Journalist. Podcaster. Network founder. Warren Shaw joins Kevin L. Warren to explain how 19 Media Group and The Baseline NBA Podcast were actually built — cold calls, credential hustles, and a COVID-era decision that changed everything. 🎙️

Kevin L. Warren hosts Warren Shaw — Co-Founder of 19 Media Group, host of Dope Interviews, and co-host of The Baseline NBA Podcast — for a wide-ranging conversation on breaking into NBA journalism, launching a media network from frustration into something authentic, and why he still measures success by integrity, not metrics.

📋 ON THIS EPISODE:

🤝 A PodFest friendship that turned into a business partnership

✍️ Breaking into journalism through cold outreach and rejection

🏀 The Orlando Magic credential grind that taught him the business

📡 Why 19 Media Group was born out of frustration during COVID

🎯 How he lands big-name guests for Dope Interviews

📈 What's next for Baseline's milestone 15th season

⚡ A lightning round on fandoms, artists, and dream guests

⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 Meet Warren Shaw

0:57 Show Welcome and Housekeeping

2:04 PodFest Friendship Origin

6:03 Childhood Bond With Kyle

8:30 Breaking Into Journalism

11:29 Handling Rejection and Grind

13:06 Orlando Magic Credential Hustle

16:09 Journalism Lessons for Podcasters

18:12 From Writing to Podcasting

22:10 Launching 19 Media Group

24:25 Network Shows and Lineup

27:42 Consistency and Leadership Challenges

31:17 Human First Networking Mindset

32:56 Grace and Empathy

33:42 Defining Real Success

35:57 Landing Big Guests

39:12 Why Dope Interviews

42:26 Cadence and Balance

44:01 Interviews That Surprised

49:40 Baseline Season 15 Plans

51:17 Segments Nostalgia and Debates

56:37 Lightning Round Favorites

1:01:32 Dream Guests and Integrity

1:04:24 Closing Salutes

⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER: "Launching 19 Media Group" (22:10) — the real, unfiltered origin story of the network, born from frustration and built on integrity.

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🎙️ WEEKEND REWIND RETURNS — Episode 539

The Sports Chasers are back after a month off, and Kevin L. Warren, D-Dubbz, The D.A., and The Angry1ne came loaded. The NBA is investigating whether the Clippers used outside arrangements to circumvent the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard — and it's already delayed a reported trade back to Toronto. 🚨🏀

📌 ON THIS EPISODE:

📺 Fox is pumping the brakes on renegotiating its ~$2.25B/year NFL rights deal until closer to 2028-2030

🏈 Renewed debate over a 20-team College Football Playoff — workload, diluted regular seasons, and Notre Dame's automatic-bid access

🚨 The Kawhi Leonard / Clippers salary-cap circumvention investigation

🏆 A full breakdown of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 — Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri, Roger Craig — plus a 2027 watch list

🏟️ Criticism of the Bills' new $2.1B stadium design and roof

⚾ MLB Power Rankings, including the Dodgers' ongoing slump

🏀 The WNBA opening talks on transgender eligibility standards following Sophie Cunningham's public comments

Objective analysis. Real debate. Zero narratives. This is Chasers Nation.

⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 🎙️ Weekend Rewind Returns

01:25 📢 Housekeeping & Milestones

02:30 👥 Meet the Crew

04:47 📺 NFL TV Rights Debate

11:35 🏈 CFP Expansion Pushback (20 Teams?)

24:33 🍀 Notre Dame's Special Access

25:37 🚨 Kawhi Leonard Clippers Cap Investigation

34:21 🏆 Hall of Fame Class Spotlight

43:08 😂 Vinatieri Roasts Peyton

44:05 🤔 Kuechly Hall Debate

46:42 👀 2027 HOF Class Preview

49:00 ⚖️ Cam Newton & AB Cases

53:56 🗳️ First-Ballot Arguments

58:08 📊 QB Resume Breakdown

01:05:54 🏈 Football Is Back

01:07:30 🎓 Carson Beck Preseason Check

01:12:55 🏜️ Cardinals Outlook & Injuries

01:14:24 🏟️ Bills Stadium Backlash

01:21:19 💵 Vote With Your Dollars

01:21:44 🎮 Stop Buying Madden

01:23:24 🏟️ Bills Stadium Roof Debate

01:25:53 ⚾ MLB Power Rankings (Dodgers Slump)

01:27:42 🏀 WNBA Trans Policy Debate

01:39:06 ⚖️ Safety & Fairness Focus

01:50:33 📰 Press Access & Accountability

01:52:13 🎬 Final Thoughts & Sign Off

⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER

🚨 Kawhi Leonard's Cap Circumvention Investigation Explained — 25:37

The crew breaks down the NBA's active investigation into allegations that the Clippers used outside arrangements to circumvent the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard — and why it's already stalling a reported trade back to Toronto.

