It’s done! Derwin James signed his extension. He is now the highest paid safety in the league. We look at Day 1 and 2 of joint practices with the Dallas Cowboys. We also get some fun quotes from some players after practice. We look at the “All In” schedule and get ready for some must see TV (streaming). Coach brings us a Coach’s Corner looking at our running back group in our first preseason game. We finish up with another fantastic Craig Experience. Episode Chapters: Coach’s Corner - 23:52 The ...
Aug 19, 2022•53 min
First preseason game is in the books. We take a look at who stood out and who surprised everyone. We announce the inaugural fantasy football season of Charger Chat. We look at quotes from players and Coach’s after the game against the Rams. We check out Daniel Popper’s recently released article at the Athletic about Coach Staley and his aggressive philosophy. We head to Oklahoma to meet Ricky from DHBC Oklahoma. In Fan Focus we meet Jesus Ruiz from Escondido. We finish up with your Ask Boltfam q...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 49 min
We announce the winner of our preseason ticket giveaway. We take a look at the continued courtroom drama between the Spanos siblings. We get ready for our first preseason game, hallelujah. We take a look at the unofficial depth chart and check out quotes from players and Coach’s at camp. We finish up with another Craig Experience. Episode Chapters: The Craig Experience - 24:05 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 13, 2022•35 min•Season 50Ep. 4
We announce our ticket giveaway for the Chargers vs Cowboys preseason game. A lot of great things have been happening at training camp including the return of Shawne Merriman and a proper battle going down at the Running back position. We also look at news around the AFC west. We introduce our first edition of The Bolt Beat hosted by Jason Reed. In Fan Focus we meet Fred aka Tha_Frederation and learn all about his fandom. We finish up with some Ask Boltfam questions. Natedog Brewery Episode Chap...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 49
Happy Friday from the Charger Chat. We take a look at camp quotes. Players and Coach’s alike are excited about the direction of the team. Hayley Elwood released a new article on Chargers.com in which she interviewed Trey Pipkins. We learn a little more about his mindset going into the season. We finish with another Craig Experience looking at some standouts at camp thus far. Episode Chapters: The Craig Experience - 22:03 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Advertising Inquiries:...
Aug 05, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 48
The pads are officially on and it’s time to see what we’ve got. We look at quotes after the first day of padded practice. Coach Staley and Corey Linsley had some encouraging words about this team and it’s players development. We meet up with Jason Reed from Bolt Beat to get his thoughts on training camp thus far. We also announce our partnership with Jason who will be giving us a brand new segment on Charger Chat. We get a little musical with this Fan Focus. We feature Longtime Charger fan Aris ...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 47
Players are on the field, fans are in the stands. Life is good. We celebrate our 200th episode here at Charger Chat. Thank you for everyone who continues to listen and be a part of our shows. We look at all the news from training camp. Coach was able to attend day two of camp and gave us a full run down of what he saw and his experience. We finish up with a great installment of The Craig Experience all about Madden ratings. Episode Chapters: The Craig Experience - 37:56 See omnystudio.com/listen...
Jul 29, 2022•53 min•Season 4Ep. 46
Oh boy, one day until the first official day of training camp. Coach rejoins us to help us get ready. We take a look at the most recent DHBC BBQ with a special video. We have to look at the most recent Madden ratings of Justin Herbert’s. With Justin Herbert’s new contract looming we look at the most recent contract for Kyler Murray that has a very unique clause. We head to Vegas to meet DHBC Chapter President Dan for Bolt Insight. In Fan Focus we meet up with Mario From Central Valley. We finish...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 45
The ramp up to training camp is in full effect. We say goodbye to a Charger beat writer Gilbert Manzano as he leaves the Chargers to cover the Rams. Shawne Merriman recently announced he is doing a new version of “Pimp My Ride” with West Coast Customs. This time it is called Bolt My Ride. We finish up with another awesome edition of The Craig Experience. Episode Chapter: The Craig Experience - 8:48 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/...
Jul 22, 2022•19 min•Season 4Ep. 44
The end of the off-season break is closer than ever. We take a look at the most recent DHBC BBQ and an now infamous Piñata. Over at ESPN’s Get Up Chris Canty puts two of our beloved bolts in his top 5 most overrated players. There is hell to pay. Also big shoutout to Breiden Fehoko and his recent engagement. We head down under to meet Alister from the Thunder Down Under podcast. In Fan Focus we head to Oregon to meet long time Charger fan Bill. We finish up with all of your Ask Boltfam questions...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 43
It’s a light news week for the Chargers, but that’s not gonna stop us. We look at a Justin Herbert’s 2nd annual gold invitational. Also some more speculation around who our starting right tackle and Trey Pipkins is the hot name right now. We wrap up with another fantastic Craig experience all about Asant Samuel Jr. Episode Chapters: The Craig Experience - 11:04 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...
