Earnestly Speaking Podcast

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by music journalists and friends Matthew Allen and Chris Lacy to discuss Michael Jackson's passing 16 years later, the 30 year anniversary of the HIStory album, and react to Billboard's Top 75 RnB Artists rankings. Matthew Allen: As Jacked As It Sounds: 30 Years Later, 'HIStory' Proves Michael Jackson Righthttps://headphoneaddict.substa... Chris Lacy: Michael Jackson's ‘HIStory' Turns 30: Scream. Survive. Smile.https://chrislacy1990.medium.c...

On this edition of FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss whether Gunther regaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was the right move and then preview and predict this weekend's upcoming WWE PLE Night Of Champions from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Greg Hrinya discuss whether the OKC Thunder are a potential dynastic team, rank the last seven NBA champions, the effect of Tyrese Haliburton's injury on the rest of the NBA, the 2026 NBA Title odds, and preview the NBA Draft.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses the death of his MacBook after 15 years (RIP?), Kevin Durant traded to the Houston Rockets, the shocking Lakers sale, Aaron Rodgers signing with the Steelers, and EJ's Top 5: Songs on Metallica's ‘LOAD'.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius provide commentary on WCW Tag Team Title Match between The Steiner Brothers and Doom at Capital Combat ‘90 on May 19th, 1990 from the D.C. Armory in Washington DC.

The Florida Panthers won their 2nd straight Stanley Cup title. This may in fact be the most impressive feat South Florida sports has ever seen in a very long time. Maybe ever.

The Indiana Pacers had a golden opportunity to put the OKC Thunder dead to rights. And failed.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses a positive health update, seeing Metallica live for the 5th time, Disney World, Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump, Freddie Mercury, and EJ's Top 5: Most Hated NBA Teams

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Kyle Nash aka. The Student Of The Game discuss Tom Thibodeau's firing, NBA Finals predictions, whether Cam Ward can be a Top 10 quarterback, the Cleveland Browns quarterback saga, and whether they believe in a Madden curse.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian has an wide ranging conversation with blogger Joshua Pressman Jacobs discussing everything from the NBA Finals, the New York Knicks, the face of the league conversation, the end of the NBA on TNT, Donald Trump, media consumption, Joe Rogan, and A WHOLE LOT MORE!

On this edition of FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss the shocking release of R-Truth from the WWE, preview this weekend's upcoming Money In The Bank, and introduced a new game of “What If”…..the pandemic never happened in 2020.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA author and analyst Greg Hrinya to discuss Cooper Flagg, give final letter grades for the Knicks and Timberwolves, and then preview the Thunder/Pacers NBA Finals. Then Florida Panthers Superfan Matt Fagan joins the show to preview the Panthers/Oilers Stanley Cup Final rematch, the impact of the Panther franchise in the South Florida market, the legacy of Conner McDavid, and Alexander Ovechkin announcing next season will be his last. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guest: Greg Hrinya and Matt Fagan

There way too many people in the political content space that are for a lack of better word “fake” as hell. Earnest ‘EJ' Christian calls them out on their grift.

On this edition of FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss the latest Men and Women's Money In The Bank qualifiers, whether there's room for a weekly women's show, if Chris Benoit matches are hard to watch in hindsight and remembers Rick Derringer.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA author and analyst Greg Hrinya to discuss the OKC Thunder on the brink of their 2nd NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, if SGA is the greatest player in franchise history, whether the New York Knicks can even their series at two a piece tonight, Luka Doncic looking in solid shape, the Bucks full court press to keep Giannis in Milwaukee, and David Adelman officially becoming the new head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guest: Greg Hrinya

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses his kids recent accomplishments in school, the NBA Conference Finals (so far), and the 2025 New York Mets season (also so far).

On this week's edition of FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius react to the latest episode of Saturday Night's Main Event with the shocking returns of Cody Rhodes and Bronson Reed. Plus a debate on why it's worth watching NXT and Wrestlemania 42 no longer in New Orleans.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by Darrel Wilson aka. D-Wil to discuss Kendrick Lamar, the Knicks choking away Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James future, SGA winning NBA MVP, NFL Offseason takes, being a pro wrestling fan in 2025, and prioritizing both mental and physical health. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guest: Darrel Wilson

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by podcast host and friend DJ Minter to discuss his experience at the Rockville Festival in Daytona Beach, Florida this last weekend and explains why even in his 50's he continues to attend this music festival, his favorite bands and moments from the show, and gives advice on how to survive a 4 day festival like this especially in the Florida heat.

On this week's edition of FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss is AEW is worth watching, preview this week's Saturday Night's Main Event, the 29 year Anniversary of ‘The Curtain Call', concludes Three People Who Should Not Be In The WWE Hall Of Fame (Part 8), and remembers ‘Macho Man' Randy Savage who passed away 14 years ago today.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by Kyle Nash aka. The Student Of The Game to discuss Brock Purdy's big contract extension, the possibility of reseeding in the NFL Playoffs, and Kyle's random NBA takes. Then NBA author and analyst Greg Hrinya joins to give letter grades for the teams that lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs and previews Thunder/Wolves and Knicks/Pacers as the NBA Conference Finals have arrived. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guests: Kyle Nash and Greg Hrinya

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses why the NY Knicks are (sorta) easy to root for, why he can't stop thinking about death, Joe Biden cancer diagnosis, Metallica re-releasing LOAD upcoming box set, rededicating to minimalism, fitness and health update, and why he's looking forward to the summer.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius provide commentary on Saturday Night's Main Event from May 11th, 1985 from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale New York. Follow Earnest ‘EJ' Christian on Social Media X: http://twitter.com/ejchristian... TIK TOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpod INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnest_c... FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/earnestchr... THREADShttps://www.threads.net/@earnest_christian BLUE SKY https://bsky.app/profile/ejchr... Rate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Podcast Art by Lauren Christian

Earnest ‘EJ Christian is joined by Brother Maurice to discuss whether the Knicks are in trouble after losing Game 5 to the Celtics before running through the 2025 New York Giants schedule and predicts how many wins for the team.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by podcast host and media personality Alphonse Sidney to discuss the Miami Heat offseason, NBA parity, Jordan vs. LeBron, the OKC Thunder growing up, the start of the Diddy trial, the fall of Kanye West, discussing politics in 2025, making health a priority, and whether 100 Men Can Kill A Single Gorilla. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guest: Alphonse Sidney 

On this week's edition of FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss the complicated relationship of CM Punk and Paul Heyman, Hulk Hogan addressing wrestling fans hate for him, reviews WWE's recent Top 50 Wrestlemania matches list, Three People Who Should Not Be In The WWE Hall of Fame, and remembers ECW legend Sabu.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA author and analyst Greg Hrinya to discuss the Knicks 3-1 series lead over the Celtics, Jayson Tatum's devastating injury, the future of the Celtics, the classic Thunder/Nuggets series, both the Warriors and Cavs on the brink of elimination, the upcoming summer of Giannis, the Mavs winning the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes and Michael Jordan joining the NBA on NBC team next season.  Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian  Guests: Greg Hrinya 

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius gives an instant reaction to all five matches from WWE's Backlash St Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA author and analyst Greg Hrinya joins to discuss the 0-2 panic meter for both the Celtics and the Cavs, whether the Warriors can survive with a compromised Steph Curry and an huge OKC bounce back. Then the guys give final letter grades for all the eliminated teams from Round 1 and partake in a ‘A Future Giannis Team' Draft Sweepstakes. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guests: Greg Hrinya

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss the recent WWE roster cuts, whether Ronda Rousey will return, Shelton Benjamin vs. Hulk Hogan, previews WWE Backlash and discuss ‘Three More Wrestlers Who Should Not Be In The WWE Hall Of Fame' (Part 6).

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA podcaster David Ramil (Locked On Heat) to discuss both the Knicks and Nuggets stealing Game 1, Wolves/Warriors prediction, James Harden vs. Dwyane Wade, Greg Popovich's legacy, LeBron James future, and the state of the Miami Heat entering the offseason. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guests: David Ramil

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius provide commentary on Saturday Night's Main Event from April 28th, 1990 from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses the Denver Nuggets blowout of the LA Clippers in Game 7, another James Harden failure, makes predictions the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs, whether LeBron James should retire this offseason, and Greg Popovich stepping down as Spurs head coach after 29 years. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian reflects on his 45th birthday and gives a life update. Then ‘friends of the pod' Zack ‘The Degenerate' and Kris Krizmanic join to talk NBA Playoffs, grades how the Commanders and Bengals did in the NFL Draft, and who is winning the NFL offseason. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guests: Zack ‘The Degenerate' and Kris Krizmanic

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss to build to WWE Backlash, the stacked Men's US Title picture, the retirement of the Universal title, a possible Hulk Hogan podcast on the horizon, and 3 people who shouldn't be in the WWE Hall Of Fame (Part 5).

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by Kyle Nash aka. The Student joins to discuss the NBA Playoffs, review the NFL Draft, why Shedeur Sanders fell hard in the NFL Draft, whether there are any big moves on the horizon before the start of the season and more. Then music journalist Matthew Allen joins to react to the announcement of this year's Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, Beyoncé's slow ticket sales for her new tour, and Kanye West. Host: Earnest ‘EJ' Christian Guests: Kyle Nash and Matthew Allen

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA content creator Sir Denny Blanco to discuss his big takeaways from the first week of the NBA Playoffs, why is Nico Harrison acting so daft, Kevin Durant vs. Kawhi Leonard, the Shannon Sharpe scandal and the latest in the Kanye West story (3:05). Then EJ's younger sibling Brother Maurice joins to review the New York Giants draft choices, the possibility of a Shedeur Sanders conspiracy and the New York Knicks title chances (1:19:05).

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian opens the show discussing his thoughts on the NFL Draft, how his New York Giants should proceed tonight, addresses the Shannon Sharpe scandal and reviews MJ The Musical (2:28). Then NBA Analyst and author Greg Hrinya joins to discuss his takeaways thus far from the first two games of the NBA Playoffs, put together a ‘Kevin Durant Future' of teams he may play for next season and discuss Season 3 of MAX's ‘White Lotus' (15:53).     

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss any and everything from WrestleMania weekend. From the event itself to last night's event filled Raw After Mania. Plus the boys continue their reaction to “Three People Who Shouldn't Be In The WWE Hall Of Fame” series (Part 5).

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius run commentary on the final two matches of Wrestlemania 11 of what many believe is the worst WrestleMania in company history. Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Title and the main event match between NFL Hall Of Famer Lawrence Taylor and Bam Bam Bigelow. TIME STAMP: 1:29:20

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA Analyst and author Greg Hrinya to discuss their final letter grades for all the non playoff teams in the NBA before running through the 2025 Earnestly Speaking Podcast NBA Awards, and give their first round predictions.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss their Mount Rushmore of WrestleMania performers, the 10 year anniversary of WrestleMania 31, Wrestlemania 41 Preview and Predictions, Three people who should not be in the WWE Hall Of Fame (Part 3), and this week's wrestling hot takes.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian, Rob The Genius and DJ Minter run commentary on both championship matches between John Cena/JBL and Triple H/Batista from WrestleMania 21 which took place on April 3, 2005 from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA analyst and author Greg Hrinya to discuss Luka Doncic' epic performance in first game in Dallas since the trade, the Denver Nuggets firing of coach Michael Malone, the latest pro basketball Hall Of Fame inductees, predicting the final playoff picture, and partake in a five round ‘Most Intriguing Postseason Storylines' draft.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses why he loves sports in April, the latest in the Aaron Rodgers saga, whether Julio Jones is a Hall Of Famer, Alexander Ovechkin breaking the all time NHL scoring record, the possibility of Stephen A. Smith running for President, and HBO's White Lotus.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian, Rob The Genius and James ‘Big Jim' Nies (3CT Podcast) discuss the announced Triple Threat match between Iyo Sky, Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley, CM Punk's announcing his owed favor, Kevin Owens missing WrestleMania due to injury. Then the guys discuss the 20 year Anniversary of WrestleMania 21, what if Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant didn't headline WrestleMania 3, 3 People who should not be in the Hall Of Fame and this week's wrestling hot take.