Spittin Chiclets Review

In recent years, the podcast world has taken off and become very popular. As of 2021, 78% of Americans are familiar with podcasting. Today, there are all different types of podcasts such as sports, politics, comedy, and story telling. One of the most popular sports podcasts and the most popular hockey podcast is the Barstool Sports hockey podcast Spittin Chiclets. The podcast was started in 2016 by Massachusetts natives. That includes current Barstool blogger Brian McGonagle also known as RA, former NHL player Ryan Whitney, and current Barstool producer Mike Grinnell.

After a short time on their own the Spittin Chiclets podcast was picked up by Barstool Sports. Grinnell and McGonagle were hired as full time employees. Then in 2018 Paul Bissonette, a close friend and former teammate of Ryan Whitney announced that he was joining the podcast as another co-host. Episodes are released weekly and each episode is about two to three hours long but time flies when you’re having fun and the Chiclets crew certainly has fun. During the episodes, they conduct interviews, discuss current hockey news, and share funny stories. Some of the biggest names in hockey such as Auston Matthews, Sidney Crosby and Bob McKenzie have made an appearance or two on the podcast. The podcast averages more than 500k downloads per episode. They have evolved into much more than just a podcast. Spittin Chiclets is on all forms of social media including YouTube and sells merchandise. They have organized and hosted pond hockey and street hockey tournaments, traveled to All Star Games, and hosted viewing parties for playoff hockey games. Whitney and Bissonette are both avid golfers and have started the “Sandbagger Invitational '' where the two of them play a 2 on 2 golf match against former and current NHL players. It all derives from the excellent episodes filled with comedy, news and everything in between.

Spittin Chiclets has something for everyone. They are primarily a hockey podcast but they talk about everything going on in the world. They talk about other sports, entertainment, food, politics and everything in between. Listeners can turn on the podcast and instantly feel like they are in the locker room again with their best buddies because that is the atmosphere RA, Grinnell, Whitney and Bissonette have created. All in all, Spittin Chiclets is a great listen and everyone, especially hockey fans should give the podcast their best shot.