Jul 15, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 42
The newest Bolt baby has arrived. Coach isn’t able to join us… he’s on diaper duty. We celebrate birthdays on this episode. Not only Coach’s new addition but also Joey Bosa. We look at his appearance on the Drue Tranquill Podcast and some of his very insightful comments. We welcome on DHBC President Reekay to tell us all about the Diehard Bolt Club. We head to Nevada to meet Theron for Fan Focus. We finish up with your Ask Boltfam questions and pick three winners of the Shock Therapy magazine. E...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Welcome back to another Friday episode of Charger Chat. With Coach still on baby watch he was able to sneak away and chat it up. We look at some Isaiah Spiller videos recently posted on social Media. We have to talk about the Baker Mayfield departure from the Cleveland Browns who we face week five. We look at a new mystery that is surrounding Rivers Lake. We have a great Coach’s Corner featuring a listeners question. We finish up with a Craig Experience all about Sebastian Joseph Day. Episode Ch...
Jul 08, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Happy 4th of July. We are back with another action packed episode. Philip Rivers recently was interviewed and gave us all what we had been waiting for… His thoughts on our new QB1 Justin Herbert. Coach Staley recently made an appearance at Wimbledon and literally cannot turn off his coaching brain. We welcome on Patrick from DHBC Central Valley for Bolt Insight. We head to Arizona to meet lifelong Charger fan Mikey for Fan Focus. We finish up with a big dose of your Ask Boltfam questions. Coach ...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Happy Friday everyone! We look at Charger news including Julian Edelman’s rank of the top 3 Wide Receivers in the league and our boy Keenan Allen is at number two. Also the top jersey purchases for the NFL and Justin Herbert makes the cut. Craig gives us his grade for the Chargers offseason so far in the Craig Experience. We finish up with a new edition of Bolt History. This week featuring the most feared Chargers defensive line of all time. The late 70’s to early 80’s “The Bruise Brothers”. Epi...
Jul 01, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 38
We are in the dark days of the off-season. But we are here for a good time and a long time. One of our listeners Gavin Gibson represented us at the top of the Ben Lui mountain in Scotland. We look at training camp dates and get excited for what’s to come. We welcome on Bobby the DHBC Chapter president. We learn about repping the Bolts in Bears territory. For Fan Focus we meet up with Bryce From Temecula and learn about his Chargers origin story. We wrap up with your hilarious Ask Boltfam questio...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Welcome back to the Charger Chat. We welcome our good friend and new podcaster Jen Mills to the pod family with her Mills on the Mic podcast. Chargers recently released a Mic’d up with Coach Lombardi, we take a look at that as well as two new articles featuring Justin Herbert and Trey Pipkins. Coach brings back his Coach’s Corner segment. He breaks down the importance of setting the edge and why Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa are so good at it. We wrap up with another edition of The Craig Experience....
Jun 24, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Off-season camps are over and that leaves us sitting on our hands waiting for the season to start. We celebrate Father’s Day and congratulate some new Charger Dads. We welcome on Bolt Dad for this weeks Bolt Insight. We meet Danny from San Marcos who has an amazing story of how he became a Charger fan. We wrap up with your hilarious Ask Boltfam questions. Matt Feiler’s Viking Camp Episode Chapters: Bolt Insight - 8:28 Fan Focus - 29:31 Ask Boltfam - 42:20 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Chargers Media day just happened and the hype train has left the station. We look at Chargers news and notes. At one of the recent pressers the news of Derwin James labrum surgery was revealed. We also dive into quotes from Coach Staley, Joey Bosa, and Khalil Mack about what this defense should do. News of more courtroom drama from the Spanos family recently came out and we dive into that. We finish with a Craig Experience about Chris Rumph and a Bolt History about Charger Legend Ron Mix. Episod...
Jun 17, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Huggin has returned. We have a jam packed episode for you we kick off with the news of our newest signings Isaiah Spiller and JT Woods. Our entire draft class is now contractually obligated to kick ass for us. Breiden Fehoko’s new Blockbuster Boyz nickname gets some traction with the gang. This past weekend there was another meet and greet this time with Donald Parham Jr. We welcome on Arturo and Antonio from DHBC Mexico for our Bolt Insight. We head to San Diego to chat with long time fan Micha...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 33
We’ve got another Friday episode of Charger Chat. We look at more Los Angeles Chargers OTA quotes from week 3. This week it’s Donald Parham Jr., Kyle Van Noy, DC Renaldo Hill, and the one and only Ladanian Tomlinson. While at The Chargers Invitational Golf Tournament LT gave his thoughts on new Chargers RB Isaiah Spiller. In addition the first commercials for Nickelodeon’s Slime Cup have been airing. It will feature QB1 Justin Herbert. We finish up with with another awesome Craig Experience. Epi...
