Defend Cleveland Podcast

All terrestrial segments were recorded and aired live on WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland on Monday, June 20th, 2016, the morning following the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James winning the NBA Championship. This classic of all classic Defend Cleveland episodes only ever aired live on WRUW that fateful Monday morning and hasn't been aired or posted again since in any form, until now... Talk about time machine travel! Enjoy this ride down Defend Cleveland memory lane~    Thank you to Neil Dare Waves for having the digital files of this special show downloaded and saved from the archives after all these years. This post would not be possible without him.   This show will forever be dedicated to Big Mamma     Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 25th (Day 133 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live on May 20ths (Day 140 of 2023) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:46:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:46:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 2:02:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 3:05:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:48:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this final episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. We hope you've enjoyed the ride~   This show will forever be dedicated to Big Mamma     Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.    Your last ever recommended listening is a far too obscure 90's underground rock gem and a Mike James all-time fave, the full length "Doomsday Rock" by Brother JT & Vibrolux released in 1996 on Siltbreeze (for the CD only pressing) and also on Bedlam (for the vinyl only edition with the Jesus and B-17 Bombers album cover, y'all!)...SO GREAT!   

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 25th (Day 85 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live on March 28th (Day 87 of 2023) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:30:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:30:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:44:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:41:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:05:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new LP collab between JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown "SCARING THE HOES"    

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 11th (Day 70 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live on March 14th (Day 73 of 2023) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:24:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:23:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:44:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:38:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:04:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 1978 minimalism masterpiece "Music For 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich.   We also recommend you check out Adella.com and the Cleveland Symphany as conducted by John Adams from a special performance last year at Severance Hall, as mentioned in the first part of this episode's podcast segments

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 25th (Day 56 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live on February 28th (Day 59 of 2023) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:37:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:38:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:57:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:53:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:13:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the newest album from Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs "Land of Sleeper"

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 11th (Day 42 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live on February 14th (Day 45 of 2023) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:26:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:35:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:57:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:52:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:17:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 1986 game changing masterpiece from Skinny Puppy, "Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse"  

All terrestrial segments were recorded live February 4th (Day 35 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live February 7th (Day 38 of 2023) Part 1 of 2 - Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Part 1 (begins around 0:42:00) Part 2 of 2 - Podcast only content (begins around 1:38:00) Terrestrial: Part 2 & 3 (begins around 2:05:00)* All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here. Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   *The song "1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)" as performed by TFS is used without permission. And may we suggest you use the link below to buy it and support the band. Which is what we did. In fact we bought two copies.   Your recommended listening this week is (of course) the new EP by Tropical Fuck Storm "Submersive Behaviour"

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on January 25th (Day 25 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live on January 31st (Day 31 of 2023) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:26:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:25:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:45:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:45:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:04:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 1967 masterpiece from Nina Simone, "Nina Simone Sings The Blues"

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on January 15th (Day 15 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live on January 17th (Day 17 of 2023) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:23:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:21:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:46:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:44:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:34:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2003 Gong/Acid Mothers Temple release "Acid Motherhood"

All terrestrial segments were recorded live January 7th (Day 7 of 2023) and all podcast segments were recorded live January 10th (Day 10 of 2023) Part 1 of 2 - Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Part 1 (begins around 0:47:00) Part 2 of 2 - Podcast only content (begins around 1:44:00) Terrestrial: Part 2 & 3 (begins around 2:29:00) All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2007 remastered edition of the classic 1975 release "Fish Rising" from Steve Hillage

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on December 17th (Day 351 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live on December 20th (Day 354 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:23:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:24:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:47:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:44:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:12:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 1997 epic album "Soundtracks For The Blind" by Swans

All terrestrial segments were recorded live December 11th (Day 345 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live December 13th (Day 347 of 2022) Part 1 of 2 - Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Part 1 (begins around 0:42:00) Part 2 of 2 - Podcast only content (begins around 1:38:00) Terrestrial: Part 2 & 3 (begins around 2:11:00) All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2015 release "Glass Piano" performed by Bruce Brubaker

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on December 3rd (Day 337 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live on December 6th (Day 341 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:27:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:23:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:47:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:44:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:02:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album "And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow" by Weyes Blood

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on November 19th (Day 323 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live on November 22nd (Day 326 of 2022) Part 1 of 2 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:41:00) Part 2 of 2 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:39:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 & 3 (begins around 2:08:00) All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new EP "Night Raver" by Springtime

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on November 6th and 7th (Day 309 & 310 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live on November 8th (Day 312 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:28:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:27:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:48:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:49:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:09:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2021 masterpiece "Hey What" from the band Low - R.I.P. Mimi Parker

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on October 29th (Day 302 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live on November 1st (Day 305 of 2022) Part 1 of 2 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:53:00) Part 2 of 2 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:49:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 & 3 (begins around 2:12:00) All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album "Most Normal" by the Gilla Band

Artwork for this episode by OKPants (who also designs and illustrates a bunch of cool stuff for a bunch of cool things, he even did the artwork for this show way back when ago), check out more of his killer work at okpants.com All terrestrial segments were recorded live on October 15th (Day 288 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live on October 18th (Day 291 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:22:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:22:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:47:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:43:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:12:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the instant classic 2021 album "Deep States" by Australia's Tropical Fuck Storm, who are performing live at the Grog Shop on Friday, October 21st

