Light Years: A Golden State Warriors Pod

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Light Years is dedicated to talking Golden State Warriors Basketball, the NBA, and everything else -- hosted by experts Saam Esfandiari and Andy Liu from WarriorsWorld.

Recent Episodes
  • Warriors v. Cavs Post Game
    Nov 9, 2024 – 44:13
  • Warriors v. Celtics Post Game Recap
    Nov 7, 2024 – 40:00
  • Warriors v. Wizards Post Game
    Nov 5, 2024 – 45:28
  • Warriors v. Rockets Post Game
    Nov 3, 2024 – 45:50
  • Warriors v. Pelicans Post Game: Back-To-Back Wins
    Oct 31, 2024 – 33:36
  • Warriors v. Pelicans Postgame: The Lindy Waters III Game
    Oct 30, 2024 – 46:38
  • Warriors v. Clippers: Steph Sprains Ankle
    Oct 28, 2024 – 46:03
  • Warriors v. Jazz Post Game
    Oct 26, 2024 – 34:31
  • Warriors v Blazers: Opening Night Postgame
    Oct 24, 2024 – 37:22
  • 2024-25 Warriors Season Preview Part 2
    Oct 23, 2024 – 01:00:52
  • 2024-25 Warriors Season Preview Part 1
    Oct 22, 2024 – 01:13:31
  • 3 Things We Learned From Preseason and 3 Questions Which Remain Unanswered
    Oct 18, 2024 – 31:47
  • Warriors v. Lakers Preseason Post Game
    Oct 16, 2024 – 41:41
  • Warriors v. Pistons Preseason Reaction
    Oct 14, 2024 – 37:20
  • Warriors Lineup Battles and Other Preseason Thoughts
    Oct 12, 2024 – 44:48
  • Warriors v. Kings Preseason Live React
    Oct 10, 2024 – 35:13
  • Warriors v. Clippers First Preseason Game
    Oct 6, 2024 – 35:39
  • Hawaii Warriors Preview
    Oct 3, 2024 – 37:18
  • Warriors Media Day
    Oct 1, 2024 – 01:02:18
  • Mike Dunleavy and Steve Kerr Talk to Media
    Sep 28, 2024 – 37:14
  • Golden State Warriors Camp Countdown
    Sep 25, 2024 – 40:45
  • Warriors Draft/Development and Season Preview with Eric Weiss of Luceo Sports
    Sep 18, 2024 – 31:11
  • Splash Brother Looney?! Being An Optimist or a Hater + Rapid Fire
    Sep 13, 2024 – 40:49
  • Aloha Golden State Warriors, Preseason Thoughts and Welcome Back NFL
    Sep 5, 2024 – 39:55
  • Steph Signs Extension + Summer of Podz
    Aug 30, 2024 – 39:27
  • Kerr says Night Night + Steph Team USA IG Posts
    Aug 22, 2024 – 36:47
  • Warriors Schedule Release + Keys To a Good Start
    Aug 17, 2024 – 35:09
  • Jonathan Kuminga: Year 4 Break Out?!
    Aug 15, 2024 – 26:33
  • Olympics Recap with DubNationHQ
    Aug 12, 2024 – 43:37
  • #StephBetter: Curry Saves America + Offseason Musings
    Aug 9, 2024 – 33:10
  • Warriors Lose Lauri Sweepstakes: Where Do They Go From Here?
    Aug 8, 2024 – 32:57
  • Lauri Watch Day 36
    Aug 6, 2024 – 01:08:36
  • Lauri Watch Day 32 feat. JD John Dickinson
    Aug 2, 2024 – 41:35
  • Steph Struggles with Team USA + KD & Steph Rekindle Magic and Lauri Markkanen Rumors
    Aug 1, 2024 – 40:27
  • Team USA Olympic Opener, Lauri or KD and Steph’s Comments
    Jul 28, 2024 – 38:24
  • Did Draymond Reject Lauri to Warriors Trade? What is GSW’s Back Up Plan?
    Jul 27, 2024 – 41:40
  • Is Steve Kerr The Right Person To Coach Team USA?
    Jul 23, 2024 – 40:05
  • What Joe Lacob's Latest Comments Tell Us About the Warriors' Future
    Jul 21, 2024 – 28:12
  • Lauri for Podz or Kuminga?!
