Anything is Poddable: A Podcast about the Boston Celtics

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Celtics overthinking, with jokes left in.

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Anything is Poddable treats Boston Celtics basketball like a running group text with sharper reporting instincts and more lineup memory. It jumps from serious roster-building questions to jokes about pickup mistakes, summer workout videos, and whatever Celtics fans are overreacting to next.

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About Anything is Poddable: A Podcast about the Boston Celtics

Anything is Poddable is a Boston Celtics show built for the part of fandom that never really shuts off. It does not linger at the door. The show assumes the audience knows why Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown matter, why Smart's departure changed the team's emotional geometry, and why a double-big lineup can still start an argument weeks later. From there, it works fast. Episodes move through Mazzulla questions, big-man health concerns, Robert Williams matchups, Al Horford's defensive usefulness, Brown's extension, and whatever offseason clip has Celtics fans pretending not to care. The tone is loose. The analysis is not. A point about guarding Joel Embiid or Jokic can turn into a wider question about roster durability, and a throwaway joke about summer workouts can still land on a real read of the Tatum-Brown partnership. The show is especially good at living in uncertainty. It will float a trade idea, question whether ownership would pay for it, admit the math is rough, and still use the thought experiment to explain Boston's championship window. That gives the basketball talk a pleasingly unfinished charge. It sounds like Celtics people arguing toward clarity in real time. Playoff losses get dissected possession by possession, with Mazzulla's timeout, Blake Griffin's minutes, Jalen isolation, and Tatum double teams all treated as evidence. Summer league gets similar attention, especially when a prospect like Walsh shows enough handle, size, or winning instincts to become interesting. The humor keeps the show from becoming grim. Pickup basketball failures, birthday excuses, Brown jokes, and mock-serious banter all sit beside actual roster and rotation talk. It is not a neutral national NBA product. It is for people who want the Celtics angle first, the league context second, and a little friendly chaos running underneath both.

Made for: Celtics fans who already follow the roster, the playoff scars, and the daily discourse. It best suits listeners who enjoy quick argument, specific names, and informed second-guessing.

What sets it apart: The show mixes reporting specificity with fan-brained impatience, so the conversation can be goofy without losing the basketball. It turns minor Celtics signals into real arguments without sanding off the banter.

In their own words

Anything is Poddable is a weekly Boston Celtics podcast from The Athletic brought to you by Sam Packard and The Athletic's Boston Celtics reporter Jay King. As Jay says, "We're goofy, we're funny, we at least try to be insightful." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · August 2026

Anything is Poddable turns Celtics roster minutiae, playoff matchups, and offseason signals into loose, closely observed Boston basketball talk.

Anything is Poddable is Celtics talk for people who like the moving parts: roster construction, playoff matchups, summer league flashes, contract math, and the daily noise around Tatum and Brown.

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Why you'd press play

You want your Celtics anxiety served with cap math, pickup shame, and Jaylen workout-video discourse.

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  • your Porzingis, Horford, and Robert Williams worries argued beyond the first matchup panic
  • your Jaylen Brown extension feelings run through the tax bill, trade market, and title window
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Celtics Go Up 3-1 on Hawks

    ·31m
  2. 2

    Celtics go up 2-0 on Hawks

    ·35m
  3. 3

    Tatum Wins All Star MVP

    ·44m
  4. 4

    Joe Mazzulla: Head Coach

    ·1h 6m
  5. 5

    Muscala to the Celtics

    ·34m
  6. 6

    Celtics Cut Down The Nets...Again

    ·1h
  7. 7

    Celtics Down 0-3 to the Heat

    ·47m
  8. 8

    Second Year Mazzulla is Poddable

    ·38m
  9. 9

    Summer Workouts are Poddable

    ·39m
  10. 10

    Kristaps' Foot is Poddable

    ·39m
  11. 11

    The Jaylen Brown Extension is Poddable

    ·39m
  12. 12

    Summer League is Poddable

    ·38m
  13. 13

    Grant Williams is Poddable

    ·38m
  14. 14

    Free Agency is Poddable

    ·39m
  15. 15

    The Celtics Trade Marcus Smart

    ·39m
  16. 16

    Running it Back with Charles Lee

    ·39m
  17. 17

    Offseason Mailbag: Celtics Sign Sam Cassel

    ·39m
  18. 18

    Welcome the Celtics Offseason

    ·31m
  19. 19

    The Celtics Season Ends in Game 7

    ·40m
  20. 20

    Derrick White Saves the Celtics Season

    ·39m
  21. 21

    Celtics Win Game 5.... By A Lot....

