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WEEI Afternoons

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557 episodes
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Date created
2011/03/04
Latest episode
2026/11/12
Average duration
34 min.
Release period
1 days

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WEEI Afternoons is high-energy Boston sports talk built for passionate fans who want lively debate and real-time reaction. Featuring hosts Andy Hart, Nick “Fitzy” Stevens and former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson, the show delivers bold opinions, strong chemistry and unfiltered takes on the biggest moments in New England sports. From breaking down Patriots game plans and reacting to Red Sox developments, to Celtics momentum, Bruins insights and the biggest NFL and MLB storylines of the week, WEEI Afternoons offers lively analysis, candid debate and real-time takeaways for Boston sports fans. Fast-moving, entertaining and deeply connected to Boston sports culture, WEEI Afternoons is where the city’s conversations come to life. Hart, a Tufts graduate, joined WEEI in 2019 after nearly two decades at Patriots.com. With WEEI he has served as the station’s Patriots reporter, columnist, and co-host of the national ‘6 Rings & Football Things’ podcast. Stevens is a Massachusetts native with a passion for Boston sports. He joined WEEI in the summer of 2019 and has hosted shows across every daypart at the station, including “The 6 Rings Postgame Show” with Hart after every Patriots game. Johnson joined WEEI after serving as an on-air host for The Sports Hub since 2018. Upon his retirement from the NFL in 2005, he began his professional media career at CBS Boston doing pre- and postgame shows for the Patriots.

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Brian Scalabrine joins & talks a new version of Jayson Tatum
2026/11/12
Scal is flabbergasted by the interaction between the Jays
This is the most excited we've ever heard Andrew "Razor" Raycroft
2026/11/12
Who knew Razor was a huge fan of Canadian rock!
Checking in with the Sox and what the plan for Duran is
2026/11/12
Checking in with the Sox and what the plan for Duran is
Tom E. Curran says the identity of the Pats is sloppy and injury riddled
2026/11/12
Tom E. Curran " one of the worst performances I've ever seen from a so called elite player" - On Gonzo
Is there tension between the Patriots offense & defense squads?
2026/11/12
Trouble in Foxboro?
Celtics battle back after being down 20 in Toronto!
2026/11/12
After a marquee game, the Celtics keep it rolling in Toronto
11-11-26 - Wednesday Full Show - D.A., Schefter and Zak Kuhr join
2026/11/12
Rich is back with Ken and Ted the day after Jayson Tatum and the Celtics blew out Jaylen Brown and the Sixers, and Paul George got his revenge. Damon Amendolara and Milton Williams join in the 2 o'clock hour, Adam Schefter at 3:45 and Patriots DC Zak Kuhr in the 5 o'clock hour. Plus Dianna Russini's first Russini Report and Robert Spillane's morning-show comments on the Patriots' vibes. 0:00:00 - Cold open: the Celtics blow out the Sixers in Philly 0:02:58 - Rich is back, and today's lineup 0:05:26 - Paul George's revenge game 0:09:20 - Tatum walks right up to Brown: an alpha move 0:14:16 - Brown "wasn't paying attention." Did Tatum take the high road? 0:16:05 - Who made the bigger alpha move, Tatum or Brown? 0:20:58 - Tatum on Brown: "Right now he's the enemy" 0:21:51 - Is Scal Tatum's mouthpiece? A move to Team Tatum 0:25:52 - Damon Amendolara joins after being Dianna Russini's first guest 0:34:08 - D.A.: Mike Vrabel seems to have lost a bit of his alpha 0:36:38 - Patriots DL Milton Williams joins 0:43:24 - Russini's first show crashed, and why BetUS? 