Astros Podcasts

  • Ausmus asks Alex Trebek Jeopardy question to Steve Sparks
    Jun 13, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Astros Broadcaster Steve Sparks tells Hosts Robert Land and Stephen Kerr about how Brad Ausmus went Alex Trebek on him during a mound visit. They also ask Sparks which hitters he hated to face during his playing days. Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Google & Apple.

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  • Adam Everett predicts Carlos Correa’s success & compares young Altuve to Biggio
    Jun 12, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, former Astros SS Adam Everett spoke to Host Robert Land in 2015 just prior to Carlos Correa’s call up to the majors. Everett was coaching in the Astros minor league system at the time. Everett predicts Correa’s success and compares a young Altuve to his longtime teammate Biggio. Everett …

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  • Astros OF Jason Lane turns into minor league Babe Ruth (Sugar Land Skeeters voice Ira Leibman)
    Jun 10, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Sugar Land Skeeters voice Ira Leibman tells Host Robert Land how former Astros outfielder Jason Lane became the minor league Babe Ruth. Leibman also talks about the strangest play he saw covering the minors. Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Google & Apple.

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  • Ep. 614: Yordan Alvarez’s new contract | Astros worst contract | UH Final 4 dreams get help
    Jun 8, 2022
    In this Houston Sports Talk podcast, we celebrate Yordan Alvarez’s new contract and Marcus Sasser dropping out of the NBA Draft to return to a potential UH Final 4 run. If Yordan is a great contract then who’s the Astros’ worst contract? Find out who and we also pay our respects to Romeo Crennel & …

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  • Astros Fan Clyde Combs on his role in D-Day Invasion
    Jun 6, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Astros fan & D-Day veteran Clyde Combs describes his role in D-Day to Host Robert Land. Combs was among over 40 WWII Veterans honored by the Astros on the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. Combs explains what it means to be part of the Greatest Generation. …

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  • Hearing Astros fan reaction at World Series parade
    Jun 5, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Host Robert Land went to the Astros 2017 World Series parade and got fan reaction after they finally won their 1st World Series just weeks after Hurricane Harvey devastated the area. A couple who met through their Astros fandom waited for hours with an expectant mom just 3 weeks …

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  • Steve Sparks shares craziest minor league story
    Jun 3, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Astros Broadcaster Steve Sparks tells Hosts Robert Land and Stephen Kerr about his craziest minor league story and how he supplemented his income in his minor league days. Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Google & Apple.

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  • Ep. 611: Astros Struggling Bats | Do the Rockets have to draft Paolo? | Nolan Ryan doc critique
    Jun 1, 2022
    How do the Astros look 1/3rd of the way through the season? Hosts Robert Land and Stephen Kerr look at Justin Verlander, Jeremy Peña, Jose Urquidy, Yuli Gurriel and the struggles at the plate. We also look at the Rockets conundrum if Paolo Banchero lands in their lap with the 3rd pick in the draft. …

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  • Will Harris on how a family tragedy changed his life
    May 30, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Host Robert Land asked Astros pitcher Will Harris about how a family tragedy changed his life. Robert spoke to Harris in his 1st season in Houston about a car accident when he was a kid and the influence his brother and grandparents had on him growing up. Subscribe on …

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  • MLB Reporter Alyson Footer on Craig Biggio’s Hall of Fame Weekend
    May 29, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, MLB.com reporter Alyson Footer tells Hosts Robert Land and RG Seal what it was like to see all the Astros fans in Cooperstown for Craig Biggio’s Hall of Fame weekend. Footer shares a great anecdote from a couple fans who made the long drive from Houston and she explains …

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  • Phil Garner tells Steve Sparks his wife is reason he made the roster
    May 27, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Astros Broadcaster Steve Sparks tells Hosts Robert Land and Stephen Kerr about playing for former Astros managers Phil Garner & Terry Collins. Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Google & Apple.

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  • Big change for Houston Sports Talk | Bob Aspromonte conversation #ThrowbackThursday
    May 26, 2022

    Big change for Houston Sports Talk | Bob Aspromonte conversation #ThrowbackThursday

    Houston Sports Talk has a new web host. Make sure you’re friends didn’t lose us in the change over. Host Robert Land explains why you haven’t heard new shows recently. In a Throwback Thursday, you’ll hear 2 conversations with original Colt 45 and Houston Astro Bob Aspromonte. He shares memories of the Astrodome’s early days …

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  • Tribute to Astros icons Bill Virdon & Doug Jones
    May 24, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Hosts Robert Land and Stephen Kerr look back at the careers of Astros Manager Bill Virdon & Pitcher Doug Jones right after their passing in 2021. Virdon was the 1st manager to take the Astros to the playoffs and changed the fortune of a struggling franchise. Subscribe on Youtube, …

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  • Steve Sparks says Astros photographer met Jackie Robinson
    May 23, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Astros Broadcaster Steve Sparks tells Hosts Robert Land and Stephen Kerr about his 1st trip to a Major League ballpark. Sparks also tells the incredible story of an Astros minor league photographer who met a legend at his 1st ever game. Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Google & Apple.

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  • What changed Lance McCullers life?
    May 22, 2022
    In the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Lance McCullers describes a moment that changed his life. He tells Host Robert Land about volunteering at his Tampa Jesuit High School. Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Google & Apple.

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  • Carlos Correa on JJ Watt, Lance McCullers, Derek Jeter & Albert Pujols
    May 18, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, we caught up with Carlos Correa a couple times early in his career. During his 1st Astros Spring Training, Host RG Seal asked him what Derek Jeter meant to him growing up in Puerto Rico. In his 1st MLB season, Correa talks about his connection with JJ Watt, meeting …

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  • Rob Reiner’s son Jake (former KPRC reporter) on Astros Championship, Bob Uecker & Andre the Giant
    May 15, 2022
    Former KPRC reporter Jake Reiner came on the Houston Sports Talk podcast in 2018. He told host Robert Land what it was like to cover the Astros series as a diehard Dodgers fan & gave his unique perspective on the World Series. Reiner also shared harrowing stories from covering Hurricane Harvey and what he learned …

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  • Why does Lance McCullers model his game after Max Scherzer?
    May 15, 2022
    In the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Host Robert Land asked Lance McCullers Jr. about his relationship with his dad, former pitcher Lance McCullers. His dad played with Tony Gwynn so Robert asked about Gwynn and which pitcher Lance modeled his game after when he was growing up. Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Google & Apple.

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  • Steve Sparks on Dusty Baker’s huge lesson from Hank Aaron
    May 13, 2022
    On the Houston Sports Talk podcast, Astros Broadcaster Steve Sparks shares a couple stories with Hosts Robert Land and Stephen Kerr about how much Dusty Baker cares about his players. Sparks says Hank Aaron is a huge reason why he’s so beloved.
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  • Bob Watson memories with Astros Broadcaster Greg Lucas
    May 12, 2022
    Longtime Astros Broadcaster Greg Lucas joins Houston Sports Talk podcast Hosts Robert Land and Stephen Kerr to look back at the life and career of Astros legend Bob Watson. Subscribe on Youtube, Spotify, Google & Apple.

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Host Robert Land brings in the Houston Chronicle Texans contributor Steph Stradley to look at the Texans 2024 schedule. (:53) Bears in Sunday Prime Time (2:13) Josh Allen vs. Stroud (3:57) Texans go to Lambeau for Packers (7:47) Stroud vs. Aaron Rodg...