Open Mic

About Open Mic

"Open Mic" is a groundbreaking show featuring fresh perspectives from the next generation of aspiring sports broadcasters. Show topics cover a wide range of subject matter relating to sports, told through interviews with coaches, athletes, and industry leaders. SportsCaster.com provides sports fans and aspiring sportscasters the opportunity to participate in sports broadcasting. To learn more, visit SportsCaster.com.

Publisher

Cumulus Media Detroit

Category

education · news · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Mar 2025

Latest episode

28 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

261 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Ep 13: College Sports Chaos, Lions New Look & Skubal’s Detroit Return

   Johnny Kane, Carter Lutz, and Cooper Schoenberg welcome Gabe Loper back to the show to tackle some of the biggest stories in sports. The crew debates whether professional athletes should be allowed to return to college, weighs in on the Lions’ new alternate uniforms, and looks ahead to Tarik Skubal’s emotional return to Detroit as a Dodger. They wrap things up with Best Five Alive, ranking legendary NFL nicknames including Beast Mode, The Fridge, Prime Time, Sweetness and Megatron.

2. 

   25 Aug 2026

   Ep 12: Detroit Sports Check-In & The Calls We’ll Never Forget

   This week on SportsCaster.com’s Open Mic, Johnny Kane, Carter Lutz and Cooper Schoenberg go four quarters on Detroit sports, debating the Tigers’ playoff hopes, Dylan Larkin and the future of the Red Wings, and what they want to see from the Lions as the preseason heats up. The crew closes with Best Five Alive, ranking some of the most unforgettable play-by-play calls in sports history and celebrating how the voices behind the microphone can make great sports moments live forever.

3. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Ep 11: Can Women’s Pro Baseball Be the Next Big Thing?

   The Open Mic crew welcomes guest host JC Fox to break down the launch of the new Women’s Professional Baseball League and what it could mean for the future of the sport. They discuss the growing momentum behind women’s sports, the importance of star power and marketing, the league’s international potential, and whether women’s baseball could build a lasting fan base. The guys also look ahead to a possible MLB labor stoppage.

Who has been a guest on Open Mic

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

• JC Fox
• MaryClaire Zacharias
• Donald Schasser
• Raleigh Leppek
• Reggie the Beer Guy

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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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.

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