Le Batard & Friends - STUpodity

Mike Golic joins Stugotz and Billy Gil to break down Aaron Rodgers' signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Later, Jessica Smetana joins also to give her opinion on the move before they close out the episode by doing a blind rankings of Notre Dame football players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic Jr. joins the show to talk about what life will be like for him and his dad starting a new show that doesn't air in the morning. Will Mike Golic finally get a good night's sleep? Gojo plays a game of "would it shock you" that has him wondering if defense matters at all in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A are joined by the king of #TeamFed Adnan Virk who tells us just how much he cried seeing the four great tennis players of a generation on the clay at the same time.  Plus, Adnan previews the Stanley Cup Finals and tells us which MLB teams have impressed the most.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz talks about the Knicks big Game 5 win over the Pacers to extend the Eastern Conference Finals with producer Taylor, who was in the building for all the action. Later, Israel Gutierrez joins to break down the game, debate if Miles Teller is an A-List celebrity, and question if certain players are worthy of a standing ovation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Billy and Mikey A say goodbye to God Bless Football on Meadowlark as the show will look for a new home after this episode. Here's a headline hits some dumb comments and actions around the league. The guys blind rank head coaches and then GBF on Meadowlark guests. And Billy and Mikey A reveal a truth to Stugotz they have been holding onto for over a year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Billy, Mikey A and Fuentes hit the big stories including Olympic flag football, the tush push and Burrow in "Hey, Here's a Headline". Blind Rankings of backup quarterbacks. More Mikely's has the guys discussing the worst divisions. Billy can tell the weather by how much his hand is bleeding. And we get breaking news that is two days old to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz talks with longtime host of Around the Horn, Tony Reali about the show coming to an end this week. Who would Tony put on the Mt. Rushmore of panelists? What's next for him now that the show is ending? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A discuss the teams they would draft from the NFL for the Flag Football team for the 2028 Olympics. Adam Schefter joins the show from a charity event to discuss the owners meetings and his beloved New York Knicks in the ECF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Billy, Mikey A and Fuentes run through the headlines including Derrick Henry's deal and Trey Hendrickson's potential holdout. Anonymous sources flops because Stugotz tries to get himself invited on Around the Horn. The crew blind ranks running backs and we play a new game after the NFL schedule is released. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Billy, and Mikey A discuss the George Pickens trade in "Hey, here's a headline" which leads them down the rabbit hole of the 2000 NFL draft and one of the craziest picks ever. Chris Simms joins the show to talk about the family "vote" that prevented Abdul Carter from being able to wear No.11 with the Giants. And more Mikelys asks about repeat champs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Billy, Mikey A and Fuentes are all together again. The crew introduces Stugotz to "Here's a Headline" and "anonymous sources". Plus, Fuentes is up to his old tricks with Blind Ranking wide receivers. And Billy has a bone to pick with someone on the show. Spoiler: It's Stugotz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is this thing on? Stugotz is back with Mikey A and Gojo as they discuss the NBA playoffs and who they would love a camera on watching NFL Draft. Todd McShay joins the crew and gives all the latest nuggets as we get ready for the NFL Draft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmie James spent a year traveling the country in hopes of playing America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses. Which were the hardest to get into? Did any dissapoint? Check out his new book: Playing From the Rough: A Personal Journey Through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A. are back from the Draft and tell Billy stories from Detroit. Todd McShay joins the draft and tries to guess if the song Mikey sings is a Journey song or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz is joined by former super agent Hughes Norton who wrote a book detailing how he was able to sign Tiger Woods and how he felt he was betrayed by how Tiger ultimately fired him as his agent. Hughes shares the story of getting into the sports agent business almost by serendipity. Plus he recalls meeting a young Tiger Woods for the first time, and how a Hall of Famer was responsible for being let go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz is joined by Keith O'Brien who wrote the definitive book on Pete Rose. Keith shares the fascinating experience he had talking with Pete Rose as well as people in his inner circle about his betting scandal and also shares some of the things he learned about Pete that most people don't know. Stu is then joined by the manliest man ever to be on the podcast, Mr. Olympia Phil Heath, who talks about how body building saved his life and the struggles he has with his body now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Austin Ekeler joins the guys fresh off of signing with the Commanders to preview his charity's March Madness tournament and give a candid look at what his free agency looked like, which team he was surprised didn't show interest, how close he came to retiring and what his bachelor party was like. To join Austin's tournament visit EkelerFoundation.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Lingouri joins the guys to discuss her time at WFAN and her new book Life on the Green: Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Lombardi joins the show to preview the Super Bowl, discuss coaching moves and to give Stugotz advice on writing a book. The guys go down a Brat Pack rabbit hole. Plus the guys debated the age old question: If you filmed a nude butt scene in your 20s would you be proud of how it looked watching the scene back in your 50s? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter King joins the guys to give his thoughts on Sports Illustrated, NFL Conference Championship Weekend and to grade Billy's dishwashing skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friend of the show Captain Lee is back to give us his thoughts on Wild Card Weekend, preview the Divisional Round, talk ghosts, which celebrity he'd like to communicate with from the beyond, his craziest employee on Below Deck and more! For more Captain Lee check out his podcast Salty with Captain Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pedro Martinez joins the show to discuss the 2024 Caribbean Series (Serie Del Caribe) coming to Miami. He also tell us what he thinks of Bill Belichick leaving the Patriots, why the Angels didn't have more success with Ohtani and Trout and what he thinks of the Dodgers signing everyone. Get tickets to the Serie Del Caribe at Marlins.com/SDC. Plus, Mikey shares an incredible Johnny Damon story and the guys google his house that was recently for sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Nitro Clark is back to tell us how far his team went in the fantasy football playoffs. Nitro also offers Mikey one of his singlets for Mikey's calendar shoot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the last episode of the year and Billy is in a tricky spot with a gift he bought. Eddie Jackson joins the guys to preview the finale of Christmas Cookie Challenge airing December 21st on The Food Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafi Kohan teaches the guys the art of trash talking your opponents and to promote his new book Trash Talk available now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A are joined by WFAN and Jets fan legend Joe Benigno to talk about the crazy week and his relationship with Robert Saleh. Joe reminisces on decades of being a suffering Jets fan and what he hopes for the future. Plus, they play a little game of "Bro or No". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Billy and Mike A. check back in with Dan "Nitro" Clark to see how his fantasy football team is doing and to offer help from Mike Wright of The Fantasy Footballers podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris The Bear Fallica to discusses Thursday Night Football, the University of Miami and college football after Stugotz might have accidentally booked him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Finebaum shares his thoughts on the Michigan scandal, James Franklin, Alabama the CFP rankings and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keyshawn Johnson joins the show while his barber Vic cuts his hair. Key discusses Halloween decorations, the job Eric Bieniemy has done in Washington and how that has affected the Chiefs, what his time after ESPN has been like with Skip Bayless and has a few words for Dan Le Batard's minions. #KLB #KHB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy enlists nautical expert Lorenzo to make sure their interview with Captain Lee goes smoothly. Stugotz becomes fast friends with the captain and makes some promises he might not be able to deliver on. Lee tell the guys about his podcast Salty with Captain Lee, his upcoming one man show in Las Vegas, how he felt about Scandoval and he makes some NFL picks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Shipnuck joins the show to discuss his latest book LIV and Let Die. Stugotz wonders if he does too much gold on Stupodity, Mike thinks the guys might talk too much gets on GBF and Billy is cooking up a stone in hopes of getting some sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stu's MIA so Billy and Tony take over Stupodity for an episode. Tony and Mike try to convert Billy into a sneaker head. Russ Bengtson joins the show to tell the guys about his new book A History Of Basketball In Fifteen Sneakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys play a game of Talking It Out as the decide what they should do with the Super Bowl and Ben Reiter joins the show to discuss his new documentary The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy, Stugotz and Mikey react the the Ney York Mets' grounds crew latest round of shenanigans last night against the Marlins. Tim Kurkjian joins the show to calm Billy down and to preview a wild final weekend in the MLB regular season and looks ahead to the first round of the MLB playoffs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kashmir Hill joins us to discuss her new book "Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It," and to scare us with the advances in facial recognition technology. Billy confuses Jason Bourne and Michael Bourn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedians Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester join the guys to discuss their new travel book "Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front-Porch Travel Guide." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Billy and Mike are excited for the start of the NFL season and have a bone to pick with Harvard grads. Vernon Davis joins Stugotz, Amin and Dan to talk football and vodka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oliver Franklin- Wallis discusses the global waste crisis and his latest book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz, Mikey and Billy discuss whether or not they'd ever spill the beans in a time of desperation. Billy Walters joined the show to discuss his new book Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A crossover nobody asked for! Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme of The Smylie Show join Stupodity. Stugotz learns that Charlie has a child. Smylie discusses his move to media and the benefits of having a Natty Light deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy bought a calendar and is immediately stressed. Ron Cey joins the show to help the guys decide their all-time Dodgers roster, talk new stats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Hodges joins the show fresh off of his win at the 3M Open. Stugotz makes Lee an offer hoping that it will lead to Nick Saban joining the show. Billy and Mikey try to come up with the perfect strategy when someone says, "nice to meet you," after meeting you several times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A are joined by former long time SportsCenter anchor and fellow Dead Head, Neil Everett to talk about his departure from the WWL and his love for the Gratful Dead. Plus, top 5 SC anchors of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A are joined by Slamball co-founder and "The Last Dance" producer Mike Tollin. Mike talks about why he expects big things from Slamball this time around and how it the sport created a cult following. Mike discusses being the savior of the pandemic by moving up the release of his Michael Jordan documentary just as the world shut down in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB writer Bryan Hoch joins the show to discuss his new book about Aaron Judge's pursuit of 62 home runs last season and how much the Marist family tried to steal the spotlight. Bryan tells us what the Judge contract would look like if Judge didn't hit 62 home runs last year and why Yankee fans turned on Aaron Boone so fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy 4th of July! MLB Network's, Matt Vasgersian joins us to discuss America's Pastime... Sort of. Matt tell us about his appearance as a contestant on Supermarket Sweep, his time with the original XFL, what it was like flying with A-Rod and J-Lo and more. Plus a little baseball... Stupodity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keegan Bradley joins the show to discuss winning the Travelers Championship and to play a new game: Brady or Bird? Keegan also shared one of the strangest Mount Rushmore's of Boston sports athletes the guys have ever heard. Later, Mikey, Stugotz and Billy debate how things work on G.O.A.T. island and who calls who to plan things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After flirting with Tony Finau and Max Homa the guys may have finally found their man in Wyndham Clark. Fresh off of his US Open win, Wyndham joins Stupodity to celebrate his big win from the Good Morning America greenroom. The guys play a new round of Wynham or Lose-dham and discuss a young man's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Sun joins the show to discuss robot umps with the guys. Does this make life easier for umpires? Could hackers hack the robot umps? Finny makes his long awaited return to Stupodity and Stugotz declares that he is already on vacation mode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stevy Levy joins, Stugotz, Billy, Mikey and Roy to preview game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Billy is outraged when Roy reveals a secret regarding Lord Stanley's Cup. The guys give Roy some advice on potentially taking his wife on a business trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices