Hawk Central Podcast
Hosted by Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman · HawkCentral.com
4.5from 248 ratings
- 528
- Episodes
- 135
- Transcribed
- 248
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About Hawk Central Podcast
Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow leads the conversation with our beat writers and frequent special guests to discuss the latest in Iowa football, men's and women's basketball and more. Follow coverage from the entire Hawk Central team at hawkcentral.com (https://hawkcentral.com) or with the Hawk Central app (https://cm.hawkcentral.com/subscriberguide/#apps).
- Publisher
- HawkCentral.com
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Nov 2018
- Latest episode
- 20 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
135 of 528 episodes have a transcript.
20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
POSTGAME PODCAST: Iowa destroys UNI, looks ahead to Michigan
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Iowa's ceiling has gone up on defense; previewing UNI game
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Where Iowa football can get better before B1G games arrive
Inside a recent episode
POSTGAME PODCAST: Iowa destroys UNI, looks ahead to Michigan
Published 20 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I do want to see Braden Jackson do it against a power conference opponent. I think there's still that hurdle to clear. But yeah, I mean, Iowa's running back room, it's not only loaded, but it's still pretty relatively young too. You're talking about Kamari Moulton still has another season of eligibility. You're talking about Xavier Williams, Nathan McNeil, Brayden Jackson, all guys with multiple years left. I think it's worth highlighting Brayden Jackson's story that he's here as a walk-on. His only opportunities out of high school were Iowa Western and coming to Iowa as a walk-on, chose to come to Iowa. […]
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- Rob Harley
- Tim Lester
- George Barnett
- Jay Niemann
- Sean Bock
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 419,108,275
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 244 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
Pitching Hawk Central Podcast
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- Does not typically book guests
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Questions about Hawk Central Podcast
Who hosts Hawk Central Podcast?
Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman host the show. Published by HawkCentral.com.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Hawk Central Podcast take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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