Fling the Pill

The ‘Rona is here. Terry has something for Draymond Green. Stop MVP conversations. Nets are destined for throwing up. The Pistons rebuild is only two years away. Music: “Cap Dem” — Young Nudy “Live Off My Closet” — Lil Baby (feat. Future)

Big soccer take. A farewell to Reggie Jackson. All-Star Weekend. Free agency bonanza. SOL Preview. Music: “Might Not Give Up” — A Boogie wit da Hoodie (feat. Young Thug) “TOES” — DaBaby (feat. Lil Baby & Moneybagg Yo)

Cereal before milk. Wiggins is bad and so are the Warriors. The Pistons are unwatchable. Philly is up outta here. XFL… woof. McDonald’s Monopoly. Music: “Know Your Enemy” — Rage Against The Machine “Happy Valentine’s Day” — Outkast

Snow in non-snow places. Super Bowl snacks. Niners got Mahomesed. NBA trade deadline. The Grizz clowning Iggy. All-Star LAME. Music: “Jeezy the Snowman” — Jeezy “Value” — A$AP Ferg

Favorite Kobe memories. Super Bowl picks. Lakers and Pelicans sittin’ in a tree. Twitter is annoying. Music: “Kobe” — Chief Keef “Mr. Glock” — Key Glock

Year 2 of Fling the Pill! Super Bowl and cheeseburgers. Harden is the best thing to happen to the Thunder. Kyrie and KD: The Perfect Match. Movie update. Music: “High Fashion” — Roddy Rich (feat. Mustard) “Good News” — Mac Miller

Akon gets a city. Coach O punches himself in the head. Joe Burrow the best QB… ever? Please Chiefs and Packers for Super Bowl. Drummond doing the sad thing again. Stressful movies. Music: “Locked Up” — Akon “Life is Good” — Future & Drake

We did some things while we were off. Brady is BIG toast. New NFL coaches. The New Orleans Aints. The Sixers are as good as Embiid’s finger. Pistons… ugh. Music: “Return of the Mack” — Mark Morrison “Used To” — Drake (feat. Lil Wayne)

State of the Pistons with Detroit Free Press writer Vince Ellis. Andre Drummond’s future. Vince is leaving the beat. SPOILERS! Rise of Skywalker reaction. Original trilogy and new Star Wars shows. Music: “The Imperial March” — John Williams & The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra “Shook Ones, Pt. II” — Mobb Deep

Big Papa is BIG mad. Thanksgiving food. Lamar Jackson punks the Rams. Boycotting the Lions. The Pistons #10YearChallenge. Music: “BOP” — DaBaby “Rocket Ship” — Future

The Kings are why teams are bad. Mason Rudolph was asking for it. Lamar Jackson is the only good quarterback. Eat it F-150 Twitter. Happy Malice at the Palace Day. Blowing up the Pistons… again. Music: “Wam” — A$AP Ferg & MadeinTYO “Ballad of the Bass (My Sub V)” — Big K.R.I.T.

Bringing Kaepernick back. Give Matt Patricia the boot? Too many NBA injuries. Bruce Brown is not Russ. Dion Waiters hits peak Dion Waiters. The worst movie takes. Music: “Codeine Crazy” — Future “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” — Kanye West

Matt Patricia: Defensive Savant. Trubisky done? There’s a lot of good quarterbacks. Vinny Testaverde was a Carolina Panther. The tattered and torn Pistons. The Suns are… good? Music: “In My Room” — Frank Ocean “Blue Suede” — Vince Staples

NCAA Football is BACK. There’s a lot of good, young NBA players. Football. Cutting cable. Candy. Music: “Move Me” — Gucci Mane “2Pac” — Future

Zion too big for his britches. Blake is dead and the Lions are punting. NFL trades and new NBA deals. Definitive NBA season predictions. Music: “Jodi” — NxWorries “911/Mr. Lonely” — Tyler, The Creator

NFL vs. Detroit Lions. Baker Badfield. Trading veteran QBs. Screw the Upper Peninsula. LeBron did a talk about China. Ballers… Music: “Dead Presidents II” — J. Cole “Addiction” — Big K.R.I.T. (feat. Saweetie & Lil Wayne)

NBA SZN? The Browns are Brownsing. McCaffrey for MVP. Ballers, regretfully. The Joker is good, get over it. Music: “History Repeats” — Brittany Howard

