Empire of the Suns
Hosted by Kellan Olson and Kevin Zimmerman · Arizona Sports
4.7from 176 ratings
- 191
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 176
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Empire of the Suns
ArizonaSports.com's Kevin Zimmerman and Kellan Olson break down the storylines surrounding the Phoenix Suns every week. From in-depth analysis to breaking news reactions, the Empire of the Suns podcast has you covered for everything Suns.
- Publisher
- Arizona Sports
- Category
- news · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Aug 2022
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 191 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach center picture clears up, and more Suns preseason takeaways
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Media day takeaways: Suns have continuity, but their identity remains in flux
18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Dillon Brooks got extended, and we tier out the Suns' Western Conference
Inside a recent episode
The Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach center picture clears up, and more Suns preseason takeaways
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That is the only part of it I worry about. I don't worry about Oso as a starter there. It's inherently going to be one of their weaknesses, like Ben Oliver wrote about this on ESPN. It is, of course, one of their defining weaknesses is the center position. Now that Mark is out specifically, I think also comes in there and he's like a top 15 center in the league, but he is going to make everyone better. That's what I wrote about this morning. The decision really is, are you willing to live with come on making the starters a little bit worse by default just because he's going to be learning stuff and he's going to be out of place a little bit? […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Empire of the Suns
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Luke Lapinski
- Mitch Vareldzis
- Bradley Beal
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 89 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 87 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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- Books guests
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Questions about Empire of the Suns
Who hosts Empire of the Suns?
Kellan Olson and Kevin Zimmerman host the show. Published by Arizona Sports.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Empire of the Suns take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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