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Tarik Skubal's stunning trade from Detroit to the Dodgers has MLB's parity debate boiling over. Host Kevin L. Warren, MLB Resident Expert Alvin "Cincinnati Al" Clawson, D-Dubbz, and The D.A. break down why L.A. needed Skubal, whether Detroit's timing made sense, and if baseball's competitive balance problem is real — or if it's time for fans to stop blaming the Dodgers for legally winning.

The crew also reviews the Cubs' deadline masterclass (Gausman, Clay Holmes), Luis Arraez joining Philadelphia, Adley Rutschman's move to Boston, and a full Yankees shake-up: George Lombard Jr.'s debut and Anthony Volpe's demotion. It closes with MLB's push for a hard salary cap and floor ahead of the December 2026 CBA deadline, NFL money vs. MLB money, and whether "Level The Playing Field" is fair messaging or propaganda.

👉 HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER:

"Are MLB Owners Scamming Fans? The Salary Cap Fight, Unpacked"

⏱️ 56:39

The panel turns sharply on MLB's own ad campaign, arguing owners are using real payroll gaps — highlighted by the Skubal trade — to sell fans on a hard cap that critics say mostly protects ownership profit.

⏱️ FULL CHAPTERS:

⚾ 00:00 – Skubal Trade Shockwave

🎙️ 02:19 – Show Returns & Panel Introductions

🔥 05:39 – Why the Dodgers Needed Skubal

😤 07:42 – Parity Debate: "Stop Crying"

🐻 15:52 – Cubs' Deadline Masterclass (Gausman, Clay Holmes)

🔴 18:48 – Phillies Add Luis Arraez

🧢 19:52 – Red Sox Land Adley Rutschman

🗽 21:52 – Yankees Injuries & Outlook

⚡ 25:04 – Lombard's Debut vs. Volpe Debate

🌊 36:33 – Padres Push for the Wild Card

🏆 39:18 – NL Wild Card Race Breakdown

🔵 39:48 – More Phillies Deadline Moves

🐯 40:35 – Detroit's Skubal Decision, Debated

💰 42:49 – MLB's Salary Cap Fight

🎰 48:02 – "Scratch-Off" Chaos

🏈 50:20 – NFL Money vs. MLB Money

😡 56:39 – Are Owners Scamming Fans?

💸 01:02:51 – Dodgers' Luxury Tax Spending

👑 01:07:19 – Dynasties & Villains

🎤 01:08:51 – Parting Shots

✅ 01:18:01 – Final Sign-Off

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Tanya Hughes, the "Mother of NIL," on Suddenly CEO and Why Every Family Needs a Gameplan

Host Kevin L. Warren sits down with 1992 U.S. Olympian and four-time NCAA champion Tanya Hughes — a former Fortune 500 leader at IBM, FIS Global, and Guidehouse, now founder of SportsPreneurs — for a deep dive into the business side of NIL that most families never see coming.

Hughes explains how her Olympic career shaped her approach to legacy and leadership, walks through NIL's legal history from the Ed O'Bannon case to the NCAA's July 2021 interim rule, and delivers a hard truth: NIL income is taxable 1099 income — including a surprise tax form tied to her own son's NIL benefits. She breaks down the most common contract mistakes families make, why every NIL athlete needs a "Parent GM," institutional NIL payments under the House settlement, transfer portal risks, and previews her book "Suddenly CEO: From Student-Athlete to Startup CEO, The NIL Gameplan™," releasing August 4.

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⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER:

"NIL Taxes And 1099 Shock" — 21:36

Tanya reveals the tax reality most NIL families never expect: NIL money is taxable 1099 income, and she shares the moment it hit home personally through her own son's experience.

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MLB's trade deadline is 13 days out, and the Tigers' Tarik Skubal decision could define their season. Sports Chasers breaks down the deadline, Yankees injuries & the Dodgers' grip on October.

