The Outside Game Podcast

The OGs Ep. 1.27: Arash Markazi

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by Arash Markazi, a veteran of some of the biggest sports media outlets out there, including SLAM, SI, ESPN, as well as the LA Times. Currently, Markazi is hosting a show The Mightier 1090 AM Radio, publishing The Morning Column on Substack, and serving as on-air talent for WWE NXT. Markazi discusses, among other things, the explosion of the LA-Vegas corridor as the epicenter of Sports, carving your own path to success in a modern media ecosystem, and whether or not he'll be taking bumps anytime soon from sports entertainers.

The OGs Ep. 1.26: David Fucillo

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by David Fucillo, Editor In Chief at DraftKings Nation. Previously, David founded Niners Nation and wore several hats at SB Nation including General Manager of SB Nation Bay Area, NFL Producer/Editor, and Gambling Editorial Manager. The crew talks about, among other things, covering Colin Kaepernick and the impact on athlete and journalist activism, the creation of Vox Union, both the Mandela Effect and the Barstool Effect, and more.

The OGs Ep. 1.25: Diana Klochkova

Hosts Don Povia and Kyle Bunch are joined this week by digital strategist Diana Klochkova, co-founder of, among other things, Rebel Ventures and Zaya, and part of the opps team that runs world-renowned Tweeter Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Star Talk Radio. Diana talks about women being pigeonholed in pro sports roles, the importance of understanding paid media, value in having diversity of experience, being the den mom of late 2000's bloggers at Yardbarker, and more.