0:45:52 - A Russini hot take: she still hasn't taken responsibility 0:48:25 - Russini's first scoop: the Vikings need a quarterback 0:50:12 - One of the best regular-season games in a year 0:53:33 - Rich is confident Jaylen Brown will be better 0:58:52 - "Lamb chops and gravy": Brown can't dap Tatum up on January 21 1:00:01 - Pritchard outplayed Brown, and six Celtics in the plus-minus top 11 1:02:19 - Stiz: Brown's antics turned me off 1:04:06 - Tim from the trenches: Tatum walking up to Brown was the weak move 1:07:03 - A Lord of the Rings roast of Brown 1:12:16 - Alpha or beta? Ted thinks ignoring Tatum was the alpha move 1:14:23 - Embiid's little dig and Paul George's NBC interview 1:17:03 - Adam Schefter joins: a quiet deadline, A.J. Brown and Rhamondre Stevenson 1:23:04 - Would Schefter trust a Dianna Russini scoop? 1:25:21 - Did Schefter leave the door open for Rhamondre Stevenson? 1:28:54 - A movie detour: Rush, Role Models and Daniel Day-Lewis 1:33:12 - Does last night's blowout mean anything for the playoffs? 1:38:21 - Six Celtics beliefs that got shaken in Philly 1:41:35 - Eric: Tatum showed he's a leader of men 1:46:03 - Caller John admits he was wrong, then calls Brown a fraud 1:51:41 - Dianna Russini returns with The Russini Report on BetUS TV 1:55:37 - Russini's opening monologue 1:58:22 - D.A. was her first guest and went straight to Mike Vrabel 2:01:47 - Fred: if the coach can thrive after an affair, why can't she? 2:09:11 - Robert Spillane on the morning show: are the Patriots' vibes off? 2:11:49 - Spillane: "You're gonna have to ask Mack Hollins" 2:14:13 - Brian Hoyer is worried about the locker room 2:15:46 - Cold open replay: the Celtics win in Philly 2:17:36 - Mazzulla's "emotionally stable" line: a shot at Brown? 2:20:21 - Patriots DC Zak Kuhr joins: fixing the communication 2:22:34 - Kuhr on Christian Gonzalez's rough day 2:24:45 - Kuhr on the Patriots' man-vs.-zone split 2:27:17 - Kuhr on the Lions' offense 2:29:09 - Fifth in man, 32nd in zone: "the worst performance I've ever seen from a corner" 2:34:56 - Chris: Paul George deserves some appreciation in Boston 2:37:12 - Could this game be a turning point for the Sixers? 2:38:16 - Pete in the car is sick of the Celtics talk 2:42:34 - Milton Williams replay 2:52:08 - Wednesday injury report: three ruled out, A.J. Brown makes the trip 2:53:18 - A.J. Brown's three-yard practice catches 2:54:23 - Christian Arcand on the game, and D.A.'s first-guest moment
HR 1 - Jayson Tatum wins the first battle of the Jays!
2026/11/11
Rich is back the day after Jayson Tatum and the Celtics blew out Jaylen Brown and the Sixers, and he called Paul George's revenge game. Damon Amendolara joins after being Dianna Russini's first guest, then Patriots DL Milton Williams joins ahead of Germany. 00:00 - Cold open: the Celtics blow out the Sixers in Philly 02:58 - Rich is back, the group text and today's lineup 05:26 - A revenge game, just not by the guy you expected: Paul George 07:11 - Rich's texts: Brown "going to war" and the JJ Watt letterman-jacket move 09:20 - Tatum walks right up to Brown before tip: an alpha move 11:44 - "Stay ready" and Brown's minus-27 night 14:16 - Brown: "I wasn't paying attention." Did Tatum take the high road? 16:05 - Who made the bigger alpha move, Tatum or Brown? 17:20 - Does all the trash talk put extra pressure on Brown to back it up? 20:58 - Tatum on Brown: "Right now he's the enemy" 21:51 - Is Scal Tatum's mouthpiece? A move to Team Tatum 24:03 - Tatum's earlobe tug before tip-off 24:26 - D.A. on Dianna Russini's first show 25:52 - Damon Amendolara joins after being Dianna Russini's first guest 28:20 - D.A. on how the Russini appearance came about and why he joked about the memes 34:08 - D.A.: Mike Vrabel seems to have lost a bit of his alpha 36:38 - Patriots DL Milton Williams joins: communication, team vibes and A.J. Brown 43:24 - Russini's first show crashed, and why BetUS? 45:52 - A Russini hot take: she still hasn't taken responsibility 48:25 - Russini's first scoop: the Vikings need a quarterback
