Episodes
In this week’s episode of Spurslandia, Matt sits down with Texas Ranger catcher, Jose Trevino. Trevino, a Texas native, chat about going to growing up in Corpus Christi, his path to the big leagues and the pure love for the San Antonio Spurs. Also, Matt works on more sandwich endorsements.
Published 03/03/22
Published 03/03/22
On this episode of Spurslandia, Matt has the great pleasure of welcoming the esteemed college basketball analyst Jay Bilas to the show. Matt and Jay talk about Jay’s path to Duke, the NCAA’s new NIL rules and of course sandwiches. Tune into this edition for a great interview with one of college basketball’s best.
Published 02/10/22
On this episode of Spurslandia, Matt welcomes Parker McCollum – a rising star in the country music world. Matt and Parker discuss his Texas roots, his journey to Nashville that started in Austin and of course hoops! Instagram: parkermccollum Twitter: @ParkerMcCollum Website: https://www.parkermccollum.com/
Published 01/27/22
In this episode of Spurslandia, Matt welcomes Gilmer Texas native and head football coach of the UTSA Roadrunners Jeff Traylor to the show. Coach and Matt discuss his time as a high school coach under the Friday night lights, cracking the top-25 college football ranking last season and his life-long passion for hoops.
Published 01/13/22
In this week’s episode of Spurslandia, Matt has the pleasure of sitting down with Olympic Sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross. Matt and Sanya, chat about life after retiring from their respective sports, competing in the Olympics and the training involved and a special guest pops in for a minute to discuss San Antonio hoops! Follow on Instagram: SanyaRichardsRoss
Published 12/16/21
On this episode of Spurslandia, Matt welcomes San Antonio native and former WBC super featherweight champion, Jesse James Leija. Jesse and Matt talk about his path to boxing, some of his biggest fights and Matt being the hardest hitting Spur that he has trained.
Published 12/02/21
This week Matt shares his memories on the Thanksgiving holiday as an athlete in college and missing the Macy’s Parade for a film session as wells as being a on the road bonding with his teammates over a Thanksgiving meal. Happy Thanksgiving and Go Spurs Go!
Published 11/24/21
In this episode of Spurslandia, Matt has a conversation with New York Times bestselling author and Sports Journalist, Kate Fagan. The two talk about Kate’s basketball career, Becky Hammon, her passion for writing and teaching people about ALS and how the disease has affected her and her family.
Published 11/18/21
On this episode of Spurslandia, Matt has the great pleasure of welcoming Peloton instructor Kendall Toole to the show. The two chat about Kendall’s path to instructor on one of the worlds biggest online workout platform, Matt finds out that Kendall has a past in boxing and of course sandwiches. Tune into this edition for a great interview with one of Peloton’s best.
Published 11/11/21
In the season debut of Spurslandia, Matt Bonner sits down with tv personality and current Spurs correspondent Michelle Beadle. They hit on a variety of topics that include Michelle’s journey back to south Texas, her love of F1 and, of course, why Tony and Manu weren’t on the NBA’s top 75 list. Don’t miss this awesome conversation between two Spurs lifers.
Published 11/04/21
On this episode of Spurslandia, Matt welcomes Kirk Goldsberry. A former Spurs front office employee, Kirk made his name in basketball analytics with his writing featured in ESPN along with his book entitled SprawlBall: A Visual Tour of the New Era of the NBA. Tune in to hear Kirk join Matt as the current professor at the University of Texas remains at the forefront of basketball analytics. Twitter: @kirkgoldsberry
Published 06/02/21
On this week’s episode of Spurslandia, Matt welcomes the “Swiss Army Knife of Sports Broadcasting” Brian Anderson. After playing baseball at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Brian has gone on to become an accomplished broadcaster for multiple sports and leagues, including Major League Baseball, the NBA and professional golf. Brian currently works as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers, as well as calling the NBA playoffs for TNT and took time from his day job to have...
Published 05/26/21
In this special edition episode of Spurslandia, we take a show to honor the great Tim Duncan who was just inducted to the NBA Hall of Fame. Matt – who was at the ceremony – talks about the exciting night this past weekend when Tim was enshrined. In addition, hear stories from Matt and his time as Tim’s teammate along with other funny anecdotes from the two careers. Matt and Spurslandia are thrilled to celebrate this amazing honor for Tim Duncan and his family.
