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The Chris Russell Show

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Chris discusses and debates DC sports on his daily show. Get informed and opinionated discussion of the Washington Commanders, the Nationals, Capitals, Wizards, and more.

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Touchdown at 10: Looking at Carson Wentz’s performance and who is the best running back

August 15, 2022 16:15 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown @ 10: Looking at Carson Wentz’s performance and who is the best running back, Callers weigh in on their thoughts from the preseason game on Saturday

Commanders had their first pre-season game Saturday

August 15, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1:  Looking back at the first Commanders pre-season game Saturday afternoon, Chris gives his thoughts from the game on the receiving core and Wentz’s dropped passes, who on Washington has proven that they deserve a spot on the practice roster,

Russell & Medhurst Hour 3

August 12, 2022 16:27 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

In the final hour the Rooster and Pete invites Chris McClain  of WFNZ  of Charlotte to give a preview of tomorrow's first preseason game!

Russell & Medhurst 2

August 12, 2022 16:19 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB

In this hour Adam Caplan of Sirius XM joins the show to discuss Ron Rivera's comments on Carson Wentz! Do you think the media is giving Carson a fair chance?

Lindsay Czarniak Gives Sideline Tips + Preseason Preview | Take Command

August 12, 2022 16:11 - 51 minutes - 47 MB

Craig and Logan take a look at the main stories from training camp including, Carson Wentz's accuracy, Jahan Dotson bringing the intermediate routes together, and what to look forward to on Saturday Then, the guys take a look at the Commanders first preseason game this Saturday and go into who needs to prove themselves on the field in order to secure a roster spot Plus, NFL on FOX sideline reporter Lindsay Czarniak joins the show to give Logan advice for his first game on the sidelines thi...

Russell and Medhurst Hour 1

August 12, 2022 14:46 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

In hour 1 Russell and Medhurst discuss their expectations for the  Commanders ahead of tomorrows first preseason game! 

Is there a quarterback that has more to prove than Tua Tagovailoa

August 11, 2022 16:30 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Little talk about office food, is there a quarterback in the league that has more to prove than Tua Tagovailoa? Looking at the Dolphins tampering over the past few years, Dumb Dumb of the day

Jason Reid comes on the show to talk about his new book: Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America

August 11, 2022 16:20 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

Jason Reid comes on the show to talk about his new book: Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America

Pete Rose made some unfavorable comments at the phillies honoring the 1980 world series team

August 08, 2022 16:30 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Looking at the Nationals and how they have been playing since Juan Soto’s departure, Pete Rose made some interesting comments about the sexual assault allegations from close to 50 years ago, Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: Has Wentz shown enough to make Commanders fans worried

August 08, 2022 16:15 - 48 minutes - 44 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown @ 10:Looking at the major notes from the weekends training camp practice, what can the Commanders do to improve the offenses’ strength, NFL will be focusing on illegal contact this season

The guys break down Saturday’s training camp practice

August 08, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1:  Taking a look at the biggest notes out of the weekend from the Commanders training camp, should we as fans be concerned about Wentz? We take your calls about Commanders training camp on Saturday and Wentz’s progress

More Antonio Gibbson talk, Who is the most surprise team in the NFC East, and much more

August 05, 2022 16:30 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Continued calls and talk about Antonio Gibson as the number 1 running back, Who is the surprise team in the NFC East this season? What do the Commanders have to do in order to win the division? Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: Was Antonio Gibbson dismissed by being put low on the top NFL running back list?

August 05, 2022 16:15 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown @ 10: Was Antonio Gibbson dismissed by being put low on the Running back list by NFL? Callers Weigh in on if Gibbson is underrated or if he still has a lot to prove. 

Last night was the start of proper football at the Hall of Fame Game

August 05, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1:  Last night was the start of proper NFL with the Football Hall of Fame game, Talking about the issues that will come with playing the Commanders fight song at home games, Where are the Commanders hurting in depth? 

Mike Garafolo from The NFL Network joins the show

August 04, 2022 16:35 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Mike Garafolo from The NFL Network joins the show to talk about his opinions from training camp yesterday and what the NFC East is looking like this season

Mike Garafolo from The NFL Network joins the show to talk about what he saw from Commanders training camp

August 04, 2022 16:30 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Mike Garafolo from The NFL Network joins the show to talk about his opinions from training camp yesterday, Breaking News: Brittney Griner arrested in Russia for 9 years for possession of cannabis, Training camp top three stories, Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: What is going on with Curtis Samuel at training camp?

