Westward Podcast
1) Bonus Episode Two: Interview with Jerry West
At the center of the podcast series "Westward" has always been Jerry West. This bonus episode features raw audio of original interviews with the basketball legend as he talks about a variety of subjec...Show More
2) Bonus Episode One: Michael Cooper and Sam Watson
Bobby Glanton-Smith hosts a special bonus episode with two rare interviews with Los Angeles icons, former Laker great Michael Cooper and professional boxing's Sam Watson.
3) Episode Ten: Season Interrupted
As the Clippers and Lakers head towards the 2019-20 playoffs, the unprecedented happens when the NBA suspends all games due to the Coronavirus. During the lockdown, players across the league join a c...Show More
4) Episode Nine: The Mamba and the Mongoose
The city of Los Angeles and the world, is left in shock after the sudden death of Kobe Bryant. Friends of former superstar, George Lopez and Byron Scott, share some of their stories and Jerry West re...Show More
5) Episode Eight: The Guy is Kind of Weird
In 1981, while the “Showtime” era was in the early stages of launching the entire league into the stratosphere of cultural and commercial relevance the San Diego Clippers under Irv Levin, make a final...Show More
6) Episode Seven: It's Showtime
Long before Jerry Buss came up with the idea of “Showtime,” there was a coin toss that gave the Lakers the Number One pick in the 1979 Draft. Misfortune then strikes the new Jerry Buss-owned Lakers t...Show More
7) Episode Six: Fine by Me
The roots of the troubled Los Angeles Clipper franchise are traced back to Buffalo, where, as the Braves, the team is sold and then swapped for another franchise. The new team relocates to San Diego ...Show More
8) Episode Five: This Will Be a War
After losing Elgin Baylor to retirement just weeks into the ‘71-‘72 season, the Lakers go on an historic winning streak, culminated by their first championship in L.A. Jerry West bonds with Wilt Chamb...Show More
9) Episode Four: In the Middle of Crenshaw and Watts
While the Laker franchise tries to heal after their sixth loss to the Celtics in the Finals, the city of Los Angeles tries to heal in the wake of the Watts Rebellion. Amidst the racial strife, the le...Show More
10) Built on a Fault Line
The Lakers take a massive step forward in building a championship team when drafting Jerry West in 1960. Together with Elgin Baylor, the pair begin a furious decade-long struggle to wrest basketball s...Show More