    Jul 17, 2024 – 24:20
  • Summer League Vibes
    Jul 15, 2024 – 31:46
  • Team USA v. Canada Live: Steph is Back
    Jul 11, 2024 – 48:07
  • Is Lauri Markkanen a Good Fit For The Warriors? ft. Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey
    Jul 10, 2024 – 34:57
  • Steph Curry Speaks at Team USA Camp + A Dormant Trade Market
    Jul 9, 2024 – 33:28
  • What DeRozan to the Kings means for GSW and Steph Joins Team USA
    Jul 7, 2024 – 32:49
  • Lauri Watch Day 6: What Are Dunleavy and the Warriors Cooking?!
    Jul 6, 2024 – 34:15
  • Buddy Hield is a Warrior. New Coaches, More Klay Reports and Lauri Watch
    Jul 4, 2024 – 40:47
  • Free Agency Day 3: Klay Says Goodbye, No Kuminga for PG, and the Warriors Sign Kyle Anderson
    Jul 3, 2024 – 27:36
  • Free Agency Day 2: Klay Officially Gone! Melton to GSW. Lauri Markkanen?!
    Jul 2, 2024 – 38:01
  • Free Agency Day 1
    Jul 1, 2024 – 01:24:31
  • Klay Likely Gone and PG Opts Out
    Jun 30, 2024 – 21:03
Recent Reviews
  • echest
    It’s lit.
    Steph fans unite! Sam and Andy are the best. I’m not your typical sports bro but I love Sam and Andy’s enthusiasm for the dubs. They have great takes and I love tuning in after games. Great place to celebrate the big wins and group therapy for all the rest of it.
  • Bob in the East Bay
    Good show but the language!
    Great information here but why all the cursing? This is a basketball show! Playing this show with kids in the car is out of the question so I end up missing shows fairly often. Do the the hosts think that the Explicit rating helps get a larger audience?
  • Baboomsam
    All the Dope Dub Downlow you need is right here.
    Can’t wait for the new intro music to drop…..
  • mrb55OR
    Finally a good episode!
    Do this again.
  • NafKam
    Fading just like GSW
    I’ve been listening for a few years, the last year was the worst. At its best an enthusiastic unassuming fan pod, that is full of love to everything dubs, their spirit and to #30, as well good healthy & justified distrust of the coach, that is highly entertaining. At its weakest, a pretense pundit panel that shifts between hyperbole and doom - and is invariably wrong. Overall more positive than negative (3) but not the 4.5 it was in the prev 3 years
  • bcdtuibcbj
    You guys are too young!
    Why celebrate playin? You never know when something will be your last! I realize you two are too young to know the difference. I’ve followed the warriors since Derrick Dickey lived in apartment complex 2 doors down from me when I was a teenager and warriors won it all in 75. Enough with all or nothing and the doom and gloom. Positivity is contagious. Momentum starts with belief and hope. These are not the warriors of 14-19 or even 2022. These are the warriors we have now and a little positivity could only help with the lifeless, spoiled crowd at Chase. Maybe if the crowd tried a little ‘warriors chant’ once in a while we could be a few games above 500 at home and safely in as a top 6 seed. I think shows like yours should focus on the portentous butts that are missing from the seats at the starts of the third. It’s cool to call out the team when things are rough, but that’s simply not the case right now. Call out the crowd for not doing their part.
  • Dubs322
    For the casual fan
    Plenty of enthusiasm and a wealth of hot-ish takes. Little or no analysis. Hyperbole alert: If you take a drink each time you hear ‘the best player/duo/team/match up in NBA history’ you will miss the end of the podcast. All in all, a fun pod suitable for casual fans.
  • Curry Disciple
    Great NBA Pod
    Love the LY podcast. Sam and Andy are smart, insightful and funny. My fav NBA podcast!1
  • pbj506514
    The Best GSW Pod
    The LightYears boys are the best, and their pod is the best Warriors pod out there, hands down.
  • write-in
    Whiny millennial bros
    Whiny, bro-ey dudes with opinion over analysis. Perfect for a specific kind of fan
  • BeGreatJay
    5 star pod
    Even when we lose, I still tune in and most of the times we have the same feelings after the game. Interested in what this offseason holds.
  • JacobTG
    Extreme homer podcast
    Love listening to these two whiners complain non stop about the opponent, refs or “basketball gods” as the main reasons for every warriors loss, instead of providing any useful insight. One star for helping to make the warriors playoff exit sweeter in a few more games.
  • margarita of fire
    The Best Warriors Podcast Out There
    Sam and Andy are Steph Curry’s favorite podcasters. Draymond Green routinely plays Light Years podcast episodes in the locker room as a pre-game ritual. Rocco Thompson demands that Klay plays episodes while out on the boat. Go Dubs.
