Episodes

Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul Brecht & Zoar Nedd (Hour 1) | June 26, 25
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Paul and Zoar open the day with a full dive into the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, getting thoughts on the biggest surprises and winners from the opening day.
Paul takes over solo to discuss the latest signings for Hawai'i women's basketball, adding three players to complete the 2025 recruiting class at eight total. The first hour closes out talking about the latest scheduling change in college basketball and how it could relate back to UH.

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul & Michael (Hour 2) | June 25, 25
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Hour 2 rolls on with the basketball conversation with the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft set to kick off later on Wednesday. Paul breaks down the history of the draft & looks at the opening round dominated by the Brooklyn Nets.
We re-hash the NASED conversation ahead of Thursday's Stadium Authority meeting and talk about what fans can expect to gather from the open-to-the-public meeting.
The second hour closes out recognizing Academic All-District honorees from the Rainbow Wahine track & field program and another call to register for the HWFN Friday Night Lights free keiki football camp.

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul & Michael (Hour 1) | June 25, 25
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Paul & Michael back for a full day of sports as the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) had another (lackluster) update on Tuesday.
The boys discuss the meaning for the self-imposed deadline being moved back and if there's reason for concern regarding the current timeline for the new stadium for UH football.
We break down the latest signees for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team that were announced on Monday and close out the first hour with a check-in on the WNBA with the Commissioner's Cup around the corner.

Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul & Michael (Hour 2) | June 24, 25
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
In Hour No. 2 of Tuesday's show we continue our conversation about the NBA from Hour No. 1 and also talk some offseason moves with all the trades and the NBA draft coming up. In the bottom half of the hour we shift the conversation back locally and talk about the pre-release College Football 26 video games for the Rainbow Warriors.

Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul & Michael (Hour 1) | June 24, 25
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Happy Tuesday! We start today's show responding to a text question that came through to close Monday's show regarding what teams in the NBA had a successful season. In the bottom half of the hour we hear from a pair of UCLA football commits out of Kahuku in DB Madden Soliai and LB Malaki Soliai-Tui.

Monday Jun 23, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul & Michael (Hour 2) | June 23, 25
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Hour 2 continues the baseball conversation with a look back at the Men's College World Series after LSU brought home the program's 8th national title and Arkansas SS Wehiwa Aloy became the first Hawaii-born player to win the Golden Spikes Award.
Michael gets a chance to discuss his Pacers and the crushing Game 7 loss from Sunday, diving into the emotions following the injury to Tyrese Haliburton.
The show closes out with some thoughts on movies after Paul went to see the new Lilo & Stitch, sharing his take on the different version of the classic story.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Monday Jun 23, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul, Michael & Zoar (Hour 1) | June 23, 25
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Paul & Zoar kick off the week talking about a packed weekend in the NBA, discussing the Thunder bringing home the franchise's first championship after taking down the Indiana Pacers in Game 7.
Michael joins in the conversation at the bottom of the hour, giving us updates on the latest in Hawai'i football recruiting after three more Class of 2026 prospects made their commitments to the Rainbow Warriors over the weekend.
The first hour closes out recognizing legendary UH baseball coach Les Murakami as he was named as a part of the 2026 class for the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul and Michael (Hour 2) | June 20, 25
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Last hour of the week has Paul and Michael reacting to the Buss family selling the Los Angeles Lakers, a lawsuit in college football regarding tampering as well as continue our conversation about the upcoming Game 7 in the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the OKC Thunder.

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul and Michael (Hour 1) | June 20, 25
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Happy Aloha Friday! It's a good day on Wake Up In the Den as the boys react to the Indiana Pacers coming away with a monumental victory to force a Game 7 for the NBA Championship on Sunday against the OKC Thunder. We also keep the conversation on the hardwood floor as the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team announced the addition of former player Juan Munoz to the coaching staff.

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul, Michael & Zoar (Hour 2) | June 19, 25
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
It's a hoops filled Hour No. 2 with Paul, Michael and Zoar as the gang talks about the hiring of new Chaminade Women's Basketball coach Travis Brewster. They also rehash the conversation about the NBA finals before closing it out talking some music.

