CROpod: The Other Rangers Podcast

Which episode should someone start with?

Just fire in wherever. The weekly show touches on a little of everything; the specials are typically labeled accordingly.

Which have been your favourite episodes so far?

They're all fun to record and a hassle to produce. The Watergate series was a fun trip; you can find all those episodes here except for the seventh installment which dealt more specifically with the media's role. Spotify pulled that whenever they brought out their new rights agreement in late 2022, but it's still available on the Buy Me A Coffee page (it's listed in the show notes of every episode).

Which episode are you most proud of?

Sometimes we do shows about some serious stuff, which is a bit of a change. Our friend Michael McGuire joined me for a short chat about his charity supporting bereaved parents in 2021 — https://t.ly/lHJQw — and I hosted a dialogue with Gordon Watson about racism in football — https://t.ly/dxoiv — which both dealt with very serious issues, while still in a way befitting the CROpod.

What is your vision for your show?

Well the original idea behind the pod and its accompanying website was Rangers news without access, favour or discretion, obvious a rip off of original Deadspin. Now? We try to have fun, we try to inform, we try to give people a break for 20 or 90 minutes or whatever.

What is your favourite other podcast that isn't yours?

Don't know that I have a favourite but I listen to 5-4, SYSK, Lions Led By Donkeys, The Rest Is History and about a dozen others on the regular.

How did you come up with the name for your podcast?

CRO was the acronym of The Copland Road Organization, the name of the Rangers news and views website that preceded the podcast. I gotta give credit to my original co-host Andy McGowan for pinning the name during an episode we were having fun with acronyms. It stuck.

Tell us a bit about yourself

Former journalist. Former bar owner. Former house-band guitarist. Community activist although in a more background role these days. I love Rangers, love the Mariners, love my Tennessee Volunteers, read endlessly, and talk a lot of BS on Ex Twitter dot com. Live in my adopted hometown of Rockford, Illinois and try to make sure people know it's not that bad here. I have five fish.