Pod Is Life

Awards season is here and Emma and Harry are preparing for the 94th Academy Awards by listening to some podcasts reacting to the Oscar nominations.Here are the podcasts we listened to this week:Little Gold Men by Vanity FairThe Awardist by Entertainment WeeklyThe Big Picture by The Ringer

This week Emma and Harry are both contestants in the most important game show of them all: Is this a good game show podcast? This week we listened to:Ask Me AnotherGo Fact YourselfSays You! - A Quiz Show for Lovers of Words, Culture, and History

As we close out Black History Month, Emma and Harry listened to three podcasts about the past, present, and future of Black history.This week we listened to:Black History for White PeopleCode SwitchA Word … with Jason Johnson

Emma's partner and Harry's Brother-In-Law Kyle joins NCAYP to bravely share his three favorite podcasts for us to review.This week we listened to:DoughboysHow Did This Get Made?Your Kickstarter Sucks 

Love is in the air(waves)!As we prepare for Valentine's Day we listened to three relationship focused podcasts:Modern LoveCommittedWhy Won't You Date Me? With Nicole Byer 

We are manifesting a happier and healthier 2022! So this week, we listened to 3 mental health podcast that offer new insights for how to make this year the best yet.This week we listened to:Ten Percent Happier with Dan HarrisOn Purpose with Jay ShettyThe Goop Podcast

We are back (and better than ever?) in 2022 with brand new episodes!To kick off the new year we are listening back to Podcasts that ranked the best books, music, and television of 2021. This week we listened to:Rolling Stone Music NowThe WatchThe Book ReviewHappy New Year I guess?

The holidays are here, and in anticipation of spending lots of time with our families, we are diving into some Christmas History podcasts this week to get our Christmas cheer on!This week we listened to:The Lost Christmas PodcastChristmas PastWeird Christmas PodcastThis is our last podcast of 2021 but we will be back (and maybe better) next year!

Nothing says happy holidays like Hallmark! So this week, we listened to three Hallmark movie podcasts. To get the full experience, we first watched the Hallmark original Christmas In Rome and then listened to the following pods:Business Christmas: A Hallmark Christmas Movie PodcastHallmark SnarkDeck the Hallmark A little bit about the movie we watched that is going to be the center of the podcasts...Angela (played by Hallmark all-star Lacy Chebel), is an American tour guide in Rome. After getting fired, she agrees to teach a culture-shocked businessman named Oliver (another Hallmark all-star Sam Page) about the heart of Rome at Christmas to help him land a deal by Christmas. 

Whether you're planning out Holiday shopping or doing some end of year budgeting - everyone can use some extra personal finance advice!This week we listened to:Money PleaseGirls That InvestFrugal Friends Podcast

Surprise! Hosts Emma and Harry are siblings! To celebrate all things family this week- they brought on their young, less podcast crazy brother, for a special sibling hosted Nobody Cares About Your Podcast!This week we listened to:Sibling RevelryWorkin' On It with Megan and Ryan TrainorSiblings Peculiar 

Need some help to stay on top of the latest pop culture news? Us too. That's why this week we listened to three Pop Culture Podcasts that all reviewed the latest blockbuster movie to come out this year, Dune. This week we listened to:The Ringer VersePop Culture Happy HourThe Review

Who am I? What am I doing here? All good questions that we didn't get answered this week. BUT we did learn about  a lot of other cool stuff when we listened to fun fact podcasts. Here's what we listened to this week:Stuff you should knowStuff they don't want you to knowNo stupid questions

Emma and Harry have each rolled their 20 sided die and it's official, we're starting our own daring quest to listen to three Dungeon and Dragon podcasts this week on Nobody Cares About Your Podcast. This week we listened to:The Adventure ZoneNot Another D&D PodcastRude Tales of Magic

It's spooky season, which means that its time to carve your pumpkins, throw on your favorite sweater, and listen to a scary podcast. This week we listened to 3 spooky podcasts perfect for Halloween: LimeTownStrawberry Spring 13 Days of Halloween

