University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina football GM Michael Lombardi joins Jones Angell to recap last week's meeting with Virginia, preview this week's matchup with Syracuse and answer questions from Tar Heel fans.
Published on 10/27/2025
• It's a busy weekend for the Tar Heels as Carolina men's basketball plays the first of its two exhibitions Friday night at 9:00 against BYU in Sale Lake City. We preview the match-up with Cougars and the upcoming season for the Heels (4:40)
• Carolina Football returns to Kenan Stadium to host Virginia in the 130th meeting of the "Oldest Rivalry in the South"...we preview the game against the Cavaliers (29:31)
• Tar Heel defender Tyler Thompson joins (49:47)
• Plus: Collective Soul's greatest hits (44:35), 5SecondChallenge (1:06:02), Moment of the Week (1:16:06), Adam gets a listener submitted HCYJT (1:17:40) and the most dangerous live animal mascot (1:24:17)
Published on 10/23/2025
Carolina football GM Michael Lombardi joins Jones Angell to preview this week's matchup with Virginia and answer questions from Tar Heel fans.
Published on 10/20/2025
• Carolina came close, but fell short against Cal on Friday night...Bryn Renner joins to break down the game (10:07)
• New Tar Heel big man Ivan Matlekovic joins (33:48)
• Plus: Montross-Walsh Scholarship winner (1:00:48), questionable chair colors (1:02:47) and a Tar Heel fan keeps it #SoClassy in the face of taunting (1:04:31)
Published on 10/20/2025
• It has been a busier than normal open date for the Tar Heels...we take a status report on where Carolina stands five games into the season (4:25)
• Next up for the Heels is a trip out west to match-up with Cal (19:42)
• Preseason All-ACC teams have been announced and the basketball Tar Heels are a week away from their first exhibition (32:49)
• Former Denver Nuggets coach and NBA Champion Michael Malone joins for an awesome interview (sticky note) (50:36)
• Plus: 5SecondChallenge (1:23:46), we're postcard guys now (1:43:55), Halloween Hallmark (1:48:22), Jones has a big face problem (1:51:57) and a Pod Hall of Famer returns in Storytime (1:58:27)
Published on 10/16/2025
Published on 10/13/2025
Carolina football GM Michael Lombardi and running backs coach Natrone Means join Jones Angell to preview this week's matchup with Cal and answer questions from Tar Heel fans.
Published on 10/13/2025
• Carolina basketball played the Blue/White game on Saturday...we recap the Tar Heel scrimmage (1:55)
• Clemson grabbed control early against Carolina football and never looked back in a 38-10 win...Joe Jauch joins to recap the game and talk about where the Heels go from here (7:21)
• Tar Heel wing Jaydon Young joins (31:48)
• Plus: it looks like the NCAA Tournament is going to expand (56:07) and a trip down Franklin Street from nearly 40 years ago (1:00:23)
Published on 10/6/2025
• Carolina hosts Clemson this weekend as both teams look to get their respective seasons moving in the right direction (3:35)
• Tar Heel basketball has its Blue/White game this weekend as the season rapidly approaches (29:16)
• Carolina defensive back Gavin Gibson joins (35:12)
• Tar Heel women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart joins to preview her team's season (54:30)
• Plus: 5SecondChallenge (1:18:52), Moment of the Week (1:28:27), Pod Cruise (1:34:54) and a HCYJT 17 years in the making (1:45:16)
Published on 10/3/2025
Carolina football GM Michael Lombardi and head coach Bill Bellichick join Jones Angell to preview this week's matchup with Clemson and answer questions from Tar Heel fans.