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on October 8th (Day 281 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live on October 12th (Day 285 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:24:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:21:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:48:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:48:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:07:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album from the Preoccupations 'Arrangements'

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on September 17th (Day 260 of 2022) and all podcast segments were recorded live on September 21st (Day 263 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:24:00) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content (begins around 1:20:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:40:00) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:36:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:57:00) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the live recording of Albert Ayler "La Cave Live, Cleveland 1966 revisited"

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on September 10th (Day 253of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on September 13th (Day 256 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – info coming soon Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:26:00) info coming soon Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – info coming soon (begins around 1:21:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:45:00) info coming soon Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:41:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:02:00) info coming soon Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new Bitchin Bajas album "Bajascillators"

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on August 27th (Day 239 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on August 30th (Day 242 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – info coming soon Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:25:00) info coming soon Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – info coming soon (begins around 1:21:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:45:00) info coming soon Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:46:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:09:00) info coming soon Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the latest album from Minami Deutsch "Fortune Goodies"

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on August 20th (Day 232 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on August 23rd (Day 235 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Well before there was Deshaun Watson there's another Browns player, one who's considered an all-time NFL legend and has a statue in front of the stadium, even though his long history of issues with "personal conduct" appear to be even more scary and worse than Watson's Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:33:00) Why it's okay to not care about baseball until the summer is almost over, i.e., if you haven't been paying attention the Guardians are for real contenders in the Central SpongeBob SquarePants! Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – We finally reveal the name of the restaurant in CLE we've referenced for years which we absolutely love, yet absolutely hate the music they play so much so that we often don't go because of it (begins around 1:30:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:50:00) Everyone who says they like Top Gun: Maverick is clearly under a mass Scientology spell cast by Tom Cruise, either that or they're just total suckers for the over-glorification of the 80's and films made by the Pentagon to further military recruitment Dee Haslam gets stuck in a lock groove attempting to defend Deshaun Greg Miller for Defend Cleveland introduced the idea of have a Deshaun Watson Sexual Advent Calendar, and we run with it Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:45:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:08:00) And now you have to also worry about primary amebic meningoencephalitis... aka, brain-eating amoebas! The BIG10 announces a brand new 7 year broadcasting deal that will bring in over a billion dollars every year, and somehow they still can't pay the players who generate this unbelievable wealth, and also college tuition at these mostly public institutions are far higher than they've ever been Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album from Oneida "Success"  

