Xander Pippin

The Las Vegas Aviators won their Minor League Baseball league title this year. The last time the team won Pacific Coast League was 1988. In the game where they clinched the title, Luke Mann hit a key three-run home run in order to give the Aviators some much needed breathing room: extending a 4 - 3 lead over the Tacoma Rainiers to 7 - 3, the final score. Host Xander Pippin interviews Mann, searching for keys to success in high-pressure situations like these.

Kai Whaley is one of the world's strongest boulderers. He doesn't boast of being such, but he is by virtue of being the youngest to climb a V16 graded boulder named Sleepwalker in Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area. The hardest routes in the world are one grade higher, V17, and he's close to climbing Return of the Sleepwalker, which adds a few more moves to earn the grade. Host Xander Pippin interviews Whaley, endeavoring to share some insights into working toward such difficult goals.

As AI transforms art and media, Raiders games may preserve the last of an authentic human experience through food and community. Xander Pippin interviews stadium chefs creating genuine moments with birria egg rolls and wild-caught sushi that artificial intelligence can never replicate. A thoughtful reflection on finding meaning in sports, food, and human connection.