The Fired Up Podcast

We are back with our 2021 Oscars pod! We tackle the ballot from top to bottom going over our likes, dislikes, favorites, underdogs (got a juicy +275 pod bet in there) and more. A rough estimate: 0:00 Intro 8:30 Best Picture 23:00 Best Director/Actor/Actress 40:00 Best Original Screenplay 45:00 Best Documentary (Yea we talk Mr. Octopus) and the rest of the ballot 1:15:00 20/21 Non-Oscars Movie Recs Thanks for listening

We are back with our biggest pod of the new year! A quick timeline of topics if you feel the need to jump around: Intro 0:00-5:00 - Zags 5:00-19:00 - Top Chef Bracket 19:00 - Beer Pong vs High Rolls Takes a Shot 26:00 - Beer Dice vs F*ck the Dealer 30:00 - Quarters vs Hammerschlagen 35:00 - Kings Cup vs Horse Races 40:00 - Flip Cup vs Never Have I Ever 45:00 - 7s, 11s, Doubles vs Civil War 50:00 - Finger Games vs Bullshit Pyramid 57:00 - Rage Cage/Web vs Beer Hockey 1:05:00 - Elite 8 1:11:00 - Final Four 1:15:00 - CHAMPION Outro 1:17:00 - MASTERS Thanks for listening!

The boys are back in their respective studios to break down the 2021 March Madness Bracket! I can't believe it's been 2 years since we've had a March Madness and I hope we never have to skip a year again. Timestamps: West Bracket: 15:15ish East Bracket: 23:30ish South Bracket: 31:00ish Midwest Bracket: 40:00ish 10 team parlay: somewhere around 52:20 Thanks for listening!

As promised during our first episode back, we have cobbled together 16 of the best casual dining restaurant chains for a bracket! No self-serve or buffets, they must have a wait staff, nothing 24-hour and the basic criteria: if it was late at night and you had to stop for food and these were the only 2 options, which would you choose? A rough timestamp: Mel-s Drive In vs Hooters (8:00) BWW vs Bennigans (18:00) Olive Garden vs Red Lobster (25:00) Red Robin vs PF Changs (31:00) TGIFridays vs Applebee's (37:00) BJs vs Outback Steakhouse (45:00) Chevy's vs Cheesecake Factory (51:00) Islands vs Chili's (58:00) FF and Finals (104:00ish) To be honest, those timestamps are such guesses. If anybody mentions this line at all I'll keep track of them better during the next pod. Thanks for listening!

Hello, it's us. We are back for one of our favorite pods to do - the Super Bowl pod! As had been tradition in the past, we went over an hour so time breaks below if you want to jump around: 0:00-10:00ish - SB plans, favorite SB food, we shoot the shit. 10:00-32ish - Intern Eric drop his 3 favorite NarrativEs going into the Super Bowl, do yourself a favor and listen to some RayJ songs first 32:00-58ish - We each break down our 3 favorite props for the game handing out bronze/silver/golds in order of confidence. 58-The End - who doesn't love a good outro. Thanks for listening, or just clicking the Play button and letting it run, and we'll see you soon for our fast-casual restaurant bracket!

After a 2 year hiatus, the Fired Up pod is back! Using a similar structure to our most recent pods we broke down 8 different potential 'pod topics' and argued our way down to a single topic that will be the first full-length 16-team bracket for us to breakdown in February. Please excuse as we dust off the rust. First round matchups: Fast Casual Restaurants vs Serial Killers (10:00ish - no idea) Theme Park Things vs Cartoons (16:50 maybe?) TV Game Shows vs Cults (23:00 or thereabouts) Big Mouth Characters vs Drinking Games (27:00) Excited to be back and next up is our Fired Up Super Bowl pod next week!

