruary 23, 2021
Episode 35: Mississippi State MBB drops another close one; WBB vs. South Carolina PreviewJanuary 27, 2021
Episode 34: A referendum on Mississippi State basketballJanuary 20, 2021
Episode 33: What's next after Mississippi State men's basketball drops ugly one to Texas A&M?January 14, 2021
Episode 32: Holidays, hardwood and the return to basketballJanuary 08, 2021
Episode 31: Missouri marches on Starkville — Feat. Dave Matter of the St. Louis Post-DispatchDecember 15, 2020
Episode 30: Tiger Tales — feat. Jordan Hill of the Opelika-Auburn NewsDecember 09, 2020
Episode 29: A return to the hardwoodDecember 03, 2020
Episode 28: Egg Bowl Thanksgiving Special — feat. Nick Suss of the Jackson Clarion-LedgerNovember 26, 2020
Episode 27: Dueling Bulldogs and draft night dreams — feat. Connor Riley of the Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionNovember 19, 2020
Episode 26: The Commodores sail into Starkville — feat. The Tennessean's Adam Sparks November 04, 2020
Episode 25: T-town bound — feat. AL.com's Michael CasagrandeOctober 28, 2020
Episode 24: Gig 'Em — feat. Travis L. Brown of the Bryan College Station EagleOctober 15, 2020
Episode 23: Bluegrass State Bound — feat. Josh Moore of The Lexington Herald-Leader October 07, 2020
Episode 22: The Razorbacks are rolling into town — feat. Bob Holt of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette October 01, 2020
Episode 21: Callin' Baton Rouge — feat. The Advocate's Brooks KubenaSeptember 24, 2020
Episode 20: Football? Back — feat. Sports Illustrated's Ross DellengerSeptember 17, 2020
Episode 19: A South Carolina spring (Women's SEC Tournament Preview)March 04, 2020
Episode 18: Bulldog basketball on bubble watch, baseball back at The DudeFebruary 19, 2020
Episode 17: Fire up the grills (MSU Baseball Preview)February 12, 2020
Episode 16: Dawgs down Aggies, MSU men on bubble watch, National Signing Day recapFebruary 10, 2020
Episode 15: MSU wins in Gainesville, WBB entering brutal February, mid-SEC season bracketologyJanuary 29, 2020
Episode 38: Making sense of the Mississippi State women's basketball program, men's basketball NIT previewMarch 17, 2021
Episode 37: This is March — Mississippi State women fall, men prep for Kentucky at SEC TournamentMarch 09, 2021
Episode 36: Return of the Bats — Mississippi State baseball is back, MBB and WBB head toward SEC TournamentFebruary 23, 2021
Episode 35: Mississippi State MBB drops another close one; WBB vs. South Carolina PreviewJanuary 27, 2021
Episode 34: A referendum on Mississippi State basketballJanuary 20, 2021
Episode 33: What's next after Mississippi State men's basketball drops ugly one to Texas A&M?January 14, 2021
Episode 32: Holidays, hardwood and the return to basketballJanuary 08, 2021
Episode 31: Missouri marches on Starkville — Feat. Dave Matter of the St. Louis Post-DispatchDecember 15, 2020
Episode 30: Tiger Tales — feat. Jordan Hill of the Opelika-Auburn NewsDecember 09, 2020
Episode 29: A return to the hardwoodDecember 03, 2020
Episode 28: Egg Bowl Thanksgiving Special — feat. Nick Suss of the Jackson Clarion-LedgerNovember 26, 2020
Episode 27: Dueling Bulldogs and draft night dreams — feat. Connor Riley of the Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionNovember 19, 2020
Episode 26: The Commodores sail into Starkville — feat. The Tennessean's Adam Sparks November 04, 2020
Episode 25: T-town bound — feat. AL.com's Michael CasagrandeOctober 28, 2020
Episode 24: Gig 'Em — feat. Travis L. Brown of the Bryan College Station EagleOctober 15, 2020
Episode 23: Bluegrass State Bound — feat. Josh Moore of The Lexington Herald-Leader October 07, 2020
Episode 22: The Razorbacks are rolling into town — feat. Bob Holt of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette October 01, 2020
Episode 21: Callin' Baton Rouge — feat. The Advocate's Brooks KubenaSeptember 24, 2020
Episode 20: Football? Back — feat. Sports Illustrated's Ross DellengerSeptember 17, 2020
Episode 19: A South Carolina spring (Women's SEC Tournament Preview)March 04, 2020
Episode 18: Bulldog basketball on bubble watch, baseball back at The DudeFebruary 19, 2020
Episode 17: Fire up the grills (MSU Baseball Preview)February 12, 2020
Episode 16: Dawgs down Aggies, MSU men on bubble watch, National Signing Day recapFebruary 10, 2020
Episode 15: MSU wins in Gainesville, WBB entering brutal February, mid-SEC season bracketologyJanuary 29, 2020