The Sports Junkies
Hosted by The Junkies and The Junks · Audacy
4.3from 1,895 ratings
- 7,784
- Episodes
- 5,899
- Transcribed
- 1,895
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 22M
- YouTube views
About The Sports Junkies
For more than 25 years, The Junks have owned Washington D.C. sports radio, covering Commanders, Nationals, Capitals, Wizards, Hokies, Terrapins, and Hoyas news. Every weekday, childhood friends John-Paul “J.P.” Flaim, Eric “E.B.” Bickel, John “Cakes” Auville, and Jason “Bish” Bishop talk DMV sports, pop culture, life, and more. Plus, they regularly chat with guests like sportswriter John Feinstein, Nats GM Mike Rizzo, and Caps head coach Spencer Carberry.Catch the Sports Junkies live Monday through Friday (5 a.m. - 10 a.m ET) on 106.7 The Fan, home of the Nationals, Capitals, and Hokies; Team 980, home of the Wizards, Terrapins, and Hoyas; or on the Audacy app. For more, follow the show on X @JunksRadio.
- Publisher
- Audacy
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Apr 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
5,899 of 7,784 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Full Show 10/07/26: Alex Ovechkin's Final Season. Paternity Leave or an Elimination Game? How Can The Commanders fix their Run Game?
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hour 1: Are the ticket prices for Ovechkin's farewell tour too high? Why Can’t the Commanders Run the Ball?
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hour 2: Spencer Carbery and the Pressure of Ovechkin’s Final Season. Would You Miss an Elimination Game for the Birth of Your Child?
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Full Show 10/07/26: Alex Ovechkin's Final Season. Paternity Leave or an Elimination Game? How Can The Commanders fix their Run Game?
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But dead last... Run, block, win rate. It's weird because I have different stats here. This is from the NFL Lions composite ratings. They have pass blocking 31st, run blocking 19th. It's weird. But is that for the week or for the season? That's through four weeks. It says the pass blocking score dragged down by a league-worst blitz deflection rate in that model. Average pocket time, 2.93, ranks fourth on the ground, middle of the pack, 17th in yards before contact per attempt in runs, 10 plus yards per game, 25th in rushing success rate. That's a little closer to what you have. Sharp football analysis pressure rate numbers. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Sports Junkies
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- Spencer Carbery
- Mike Locksley
- Will Dawkins
- Justin Sourdif
- John Keim
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 21,727,643
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 1,719 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 176 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts The Sports Junkies?
The Junkies and The Junks host the show. Published by Audacy.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
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