The boys are finally back in town and to celebrate December we talked our way through 8 of the best Christmas Movies out there and then cleaned up with a little NBA. We spent the first 10 minutes talking about movies that didn't make the cut before diving in.. First round: It's a Wonderful Life vs Love Actually (10:30ish) Elf vs The Santa Clause (17:00ish maybe) Home Alone vs A Christmas Story (23:00?!) Christmas Vacation vs Jingle All The Way (31:00) Then, we battled through the Final Four until we had a winner. Finally, we discussed the NBA (42:00 or so) including the LeBron/Wade tribute, the Warriors, and the NBA Christmas Day Slate.

The boys are back with a few special guests joining throughout the hour to celebrate the one and only JD Vancho. We didn't even build a bracket. We prepared some questions and made him talk all about himself, which people know he doesn't like, and we made it all about him. It was glorious. A wonderful surprise at (42:30) as we surprised him with a Final Four of whiskeys and toasted to his pending nuptials. This episode was definitely a circle jerk for JD, but that's just how it goes sometimes. Well deserved, my friend! As always, thank for listening.

The boys are back and fired up about the fruit bracket! 18 of the best fruits objectified down to 1. It gets messy, but the juice is worth it. Ok that's enough of that... First Round Match-ups: Cherry vs Avocado (4:30) Watermelon vs Banana (11:00) Apple vs Plum (16:05) Mango vs Blueberry/Raspberry (22:10) Strawberry vs Pineapple (25:00) Kiwi vs Grape (28:00) Cantaloupe vs Peach/Nectarine (32:00) Pear vs Orange (35:33) We argue our way through the Elite 8 and the Final Four, down to a Champion (40:00). Then, we end with the NFL (47:56). We talk about Jimmy G, and some Buy/Sell candidates. As always, thanks for listening!

After our longest hiatus in a year we are back with another Fired Up bracket! This time we tackle the everyday things we take for granted in a special "things we can't live without" bracket. We dive into a little NFL at the end if you need those hawt takes. Timestamps below! First Round Match-ups: DVR vs iPhone (2:30) Food Delivery vs Spotify (6:15) Modern Transportation vs Credit (10:30) Porn vs Exercise (13:20) Dogs vs Netflix (19:00) Friends vs Alcohol (21:50) Sportsbook vs Sugar (24:30) Sunshine vs Shelter (26:50) We break down the Elite 8 (31:00) into the Final Four (34:00) and crown a Champion. At the end, we talk about the NFL including some Flex positions, RB choices, WR pick-ups, buy-sell options and more (40:00). Thanks for listening!

After a much needed 2 week break after the Interns' wedding JD and Justin are back with special guest Pouyan for our 2018 football pod! 90 minutes to learn all you'll need to know. We start with Hard Knocks, the rookie QBs and Saquon (3:20), and RotY bets (9:30). Next, we talked about the superstars as we mocked the first round of a 12-team draft (12:20) and each chose 2 top-30 players we're staying away from this fantasy season (26:00). For some reason we also talked TEs here (36:45). Then, for each division, we discussed win totals, division winners, story-lines and more: NFC West (39:30) AFC West (47:00) NFC South (50:20) AFC South (54:36) NFC North (58:45) AFC North (1:03:20) NFC East (1:07:15) AFC East (1:11:45) Finally, since we did have our football expert in studio we went over some sleeper/breakout targets among the QBs (1:16:15), RBs (1:19:40) and WRs (1:25:19). Thanks for listening!

We are fired up that it is Intern Erics wedding week so we built an entire bracket around his wedding! We cover almost all aspects of the weekend and argued about his excitement and nerves among other things. Listen in as we celebrate Intern Eric and Lauren and stick around for a special Final Four! First Round: Planning Honeymoon vs Picking Guests (4:15) Picking Music vs Picking Venue (11:15) Color Scheme vs Flowers (15:45) Dessert vs Dinner (18:45) Parents vs Sister (24:15) Donily vs Harbaugh (27:15) Writing Vows vs Asking Mr. Denault (31:15) Day Of vs Day Before (35:25) The Second Round was quick (36:20) because we wanted to get to our special, surprise Final Four (39:30) that included a nice, light champagne tasting. Congrats, Eric and Lauren! As always, thanks for listening.

