Most Valuable Podcast with Charlotte Wilder and Jess Smetana

Carrie Underwood is being sued for plagiarizing “Game On,” tickets to the France-USA soccer game are extremely expensive, and Cam Newton didn’t offer enough money to sit in business class. The Indiana Fever’s travel day from hell. The Mets are Metsing and Leonardo DiCaprio is joining. We are so proud of Giannis for winning the NBA MVP. The Rockets need to stop being so whiny about things, though. Charlotte and Jess went sailing in the Hudson River, Liz Cambage roasted a guy on instagram, Charlotte explains Tom Brady’s instagrams, John Farrell and Brad Stevens are the Patriots of the Week. Mike Trout goes to St. Louis!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Klay Thompson's ACL tear inspired us to reminisce on our own ACL related experiences. Minnesota should rebrand as "We the Norther." Charlotte and Jess brainstorm an app idea for letting people down easy (Kyrie Irving). Charlotte tells us about watching the Blues beat the Bruins at home. Gary Woodland was the ideal dad to win the US Open. How has Brooks Koepka never had hot chocolate before? Our best friend Julie Ertz is thriving in the World Cup. Phil Mickelson thinks he is FDR.  In segs, LaVar Ball remains canceled, OJ's twitter is extremely canceled. We discuss the health benefits of seaweed. Sour Cream is underrated (although not the best condiment). Charlotte and Jess debate this week's POTW. Summer #20wineteen is off to a roaring start and Mike Trout goes on a trip to Toronto.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on MVP, Charlotte tries to control her nerves about Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Raiders are chosen to be on Hard Knocks and if Guy Fieri doesn't make a guest appearance we'll be upset. Zdeno Chara played with his jaw wired shut, Jon Hamm cursed the Blues, and leave Pam Beasley alone. Game 5 of the NBA Finals was ridiculous. Kevin Durant's injury was sad and Toronto fans cheered, and Drake did too much. The World Cup is underway. The US women should be proud of their record-shattering game against Thailand. Aaron Rodgers doesn't know how to chug a beer.  In Segs, Jess teaches Charlotte how to stop getting duped by fake internet stories, Justin Bieber wants to fight Tom Cruise, Democratic party walk up songs are not sports, Summer twenty-wine-teen is still underway and Mike Trout goes to Tampa.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

World cup starts Friday and we only care about the USA, NBA Final and Stanley Cup updates, Drake and Guy Fieri, Zdeno Chara’s jaw is broken: Will he still play?, James Holzhauer lost Jeopardy, Darren Rovell spoiled it (except for four states), and the Spelling Bee ended in an 8-way tie (50k each, not bad!), JuJu Smith-Schuster went to prom and Boujee got nose surgery. UNPROTECTED SEGS: Some personal news: Charlotte covered the Stanley Cup, Jess wrote about Notre Dame. New segment: Athletes, they’re just like us! Featuring A-Rod in his bathroom. Agro Facts: Cannabis and energy, Men leaving the seat up is CANCELLED, Ask a Youth: Charlotte’s posting Instagram stories to Facebook by accident, Patriot of the Week is the guy who had to hold an Enterprise flag in the St. Louis Blues color guard, and Mike Trout Fan Club...still exists.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have a mailbag episode! Charlotte and Jess answer all of your questions about the best baseball game foods (besides hot dogs), Mike Trout, 80s music, concerts, road trip snacks, dad bods, athletes as vegetables, New York City, Lord of the Rings and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PGA Championship breakdown including when Brooks Koepka denied his girfriend a kiss, how Tiger missed the cut, and Charlotte’s observations from her first live golf tournament. NBA playoffs: the Warriors are still going to win, Drake touched Nick Nurse (and how big is Drake’s plane?), Magic Johnson’s first takes and popcorn opinions. NHL Playoffs: Jess’s hopes for Blues pain and Charlotte’s Bruins predictions. A horse with no jockey ran the Preakness, Cespedes fell in a hole and broke his ankle which is so Mets, Chris Long retired (shoutout to Chris), Deontay Wilder knocked a man out. UNPROTECTED SEGS: We love Long Island, Charlotte met John Krasinski and freaked out, Jess is watching Chernobyl. Agro facts: Dragon fruit edition, Martha Stewart Update, Kyle Murray’s heigh arguments: cancelled?, Ask a Youth ft. Robert Pattinson, Adam Gase is Patriot of the week, Unofficial Offical Mike Trout Fan Club Update, and Game of Thrones is over and nothing made sense and Aaron Rodgers is mad! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest and sad Knicks fan Lee Feiner joins MVP to talk about the shocking NBA Draft Lottery. The Warriors will win the NBA Finals. Dennis Rodman and associates allegedly tried to steal a 400 pound amethyst from a yoga studio, Charlotte and Jess debate the catchy-ness of the song Gloria, John Daly using a golf cart is okay we guess, a luke-warm take on Joe Flacco as a mentor, Quinnen Williams seems like a fun guy even though the Jets are a disaster.  In segments, Jess explains the I'm baby meme and James Charles youtube controversy to Charlotte in Ask a Youth, Charlotte has some spring agro facts, Jess brings back Notre Rants, The Official Unofficial Mike Trout Fan Club continues, and Jess and Charlotte break down Game of Thrones including Aaron Rodgers' cameo and people who probably shouldn't have named their kids Khaleesi.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We horsesplain the Kentucky Derby, Pat Connaughton calls in to talk about his wild first pitch and not about the Bucks, Hamilton the pig is coming for the Bruins and Brad Marchand stopped talking, Jokic is a hard name to say but we figured it out, Arizona tall boys, Matt Nagy made 8 kickers attempt a 43-yard fg (same distance Cody Parkey missed at), 75,000 bees went to a Reds game. UNPROTECTED SEGS: Some personal news: Julie Ertz and cheese, The royal baby and the MET Gala are not sports but we need to talk about them anyway, Jess explains the Sonic the Hedgehog trailer to Charlotte, The guy who guessed our karaoke song right on Twitter is our MVPVP, Game of Thrones talk (be nicer to the wolves!!!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL Draft recap: Christian Wilkins bodied Goodell, Clash of the Bachelorettes in Nashville, Kyler Murray questions, Nick Bosa’s awkward weekend, Steelers draft power minute, Pete Carroll’s shirt is off, Josh Rosen proved Steve Smith wrong, Boston sports minute, James Harden’s eyeball, The perfect Guy Fieri meal to keep KD in Oakland, John Tortorella, the Tyreek Hill situation, Kentucky Derby horse names and who owns them.  Jess’ bday extravaganza, is tweeting spoilers canceled? Cherries, Mike Trout help us out buddy, Vlad Jr. is the POTW, Game of Thrones recap Notre Rant.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our hot dogs blessed the Diamondbacks and cursed our own teams, predictions for the NFL Draft, Russell Wilson is being lame again but in a kind way, Gronk broke the Lombardi Trophy, Zeke Elliott got a tattoo of his face on his leg but it doesn’t look like him (+worst tattoos we've ever seen), Darren Rovell got dunked on by LSU gymnastics, CBS will broadcast the WNBA, Dabo vs BK: who you got?, NHL playoffs: Canada still sucks at hockey and Vegas got screwed by the refs, Damian Lillard saved the Blazers and a meme was born. UNPROTECTED SEGS: Some Personal News: Charlotte went to Easter with Jess’s family, we review Chicago, we love the Bean, Agro Facts: beans, Underrated: beans, Danny Amendola’s Instagram account is cancelled, the new Jeopardy guy is definitely sports, Unofficial Official Mike Trout Fan Club: wedding edition, Patriot of the Week: Everyone working at gate E11 at O’Hare, A Game of Thrones Recap, and we consider dipping our toes in the Avengers waters (let’s yeet this wheat) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about Tiger winning the Masters and crack the code on mock-neck