Cherry Picking with Giuliana Allegrotti

With the NFL Playoffs fast approaching, Giuliana is joined by her best pals, Adam Boyd and Andrew Spivey, to discuss all things football. First they talk about their takeaways from the Rose Bowl (2:40) and make their picks in the National Championship (10:50). Then the group discusses the most attractive NFL coaching vacancies (12:30), Giuls tells a personal story about Jim Caldwell (18:40), they all salivate over the Rams (22:20), Andrew defends Blake Bortles (29:15), and they all begrudgingly agree on who will win Super Bowl LII.

On this episode, Giuliana is joined by her all-time great friend, Adam Boyd, to break down one of their favorite movies: The Little Giants. Together they discuss Kevin O'Shea's football career (8:50), the John Madden cameo (16:00), debate the players' ceilings (24:40), share their favorite lines (30:45), and give their picks for the Week 14 matchup between the real Cowboys and Giants (32:50). Later, their pal Andrew Spivey joins the pod to talk about Jimmy Garoppolo's debut with the 49ers (36:15).

What happens when a group of high students, teachers and administrators demonstrate their freedom of expression by kneeling for the national anthem? Giuliana went back to school and found out.

Giuliana returns to the microphone after a month off to discuss eSports and gaming culture with her Medill classmate Yifan Wu. They touch on how Yifan started gaming (7:35), the appeal of playing (10:15), and the gender roles associated with eSports (12:40). Later, the two rivals settle their differences and discuss how they each grew to embrace and hate Michigan and Ohio State (31:35).

All throughout The Finals, Giuliana recorded herself talking about the series between the Cavs and Warriors -- her entries have culminated in this diary. Hear Giuls explain why she kept a diary (1:50), how she felt ahead of Game 1 (4:45), her reaction to the wild end to Game 3 (12:45), taking responsibility for the Game 4 (17:50), and her reaction the moment the Dubs win Game 5 (23:15).