We're back with another bracket and this week we got super fired up about bad habits, pet peeves and annoying behavior in general. We get started with the missed cut, which included not soaking dishes, not using your turn signal and some others (3:00). Then we get to the good stuff: the battle of 16 annoying things that people do. First Round: Backpack in the Crowd vs Chew w/Mouth Open (9:07) Speakerphone in Public vs Mid-song Aux Change (15:00) Not Replacing TP vs Shopping Carts in Parking Spots (19:10) Not Washing Hands vs Not Picking Up Dog Doo-Doo (24:15) Fingernail Biting vs Gum Smacking (30:45) Airplane Etiquette vs Movie Theater Phone Checker (36:00) Knee Bouncing vs Close Talkers (45:00) Sidewalk Hoggers vs Sniffles, but No Sneeze (50:15) We argued down to the Final 8 (57:10) and we became disgusted by our fellow humans, but were able to determine our Final Four and a champion (1:02:20)! As always, thanks for listening!

The boys are back for the 50th episode of The Fired Up Podcast! And we are FIRED. UP. A throwback for sure as we revisit some old breakfast favorites as well as some cereals new to me. And for the first time ever we had more than 16 entrants so we had to do some play-in games! We talk about the right way to eat cereal, those that missed the cut and more before diving into the play-in games... Play-in games: Cheerios vs Basic 4 (7:40) Raisin Bran vs Cinnamon Life (10:50) First Round: Cinnamon Toast Crunch vs Apple Jacks (14:00) Play-in Winner 1 vs Trix (17:45) Lucky Charms vs Honey Nut Cheerios (22:00) Honey Bunches of Oats vs Frosted Flakes (26:00) Golden Grahams vs Fruit Loops (29:00) Cocoa Puffs vs Frosted Mini Wheats (31:15) Play-in Winner 2 vs Captain Crunch (35:45) Cocoa Krispies vs Pops (40:15) We were able to get it down to the Final 8 (44:45) and we fought through the haze of sugar to determine our Final Four and a champion (48:00)! As always, thanks for listening!

After a short hiatus the boys are back in town for a lively discussion about french fries/potatoes and the many ways you can have them followed by a smidgen of NBA free agency. We talk about types not chosen (4:00) and our criteria for the pod (5:00) before diving in (8:30. First round match-ups: Steak vs Hashbrowns (9:20) Shoestring vs Home Fries (11:40) Sweet Potato vs Garlic Parmesan (16:25) Wedges vs Animal Style (19:45) Crinkle Cut vs Cajun (23:30) Chili Cheese vs Waffle (28:20) Curly vs Regular (32:20) Tater Tots vs Cheese (34:00) We end with the final 8 (36:20) and our Final Four/Champion(43:15) before we get into the NBA. We talk LeBron (50:20), free agency (59:00) and an early look at Rookie of the Year odds (1:08:00). As always, thanks for listening!

After taking 3 weeks to digest our cheese bracket we are back with the Candy Bracket! Pro-tip: FF to 16:00 to get straight to the candy. Unfortunately we were without JD so we brought in all-star guest Tyler Harbaugh to help us on our quest. Because we recorded after Game 3 of the NBA Finals Intern Eric was fired up to talk about the Warriors (1:45), the rules behind the candy bracket (4:30), where Lebron might go(6:05) and which teams he could help (10:10). And we talked a little Vegas Golden Knights with Ty (12:30). Then, the good shit. The first round match-ups: Mike & Ike's vs Sour Patch Kids (17:30) Dots vs Sour Punch Straws (21:00) Junior Mints vs Whoppers (24:45) Reese's Minis vs Gummy Bears (28:40) Side note: we had a 2nd special guest join us for the 2nd part of the bracket all the way until the end. But who?! Twizzlers vs Milk Duds (35:15) Starburst vs Peach Rings (39:30) Gummy Colas vs Lemonheads (44:00) Raisenets vs M&Ms (46:48) We finished up with the Elite 8 (48:30)and the Final Four (55:45). As always, thanks for listening!