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on August 14th (Day 226 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on August 16th (Day 228 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The pandemic is still a unique experience for everyone so stop acting negatively towards people who choose to always wear a mask in public. And what healthy meal could you eat every day? Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:30:00) Trump is raided by the FBI and you have to legitimately wonder at this point if there's any crime at all he could commit where he'd be held accountable for it The Jaguars fans cascaded a very audible profane chant down upon Deshaun in his first appearance on the field for the Browns, and we have a much better chant for fans who want to express their frustration at Deshaun in-stadium People's frustration with Deshaun being in Cleveland certainly hasn't seemed to have had much of a negative effect on Browns ticket sales Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Let the viewing baseball season of your Cleveland Guardians officially begin! (One of many legit reasons why waiting until now to start watching is the best way to go)  (begins around 1:26:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:54:00) John Adams is not the kind of American composer we just assumed he was, and we aren't talking about the 2nd President of the United States Turns we were only right in guessing James Karinchak is unvaccinated but we still think there's a good chance Plezac isn't either   Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:51:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:14:00) Ever wonder where the stuffed toy of the mascot for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa ended up? No way you guessed a claw machine at a bowling alley in Middleburg Heights, Ohio Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 1985 composition"Harmonielehre" by American composer John Adams   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on August 6th (Day 218 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on August 9th (Day 221 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Defend Cleveland chooses between a world where Baker Mayfield is still QB in CLE and the current world of the Browns and Deshaun Watson, and our choice has nothing to do with football and everything to do with the Browns Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:37:00) Got a bad case of the corn sweats The never ending story continues, i.e., "a little drama in Cleveland of late" Sending someone death threats are still against the law, right? Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame, and his exhibit should list in detail every way in which he's been a scumbag his whole life, from gambling on the game, the statutory rape allegations, his being overall a gigantic insufferable assfart, as well as how many hits he accrued  (begins around 1:16:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Bill MacKinnon's Greatest Hits” (begins around 1:33:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:40:00) What the better cheap international restaurants offer that's always better than most anything else in when dining in the outer-rim August 5th is National Oyster Day... As if that makes sense at all! The Anti-Vax Game: Guessing who on the Guardians won't be with the team when the Guardians travel to Toronto for a weekend series Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:44:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:01:00) The summer of 1982 produced 5 of the greatest Sci-Fi movies of all time even though 3 of them were considered box-office flops upon their release, but we still have those movies because our entertainment industry was a lot more willing and invested in taking a risk on creative content than it is now, and that's what sucks most about entertainment these days Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2005 album by The Drones "Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By"   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on July 30th (Day 211 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on August 2nd (Day 214 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The decision on Deshaun Watson's punishment has been delivered, and most of the sports talk takes on it unsurprisingly go from the farcical to the outlandish  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:37:00) Yet more Deshaun Watson talk (yeah, we're sick of it too) Rich vs Wealthy, and rethinking the legal responses to stealing from the wealthy, especially when the rich are so disconnected and removed from every day life they're seemingly asking for it The problem with John Stewart (and it has nothing to do with his new show with the same name) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Taylor Swift uses her private jet more than any other artist, and we also recently read that her pussy (cat) is worth $94 million  (begins around 1:39:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “The Breaks” (begins around 1:59:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 2:10:00) Fan hobos and vanity plates Due to recent events that have nothing to do with golf, we've changed our mind over LIV Golf and the golfers opting to get paid no matter where the money comes from (at least in part), and we explain specifically why that is If you could burn a website to the ground and start a revolution, you should start with Luxury Launches  Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 3:07:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:35:00) Clearchannel PSA's end up asking more questions then they answer Be ready the latest salvo in the unwinnable war on drugs by Trump and his sycophants, even if the law has already been on the books since 1994, and even though Trump boasts about getting the idea from China and its dictator Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 1970 debut masterpiece by Exuma   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on July 16th (Day 197 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on July 19th (Day 200 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The Home Run Derby was great, per usual, but a rule change might be needed... Other than that Rob Manfred's and Deadspin reporter Rob Parker's offer up horribly wrong assessments on MLB and its players getting paid their just due  Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:28:00) Welcome to full on summer where local corporate sport talk is still talking Browns even though the "National Pastime" isn't much of a distraction...  The MLB story no one is talking about is actually its most important story, and it's a story that reflects just how broken our society is where you can't sit at the table, all your afforded is legal representation, and no one can even begin to afford that Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Turns out LIV Golf might be must watch viewing after all, and not whatsoever for the actual exchibition golf being played  (begins around 1:27:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Collinwood SVU” (begins around 1:38:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:42:00) Timothy Loehmann continues to be and represent everything that's so systemically wrong with the police The only thing that has aged worse than 80's hair metal music are hair metal music fans and Vince Neil's voice - A full report on many of the atrocities that occured unchecked at last week's First Energy's Stadium Tour featuring the exhumed corpses of Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison (which at some point during lunch Joan Jett reportedly also played the bill) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:40:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:58:00) The local band Factual Brains are our new favorite band in Cleveland, and in related news, Defend Cleveland show commissions an album (redux)! Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new black midi album "Hellfire"   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on July 9th (Day 190 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on June 12th (Day 193 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – James Webb Telescope draws into focus how much politics suck right now because of what Trumpism has ignited, and it also peering back in time 13.1 billion years ago and holds the possibilities of forever changing our understanding of the cosmos and our place within it Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:18:00) Baker is traded, and oh boy did the Browns get so very little for him, even when you compare it to what other comparable QBs have received in trade packages for them Naming your kid/dog Baker was never a good idea, nor was getting a Baker tattoo, but everyone should have known that around here and yet they did it anyway Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – It never ceases to amaze how optimistic Browns fans are this time a year, every year, and this year is no different, except instead of irrationally inflating how many games the Browns will win has been replaced by irrationally expecting Watson to be suspended very few games to no games at all (and commercial sports talk locally is definitely fueling this pathetic fire) (begins around 1:15:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Toilet Bowl Sunday” (begins around 1:33:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:39:00) The local band Factual Brains are our new favorite band in Cleveland, and in related news, Defend Cleveland show commissions an album! The story of summer league Cavs and what's to come of Colin Sexton It's the midseason mark for the Guardians and we still can't get a Ramirez jersey in anything but home white! He's also the difference between a sub .500 team and the one we were falling in love with through the middle of June before he busted his thumb Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:36:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:57:00) When you head to far west in CLE and WCSB turns into The River, and the threat of "contemporary Christian pop music" taking over the airwaves ensues Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2020 full length release by Factual Brains "Scooter"   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

