Sports talk with the mic still warm.
Making Racket pairs Nathan and Allison in a brisk brother-sister sports conversation from WSUM 91.7 FM Madison. It moves from Badgers results and playoff matchups to jersey design complaints, broadcast confusion, live Googling, and whatever odd sports detail refuses to leave the room.
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Making Racket is sports talk from WSUM 91.7 FM Madison with the looseness left intact. Nathan and Allison bring a brother-sister rhythm to college and pro sports, and the show often sounds like two people trying to get the segment, the mic levels, and the facts aligned at the same time. That is the charm. It can start with a legal ID, a late arrival, a Wi-Fi problem, or a missing button, then suddenly become a real discussion of UW hockey, basketball, softball, volleyball, or a tournament. Wisconsin is a major center of gravity. Badgers results are not treated like abstract scores; they come with errands, work shifts, radio-listening workarounds, tournament travel, and the kind of local frustration that makes a close loss feel personal. The pro side is just as present. NBA playoff series, NHL playoff matchups, the regular-season return after a break, and late-game etiquette all show up as running conversation rather than polished monologue. Sometimes the show is looking at a bracket. Sometimes it is checking whether Google has the right schedule. Sometimes it is asking who scored 43 points and why that is not the thing everyone is discussing. Making Racket also has room for sports culture around the edges. The Vinylthon episode folds music programming into a long Jersey Talk segment, with close attention to MLB City Connect designs, script lettering, color choices, hats, numbers, and slogans that maybe should have stayed in the meeting. The analysis is not detached. It is conversational, corrective, and funny in a dry, practical way. Nathan and Allison are comfortable admitting uncertainty, arguing a detail into shape, and letting a digression become the route back to the main point. The result feels more like sitting near a lively college-radio desk than consuming a finished take product. It is for listeners who can enjoy playoff picks and UW sports talk while also appreciating the scramble around the show itself: the open schedules, the station business, the over-time wrap-ups, and the odd historical sports nickname that arrives right when everyone should be saying goodbye.
Made for: For listeners who follow college and pro sports but prefer a casual, local, conversational pace over formal debate-show certainty. It especially suits Badgers fans and anyone who likes the stray details around games as much as the scores.
What sets it apart: Making Racket treats the live process as part of the show: corrections, production hiccups, half-remembered stats, schedule searches, and sibling pushback all stay in the mix. Its sports coverage feels specific to the room, not sanded down for national-radio polish.
Siblings Allyson and Nathan talk about all things sports! Nathan brings knowledge from being a lifelong sports fan and Allyson brings everything else. They discuss college and professional sports, have quiz segments, and cover whatever silly sports news they want!
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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