After a week off we are back with our cheesiest bracket yet! 16 of the best, and most easily accessible, cheeses in all the land. First, we did record this about an hour after Game 2 of the Dubs/Rockets so we start with 3 minutes of NBA (0:30) before we dive into the bracket discussion (3:42). First round match-ups include: Monterey Jack vs Feta(6:30) Provolone vs Swiss (10:30) American vs Blue (14:00) Havarti vs Mozzarella (18:45) Pecorino Romano vs Brie (22:00) Manchego vs Gorgonzola (25:45) Gouda vs Gruyere (28:50) Cheddar vs Goat (32:35) A lactose Elite 8 (35:22) left us with the Final Four Fromages (40:00) before we spent the last few minutes talking about the latest Supreme Court ruling on gambling (47:45). As always, thanks for listening!

Intern Eric came back alive and to celebrate we talked a bit about Coachella (1:00) and his top 3 acts (3:45). That seemed like enough so then in honor of it being the week of the Kentucky Derby at the time of this recording we decided to honor the mint julep and do a 16-cocktail bracket (6:30). First round match-ups include: Manhattan vs Screwdriver (10:00), Mint Julep vs White Russian (14:15), Margarita vs Bloody Mary (18:40), Caipirinha vs Irish Coffee (21:50), Martini vs Tom Collins (34:50), Old Fashioned vs Moscow Mule (28:00), Greyhound vs Mojito (32:30), and The QJ vs Long Island Iced Tea (34:00). A riveting Elite 8 (38:40) and Final Four (42:30) revealed our champion. Then, we talked some NBA playoffs (48:20) including Dubs vs Pels, Boston, Pop, Kawhi, etc. Finally, we finished up with the Kentucky Derby (1:04:10) and our pod favorite for the race! Thanks for listening!

Special guest Nate Purcell joins us for our latest bracket and an NFL Draft Preview! It's our longest one yet with the first hour being the bracket and the second hour being the draft preview. First, we took 16 of the best network sitcoms and randomized them into a bracket (4:45). Our Instagram has the (poorly) drawn bracket, but first round match-ups include: The Office vs Modern Family (6:20) Parks & Rec vs Arrested Development (13:30) Friends vs Home Improvement (20:15) Roseanne vs That 70s Show (25:45) Fresh Prince vs HIMYM (34:30) Boy Meets World vs Family Matters (39:30) Full House vs Seinfeld (45:00) Malcolm in the Middle vs Saved by the Bell (46:00) Then, we find the champion running through the Elite 8 (49:00), Final Four (53:15) and the finals (1:01:45). Finally, we get to the NFL Draft preview. We start by talking about the QBs and the top of the draft including Nate's favorite (1:11:45). We dive into some quick hitting either/or's from the first round as well as some props found on sportsbook (1:29:00). We talk mid and late first round draft picks (1:38:30) before getting to Shaquem Griffin (1:45:00) and ending with 3 late draft flyers that might be a guy your team wants (1:52:00). Thanks for listening!

Back on the grind as we start with a recap of the Masters (0:30), Patrick Reed (3:30) and a spoiler-free few minutes on A Quiet Place (8:00). Then, we dive into our latest bracket: The Best Picture Bracket (12:40). We took the last 16 Best Picture winners and randomized them into a bracket until only 1 movie stood above the rest. We start with the Sweet 16 (13:40), then the Elite 8 (38:50) and end with the Final Four (44:45). Finally, we end with a free-wheeling discussion on the finally-here NBA playoffs (50:00) talking both conferences and likely winners. Thanks for listening!