Published 05/19/21
Grab your forks, it’s time to eat. In this episode of Spurslandia, Matt - a foodie by trade - welcomes San Antonio celebrity chef Jason Dady and Valentinas Tex Mex BBQ pit master Miguel Vidal to talk some grub. Matt apologizes ahead of time if this episode makes you hungry. So dive right in to hear two of the best food-makers in South Texas chat with Matt about one of his favorite things.
Published 05/12/21
In this week’s episode, Matt has the pleasure of welcoming guests Reverend Peyton and his wife Breezy Peyton, who together form part of The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. The blues trio band from Indiana has released 10 albums to date, and are truly some of the best live performers in the music industry. This episode is perfect for those missing out on concerts lately as the three of them speak about music, their music videos and how Breezy is arguably the best Washboard player in the...
Published 05/05/21
Couldn’t get enough of Matt’s conversation with the great Dan Patrick? Neither could we. Check out this bonus episode for an additional story from Dan about a bleepin’ pickup basketball game, along with a fun story about Matt’s effort with the Spurs.
Published 04/29/21
On this episode of Spurslandia, Matt has the great pleasure of welcoming the esteemed Dan Patrick to the show. The award winning sportscaster and host chats with Matt on Spurs basketball, going to the same church as George Clooney and his roles in Adam Sandler films. In addition, Matt and Dan talk about Dan’s path to his career and how he always knew he wanted to work in sports. Tune into this edition for a great interview with one of sports media’s best to ever do it.
Published 04/28/21
“Collecting sports cards is really fun, period” Join Matt on this episode of Spurslandia where he welcomes two guests, Michael Gioseffi and Jesse Gibson, the hosts of the Sports Cards Nonesense podcast. The three talk about investing in sports cards, the recent boom in the industry and that feeling when you open a pack and get that rare special card. Tune in now for more! Social links Instagram: sports_cards_nonsense Twitter: @SCN_gio
Published 04/21/21
On this episode of Spurslandia, Matt welcomes Graham Betchart – a leading expert in the sports psychology world – to discuss the complexity of being a professional athlete. Graham is one of the world’s leading mental performance coaches and has worked with some of the NBA’s best athletes on taking their game to the next level. Tune in for insight that you can’t find elsewhere and if you are lucky you might find a little surprise in this episode! Instagram: Grahamtheguide
Published 04/13/21
On this episode of Spurslandia, Matt welcomes recently crowed National Champion and San Antonio native Kiana Williams. Fresh off of leading Stanford to the NCAA Women’s Championship, Kiana and Matt talk about her time in San Antonio playing at Wagner High School, her love for the Spurs and how it feels to win a National Championship in her home city. Matt and Kiana also talk about the difficulty of the last year due to COVID-19, which saw Stanford spent over 10 weeks in hotels due to...
Published 04/06/21
In this episode of Spurslandia, Matt hosts Australian Hip-Hop artist Masked Wolf who is fresh off releasing his international, chart-topping hit ‘Astronauts in the Ocean’. Matt and Masked Wolf talk about the hard work that went into the artist being signed to a major record label, the success of his hit single, Mount Rushmore of Australian artists and his Australian roots. Social links Instagram: MaskedWolf Twitter: @maskedwolfmusic
Published 03/30/21
In this week’s episode of Spurlandia, Matt is honored to welcome the head coach of the East Los Angeles College men’s basketball team and star of the Netflix series ‘Last Chance U Basketball, John Mosley. Matt and John break down how East LA college attempted to win the JUCO state championship, and discuss how good coaching not only changes games, but changes lives. Social links Twitter: johnmosleyjr
Published 03/23/21
In this episode of Spurslandia, Matt welcomes San Antonio native, actress and comedian Noël Wells to the show. Noël – the star of Master of None and Saturday Night Live among many other credits – talks to Matt about her time in San Antonio, her life-long fandom of the Spurs and her career to date. Instagram: noelwells
Published 03/16/21
In this episode of Spurslandia, Matt throws it back to his high school days to reminisce about and dissect one of the long forgotten musical art forms - the mixtape. Matt dishes about the process of making the high school pregame mixtape and making sure to choose the right songs that could propel you on and off the court. In this unique episode, Matt also welcomes cameos from Wu Tang Clan member GZA, actor and comedian Joel McHale and former Spur Brent Barry who all give their insight and...
Published 03/09/21