The Tony Kornheiser Show - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I discovered your show after my dad passed away in 2023, he was an avid listener on his way home from the office. He would often play bits and pieces of the show at home for me. I started listening to the show with my mom a month ago, as she was trying to learn on her sports intake but also trying to help me process his passing. I listened to 0-15 as my first solo episode without her, and for that matter without him, very entertaining. Thanks for giving Paul Skenes some light, it’s unusual that anyone talks positively about the Pirates in the media. Thanks for the stories and laughs.

Tony is incredibly bright and offers expert opinions on matters of sports. But that’s just the beginning! His comments about life, traffic, food, etc. are incredibly funny. His guests impart insights to help me enjoy spots at a deeper level. The show pulls in musicians and bands playing original tunes, show’s Tony’s deep appreciation of music. The best part of the show is the mail bag. The emails are thoughtful, well written and FUNNY!
Keep up the great work.

I’ve been a fiercely loyal PTI viewer since it premiered in 2001 and began tuning into this podcast a few years ago. It was a gradual build-up to finally being able to “enjoy” the 3x week podcasts, but now I look forward to each episode’s premiere. If you like quality guests (Tim Kurkjian, Buster Olney, Sally Jenkins, Jeff Passan, Booger McFarlane, Tim Legler, and the occasional Wilbon or NASA expert appearance), this show may be for you. Maintain your vigilance, however, (READ: keep that “skip ahead 30 seconds at a time” button handy) if the following bothers you as much as it does me, because this show (unfortunately) covers too much:



Golf talk (ugh it’s constant. I’m always skipping past Steve Sands or some other golf schmuck who’s on)
Old music (there is so much unnecessary bloviating over The Beatles, Beach Boys, Springstein, and Simon & Garfunkel)
Ornery old white man problems (technology doesn’t work, businesses don’t accept or know how to count cash, writing checks (yes, really), complaining about call center representatives)


Otherwise, it’s a fine podcast for easy digestion of topical sports subjects.

I love the flavor Tony brings to discussing sports. I appreciate his overreactive takes and obsession with minute details. I enjoy a peak into his daily life and I laugh at his cheapness of hitting leftover range balls and his fondness for frozen dairy desserts. I appreciate the intelligent guests he brings on and the audience’s witty emails. Thanks for all you do Tony and crew!

After decades of enjoying this show the time has come to unsubscribe. The show has never returned to its pre-COVID level of entertainment or quality. The lack of interesting regular contributors, propping up of a talentless relative, the constant theme not having tech skills, and the “begging” for free items and benefits is just too much to justify continuing (not to mention how insufferable Wilbon has become). The show has simply run its course.