Mad Radio with Mike Meltser, Seth Payne, and Paul Gallant from 6a-10a on SportsRadio 610
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In conclusion, The Mad Radio podcast excels in its ability to offer informative sports analysis paired with entertaining comedy. With Mike and Seth at the helm, listeners are treated to an enjoyable listening experience that keeps them coming back for more. While accessibility may be an issue for some, it does not diminish the overall quality of this fantastic show.

Seth and Sean discuss the Astros winning 2 of 3 vs the Guardians over the weekend, how they're doing since the "Great Reset of 2026," the USMNT advancing, Freddy the German visiting Niagara Falls, go through the day's Headlines, talk about how JJ Watt decided to help out Freddy the German man, Ben Solak's piece listing Stroud's 2025 nosedive as a fluke, give credit in Acknowledge Me, react to Kevin Durant using the word "underdog" when talking about when he went to play for the Warriors, breaking news that Giannis will be traded before the draft, discuss some of what Reed Blankenship said about the Texans offense, assess Ochocinco's notion that Watson has 6 games to prove himself for the Browns, look at what Bob Nightengale thinks the Astros' mindset heading into the trade deadline will be, talk with Rob Stone of FOX about all the World Cup games excitement, discuss JJ Watt hooking up Freddy the German, how the Astros have been on both sides of the ball with the ABS this season, the news that Giannis will be traded sometime in the next 24 hours, and see what the ITL question of the day is with Reggie and Lopez.

Seth and Sean discuss the Astros winning 2 of 3 vs the Guardians over the weekend, how they're doing since the "Great Reset of 2026," the USMNT advancing, Freddy the German visiting Niagara Falls, and go through the day's Headlines.

Seth and Sean talk about how JJ Watt decided to help out Freddy the German man, Ben Solak's piece listing Stroud's 2025 nosedive as a fluke, give credit in Acknowledge Me, and react to Kevin Durant using the word "underdog" when talking about when he went to play for the Warriors.

Seth and Sean react to news that Giannis will be traded before the draft, discuss some of what Reed Blankenship said about the Texans offense, assess Ochocinco's notion that Watson has 6 games to prove himself for the Browns, look at what Bob Nightengale thinks the Astros' mindset heading into the trade deadline will be, and talk with Rob Stone of FOX about all the World Cup games excitement.

Seth and Sean discuss JJ Watt hooking up Freddy the German, how the Astros have been on both sides of the ball with the ABS this season, the news that Giannis will be traded sometime in the next 24 hours, and see what the ITL question of the day is with Reggie and Lopez.

Seth and Sean discuss how the Astros have been doing with the ABS this season on each side of the ball, and react to LeBron saying his goal was to get his mom a pantry.

Seth and Sean dive into JJ Watt laying out how he decided to hook up Freddy the German man traveling the US for the World Cup, and react to Rafael Devers flipping out when his manager tried to send in a pinch runner.

Seth and Sean talk with Rob Stone from FOX's coverage of the FIFA World Cup games about how the US is doing hosting games and the excitement as the USMNT is advancing.

Seth and Sean discuss some breaking news that Giannis will be traded before the draft, and what Reed Blankenship had to say when trying not to reveal too much about the Texans' offense on his podcast.

Seth and Sean react to Kevin Durant defending when he decided to play for the Warriors, and react to a funny cameo video by Ray Lewis.

Seth and Sean hear JJ Watt explain how his whole thing with Freddy the German started, discuss Ben Solak brushing off CJ Stroud's nosedive last season, and give credit where it's due in Acknowledge Me.

Seth and Sean discuss the USA advancing to the next World Cup round, and talk about Freddy the German visiting Niagara Falls.

Seth and Sean kick off the show talking about the Astros winning 2 of 3 over the weekend against the Guardians and take a look at just how well they've been doing since what we're now dubbing "the Great Reset" of 2026.

SportsRadio 610 presents a collection of the week's best discussions from Payne & Pendergast, In the Loop, and The Drive with Stoerner & Hughley. The guys debate whether the coaching staff will truly adapt the playbook to CJ Stroud's strengths or revert to old habits, unpack Framber Valdez's shocking confirmation that the Astros never offered him an extension, and break down the chatter surrounding Jeremy Peña's trade value. That and more this week on Best Of SportsRadio 610!

Seth and Sean along with Raheel discuss surreal and dumb moments in their early broadcasting careers, check in on where the Astros are right now, assess who came out of the Sorsby situation looking the best of those involved, go through the day's Headlines, look at who Aaron Schatz listed as the potential final offseason move from the Texans, Sean lays out his draft picks for the Texans' all-time defense squad, Raheel tells us all about the stories we missed in What's Happenin Heezy?, they follow up on the story about Elye Wahi being arrested for fixing games as Canada has refused to let him in the country, celebrate the wins they've had this week in Flex On 'Em Friday, do 5 Reasons I Hate You about Australia in advance of their World Cup match vs the USA today, discuss if we'll see NFL stars in Olympic flag football, see if any of the worst takes of the week can dethrone reigning champion Joey McGuire, dive into which Texans all-time have an approximate value on par with that of Seth Payne, talk about where and how they'll be consuming today's USA vs Australia World Cup match, and see what Reggie and Lopez have going on for the question of the day.

Seth and Sean along with Raheel discuss surreal and dumb moments in their early broadcasting careers, check in on where the Astros are right now, assess who came out of the Sorsby situation looking the best of those involved, and go through the day's Headlines.

Seth, Sean and Raheel discuss who Aaron Schatz listed as the potential final offseason move from the Texans, Sean lays out his draft picks for the Texans' all-time defense squad, Raheel tells us all about the stories we missed in What's Happenin Heezy?, and they follow up on the story about Elye Wahi being arrested for fixing games as Canada has refused to let him in the country.

Seth, Sean and Raheel celebrate the wins they've had this week in Flex On 'Em Friday, do 5 Reasons I Hate You about Australia in advance of their World Cup match vs the USA today, and discuss if we'll see NFL stars in Olympic flag football.

Seth and Sean along with Raheel see if any of the worst takes of the week can dethrone reigning champion Joey McGuire, dive into which Texans all-time have an approximate value on par with that of Seth Payne, talk about where and how they'll be consuming today's USA vs Australia World Cup match, and see what Reggie and Lopez have going on for the question of the day.

Seth, Sean and Raheel discuss some interesting stats Sean came across when drafting for the Texans' all-time defense. Who is higher, lower or tied with Seth in All-Time Approximate value as a Texans player.

Seth, Sean and Raheel see if any of the worst takes of the week from Ron Slavin, Stephen A. Smith, Vince Goodwill, or Mayor Mamdani can dethrone the reigning champ, Texas Tech Head Coach Joey McGuire.

Seth, Sean and Raheel get worked up for the big USA vs Australia World Cup match this afternoon by laying out 5 reasons they hate Australia...while Seth lays out even more reasons he hates England.

Seth, Sean and Raheel celebrate their wins throughout the week in the show's first ever Flex On 'Em Friday.

Seth, Sean and Raheel follow up on the story of Elye Wahi and Canada declining to let him in, and dive into some of the best replies to Seth's question about the "Houston Mountains" on social media.

Seth, Sean and Raheel discuss who Aaron Schatz had for the Texans final offseason move, Sean lays out his picks for the All-Time Texans defense, and they go through some stories they missed in What's Happening Heezy.

Seth, Sean and Raheel dive into the piece in the Athletic outlining the timeline of the Brendan Sorsby situation, and assess who actually came out of it looking okay.

Seth and Sean along with Raheel recall some surreal and dumb moments from early in their radio careers and check in on the Astros ahead of their series this weekend against the Guardians.