    ·43m
  22. 22

    Celtics Avoid Sweep, Force Game 5

    ·38m
  23. 23

    Celtics Drop Game 2, Head to Miami

    ·39m
  24. 24

    Celtics Lose Game 1 to Heat

    ·48m
  25. 25

    Celtics Heat Eastern Conference Finals Preview

    ·44m
  26. 26

    CELTICS WIN! MOVE ON TO CONFERENCE FINALS

    ·57m
  27. 27

    CELTICS WIN GAME 6, FORCE GAME 7

    ·40m
  28. 28

    Celtics Down 3-2 to Sixers

    ·57m
  29. 29

    Celtics Fall to Sixers in OT

    ·41m
  30. 30

    Celtics Take 2-1 Lead on Sixers

    ·1h 16m
  31. 31

    Celtics Strike Back

    ·43m
  32. 32

    Game 1 Lessons

    ·1h 19m
  33. 33

    Celtics Blow Game 1 to Sixers

    ·22m
  34. 34

    Celtics Beat Hawks in 6

    ·1h 2m
  35. 35

    Welp.... Hawks Force a Game 6

    ·37m
  36. 36

    Udoka to Houston + Murray Suspended

    ·45m
  37. 37

    Goodbye Anything is Poddable

    ·5m
  38. 38

    Celtics Fall to Hawks in Game 3

    ·38m
  39. 39

    Celtics Hawks Fan Discussions

    ·38m
  40. 40

    Brad Rowland joins to talk Celtics-Hawks

    ·36m
  41. 41

    Celtics Smash Hawks In Game 1

    ·29m
  42. 42

    Celtics-Hawks playoff preview

    ·33m
  43. 43

    What did we learn about the Celtics this season?

    ·55m
  44. 44

    Celtics Beat Hawks: Finish with 57 wins

    ·29m
  45. 45

    Celtics Beat Raptors

    ·52m
  46. 46

    Celtics Demolish the Bucks

    ·1h 9m
  47. 47

    Jaylen Brown All-NBA? Celtics finding their groove?

    ·1h 1m
  48. 48

    A Positive Spin on the Celtics

    ·1h 5m
  49. 49

    What will fix the Celtics?

    ·51m
  50. 50

    Celtics Pummel Blazers

    ·36m
  51. 51

    The Vibes are Not Great

    ·27m
  52. 52

    Celtics-Sixers: It's Not a Rivalry

    ·38m
  53. 53

    Celtics Survive Lakers Meltdown

    ·1h 2m
  54. 54

    Celtics Fall in OT to Knicks

    ·48m
  55. 55

    Hospital Celtics Struggle in Florida

    ·50m
  56. 56

    Celtics Winning Ugly

    ·50m
  57. 57

    138th Celtics Prediction Spectacular - Part 3

    ·1h 8m
  58. 58

    Celtics Winning With Depth

    ·38m
  59. 59

    Celtics Midseason Check-In

    ·59m
  60. 60

    Celtics take down the Clippers

    ·46m
  61. 61

    Winning is the Best Christmas Gift

    ·1h 5m
  62. 62

    Celtics Poddable Phone Calls

    ·41m
  63. 63

    Celtics Fall to the Magic

    ·45m
  64. 64

    Basketball is a Game of Runs

    ·51m
  65. 65

    The Celtics are not Perfect

    ·58m
  66. 66

    Singing The Celtics Praises

    ·44m
  67. 67

    The Celtics Won't Stop Winning

    ·44m
  68. 68

    The Streak is Over

    ·30m
  69. 69

    The Celtics Continuing Streaking

    ·37m
  70. 70

    Jayson Tatum for MVP

    ·42m
  71. 71

    Do the Celtics have the NBA's Best Offense?

    ·43m
  72. 72

    Are the Celtics getting any better?

    ·27m
  73. 73

    Ime to Brooklyn and the Rise of Kornet

    ·45m
  74. 74

    138th Celtics Prediction Spectacular - Part 2

    ·37m
  75. 75

    Amazing Offense, Mediocre Defense

    ·39m
  76. 76

    Celtics Impressive Opening Night

    ·38m
  77. 77

    138th Celtics Prediction Spectacular - Part 1

    ·38m
  78. 78

    Celtics Preseason Wrapup

    ·38m
  79. 79

    Celtics Pre-Season Overreactions

    ·37m
  80. 80

    The Ime Situation and The Other Things

    ·31m
  81. 81

    Ime Udoka Suspended for 1 Year

    ·32m
  82. 82

    Robert Williams Surgery Reaction

    ·39m
  83. 83

    Celtics Training Camp Questions

    ·58m
  84. 84

    Where do the Celtics fit in the Eastern Conference?

    ·54m
  85. 85

    More Kevin Durant Rumors

    ·1h 7m
  86. 86

    Celtics Summer Mailbag

    ·43m
  87. 87

    Classic Summer KD Scuttlebutt

    ·54m
  88. 88

    Celtics Offseason Check-in

    ·47m
  89. 89

    Brogdon to the Celtics

    ·1h 2m
  90. 90

    What are the Celtics Offseason Priorities?

    ·1h 5m
  91. 91

    The Celtics Season Is Over

    ·1h 17m
  92. 92

    The Celtics are on The Brink

    ·29m
  93. 93

    Steph and Warriors Even Up The Finals

    ·1h 4m
  94. 94

    Celtics Turnover Game 2 to the Warriors

    ·36m
  95. 95

    Celtics Huge 4th Quarter Takes Game 1!

    ·1h 12m
  96. 96

    The Celtics are in the NBA Finals

    ·1h
  97. 97

    CELTICS WIN GAME 7!!! NBA FINALS BOUND

    ·34m
  98. 98

    Celtics Playoff QA

    Jay King hosts a solo Celtics playoff Q&A, answering listener questions live.

    ·28m·2 clips
  99. 99

    The Celtics Stink in 2023!

    Sam and Jay sarcastically react to the Celtics' poor defensive performance against the Thunder, mixing humor with analysis.

    ·1h 8m
  100. 100

    Celtics/Hawks Game 2 Preview + The Return of Jam

    Hidden gem

    Sam Packard returns from illness to join Jay King in previewing Celtics-Hawks Game 2 after Boston's dominant Game 1 win.

    ·36m·3 clips
  101. 101

    Goodbye Anything is Poddable

    Sep 29, 2023·5m
  102. 102

    Second Year Mazzulla is Poddable

    Hidden gem

    Joe Mazzulla’s second year could look different because Brad Stevens changed the staff and the personnel.

    Aug 31, 2023·38m·2 clips
  103. 103

    Summer Workouts are Poddable

    Brad Stevens wants another forward because Boston already has Porzingis, Horford, Robert Williams, and Luke Cornett.

    Aug 24, 2023·39m·2 clips
  104. 104

    Kristaps' Foot is Poddable

    Chris Stapps Porzingis has plantar fasciitis, but the Celtics expect him ready for training camp.

    Aug 17, 2023·39m·2 clips
  105. 105

    The Jaylen Brown Extension is Poddable

    Jaylen Brown’s $304 million supermax has no player option and includes a trade kicker.

    Jul 26, 2023·39m·2 clips
  106. 106

    Summer League is Poddable

    Hidden gem

    Jordan Walsh’s third-quarter run against the Lakers showed his defense, energy, and sudden confidence shooting.

    Jul 14, 2023·38m·2 clips
  107. 107

    Grant Williams is Poddable

    Jul 6, 2023·38m
  108. 108

    Free Agency is Poddable

    Jul 2, 2023·39m
  109. 109

    The Celtics Trade Marcus Smart

    Jun 22, 2023·39m
  110. 110

    Running it Back with Charles Lee

    Hosts Sam Packard and Jay King discuss the Boston Celtics, using basketball metaphors and humor to preview their podcast episode.

    Jun 16, 2023·39m
  111. 111

    Offseason Mailbag: Celtics Sign Sam Cassel

    Jun 9, 2023·39m
  112. 112

    Welcome the Celtics Offseason

    Jun 2, 2023·31m
  113. 113

    The Celtics Season Ends in Game 7

    May 30, 2023·40m
  114. 114

    Derrick White Saves the Celtics Season

    May 28, 2023·39m
  115. 115

    Celtics Win Game 5.... By A Lot....

