Chatting Practice

Bryan Hatt and best-friend-of-the-show Sir Colin Doyle talk about the first four episodes of 'The Last Dance' and assorted MJ-era NBA ephemera. (Is it just me, or does BJ Armstrong still look 12?) A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

(0:00) Bryan recites a love letter to his absent beloved. Mike Ditka consoles him. (4:47) Graham Kay regales us with another classic 'That Time In Sports.' (9:15) A message from our sponsor, Coma Mattresses. (10:49) Bryan & Matt chat about VR NASCAR & NFL news. (25:42) The sounds of Spring Training 2020.

You'd like to hear someone propose a truly-sufficient punishment for those Cheatin' Astros? (0:39) We got you covered. You're a Fortune 500 company looking for the perfect advertising opportunity? (4:18) You could do worse. You're open to fantasy advice from a few self-described 'Oracles Of Fantasy Wisdom'? (6:09) Check! And you don't mind those parts where we kinda just banter about current sports events? (10:14) You're welcome, as usual.

Well, it's the end of the decade as we know it, and WE FEEL FINE. Your fearless, peerless host Bryan Hatt conducts an interview with esteemed comedian Eddie Della Siepe - a name that Bryan still cannot spell even after 17 years of friendship. They chat about pie, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (vague spoilers?), Lamar Jackson as triple-threat, Zion Williamson and bowleggedness, ProStars™ GM decisions - and the Athlete Of The Decade. After that, the Leslies 'livecast' an improbable (yet predicted) Week 17 comeback. You can check out Eddie across the Information Superhighway @EddieDellaSiepe, and check out his podcast: @Exactamundopod. FIN.

Welcome to Episode Eight. Contents: 0:00 - Chatting Strut, 2:00 - a message from Our Sponsor, 3:01 - the Leslies discuss MLB free agency, 11:57 - That Time In Sports, 15:20 - Drake It 'Til You Make It.

We are all #blessed for this opportunity to spend some time with everyone's favourite Dora-award-winning thespian and sports-fanatic: Colin Doyle. Bryan Hatt assists us in 'getting to know' Colin better (2:05), before a quick ad read for long-time sponsor 'My Undies' (8:51), leading to a spirited sporting chat (10:33) spanning such topics as: the Cheatin' Astros, the 2018 NBA Draft, the All-Time Raptors starters, 3-on-3 hoops versus elderly women, and Colin's beloved San Francisco Forty-Niners.

(0:00) A paean to the Toronto Basketball Dinosaurs; (1:17) a riveting courtroom drama about NBA Superteams.

We're excited to present our newest sponsor: Yo Bryan™! This isn't your Dad's digital personal assistant. Then join us on a scouting trip to the 'ol timey baseball epoch of '18, when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a mere Buffalo Bison (4:09).

We're back! Why were we gone? Details within! Plus: the third and final part of our sprawling interview with ex-pro football player / current stand-up comedian / Renaissance man Mark Hatfield (6:52). Has the podcast changed? If so, for better or for worse? What wine goes best with pasta? Like I said: details within!

Please doff your chapeau and launch it directly onto the ice, as Chatting Practice has split the defenders and gone top corner for the third straight episode - yes, it's a (host Bryan) Hatt Trick! This tertiary instalment of the trifecta is sponsored by Coma Mattresses (3:14) and produced by Matt Burke (ostensibly from behind some glass). The fellows are joined by: comedian Don Kelly, who uses his proprietary SNIT™ formula to rank the sports teams 'honouring' Indigenous peoples from least to most offensive (4:49); comedian Graham Kay, who recalls a (literally) unbelievable save from his AAA goalie days in 'That Time In Sports' (28:33); and ex-pro football player and Renaissance man Mark Hatfield, who returns for Part Two of his sprawling/riveting tell-all (32:27). Programming concludes with a refutation leading to a celebration of the Toronto Marlies' 2018 Calder Cup conquest (52:26). Incidental music by Jelly Roll Morton ('Mr. Jelly Lord') and Ty Segall ('Every 1's a Winner'). FIN.

Welcome back to Chatting Practice! This episode of comedian Bryan Hatt’s mother’s second-favourite sports/comedy podcast is brought to you by the Firm of Bob Sukalott (4:30). Bryan provides us with a primer on the various factions of Jays Nation (5:31), before he and producer Matt Burke face off once again in Shirts & Skins (7:45). Finally, Bryan talks Blue Jays baseball with Jays Journal podcast host Ari Shapiro (22:18). Will this episode be any good, or will it succumb to the sophomore slump? Tune in to find out!

Comedian Bryan Hatt welcomes you to the inaugural episode of Chatting Practice, brought to you by MyUndies (3:53). He and producer Matt Burke face off in Shirts & Skins (5:35), then throw to Chip Vanderswank's Dome Improvement (17:30). Finally, the gentlemen conduct an interview with current stand-up comedian and former NFL/CFL offensive lineman Mark Hatfield (20:43). A splendid time is guaranteed for all.