Behind the Play

About Behind the Play

Behind the Play: Examining the sports world from different angles, through interviews, analysis and exciting sports discussions. Hosted by Alex Adams

Publisher

Alex Adams

Category

news · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 May 2021

Latest episode

15 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

168 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Aug 2025

   Tara Slone on San Jose Sharks, Celebrini, women's sports and her own career journey

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2. 

   16 Jul 2025

   David Foot on the Belleville Senators, broadcasting, Yakemchuk, Ottawa's off-season, new ownership!

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3. 

   7 Jul 2025

   Brent Wallace on Career, Coming in Hot, the Senators, Tkachuk's love of Ottawa and the Melnyk era

   Sports journalist Brent Wallace discusses his career, the Ottawa Senators, and Brady Tkachuk's dedication to Ottawa in this interview with Alex Adams.

Who has been a guest on Behind the Play

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Brent Wallace
• Dan Shulman
• Avry Lewis-McDougall
• Arpon Basu
• Dean Brown

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

181,972

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.6 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.