Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler-Goodwin Talks US Pro Road Cycling Championships and Sportsmenship: Do You Shake Hands?

Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler-Goodwin Talks US Pro Road Cycling Championships and Sportsmenship: Do You Shake Hands?

Charleston, WV mayor Amy Shuler-Goodwin stops by to talk about the US Pro Road Cycling Championships, gearing up this week in the Capitol City. Then, an ESPN debate goes front and center on Let's Talk. Is there an expectation to shake hands after a game or series in professional sports? There are VERY differing opinions between the group, as Carl Lee, Lisa Otey, and Hollis Lewis discuss on Let's Talk!

NBA Finals: A Big Time Price Tag! Plus, WVSSAC Rules Updates, and WVU Baseball in the College World Series

The cost for tickets to the NBA Finals has skyrocketed this year for the Knicks-Spurs matchup. How much would you pay to go? Carl, Lisa, and Hollis dig into it, plus the series history and Wembanyama's role. The discussion also turns to more WVSSAC transfer rule updates, and to the magic in Morgantown as the WVU Mountaineer baseball team is headed to the College World Series! Let's Talk! With Carl Lee, Lisa Otey, and Hollis Lewis.

A Chat with WVSU Baseball Coach Sean Lloyd

WVSU Head Coach Sean Lloyd stops by for a chat about his time as an Assistant Coach and now Head Coach of the Yellowjackets Baseball team. A native of Sutton, WV, Lloyd talks about his coaching philosophy and strategies, getting kids back into the game, and the differences between baseball and softball, including the continued rise of softball at all levels of the game.  Join hosts Carl Lee, Lisa Otey, and Hollis Lewis with Coach Sean Lloyd. Let's Talk!

Let's Talk with Carl Lee – Coach Bryce Casto: State Championship Leadership, Education-Based Athletics, and the Transfer Portal Problem

Carl Lee welcomes retired South Charleston and Nitro High School coach Bryce Casto — a multi-sport Hall of Famer inducted into the West Virginia Sports Legends Hall of Fame, the Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame, West Virginia State University's Athletic Hall of Fame, and both the football and baseball Halls at Ripley High School. Casto reflects on his coaching philosophy of quiet authority and selfless team-building, drawing on stories from South Charleston's 1994 Class AAA football state championship, including linebacker Damon Booker's position switch to free safety that proved decisive. The conversation covers Casto's subsequent rebuild tenure at Nitro, the rising academic eligibility standards for collegiate athletes under the NCAA clearinghouse, the erosion of loyalty through the transfer portal at both the high school and college levels, and West Virginia's incoming SSAC transfer rule that limits movement to the freshman and sophomore years. Guest co-host Lisa Odie joins the discussion throughout.

A Talk with Basketball Scoring Legend Archie Talley

DC Native and Salem College (now University) basketball legend Archie Talley stops by to talk about life, from growing up on the playgrounds of Washington D.C., playing basketball at Salem, and eventually playing professional basketball. Now, a motivational speaker, Talley shares stories of his life and talks about the things that matter most in life, whether it's through sports or academia. Talley joins Carl Lee, Lisa Otey, and Hollis Lewis for this episode of Let's Talk.