  • Johnnytsuo
    Mid
    It’s mid at best. Way better warriors pods out there
  • ChrisKy91
    Please don’t talk about other teams and players
    I like this show because of how clearly big Warriors fans they are and how much they really know about the team and there’s some strong insights and opinions that come from being fans but on the other side any time they talk about another team or player it’s unbearable. The audacity for anyone to think someone on Golden St is great, every time they briefly talk about a player outside of GS it’s basically undermining them and saying they’re overrated. The show always feels the need to prop up Curry and reminisce about the the title wins.
  • tri4jcg
    Warriors Fan mind hive
    Love the nearly daily warriors pod. Went to Pacific Catch solely on the recommendation of the pod.
  • Joeyyyyyyyyyyyy007
    Sam & Andy = 🐐🐐🐐
    Tim Kawakami come on the show!
  • Faustin01
    Steph Curry
    Bring Steph Curry!
  • themontecarlo
    Occasionally buzzed podcasting
    Overall way more entertaining and knowledgeable than those who claim to be “locked on warriors” I just need them to have Marcus Thompson as a guest more often. Thanks for the laughs and intelligent perspective.
  • warriors ruination
    Hate em
    Love of the game #Steph better
  • FrannyMac22
    Sam and Andy don’t have connections
    But I’ll give them a 5* anyway
  • Bill Evans Vibe
    Always fun to listen to
    Sam and Andy (and their top notch guests) are intelligent, funny, and always have interesting things to discuss. Sometimes the goons can be a little one note and repetitive, but gotta give credit to the Light Years team for giving their listeners a chance to speak.
  • !'xhdjejiix
    Steph
    Love it and it’s me curry
  • pvbando
    Best warriors pod you’ll find
    Title says it all. This is the best of the warriors podcasts you will find on your favorite podcast app
  • TD addict
    Best warriors podcast hands down
    5 stars just for saying “Big Himmy”
  • idontownahorselady
    Andy and Sam
    GOATs
  • yung eggz mayne
    Gold Standard for Fan Centered Sports Podcasting
    This pod is so much fun. A real example of #Newmedia, by fans for fans who are juiced up and radicalized by social media.
  • theamazingeduardo
    Best Dubs Podcast
    Easily my favorite podcast on the warriors (and maybe in general). Sam and Andy are hilarious and knowledgeable on the game. Shoutout to the goons!
  • scotthilly
    Parrot’s the Athletic
    Decent show, but honestly just seems like they read the Athletic articles and then regurgitate them. I’m an Athletic sub and find it quite convenient how often they talk about the exact same stuff and even use the exact same verbiage to describe things. Decent for two fans, but Warriors +- is much more insightful into the nuances of the team, personalities, etc. This show just reads newspaper and other articles and repeats it. Edit - listened to three more episodes and downgrading to 2 stars. Half of these come out conveniently after Warriors Plus Minus and it’s nearly the same stuff, plus Andy is just annoying sometimes. Go to Reddit for purely emotional takes.
  • RJ_Gutierrez408
    Real Basketball Talk
    Always a must listen post game no matter the outcome of the game. Keep up the great work Sam and Andy, big fan!
  • Cypherninja
    Stick to Other Warriors Podcasts
    I tried to listen to this podcast but Andy Liu comes off as such an arrogant know it all that it’s hard to listen to. He’s worse than Steven A. Smith. If you want really objective takes on Warriors basketball try Warriors plus minus.
  • bobibouche
    Show’s better without Andy
    Andy is cringey, Sam is polished. There are no friends in show business. Don’t let the mouth breather hold you back.
  • civil tongue
    Bummer
    First time listening tonight. It was really getting into it I thought this would be a regular new podcast for me. And then the dirty words. I should’ve checked I would’ve seen it was explicit
  • Dreaming Of Summer 213
    Welcome to the Real NBA
    Sam and Andy aren’t for everyone. If you’re used to following an elite organization that makes all the right moves, THEN THIS PODCAST ISN’T FOR YOU. If you’re a normal down-to-earth person that likes to “experiment” with what it means to “live life on the edge”, then give this a try. I promise, you’ll never feel more alive.
  • geneparmesan679
    STEPH BETTER
    The perfect in between of basketball experts to regular guys and allowing fan commentary and call ins gives it a unique feel. The light years guys are truly that
  • kenwangblogs
    Love Sam and Andy but get new guest speakers
    Love Sam and Andy, but episodes with Aaron are tough to listen to (about once or twice every few months). Andy and Sam have great chemistry, build off each other and have fun. When Aaron comes out, he dominates the conversation, cuts off Sam, and seems to have a glass half empty view of life. I download every episode and am a premium subscriber but pass on any episode featuring Aaron.
