Check the Net on Impact 89FM
Are you a fan of college hoops.
Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM
Show overview
Check the Net on Impact 89FM has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 68 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 65 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 51 min and 1h 5m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 5 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 24 episodes published. Published by Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM.
From the publisher
Are you a fan of college hoops? Check the Net is a podcast that covers everything about the world of college basketball. Whether it is discussions regarding top teams and weekly rankings, updates on transfer portal and coaching news, or commentary on the latest major stories from around the game, Check the Net has got you covered. The podcast covers both men’s and women’s basketball across all Division I conferences. Check the Net is available through Impact 89FM’s website, as well as via all major audio platforms.
Latest Episodes
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S4 Ep 16Conference Pick Lookback
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89 FM's mens and women's college basketball podcast, join your hosts Josh, Kylee, Porter, Cooper, and Eli as they discuss the first four games and take a look back at their preseason conference champion picks.
S4 Ep 15Going Cold from the Field
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM's College Basketball Podcast, join Josh, Kylee, Porter, and Eli as they discuss snowed out games, poor rebounding, and BIG basketball games in addition to all the news from the past week of college basketball
S4 Ep 14Panic Station for Iowa State University
Join Eli, Kylee, Porter and Josh as they discuss free throws and power conference teams collapsing over the past week.
S4 Ep 13Welcome Back
This week on Check the Net, Impact89FM's College Basketball Podcast, join Kylee, Eli, Josh and Porter as they discuss all their mid-season rankings and all the college basketball news from the past month.
S4 Ep 12Colin’s Last Dance
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Colin, Josh, Porter, Kylee, and Eli for Colin's final episode! It's the graduation celebration of recent basketball games and all of Colin's past picks that you won't want to miss!
S4 Ep 11Chaos on the Court
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Kylee, Eli, Porter, and Josh as they recap the chaos of Feast Week on the men's and women's sides!
S4 Ep 10Prepare to Feast
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Porter, Eli, Kylee, Colin, and Josh as they catch up with TCU, the ACC, and a bunch of different MSUs, as well as discussing games involving 13 different ranked teams on the Men's side and getting excited about Feast Week games next week!
S4 Ep 9Division 2 Dominance
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Josh, Porter, Kylee, and Colin as they preview the biggest games of the next week and talk about the most exciting games and upsets of last week, including MSU, South Dakota State, USC, Louisville, Gonzaga, Grace College, and more!
S4 Ep 8Season's Greetings
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Eli, Porter, Kylee, Colin, and Josh as they take on Christmas Music, the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Andy Katz's conference picks, and (perhaps most importantly) the first week of the 2025 college basketball season!
S4 Ep 7The Stakes Have Never Been Lower
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Porter, Eli, Kylee, Colin, and Josh as they review the preseason scrimmages! NCAA basketball has started, and the scrimmages have been electric, the upsets have been chaos, and we can't wait to talk about it!
S4 Ep 6Check Out Our Poll!
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Porter, Eli, Kylee, Colin, and Josh as they draft their annual Check the Net Preseason Poll and compare it to the preseason AP polls!
S4 Ep 5Preseason Predictions 2025: Part 4
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Josh, Eli, Kylee, Colin, and Porter as they preview the final 7 conferences and make predictions about who may be this year’s conference champions! This week’s episode features the Big Ten, NEC, WAC, CAA, Summit League, Ivy League, and WCC conferences!
S4 Ep 4Preseason Predictions 2025: Part 3
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Porter, Eli, Kylee, Colin, and Josh's Voice as they preview 8 more conferences and make predictions about who may be this year’s conference champions! This week’s episode features the ACC, MAC, MEAC, MAAC (including Merrimack), C-USA, America East, Patriot League, and A-10 conferences!
S4 Ep 3Preseason Predictions 2025: Part 2
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Eli, Josh, Kylee, Colin, and Porter in spirit as they preview 8 more conferences and make predictions about who may be this year’s conference champions! This week’s episode features the SEC, Big East, American, Big South, Southern, Sun Belt, ASUN, and Ohio Valley conferences!
S4 Ep 2Preseason Predictions 2025: Part 1
This week on Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Kylee, Josh, Eli, Porter, and Colin as they preview 8 conferences and make predictions about who may be this year’s conference champions! This week’s episode features the Big 12, Mountain West, Horizon League, Missouri Valley, Big Sky, SWAC, Big West, and Southland conferences!
S4 Ep 1Check Your Enrollment Status
On this season's first episode of Check the Net, Impact 89FM’s College Basketball Podcast, join Kylee, Josh, Eli, Porter, and Colin as they recap a summer filled with conference realignment, coaching changes, and the chaos of the transfer portal!
S3 Ep 25Courtside Convo 05/11: Second Round Check-In
bonusTim and Martin talk about second round matchups in the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
S3 Ep 24Check the Net 4/30: Spiraling
On this season finale episode of Check the Net, Impact89’s College Basketball Podcast, join Kylee, Josh, Eli, and Colin as they talk about all things circular and spiraling including the 3 rounds of the WNBA draft, the coaching carousel, and the chaos of the transfer portal!
S3 Ep 23Check the Net 4/16: Please Proceed to Checkout
And just like that, March 2025 is over, and so is the NCAA basketball season. On this week’s episode of Check the Net, Impact89’s College Basketball Podcast, join Colin, Josh, Eli, and Kylee as they talk about the last few games of the NCAA tournament and prepare themselves for a crazy transfer portal.