Reality Check With Alex Gould

On this episode Laurel Williamson joins me on Reality Check to discuss her own acting/theater experience in life and at CWRU, all-time great Broadway musicals, and a brief wrap-up of movies over the past year. Enjoy!

CWRU Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Vice Presidents Sydney Davis and Marin Exler join me today to discuss their experiences at Case Western Reserve, in student government specifically, and share their opinions on the national politics scene, particularly in terms of the candidates for the Democratic nominee for President in 2020. Hope y'all enjoy!

Today Davu Keels joins me on Reality Check to analyze every aspect of last Sunday's Super Bowl as well as to discuss all the NBA Trade Deadline deals/info, which came just a few hours prior to the recording of this show.Without any technical difficulties this week, I hope you enjoy improved analysis from our last episode!

In my first radio show in college at Case Western Reserve University, a Cornerback on the CWRU Varsity Football Team, Thomas DelMastro, joins me to discuss his football journey to where he is today and what it's like to be a student athlete. After that segment, Thomas and I take a deep dive into analyzing the Patriots-Rams Super Bowl matachup coming up on February 3rd.There were some technical issues early on in the show due to the adjustment to the college radio station technology but regardless I hope you enjoy!

In the hearts of our college winter breaks, Noah Lofman and I go back to high school joined by Jared Rosenthal in a massive 2.5 hour Huddle return special! Within this podcast, some key concepts covered are mental health issues in the NFL, NFL playoff predictions, college football bowl choices, looking ahead in the NBA, and so much more. Enjoy!

My final radio show in high school is sadly here. During this show, I celebrate my four years on air with Noah Lofman and Jacob Berlinger during The Huddle! There was an error with recording early on, so the podcast will start in the middle of our NBA postseason discussion. However, after the NBA, there should be about 40 minutes of the more sentimental aspect of looking back at the time us three had doing radio together.

After an incredible four years of radio and two years of Reality Check, my solo show, it is unfortunately time to say goodbye. With my graduation coming, I provide more of a sentimental show than usual with my look back at my time on the radio station at my high school. The hour includes reflections on certain topics and some of my favorite clips from old shows of my time here. Enjoy! 

For the first half of a special 2 hour edition of The Huddle, I discuss politics and tennis solo. Then, in one of our best ever hours on air together, Noah Lofman joins me for talk about the NBA Playoffs and our award predictions. Enjoy!

Today Eli Shapiro joins me for the final political episode of Reality Check and my second to last show of high school. Within this hour, the two of us review recent news on President Trump, gun control in America, North Korean relations, and more. Enjoy the show!

After coming down with a fever and cold, I'm back on air with a solo show discussing all the hot topics in sports! In this hour, I talk about my opinion on the recent Supreme Court ruling on sports betting, the Conference Finals in the NBA, and some brief thoughts on the MLB season thus far. Enjoy!

For the fourth and final time, The Huddle crew (Jacob Berlinger and I today) host our annual NFL Draft Preview. The topics in this hour varied from ranking the "Big 5" Quarterbacks of this class to our mocks for the first ten picks in the draft and many more. Enjoy folks!

That's right...I decided to dedicate an entire hour of radio to Fortnite, the Battle Royale video game that has surpassed the limits of what we thought was possible in terms of popularity with over 50 million who have now downloaded it. For the first two-thirds of the show Daniel Joseph comes on air for a general discussion of the game while Matt Livas and Maddy Bayzaee join me later to continue that, along with talking about Fortnite's limited time modes. Enjoy!

In today's show, Jared Rosenthal joins me to analyze the first round of the NBA playoffs so far and discuss how our perceptions of certain playoff teams have changed.  Enjoy the hour, folks!

The NBA regular season ends two days from now. So, today I predict the final seedings for each conference along with who will win every single matchup! Just to let you all know, for the first 15-20 minutes there were some off-air distractions that led to me not being at my best on the mic. However, I hope you all still enjoy!

Today I go back to a solo format to wrap up 2018's March Madness that ended with Villanova's win over Michigan the day prior! In this show, be ready to hear my analysis of the game, along with my favorite matchups of this March, the most surprising squads, and the most disappointing teams. This show is truly one of my favorites of the year!

As a part of their sportscasting class experience, Mike Lee and Brian McDevitt are not only joining me on Reality Check today but are also leading the show! I hope you all enjoy our updates on the upset-ridden Rounds of 64 and 32 in March Madness and predicitons for future matchups in the tourney, along with discussion of what's going on right now with MLB Spring Training and the ever-changing NHL playoff picture.  

The Huddle crew of Jacob Berlinger, Noah Lofman, and I made our debut as a radio team in March of 2015 to discuss that year's March Madness tournament. So, here we are back for the fourth and final time to discuss our projections for the 2018 tournament, recorded on the first day of the Round of 64. Enjoy our plethora of upsets and very different Final Four projections in this hour!

In November Austin Klapman joined me on Reality Check to be interviewed about his tennis career and future goals as a player at Monmouth University. Today, he is back, but this time, rather than extending the initial interview, we wanted to spend the hour discussing all that's going on in the world of college and professional tennis!  

For the third consecutive year, I recorded my Oscars special just a few days before the big show this upcoming Sunday! This time, I discuss possible future trends of the award show, relevant social issues in 2018 and how they connect to Hollywood/the Oscars, and I make my will win/should win predictions for the six major awards given out. Additionally, I unfortunately had to cut the nominated songs from this podcast due to copyright concerns. Hopefully the the show will be just as enjoyable even without the breaks for music!

In a return to a classic sports format, Jack Ulrich and I discuss this year's NBA-All Star Weekend and share our playoff predictions for the Eastern Conference. Later in the show Aaron Berkowitz and I talk about how the 2018 Olympics have gone so far, both in terms of the USA specifically and for the event as a whole.