"Halftime" with Chuck, Drew & Tom

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Chuck, Drew and Tom take a serious, and sometimes humorous, look at issues from the sports scene and pop culture.

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    • Oct 21, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from "Halftime" with Chuck, Drew & Tom

    The Cost of Playing Nice in the NFL and Reading is Not Incidental

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 53:06


    On this edition of our show, Chuck and guest co-host Tom Lewis take a hard look at the NFL's rules change to improve player safety and how they have impacted game play and fan interest. They also discuss how libraries, hard and soft cover books, magazines and newspapers remain relevant as we move deeper into the 21st Century.

    Could it Become the "NO-V-C"? And, True Crime on the Small Screen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 54:06


    With Drew on hiatus this week, Chuck has invited good friend, Tom Lewis, to fill-in for him. The Dynamic Duo discusses how the Ohio Valley Conference is rapidly approaching a crossroads regarding its future and how True Crime programs and documentaries have come to captivate an ever-growing number of TV and streaming service viewers.

    Baseball By The Numbers and See You In My Streams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 42:31


    On the latest episode, Chuck and Drew wade through the plethora of analytics being used to measure the abilities and success of today's baseball players, then discuss how television viewing is being decided more and more by the consumer.

    Brady Beats the Bunch and Freeing Britney

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 47:25


    On this show, Chuck and Drew discuss the ongoing debate about whether or not Tom Brady truly is the best quarterback in pro football history and then examine pop music star Britney Spears' 13-year effort to free herself from a conservatorship involving her father.

    Shohei vs The Babe and Breaking Down Law and Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 42:17


    Chuck and Drew examine the hype surrounding Major League Baseball's two-way phenom, LA Angels' star Shohei Othani and then discuss the amazing success of the TV series Law and Order and its multiple spinoffs.

    Little Big Football and The Spies Who Loved Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 48:34


    On this latest edition of "Halftime", Chuck and Drew discuss how NCAA Division-One football's second tier is not second best when it comes to the quality of entertainment and then trade notes about the movie industry's two most popular spies... James Bond and Jason Bourne.

    A Careless Olympics and Re-Meet the Beatles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 50:29


    On this latest episode of "Halftime with Chuck and Drew", the guys discuss the lack of TV viewership for the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and then travel back in time to remember the morphing greatness and genius of the iconic 60s rock n' roll band, The Beatles.

    "Not All Stars Shine and Unreality TV"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 51:41


    In this latest episode, Chuck and Drew discuss the fading relevance of pro sports' all-star games and then take their swings at so-called "Reality TV", which isn't always as real as the producers of those shows want you to believe.

    Ring that Belle and Drew's Italian Nice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 41:01


    On this edition of the show, Chuck and Drew talk more about baseball's Hall of Fame and examine why one certain former star's personality has kept him on the outside looking in when his career statistics seem to indicate that he belongs in the shrine. Chuck then discusses with Drew about how his magnetic personality is helping "Halftime" build an international audience.

    Kids Not In The Hall and Cereal Killers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 49:51


    Chuck and Drew discuss a number of former players whose statistics dictate that they belong in Baseball's Hall of Fame, but some controversial actions have left them on the outside looking in. The guys then dig their spoons deep into their bowl to evaluate the best and worst breakfast cereals.

    We Are The Greatest and Planes, Trains and Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 51:25


    On this week's show, Chuck and Drew examine some of the most significant events in American sports history, then go back in time to remember the worst travel experiences of their lives.

    Pistol Pete and Summer Lovin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 49:06


    On today's show, Chuck and Drew examine the greatness and genius of "Pistol Pete" Maravich, college basketball's all-time leading scorer and one of the game's most important innovators. The guys also take time to reflect on many of the things they love most about those lazy, hazy, crazy days of the summer season.