Recorded live July 5th (Day 186 of 2022) Podcast (only) content: Properly introducing INTRO (and a whole lot of ass) What seeing your friends at a pool party as an adult actually means We bothered to ask, what the hell does "spangled" mean?!  Too bad the MLB didn't have any players refuse to wear the atrocious patriotic merch they made every player wear over the holiday weekend like they had when a few teams were asked to wear league apparel with gay pride logos Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on June 25th (Day 176 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on June 28th (Day 179 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Deshaun's NFL trial begins and the word "indefinite" for his possible suspension is aptly being tossed around Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:27:00) Roe v Wade is overturned, and even though it was clear this would happen after the leak previously revealed the SCOTUS' intentions, it's still hard to have fully prepared for this unprecedented and unthinkable act that's set to tear our society further apart than its been since the days of the Civil War What Stare Decisis used to mean, and how it's been rendered meaningless Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – When religious zealots discard majority opinion, decades of precedent and generations of rational thinking, sane people join The Defend Cleveland Atheist Chapter of the Satanic Temple  (begins around 1:28:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Bathroom Of Horrors” (begins around 1:59:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 2:06:00) Exploited labor is largely how today's blockbusters are made Cavs 2022 draft is in the books, and as far as anyone can tell it sure does seem like they made the right moves and selections Tito is proving yet again you can't quite quantify "The Francona Factor" Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 3:01:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:22:00) When listening to metal, are you metal? Turns out that most kids and pets like Mike because he's basically the human equivalent of a Muppet character Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the debut solo album by Katie Alice Greer 'Barbarism'   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on June 18th (Day 169 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on June 21st (Day 172 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – With 20 of 24 cases now settled what does this mean for Deshaun as far as the NFL's reportedly planned "unprecedented" punishment for him? Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:20:00) The news of an "unprecedented punishment" for Deshaun, and asking the hypothetical of will it ever be okay to root for Deshaun again The NFLPA's reported plan in defense of Deshaun is to point out how the league has and is disproportionately lenient towards its owners transgressions and legal issues, and it's a very valid argument to make especially when considering Dan Snyder is somehow still an owner Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Classical music, you know, "like that Beethoven sh*t", and other observations of the NHL and  its fans (begins around 1:18:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Our Body, Ourselves” (begins around 1:39:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:44:00) Giving trust fund hippies a freebie, and hoping one of them takes the advice and starts a 24-7 reggae radio station Sharing memories of a true Cleveland legend, Rest In Peace, Pat of Pat's In The Flats Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:40:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:52:00) Don't go hoping the new part owner of the Guardians David Blitzer is going to be someone who cares about Cleveland and its fans, because he's a billionaire from Wall Street and hopefully by now (before you even listening to this segment that's all about who he really is) you already know and expect he won't be looking out for anyone or anything other than that of maximizing his investments Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is one of the greatest Cleveland albums of all time, Machine Go Boom's 'Thank You Captain Obvious'   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on June 10th (Day 161 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on June 14th (Day 165 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – All we want is irritant paid leave for our innate ability to piss off society's assholes, meanwhile a cop displaying Nazi logos ends up with irritant paid leave to the tune of 1.5 mill! This country is insane. Oh, and Lizzo fans do what Lizzo fans do and call out insensitivities, and Lizzo did what Lizzo does which is what gave her this fan base in the first place (she did the right thing) Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:33:00) Tony Buzbee is winning the public relations war and making Rusty Hardin look old and, well, a bit rusty Deshaun Watson is one thing, but an NFL team? Be forewarned, when it comes to protecting the shield the NFL knows no lengths in its ability to settle and make it all go away Should we feel sorry for Coach Stefanski? We compare it to the logic of Kevin Smith's film Clerks to find the answer Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – When dreams effect your waking, and the unwritten social contract of having a dog is definitely the worst part of having a dog (begins around 1:30:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “The Slurpee Situation” (begins around 1:45:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:52:00) All power metal should be sung in German (interlude) Social media users be warned: If you only have the power of a "comment", you likely don't have any platform at all and you should be careful when poking a bear Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:49:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:14:00) Ohio Pie is some damn good pizza pie, even if they only cut it in squares Some Tampa Bay Rays during the 16th year of celebrating Pride Night in the stadium proved to be homophobes who try to use their skewed belief in Jesus to deflect their bigotry. And the real interesting thing is what will happen when the rest of the league participates with the same marketing idea and all 30 teams take part in this Pride promotion? Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album from yoo doo right "A Murmur, Boundless To The East"   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