The boys are back in town! We're back in the studio getting ready for the NBA playoffs, arguing about fast food restaurants bracket-style and eager for the Masters to start. We start with the NBA putting Intern Eric on the spot talking about potential Warriors first round opponents (3:30). We start with LAC (6:40) and DEN (8:00) and work our way up the standings to the Spurs where we stop to talk about Kawhi (17:45) and end with the Jazz (24:25). Then, we dive into our Fast Food Bracket pitting 16 of the top fast food chains against each other in a winner-gets-nothing bracket (29:30). Chick-Fil-A vs A&W, Jack in the Box vs Taco Bell, BK vs McD's, and more! The Elite 8 (56:15) and the Final Four (1:01:30) rounded out our fast food coverage before we moved on to the Masters (1:07:30) talking about the course, the players, the odds and our favorites! As always, thanks for listening.

It finally happened: The Bachelor ended! We're back for our final Bachelor recap (01:00) talking about Lauren/Arie (5:55), Arie's decisions (8:00), Arie never leaving (9:35) and the rest of the gossip/rumors/theories (12:27). Then, we're excited to announce our first ever "Worst Man in America Bracket" (19:30). We took the most annoying, douchiest, worst men we could think of and sorted them into the 4 quadrants of a 16 team bracket. We then argued until we found the biggest bundle of sticks in America. Check our social media pages for photos of the bracket. The match-ups: Jerry Sandusky vs Logan Paul (21:50) Travis Kalanick vs Martin Shrkeli (25:03) Donald Trump vs Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell (30:00) Harvey Winstein vs Kanye (36:25) Jared Kushner vs Bernie Madoff (41:00) Justin Bieber vs Pat Robertson (46:20) The Koch Brothers vs *our lone surprise* (50:00) Arie vs Ajit Pai (54:30) As always, thanks for listening!

Plenty to be fired up about this week! First, we talk the Bachelor (2:45). Then, our favorite Will Smith movies (21:00). And finally, some Oscars talk (37:14). For the Bachelor we talk Arie's tattoo (3:40), all 3 dates (Kendall - 5:45, Lauren - 11:30, Becca - 14:30) and of course we talk about Ross's 15 minutes (15:50). For our intermission segment we countdown our favorite Will Smith movies including, but not limited to, Collateral Beauty (22:35), Independence Day (24:35), Hitch (28:40), I Am Legend (32:05) and more. Finally, we dive into the Oscar movies tackling Get Out (38:40), Three Billboards' problems (40:26), the Shape of Water (46:00), Lady Bird (50:45), Dunkirk (52:00) Call Me By Your Name (54:00) and the rest of the big award nominees. We end with a bit about Icarus (1:02:05), random categories (1:05), other movies we liked this year (1:07) and shenanigans. As always, thanks for listening!

Our all-star break is officially over, which means that we are back in the studio! This week we get a little sidetracked talking spiders and bugs (1:07), but eventually got to The Bachelor and talked Jacqueline's exit (8:33), Tia (12:40), hometown dates (14:07), Lauren (18:12) and Kendall (23:30). We took a brief intermission and talked about our favorite game shows (26:30) and JDs only game show audition (31:15). Yes, we talk Supermarket Sweep (38:30). And Survivor (41:00). Finally, we get to talking about the NBA and the All-Star Game (45:15) followed by the new-look Cavs (52:30), Boston (56:30) and the Warriors/Rockets (59:30). Thanks for listening!

They say 'two out of three ain't bad' so JD and Justin are back to talk about the usual suspects. Listen now as we discuss the latest episode of the Bachelor (2:45). We talk Krystal (7:25), Bekah (9:50), Jacqueline (11:30), all 4 dates from last week and some other good shit. We couldn't not talk about the biggest This is Us to date (18:23), which naturally led into SB52 (26:30) and McDaniels talk (31:10). Then we dive into some NBA talking about 2018 player options (35:33), the Cavs (43:20), Dubs (47:00), Boston/Toronto (50:30). and the dark horses/rest of the league (54:45). Thanks for listening!

