Minnesota Sports Chat

About Minnesota Sports Chat

Minnesota Sports Chat is your go-to for FUN when it comes to Minnesota sports. Join Ross Brendel weekly (sometimes twice) as he talks Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Golden Gophers and more. Minnesota sports fans are passionate. They care about the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild, and the rest of the bunch. Will the Minnesota Vikings ever win a Super Bowl? Will the Minnesota Twins ever spend money? Will Anthony Edwards lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to an NBA Championship? Will the Minnesota Wild ever be out of salary cap purgatory? Let's chat about it on Minnesota Sports Chat!

Publisher

Ross Brendel

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Apr 2022

Latest episode

26 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

144 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Jun 2025

   Minnesota Timberwolves draft process was good. College football is still a mess.

   Daniel House of Gophers Guru joins Ross to analyze the Minnesota Timberwolves' draft process, rank drafts by sport, and discuss NIL and revenue sharing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in this interview episode.

2. 

   26 Jun 2025

   Are Minnesota Twins going to sell at MLB Trade Deadline?

   Ross Brendel and Manny Hill analyze the Minnesota Twins' performance and potential trade deadline moves, debating which players should stay or go in this interview episode.

3. 

   16 Apr 2025

   Talkin' Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings with Tom Barnard

   Minnesota sports and sports in general can truly be magical! Ross is joined by radio hall of famer and broadcasting legend Tom Barnard to talk Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings memories. Tom also humors Ross with some Minnesota Golden Gophers football talk. Many know but not everybody does, Tom and his radio show on “The Q” rose to fame just as the Minnesota Twins began to win World Series championships. Tom discusses that and so much more.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

44,322

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

58 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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