turtlenecks, the Warriors blew another 3-1 lead (kind of) but the jokes were so played out that we didn’t make any, Milwaukee is the people’s team but the Nuggets are fun too, John Tortellini and the Blue Jackets swept the Lightning and Ovechkin punched a “kid,” Russell Wilson and Ciara’s in-bed announcement about his new $140 million contract made us very uncomfortable. Unprotected Segs! Some Personal News in which Jess reads her funny Masters tweets and Charlotte explains the cake she made in the shape of Gritty’s head, The MLB’s Father’s Day acid-washed hats are cancelled, Ask A Youth about what archiving on Instagram means, we call Deb to find out if Easter and Passover are sports, Agro Facts about eggs, Patriot of the Week: Lynnette Wukie, the first Notre Dame woman leprechaun! Mike Trout Fan Club (his groin is better and he likes Tiger Woods a lot), Game of Thrones update where Jess explains to Charlotte what happened A special thanks to our sponsors at Robinhood. Don't forget to go to valuable.robinhood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Magic Johnson quit so that he can tweet, Is Dwayne Wade's Budweiser commercial too sad for a beer ad? March Madness is over, and the UConn-Notre Dame final was electric, Monday Night Raw recap, the new Jets uniform and color theory, Aaron Rodger's drama is fair game, Chris Davis' yips make us feel sad.  In segs: Jess pissed off 24 hour clock twitter because of Le'Veon Bell, Charlotte has bizarre taste in drinks, New Seg: Patriot of the week! Ask a Youth: Old Town Road and the Tiger Woods meme, Are sexist antiques canceled? Is pegging batters canceled? The Antonio Brown vs. JuJu Smith-Schuster drama begs the question: Is keeping your emotion off the internet sports? Azalea facts, and an important Mike Trout Fan Club update! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Final Four as college football teams, the NCAA women’s Final Four should be on Saturdays, Zion’s shoe bidding wars begin and his busted shoe is missing, the Alliance AF is folding because of a guy named DoneDone, the CWHL is folding too, the Wizards GM/President got fired and it gives us hope, and we give an in depth analysis of every NFL Draft hat.  We need new TV shows to watch, Tom Brady might have canceled April Fool’s Day, Easter candy season is underrated, Milk facts are our agro facts of the week. Is booing Bryce Harper sports? And the weekly check in on the Mike Trout Fan Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During March Madness Tacko Fall is uncomfortably tall and Tom Izzo is tip-toeing the line. NCAA social media accounts continues to screw up and should be deleted. Gronk’s retirement makes Charlotte sad and Jess skeptical. Cam Newton has a weird mental trick this offseason. Bruce Arians hired 2 women to his staff. John Mara made his grandkids cry. Noah Syndergaard doesn’t understand why the Mets went to Syracuse and neither do we. Big Baller Brand might be over and Tony Romo deserves to get paid.  Segments: Sesame Street and Charlotte’s birthday. Cruises and planes are canceled, but Bon Jovi’s cruise is not. The NASA space walk’s cancelation was canceled. Baker Mayfield has beef with every guy named Tony. Extortion is sports if you’re trying to extort Nike. Agro facts about turkey vultures. We start the unofficial Mike Trout Fan Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Char’s bracket strategy this year was total chaos, Jess invites Char to her dad's March Madness league, How did ESPN leak the women’s bracket?, Mike Trout signed a 10-year extension with the Angels and Bryce Harper must be salty, Monday Night Football update: they’re wooing Peyton Manning! LeBron got blocked by Mario Hezonja lol how embarrassing, NFL off-season lightning round featuring the details of Le'Veon to the Jets, Vontaze Burfict, Joe Thomas is skinny now, Kyler Murray, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and...Bob Kraft (deep sigh). Also: Rory won the Players and Masters jackets should be paisley, not green. UNPROTECTED SEGS: We made hot dogs in Arizona with the Diamondbacks! Call Deb: Is springtime sports? The NCAA social media accounts are cancelled, Ask a youth: Shane Dawson’s cat, Agro Facts: Growing season (?).