The Sports Chasers return a day early for a focused MLB rundown after the All-Star break — Jordan Walker's Home Run Derby win, an honest conversation on Black representation in baseball, the Tarik Skubal trade deadline debate, Yankees injuries, Boston's 14-game win streak, and why the Dodgers remain the standard nobody else in baseball can match.

🎯 HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER

"The Skubal Decision" — 20:20

Detroit has been red-hot in July, but with the Aug. 3 deadline closing in, the panel debates whether the Tigers should sell their ace anyway — and which contenders (Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, the Dodgers) make the most sense as landing spots.

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World Cup reaction, the Shakur Stevenson–Zuffa Boxing shakeup, and a frozen Kawhi Leonard trade headline a loaded Sports Chasers summer-break episode. Kevin L. Warren, D-Dubbz & The D.A. keep it objective — no narratives, no hot takes.

ON THIS EPISODE:

⚾ A Guardians rookie tosses a live ball into the stands after losing the count — a mental-focus lesson

⚽ World Cup roundup: France beats Morocco 2-0 + Messi's stoppage-time magic

💰 How pay-to-play clubs are holding U.S. soccer back

🥊 Shakur Stevenson joins Zuffa Boxing — belts, opponents & Dana White's one-champion vision

🌱 FIFA's grass-over-turf move & the NFL safety debate

🧊 Kawhi's Raptors trade frozen by a Clippers investigation

🗽 Knicks moves & the second-apron reality, plus the LeBron circus

⭐ FEATURED MOMENT

🥊 Shakur Stevenson Signs With Zuffa Boxing — The Shakeup Explained (28:28)

The crew breaks down what Shakur's move to Zuffa means for his WBO title, his next opponents, and boxing's fractured belt system under Dana White's single-champion vision — the story that could reshape the sport.

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On this Tuesday edition of The Chasers Dugout Report, the panel breaks down Junior Caminero's historic power surge — the Rays third baseman, now 23, became the youngest player in MLB history to homer in six straight games (surpassing Ken Griffey Jr.), part of an 11-home-run stretch across 11 games dating back to June 23. Alvin Clawson makes the case for him as the best third baseman in baseball right now.

The crew also unpacks a report that seven MLB umpires — including CB Bucknor and Laz Díaz — accepted buyouts to retire after the 2026 season, with the automated ball-strike (ABS) Challenge System and rising public scrutiny cited as key factors. Expect a real debate on accountability, ego, and preserving the human element behind the plate.

🎧 HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER

📍 27:39 — "Caminero's Historic Homer Tear"

The panel breaks down exactly how rare this power stretch is, comparing it to the game's all-time greats and explaining what it means for the Rays' AL East push heading into the All-Star break.

Also on deck: shifting MLB standings, Anthony Volpe's struggles and the Yankees' shortstop shakeup, Aaron Boone under fire, the Giancarlo Stanton contract situation, early trade deadline buzz, All-Star snub debates, the MLB Draft and Home Run Derby calendar, and the HBCU Swingman Classic founded by Ken Griffey Jr.

🎙️ HOSTED & MODERATED BY: Kevin L. Warren

🎙️ FEATURING: Alvin Clawson, MLB Resident Insider & #1 Contributor

🎙️ CO-HOSTS: Darrell "D-Dubbz" Warren · Dorian "The D.A." Albritton Sr. · James "The Angry1ne" Warren

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🚨 FREE AGENCY FRENZY — Ep. 533 🚨

LeBron's leaving the Lakers. Boston traded its Finals MVP. Kawhi's back in Toronto. On this special edition of Thursday Night LIVE, Kevin L. Warren, D-Dubbz, Mike Mills, and Ryan DeSouza break down the biggest NBA and NHL free agency cycle in years — no hot takes, no narratives, just verified analysis.

The crew covers Ja Morant's trade to Portland, LeBron's uncertain next chapter, the shocking Jaylen Brown-for-Paul-George blockbuster, and how the Knicks are threading the needle under owner James Dolan's hard line on the NBA's second apron. They close with a full NHL free agency roundup and a quick World Cup VAR debate.

⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER "Jaylen Brown Trade Bombshell"

— 35:05 Boston sends its 2024 Finals MVP to Philadelphia for Paul George and draft capital.

The panel breaks down the motive, the money, and whether Boston got fleeced.

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