Rice on the Radio
Welcome to "Rice on the Radio", where sports talk comes with no script, no filter, and just the right amount of chaos. Hosted by Ian Rice, this is the spot for real fans who love the game but aren’t afraid to call out the bad takes, blown calls, and overpaid benchwarmers. Whether it's a legendary performance, a brutal choke job, or your fantasy team crashing and burning, we’re here to break it down like it’s last call at the bar. No corporate PR spin, no forced debates—just unfiltered sports talk with passion, personality, and maybe a little trash talk along the way. If you’re looking for stats read off a teleprompter, you’re in the wrong place. But if you want bold opinions, real conversations, and the kind of debates that might get a drink thrown at you, pull up a mic and let’s go.
Episodes
87 episodes
NFL Week 1 Overreactions: Jets & Giants Win, Josh Allen Shines & Fantasy Football Takeaways
Week 1 of the NFL season is officially in the books, and there’s finally real football to react to.Ian breaks down the Jets’ road win over Tennessee, the Giants’ physical Sunday night victory over Dallas, Buffalo’s thriller against Houst...
2026 NFL Futures: Win Totals, Player Props, Awards & Super Bowl Picks
Opening week is here, which means it’s time to put the preseason opinions on tape.On this episode of Rice on the Radio, Ian goes through his 2026 NFL futures card — not as a list of “locks,” but as a way to talk through what he ac...
2026 Fantasy Football: My Guys, Draft Values, Fades & Late-Round Sleepers
Fantasy Football 202 wraps up with the part that actually matters when you're on the clock: who do you believe in?Ian plants his flags on Jaylen Waddle, Ashton Jeanty, DJ Moore and Caleb Williams, breaks down some of his favorite draft v...
Fantasy Football 2026 Draft Strategy: Keepers, Auction Drafts, Stacking & Value
Everybody has a fantasy football draft plan until the draft actually starts.Then your guy gets taken one pick before you. A positional run wipes out a tier. Keeper inflation makes normal ADP useless. An auction room loses its mind. And s...
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: RB, WR, QB & TE Tiers | Fantasy Football 202
Fantasy Football 202 continues with my complete 2026 positional tier rankings.In Episode 81, I break down my RB, WR, QB and TE tiers, where I think the biggest draft drop-offs happen, and how those cliffs should influence the way you bu...
Fantasy Football 202: 2026 Draft Strategy, ADP, Tiers & Mock Drafts
Fantasy football draft season is here, but this isn’t Fantasy Football 101. You already know how to draft a team. This is Fantasy Football 202 — how to actually think when you’re on the clock.Ian breaks down his 2026 fantasy footb...
NFL Is Back: QB Chaos, Jets & Giants, Fantasy Football Stock Watch | Ep. 79
Football is actually back.Episode 79 of Rice on the Radio goes around the NFL as training camp turns into real football: Minnesota’s growing quarterback problem with Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy, Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Pen...
Do the Jets and Giants Finally Know What They’re Doing? | NFL Training Camp 2026
NFL training camp is underway, and the offseason storylines are finally starting to become real.Ian Rice gets listeners caught up around the league, including Aaron Donald’s possible return alongside Myles Garrett, the San Francisco 49er...
2026 MLB Midseason Check-In: Contenders, Frauds, And The Trade Deadline
The first half of the 2026 MLB season has given us enough evidence to stop talking about what teams were supposed to be.Ian breaks down the Mets’ complete collapse, who David Stearns should consider moving at the trade deadline, and why ...
Episode 76: The 2026 World Cup Became Too Big to Ignore
Episode 76: The 2026 World Cup Became Too Big to IgnoreAfter a two-week break, Rice on the Radio returns with something a little different: a World Cup episode.The 2026 World Cup has taken over the sports conversation. The United ...
New York Baseball After the Knicks Parade: Yankees Hope, Mets Disaster, and What Comes Next
The Knicks finally gave New York the parade. Now baseball has brought the city right back to reality.Episode 75 of Rice on the Radio gets back into Major League Baseball with the Yankees and Mets moving in very different directions after...
New York Knicks Win 2026 NBA Championship: The Redemption Episode
The New York Knicks are NBA champions.Episode 74 is the one I never knew if I’d actually get to make. After 53 years, the Knicks finally won it all, and this episode is about more than just a trophy. It’s about redemption.Jalen Br...
Knicks Take 2-0 Finals Lead: New York Is Two Wins From the Parade
The New York Knicks are two wins away from an NBA championship.Ian reacts to the Knicks stealing Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio, Jalen Brunson continuing to prove he is the best closer in basketball, Karl-Anthony Towns ch...
Knicks in Six: Why This Is the Team to Bring New York a Championship
The New York Knicks are four wins away from their first NBA championship since 1973, and Ian is not tiptoeing into the Finals preview.Knicks in six.In this episode of Rice on the Radio, Ian previews the Knicks vs. Spurs NBA Finals...
A.J. Brown to New England, Myles Garrett to L.A., and NFL Offseason Chaos
Episode 71 of Rice on the Radio lands on a perfect NFL chaos day.Ian breaks down A.J. Brown being traded to the New England Patriots, why Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye just became a much bigger problem in the AFC East, and why the Eagles’ r...
NY Baseball Check-In: Cole Returns. Mets Deadline Questions.
New York baseball is sitting in two completely different places.The Yankees just got Gerrit Cole back, and he looked a lot less like a pitcher easing his way back from Tommy John surgery and a lot more like the ace walking back into the ...
The Knicks are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999
The Knicks are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.Ian reacts to New York’s Eastern Conference Finals sweep over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Game 4 blowout, and what this moment means for an entire generation of ...
Why the Jets and Giants Feel Different Entering the 2026 NFL Season
New York football feels different heading into the 2026 NFL season, but now comes the real question: does different actually mean better?This episode looks at why the Jets and Giants both feel like they’re operating with more structure t...
I Just Watched the Garden Come Back From the Dead
The Knicks were dead. The Garden was quiet. The Cavs had a 22-point fourth-quarter lead and looked like they were walking out of Madison Square Garden with Game 1.Then Jalen Brunson happened.In this episode, I react to one of the ...
The Mets won the World Series
The Mets won the World Series.Not the real one. Relax.But after taking two out of three from the Yankees at Citi Field, Mets fans finally got the kind of Subway Series weekend they were starving for. Friday looked like more...
New York Sports Has Reached The Hard Part
New York sports has reached the hard part.Episode 65 of Rice on the Mics is all about what happens after belief shows up. The Knicks look like the best team left in the East and maybe the best team left in the whole damn thing, ...
Now We Find Out
Episode 64: Now We Find OutThe noise is over. The brochure is over. Now we find out who these teams really are.This week on Rice on the Mics, Ian opens with the Jets and Giants after an offseason full of big swings...
My Guys Are Better
Episode 63: My Guys Are BetterThe Knicks didn’t just close out Atlanta. They made Atlanta sit through the closing credits.Ian breaks down the Knicks’ massive Game 6 blowout win over the Hawks, KAT’s triple-double on only fo...