The Chris Williams Podcast
You know Chris Williams from Cyclone Fanatic and Iowa Everywhere, but in this interview-based program Chris brings your favorite sidebar content in a different light. With his guests, Chris will deep dive into his many eclectic passions, including business, leadership, family, small-town soul, sports, and more.
Episodes
February 7, 2023 • 33 mins
Chris Williams interviews Iowa State's Ivy College of Business head man Dean Spalding about the current state of the financial markets and how to invest in times like these. Young people listen up! You're getting world-class advice from a brilliant human being when it comes to money and wealth building.
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December 13, 2022 • 20 mins
The college sports world lost an absolute gem on Tuesday as Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leached passed away at the age of 61. The great Dan McCarney was a good friend of Leach's, and our Chris Williams caught up with him to pay tribute to one of the most interesting human being in the history of football.
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November 8, 2022 • 39 mins
One of Chris Williams' media heroes, acclaimed author Jeff Pearlman joins the show to talk about this new book about Bo Jackson. CW picks Pearlman's brain about his writing process. The two discuss CW's favorite Pearlman books and more. Presented as always by Mechdyne.
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October 24, 2022 • 61 mins
Katie Hopkins is an experienced paranormal investigator out of the state of Iowa. Hopkins, who has been investigating since 2012, joined Chris for a special Halloween edition of the podcast. Katie has published three books on paranormal investigating and has experience all over the world. A mother of two, Katie actually met her husband on an investigation! Hear her first-hand stories from experiences she has had, theories on the to...
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October 12, 2022 • 62 mins
WWE is coming to Des Moines in December and to honor that, Chris Williams & his longtime friend Scott Siepker run down their top five favorite professional wrestlers of all-time! Crack a beer, take a trip down memory lane and enjoy this podcast courtesy of our friends at the Iowa Events Center.
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August 22, 2022 • 55 mins
Analyzing the upcoming Cy-Hawk football season with CBS Sports personality and Iowan Chris Hassel. "Two Guys Named Chris" looks at the win totals for each in-state program heading into "week zero." Scott Frost is a "big vomit guy." A handful of other college football topics.
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August 18, 2022 • 50 mins
The Big Ten Conference signed a historic media rights deal on Thursday but as is always the case, there is so much else to analyze around this situation. Chris Williams is joined by longtime friend and Hawkeye analyst Jon Miller to discuss the new deal and what it might mean in the future for the Big 12 and others in college athletics.
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June 28, 2022 • 34 mins
Don't touch your retirement savings! David Spalding, the dean from Iowa State's prestigious Ivy College of Business, joins Chris to talk about the turbulent stock market. If you're terrified when you look at your 401 K, this is a pod you need to listen to. As always, the CW Pod is presented by Mechdyne.
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June 24, 2022 • 70 mins
Chris' longtime friend and colleague Jon Miller has a career that many do not know about ... he's in the energy business. Miller joins Chris Williams today to discuss high gas prices, what's being done to combat them and how the energy crisis can be resolved in the future. The Chris Williams Podcast, as always, is presented by Mechdyne.
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June 20, 2022 • 36 mins
Chris Williams welcomes Brent Blum to the pod to have their second annual Father's Day conversation. Williams discusses what it's like being a "dance dad" while Blum reflects on being another year into fatherhood. Plus, the pair discuss the movie "Don't Look Up."
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March 7, 2022 • 55 mins
Chris Williams is joined by his old professional wrestling buddy, Tom Hyde, to discuss the state of the "sport" in 2022. Chris has become a major fan of the new promotion AEW, and reacts to its most recent PPV. What can WWE do to be "cool" again? How is the road to Wrestlemania shaping up? The pals discuss all of these topics and more on the CW Pod, which is always presented by Mechdyne.
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January 27, 2022 • 60 mins
In episode 18 of the CW Pod, Chris Williams is joined by his microbiologist friend Dr. Matt Erdman to discuss commonly asked questions about where we are at in the pandemic. Why won't people just get vaccinated? Plus, the two just got back from a trip to Negril, Jamaica. In what will be a new feature on the CW Pod going forward, Chris gives a review of the trip and more.
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January 21, 2022 • 23 mins
Chris Williams speaks with an Iowa Clinic urgent care doctor about his profession in the year 2022. Tips for your family and more.
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October 17, 2021 • 47 mins
Dean David Spalding, the head man at Iowa State's Ivy College of Business, joins Chris Williams to discuss an array of interesting topics including: David's decades long career on Wall Street, wealth building, cryptocurrencies, business development, academia in 2021 and a lot more. The Chris Williams Podcast, as always, is presented by Mechdyne.
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June 21, 2021 • 47 mins
You are used to these guys talking Cyclones, the Big 12 and the world of college athletics. In the latest installment of the Chris Williams Podcast, CW welcomes his good friend and colleague Brent Blum on to talk about parenting, in honor of Father's Day.
The great, good, bad and ugly.
A somewhat heavy conversation between two friends about kids that they adore.
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May 14, 2021 • 102 mins
Chris is joined by his longtime mentor and Iowa media legend Keith Murphy to discuss sportscasting during the pandemic. The two take some trips down memory lane and share many laughs along the way. The future of media, Top Gun, faith and more are all topics covered in episode 14 of the CW Pod, which as always is presented by Mechdyne.
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January 15, 2021 • 99 mins
I am so excited to share this podcast with you guys today, featuring one of my college buddies who happens to be one of the most brilliant human beings I have come across in 36 years, an Air Force veteran named Louis Kishkunas. Louis has spent years serving our country and has come back from two deployments in Afghanistan. Louis is a longtime conservative who calls himself a "Never Trumper."
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October 15, 2020 • 89 mins
Ryan Burchett is the owner of Mississippi River Distilling, which makes Cody Road Bourbon. You all know "Bruno" from his time on 1460 KXnO. Today on the Chris Williams Podcast, the trio goes in-depth on the spirit business in Iowa. How and why it is growing. Plus, being small business owners during the pandemic is a challenge. How are the three navigating Covid in their perspective businesses and more. As always, the Chris Williams...
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October 7, 2020 • 103 mins
Chris Williams and Jon Miller go way back. Their relationship is much deeper than being the Cyclone and Hawkeye guys in central Iowa too. On the latest CW Pod, Miller joins Chris to open up about the changes in his life over the last few years. The former Hawkeye Nation publisher and Des Moines radio personality talks with Chris about the media industry, faith, politics and a whole lot more. As always, the Chris Williams Podcast is...
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August 27, 2020 • 29 mins
Chris highlights a few special moments from this week's radio show. First, former Iowa State men's basketball player Jake Sullivan - the father of three white kids and three black kids - talks about the difference he sees in raising them in America. A unique perspective on the current climate in our country. Then Chris gives a passionate monologue on the positive that the Covid-19 pandemic has left on his life.
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