Shooting It Straight! returns on January 5, 2026, marking a new season shaped by reflection, loss, and renewed purpose. In this brief announcement, Randy shares updates following the passing of original co-host Coach Jim Clayton and the loss of his father-in-law, while also introducing Elizabeth Clayton—Jim’s daughter—as the show’s new co-host. Together, this next chapter honors the past while looking forward to continued honest, meaningful conversations. Listeners are encouraged to subscribe and find follow links at shootingitstraight.com/follow so they don’t miss the first episode of the new season.

Coach Jim Clayton: You know, believe in yourself or nobody else will.

Coach Jim Clayton: Set the bar high, achieve greatness, and stay motivated through the process.

Coach Jim Clayton: You know what that spells?

Coach Jim Clayton: BAM, son!

Coach Jim Clayton: This is shooting straight, the podcast where life blessings don't come sooner.

Coach Jim Clayton: coded and excuses get bitched.

I'm Randy Black, podcast guy, professional question asker, and apparently the only one here who doesn't yell bam son in public.

Coach Jim Clayton: Well we're working on that Randy.

Coach Jim Clayton: I'm Jim Clayton, coach, mentor, and I'm not sure if you're a little bit more,

Coach Jim Clayton: motivator and a guy who still thinks a whistle may be the best motivational tool known to man.

Each week we're taking what Jim's learned from the court the drills the discipline the drive and translating it into real world success.

Coach Jim Clayton: That's right.

Coach Jim Clayton: This ain't just about basketball.

Coach Jim Clayton: It's about showing up when life presses full court.

Coach Jim Clayton: It's about pushing through when the clock's ticking down.

If you're looking for fluff, well, you might just want to ride the bench.

Coach Jim Clayton: We're here to help you believe vigor, achieve loud.

Coach Jim Clayton: And motivate strong.

Coach Jim Clayton: So buckle up and whatever you do, keep shooting it straight.

Coach Jim Clayton: Bam, son!

Welcome back to shooting it straight.

I'm Randy Black and I'm here to.

to give you a quick announcement uh that we put out here on the podcast feed for everyone who's subscribed who is subscribed so you know what's what's going on and

Shooting it straight is is still continuing and I want to let you know what's ahead with that.

Uh first off, we must we must discuss it um that this past few months has been extremely difficult, as you know by now our are

Our friend, our partner, my co-host, Coach Jim Clayton, did pass away.

And not long after that, my my family has gone through a struggle as well as we lost my father-in-law.

So I've been a bit disconnected at times uh as as we've worked on preparing for the future of this show.

And the the through these months that have been so heavy

Um so much weight on my shoulders, on the Clayton family's shoulders, on the rest of my family's shoulders.

Um I and the everyone is is extremely grateful.

For all the support, for all the prayers, and all the encouragement that have come our way through all of that.

But even in the hard seasons of life that we face, good things can take root

And I am unbelievably honored to share that Coach Clayton's daughter Elizabeth will be joining me as the new co-host of Shooting It Straight.

We've announced that previously.

Uh but I want to make sure people are aware of it.

We have a new trailer out.

We've redone a new theme song, our new intro to the show with Elizabeth in there, and we've we've started to create and content record episodes.

She brings her own voice to the table, her own life experiences, and more importantly, most importantly, she brings a heart.

that carries on her father's legacy forward in a very, very powerful way.

And everything we do on this show from this point forward

is to continue that mission, to to honor Jim and the goals he had in bringing discussions to people about things in life that may not be hard or may not be easy, that may be hard.

uh things that will make you think, that will help you in your day-to-day life, things to just make you better.

And that was always the goal.

So we will officially be returning on January 5th,

two thousand and twenty six, not long from today, less than a month, and we're going to continue those conversations that we started, those conversations that matter.

We're going to have them with honesty, with purpose, and honestly with with an overall renewed sense of direction.

So I want you to make sure that you're subscribed for the first episode of this relaunch when it hits your feet.

Find the links and follow the show by heading over to shooting it straight podcast.

com slash follow.

And thank you for listening.

And I look forward to share

Sharing this next chapter of what we're doing together with you here on Shooting It Straight.

Coach Jim Clayton: Bam, son!