Fighting food mascots. The Lions vs. the fans vs. the referees. Gardner Menshew is the coolest guy ever. Are any football teams “for real?” Music: “VIBEZ” — DaBaby “Been Around” — YBN Cordae

OJ’s fantasy football woes. Lions fans are the worst. Calvin Johnson’s series of unfortunate events. There’s a lot of bad football teams. A Ballers update. Music: “Bezerk” — Big Sean (feat. A$AP Ferg & Hit-Boy) “INTRO” — DaBaby

Jalen Ramsey wants out. The Lions are back! RedZone SZN. Team USA more like Team P-U-SA. Video games talk. Music: “Bad Bad Bad” — Young Thug (feat. Lil Baby) “Get ‘Em” — Lil Wayne

Breaking down the Antonio Brown saga. A message to Lions fans (you can give up!). Dak is up, Melvin Gordon is down. Taking the Brown to the Super Bowl amirite. More from around the NFL. Music: “Nobody’s Favorite” — Rick Ross (feat. Gunplay) “Guerilla Radio” — Rage Against the Machine

Terry’s Super Bowl pick is already toast. Zeke got his money. Antonio Brown’s mustache. Ryan recaps “Ballers.” Here lies Team USA’s hopes and dreams. Music: “RNP” — YBN Cordae (feat. Anderson .Paak) “MLK BLVD” — Jeezy (feat. Meek Mill)

Christmas Day games: Meh. Detroit’s most hated sports figures. NFL Preview/Picks. This is the Lions’ year… to Lion. Claw talk. Music: “Free Spirit” — Drake (feat. Rick Ross) “Gold Roses” — Rick Ross (feat. Drake)

The Russians have Terry’s face. The Pistons have their Russell Westbrook. Runningbacks are good but football is scary. Jacoby Brissett asking the tough questions. Players throwing footballs out of stadiums. Music: “100 Shooters” — Future (feat. Meek Mill) “Drug Dealers Anonymous” — Pusha T (feat. Jay-Z)

Laughing at the Lakers. Finding a home for Russell Westbrook. My life as a fake Michigan fan. Spider-Man rules. America won. Music: “Pure Water” — Mustard (feat. Migos) “Costa Rica” — Dreamville

Free Agency Frenzy. Jamal Murray the ultimate bag-getter. Pistons signed Derrick Rose… Finding a suitor for Andre Drummond. KA-WHERE is he going? Music: “Interstate 10” — Mustard (feat. Future) “Panini” — Lil Nas X

NBA Awards 

Steph stinks, wow. Anthony Davis and the Lakers’ next big piece. Balance of power in the West. Draft prospects are all the same. Hard Knocks. Music: “Who Ya Trynna Scare” — BlocBoy JB “Down Bad” — Dreamville (feat. JID, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, & Young Nudy)

Cabrini Festival. Kevin Durant is Golden State’s one hope. Teams clearing space for whales. The Lakers should succeed, but boy howdy. Imminent nuclear war and cowboys dying of tuberculosis. Music: “Shotgun” — Future “Simon Says” — Megan Thee Stallion (feat. Juicy J)

Tornadoes Round 164. Kawhi > Giannis wow! NBA free agency destinations. Lakers legend Heath Ledger. Don’t wear pants to a fight with DaBaby. Music: “Juice” — Lizzo “Suge” — DaBaby

On a special edition of Fling the Pill, Spartans Wire Lead Editor and WNBA advocate Andrew Brewster joins the program. Why should we care about the WNBA? Players and teams to watch for. Injury/salary controversies. Unfair (and fair) comparisons. Fighting the Twitter trolls. Andrew’s Game of Thrones finale take. Music: “Wish Wish” — DJ Khaled … Continue reading "WNBA Season Preview featuring Andrew Brewster"

Wash your damn feet. Magic Johnson brought smoke to First Take. Game of Thrones is finally over. Finding a home for Anthony Davis. Future is a good dad! Warriors w/out KD > Warriors w/ KD. Music: “A BOY IS A GUN” — Tyler, The Creator “Higher” — DJ Khaled (feat. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend)

Kawhi Stretch My Hands Pt. 1. Dany’s final heel turn. Cersei vs. rocks. The Clegane Bowl was good! Giannis vs. Kawhi. Lakers are bad bad. Music: “No Lie” — 2 Chainz (feat. Drake) Game of Thrones Opening Credits Theme