Recorded live June 7th (Day 158 of 2022) Podcast (only) content: Giving a historically accurate reason to still go ahead and root for the Browns for all those lifelong fans who very justifiably feel as if they can no longer root for our home team as long as Deshaun Watson is on it, i.e., watch it all burn. Burn, baby, burn #BrownsyForever Looking up the announced team names for the LIV Golf series on Urban Dictionary to find the truth behind all these greedy a**hole, elitist pro golfers who are jumping ship from the PGA for a money grab, no matter why and where that money comes from (and acknowledging George Carlin said it first, for pretty much anything) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on May 28th (Day 148 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on May 31st (Day 151 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Pranksters prank at the NRA Convention, and Gabe Kapler's protest certainly could be better but at least it's something Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:29:00) Figuring out a way to get paid to simply go away is the move, for sure What is the NRA, why is it so hard to get common sense gun restrictions (when the vast majority of the nation wants them), and why there isn't more research and understanding about gun violence and death is this country? (Part 1) Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Further explaining exactly how Top Gun: Maverick and all of the Military Entertainment Complex summer blockbusters aren't films you should ever be spending money to go see (begins around 1:20:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “The Graduate” (begins around 1:44:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:49:00) Golden Shower Hour (interlude) History of the NRA and gun restrictions (Part 2) Top Gun is and always has been a fascist movie, and as such Tom Cruise himself once said it would be irresponsible for him to make a sequel(s) Lane Kiffin declares college football a profession sport played by professional athletes. He's far from accurate with that statement but it's a lot of fun to watch this monumental shift in power dynamics playing out across Div 1 football and basketball Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:44:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:05:00) The wait is over, we finally dug into just how dumb Red Hot Chili Pepper song lyrics are, and we really could have never guessed just how stupid they are Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the most recent full length release "IRE" by the band Combo Chimbita   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on May 21st (Day 127 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on May 23rd (Day 129 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Explaining where things are with Deshaun Watson, the Browns and the the NFL and his suspension(s), and how much more pressure will be placed on him to settle after hearing from his accusers Tuesday night on HBO's Real Sports Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:26:00) Learning to live with Covid: and update on where we're at with it, what we should do if we get it, and what it looks like moving forward with this disease that has killed so many Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content –  Everyone on this show has created a cheat code for dealing with others, and how the NIL deals have exposed just how much hubris and pettiness goes into being a Div 1 power conference football coach (begins around 1:20:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “The Suspension” (begins around 1:44:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:47:00) Deep diving into the history of Evangelicals, and dangers of a base who teaches the bible is a literal depiction, and who's politicized inconsistent history on abortion is replete with segregation and racism Cop Golf! Explaining what LIV Golf, aka Super Golf, and learning that the only golfer who's worse than ol' FIGJAM is definitely Greg Norman Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:45:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:06:00) Going to the best new restaurant in the city and then going to its best new bar, too Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album by Kevin Morby, 'This Is A Photograph'   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on April 30th (Day 120 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on May 3rd (Day 123 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The conservative packed Supreme Course has been working to strip the definition of liberty from the 14th Amendment to overturn Roe, and that won't be the only right they steal from us if they do Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:26:00) 10 million people watched this year's NFL Auction, aka The Draft, which was down in the ratings but still roughly 10 million more people than should have been watching Explaining how the NFL Draft is nothing more than a way for billionaire owners to keep costs down and revenues up, and how it has absolutely nothing to do with competitive balance whatsoever Do you know what the biggest factor is for getting the Draft right and picking the best talent? Well it sure as hell has nothing to do with Draft Grades and what the gurus think, that's for sure Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content –  You should be able to talk sh*t pretty much whenever you want, even during dinner (begins around 1:24:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Sock Barrel” (begins around 1:46:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:51:00) What's the statute of limitations on art when the artist who created it is/was a monster? Yes, Coke used to have cocaine in it, and racism is the reason why they took removed it Trevor Bauer's suspension, MLB's sexual assault policy and how it greatly differs from the court of law, and why it all really does look like it's quite possible Bauer might never pitch again Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:48:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:05:00) The Minnesota Department of Health released its report on the investigation into the Minnesota Police Department, and not only is its findings horrifying but it's also what anyone who's been objective and critical of the police already knows to be all too true Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the most recent album "G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!" by Godspeed You! Black Emporer   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on April 23rd (Day 113 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on April 26th (Day 116 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Explaining how its long overdue we call the NFL Draft out for what it really is, an auction designed to keep costs down and exploit the majority of NFL players so billionaire owners have bigger profits Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:29:00) Explaining how Neilson ratings work, but mostly explaining how it is they don't work The unthinkable happened this week, we finally agreed with Novak Djokovic about something. And then an even more unthinkable thing happened, we also finally agreed with something Kyrie Irving thinks! Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content –  Ben Simmons might have somehow become the easiest guy to root against on a team full of guys you want to root against (begins around 1:25:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Busted Whig” (begins around 1:52:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 2:02:00) The Book Of Chronicles is from the Old Testament and not only is America not at all mentioned in it, but when that book was written the world was flat, the earth was the center of the universe, we followed the lunar calendar, and above all else, America didn't even exist, and neither did Christianity! The conservative Supreme Court has already given too much ground to the assistant football coach who led on-field prayers at a public school after football games, and now they might just undermine and rewrite the last 60 years of rulings which has kept church seperated from state Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 3:00:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:20:00) Thanking the fact that places like Little Rose Tavern and Crobar exist in Cleveland to give home to the weird and the wild, and in so doing keeping Cleveland strange and beautiful. You know, keeping Cleveland, Cleveland Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album "Skinty Fia" by Fontaines D.C.   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on April 15th (Day 105 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on April 19th (Day 109 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Well that sure felt like good ol' CLE this weekend, huh? Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:24:00) The unexpected start to the Guardians season more reflected on the quality of their opponents and not the quality of the Guardians. Regardless of any of that, however, KWAN!!! A Ramirez official Guardians jersey is a worth purchase, if only the team shop had some On Jackie Robinson Day also never forget about Larry Doby, and the fact that so few black people play or care about the sport anymore due to the sports migration the last 3 decades to the mostly all-white outer-rim Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content –  Celebrating Seder in Cleveland and sharing the truest wisdoms of Passover (begins around 1:21:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Neighbors” (begins around 1:43:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:59:00) Fans might just be figuring out that the billionaire team owners, and billionaires in general for that matter, simply aren't playing fair The great plutocracy of America Baker Mayfield continues to display cognitive dissonance Taking a look at the newest food options available at Progressive Field this season and wondering who wants to eat this crap? Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:46:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:07:00) The actual median viewing age of MLB isn't as old as they say, but it's still older than the other major sports Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album "(watch my moves)" by Kurt Vile   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on April 2nd (Day 92 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on April 5th (Day 95 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Some Browns fan are apparently becoming less misogynistic due to their racism, whether they're aware they are racist or not, and this show promises to take legal action if Ohio HB 616 is passed into law Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:35:00) Trying to account for all the unnecessary carnage on display each and every day in this country due to ignorance, populism, racism, and the abject foolishness people so easily and willingly buy into - Part 1 Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content –  Given all the other for entertainment only crap that gets headlines on sports sites, how come we also don't get Harlem Globetrotter scores and updates? (begins around 1:31:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Full Frontal” (begins around 1:47:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:59:00) Trying to account for all the unnecessary carnage on display each and every day in this country due to ignorance, populism, racism, and the abject foolishness people so easily and willingly buy into - Part 2 Michael gets a dog and it exposes just how selfish and petulant a man he can be Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:54:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:17:00) Your (grim) 2022 Cleveland Guardians season prediction Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album "GOLD" from Alabaster DePlume   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 26th (Day 85 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on March 29th (Day 88 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The slap heard 'round the world Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:35:00) Breaking down all the obivous and not so obvious aspects of Watson's introduction in Berea, including why conducting it at the end of a weekly news cycle was clearly the plan all along, just like his signing The salary cap for the Browns with Baker still on the roster could get pretty tricky Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content –  The Cavs are without question your best ticket in town, even though they're limping to the finish line (begins around 1:35:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “The Delivery Man” (begins around 1:54:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:59:00) In defense of Kyrie Irving... A first for Defend Cleveland, to be sure (and, yes, it pisses us off to have to do this) The facts are in, and they're both very distinct and significant: If you live in a red state your quality of life and overall life expectance is far worse than if you live in a blue state Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:55:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:17:00) If a restaurant or bar still has QR codes for menus with no physical menu to offer or view otherwise, then we will not be going there, thank you very much Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album from Aldous Harding, "Warm Chris"   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 20th (Day 79 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on March 22nd (Day 81 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The song is about to end on the game Musical Chairs and Baker looks like he might be left standing Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:14:00) Please consider donating to WRUW-FM 91.1's 2022 Telethon Pointing out what is clearly the biggest issue about Deshaun's arrival on the Browns, while explaining all the details from this deal which looks like a cursed monkey paw wish for the team and its fans Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Bow in awe of the all mighty band Tool, a legacy act who puts on a show unlike any other (begins around 1:09:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Soggy Bottoms” (begins around 1:23:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:46:00) Part 2 on our breakdown of Deshaun Watson coming to CLE, what it means for the fans, what to expect, and maybe the only fun part of the whole deal, getting to watch Baker Mayfield play his hand all wrong and ending up costing himself tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions of dollars Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:24:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:47:00) Explaining what "Rod Stewart Population Theory" is, and how it applies to the Senate's bipartison fast passage of a bill that would finally bring to an end the nonsensical act of Daylight Savings Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 5th and most recent release by the band Tool, "Fear Inoculum"   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 12th (Day 71 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on March 15th (Day 74 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Coming to terms with the Browns interest in Deshaun Watson, and recognizing it's okay if fans would consider his joining the team as the last straw, and stopped rooting for the team Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:24:00) Detailing all the differences in the new collective bargaining agreement between the MLB players and its owners, and wondering how this deal can be seen as a win for the players What to expect from the 2022 MLB season, and more importantly for those of us in Northeast Ohio, wondering what the Guardians are going to do Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – BADBADNOGOOD, a isolated win created by Spotify? And getting excited (relatively) for upcoming shows and concerts and wondering if things have, or will return to normal enough to truly enjoy them (begins around 1:23:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Date Night” (begins around 1:41:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:46:00) Just when you thought war was bad enough, with atonomous weapons it's about to be a whole lot worse. And of course America is at the front of the line as one of the nation's already spending billions on these "killer-bots" of the future (which are already here, actually) Apparently the words "butt" and "fart" are words that are banned in all Texas libraries, and can get you fired from a school district in Mississippi if you read it aloud to its age aproved students Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:43:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:07:00) Do we still have Baker Mayfield? Yes? Then it's clear we all still have Baker-itus and any hope for the onset of Browns fever for next year isn't happening Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new album from Fly Anakin released last week entitled "Frank"   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 5th (Day 64 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on March 7th (Day 66 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The Combine's unprescedented show of speed should give Baker night terrors, and Jarrett Allen's injury is yet another huge setback for a team that so far has refused to quit Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:22:00) Explaining the ways this MLB's owners lockout of the players is a stoppage in pro-sports unlike any other, and why there maybe hope for humanity after all The Wunderlic test isn't at all gone from the Combine, nor is the big money cottage industry of other cognative tests the NFL teams and scouts use Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Rest In Peace Hippie John (begins around 1:19:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Obstinate” (begins around 1:33:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:37:00) What art your society consumes tells a lot about the society itself, i.e., people who like nothing but shit are shit people, i.e., not at all excited about "Mentor Rocks" and sadened it even exists in the form it does Explaining why Aaron Rodgers isn't going to leave Green Bay, in the simplest terms possible Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:32:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:54:00) Richard Childress, left turn maker, racing team cheat, and gun manufacturer propagandist and profiteer  Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is to the 1994 album "Mortal Throne Of Nazarene" by death metal legends Incantation   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 26th (Day 57 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on March 1st (Day 60 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Recapping some of the terrestrial content (Fair Warning: This episode has a lot of sports talk for a sports talk show that prides itself in not always talking about sports) Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:31:00) Watching the David Whitfield & Whitfield Productions perform and recognizing selling the lord to an audience that believes in Jesus is clearly much easier than selling most anything else  Jarrett Allen and the difficulty with (and shortsightedness) of aPple devotees The MLB owners lockout of the players is digging in for the long haul, exactly like we anticipated Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Maybe for the first time in sports history, this continued MLB owners lockout of its players sees the majority of fans get that it's all about the greed of the billionaire owners way more than it is the greed of the players (begins around 1:27:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “And Still Champion” (begins around 1:45:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:52:00) Comparing Russia's invasion of a soverign European nation and comparing it to when the Nazi's (and Russia) invaded Poland to begin WW2, is not that far off of a comparison, actually FIGJAM, aka Phil Mickelson, is who we always thought he was Explaining De'Aaron Fox's pulling the rug out on his NFT Swipa The Fox, and helping to expose the huge grift/ponzie schemes this blockchain world of unregulated digital investments inherently is Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:47:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:12:00) Hue Jackson and the director of his non-profit are in the headlines more now (before he's even coached a game at Grambling) than he was when he was failing to all-time historical levels as the headcoach in CLE (i.e., dude apparently can't help being a loser) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2022 self-titled debut album by the band caroline   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 19th (Day 50 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on February 22nd (Day 52 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Blaming being distracted by synchronicities for accidentally deleting this show and having to re-record it... Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:10:00) Thanking Eunice for introducing us to Big Jet TV and Jerry, the most entertaining and mesmerizing airline enthusiast there is Picking who's worse between Guy Fieri and DJ Khaled is like picking who's worse with humanitarian rights, Saudi Arabia or China (a quick review of the All-Star Game "celebrities" who were in Cleveland for the weekend) The MLB owners lockout of the players is digging in for the long haul, exactly like we anticipated Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Booing Steph Curry and Draymond Green at the 75th All-Star Game makes Clevelanders look like petty assholes, and clearly this is why we rarely ever get afforded any nice things of our own (begins around 1:07:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Temple Of Doom” (begins around 1:14:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:49:00) You know what's way worse than subsidizing billionaire team owners and billionaires not paying their fair share in taxes? When billions of dollars are generated annually and the workforce is paid one cent of it, you know, like how it is for college football and basketball players. The whitewashing effect of living in the suburbs is a hard thing to escape, let alone to even realize The NBA All-Star Weekend and festivities are in Cleveland, and the fun tale of how Mollie ended up with a couple of tix to the game  The Canadian "Freedom Convoy" is not about truckers, but it is very scary to think about the future of these protestes given how a few hundred crazed lunatics were able to shut down the capitol of a country for over a month Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:15:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:31:00) When an ice breaker goes terribly wrong Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2022 debut album "The Overload" by the group Yard Act   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 5th (Day 36 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded lived on February 7th (Day 38 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Your 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominations, mostly pronounced correctly. Meanwhile, Black Country, New Road just put out a record, effectively their last with singer, songwriter and guitarist Isaac Wood, and it's an achingly beautiful masterpeice Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:36:00) Landon was a snow storm that in every way lived up to billing, and it tasted good too... Brian Flores civil suit is the last headline the NFL wanted during its super fortnight, and though they're going to fight the allegations with all their filthy billions and billions, here's hoping it's a  transformative moment in racial equality that the NFL very much needs This is all quite reminiscent of Curt Flood Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Fox, where you can you work for a dispecable media monster, cash its checks regardless, yet still freak out when one of the media monster's manufactured Frankensteins shows up on the set (begins around 1:35:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Stitches” (begins around 1:39:00)Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:49:00) Hue Jackson and his executive director for his non-profit organization are quite a pair, huh? The NBA All-Star Weekend and festivities are in Cleveland, and the fun tale of how Mollie ended up with a couple of tix to the game  Catching up with where we're at with the MLB's lockout of its players. Oh look, Manfred and the owners all up to they're old tried and true nefarious "bargaining" tricks again Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:48:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:13:00) Clarifying last week's rant about Neil Young, i.e., doubling down on them with an even heavier handed slap of reality  Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the masterpiece new album Ants From Up There" by Black Country, New Road   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:   All terrestrial segments for this episode were recorded live on January 30th (Day 30 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded live on February 2nd (Day 33 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Turns out with all his greatness Tom Brady is a petty dick, not a Michael Jordan spite-dick, which would have been fun, nope, he's just a plain ol' dick Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:22:00) The quantum reality of getting a death certificate The best way to offer condolences to people you don't know very well Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – You never know what you'll find (or won't find) when digging through the place of someone who's died... (begins around 1:22:00)Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “The Hernia” (begins around 1:39:00)Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:42:00) Driving across the nothingness of the Southwest with only a blue tooth speaker and some books on tape Texas isn't for the faint of heart, especially because who knows what alternate reality these idiots of Texas have been taught to believe Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:35:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:57:00) Neil Young is pissed off at Joe Rogan, or is it Spotify, or both... or neither? All we know for sure is that he (like so many legacy artists) sold off half his music rights but he's still fully pissed off (about who knows what all). And the very real business and depressed state of new music  Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the audiobook "Born A Crime", the autobiography of Trevor Noah (as read by the author)   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:   All terrestrial segments for this episode were recorded live on January 15th (Day 15 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded live on January 17th (Day 17 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Pissed off at all the snow but still more pissed off about the Browns, as we recognize another position besides QB they've been just as bad at in identifying talent Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:32:00) Remembering back 5 years ago when so many NFL fans lied when they said they'd never watch again We are living in the best time to ever be alive, no matter what the news says everyday and however it may seem to be otherwise Checking out the list of the 100 most watch television broadcasts of 2021 Corporate sports talk in CLE is generally terrible whenever they have to talk about basketball, or really, anything besides football Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Death and dying, and paying respects to, and love for, Big Mamma James (1942-2022, rest in peace) (begins around 1:31:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Hit And Roll” (begins around 1:57:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 2:03:00) Explaining the biggest difference (and most obvious) between Novak Djokovic and the late Bob Saget The real problem with tennis is its wholly unnecessary exclusiveness, well that and its ridiculous manner of scoring Wondering if there will ever be accountability on the part of the rich and/or powerful, or will we as a society continue to just settle and keep kicking this big ol' can of inequality down the road Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:56:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:13:00) There's currently a Ford F-150 commercial with a Battles song being used in it, and there's also an AirBnB commercial with Kevin Morby song, and you are probably already thinking we hated the truck ad most, but your wrong (explaining when the use of music by groups and artists in advertisements are okay, and when it's decidedly not okay) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   This show is and forever will be dedicated to Big Mamma   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the new compilation of songs from Mary Lattimore "Collected Works"   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:   All terrestrial segments for this episode were recorded live on January 8th (Day 8 of 2022), and all podcast segments were recorded live on January 10th (Day 10 of 2022) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – When a Browns Tailgate show gets even scarier Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:18:00) Once again a Browns season ended up all Brownsy: a 2021 recap which also acknowledges rooting for any other team while living in Cleveland would be a dick move, so go Browns, until the end of the earth and time itself, go Browns Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Yes, it is okay to cry, and any other notion you can't is likely due to hypermasculinity and is entirely unhealthy for any and all (begins around 1:12:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Snow Balls” (begins around 1:28:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:41:00) Driving to Michigan because Ohio sucks Feeling envious of rural conservative voters for a few reasons Recreational weed stores are cash only and guarded by a dudes with guns... You know, just like what it's always like to buy drugs when it wasn't legal to do so Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:33:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:56:00) The James Webb Telescope is still performing "nominal" and moves closer and closer to answering questions about our universe we don't even know to ask yet (like black holes, which are really cool) Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the 2021 album "Mandatory Enjoyment" by the band Dummy   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:   All terrestrial segments for this episode were recorded live on December 30th (Day 364 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on December 30th (Day 364 of 2021) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Thanking our tens, and fond reminiscing about the worst NFL head coach of all time Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:22:00) Understanding this new variant, and explaining where we're currently at and why it really does look like 2022 is when we'll finally be able to live with this virus (that's never entirely going away) Watching the show Succession and film Don't Look Up and recognizing that maybe the biggest issue with these two highly recommended works is that they're too spot-on real Recognizing that athletes are human too, and that the word "recovery and rehab" is never a fun time for anyone who actually has to go through it Yes, your stupid Bowl Game is meaningless these days unless --maybe-- it's for a national title #PayTheKids Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Saying farewell to one of our favorite samples, and realizing you can't visualize within a dream... or something like that (begins around 1:18:00) Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “Drive On” (begins around 1:34:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:41:00) NYC isn't NYC of norm, but it's still way better than most places The best midnight food ever might not be something you've ever had at that hour Thinking of a quite possible scenario where you would change your mind about a douchebag jerk and open your arms to them (even though they're a liar, and continually respond as if they're the victim here when they're just being judged against their own decisions, statements and actions) Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:35:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:53:00) The James Webb Telescope (if it doesn't yet fail...) will prove to be one of those moments in our species' understanding of the universe around us takes a giant leap forward, and there's really no price tag too great for such achievements Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~   To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.   Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!   Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.   Your recommended listening this week is the album "Kirtan: Turiya Sings" by Alice Coltrane   The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss: All terrestrial segments for this episode were recorded live on December 5th (Day 339 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on December 7th (Day 341 of 2021) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Kyrie is rewriting his own history again Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:19:00) You think most malls are dead, trying going to Eastgate Shopping Center north of Cincinnati (aka still way to close to Kentucky) Realizing there's nothing too absurd you can say to a man pretending to be Santa Claus  Going down the rabbit hole of vile called Spotify and finding out it's even worse than we already knew Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Pondering the existence of the suburban bowling alley, marveling that it still exists, but wondering how much longer it has left  (begins around 1:17:00)  Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “The Super Donut” (begins around 1:37:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:44:00) Having to share the same room with Trumpsters is best when you're whipping their ass at pinball Never forget the MLB owners locked out the players, that they can't be trusted, and, of course, that they're evil Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports...  (begins around 2:39:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:60) No one should ever dumb it down just to fit in Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!  All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~ To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here. Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'! Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio. Your recommended listening this week is the album "Space 1.8" by Nala Sinephro The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss: All terrestrial segments for this episode were recorded live on November 27th (Day 331 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on November 30th (Day 334 of 2021) Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The fever killing return to all things must Brownsy Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:15:00) Flying today is the same except it's more expensive and more tense and testy... What ever happened to the joys of flying? John O'Hurley (aka J. Peterman) finally reveals why he's really, really into Irish Setters White men are so awful right now somehow Paul Rudd is considered to be the sexiest of all Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Explaining how absolutely great the new Beatles documentary "Get Back" is, from a total Beatles haters perspective (begins around 1:13:00)  Lachlan MacKinnon's ‘Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: “The Night Terror” (begins around 1:30:00) Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:36:00) Black Friday Death Count: 2021 Edition The city of St. Louis settled its suit against the Rams and in so doing has continued to doom us all to the whims of billionaires who attained and add to their wealth by bleeding the general public dry, and by any means necessary Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports...  (begins around 2:30:00) Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:49) Almost dying on the Sandia Mountain in New Mexico Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!  All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~ To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here. Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'! Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio. Your recommended listening this week is the new IDLES album "CRAWLER" The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.