The Steam Room

About The Steam Room

After 20 years together on Inside The NBA, Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley still have a lot to talk about. The Steam Room podcast is the new platform for EJ, Chuck, and weekly guests to explore conversations beyond the world of basketball. Grab your bracelet and step into The Steam Room every Thursday… and please, remember to keep your towel on.

Publisher

Turner Sports

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Dec 2019

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

32 of 140 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Cicadas Return + Candace Parker & Ian Eagle

   Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson interview Candace Parker and Ian Eagle about NBA and WNBA insights, NFL season starts, and cicada habits.

2. 

   14 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ducks on a Pole + Dusty May

   Chuck & EJ are BACK for the final episode of Season 7 of The Steam Room after a wild March Madness! Chuck sounds off on tanking in the NBA and salutes the astronauts of the Artemis II mission in his 'First of All'. National Champion and Michigan Head Coach Dusty May joins the guys to talk Michigan's dominance, the aftermath of winning a national title, and how his 2023 run with FAU prepared him for the moment. The Fellas get some parting gifts for the season's end before Chuck takes a few Masters-related calls on his answering machine. Ernie then takes us back with a 'Good for the Soul' recap from throughout the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3. 

   15 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Pie Day + Jalen Rose & Chris Webber

   Chuck and EJ are back for another Steam Room session ahead of March Madness! Michigan legends Jalen Rose and Chris Webber join to talk the upcoming NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines and Pistons chances at championships this year, tell stories of the rise of the 'Fab Five', and share their perspectives on the infamous 'Timeout Game'. Chuckster sounds off on Bam Adebayo's record-breaking 83-point game, takes a few calls on his 'Answering Machine' about Timothée Chalamet and Pie Day, then leaves it to EJ to bring us home with his weekly 'Good for the Soul.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Cicadas Return + Candace Parker & Ian Eagle

Published 3 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then that dose of reality hits in the first week of the NBA season where you actually see the product out there and who's going to be truly competitive and who may struggle. For me, with the NFL, I'm so locked in on what I'm doing to get off to a good start for the football season that And then I start to work in the basketball. I've been doing the NBA. This is going to be my 33rd year doing play-by-play in the NBA. I know. I know. And I still have a sense of wonder. I know you guys feel the same way. Every time I enter an arena, every time I put pen to paper to prepare for these games... There's just this feeling of excitement that we get to see some of the best athletes in the world go at it and do it on the biggest stage. […]

Who has been a guest on The Steam Room

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

• Candace Parker
• Ian Eagle
• Quinn Hughes
• Kenny Albert
• Flava Flav

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

1,798 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1,046 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

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

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

99

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Books guests

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