August 04, 2022 16:15 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown @ 10: What’s going on with Curtis Samuel’s injury? Should the Commanders have waited to have Curtis Samuel practice again? Callers Weigh in on Curtis Samuel coming back to practice

Juan Soto made his appearance last night in San Diego

August 04, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1:  Juan Soto made his debut as a Padre last night in San Diego, Was Don Orsillo’s call for Brandon Drury’s grand slam too much? The NFL is in the process of appealing Sue Robinson’s ruling on Deshaun Watson’s alleged misconduct, 

Taking a break from Soto the guys take a look at the NFL Training camps

August 03, 2022 16:30 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Chris and Pete shift attention to the Commanders training camp and look at who did and didn't play, Looking around the League to see who is looking good and bad, Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Continued talk about the future of the Nationals without Soto

August 03, 2022 16:15 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Continued talk about the future of the Nationals without Soto, Callers weigh in on the Juan Soto trade and what the future of the Nationals looks like, When could we expect to see the players we picked up from the Soto trade?

Breaking down the Juan Soto trade to the San Diego

August 03, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1:  Looking at what the Juan Soto trade means for both the Nationals and the Padres, Looking at the biggest moves from yesterdays trade deadline

Breaking News: Juan Soto has been traded to the Padres

August 02, 2022 16:30 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Commanders announce that they will be holding “Commanders Rally in Richmond”, Top three biggest stories out of Commanders training camp, Looking at the possible moves for the Nationals at the end of the trade deadline, Breaking News: Juan Soto and Josh Bell have been traded to the Padres

Touchdown at 10: Analyzing the positives and negatives from training camp

August 02, 2022 16:15 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Carson Wentz had a bad day at training camp yesterday, Washington’s defense is looking really good on the other side, Trades coming out of the MLB Trade Deadline

The MLB trade deadline is coming later today, the guys break down the biggest news

August 02, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1:  Which MLB team will come away with the Juan Soto Lottery? What are the best deals the nats could get before the trade deadline? What are the surprising deals out of the trade deadline? 

Looking back on Ryan Kerrigan's impact on the Commanders organization | Take Command

August 02, 2022 13:02 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulsen take a look back at Washington's all time sac leader Ryan Kerrigan's career as a player, leader, and what the future holds for him. Subscribe to Take Command HERE!

Pete and Chris look at the biggest takeaways from training camp so far

August 01, 2022 16:30 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Pete and Chris continue to look at some of the high and low lights of Commanders training camp, Top three stories out of training camp, Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes 

Touchdown at 10: Taking a look at Commanders Training camp from the weekend

August 01, 2022 16:15 - 48 minutes - 44 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Callers Weigh in on Deshaun Watson’s suspensions, Looking at the big points from Training camp over the weekend including Curtis Samuel, Looking at issues with Carson Wentz’s accuracy in training camp

Deshaun Watson has officially been suspended for the first 6 games of the season

August 01, 2022 16:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1:  Deshaun Watson has officially been suspended for the first 6 games of the season, looking at the comparisons for Deshaun Watson’s 6 week suspension, Callers weigh in on the Watson suspension

Chris takes a tour around the NFL’s different training camps

July 29, 2022 16:30 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3:Could this be Juan Soto’s final week as a National, Chris takes a tour around the league's different training camp news, Chris has one of his predictions vindicated, Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: Commanders legend Charles Mann comes in the studio

July 29, 2022 16:15 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Commanders legend Charles Mann comes in the studio to talk about Chase young’s injury, his potential in the league, Charles tells stories of his time with the Commanders, Looking at the current state of Commanders fans

Ron Rivera said that Chase Young will not play at the beginning of the season

July 29, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1:  Ron Rivera spoke with the Junkies this morning saying that Chase Young will not be able to play at the beginning of the season, Training camp diary, Top three stories out training camp

Breaking News: Washington Tight End Antonio Gandy-Golden has retired

July 28, 2022 16:30 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Breaking News: Washington Tight End Antonio Gandy-Golden has retired, Top three stories out of training camp, Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: Ron Rivera says that this is not a playoff or bust year

July 28, 2022 16:15 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Head coach Ron Rivera says that this year will not be playoff or bust, Callers Weigh in, do you think Ron should have said this year was Playoff or bust?

