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. Rockets Game 2 Preview
    Apr 23, 2025 – 00:25:34
  • Warriors v. Rockets Game 1 Post Game
    Apr 21, 2025 – 01:06:35
  • Warriors v. Rockets Series Preview
    Apr 18, 2025 – 01:11:49
  • Warriors v. Grizzlies Post Game: Warriors Secure the 7th Seed
    Apr 16, 2025 – 01:31:45
  • Warriors v. Clippers Post Game: Warriors Headed to the Play-in
    Apr 14, 2025 – 00:51:56
  • Warriors Playoff Positioning
    Apr 12, 2025 – 00:50:52
  • Warriors v. Spurs Post Game
    Apr 10, 2025 – 00:41:42
  • Warriors Win Against Miserable Suns
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:51:40
  • Warriors v. Rockets Post Game
    Apr 7, 2025 – 00:53:39
  • Warriors v. Nuggets Post Game - Are The Warriors Title Contenders?
    Apr 5, 2025 – 01:15:16
  • Warriors v. Laker Post Game: Best Win Yet?
    Apr 4, 2025 – 00:53:17
  • Warriors vs Grizzlies Postgame: Steph The Savior in Memphis
    Apr 2, 2025 – 01:04:47
  • Warriors v. Spurs Post Game
    Mar 31, 2025 – 00:50:43
  • Warriors v. Pelicans Post Game
    Mar 29, 2025 – 00:45:03
  • Warriors v. Heat Post Game - Jimmy Returns to Miami
    Mar 26, 2025 – 00:46:10
  • Warriors v. Hawks: Mini Slump or Mirage?
    Mar 23, 2025 – 00:57:03
  • Jimmy Butler Saved Us
    Mar 21, 2025 – 00:47:41
  • GSW Beat Bucks: Playoff Jimmy Preview
    Mar 19, 2025 – 00:48:58
  • Warriors v. Nuggets Post Game
    Mar 18, 2025 – 00:41:49
  • Warriors v. Knicks Post Game
    Mar 16, 2025 – 00:49:02
  • Steph Hits 4000 v. Sacramento, Happy Birthday GOAT
    Mar 14, 2025 – 01:00:03
  • Warriors v. Blazers Post Game
    Mar 11, 2025 – 00:42:33
  • Warriors Vibes Immaculate Post Pistons Win
    Mar 9, 2025 – 00:49:50
  • Face of The League in BKN
    Mar 7, 2025 – 00:59:09
  • Warriors v Knicks Post Game
    Mar 5, 2025 – 00:56:37
  • Warriors v. Sixer Post Game
    Mar 2, 2025 – 00:44:51
  • Steph Cooks Magic
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:56:00
  • Warriors v. Hornets Post Game - 2015 Championship Reunion
    Feb 26, 2025 – 00:46:09
  • Andre Iguodala Jersey Retirement + Warriors Keep Rolling
    Feb 24, 2025 – 00:48:27
  • Warriors v Kings Post Game: JIMBUODALA
    Feb 22, 2025 – 00:43:28
  • Warriors Second Half Preview
    Feb 21, 2025 – 00:44:14
  • Steph Curry Appreciation Week
    Feb 20, 2025 – 00:30:27
  • Warriors First Half is Over
    Feb 14, 2025 – 00:59:53
  • 2-0 in The Jimmy Butler Era
    Feb 11, 2025 – 00:41:56
  • Warriors v. Bulls Post Game
    Feb 9, 2025 – 00:50:47
  • Golden State Warriors After Deadline Day
    Feb 7, 2025 – 00:42:36
  • Jimmy Butler is a Warrior!
    Feb 6, 2025 – 00:53:02
  • Monday Night Trade Deadline Watch: KD COMING BACK?!
    Feb 4, 2025 – 00:35:00
  • Reaction and Conspiracy Theories Around the Shocking Luka Trade + Fox/Lavine Trade
    Feb 3, 2025 – 01:14:58
  • Suns Loss a Precursor to Trade Season?
    Feb 1, 2025 – 00:43:18
  • Big Win over the Thunder and LaVine Trade Rumors
    Jan 30, 2025 – 00:48:20
  • Trade SZN: Jimmy Butler to The Bay?!
    Jan 29, 2025 – 00:28:49
  • Warriors v. Lakers Post Game
    Jan 26, 2025 – 00:49:32
  • Warriors v. Bulls Post Game: GOT VUC AT HOME, Lavine talk + Klay's 37
    Jan 24, 2025 – 00:46:10
  • MLK Weekend Recap: Warriors are Stuck, Should the Warriors go young and Jordan Poole returns
    Jan 21, 2025 – 00:47:01
  • Is This The End For The Warriors? Ft. Kevin O'Connor
    Jan 17, 2025 – 00:45:49
  • Warriors Beat Wolves: Is Steph Curry Mad At Us??
    Jan 16, 2025 – 00:48:43
  • Warriors Frustrations in Canada
    Jan 14, 2025 – 00:37:36
  • Weekend Warriors Talk
    Jan 11, 2025 – 00:51:24
  • Warriors Hit Rock Bottom
    Jan 9, 2025 – 00:42:41
Recent Reviews
  • Glark23
    Enjoying having Tommy on
    Enjoying having Tommy on. And when Ethan joins it’s a bonus
  • Polowonder
    Winning makes YOU better
    Awesome show tonight. Best of the year in my opinion. Winning makes everything and everyone better
  • Frieleaux
    Kuminga
    Awful over the top take on Kuminga. Stop. Give us a decent analysis please!!
  • yee33331234
    More Sam and Tommy
    Tommy is a great addition. Looking forward to hearing more from Sam/Tommy
  • mardawdo
    Trade
    Is it that players don’t want to play Steph (ex. Durant) or that really, they don’t want to play with Draymond?
  • 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
  • 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.
  • whistlewhileuwork
    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.
  • 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😭.
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