Papa & Silver Podcast

Papa & Silver Podcast

Papa previously hosted his own show on KNBR from 2001-2003. Papa will host the weekday 10am-2pm time slot alongside Greg Silver. Upon joining the 49ers earlier this year, Papa became the first Bay Area broadcaster to have a role with five of the region’s major professional teams. He previously served as the voice of the Warriors (TV & radio – 1986-97), Giants (TV & radio – 2004-08), Oakland A’s (TV – 1990-2003) and Oakland Raiders (radio – 1997-2017). Papa currently hosts NBC Sports Bay Area’s San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors Pregame Live and Postgame Live shows.

Episodes

June 4, 2025 11 mins

7x NBA Champion Robert Horry joins Papa & Silver to preview the NBA Finals and discuss whether the Pacers can defy the betting odds that have them listed as heavy underdogs against the Thunder

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Giants reliever Ryan Walker and 13-time World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani join Papa & Silver to promote their annual Seasonal Pizzas fundraiser at George Mark Children's House

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5-28 Papa & Silver Show: The Giants gets swept in Detroit in grueling fashion: Silver and Walter take your calls as we react to the Giants losing a 3-0 lead to fall 4-3 against the Tigers finish the series by getting swept

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Former Giants General Manager (2019-2022) and current President of Baseball Operations for the Detroit Tigers Scott Harris joins Papa & Silver to reflect on his time getting to know Buster Posey when he was the General Manager for the Giants and how the Tigers have built their winning culture over the past year

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Marcus Thompson joins Papa & Silver to address how Giannis Antetokounmpo's offseason could impact Jonathan Kuminga's market and what the Warriors ultimately do with his restricted free agency

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5-27 Papa & Silver Show - Hour 4: Scott Harris joins the show as we get ready for Logan Webb vs Jack Flaherty

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Susan Slusser joins Papa & Silver to recap the Giants' offensive struggles, their young pitchers thriving, and how to handle Willy Adames during this prolonged slump 

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5-27 Papa & Silver Show - Hour 3: What's the plan for Casey Schmitt? Plus, TJ Houshmandzadeh weighs in on Purdy's contract

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5-27 Papa & Silver Show - Hour 2: Can Willy Adames pick up the offense? And are we headed toward a Thunder vs Pacers NBA Finals?

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5-27 Papa & Silver Show - Hour 1: The Giants' 2-2 Weekend and Offensive Woes

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Washington Nationals play-by-play voice for WJFK 106.7 Charlie Slowes joins Papa & Silver to preview the Nationals' lefty-heavy lineup and assess the National League East as the Giants get set to face the Nationals and Marlins on this road trip

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Host of MLB Tonight on MLB Network, Brian Kenny, 5-23 joins Papa & Silver to evaluate the loaded top four teams in the NL West and which Giants could be All-Stars vs those who need to step it up

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NBC Sports Bay Area and KNBR's 49ers insider Matt Maiocco joins Papa & Silver to discuss the precedent set by Purdy's contract negotiation and how the offseason has turned successful despite a lot of free agency departures

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5-23 Papa & Silver Show - Hour 4: Papa speaks on the passing of "The Whale"

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5-23 Papa & Silver Show - Hour 3: Looking ahead to the Nationals, Charlie Slowes joins the show

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5-23 Papa & Silver Show - Hour 2: Kyle Harrison set to start on Saturday

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5-23 Papa & Silver Show - Hour 1: What Letter Grade do you give the Giants 50 games into the season?

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San Francisco Giants Wall of Famer J.T. Snow joins Papa & Silver to revisit the Giants' successes and flaws through 50 games, Jerar Encarnacion's first base readiness, and why Lamonte Wade Jr. and Willy Adames have struggled at the plate 

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Indiana Pacers radio voice Mark Boyle joins Papa & Silver to reflect on Tyrese Haliburton's wild game-tying shot and the Pacers' improbable comeback in their 138-135 overtime win at Madison Square Garden

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Senior writer for The Athletic and fresh on the 49ers beat Vic Tafur joins Papa & Silver to preview what's ahead now that Brock Purdy signed his contract and how the lengthened offseason has benefit some of the 49ers veterans

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