Live From West End

Season 5, Episode 1: A New Era

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, newly appointed Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel meet virtually with Deputy Sports Editor Jack Frutkin. They kick things off with a broad, then specific examination of Vanderbilt's disappointing baseball season. The trio then move to breaking down recent men’s basketball news including Tyler Tanner's return. The discussion focuses on Mark Byington's roster construction, and a brief season outlook. Charlie, Eli and Jack then give their thoughts on the NBA playoffs, with The Finals beginning on Wednesday night. They then conclude the main discussion with a few points on football, where Vanderbilt has released its first three game times of the season. Doing his best Tristan Rutman impression, Charlie brands his own final segment, Dropping the Anchor™, in which the trio give controversial predictions to revisit in a future episode.

Season 4, Episode 32: Senior Send-Off

On the final episode of Live From West End of the 2025-26 academic year, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen is joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Senior Sports Analyst David Hernandez. To start the episode, the trio of seniors takes a few minutes to break down the recent 2026 NFL Draft as well as Diego Pavia signing a three-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. They then transition onto recapping Vanderbilt Baseball's series loss to No. 4 Texas. As a final send-off, the trio discusses what The Vanderbilt Hustler has meant to them and reflects on some great moments from the last four years. From bowl game victories to March Madness to weekly meetings, all three reminisce for one final time as their term on The Hustler's editorial board wraps up on May 1.

Season 4, Episode 31: One Last Ride

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are back in the studio for Tristan's final episode of the year. They kick things off with some news about Vanderbilt Women's Basketball head coach Shea Ralph's extension [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/22/breaking-vanderbilt-womens-basketball-head-coach-shea-ralph-signs-extension/] to stay at Vanderbilt. The duo then moves to breaking down a trio of men's basketball transfer portal commitments in Berke Buyuktuncel [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/17/mens-basketball-vanderbilt-lands-berke-buyuktuncel-in-ncaa-transfer-portal/], Ace Glass [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/17/mens-basketball-vanderbilt-receives-commitment-from-ace-glass-in-ncaa-transfer-portal/], Bangot Dak [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/19/mens-basketball-vanderbilt-lands-bangot-dak-in-ncaa-transfer-portal/], Sebastian Williams-Adams [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/21/mens-basketball-vanderbilt-lands-sebastian-williams-adams-from-ncaa-transfer-portal/] and T.O. Barrett [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/22/mens-basketball-vanderbilt-signs-former-missouri-guard-t-o-barrett/], before discussing some other names that head coach Mark Byington is targeting. They then move to baseball, where Vanderbilt won two of three games on the road against Kentucky prior to taking down Xavier [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/21/baseball-vanderbilt-wins-fifth-consecutive-midweek-game-run-rules-xavier-11-1/] at home. To close out the episode — and his time as Sports Podcast Producer — Tristan takes Henry on a trip down memory lane during his final "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™."

Season 4, Episode 30: Trading Places

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Senior Sports Analyst Charlie Siegel as they continue their coverage of Vanderbilt Athletics. The trio starts by noting some transfer portal [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/13/womens-basketball-aga-makurat-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal/] departures [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/11/womens-basketball-ava-black-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal/] and additions [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/14/womens-basketball-vanderbilt-lands-mia-woolfolk-in-ncaa-transfer-portal/] for both basketball teams before diving into a few key targets that could become Commodores soon. They move on to baseball, where they discuss Vanderbilt's series [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/11/baseball-vanderbilt-falls-in-series-finale-against-oklahoma-5-6/] against Oklahoma [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/10/baseball-vanderbilt-loses-game-2-in-its-series-vs-oklahoma/], in which the 'Dores won [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/09/baseball-vanderbilt-takes-game-1-over-oklahoma-wins-10-5/] one of three games before dominating Lipscomb [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/14/baseball-vanderbilt-downs-lipscomb-in-midweek-matchup-15-1/] on Tuesday. To wrap up the episode, "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™" features a new segment by Henry called "Rothstein or Not Rothstein," where Tristan and Charlie try to identify if posts from X are real Jon Rothstein quotes or not.

Season 4, Episode 29: Bases Loaded

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Deputy Sports Editor Eli Landers, as the crew starts the episode with some brief updates on NCAA Transfer [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/07/mens-basketball-tyler-harris-enters-the-transfer-portal/] Portal news [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/07/mens-basketball-george-kimble-iii-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal/] for both basketball teams. They then break down the VandyBoys' series against then-No. 20 Texas A&M [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/07/baseball-four-takeaways-from-vanderbilts-series-loss-to-no-20-texas-am/] and win over Eastern Kentucky [https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/04/07/baseball-vanderbilt-prevails-3-0-over-eastern-kentucky-in-midweek-matchup/] before previewing their upcoming series against Oklahoma this weekend. After finishing up their baseball coverage, the trio moves to some general March Madness wrap-up content following the Final Four and National Championship games. This week, on "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," Tristan tests Henry and Eli on their knowledge of every National Champion since 2000 — tune in to see how they did.