    May 26, 2023·43m
  116. 116

    Celtics Avoid Sweep, Force Game 5

    May 24, 2023·38m
  117. 117

    Celtics Down 0-3 to the Heat

    May 22, 2023·47m
  118. 118

    Celtics Drop Game 2, Head to Miami

    May 20, 2023·39m
  119. 119

    Celtics Lose Game 1 to Heat

    May 18, 2023·48m
  120. 120

    Celtics Heat Eastern Conference Finals Preview

    May 16, 2023·44m
  121. 121

    CELTICS WIN! MOVE ON TO CONFERENCE FINALS

    May 15, 2023·57m
  122. 122

    CELTICS WIN GAME 6, FORCE GAME 7

    May 12, 2023·40m
  123. 123

    Celtics Down 3-2 to Sixers

    May 10, 2023·57m
  124. 124

    Celtics Fall to Sixers in OT

    May 8, 2023·41m
  125. 125

    Celtics Take 2-1 Lead on Sixers

    May 6, 2023·1h 16m
  126. 126

    Celtics Strike Back

    May 4, 2023·43m
  127. 127

    Game 1 Lessons

    May 3, 2023·1h 19m
  128. 128

    Celtics Blow Game 1 to Sixers

    May 2, 2023·22m
  129. 129

    Celtics Beat Hawks in 6

    Apr 28, 2023·1h 2m
  130. 130

    Welp.... Hawks Force a Game 6

    Hosts recap a Celtics playoff loss to the Hawks, analyzing key moments and lineup decisions.

    Apr 26, 2023·37m
  131. 131

    Udoka to Houston + Murray Suspended

    Apr 25, 2023·45m
  132. 132

    Celtics Go Up 3-1 on Hawks

    Apr 24, 2023·31m
  133. 133

    Celtics Fall to Hawks in Game 3

    Apr 22, 2023·38m
  134. 134

    Celtics Hawks Fan Discussions

    Apr 19, 2023·38m
  135. 135

    Celtics go up 2-0 on Hawks

    Apr 19, 2023·35m
  136. 136

    Brad Rowland joins to talk Celtics-Hawks

    Apr 18, 2023·36m
  137. 137

    Celtics/Hawks Game 2 Preview + The Return of Jam

    A weekly Boston Celtics podcast featuring analysis, discussion, and insider insights from The Athletic's reporters.

    Apr 17, 2023·36m
  138. 138

    Celtics Smash Hawks In Game 1

    Apr 16, 2023·29m
  139. 139

    Celtics Playoff QA

    Apr 14, 2023·28m
  140. 140

    Celtics-Hawks playoff preview

    Apr 12, 2023·33m
  141. 141

    What did we learn about the Celtics this season?

    Apr 10, 2023·55m
  142. 142

    Celtics Beat Hawks: Finish with 57 wins

    Sam Packard and Jay King recap the Celtics' regular season finale win over the Hawks, highlighting Peyton Pritchard's 30-point triple-double.

    Apr 9, 2023·29m
  143. 143

    Celtics Beat Raptors

    Apr 6, 2023·52m
  144. 144

    Celtics Demolish the Bucks

    Mar 31, 2023·1h 9m
  145. 145

    Jaylen Brown All-NBA? Celtics finding their groove?

    A weekly Boston Celtics podcast from The Athletic featuring analysis and humorous discussion by reporters Sam Packard and Jay King.

    Mar 27, 2023·1h 1m
  146. 146

    A Positive Spin on the Celtics

    Mar 21, 2023·1h 5m
  147. 147

    What will fix the Celtics?

    Mar 14, 2023·51m
  148. 148

    Celtics Pummel Blazers

    Mar 9, 2023·36m
  149. 149

    The Vibes are Not Great

    Sam and Jay discuss the Celtics' disappointing double-overtime loss to the Knicks and the team's recent struggles.

    Mar 6, 2023·27m
  150. 150

    Celtics-Sixers: It's Not a Rivalry

    A weekly Boston Celtics podcast from The Athletic featuring analysis and discussion by Sam Packard and Jay King.

    Feb 26, 2023·38m