The Corner Podcast
"The Corner" is a boxing, mixed martial arts and pro wrestling podcast from a Hip Hop generation's perspective. Hosted by two established journalists – Andreas Hale (Sporting News) and Kel Dansby (ESPN) – "The Corner" offers a refreshing and oftentimes humorous take on the combat sports world that combines the knowledge of a die hard pundit while keeping things accessible as they bridge the gap between the hip hop community and these sports.
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The "Watching #CornerMania with a Blessed Eagle...
The Corner Club demanded the #CornerMania episode so Andreas and Kel delivered.
The duo spends over two hours talking UFC 223, Joshua-Wilder, McGregor's return, ROH's Supercard of Honor, NXT Takeover New Orleans, and of course WrestleMania 34.
136 min
577
The 'Not So Fabolous Tainted Beef from a Golden...
Andreas and Kel use a light week in combat sports to discuss the domestic violence allegations against Fabolous, Donald Glover's unique talent, Canelo's tainted beef, the Bullet Club turmoil, and New Japan being wrestling fan's side chick.
93 min
578
The 'Yes! We Shed a Tear for the American Drago...
Andreas and Kel return after a week of traveling to news of Daniel Bryan's return to WWE... Let's just say someone was cutting onions during the recording of this episode.
The duo also catches up on everything they missed during their week off including Mayweather to UFC, UFC 223, Canelo's tainted Mexican Meat, Ultimate Deletion, and more.
86 min
579
The 'Get Out the Fastlane or be Uppercut by a W...
Andreas and Kel try to tackle a whirlwind of combat sports topics while also discussing Get Out's surprising Oscar victory.
73 min
580
The 'Bones is a Dern Good Liar When Facing Elim...
On this episode Andreas and Kel talk about the amount of quality hip-hop being released in 2018, UFC 222's surprisingly entertaining card, Rousey's bright WWE future and much more.
82 min
581
The 'Elimination of a Blac Sextape from Wakanda...
Kel and Andreas ask the age old question — when is it appropriate to tell a woman she's bad in bed?
While you ponder that, you can also listen to the duo discuss Danny Garcia's next opponent, Conor McGregor's UFC return, WWE Elimination Chamber, Black Panther's success, Blac Chyna's "performance," and much more.
80 min
582
The 'Soldier of God Watching Black Panther at a...
Writer AJ Springer joins Kel and Andreas to talk about Adrien Broner's arrest, Black Panther, UFC 221, Danny Garcia's future, WWE Elimination Chamber, and more.
They also share stories about their best and worst Valentine's Day experiences .
79 min
583
The 'Still D.R.E. in 2018 After 2 Weeks Away' E...
Old Man Andreas is back after two weeks and he helps Kel break down the recent Quincy Jones interview.
They also preview UFC 221 and catch up on all the changes that have happened in combat sports since Andreas has been gone.
69 min
584
The 'Lou Will Snitching While Pointing at a Man...
Hip Hop DX's Justin Ivey joins Kel to talk about the burden that men with two girlfriends carry, hip-hop's new acceptance of snitching, the UFC chasing "super fights," NXT going 5-star, and WWE's booking of the Royal Rumble.
99 min
585
The 'Corner Club Looks to Rumble with an Old Ma...
Kel takes over the podcast while Andreas is off covering the Sundance Film Festival.
A few members of the #CornerClub help Kel recap UFC 220, preview WWE's Royal Rumble weekend and discuss the scandal surrounding Enzo Amore's WWE departure.
89 min
586
The 'Baddest Man Boxed in by a Chick on his 25t...
Have you ever been innocent but felt guilty? Kel explains being caught in an awkward spot and Andreas tells him the perfect way to keep the peace.
The duo then previews the upcoming UFC 220 card, Raw's 25th Anniversary, Spence-Peterson and more.
87 min
587
The '5-Star Flu vs. a Mixed Match Cleaner' Episode
After fighting the flu for 4 days, Kel returns the podcast to help Andreas recap NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom, preview UFC Fight Night 124, talk Canelo vs. GGG rematch, and much more.
81 min
588
The 'Los Resolutions de a Reverse Ratpack Befor...