The True Crime genre has exploded in the podcasting space, and there are a million True Crime Podcasts we could  (and maybe eventually will)  talk about, but this week we are focusing on serialized True Crime Stories - so season-long stories that are dedicated to one overall crime. This week we listened to:The Murdaugh MurdersYour Own BackyardAccused

This week Emma and Harry listen to and review three NFL podcasts from major media outlets. Each episode was a prediction show from back before the season started containing picks for various NFL awards and division winners. Harry loved it. Emma... we'll you've have to listen to find out.Here's what we listed to this week:Pick Six, A CBS Sports PodcastThe Ringer NFL ShowThe Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The West Wing was enormously popular in the world and in our home growing up. Both Emma and Harry have watched it a few times...okay maybe more than a few times. The advent of streaming introduced this show to a whole new generation and for a significant part of the population it has been a cathartic response to recent political events. Both those factors have triggered multiple West Wing watch-along podcasts. This week Emma and Harry watched Season 1 Episode 15 of the West Wing, titled Celestial Navigation, and then listened to 3 podcasts all breaking down that episode.Podcasts listened to this week:The West Wing WeeklyThe West Wing ThingWinging It: The West Wing Podcast

Welcome to Nobody Cares About Your Podcast - A podcast review podcast that nobody asked for. This week Emma and Harry listen and review three general sports podcasts: SVPod, The Steam Room With EJ & Chuck, and The Colin Cowherd Podcast. Listen along to find out who takes home the inaugural Pod of Week award!

Pete joins Harry to recap an exciting College Football bowl season including breaking down the New Year's 6 Bowl Games between Cincinnati and Georgia, Alabama and Notre Dame, and Clemson and Ohio State. Then in his final pick of the 2020 College Football Season, Pete tells us who is going to be victorious in the national championship game.

Harry and Brennan breakdown the Browns great season so far, the Cleveland Indians changing their nickname, the college basketball season so far, and Rick Pitino's 2017 audio book detailing the Louisville basketball scandal. Then Pete joins the program to give a pick for every - single - championship game this weekend (32:34).

Pete joins Harry to discuss the state of the College Football Playoff Rankings, why the Pac-12 is so chaotic this year, what happened to Wisconsin, and his weekly college football picks.

Harry gives a quick update on the state of NFL’s bout with the coronavirus (0:00) before Pete joins the show to break down the College Football Playoff Rankings (8:00), Ohio State’s championship game situation (16:46), and Pete’s weekly college football picks (21:38).

Brennan is back! Harry catches Brennan up on his car accident fallout (0:00) before the guys break down the 2020 NBA draft including the top selections, surprising picks, and the broadcast production overall (7:30).

Today on Pod is Life Pete takes a victory lap after Notre Dame's victory over Clemson (0:00), before breaking down this weekend's slate of college football games (17:47). Then Harry and Pete discuss tv viewing habits with football and the Masters on (40:44) before a quick MACtion update.

Harry breaks down some new NBA schedule news and enough salary cap math to be slightly confusing before (7:40) Pete rejoins the show to discuss the return of the MAC, Wisconsin's Coronavirus situation, and this weekend's slate of games.

Harry breaks down the end of the Dodgers vs Rays world series and the questions that remain about the MLB's COVID protocols (20:55) before Pete joins the show to break down the return of the Big Ten, the breaking news about Trevor Lawrence, and this weekend's slate of games.

Harry and Brennan breakdown the Lakers NBA Championship, recap the bubble experience, and talk about what is next for the NBA. Brennan picks every game of this weekend's NFL slate for some reason, the guys discuss the best sports cities of 2020, and we hear just enough postseason baseball talk to make Brennan physically ill.

Harry and Brennan are back to break down the ever present sadness in the AL Central Division (0:00), Harry's Top 7 Debates of All Time (8:12), the NFL's fight with the coronavirus (13:08), and the NBA Finals (28:10). Then Pete joins the show to bring some much needed credibility and breakdown this weekend's slate of college football action (36:47).