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're a Thursday podcast now!, OBJ went to the Browns and now there are expectations, Le’Veon Bell went to the Jets and Antonio Brown went to the Raiders and Jess has thoughts as a Steelers fan, Nick Foles got a sweet new sponsorship and we’re jealous, What’s the worst city-to-city trade in the NFL?, the Spurs have a big-time bat problem, James Dolan is still acting like a giant baby and maybe Charlotte is still not allowed at Knicks games?, Donovan Mitchell had a great response to the fan who yelled at Russell Westbrook.  UNPROTECTED SEGS: Some personal news — Charlotte got sucked into The Bachelor and Jess is in Game of Thrones, Agro facts: J.Lo and A.Rod edition, we’re cancelling daylight savings time and air travel, Ask a youth: Jess explains the Vans challenge and we talk about cheese again, and an in-depth look at whether the college cheating scandal is sports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have many thoughts and questions about Jason Witten leaving broadcasting to play for the Cowboys again, Kyler Murray’s final measurements from the NFL combine and the bizarre questions scouts ask, Philadelphia’s "we got him" campaign after signing Bryce Harper, Brandon Nimmo maybe DIDN’T have food poisoning after undercooking chicken? Lebron James is living his best life and playing his worst basketball. UNPROTECTED SEGS: Charlotte went to Costco, Is cheating at running a marathon sports? A Call Deb to ask for her campaign slogan, Agro Facts: we found the most incredible website about Pennsylvania mushrooms, The Bachelor is canceled, Jess and Char get in a fight about melons, and a new segment called Dad Wars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have many thoughts and questions about Jason Witten leaving broadcasting to play for the Cowboys again, Kyler Murray’s final measurements from the NFL combine and the bizarre questions scouts ask, Philadelphia’s "we got him" campaign after signing Bryce Harper, Brandon Nimmo maybe DIDN’T have food poisoning after undercooking chicken? Lebron James is living his best life and playing his worst basketball. UNPROTECTED SEGS: Charlotte went to Costco, Is cheating at running a marathon sports? A Call Deb to ask for her campaign slogan, Agro Facts: we found the most incredible website about Pennsylvania mushrooms, The Bachelor is canceled, Jess and Char get in a fight about melons, and a new segment called Dad Wars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zion Williamson's shoe exploded and Wall Street CRASHED, Robert Kraft is in some trouble, Manny Machado is going to San Diego for some reason? Antonio Brown overshares on social media again, Charlotte does a Kyrie impression, an honest take on Hitler jokes, Ja Rule thinks he's Lil B (he's not), Charlotte knows all the deets on Tristian Thompson, Gritty went streaking, Jess absolves Brian Kelly of his Office sins (and Bohemian Rhapsody takes.)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zion Williamson's shoe exploded and Wall Street CRASHED, Robert Kraft is in some trouble, Manny Machado is going to San Diego for some reason? Antonio Brown overshares on social media again, Charlotte does a Kyrie impression, an honest take on Hitler jokes, Ja Rule thinks he's Lil B (he's not), Charlotte knows all the deets on Tristian Thompson, Gritty went streaking, Jess absolves Brian Kelly of his Office sins (and Bohemian Rhapsody takes.)  Segs: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are underrated, Jess almost died on top of a mountain, and Charlotte talks about mental health, Is the Weinermobile sports? We Call Deb to explain. Is backstopping in golf canceled? Aunt Char drops the mic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

