Words from on high; sports and otherwise
Guest host: Neil from Dark Angels and Pretty Freaks (Part 2) The genesis of sports allegiances (00:44) Emotional sports responses (15:56) Celebrating lost points in volleyball and everybody getting a trophy (20:57) Cycling (30:01) – We review the 1985 cult classic, “American Flyers” (36:24) Listener Questions (50:36) – Carl from the 4th Line (50:44) – Chris …
Read More Episode 122: A glass of milk, leg hair and belly buttons
Guest host: Neil from Dark Angels and Pretty Freaks (Part 1) Hockey awards and karaoke (01:11) Politically-charged conversations with your Uber driver (05:03) Drunk self-awareness and guilt (06:47) Working at Candlestick Park and clubhouse stories (11:20) Swapping nut shot stories (36:39) The sport of Nascar, fantasy racing and Days of Thunder (46:31) Intro – “New …
Read More Episode 121: Let’s talk about our balls
Matt celebrates D-Day by watching Fury (00:20) Scott’s Lads trip: Drinking, razzing and cornhole (02:01) May movie reviews and performance (16:44) – The Nice Guys; Money Monster; Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising; Pele: Birth of a Legend; Being Charlie; The Lobster; The Do-Over The NBA Finals are sadly not competitive (25:26) The legitimacy of “clutch” vs …
Read More Episode 120: Choking at cornhole
Scott is battling through a bad illness (00:23) Memorial Day weekend stories (03:00) – Northwest Trek (03:07) – Weeding is dangerous (04:58) – Cookies are bad for your Abs (09:16) – Matt ends up at a very dirty place (10:50) All-NBA Teams announced and Scott makes teams of three out of them (21:04) Scott loves …
Read More Episode 119: Four-dollar motorboats
Tougher to defend Kermit Washington this week (0:24) Matt goes podslutting on the Diamond Dave Show and Moving the Needle (03:10) Scott attends a Billy Joel concert in style (07:38) We rank our top-5 logos by league, as well as noting the worst (17:17) – NFL (18:21) – NBA (23:50) – NHL (30:44) – MLB …
Read More Episode 118: I don’t wanna go home!
We wrap up the Premier League season (00:21) NBA Playoffs, Blazers offseason and the Draft Lottery (10:51) Will Scott Watch It? – June movies (25:53) – Finding Dory (27:28) – Independence Day: Resurgence (30:27) – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (34:07) – Swiss Army Man (36:16) – Free State of Jones (38:22) – Central Intelligence …
Read More Episode 117: Happy St. Totteringham’s Day
A belated Happy Mother’s Day (00:19) Matt and the family went to Mt Hood (01:09) We reminisce about Mt. St. Helens erupting in 1980 (03:48) Matt might have broken his toe (06:53) We catch up on the NBA Playoffs – most notably the Golden State-Portland series (10:32) Listener Email: Can you appreciate a sports moment …
Read More Episode 116: It’s like America in your mouth
Scott’s trip to Atlanta: flying, College Football Hall of Fame and a wedding (01:03) NFL Draft (23:04) – Laremy Tunsil might want to use stronger passwords (23:59) – A look at some of the picks and overlooked players (30:25) NBA Playoffs (38:49) Seattle might not ever get an NBA team back (45:56) A new Premier …
Read More Episode 115: Resting Bitch Face
If forced to join, what branch of the Armed Forces would we choose? (00:33) NBA Playoffs (10:57) – Steph Curry injury impact (14:18) – Matt’s hatred for the Clippers is rekindled (18:23) Tom Brady’s re-instated suspension means Deflate-gate is back (23:18) Vernon Adams’ NFL and draft prospects (28:32) A critical breakdown of good and bad …
Read More Episode 114: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
We say goodbye to Prince (00:35) Sports conspiracies: Michael Jordan, Cal Ripken, Delonte West, Curt Schilling, Wayne Gretzky, etc. (10:16) Listener Email – Carl asks about devastating losses and 30-year-olds posing as high school basketball players (24:53) – Agent Palmer asks about early team success being disregarded (45:04) A quick look at the NFL draft …
Read More Episode 113: Goodnight sweet Prince