The Oxford Exxon Podcast

8/1/18: White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley

Chase Parham and Neal McCready return from a short hiatus to usher in football fall camp. They open the show with several questions marks the Rebels need to answer this season and go over some of the storylines for camp.

Then, Chase, in an interviewed recorded in the West Wing of the White House, visits with Ole Miss alumnus and White House deputy press secretary/special assistant to the president Hogan Gidley. They discuss Gidley's road to the West Wing, his time at Ole Miss, what campaigns are like on a day-to-day basis and much more.

The final portion of the show looks at the news from the weekend and what's ahead for Ole Miss sports.

7/27/18: Barrett Sallee

Chase Parham and Neal McCready have a typical Friday podcast with many inane topics including a potential run for governor, another bad sports movie and a look into Neal's social anxiety. They also visit with Barrett Sallee of CBSSports.com, who points out an interesting thought on the Ole Miss schedule and breaks down a few of the opponents for the Rebels.

7/26/18: Jeffrey Wright

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss a terrible sports movie sequel, go through some thoughts on the Rebel Rags court case, give a couple thoughts on parenting and speak with Jeffrey Wright for the weekly visit. 

7/25/18: David Brandt

Chase Parham and Neal McCready look at a couple actually offensive mascots in the professional sports world and talk some college football before speaking with David Brandt of the Associated Press on the Billie's Pecans Hotline. They speak about a lot of Ole Miss and Mississippi State storylines and also go through which coach is the most likely in the SEC to be on the hot seat soon. 

7/24/18: There's a week left in July...

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss media consumption in 2018 and how every segment of media has to adjust while making sure to give readers credit for intelligence. They also talk about the Shark Week promotion from Ole Miss, Parker Caracci's summer with Team USA, podcasts and dumb coaches' comments from media days. 

7/23/18: A look back at the Freeze era

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss Ole Miss' new white helmet to go with the all-white uniform for the season opener against Texas Tech in Houston. Then they spend the remainder of the podcast talking about the Hugh Freeze era as it's been one year since he resigned. What's his legacy? What do they remember most and what was the final day like to experience? That and plenty more on today's show.

7/20/18: Flurry of Ole Miss topics

Chase Parham and Neal McCready give their takes in multiple happenings in Ole Miss sports. In the first segment, they talk about the ticket plan offered this week and also the NCAA appeal hearing that has been completed. After the weekly visit with Jeffrey Wright, Chase and Neal discuss the social media issue that popped up. The close of the show is a variety of sports topics.

7/19/18: Quintet of guests from SEC Media Days

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss former Georgia players' comments about Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt and talk about how national powers can change quickly in this era of college football. Then, they go through five different interviews with guests from SEC Media Days. The following join today's show to discuss the teams they cover.

Will Sammon -- The Athletic (Florida)

Josh Kendall - The State (South Carolina)

Scott Rabalais - The Advocate (LSU)

Jason Caldwell - Inside the Auburn Tigers

Bob Holt - Democrat-Gazette (Arkansas)

7/18/18: Ole Miss takes turn at SEC Media Days

Chase Parham and Neal McCready go through some thoughts from the Ole Miss portion of SEC Media Days in Atlanta and agree that low-key isn't a bad place for the Rebels right now. Chase gives his opinion on DD Bowie's departure, and they react to a ridiculous statement from Dan Mullen. 

Neal also visits with Mark Passwaters, who covers Texas A&M for Rivals.com and Tommy Deas, the executive sports editor of the Tuscaloosa News. 

7/16/18: Which breakout player helps Ole Miss the most?

Chase Parham is in the Clark Ford Studio manning the controls, while Neal McCready begins his week in Atlanta for SEC Media Days. They spend most of the hour-plus show going through the new coaches in the league and looking at team schedules to see where things will thrive or fall apart. Also, they pick the player that would help Ole Miss the most if he had a breakout season and then finish up with some talk about Texas Tech.