Harry and Brennan have a free flowing conversation about Brennan moving, the Stanley Cup Finals, the White Sox and Indians series, the MLB playoffs, LeBron and MVP voting and more! Then Pete joins us for this week’s edition of Pete’s College Football Picks (46:54).

This weekend Brennan fell off a scooter (0:00) and Harry got hit by a car (8:05), thankfully everyone is okay but the boys share their odd stories from Saturday. Then we break down the latest NBA playoff news (26:24) before Harry delivers his Top 10 Blocks of all time (34:26). Lastly Harry and Brennan discuss the first week of NFL action (38:00) before Pete rejoins the show for another edition of Pete's Picks (47:00).

Harry and Brennan revel in their first ever pair of NBA predictions gone right before they break down the Miami Marlins historic MLB loss and throw out some bold NFL predictions before watching a single snap. Then (27:45) our College Football analyst Pete rejoins the show to give us his picks for this weekend of action in our first edition of Pete's Picks this year.Plus: Hear what Brennan is having for dinner, some stories about books, and an awkward blessing given to a former NBA coach.

Harry and Brennan are back to break down the first round of the NBA playoffs including: a dramatic week full of games, what's next for the Jazz and Thunder, what the Bucks need to do to get back into their series, and an interesting Celtics and Raptors series.Plus hear Brennan's Chipotle order and this thoughts on wearing white after labor day.

Brennan returns from the golf course to chat about sports with no fans before Harry and Brennan break down first round of NBA Playoff action (18:44). Then Harry asks why we are glorifying Damian Lillard so much (43:54) before Brennan and Harry take on baseball’s unwritten rules (52:30) and recap the NBA Draft Lottery (56:34).

Get a quick update on the NBA and NHL bubble situations before Pete from Pete's Picks joins the show to talk all things College Football (7:35)! From the NCAA leadership vacuum (15:35), to dissecting the Power 5 Conference decisions (27:40) and looking ahead to the College Football Playoff (39:10), get a full college football primer today on the show.

Today on the Podcast Harry breaks down the latest headlines from the NBA and MLB season restarts before Jon Ashbrock of TheDataJocks.com joins the show to discuss starting a sports analytics website, fixing shooting statistics in the NBA, effects of a shortened MLB season, will we see someone bat .400 and more!Read Jon's work online at: https://thedatajocks.com/

Harry and Joe cap off the Ocean's Trilogy with Ocean's Thirteen. After breaking down the setup of the film (8:24) the guys discuss the crew's plan to steal from Banks's new casino (25:48) and run through the themes present throughout the movie (44:30). Then Harry and Joe break down the third act of Ocean's Thirteen (54:00) before discussing the best Reddit theory of the movie (1:19:00). Lastly, it's time to hand out the hardware for best scene, best quote, Movie MVP, Trilogy MVP and crown the best movie of the three (1:25:10).You can learn more about Pod is Life online here.

Harry and friend of the show Joe are back to break down the second installment of the Ocean's Trilogy, Ocean's Twelve (0:00). After talking about the setup of the movie (8:25), the guys discuss the gang getting back together (16:07), the introduction of The Night Fox (30:05), the Tess/Julia Roberts conundrum (46:30), and the big reveal of the film (56:04). Then Harry and Joe examine the best Reddit Theory of the film (1:10:57) before hitting Ocean's Twelve trivia (1:13:24) and handing out awards for Best Scene, Best Quote, and Movie MVP (1:15:52).Learn more about Pod is Life online here.

In the latest entry into the Pod is Life ReWATCH series, Harry is joined by friend of the show Joe to breakdown Oceans eleven (4:40). First Harry and Joe discuss the common trope of assembling the team (17:20) before breaking down if the casino heist actually would work (24:44). Then the pair investigate our Reddit theory of the day (37:30), who we would be in the heist crew (47:38), Oceans Eleven movie trivia (55:33), and the best movie scene (1:07:17). And finally Harry and Joe hand out some awards for best quote and movie MVP (1:15:43).Learn more about Pod is Life online here.