The 3 heads of the dragon are back and ready for Super Bowl 52! First we give a quick Tahoe recap (1:35)and discuss The Bachelor (7:23), the bowling date (12:00), Krystal (14:47), and the rest of the girls (18:45). We talk a little NBA: the Blake Griffin trade (21:30), the Omer trade (28:15) and Intern Erics NBA 2K9/Rasual story (30:40). Finally, we get down to brass tacks as we dive into the Super Bowl bets (35:45) including our thoughts on the anthem/pregame bets (37:15), Pinks hair color (40:30), the actual game (42:15), Ajayi and the rushing game (47:35), WRs and TEs (51:30) and Eric and JDs favorite 'only found during the Super Bowl' bets (54:00)which includes our favorite: will the starting kickoff be returned. Listen now to hear which side we are on! As always, thanks for listening.

Your 3 favorite hosts are back in studio to talk about the status of our pod resolutions (:34) including Eric (2:45) and JDs (5:18) current reading material. We get way more into chicken feet than we had planned (8:38) and discuss some gambling strategy with 2/3s of the pod heading to Tahoe (13:08). We dive into the latest Bachelor episode (21:38) sharing our thoughts on the 3 dates (22:45, 28:10, 31:20), Maquel (25:10) and the rest of the drama (34:30). Finally, we talk some NBA(40:00) and with the NBA All-Star Game coming up we do our own ASG Mock Draft featuring Justin as Capt Curry and JD as Captain LeBron (43:00) and then eventually we sneak some Kawhi talk in there (55:05). Thanks for listening!

How is January half over? This week we dive right in with a discussion about arcade games (1:05) including a new favorite (4:45), old favorites (6:00), tables games (7:20) and then somehow a quick chat about Shake Shack (10:15). Then, we get a nice surprise during The Bachelor segment (13:45) as we discuss the girls, our favorites (30:30), and the 3 dates: G.LO.B. (16:40), one-on-one (27:25) and the puppies (34:35). We end with some NBA talk (40:30) asking what's up with the Cavs (42:30), who can win the East (46:00), and is Markelle Fultz okay (55:00)? We get into a little Bos/IT/Cavs/Lebron (47:30) before ending with the AFC Championship game (1:02:00) and the NFC Championship game (1:10:00). If you're reading this still... damn, you rock. Don't forget to subscribe and rate! Thanks for listening!

The band is back together for the first time in the new year! First, we welcome back Intern Eric (0:40), discuss and revisit our pod resolutions (1:20) and shoot the shit (6:00). Then, as promised, we discuss all things The Bachelor (11:00) going over the girls and all 3 dates from the second episode (in order 20:15, 23:25, 26:15). We talk bachelor parties for a bit (34:00) and move on to the BBB (37:50) before we get to the Fusion GPS transcript (44:45), Feinstein, Russia and more Trump stuff. Lastly, we make our picks in the divisional round (58:00) and give out our weekend DK (103:45). Don't forget to subscribe and rate! As always, thanks for listening.

JD and Justin are back for the first pod of 2018 for The Fired Up Podcast! Listen as we talk about our New Years Eve plans (3:30), which includes JD and Steph cooking lobster (4:30) and Justin at a wedding (6:00); Pod Resolutions (13:30), which includes talk about Ready Player One (15:15) and encouragement for Mr. Kleppert (20:00); karaoke (22:00) and NFL Playoffs, both the division games (25:40) and the Conference/SB winners (35:30), as well as our choice in the NCAA Championship game (43:00). As always, thanks for listening!

Special guest Tyler Harbaugh joins us to talk 2017/2018. We get into some of our favorite trips (2:30), Japan (7:30), Tyler's favorite music of 2017 (12:13), JD at OSL (15:35), concerts (20:15), Justin's Xmas Movie Extravaganza (26:00), Star Wars - no spoilers (29:00), JD's 2017 movies (32:35), 2017 TV(36:30), books and other media shit (39:00), resolution talk (47:00), midterm elections (53:00) and some last minute end-of-season football talk (59:00). As always, thanks for listening!

The 3 amigos are back for their first December pod and are fired up about the holidays! Listen as we discuss people watching at the mall, Christmas, the NBA on Christmas, Doug Jones and Roy Moore, a little Trump, a little more politics, and of course our 5 picks of the week including our PLOW. As always, thanks for listening!

Intern Eric is back from his hiatus and fired up as he joins JD and Justin for episode #31. This episode we get fired up about a late November birthday (0:30), Ironman races and how far JD could make it (2:20), and some Thanksgiving recaps (10:00). We also got fired up about donuts (13:20), breakfast foods (20:30), Project Veritas (25:00), Marty Baron (37:30) and of course football (39:50). We also give away our PLOW (54:24), our 5 picks (100:30), and our inaugural pick for Trash Can of the Week - hint: it's Matt Lauer (104:30)! As always, thanks for listening!

JD and Justin are ready for thanksgiving and fired up about pool tables (03:00), Charlie Rose (10:00), Net Neutrality (15:25) and JD when he has no data (20:00). We talk books for a bit (21:15), Al Franken (27:15), Roy Moore (29:30), Trump and Lavar (34:20) and finally, our week 12 NFL picks including the PLOW (37:00). As always, thanks for listening!

The band is back together as JD, Justin and Intern Eric return fired up about Thanksgiving, Superhero movies and Week 11 in the NFL. We talk Thanksgiving with the future in-laws and our own family traditions (01:00), Black Friday (10:30), the Vancho family Thanksgiving story featuring JD (14:00), NFL on Thanksgiving vs NBA on X-mas (20:49); we also talk Thor and Superhero movies (22:00) and discuss the better superhero movies (25:00)and when/if a superhero movie could win awards (27:45). Finally, we talk football (32:00) including Jerry Jones (35:35), TNF in general (38:00), and our favorite 5 picks of the week (55:00)! As always, thanks for listening!

JD and Justin are back and fired up about Game 7 of the World Series (0:15 and 9:10), JDs funny excuse for missing Game 7 (2:05), the reason for Intern Eric's absence and we discuss his divisive betting quirk(15:05), TNF and MIN/WAS (19:30), SNF and a little collusion talk (27:50), our PLOW - Pod Lock Of the Week (33:30), MNF and the rest of our picks (38:45), and the big election wins this week (45:15). As always, thanks for listening!

We are back and Justin is fired up to talk a little baseball plus JD and Intern Eric share their own playoff baseball experiences: the Bartman game and Pablo's 3-homer game (0:45). Then, Netflix somehow came up and we started talking Narcos/Mindhunters/American Vandal (12:40), which led to JD telling the story of the most scared he's ever been (15:25). Finally, we got to Week 8 of the NFL (17:20) with our PLOW - Pod Lock Of the Week - and each of our 5 favorite picks of the week (54:30). As always, thanks for listening!

Intern Eric is back and joins JD and Justin to discuss (01:00)Gordon Hayward and the Celts, (06:00)KD's contract and the Warriors, (08:30)parity in the NBA and the schedule, (12:00) Draymond,(14:10) the Bulls being in disarray, and (17:15) every NFL game, which includes our (25:00) Pod Lock Of the Week and (52:00) each of our 5 favorite picks this week. As always, thanks for listening!

Week 6 is here and even though Intern Eric took the week off the show must go on! JD and Justin are here to talk (2:10) Jerry Jones and his new policy, (6:00) what we may see/would like to see moving forward, (9:30) Nixon and Ava Duvarney's 13TH, (12:30) every NFL game this week and (54:00) a few special anecdotes that reveal a forthcoming pod. As always, thanks for listening!

Oh, boy, we are FIRED UP that the NBA season is a week away! Listen as we discuss (00:45) Melo joining PG13 and Russ in OKC (06:45) KD and his fake twitter stuff (11:18) D-Wade and the Bulls (16:15) the Warriors with a little Spurs/Celtics (20:50) the Bucks (25:05) the Clippers (31:00) ROY candidates plus general rookie talk (36:20) some Celtics, but mostly Philly (41:23) revenge games (45:00) MVP odds plus MVP chatter and (49:00) a whole bunch of other stuff! As always, thanks for listening.

