Mason Plus

Abbot Elementary’s hilarious William Stanford Davis on playing Mr. Johnson, plus photographer Kevin Reece and ESPN NFL reporter Lyndsey Thiry.

William Stanford Davis made it big at 70 when Quinta Brunson cast him as hilarious school custodian Mr. Johnson on Abbot Elementary. He talks about his early career in radio, the “square jobs” he did while becoming a working actor and getting his big break from a self-tape audition. Plus, he’s a baseball fan. Grew up as a Cardinals fan seeing Stan Musial play. He talks about Shohei Ohtani, Henry Aaron and Barry Bonds. Then, renown sports photographer Kevin Reece and ESPN NFL reporter Lyndsey Thiry talk about their careers and play Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down.

Actor John Cena, The Doctor of Thuganomics, talks Little Brother plus the greatest L.A. movies with Mark Ellis from Rotten Tomatoes.

Actor and legendary wrestling star John Cena joins Mase to talk about his new Netflix movie Little Brother. Plus the origin of "You Can't See Me," whether he would ever make another rap album, his memories of Staples Center, the highlight of his Boston sports fandom and who was more responsible for the Patriots dynasty, Brady or Belichick. Also, Mark Ellis from Rotten Tomatoes joins Mason+ to talk about the greatest L.A. movies of all time.

World Cup preview with the legendary Andrés Cantor, LAFC play-by-play voice Dave Denholm and broadcaster Pepe Mantilla!

The Voice of Soccer, Andrés Cantor from Telemundo joins Mase to talk about his years calling the FIFA World Cup, the evolution of his legendary goal call, the emotion of watching his home country Argentina win in 2022, and his favorites for this year’s tournament. Then Dave Denholm, the voice of LAFC, and the great Pepe Mantilla, who has a long history with the World Cup, join the show to give their predictions for winner, dark horses and how far the US Mens National Team can go.

Ireland vs Travis: Who wins the West Wing Face Off plus Patrick McEnroe's advice for young athletes.

On this episode of Mason+, it's John Ireland vs Travis Rodgers going toe-to-toe to see who remembers more about the iconic television series The West Wing. Then, former tennis professional Patrick McEnroe talks about the way mental health, NIL and social media are impacting this generation of athletes.

Head athletic trainer Gary Vitti was on “the inside” of the Lakers organization. Now, he shares stories about Jerry, Pat, Magic, Kareem, Kobe, Shaq and Phil

Mase and Gary talk about the greatest Lakers of all time. The conversation includes misconceptions about Jerry West, the culture under Pat Riley, the balance of power between Magic and Kareem, what made Kobe different and the Kobe-Shaq break-up. A really cool walk through NBA history with someone who lived it.