The Valenti Show
Hosted by Rico and Mike and Valenti and Paul · Audacy
4.4from 1,449 ratings
- 9,144
- Episodes
- 8,802
- Transcribed
- 1,449
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About The Valenti Show
The Valenti Show with Rico is Detroit’s must-listen daily sports show — where strong opinions meet smart analysis. Hosted by Mike Valenti and Rico Beard, The Valenti Show brings unfiltered takes on the biggest national stories and dives deep into all-things-Detroit sports: the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Michigan and Michigan State. Whether it's NFL drama, playoff stakes or college football storylines, Valenti and Rico tell it like it is — no fluff, no fan service, just real talk. Catch The Valenti Show with Rico live Monday through Friday 2pm - 6pm EST on 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT). Full episodes, individual hours and show highlights drop daily wherever you get your podcasts.
- Publisher
- Audacy
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
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9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Is The Lions' Problem Not On Defense?!
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
FULL SHOW: Thursday, October 8th
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
HOUR 1: Kelvin Sheppard's Emotional Press Conference + Survivor Pool Week 5
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How Is The Lions' Problem Not On Defense?!
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I believe that they are an average team. When you had situations in the Saints game where you could have taken control, you did not take control, not because the defense couldn't get a stop, but because the offense couldn't continue a drive. That happened in the game against the Carolina Panthers as well, against the Jets as well. So that becomes a pattern, and that becomes who you are, which makes you average. Okay. You answer those any way you want, guys. I wanted to throw out kind of a potpourri. And here's one last thing. Last night is illuminated. And I keep going back to this because I do think there's a smart way to watch football and then a stupid way. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 1,186 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 263 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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