  • jeffy415
    Made me a warriors fam
    Andy and Sam’s love for the warriors and steph literally made me a warriors fan. I follow religiously now
  • Ryan Craawwford
    Best warriors duo since Curry and Klay
    As someone who listens to this podcast and reads tweets about the Warriors but doesn’t participate in the locker rooms or Tweet about the games, Andy and Sam say everything I could want to the say as well as other Warriors fans. They provide honest opinions on the Warriors and around the league. They say what the front office and Steve Kerr don’t have the balls to say. Andy being a Giants fan also helps bump the review up, S/O Farhan Zaidi aka who should be running the warriors too. Also S/O Luke from Australia, definitely the best regular caller on locker rooms. @crawdaddy97 on Twitter
  • Loserrfaace
    Both Sam and Andy need to get better mics and then the 5th star will come
    🎙
  • TheCozyMonkey
    Mike Dunleavy
    Love the boys, but wish they’d wear suits to seem more professional. Probably more talented than other podcasts but missing that sense of professionalism I look for.
  • shake milton
    cringey bias fans as hosts
    If you want your hosts to be objective this isn’t the podcast for you.
  • chuang415
    Y’all are appreciated
    For GSW fans in need of daily therapy sessions this is the podcast for you. The fellas here offer a veteran fan perspective of the Dubs that is both honest and hilarious. Additionally what’s cool about this podcast is that it offers a platform for you to voice your own commentary as well as hear from other fans. Andy and Sam are the GOATS when it comes to warriors slander and won’t hold back compared to other overly optimistic Warriors podcasts (cough cough Dubs Talk). Highly recommended if your a fan of WarriorsWorld or GSOM. When it comes to other warriors podcast, just keep it movin and listen to Light Years.
  • Branden is trash
    Nate duncan
    So boring when he is on. Literally will listen to him when i need to sleep. Great guy and smart but not good in podcast.
  • Kjestrada_
    Started From The Bottom, Now We Here.
    I’ve been hearing Sam and Andy’s opinions since middle school through college. I remember them since when they were posting content on GSOM. They are truly die-hard fans, and want the best for the Warriors. Proud to see how far they both have come, from the blog days to the now podcast days. This is what you need to listen to if you’re a Warriors fan. If you need Warriors content, look no further. They got a ear to the streets, put on for all of us, and keep us entertained/connected to the team we love. Always DubNation, Kjestrada_
  • instantben
    WARNING
    If you have a hard time listening to intelligent, well thought-out analysis based on reality and focused on the greatest team in the league, this show is a hard pass for you.
  • CalGirl65
    Light Years Better
    You can’t really call yourself a Warrior fan if you don’t listen to the Light Years Podcast. Sam and Andy know basketball. Andy came up with #StephBetter and he wasn’t wrong. Sam once asked, “On a scale from one to Bernie Madoff how fraudulent are the Houston Rockets?”. They answer questions like is Fremont in the Bay Area and how handsome is Kelly Oubre Jr. This podcast is fan focused with mailbags and listener participation. It’s a must listen after Warrior games! I also recommend their premium pod. It’s cheaper than therapy. Go Dubs!
  • doubleM_21
    Best Warriors podcast
    The best Warriors talk podcast by far. All takes are very accurate and even Steve Kerr recently agreed with them😂. Both Andy and Sam are Hoop Heads who know the game very well. For everyone saying that it’s unserious, it is supposed to be funny. It is a podcast for the fans by the fans. Keep up the good work while chasing those downloads😭.
  • Avatarhands
    Not for me
    If you want a pod for complaining, blaming management, and sneering at bench players, this is for you. You can get the same level of basketball analysis and irrational overreaction from Warriors Twitter; if that’s your taste, have at it.
  • GC1200
    Light Years Splashcast
    These guys are just so mild very level headed about their warriors very reasonable and never any outrage to speak of. Although I do think Sam needs to calm down a bit about being very adamant about why he thinks Russell Westbrook is so underrated and under appreciated and Andy always just talks him off the ledge thanks goodness for Andy he keeps everything calm in the pod and keeps it flowing
  • Dubs fan in the woods
    Negative plus minus
    Often funny but Mostly a negative, hot take circle jerk. Where fans try and get laughs by putting down the franchise and second guessing everything. No one sticks to their takes, lots of flip flopping in the moment based on losses. Seems like a platform that exists to enable warriors Twitter trolls. Sometimes listening to y’all makes me enjoy basketball and the warriors a little less. And I get it, Andy and Sam have clearly found a niche and are quiet successful, no shade for your success. Just your content is often a humorous downer. Please, less angsty entitled fan takes on locker room and more professional guests with with actual insight.
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