    Not Money For Nothing and for the love of Road House

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 46:54


    Chuck and Drew examine the current state of the legal fight mounted by collegiate student-athletes who believe the NCAA should allow them to profit from their own names, images and likenesses. The guys then try to figure out the enduring cult popularity of the late 80s Patrick Swayze movie "Road House", which has to be the most shown flick on cable and satellite television.

    Hero We Are and TV Laughs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 60:36


    In our latest episode, Chuck and Drew discuss the greatest athletes in American sports history and take aim with their TV remotes at the best sitcoms of all-time.

    Sports Biggest Losers and Star Worn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 47:36


    Chuck and Drew get into their Wayback Machine to take a look back at sports' worst teams and athletes, then examine the continuing phenomena created by the "Star Wars" film series, which was highlighted during this week's worldwide "May the Fourth Be With You" celebrations. By the way, for clarification purposes, Chuck is not Drew's father.

    Baseball's Rules for Fools and Music's One-Hit Wonders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 62:22


    Chuck and Drew examine rules changes for professional baseball that have either been enacted or are being considered, then drop the mic on some of music's greatest, and absolute worst, one-hit wonders.

    The Not So Super Friends and Having Sports Your Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 47:01


    Chuck and Drew discuss the complex and meteoric rise and fall of European soccer's new Super League and how it relates to US sports and then examine the changing ways American sports are delivered to their consumers.

    Politisports and The Three Stooges

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 56:00


    Chuck and Drew discuss the increasing convergence of politics and sports in the US. Our two wise guys then take time to remember one of the greatest, and perhaps, least appreciated comedy teams in American history, "The Three Stooges." Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk!

    Best Sports Flicks and Celling Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 42:09


    Chuck and Drew name their favorite sports movies of all-time and then ring in the second part of the show with a lively discussion about the various positives and negatives of cellphones in today's society.

    A Sweet 16, More Killer Karaoke and TV Copland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 45:42


    On this week's show, Chuck has Drew analyze the NCAA Basketball Tournament's Sweet-16, we revisit Karaoke as a blood sport and talk about the popularity of police shows on television in a time of increased scrutiny of the police.

    Tripping in the Sports Time Machine and Don't Release the Karaoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 41:25


    Chuck and Drew talk about how difficult it is be to accurately compare great players and teams from different eras of sports and then discuss the unspeakable, self-inflicted wound of public humiliation that is karaoke.

    You're My Favorite Enemy and Imitation Is Often Not A Form of Flattery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 41:23


    On this week's show, Chuck and Drew examine some of the greatest sports rivalries in history and then discuss how a lot of movie re-makes should never have been made.

    College Hoop Scoops and Rock the House

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 43:37


    Chuck walks college basketball savant Drew through his NCAA Tournament Bracketology and our heroes express their longing for the return of good old fashioned guitar rock n' roll.

    Pandemic Sportscasting and Our Toys in the Attic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 46:09


    Drew talks to Chuck about the challenges he's faced in working as a college play-by-play sportscaster during the Covid-19 pandemic and our heroes take time to remember their favorite childhood toys.

    Boxing on ice and taking the Rocky road to glory.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 50:03


    Chuck and Drew take a swing at fighting in professional hockey and then box themselves in as they rate the "Rocky" movies.

    A "Hole" Lot of Basketball and a Public Dressing Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 40:36


    Chuck and Drew give a shout out to a Rhode Island basketball legend, examine the differences between NBA and College basketball and talk about senses of style that seem to lack any common sense.

    "Stupor Bowl or Super Bowl and the Karate Kid Lives on!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 40:42


    Chuck and Drew examine America's biggest yearly sporting event, the Super Bowl, and whether it lives up to all the hype it gets. They also discuss the growing popularity of the Netflix and Amazon Prime series phenomenon, "Cobra Kai", which has its roots in the popular 80's movie, "The Karate Kid".

    "Halftime" ....episode 1... "We're Still Trying to Figure This S*** Out"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 39:05


    Chuck and Drew take on issues from the Sports and Pop Culture Scenes. Today, they fix the College Football Playoff system and find themselves entranced and amazed by British TV shows.

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