HR 2 - Alphas versus Betas
2026/11/11
Rich is confident Jaylen Brown will be better, Stiz says Brown's antics turned him off and caller Tim defends him from the trenches. Then Adam Schefter joins on the Patriots' quiet deadline, A.J. Brown, Rhamondre Stevenson and whether he'd trust a Dianna Russini scoop. 00:00 - One of the best regular-season games in a year 02:40 - An apology to Paul George (but not to Brad Stevens yet) 03:21 - Rich is confident Jaylen Brown will be better: he's starting over in Philly 06:50 - Joel Embiid looked off, and why Tyrese Maxey has to be the centerpiece 08:40 - "Lamb chops and gravy": Brown can't dap Tatum up on January 21 09:49 - Payton Pritchard outplayed Brown, and six Celtics are in the plus-minus top 11 12:07 - Stiz: Brown's antics turned me off 13:54 - Tim from the trenches: Tatum walking up to Brown was the weak move 16:51 - Jim, the Rings of Power and a Lord of the Rings roast of Brown 18:53 - Terp explains Tatum's earlobe tug and two-finger celebration 20:09 - Patriots news: A.J. Brown, and reading into Adam Schefter 22:04 - Alpha or beta? Ted thinks ignoring Tatum was Brown's alpha move 24:11 - Embiid's little dig and Paul George's NBC interview 26:51 - Adam Schefter joins: the Patriots' quiet deadline, A.J. Brown and Rhamondre Stevenson 29:38 - Schefter on Christian Gonzalez's rough day and the deadline's big moves 32:52 - Would Schefter trust a Dianna Russini scoop? 35:09 - Did Schefter leave the door open for Rhamondre Stevenson?
HR 3 - Celtics playoff talk, caller John's apology and the Russini Report
2026/11/11
Does one big night in Philly mean anything for the playoffs? Callers weigh in on Tatum and Brown, the guys break down Dianna Russini's first Russini Report, and Robert Spillane's morning-show comments raise more questions about the Patriots' locker room. 00:00 - Rush, Role Models and Daniel Day-Lewis: a movie detour 03:29 - Paul George was unbelievable and Brown was the worst player on the court 04:18 - Does last night's blowout mean anything for the playoffs? 09:27 - Six Celtics beliefs that got shaken in Philly 10:36 - Joe Mazzulla in the playoffs, and LeBron on the floor 12:41 - Eric: Tatum showed he's a leader of men 15:51 - Christian Arcand's theory: the win will galvanize Boston 17:09 - Caller John admits he was wrong, then calls Brown a fraud 20:57 - Pushing back on John: a 76-all game in the third quarter 22:47 - Dianna Russini returns with The Russini Report on BetUS TV 26:43 - Russini's opening monologue 29:28 - D.A. was her first guest and went straight to Mike Vrabel 32:53 - Fred: if the coach can thrive after an affair, why can't she? 35:00 - Breaking news isn't our job, and is she still talking to people in the league? 40:17 - Robert Spillane on the morning show: are the Patriots' vibes off? 42:55 - Spillane: "You're gonna have to ask Mack Hollins" 45:19 - Brian Hoyer is worried about the locker room
HR 4 - Pats are off to Munich
2026/11/11