Seth and Sean, along with Raheel, discuss the Astros 4-2 win, their gnawing concerns moving forward, assess the notion that Will Anderson Jr. is the best non-QB player in the NFL under age 25, go through the day's Headlines, react to Brendan Sorsby's agent defending his client on our sister station 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, go through the local stories we glossed over in What's Happenin' Heezy, dive into their first World Cup gambling story, talk about what Dr. David Chao had to say about Alec Pierce and Daniel Jones' injuries, Raheel lays out 5 road trips of varying lengths that folks have to take, the guys react to Corentin Moutet cussing for fun in his post-match interview, discuss Jeremy Pena showing up as 3rd on Jeff Passan's most tradable players, what Brendan Sorsby's agent had to say in defense of his client, if Americans are beginning to tire of Freddy the German and all the places he's visiting, and see what Reggie and Paul have coming up on ITL.

Seth and Sean, along with Raheel, discuss the Astros 4-2 win, their gnawing concerns moving forward, assess the notion that Will Anderson Jr. is the best non-QB player in the NFL under age 25, and go through the day's Headlines.

Seth, Sean and Raheel react to Brendan Sorsby's agent defending his client on our sister station 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, go through the local stories we glossed over in What's Happenin' Heezy, and dive into their first World Cup gambling story.

Seth, Sean and Raheel react to what Dr. David Chao had to say about Alec Pierce and Daniel Jones' injuries, Raheel lays out 5 road trips of varying lengths that folks have to take, and react to Corentin Moutet cussing for fun in his post-match interview.

Seth, Sean and Raheel discuss Jeremy Pena showing up as 3rd on Jeff Passan's most tradable players, what Brendan Sorsby's agent had to say in defense of his client, if Americans are beginning to tire of Freddy the German and all the places he's visiting, and see what Reggie and Paul have coming up on ITL.

Seth, Sean and Raheel discuss what Brendan Sorsby's agent had to say on 105.3 The Fan in his client's defense and what the biggest conundrum is with this story.

Seth, Sean and Raheel discuss Jeff Passan listing Jeremy Peña as the 3rd highest ranked trade candidate and which teams they don't want to see him go to if the Astros pull the proverbial trigger.

Seth and Sean have Raheel lay out his best 5 road trips of various lengths that people should take from Houston whether they live here or are visiting for the World Cup games.

Seth, Sean and Raheel react to what Dr. Chao had to say about Alec Pierce and Daniel Jones' injuries, and hear a British man trying fries in a Frosty for the first time.

Seth, Sean and Raheel dive into the details of Elye Wahi of Ivory Coast being involved in our first World Cup gambling story, and discuss the most relatable take about using the World Cup as an excuse that they've heard yet.

Seth, Sean and Raheel dive into what Brendan Sorsby's agent, Ron Slavin, had to say on our sister station 105.3 The Fan in Dallas about that whole situation, and go through some of the local stories we missed in What's Happening Heezy.

Seth, Sean and Raheel react to and assess Robert Mays's notion that Will Anderson Jr. is the best non-QB player in the NFL under age 25, and Cam Jordan signing a 1-year deal with the Saints.

Seth, Sean and Raheel kick off the show by talking about the Astros winning 2 of 3 games vs the Tigers, their gnawing concerns about the Astros, and how much people traveling to Houston for the World Cup games are liking it.

Seth, Sean and Raheel discuss what they loved and hated from the Astros 4-2 win last night at which Seth ate 9 hot dogs, react to Nick Wright laying out how Cape Verde cost him money, go through the day's Headlines, talk about how much NFL teams might want Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft, go through the stories we missed in What's Happening Heezy, assess if Şengün got a raw deal last year and if the Rockets should look at trading him, react to Vince Goodwill calling the O'Brien trophy a participation trophy, plan the perfect Houston day for those visiting for the World Cup games, discuss what they loved and hated from the Astros' win last night, talk about what teams are willing to give up to pick Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft, react to who Kamari Lassiter says is the biggest culprit in friendly fire for the Texans, reassess if Timothy Chalamet is a legit Knicks fan, and see what Reggie and Paul have for the ITL question of the day.

Seth, Sean and Raheel discuss what they loved and hated from the Astros 4-2 win last night at which Seth ate 9 hot dogs, react to Nick Wright laying out how Cape Verde cost him money, and go through the day's Headlines.