Published on 9/30/2025
• A couple notes on Tar Heel football as the Heels have an open date (3:30)
• Basketball practice has officially begun for the Tar Heels...some thoughts on this year's team (10:13)
• Carolina men's basketball GM Jim Tanner joins (23:00)
• Carolina freshman Derek Dixon joins (42:15)
• Plus: 5SecondChallenge (54:28), Moment of the Week (1:04:41), Blue/White game (1:09:07), Bullet the rubber band fly killer (1:10:47), Pony Up no longer (1:15:47) and Story time (1:22:12)
Published on 9/26/2025
• It was a disappointing Saturday for the Tar Heels as they fell to UCF in Orlando...Bryn Renner joins to discuss the game and where Carolina goes from here (3:31)
• Tar Heel rookie Caleb Wilson joins for an awesome interview (25:45)
• Plus: Olympic Sports update (45:42), Pod anniversary (50:27) and ACC FB scheduling news (51:26)
Published on 9/22/2025
• Carolina faces a big test as it travels to Orlando to square off with UCF...we preview the match-up with the Knights. (3:39)
• Some men's basketball tidbits as the Heels continue to prepare for the upcoming season (20:25)
• Freshman running back Demon June joins (27:33)
• Former Tar Heel track athlete Patrick Anderson joins to tell his incredible story of overcoming adversity (40:32)
• Plus: 5SecondChallenge (1:15:10), Moment of the Week (1:28:23) and an unfortunate misspelling for "Califonia"
Published on 9/19/2025
• Carolina smothered Richmond on the way to its second straight win...Bryn Renner joins to discuss the Tar Heel victory (2:30)
• New Tar Heel wing Jonathan Powell joins (30:36)
• Plus: HCYJT (22:04), Olympic Sports update (46:47), an ACC ref abruptly quits (50:43) & there is no stopping Jones' fake award (56:35)
Published on 9/15/2025
Carolina football GM Michael Lombardi joins Jones Angell to recap last week's win over Richmond, preview this week's matchup with UCF and answer questions from Tar Heel fans.
Published on 9/15/2025
• Carolina returns to Kenan Stadium and looks for another step forward as it hosts Richmond on Saturday afternoon...we preview the match-up with the Spiders (4:57)
• The (almost) complete 2025-26 men's basketball schedule is out (26:11)
• Tar Heel defensive back Will Hardy joins (35:51)
• Plus: 5SecondChallenge (58:35), UNC Health Moment of the Week (1:09:57), #LightTheDuck (1:14:17) and a bundtini goes to waste (1:22:22)
Published on 9/12/2025
Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi joins Jones Angell to recap last week's win over Charlotte, preview this week's matchup with Richmond and answer questions from Tar Heel fans.
Published on 9/8/2025
• Carolina picked up its first win of the season with a 20-3 victory over Charlotte. Joe Jauch joins to recap the win (4:09)
• New Tar Heel big man Henri Veesaar joins (31:21)
• Plus: Aye Zigga Zoomba (54:59), old THSN CDs (1:02:03) and Jones wins a completely fake award (1:07:41)
Published on 9/8/2025
• The atmosphere was awesome, but the football struggled on Monday night as Carolina fell to TCU. Now the Heels focus in on a weekend road match-up with Charlotte (5:01)
• Tar Heel wide receiver Jordan Shipp joins (31:25)
• Plus: UNC Health "Moment of the Week" (26:45), 5SecondChallenge (52:30), mascots losing their heads (1:11:30) and a Vacation From Life (1:18:52)
Published on 9/5/2025
• It is finally time for football as Carolina hosts TCU on Monday night in Chapel Hill...we preview the match-up with the Horned Frogs (5:55)
• A quick one-on-one with Bill Belichick on the eve of the season (38:00)
• We begin our series of introducing the new men's basketball players at Carolina as Kyan Evans joins (41:04)
• Plus: Chapel Thrill Game Day timeline (28:37), Ben Griffin to the Ryder Cup (33:01), 5SecondChallenge is BACK (55:19), RIP Flies (1:12:50), Adam's beard under fire (1:21:00) and Story time (1:28:35)
Published on 8/29/2025
Carolina football GM Michael Lombardi and head coach Bill Belichick join Jones Angell to preview this week's season opener against TCU and answer questions from Tar Heel fans.
Published on 8/27/2025
Carolina's new executive associate AD (and future athletic director) Steve Newmark joins the show for an exclusive interview.
Published on 8/26/2025
• The season opener against TCU is getting closer as Carolina moves into game prep (3:27)
• Chancellor Lee Roberts joins for a terrific interview to discuss UNC, Carolina athletics and his 500-mile bike ride across the state (38:24)
• Plus: e-mail catch-up (20:24), Cascada turns 20 (1:06:45), a terrible Chapel Hill song (1:11:03), the upcoming Montross Day of Service (1:16:00) and the Pod has a Discord server (we don't know what that means) (1:18:36)
Published on 8/22/2025
• The Tar Heels are about halfway through training camp as the season opener with TCU creeps closer (4:07)
• Men's basketball announced the official roster for the 2025-26 season (12:09)
• UNC AD Bubba Cunningham joins to discuss Carolina's revenue sharing plan and more (29:29)
• New UNC chief revenue officer, Rick Barakat, joins to discuss growing Carolina's revenue, Chapel Thrill Game Day and more (44:48)
• Plus: FB Coaches Show update (1:15:38) and the annual Pod AMA! (1:21:45)
Published on 8/15/2025