READER MAILBAG: Char and Jess field your questions, which include but are not limited to: How do you choose an AAF team? We’re suspending judgement on the XFL, Was Super Bowl LIII sports? Best sporting event to go to with Martha Stewart? The Pats will get seven rings first and Jess hates them still, Worst movie sports scene of all time? Ideal celebrity golf partners, Favorite sports books, Best live atmospheres we’ve ever watched a game in, Who are each league's major villains? Favorite Muppets, Best podcasts (besides MVP, duh), overrated cities, What do you put on a hot dog? Nerd stuff, Aunt Char vs. Dirtbag Wilder, Favorite 3am snacks, and we call Deb to talk about weird winter sports! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We ranked the news by how sick it is. Bill Walton ate a candle (1:48), the Alliance of American Football was kinda sick (6:22), Kyler Murray is a football boy (10:06), the NBA trade deadline doesn’t matter (15:26), Kevin Durant got in another fight ((25:41), Charlotte isn’t allowed to talk about the Celtics (19:23), MLB rule proposals don’t actually solve anything (28:31), Clemson’s PED scandal (and Julian Edelman) (36:00), Bob Costas and NBC parted ways because of concussions (39:05), Jim Bob Cooter, Kareem Hunt got signed to the Browns (43:12) Segments: Jess’ upcoming trip sparks an international agro fact debate (48:19), Charlotte’s new years resolution update (52:54), Zach Britton is canceled (54:55), True Gritty (56:28), Is the Grammy’s sports? (1:00:51) Is online dating sports? We ask Aunt Char about the Grammys (1:03:39), talk about Post Malone’s airplane, Jeff Bezos, and YEET it home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re alive after the Super Bowl and had the best week ever, Charlotte is ecstatic the Pats won, Jess is deeply upset and unhappy about the Pats winning, The TB Times is back and we are freaking out, our Super Bowl post-mortem with live recordings from the game. SpongeBob fans are rightfully angry, a recap of the Patriots locker room, we had a dance-off with Snoop Dogg at the Sports Illustrated party, Charlotte had Chick-fil-A for the first time, stop second-guessing women in sports, our thoughts on Atlanta as a host city. UNPROTECTED SEGS: Agro facts with Deshaun Watson: He knows a thing or two about chickens!, Underrated with Travis Kelce and an appreciation of Dumb and Dumber, Call Deb: She narrates a Greek battle and tells us what we missed from Tony Romo and the commercials, The NFL 100 commercial rules, Are the Knicks cancelled?, Ask a Youth: 21 Savage’s deportation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a special edition radio row podcast with great interviews from Peter King & Harry Lyles Jr With Peter we talked underrated cheeses, the most underrated part of Super Bowl week, and the state of sports media. With Harry Lyles of SB Nation we discussed the best Harry's, covered his story on Ray Lewis and how it changed nightlife in Buckhead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jess and Charlotte are in Atlanta for the Super Bowl! This week’s news includes, getting to Atlanta, does Pat Patriot have to go to a special mascot doctor? Bon Jovi and Lin Manuel-Miranda hung out, Jimmy Haslam wants to be a football guy, Derek Carr vs. Stephen A. Smith in the octagon? Maori Davenport should play ball, the NHL All-Star skills challenge was awesome, Rhonda Rousey has a message about her reproductive organs A special report live from Media Night!  Unprotected Segs: Is Coca-Cola canceled in Atlanta? Some tennis talk, Aunt Char goes off the rails (as usual) Agro facts - Georgia commodities ranked, Yeet - Ochocinco and his neighbor Roger.