The Lotcast
Join hosts Trey Lower, Alec Lower, and Essad Malik as we say words about NC State and try to stay on topic.
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11K to 140K🎙 ~2x weekly·96 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
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23K to 280K🇺🇸100% - Active Followers
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/22/26 | Lotcast 115 - Basketball, You're here! | Jackson and Alec (when his computer works) are joined by Lou Pascucci of Pack Pride to talk Justin Gainey's Exhibition win over Mississippi State, preview the team some, and remember the great Chuck Amato. | 1h 08m 37s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 | The Lotcast 114 - Well, That Escalated Quickly | Trey, Alec and Essad are joined by James Henderson of Inside Pack Sports to do a postmortem on the Wake game. Is there still a chance for NC State to salvage something? Has the current era of the sport passed the current staff by? Also, the group discusses the rumblings around all that Philip Rivers talk. | 1h 17m 09s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | Lotcast 113 - The Dys-man Cometh | Trey, Alec and Jackson recap the thrilling win over Louisville, the arrival of Harvey Dyson, and CJ Bailey's big day | 46m 22s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Lotcast 112 - I am Fortune's Fool | How could something like this actually happen? Why is NC State like Pluto? How do you save yourself from this abyss? These are all important questions that the Trinity Road Times team dives into following the crap explosion that was the end of the Vandy game. | 41m 08s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Lotcast 111 - The Born Identity? | There is only so much to take away from a game like Richmond, but was a true identity born for this football team (yes, we know his name is Bourne). On this episode of The Lotcast, we cover how NC State can further develop its identity, the importance of doing so, and how it could enable an upset at Vanderbilt. | 50m 11s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | NC State footballgame analysis+3 | — | NC StateVirginia+1 | — | NC StateVirginia+5 | — | 1h 01m 57s | ||
| 9/2/26 | quarterback playdefensive preparation+3 | — | — | Virginia | quarterbackdefense+3 | — | 53m 39s | ||
| 8/27/26 | NC StateVirginia+4 | — | NC StateVirginia | — | NC StateVirginia+6 | — | 38m 26s | ||
| 8/21/26 | football predictions2026 season+2 | — | Trinity Road Times | — | footballpredictions+3 | — | 1h 25m 56s | ||
| 8/13/26 | defensefootball+3 | — | — | — | defensefootball+3 | — | 57m 44s | ||
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| 8/6/26 | NC Stateoffense preview+3 | Alex Gee | Inside Pack Sports | — | NC Stateoffense+5 | — | 1h 04m 19s | ||
| 7/24/26 | ACC Media Dayfootball+4 | Cory Smith | Pack PowerUVA | — | ACC Media DayCory Smith+5 | — | 46m 08s | ||
| 7/2/26 | footballroster concerns+3 | — | — | — | footballroster+4 | — | 57m 45s | ||
| 6/18/26 | footballsports+3 | — | — | — | footballpreviews+4 | — | 40m 34s | ||
| 6/4/26 | Auburn RegionalElliott Avent+3 | — | Auburn Regional | — | Elliott AventRussell Wilson+3 | — | 39m 18s | ||
| 5/28/26 | Lotcast 100 - Casey Morsell | Casey Morsell joins the show for The Lotcast's 100th episode. The team discusses Justin Gainey, Morsell's time at NC State, and the best restaurants on campus. | 48m 40s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | Lotcast 99 - Roster Building, Will Wade the Hamburger, and Technician Sports | Essad, Trey, and Alec are joined by Noah Teague from Technician to talk through the roster build of the men's basketball team, what kind of hamburger Justin Gainey/Will Wade would be, and Noah's experience writing for Technician. | 59m 35s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | Lotcast 98 - The Portal Beginneth | Trey, Jackson, and Alec cover Christian Hammond, the tough financial decisions State will need to make in the portal, other roster targets, and a touch of baseball. | 49m 58s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 | Lotcast 97 - What to Make of the Justin Gainey Hire | Essad, Trey, and Alec cover the Justin Gainey hire including the cultural fit, the defensive scheme, the question marks that follow, and expectations for year one. | 35m 40s | ||||||
| 3/27/26 | Lotcast 96 - Will Wade. American Coward. | Essad, Trey, and Alec talk about the abrupt departure of Will Wade, a couple of key names to replace him, and why those names are top picks among the crew. | 35m 25s | ||||||
| 3/20/26 | Lotcast 95 - Texas Loss, LSU Rumors, and Portal Priorities for Will Wade | The whole crew is here to recap how Texas beat NC State, the circulating rumors about Will Wade's future, and State's priorities for this offseason. | 56m 55s | ||||||
| 3/10/26 | Lotcast 94 - Who Should Return for NC State Basketball, Stanford Loss, and What's Next? | The whole team breaks down the exclamation point to NC State's late season slide, the tournament outlook, and who they want to see back for NC State next year. | 42m 33s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 | Lotcast 93 - NC State's Defensive Implosion and Growing Baseball Optimism | Trey, Jackson, and Alec cover the dramatic defensive backslide from the men's basketball team and Jackson shares his growing optimism after the baseball teams strong start. | 44m 20s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | Lotcast 92 - Pack9 Hitting the Baseball | Alex Gee joins the show to break down a 7-1 start to the baseball season, Jacob Dudan's starting role, the lineup, and Gunner Rivers. Apologies for the audio glitch at roughly the one-minute mark. | 1h 06m 30s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | Lotcast 91 - The Systematic Disassembly of UNC and what Comes Next | NC State sent UNC to the shadow realm on Tuesday night. Why does this game feel as important as it does, what did State do well, why does the defense continue to be so up and down, and what's next for the Pack? | 59m 37s | ||||||
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Chart history for The Lotcast
Peaked at #86 in Ireland, currently #86 in Ireland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Ireland | — | #86 | #86 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.