Patriots DC Zak Kuhr joins on fixing the communication, Christian Gonzalez and the man-vs.-zone split before the Lions in Munich. Callers keep the Celtics talk going, the Wednesday injury report has A.J. Brown making the trip, and there's a Milton Williams replay. 00:00 - Cold open: the Celtics win in Philly 01:50 - Mazzulla's "emotionally stable" line: a shot at Brown? 03:32 - Talking all that trash weighed Brown down 04:35 - Patriots DC Zak Kuhr joins: fixing the communication after Green Bay 06:48 - Kuhr on Christian Gonzalez's rough day 08:59 - Kuhr on the Patriots' man-vs.-zone split 11:31 - Kuhr on the Lions' offense 13:23 - Fifth in man, 32nd in zone: "the worst performance I've ever seen from a corner" 16:32 - Alpha and beta talk, and Pritchard outplays Brown 19:10 - Chris: Paul George deserves some appreciation in Boston 21:26 - Could this game be a turning point for the Sixers? 22:30 - Pete in the car is sick of the Celtics talk 25:37 - Are the Celtics a legit contender? 26:48 - Milton Williams replay 33:47 - Tatum in warfare, and a Veterans Day thank-you 36:22 - Wednesday injury report: three ruled out, A.J. Brown makes the trip 37:32 - A.J. Brown's three-yard practice catches 38:37 - Christian Arcand on the game, and D.A.'s first-guest moment
Callers are fired up over the Jaylen/Jayson discussion
2026/11/11
Caller Chris says Jaylen Brown went into his shell and Paul George deserves some appreciation in Boston, while Pete in the car is sick of all the Celtics talk. Plus, was that the best regular-season game in a year?
Patriots DC Zak Kuhr joins ahead of the big matchup in Munich
2026/11/11
Zak Kuhr says the defense has to communicate better after Green Bay, that Christian Gonzalez's rough day wasn't all on him, and why the Patriots still play zone despite their success in man. He also previews the Lions' offense.
Rich can't get enough Russini audio
2026/11/11
Rich breaks down Dianna Russini's first Russini Report on BetUS TV, from an AI-looking Dennis Rodman ad to an opening monologue that skipped Mike Vrabel, and plays D.A.'s Vrabel moment. Then caller Fred asks why the coach got off easier than she did.
Does the Celtics' rout in Philly mean anything come playoff time?
2026/11/11
After a movie detour, the guys debate whether one hot-shooting night in Philly says anything about the playoffs. Then come six Celtics beliefs that one night shook, from the Jaylen Brown trade to Joe Mazzulla and Brad Stevens.

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3.4 out of 5
315 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
nicknamb 2026/06/24
Awful
Rich is the cringiest human in media. Cannot get it done without riding Fred’s coattails.
★☆☆☆☆
MarleyX 2026/06/18
Why add Ken team w/ Rich???
Ken is the worst there is so much talent at WEEI but Ken is painful to listen to and boring as hell. Like Breslow he needs to go.
★★★★★
Con_john4 2025/03/22
Best afternoon show in Boston
Hart is a great bros bro, fitz a great fan boy and Ted is really good reasonable voice in the room great insight.
★★★★★
Jiffnarius 2025/03/06
Great new cast
Hart and Fitzy have always been the best together. Johnson’s been a great addition too
★☆☆☆☆
John294294 2024/06/29
Maybe the worst show over
Jones, Armand, MEGO - they all stink. And never trust anyone that gives themselves their own nickname. Talking about you MEGO
★★★☆☆
Pepe26 2023/12/15
Mego and Arcand> Jones
Jones is an obnoxious hot take guy who talks over the two better parts of the show to try to prove he knows more or is smarter than Mego and Christian...
★☆☆☆☆
NEPatriots927 2023/08/03
Terrible now
Jones and Arcand are two of the worst radio personalities in Boston.
★☆☆☆☆
timmyhunters 2023/05/16
Jones has to go
Jones is a no go. I like mego, but Jones is a really bad hire.
★☆☆☆☆
Rowley Ma 2023/04/19
Awful Radio
Long time EEI listener and I will never tune in again. Cannot take Mego, lukewarm on Jones, and like Arcand. WEEI was my favorite station, 98.5 it is...
★☆☆☆☆
Espo401 2023/03/25
Can’t stand the new hosts
Have been a loyal WEEI listener for 20 years and have had hosts I like and ones I don’t. Typically on a show there will be at least one host I like. O...
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