Jun 10, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Welcome back to the Charger Chat. With Kev still on vacation pretending to be a wizard in Orlando. Wooldog and Coach take the reins. We look at more OTA news including sound bites from Players after some time with new teammates. We welcome on Ryan from Arizona for Fan Focus. We finish up with your Ask Boltfam questions. Bosack Snack Shack Episode Chapters: Fan Focus - 19:39 Ask Boltfam - 27:36 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brand...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 31
The Big Bear himself has ended his hibernation early and joined the team for OTA’s. We look at Chargers news as well as Wooldog being featured in The Directors new preseason hype video. We have a new edition of The Craig Experience as well as a new Bolt History featuring Paul Lowe. Episode Chapters: The Craig Experience - 9:01 Bolt History - 22:47 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/...
Jun 03, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Happy Memorial Day Boltfam. We look at interviews from players after the first few days of OTA’s. Justin Herbert feels miles ahead from last year. We welcome on former Chargers Hanik Milligan and Courtney Van Buren. We learn about their time as Chargers and where they think this team can go this year. We head to Georgia to meet Dillan for another edition of Fan Focus. We wrap up with all of you Ask Boltfam questions. Commercial is The Milligan Mafia Episode Chapters: Bolt Insight - 12:53 Fan Foc...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Happy Friday! We look at Charger news and what the old internet is saying about our very own Justin Herbert. NFL analysts and players have high expectations for number 10. Peter King recently released his NFL Rankings and we are right at the top. We finish up by diving into a new episode of The Craig Experience. He looks at what are still places of need on this roster. Episode Chapters: The Craig Experience - 11:22 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Advertising Inquiries: https...
May 27, 2022•28 min•Season 4Ep. 27
We’ve got a jammed packed episode this week. We checked out Drue Tranquill’s podcast with Justin Herbert and boy did we learn a lot more about our QB1. OTA’s have begun, we look at who is participating and who is not. We welcome on The Director himself. We talk all things Chargers and maybe a little Star Wars too. We head down under to meet Greg from Australia for our Fan Focus. We finish up with a directors cut version of Ask Boltfam. WoolDog’s Soft Bread Rolls Episode Chapters: Bolt Insight - ...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 4Ep. 27
We take a look at quotes from our new Chargers at rookie minicamp. In a recent interview Rashawn Slater said Coach Staley messaged him "Get your mind right” after the trade for Khalil Mack. While on his honeymoon he put his drink down and got to work. We have another Craig Experience. He looks at his favorite games on our schedule. We finish up with a Bolt History. Mike Modlin takes a look at our 1994 Playoff game against Miami that lead to tour first Super Bowl appearance. Episode Chapters: The...
May 20, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 26
We’ve got a jammed packed Tuesday episode. We are proud to announce we are teaming up with the Diehard Bolt Club to be their official podcast. We take a deep dive on the announced schedule as well as the insanely awesome Anime release video. We welcome on Chargers RB1 Austin Ekeler. We learn more about his side projects as well as his insight into where the team is now and expectations for the future. For Fan Focus we get to chat with Christine from Las Vegas. She made a Chargers draft pick and ...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 25
We kick off shouting out a Hong Kong who is ready for the season to start. We look at the Chargers travel this year, they travel a whopping 23,000 miles during the season. We welcome on DHBC chapter president Matt from Minnesota. We learn more about the organization and its goals to bring in more fans. We finish up with our weekly dose of the Craig Experience. Episode Chapters: Bolt Insight - 10:24 The Craig Experience - 18:44 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Advertising Inqu...
May 13, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 24
What a crazy week. We look at new additions Bryce Callahan and Kyle Van Noy. Coach reminisces about playing football with Van Noy in high school. We welcome on Charger 6th round draft pick Ja’Sir Taylor to Bolt Insight. We learn all about his journey to the NFL. For Fan Focus we meet a long time fan Matt from Iowa. We finish up with some amazing Ask Boltfam questions. Van Noy’s Corduroys Episode Chapters: 18:17 - Bolt Insight 31:41 - Fan Focus 40:06 - Ask Boltfam See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 23