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFC Championship game: Was Jimmy Buffett trolling us with The National Anthem?, two super moons: the actual moon and Michael Thomas’s butt, the Saints were screwed over, what's up with Todd Gurley and the Rams? The Pats won so get ready to hate Charlotte for two weeks, Jess hops on the Pats bandwagon to try to make them lose, overtime rules should be like college football, Tony Romo shouldn't be a head coach, what foods represent both Super Bowl teams?, Maroon 5 super fans, Kyrie wanted us to know he called LeBron real bad, DRAMA in Philly!!!, Dan Synder wants to be Jerry Jones. UNPROTECTED SEGS: Arizona nachos are our undefeated personal news, is Ja Rule cancelled? (plus Fyre Fest documentary reviews), Deb wants to know if opera and super moons are sports, True Gritty Chapter 11, TWO NEW segments: Underrated: provolone cheese, Talking Tennis: Serena the GOAT, Ask an old: What's the ten year challenge? And ESPN's football expert Bill Barnwell discusses our Great British Bake Off MVPS of all time!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the Patriots and Saints meet in the Super Bowl (2:39), who will Atlanta fans hate more?, our thoughts on stadiums with roofs, Aqib Talib didn’t get the memo that we cancelled swearing last week, Sean McVay is now the youngest coach to win a playoff game  = the new Chris Hogan played lacrosse, Kyler Murray can do whatever he wants (13:58), our NFL conference championship predictions (18:28), TOO SOON, CODY PARKEY! (21:04), head coaching rumors and also we’re a Jeff Fisher podcast now (34:58), Andy Murray is retiring after Wimbledon (38:47), Tim Tebow proposed in a way only Tim Tebow could (40:17), The Transfer Portal, Machado/Harper rumors (44:09), some hockey talk (45:50), Clemson ate fast food at the White House (48:21) UNPROTECTED SEGS: Char got drunk at a WalMart and Jess’s mouse is back (52:40), handshakes are canceled (54:13), NEW SEGMENTS: What Did Charlotte Miss? (55:36) and Agriculture Facts (57:43), Is shutting down the government sports? Ask a youth: What is baby shark? (59:25) What is the egg thing on Instagram? Aunt Char is drunk (1:01:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clemson destroyed Alabama in the National Championship and Jess is thrilled (0:56), Imagine Dragons sucks and Char’s first CD she ever bought is really embarrassing (7:01), we trolled a Bama fan on the streets of Nashville last weekend (13:15), NFL Playoffs: the double doink heard round the world (13:47), our playoff predictions (27:39), the Timberwolves fired Thibs and want to hire Fred Hoiberg (lol) (30:09), Trevor Bauer is harassing a random woman on Twitter and where is the Indians PR staff??? (31:07), NFL coaching rumors starring Bruce Arians and Kliff Kingsbury (33:02) UNPROTECTED SEGS: Swearing is cancelled (39:03), Deb loves Trevor Lawrence’s hair (44:51), Aunt Char might be the next host of The Bachelor (52:24), award shows are not sports (56:21), Jess has a very on-point Notre Rant (58:04) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We review all the Bowls (4:31), Bevo attacked Uga, Urban Meyer’s last game, UCF’s streak ended, A bunch of blowouts happened, the Winter Classic was beautiful (15:59) and Jim Cornelison is the GOAT, BLACK MONDAY and coaches’ eulogies (18:36), LeBron almost ruined Christmas (24:47), is Clemson the Clintons? The College Football Playoff, the Antonio Brown saga (29:22).  Unprotected Segs: Jess went to the Cotton Bowl (42:04), we Call Deb (36:03), Santa Clara National Championships are canceled (49:31), we figure out what Bird Box is (56:29), True Gritty chapter 10 (53:11), and of course, a Notre Rant (59:26). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlotte and Jess rank their favorite things from 2018: All the Lids in Mall of America (4:21), Summer of Ovi (8:55), JR threw a bowl of soup (10:29), Elizabeth Swaney did no tricks at the Olympics (11:24), World Cup own goals (12:43), Monday Night Football (13:26), Tiger won a tournament! (16:35), Gritty was born (18:57), Jess loves Boujee (20:25), and our favorite sports teams were good?! (22:03). We answer questions sent in by listeners (23:29), including questions about our friends Gritty. In segments we Ask Aunt Char (51:40), decide if Secret Santas are canceled (50:03), Call Deb (57:36), as if wrapping/unwrapping presents is sports (55:34), and talk about our New Years resolutions (1:04:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We address Carrie Underwood debacle, Steelers beat the Patriots in the MVP Bowl (13:27), the Chargers’ Stadium name change (21:25), the Bears made the playoffs??? (24:00), What would we name our bowl game? (27:05), you can’t just make up nicknames Danny Ainge (31:04), Tommy Hawk beat up a fan (33:33), Maroon 5...yikes (36:07), Marlins Man got ahead of the story and Charlotte tells us her Marlins Man story (38:45), the most confusing trade of the NBA season (43:30). Segments: True Gritty Chapter 8 (48:22), A special guest for is it sports? (56:28) We call Deb and ask for prayers (1:01:35), Ask a Youth: What is TikTok (51:43), some personal news - Charlotte breaks the law (54:13). Jess’ College football playoff expansion rant (1:08:01) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quick story about how Charlotte has messed up on our trip to L.A. followed by NEWS, coldest to warmest: Hugh Freeze’s junk-filled press conference (3:48), Cris Collinsworth’s Sunday Night Football outfit was après-ski chic and we want it (5:55), The Heisman Ceremony left a lot to be desired (8:20), the Packers fired a coach for a bad but not terrible tweet (13:17), Jerry Jones puts pieces of his soul into his players-turned-broadcasters (14:41), there’s so much drama in Pittsburgh that Jess is a Bears fan now (16:33), the Redskins might be in hell (20:24), Patrick Mahomes is scary good (23:57), Luka Doncic is the darling of the NBA (24:38), Charlotte thinks she doesn’t care about the Pats and then they lose and she does, the sports gods finally put Atlanta out of its Championship misery (29:34) SEGMENTS: Deb talks about the time she met Sean Connery in L.A. (33:58), Jess’ Notre Dame nightmare (39:22), Char’s logistical nightmare and campaign to become Colby College’s graduation speaker (41:41), gross pictures on Twitter are cancelled (42:52), ask a youth: What is Sweet Victory at the Super Bowl? (47:00), Gritty runs into trouble in Las Vegas (31:45), Aunt Char considers dating ghosts (53:36), MVPMVP: Titanic (57:06). Coming soon: A Grittmas Spectacular! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We rank this week’s news completely arbitrarily in honor of the college football playoff committee: The four hour-long Selection Sunday show made absolutely no sense (3:26), Conference Championship games (7:13), Philly Special sucks (17:04), the Bears lost to the Giants and NFL coaches swore up a storm, we address the recent domestic violence issues in the NFL (22:39), Brett Favre still can’t use a cell phone (25:37), Fred Hoiberg and Mike McCarthy got fired (26:25), Gritty made a half-court shot (27:40), Steph Curry made girls shoes because a nine year old with perfect grammar wrote to him (28:30). SEGMENTS: Booking travel for a bowl game is sports (33:40), Charlotte had a field day with the Wilder Vs Fury fight on Twitter (39:07), Jess hates cord-cutting but won’t pay for cable (40:23), Deb explains the story of Chanukah (42:34), Ketchup, again (53:32), and “Baby It’s Cold Outside” are both canceled, True Gritty: Gritty meets Mark Davis (57:40), Aunt Char talks about meningitis (1:00:58), Notre Rants (1:04:44), and next week from L.A.!!!! Go to burstoralcare.com and use code 'MVP' for 10% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We rank the news as to how stressful it was: Gritty took over last week (2:46), The Thanksgiving NFL games were perfect for Thanksgiving (5:57), Tiger vs Phil was...not great, Bob! (9:26), The Steelers and Pats made us nervous (14:27), Baker Mayfield and Hue Jackson were awkwardly reunited (18:58), the Celtics aren’t great (23:40), college football rivalry week was everything we hoped it would be and more (Gatorade showers, fights on the sideline, etc.) (23:41), and Notre Dame had a perfect season (32:38). SEGMENTS! Charlotte got on a train illegally (40:01), True Gritty Chapter 5: Gritty Goes Rogue (43:06), Ted Kennedy’s ghost lives in Aunt Char’s attic (48:20), Deb thinks art heists are sports (56:02), Martha Stewart is back at