Harry and Brennan discuss Patrick Mahomes new record breaking NFL contract (0:00) before checking in on the start of the NBA bubble in Orlando (14:23). Then the pair break down the latest College Football news from the Big Ten’s announcement and recent coronavirus cases (20:50) before talking about the news this week surrounding returning to schools (38:13). Plus, is it time to rename the Cleveland Indians (45:55)?

Harry and Brennan catch up before diving into the latest NBA news including a bad haircut, Kemba Walker admitting he is lonely, and the new 2K cover athletes (4:40). Then Harry and Brennan discuss the hit show Community even though neither of them have watched it (15:33). Then Harry tells Brennan about the wonderful world of owning a DVR machine (20:55), before finally the pair talk about cancel culture going after Barstool Sports and Jemele Hill (28:43).Check out more Pod is Life content online here.

Return of the Jedi background (0:00)Reddit Theory of the Day (16:23)Escape from the Sarlacc pit (19:15)The Gang Heads To Endor (28:09)Ewoks… love them or hate them? (33:33)The 1,000 speeder scenes in this movie (39:30)It’s a trap! (46:12)Movie questions (1:00:05)Did you know? (1:04:15)Best scene, best quote, and movie MVP(1:10:45)Best movie of the trilogy (1:19:50)Watch the science YouTube video that Harry referenced here.

Brennan had a lovely vacation (0:00)Breaking down the NBA's 113 Page Coronavirus Rule Book (7:17)Baseball owners are greedy (27:54)Adding made-up rules to the NBA's rule book (35:55)Learn more about Pod is Life online here.

Han Solo’s electric start to The Empire Strikes Back (0:00)The gang is in space and Luke heads to Dagobah (18:03)The gang meets on Bespin (37:01)Best Reddit Theory (46:33)Did You Know Star Wars Trivia (1:11:03)The Empire Strikes Back Best Scene (1:17:25)The Empire Strikes Back Best Quote (1:18:48)Movie MVP (1:21:00)

NBA Plan for Return (0:00)MLS Plan for Return (18:30)MLB Players and Owners Disagree (19:44)News Headlines (21:12)We're sorry in advance for this one but on the plus side Harry survived so that's good right?

First Star Wars Memories (0:00)Mos Eisley Cantina (24:24)All aboard the Death Star (33:13)A New Hope Questions (43:24)Best Reddit Theory (50:45)Did you know? Star Wars Trivia (55:47)Best Scene, Best Quote and Movie MVP (1:06:30)PS - Check out our friends at Doctors' Orders Podcast

Harry and Brennan's friend Joe joins the show this week to give his perspective on the murder of George Floyd, the racial divide in America, what's next, and what we all can and should be doing today and going forward. Plus we make fun of Brennan's NBA ROY pick.See Joe's Instagram page here.Check our the Ta-Nehisi Coates article Harry and Brennan mentioned here.Learn more about 8CantWait here.

The Match Recap (0:00)National Women’s Social League and NHL Plan To Return (9:19)Questions about the NBA’s Return To Play (28:00)

Background on D3: The Mighty Ducks (0:00)We’ve got a new coach! (15:15)We’ve got an unbelievable JV Hockey game (23:55)RIP Hans and the return of Bombay (35:35)The JV vs Varsity scrimmage (49:54)Best Reddit Theory (1:02:45) Did you know? Best Scene and Best Quote and Movie MVP (1:07:02)Best of the trilogy and who won the trilogy? (1:14:40)

Brennan ate at a restaurant. He reminds us what that experience is like (0:00)CDC Guidelines on Schools Reopening. Yes, really. I’m surprised as you are that we covered this (10:37)Last Dance Final Thoughts (18:53)Upcoming Fictional Sports Documentaries (29:45)Weekly Wacky NBA Facts (38:08)

Our Pod is Life ReWATCH series continues with the second installment of The Mighty Ducks trilogy, D2: The Mighty Ducks.Movie background (0:00)The old and new ducks get together (15:50)We’re headed to the Junior Goodwill Games! (24:18)Best Reddit Theory (1:04:00)The OT period vs. Iceland (1:08:10)Questions, Best Quote, and Movie MVP (1:14:22)