The Alec Lewis Show
Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts a twice-weekly podcast. He'll talk about the latest Vikings news. He'll analyze training camp practices and in-season games. He'll chat with players, coaches, team personnel, media members, family members and notable Vikings fans about the 2024 season and beyond.
Listen on:
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 14, 2026
Tuesday Apr 14, 2026
Alec Lewis, who covers the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, talks Tuesday afternoon about the 2026 NFL Draft. He goes through some of the recent visits, talks about the choices at No. 18, hits on the topic of a trade back and goes through maybe his favorite mock draft received in recent days. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Pro MN: www.promnathletics.com (http://www.promnathletics.com/)
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Friday Apr 10, 2026
Friday Apr 10, 2026
Jordan Reid, a college football and NFL Draft analyst for ESPN, joins the show to give his predictions for the Vikings draft. He talks about safety Dillon Thieneman, other options for the Vikings at No. 18, what the Vikings might do if Thieneman is gone and more. Reid also gives some under-the-radar prospects for later in the draft who make sense as fits and he discusses centers and receivers. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Pro MN: www.promnathletics.com
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Alec Lewis, who covers the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic and hosts The Alec Lewis Show, answers listeners questions during his early-week episode. Lewis gives NFL Draft intel, talks about what the Vikings’ plan could be on Day 2, how realistic Dillon Thieneman is at No. 18, what the approach could be at center and much more. Lewis also discusses the Dexter Lawrence idea, a Greenard trade approach, Frank Smith’s offensive role and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Pro MN: www.promnathletics.com (http://www.promnathletics.com/)
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Friday Apr 03, 2026
Friday Apr 03, 2026
Fran Duffy, who analyzes the draft for the All City Network and has his DieHard Draft guide, joins The Alec Lewis Show to answer five key Vikings-related draft questions. He talks about Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman, Ohio State’s Caleb Downs, Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq and more. Lewis begins the show with some draft conversation around Minnesota’s No. 18 pick. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Fran’s draft guide: https://allphly.com/draftguide26/
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic and host of The Alec Lewis Show, hosts a podcast from the Arizona Biltmore to talk about what he learned about the team at the NFL owners meetings. Lewis discusses what Kevin O’Connell had to say about Kyler Murray’s fit, what Mark Wilf had to say about Rob Brzezinski, how the Vikings are viewing the draft, Jonathan Greenard’s status, Frank Smith and more.
This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Nate Tice, who writes about the NFL for Yahoo! Sports and hosts the Football 301 podcast, joins The Alec Lewis Show. He and Lewis talk about Kyler Murray’s fit with the Vikings and head coach Kevin O’Connell, what he’s seen from Murray on tape, what he thinks about what Murray’s presence means for J.J. McCarthy, and what the Vikings might do with No. 18 in the NFL Draft. Lewis and Tice talk draft prospects and Minnesota’s team overall. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This is episode 151. Lewis discusses the Kyler Murray signing, what intrigued the Vikings, how the fit is going to work with Kevin O’Connell and more. Lewis then talks about J.J. McCarthy’s future, the competition and Vikings draft priorities. He mentions defensive tackle, center, running back and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This is episode No. 150. Lewis gives a Jonathan Greenard trade update, talks Kyler Murray’s fit with Kevin O’Connell, broaches the idea of a draft trade up for Jeremiyah Love and more. Lewis discusses the running back room, center spot, compensatory picks and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Alec Lewis, the Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show episode 149. He talks about Kyler Murray’s prospects as the 2026 Vikings quarterback, the QB pursuit, J.J. McCarthy’s status as the Vikings QB, Jonathan Greenard’s contract situation and future with the team, free-agent priorities and situation and much more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Matthew Coller, who hosts the Purple Insider podcast and writes for Purple Insider, joins The Alec Lewis Show to give his preference for the Vikings on the quarterback situation. He and Lewis talk Kyler Murray, Mac Jones, Derek Carr, Geno Smith and more. They also discuss what to do with Aaron Jones and T.J. Hockenson, and what the team will do at running back if they move off of Jones. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
https://myfrbank.com/
And here is a link to all of their locations!
https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/
Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com (http://unrl.com/)) — NFL collection: https://www.unrl.com/pages/unrl-x-nfl
Sponsorship inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com