Andreas and Kel are joined by Sirius Radio's Ryan McKinnell to talk New Year's resolutions, New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 12, WWE Royal Rumble and much more.
109 min
589
The '2017 is No Mas But Here's Our Best Of... L...
Andreas and Kel recap the Loma-Rigo fight before getting into their 'Best of 2017' list.
We hope you've enjoyed the podcast in 2017 and look forward to bringing you bigger and better shows in 2018.
62 min
590
The 'Uppercut a Bad Boy from Harlem Until He's ...
UFC 218 delivered an exciting night of fights but hip hop leads off this episode of The Corner Podcast.
Andreas and Kel discuss the Ma$e vs. Cam'ron beef, Bad Boy's top 5 rappers of all-time, Lil Wayne's impact on young rappers and more.
73 min
591
The 'Wrassle Rap Runs From an Irish Mob of Gram...
Andreas got over his flu just in time to record a WONDERFUL new episode of the Corner Podcast.
On this episode, Kel and Andreas declare that they'll DELETE the Wrassle Rap podcast duo, Kaz and Emilio, in a tag team match. THey alo talk about UFC 218, the recent Grammy nominations, and the new Avengers trailer.
60 min
592
The 'Hit a Bonnet Wearing Beast with a Boomeran...
It's Thanksgiving week and you know what that means — Green Bean Casserole!!!
All jokes aside, Kel and Andreas discuss their upcoming Thanksgiving meal, Kel's exposure to a black household, UFC Sydney, NXT Takeover: War Games, WWE Survivor Series, and much more.
83 min
593
The 'Surviving a Series of War Games' Episode
Back-to-back shows again for Kel and Andreas. This time the hosts dedicate an entire episode to WWE's Survivor Series weekend.
They recap the decisions made on Raw and Smackdown leading up to the PPV and preview both Survivor Series and NXT's Takeover: War Games.
60 min
594
The '5-on-5 Hip-Hop Squad Jumping a Cage for th...
Andreas and Kel discuss Colin Kaepernick's GQ cover, Kendrick Lamar's Forbes cover, McGregor in Bellator, De La Hoya's return, Woodley vs. Diaz and much more.
53 min
595
The 'Phenomenal Rush of Shoplifting from a Bron...
Andreas and Kel recap a weekend in combat sports that featured three title changes at UFC 217, a new WWE champion, Deontay Wilder's KO of Stiverne, Dana White promoting boxing and much more.
The hosts also try to sympathize with LiAngelo Ball's shoplifting incident in China and tell shoplifting stories of their own.
72 min
596
The 'Scarier Than a Bisping KO of GSP' Hallowee...
Andreas and Kel touch on the Houston Texan's owners saying "inmates can't run the prison" before going into a stacked week in combat sports.
The hosts preview UFC 217, talk a future Wilder vs. Joshua fight, Terrence Crawford jumping to 147lbs, and WWE's build for Survivor Series.
92 min
597
The 'Surviving Back-to-Back Days of Politically...
Andreas & Kel are bringing you back-to-back podcast this week. On this episode they talk about how to handle the ever changing landscape of race, gender, and political correctness in journalism/entertainment.
In the combat sports world, the duo recaps WWE TLC, talks about future Survivor Series plans, discusses Cowboy Cerrone's future in the UFC, and Conor McGregor's controversial backstage language.
69 min
598
The 'Better Late Than Never, Blame the Cloud' E...
Andreas and Kel had to weather another bout of technical difficulties but like WWE changing TLC on the fly because of Meningitis, the duo found a way to bring you last week's episode.
They are also making a schedule change and bringing you episodes on Tuesdays from here on out, which means back-to-back episodes this week.
50 min
599
The 'Trump Avoids a Mousetrap by Spitting Half ...
UPDATE: Kel's laptop still sucks. Somehow half of this week's episode was deleted, but don't worry, There's still nearly an hour of talk saved from Andreas and Kel's conversation.
The duo talks Eminem vs. Trump, NFL regulating kneeling, UFC 216 and McGregor's UFC future.
45 min
600
The '#VegasStrong' Episode
Andreas and Kel talk about the mass shooting that occurred in Las Vegas and the mood around the city.
They also preview UFC 216, WWE Hell in a Cell and talk a possible Mayweather-McGregor rematch.
61 min