Tiffany’s! (1:05:47), Jess explains grape surgery to Char (1:02:40), and Jess rants about Notre Dame somehow even though they’re undefeated (1:09:00) Go to burstoralcare.com and use code 'MVP' for 10% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We rank this week’s news by how thankful we are for it: Matt Patricia is a hardo (1:54), Condoleeza Rice isn’t going to the Browns but she could’ve? (3:08), Golden State is imploding (5:52), thank god Le’Veon’s Steeler’s saga is over (7:59), we LOVED Monday Night Football (10:54), Thanksgiving weekend is the best sports weekend of the entire year (20:47), Gritty put a kid in the penalty box (23:34), and the Notre Dame vs. Syracuse game was the best day of our lives (24:48) UNPROTECTED SEGS: Is ketchup canceled? (39:39) Jess isn’t ready for Thanksgiving (42:16), is standing in line sports? (46:18) We call Deb to talk about whether Thanksgiving is sports (50:01), Aunt Char is friends with Martha Stewart and goes go off the rails (1:03:55), Notre Rants (1:06:53), and BONUS: Thanksgiving MVP Challenge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in news we have Hue Jackson is Dwight Schrute (2:05), why are there still Jets fans (4:48), Tom Brady’s tree legs (6:52), Le’Veon Bell drama unfolds (8:17), Jimmy Butler becomes a 76er (12:27), we talk hockey fans (15:22), Jess has an opinion about Mike Leach (16:33), Northwestern somehow is in the B1G Championship (19:59), Cody Parkey is a millionaire (20:11), Tide Pods (21:42), and Halle Berry/Jared Goff news (23:20) In segments we induct Mike Vrabel to the Petty Hall of Fame (28:40), ask is the Great British Bake Off Sports? (35:08) Charlotte goes to Sesame Street (40:53), we call Deb (45:39), Ask Aunt Char is a hot dog a sandwich? (1:01:30), Is it canceled? (31:42), Jess’ mouse is back (40:53), True Gritty Chapter 4 (57:45), and of course, a Notre Rant: Yankees Edition (1:07:23) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on MVP... Le’Veon Bell bids "fairwell" (2:29), Nick Mullens gets twitter verified (5:41), A debate over the Rodgers vs. Brady debate (8:17), the college football playoff rankings (17:32), we rebuke a whole lot of hot takes (22:07), and day light savings time (29:39) Jess tells a gross dinner story (35:23), Charlotte acts fancy, Aunt Char gives marriage advice (43:02), we Call Deb (50:42), award our MVPMVP (59:15) and of course Jess rants about Notre Dame (1:01:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on MVP, we discuss a disturbing trend in Buffalo (3:58), why Gregg Williams is Billy Zane (6:52), how Todd Gurley pissed off everyone (11:26), FitzMAGIC (13:09), Chad Kelly (RIP) (17:34), Jon Gruden’s sins (21:00), Sandy Koufax’s resemblance to Bill Nye (23:54), the World Series (25:21), Brian Kelly’s magical meme (28:50) SEGMENTS: Fergie’s ex-husband’s feud with Golden State (32:43), halloween costumes (36:23), mice (39:09), call Deb (41:48), True Gritty Chapter 2 (47:41), is Green Bean Casserole canceled? (49:37) Ask Aunt Char (52:55), and gettin’ this bread (52:04) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE ONE IS HERE! Charlotte and Jess talk about how cringe-y Monday Night Football is (3:48), how every athlete's family is messing up their life on social media (10:47), will Charlotte survive a Red Sox World Series? (12:02), NFL's Week 7, being too hungover for Tom Rinaldi (17:31), has climate change come for college football? (20:22), how old sports twitter is, what the hell Tom Brady is doing on Instagram (RIP Croc) (25:03), if the gang can save the Marlins home run structure (26:53). This week's segments include whether apple picking and tricking people to vote is sports or not (33:14), Chapter One of True Gritty (and how Gritty was conceived) (37:31), Some Personal News about Jess' spray tan and Charlotte's new middle part (41:35), Ask Aunt Char (44:08), Call Deb (Charlotte's mom) (46:56), and, as always, Notre Rants (54:13).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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