Hosted by blogger and podcaster Earnest ‘EJ' Christian, the Earnestly Speaking Podcast is a show founded on free flowing conversation with various writers, personalities and (sometimes) family and friends around the world of sports, pop culture, politics and any thing in the name of interesting.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by his wife Lauren to discuss the return of their all time favorite sitcom Scrubs. ****Disclaimer: Spoilers are included in this episode****Xhttp://twitter.com/ejchristian7 TIKTOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpodINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnspeakpodRate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast distributor Music performed by Gee Steelio Podcast Art by Lauren Christian Support ‘Live Beyond' IG: @live.beyond27FB: beyond27Normalize mental health In music and beyond

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by friend and activist Marc Francois to discuss Trump's State Of The Union address, the Epstein Files, forecasting the November midterms, the Democrats plan for 2028, Winter Olympics takeaways, MLB spring training vibe, and the state of the Lakers.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss why WrestleMania sales have been sluggish, Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk media feud, AJ Styles to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and Elimination Chamber preview and predictions.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses Valentines Day 2026, having a healthy break from the football season, the nostalgia of podcasting, his somewhat waning interest in the NBA lately, staying consistent with working out, the latest books he's reading, and the passing of James Van Der Beek.Xhttp://twitter.com/ejchristian7 TIKTOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpodINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnspeakpodRate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast distributor Music performed by Gee Steelio Podcast Art by Lauren Christian Support ‘Live Beyond' IG: @live.beyond27FB: beyond27Normalize mental health In music and beyond

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Greg Hrinya discuss the upcoming All-Star Weekend, the possible return of Jason Tatum, the 2026 Basketball Hall Of Fame finalists, and the 15 year anniversary of Dirk Novitzki legendary championship run.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by wrestling podcast host DJ Minter to discuss ShipRocked, Type 2 Diabetes, fitness, nutrition, getting in the pro wrestling business, WWE New Generation Era, and the road to Wrestlemania DJ is the host of the ‘Mindless Wrestling Podcast' and ‘30 Mindless Minutes' where you can find both shows on the Chairshot Radio Network.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Kyle Nash aka. The Student Of The Game discuss the Seattle Seahawks winning Super Bowl 60 over the New England Patriots, final letter grades for both teams, NFL Awards, the 2026 Pro Football Hall Of Fame class, offseason preview, Clint Kubiak named new Raiders head coach, Kirk Cousins future, and much more.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Greg Hrinya discuss the conclusion of the NBA Trading Deadline, Luka Doncic vs. Cooper Flagg, Paul George's 25 game suspension and the red hot Charlotte Hornets

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by friend of 25 years Jenny Winings to react and discuss the new trailer for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic set for release April 24, 2026.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by Boston sports and wrestling enthusiast Danny G. to discuss the Patriots Super Bowl chances, the Bill Belichick/Robert Kraft Hall Of Fame snubs, the surprising Celtics, takeaways from last weekend's Royal Rumble and a health update.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate rin through Super Bowl 60 prop bets, before giving their BEST BET of the big game.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss takeaways from the Royal Rumble, WWE's ratings in 2025, “One's Gotta Go”, and the 35 year anniversary of the 1991 Royal Rumble.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by his wife Lauren to answer a survey of 12 questions on ‘You Can Tell How Much Your Partner Loves You By How They Answer These Questions'Xhttp://twitter.com/ejchristian7 TIKTOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpodINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnspeakpodRate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast distributor Music performed by Gee Steelio Podcast Art by Lauren Christian Support ‘Live Beyond' IG: @live.beyond27FB: beyond27Normalize mental health In music and beyond

On this edition of The NBA Show, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Greg Hrinya discuss the Bucks taking offers for Giannis Antetokounpo, the NBA All-Star Rosters for far, Jaylen Brown vs. Jayson Tatum, and Greg's NBA Power Poll this week.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by old friend of the pod ‘Boston' Jack to discuss the New England Patriots returning to the Super Bowl, his football fandom in a post Tom Brady world, Bill Belichick not getting voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot, another Eli Manning Hall of Fame snub, and his experience of seeing U2 at The Sphere nearly 3 years ago.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss their Top 5: favorite Royal Rumble moments, 2026 Royal Rumble Preview and Predictions, Chelsea Green's ceiling, and the 25 year anniversary of the 2001 Royal Rumble.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Kyle Nash aka. The Student Of The Game discuss Championship Sunday takeaways, letter grades for the losing teams and a way too early preview of Super Bowl 60. Plus some coaching carousel updates.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses a life update, the 20 year anniversary of Kobe's ‘81 point' game, the return of Bruno Mars, Madonna's impeccable catalog, tuning out mainstream media across the board, and why he rebranded Earnestly Speaking: UNFILTERED!

On this episode of The NBA Show, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Greg Hrinya discuss the bombshell ESPN article on the Lakers ownership change, give their midseason grades for all 30 NBA teams and their midseason awards.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate discuss the following:Championship Weekend Power Rankings, Championship Sunday BEST BETSJimmy Butler's season ending injury.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Kyle Nash aka. The Student Of The Game discuss the following: - NFL Divisional Weekend takeaways - Final letter grades for all Divisional Weekend losers - Predictions for Championship Sunday - NFL coaching carousel update - Indiana wins the college football National Championship

In this emergency podcast Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by his younger brother and fellow New York Giants fan Brother Maurice to react to the news of the team hiring former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh.

On this edition of The NBA Show, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Greg Hrinya discuss the following: * Ja Morant to Miami rumors * Anthony Davis latest injury * NBA Trade Deadline primer

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Kyle Nash aka. The Student Of The Game discuss final letter grades for all the Super Wildcard Weekend losers, predictions for Divisional Weekend, rank NFL coaching vacancies, and Miami/Indiana predictions.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate discuss Mike Tomlin stepping down as Steelers coach, Divisional Weekend Power Rankings and BEST BETS, and preview Miami vs. Indiana

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian reexts to Mike Tomlin leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons before revisiting his NFL Over/Under win projections from the preseason and presents the 2025 Earnestly Speaking NFL Awards.Xhttp://twitter.com/ejchristian7 TIKTOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpodINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnspeakpodRate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast distributor Music performed by Gee Steelio Podcast Art by Lauren Christian Support ‘Live Beyond' IG: @live.beyond27FB: beyond27Normalize mental health In music and beyond

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by author, writer, musician and long time friend Edward Banchs to discuss getting married quietly, his dislike with college sports today, the 2025 Steelers, Netflix's ‘Who Killed The Expos', the end of Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne's legacy, the decline of newspapers, the current NBA season, and much more! Edward Banchs is the author of ‘Heavy Metal Africa' and ‘Scream For Me, Africa' which you can find on Amazon or any book store. He's also a contributor to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On this edition of The NBA Show, Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Greg Hrinya discuss the following: - Trae Young trade to Washington - Is Jaylen Brown NBA MVP? - Why the Knicks may have a Pistons problem - The OKC Thunder recent struggles - Evaluating the 76ers

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Kyle Nash aka. The Student Of The Game discuss final letter grades for all the non playoff teams, predictions for Super Wildcard Weekend, and college football semi finals predictions.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate discuss their Super Wildcard Weekend, Power Rankings, BEST BETS, react to the Black Monday casualties of coaches and predict the college football playoff semifinals.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate discuss Week 17 Power Rankings, BEST BETS, and their personal sports Christmas wish.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA author and analyst Greg Hrinya to revisit the blockbuster SGA/Clippers trade of 2019, the Knicks winning the NBA Cup, and a look at the current NBA standings. X:http://twitter.com/ejchristian7 TIKTOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpodINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnspeakpodRate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Music performed by Gee Steelio Podcast Art by Lauren Christian

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian discusses moving, CreedMAS, the Mets offseason, the NBA Christmas schedule, and Top 5: Rob Reiner movies. X: http://twitter.com/ejchristian... TIKTOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpodINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnspeak...Rate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Podcast Art by Lauren Christian

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by podcast host and friend James ‘Big Jim' Nies to discuss another disappointing Dallas Cowboys season, the end of the Kansas City Chiefs dynasty, Notre Dame getting screwed from the college football playoff committee, the Sheronne Moore scandal, John Cena's retirement from the WWE, the Rob Reiner tragedy, and Top 5: Favorite Christmas songs. James Nies is the host of the ‘Huddle Up', ‘3CT', and ‘Discussion Of A Nobody' podcasts. All can be found on any podcast distributor.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius are joined by ‘friend of the show' Danny G to discuss John Cena's final match, Oba Femi, Austin Theory revealed as the hooded man, Brock Lesnar retirement rumors, Bret Hart's recent crash out, and Mick Foley leaving the WWE due to Trump.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate discuss Week 16 Power Rankings, BEST BETS, predictions for the first round of the college football playoffs and whether Spurs/Thunder is our next great NBA rivalry.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA content creator Denny Blanco (aka. The NBA Whisperer) to discuss the explosive Diddy documentary ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning', the legacies of both Tupac vs. The Notorious BIG, whether Luka Doncic will ever win an NBA title, Chris Paul, and the return of Max Kellerman. Denny Blanco is the co-host of the ‘It's In The Game' Podcast on the Cruz Control Podcast Network and ‘The Breakdown' With Denny Blanco on TikTok and Instagram.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by NBA author and analyst Greg Hrinya to discuss the Giannis Antetokounmpo saga in Milwaukee, Rich Paul's shocking critique of the Lakers, whether the Thunder will win 70 plus wins, and the case for Nikola Jokic in the GOAT conversation. Greg Hrinya is the author of the “The Five Year Plan: The Nets Tumultuous Journey from New Jersey to Brooklyn”

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss their favorite John Cena moment, preview Saturday Night's Main Event, and the latest edition of ‘Heel Or Face'.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate discuss NFL Week 15 NFL Power Rankings, BEST BETS, and react to the official college football playoff twelve.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian opens the show revealing this will be the last podcast episode recorded in his current studio. Then Kyle Nash aka. The Student Of The Game joins to discuss Lane Kiffin to LSU, conference championship weekend predictions, Notre Dame or Miami for hypothetical final college football playoff spot, whether Kyle is finally on the Drake Maye bandwagon, Week 14 Playoff locks and the latest NFL coaching panic meter.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate discuss NFL Week 14 NFL Power Rankings, BEST BETS, and grade the 2025 Florida State Seminoles season.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by his dad Earl Christian and brother Eric Christian to discuss the Miami Heat's fast start, whether Caden Cunningham is a Top 3 point guard in the NBA, the case for Nikola Jokic as the GOAT, and whether this is the beginning of the end of Donald Trump and MAGA.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and Rob The Genius discuss closing in on the end of John Cena's time in the WWE, the 35 year anniversary of the debut of The Undertaker, and preview this year's Survivor Series.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and America's favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate discuss NFL Week 13 NFL Power Rankings, BEST BETS, preview Florida State/Florida, Chris Paul's upcoming retirement at the end of the season, and whether Kobe Bryant was ever the face of the NBA.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by friend and activist Marc Francois to discuss Epstein Files, Marjorie Taylor Greene's weird babyface turn, MLB MVP voting issues, San Diego Padres ownership issues, LeBron James debut for season #23 and Penny Hardaway appreciation.

Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by music journalist Matthew Allen to discuss the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame class of 2025, the passing of D'Angelo, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Taylor Swift fatigue, Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake, and addresses his crossroads with his media career.