The debut episode of After the Horn sets the tone for what this show is all about: three longtime friends and Denver sports icons—Woody Paige, Tom Green, and Ron Zappolo—mixing sharp analysis with decades of stories, plenty of laughs, and a little gear-grinding along the way. The guys open by breaking down a rocky week in Colorado sports: the Broncos’ baffling loss in Indy, the Rockies cementing themselves in the record books for all the wrong reasons, and the Buffs looking lost under Coach Prime after injuries and coaching questions mount. From there, they take aim at Sean Payton’s ego, Tom Brady’s bizarre role in the Raiders’ broadcast booth, and the CU program’s struggles to find its footing beyond star power. But the episode also looks back. Woody revisits how a local Denver show helped inspire ESPN’s Around the Horn, and the crew welcomes special guest Tony Reali for his first on-air reunion with Woody since that show’s end. Reali shares behind-the-scenes memories, the evolution...