Dany the Mother of Frappes. Jon is the worst. Missandei, SEE YA. Down with the dragons. The definitive Marvel Movie Rankings of all time ever. BASKETBALL HELL YEAH. Music: “Let the Beat Build” — Lil Wayne Game of Thrones Opening Credits Theme

Arya did the damn thang. Jon Snow is ready to die. Who’s dead, who’s next? The playoffs stink! Football is good except when it’s not. ENDGAME. Music: “Flood Watch” — Juicy J (feat. Offset) Game of Thrones Opening Credits Theme

Lions gonna Lion! Giants took the white guy. Poor Jon Snow. Locks to die in the Battle of Winterfell. Winning NBA teams only. Music: “Gang Gang” — Schoolboy Q Game of Thrones Opening Credits Theme

S8, Ep1 of Game of Thrones in the books. Reunions and weirdo Bran. “Ned was an honest man!” Night King identity, not clickbait. Mourning the Detroit Pistons game-break. Game of Thrones fantasy league. Music: “Westbrook” — J.I.D (feat. A$AP Ferg) Official Game of Thrones Opening Credits Theme  

Tiger BYKE. Playoff weekend no. 1. NBA players hate Space Jam. A farewell to D-Wade. Movie trailer talk. Happy Thrones-ing. Music: “Make It Better” — Anderson .Paak (feat. Smokey Robinson) Game of Thrones opening credits theme

The messy Pistons playoff push. Being a sports media fanboy. NBA Hall of Fame snubbery. RIP Nipsey Hussle. Porzingis problems. The definitive Game of Thrones predictions. Music: “Picture Me Rollin” — Nipsey Hussle (feat. Overdoz) “Fight the Power” — Public Enemy

LeBronless playoffs. College basketball STINKS. My close personal friend Tom Izzo likes to yell. Terry did a movie! Farmer Thanos. Who is the true heir to the Iron Throne? Music: “High” — Young Thug (feat. Elton John) “Come Back to Earth” — Mac Miller

AB to Raider Nation. Lions gonna Lion. All mock drafts are correct and also incorrect. Captain Marvel is big dope. Leaving Neverland. Terry cheating the HBO system. Lakers retiring Playoff LeBron. Music: “Goin Baby” — DaBaby “Goat Talk” — T-Pain (feat. Lil Wayne)

It’s D-Wade day? LeBron’s no-care inbound passing skills. Weekly Pistons update: They’re good! Iron Man is big dead. Takes on The Office and the best Nickelodeon cartoons ever. Music: “High Top Versace” — 2 Chainz (feat. Young Thug) “Catchin Villains/Straight Buggin” — Teen Titans Go!

UD jersey swap >>> D-Wade jersey swap. The Pistons might be good! The Zion dilemma. LeBron’s unhelpful help. KD could be the GOAT wow. A bad weekend for guys named Robert (Kraft and Kelly). Music: “OoWee” — Rapsody (feat. Andreson .Paak) “Wild West West” — Offset (feat. Gunna)

Terry is wisdom toothless. Valentine’s Day is a money grab. All-Star Weekend. DSJ dunked over a homeless guy. So many football leagues. Kaepernick’s master plan. GoT and Avengers INCOMING. Music: “Today (Intro) REMIX” — DaBaby (feat. Lil Baby) “Ignant Sh**t” — Drake (feat. Lil Wayne)

Kristaps and Luka. Official Super Bowl predictions. Take your soup home. Definitive big game snack draft. Vince Carter touring the country. Music: “Never Recover” – Lil Baby & Gunna (feat. Drake) “Sweet Victory” – SpongeBob Squarepants

THE BIG GAME. Can it Valenti! The Pistons can’t tank. Get Kyle Lowry outta here. J. Cole’s regular guy raps. Pro Bowl kicker Eric Ebron. Music: “Fine China” – Future & Juice WRLD “Off Deez” – JID feat. J. Cole  

The pilot episode of Fling the Pill. This podcast will be geared toward sports, social media, TV, movies, and whatever else we feel like talking about. On this episode: Terry thinks Dwyane Wade is better than James Harden. The Pistons are bad but at least Blake Griffin is good. The Super Bowl would be better … Continue reading "Fling the Pill Podcast Episode 1"