The Cannon Balls Podcast

Yesterday • 43 min

S1 E10: Columbus Blue Jackets TV voice Steve Mears joins host Michael Arace to speak on a range of subects, including the dawn of a new sports TV age.

February 21, 2026 • 23 min

S1 E9: Aaron Portzline of The Athletic is back to talk with host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com. Burning question: How will the NHL trade deadline going down for the Columbus Blue Jackets?

February 12, 2026 • 33 min

S1 E8: Columbus Blue Jackets TV analyst Jody Shelley joins host Michael Arace for an Olympic Break report card. Shelley likes this team.

February 7, 2026 • 31 min

Cannon Balls S1 E7 with Bailey Johnson, suddenly former NHL writer for the Washington Post. Bailey, laid off Wednesday, talks of the upheaval at the Post and some Blue Jackets and Crew.

January 31, 2026 • 52 min

Cannon Balls S1 E6: Porty is back to talk playoffs (?), trade deadline, Z - a god among us - and much more.

January 17, 2026 • 57 min

Cannon Balls Episode #5 feat. Daryl Reaugh: Requiem for Evason, Hello Bowness, and Coaching in Today's NHL

January 10, 2026 • 46 min

Cannon Balls Episode #4 feat. Aaron Portzline: West Coast Woes, Dean's Dilemma, and Trade Deadline Forecasting

December 24, 2025 • 52 min

Cannon Balls Episode #3 feat. Aaron Portzline: Recapping Last Night's Win, Mason Marchment's Fit, and Josh Flynn's Departure

December 17, 2025 • 23 min

Cannon Balls Episode 2 feat. John Buccigross: Blue Jackets Latest, Jarmo Hired, and Quinn Hughes Trade

November 20, 2025 • 50 min

Cannon Balls Episode #1 feat. Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets Breakdown, Bill Simmons, Yegor Chinakhov's future and more