Shark and the Dog: Boston Sports

About Shark and the Dog: Boston Sports

This New England sports talk podcast is hosted by John Murphy, Dave Nardella and Matt Kovach. Each week these three New England natives break down everything that's going on in the world of Boston sports. Music, pop culture and politics also find their way into the discussion from time to time.

Publisher

SharkandtheDog

Category

comedy · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2017

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 98 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 246: Episode 246: The Red Sox Get Eliminated & the Patriots Save Their Season in Buffalo

   Host Mike "The Shark" Sharkey and guest "The Dog" Dog discuss the Red Sox elimination and the Patriots' crucial win in Buffalo.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 245: Episode 245: Patriots fall to 1-2 and Red Sox-Yankees Wild Card Preview

   Host Mike "The Shark" Sharkey and guest "The Dog" Dog discuss the Patriots' recent loss and preview the Red Sox-Yankees wild card matchup in this interview.

3. 

   11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 244: Episode 244: Patriots Lose Week 1

   Host Michael "Shark" Smith and guest "The Dog" analyze the Patriots' Week 1 loss to the Seahawks after Sam Darnold's injury, offering insights into the team's performance.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 246: Episode 246: The Red Sox Get Eliminated & the Patriots Save Their Season in Buffalo

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And if Sonny Gray gives up one more run, and he's into the seventh inning with two runs, everyone says great outing. Same thing with Peyton Tolley. If he throws 105 pitches, gives up two runs through six and two thirds, seven and a third, we celebrate that outing the same way the 117 pitch Schlittler performance went. So we mismanaged everything there. Grochet shouldn't have even pitched in this series. I don't blame him for that. I don't blame him for his injury. We don't want it to be a pattern. We can't talk about the Red Sox this much because we should punish this team by not even allowing airtime. this much airtime after a season like that and a postseason like that. […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

36 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

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

Quality

16

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77