Today is finally the day that Dan Snyder will speak with Congress

July 28, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1: Patrick Corbin had a horrible showing yesterday against the Dodgers, Todays is finally the day for Dan Snyder to talk with Congress

What positions need more depth for the Commanders and who will make the 53 roster

July 27, 2022 16:30 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Who are the Washington Commanders going to drop to get to the 53-man roster? Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: Who will make it to the final Commanders roster?

July 27, 2022 16:15 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Callers weigh on what needs to be proven in training camp, Who will make it to the final Commanders roster? 

Breaking down Ron Rivera’s comments at the start of training camp yesterday

July 27, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1: Training camp is back and we start our daily training camp diary, Pete and Chris take a look at Ron Rivera’s comments at the start of training camp yesterday, 

Carson Wentz has a lot of questions to answer coming into this season

July 26, 2022 16:30 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Carson Wentz has a lot of questions to answer coming into this season, What would make this season considered successful in regards to Carson Wentz, Dumb Dumb of the Day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: Commanders defense has a lot to prove this year on 3rd downs

July 26, 2022 16:15 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Commanders defense has a lot to prove this year on 3rd downs, Brandon Stalie has to prove himself this year on offense, Looking at Washington's previous Quarterbacks

The guys break down Kyler Murray’s odd “Study Hall” part of his contract

July 26, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1: Nats had a good win last night against the LA Dodgers, NFL Training camp starts today, The guys break down Kyler Murray’s odd “Study Hall” part of his contract, 

Santana Moss Believes In Carson Wentz | Take Command

July 25, 2022 19:43 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MB

Former Washington great Santana Moss joins the show to talk about the current Commanders and tell some stories from his days on the team. He tells Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulsen why he thinks Carson Wentz has a great chance to succeed in Washington because of Ron Rivera. Subscribe to Take Command HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Continue with your thoughts on what the first six games have in store for the Commanders

July 25, 2022 16:30 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Continue with your thoughts on what the first six games have in store for the Commanders, Ron and Scott need to have one cohesive philosophy for the season, Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: Commanders desperately need better QB and Defensive play

July 25, 2022 16:15 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Commanders desperately need better QB and Defensive play, What do the QB matchups look like for the Commanders, What do you think Washinhgton’s record will be after the first 6 games?

Victor Robles decided to wear a clown nose and upset Madison Bumgardner and Davey Martinez

July 25, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1: Chris talks about his adventures to Syracuse to go see Garth Brooks this weekend, Victor Robles decided to wear a clown nose that upset Madison Bumgardner and Davey Martinez, 

Navy Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo comes on the show to take a look at next season

July 22, 2022 16:30 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: Continuing looking at the NFC East, We don't know what to expect for the Giants with a new coach, Navy Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo comes on the show to take a look at next season

Touchdown at 10: Taking a look around the NFC East Training camps

July 22, 2022 16:15 - 47 minutes - 44 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Commanders have the lookings of a good team if the defense comes together, Dallas Cowboys look like they have issues in depth, What did the Eagles pickups look like

Kyler Murray got paid for $160 Million guaranteed

July 22, 2022 16:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

Russell and Medhurst hour 1: Kyler Murray got paid for $160 Million guaranteed, now Baltimore is on the clock, who would you start if you were building a team Kyler Murray or Dak Prescott

What could the Commanders Defense look like next year

July 21, 2022 16:30 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 3: What could the Commander's defense look like next year, John Papelbon is not a fan of Bryce Harper, and what are the chances for a Harper for Soto trade, Dumb Dumb of the day, Final Takes

Touchdown at 10: Commanders issues with ticket revenues

July 21, 2022 16:15 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 2: Touchdown at 10, Commanders are having issues with ticket revenues, How will the Commanders maintain the long-time Washington fans with the new ticketing prices, Commanders need to make decisions on upcoming Defensive players

The guys break down Scott Boras' comments yesterday

July 21, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Russell and Medhurst Hour 1: The guys take a look at some of what Scott Boras said yesterday on The New York Posts MLB podcast The Show With Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman.