First Bus

In the latest edition of the First Bus podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss sweatshirt sizes, Twitter follow lists and Casey's problem with them, the sliding scale of penmanship, Brooke's initial thoughts on the Great British Baking Show, the "Last Dance" documentary and tie ins to the Trail Blazers, meditation and Brooke's weekly comedy wrap up.

On the sixth edition of the First Bus podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss where the Trail Blazers would be if the season wasn’t postponed, complaints about Jeopardy, trying to restart the NBA in a quarantine bubble and the issues that might pose, Brooke getting tested for COVID-19, changing your name, busting chops with Terry Stotts, Brooke’s Tiger King thoughts and other shows they’re watching, little versus lil, river otters versus ocean otters and Brooke’s Cameo requests.

In the latest edition of the First Bus podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss how they're spending the days since the NBA season was suspended due to the coronavirus, where they'd be right now if the season was still proceeding as scheduled, Doris Burke, contemplating what the season might looks like if/when basketball returns, missing work, putting together puzzles, rats, Brooke's "English Muffin Challenge" and more.

In the latest edition of First Bus, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl recap the Trail Blazers' three-game trip through Indianapolis, Atlanta and Orlando, discuss what it's like getting sick on the road and missing games due to illness, why shrimp cocktail is so popular in Indianapolis, Brooke's career as a waitress, whether or not Casey is officially bald, the nightlife in downtown Orlando and killing time on a six-plus hour flight.

In the latest edition of the First Bus podcast, that podcast that documents life on the road with the Portland Trail Blazers, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl recap the six-game, 11-day trip with stops in San Antonio, Houston, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Chicago. Brooke and Casey talk about some of their favorite places in each city, dealing with ticket requests, whether it's worth the trouble trying to meet up with friends on the road, Carmelo Anthony joining the team mid-trip, bad donuts, good Italian, the importance of having a person speak up at team dinners, foods not to be consumed on the plane and more of the minutia of life on the road.

In the second edition of the First Bus podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl recap the Trail Blazers' two-game trip with stops in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Topics include the importance of being early for the bus and plane, favorite spots in the Bay Area, the merits of staying in downtown LA vs. Marina Del Rey and finish up by tallying up miles travelled, shows watched and whether John Krasinski is good looking.

Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss the life traveling with an NBA team in the first edition of the First Bus podcast. Brooke and Casey recap Portland's first trip of the year, a four-gamer with stops in Sacramento, Dallas, San Antonio and Oklahoma City, and get into the specifics of eating, drinking and surviving away from home.