How is it already a quarter of the way through the NFL season!? Listen as JD, Justin and Intern Eric talk (01:30) kneeling/sitting/making a statement during the national anthem and what it means vs what people think it means, (10:00)some tidbits about Goodell and his awfulness, (13:00) every NFL game including TNF, SNF and MNF, and (57:30) our top 5 picks of the week plus our pod lock of the week! As always, thanks for listening!

Week 4 of the NFL season is right around the corner and we have a full slate of game for the last time until Week 12. Listen in as we (01:45) play another round of "Cash 'em, Trash 'em or Stash 'em - this time with TEs", go over each game on the schedule and (46:45) pick our pod lock of the week plus each of our 5 favorites for the week! As always, thanks for listening.

JD returns and brings with him a game of "Cash 'em, Stash 'em or Trash 'em" as we discuss a few top-tier running backs struggling out of the gate, TNF, Deshone and his migraines, the London game, AJ Green, every single game and so much more in preparation for Week 3. As always, thanks for listening.

Intern Eric and I, hailing from opposite sides of the state but having each spent 4+ years in enemy territory, get together to discuss all things Southern California vs Northern California. We cover the basics like growing up there but also: (12:30) driving vs not driving as a teenager and the high-school systems, (21:40) college in LA, seeing the sights when visiting each place and neighborhoods vs cities, (24:45) people, (30:15) food, (35:15) weather, (39:00) sports, and more specifically, (46:00) the NBA and the Warriors vs the Clippers vs the Lakers. As always, thanks for listening!

Intern Eric and I man the mics as we talk DJ and the no-good Colts, Thursday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Goff and his first 300-yard game, Young Tom Brady, Matt Ryan coming home and every other game on the schedule during week 2! Skip to 57:00 to hear our 5 picks of the week, Thanks for listening!

We've had a lot of football pods recently, but we are just as amped that basketball is around the corner so we decided to talk about some of the more exciting trades that have happened so far this year. We won't get into each teams' offseason or anything like that, but listen as we discuss the Sixers and Markelle Fultz, D12, Jimmy Butler, CP3, PG-13 and more!

Aside from the fact that it's impossible that it's September already we are fired up for the new NFL season! 1:12 A round-table discussion of all 16 NFL games this weekend. 43:52 Our 5 favorite picks against the spread. Thanks for listening!

The AFC South is here! We break down how we think the teams, and players, will fare during the regular season and the fantasy season. A breakdown of the teams covered here: 1:00 - Tennessee Titans 12:50 - Houston Texans 24:40 - Indianapolis Colts 37:00 - Jacksonville Jaguars 50:00 - Division talk Thanks for listening!

Our preview of the AFC North is finally here! We break down how we think the teams, and players, will fare during the regular season and the fantasy season. A breakdown of the teams covered here: 0:35 - Cleveland Browns 16:00 - Cincinnati Bengals 28:00 - Baltimore Ravens 36:15 - Pittsburgh Steelers 44:00 - Season-long bet talk Thanks for listening!

The NFC West is on tap today! We break it down as the teams get ready for the 2017 season and how we think the teams, and players, will fare during the regular season and the fantasy season. A breakdown of the teams covered here: 0:35 - Seattle Seahawls 14:35 - Arizona Cardinals 25:42 - Los Angeles Rams 37:07 - San Francisco 49ers 47:00 - Levi Stadium/division talk Thanks for listening!

Our final Game of Thrones podcast of the year! We were fired up about the episode, but maybe not so fired up that season 7 is over. Listen as we talk about the episode/season as a whole and so many things about this last episode including: Tyrion and Cersei and Jaime, The Mountain and The Hound, Bran and Sam, the Stark kids and everything in between. As always, thanks for listening.