The Flip Side

Brian and Galen return are back for more talk of sports, media and more during the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics this week include: - Celebrating Cindo de Mayo and their favorite Mexican food. - The absence of sports (and fans) the past two months. - Is opening with all sorts of restrictions really worth it? - Game and streaming recommendations.

Brian and Galen are back for more talk on the important issues of our day: * What are the best store-bought cookies? * What single cut of meat would you live on for all of quarantine? * Why is media coverage of this crisis so ... odd?

After no episodes in three momnths, the boys are back with their second episode in a week. Quarantine, man. Brian and Galen take some time to discuss free agency in the NFL. Tom Brady's in Tampa Bay? The Bills are good? The Colts have Philip Rivers? Crazy times, man. Crazy times.

Brian and Galen are back to talk about media and life during the Covid-19 outbreak. The pandemic seems to be Twitter's time to shine. Brian takes the pessimistic side, while Galen takes the optimistic angle. I know, right? They also lament the experiences of their seniors and talk about their cooking goals for the next few weeks/months. It's all about intentionality.

Happy Thanksgiving week, Flip Side Nation! Topics this week include:- The war on turkey. Do people really hate turkey or do they like saying that they hate turkey. - How Cornish Game Hens are like quicksand- The ESPN digital metrics, and what it means for sports media. - How to support journalism without subscribing to newspapers.

It's winter in both Indiana and New York. Brian's got six inches of snow, Galen's got temperatures under 20 degrees. Which means it's prime podcasting season.Topics include a Pew study about how Americans use and view news on social media; the controversy around Northwestern's student newspaper; the start of the ACC network; the disaster of autocorrect. Also, just what the heck is late-stage capitalism?Americans Are Wary of the Role Social Media Sites Play in Delivering the NewsAddressing The Daily's coverage of Sessions protestsWhy the Phrase ‘Late Capitalism' Is Suddenly EverywhereSubscribe viaApple PodcastsStitcherOvercastRSS

The boys are back after a long hiatus and do a deep dive into this week's Deadspin news

Topics include: The growth of Next Door; Drawing strength from doubters, the future of social media.

The boys are back for their long-awated season 10! Topics include: the culpability of sports media in Kevin Durant's injury; the "hypocrisy" of news consumers; the stupidty of Axios; the best foods to watch being cooked.

The boys are back, with their ninth different recording platform. Galen needs to distract himself from Tuedsay's Indiana-Northwestern game, and he talks about his experience with Chronic Hooser at Bloomington's newest restaurant, Joella's.Brian and Galen talk about the two Fyre Festival documentaries and influencer culture. They also discuss the AFC and NFC Championship games and the various storylines from those games. Why aren't referees in all sports required to speak to the media after games?Who has the better Fyre Festival: Netflix or Hulu?Subscribe viaApple PodcastsStitcherOvercastRSS

We're back, Flipside Nation!Galen is back teaching after his sabbatical, but Brian is still on hibernation during his endless winter break. The boys are back for the start of Season 9, and they are great fun to be state employees and not federal ones. This leads to a discussion about what a United States University would look like. The paperwork. The bureaucracy. The sprawling campus in Nevada. What conference would they join? Is Condoleezza Rice the natural for athletic director?This gives way to a discussion about Max Read's article in New York magazine about just how much of the internet is fake. Brian assures us that he's not a bot, which is exactly what a bot would say. But seriously, what does it mean for our culture that metrics are such a definitive part of our media landscape? If so much of our world is built upon the premise that what we're seeing is real, what does it mean when we have to question all of that? And while there's a lot about the internet to hate, the maps are pretty solid.Finally, there's discussion of the NFL playoffs. Galen's Colts look good, and Brian's on the bandwagon. Also, how is it that 74 NBC cameras could not come up with a definitive angle of the double doing?Thanks for listening. Subscribe at one of the links below to get new episodes as we release them.How Much of the Internet Is Fake? Turns Out, a Lot of It, ActuallySUBSCRIBEApple PodcastsStitcherOvercastRSS

The boys are back! Galen is back after traveling literally all over the world. He talks food in South Korea, Anchor Bar wings in NYC and what he learned on all his travels.Galen and Brian talk about the challenges of a subscription model and what it means for the state of the game story; debate deleting Facebook; the challenges of covering college basketball.Happy Holidays from The Flip Side!

Topics include: The Nathan Peterman Experience; Underrated Beatles Songs; Galen's DNA and the presidency.

Topics include: Is LaCroix good for you? Is social media? How Galen made Twitter more bearable. And how is it that the NFL isn't dying anymore?

Questions addressed this week: Why hasn't the NFL collapsed like everyone predicted that it would? Why hasn't gambling changed sports journalism, like everyone said it would? Why does Twitter's algorithm suck so much?Subscribe viaApple PodcastsStitcherOvercastRSS

It's the earliest in the day that Brian and Galen have ever recorded, and Brian was up late at an Avett Brothers concert the night before, so it's time for some cobweb podcasting. There is much caffeine involved.Topics include an extended discussion on the state of podcasting, spurred by a great live question from our friend @AssemblyCall. How will the commingling of podcasting and radio work going forward? Also, talk on The Athletic's recent round of expansion, and a debate on the merits of pie vs. cupcakes vs. cake.

Galen is back from Hawaii and highly recommends it. Brian had a flooded basement today and does not recommend it.This week's topics include the media's over-the-top coverage of Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship; the need for college sports to have independent oversight; what sports media students should do to start the academic year.Also, a discussion on the worst idea they've heard all year.

Topics this week include: Brian's daughter's new Kindle and the state of the Apple ecosystem; layoffs at the New York Daily News; innovation in the newspaper industry; journalists stepping away from Twitter and what's gone wrong with the platform. Brewery of the month: Trillium Brewery. Subscribe via iTunes Stitcher RSS

Topics include: Brian's preparation process for day podcasting; The World Cup semifinals; TV and sports and cable cutting; The Supreme Court nomination process; Flip Side trivia.Subscribe via:iTunesStitcherRSS

Topics include: Galen's New Door; The Lost Steely Dan Demos; The Evolution of Sports Media vis a vis LeBron's Decisions; Media Organizations picking winners and losers; The Gatekeeping Power of 21st Century Sports Media.The Press Box‘The Decision' Reloaded: How LeBron James's Free-Agency Announcement Changed the NBA - The RingerSubscribe viaiTunesStitcherRSS

Brian and Galen are back for Season 8 (season 8? Yep, season 8).Topics include Changing Beer Culture, Partisan Politics and How Sports Journalists Interact with the Public.Subscribe viaiTunesStitcherRSS

In their Season 7 finale, Brian and Galen spend the entire hour breaking down the current NCAA Men's Basketball scandal. Why is media coverage of this story seemingly stuck in 1989? What does it mean for the future of college sports? What will bring real reform? Thanks for listening this season! We'll talk to you again in April.

The boys tackle 8 topics in 61 minutes. Including:The Parkland shooting victims and the use of social mediaCrisis actors and national tragediesThe bash*t insane Newsweek storyThe Mavericks story and #MetoNCAA Vacating titlesMedia framing of college basketball student sectionsThe Tom Crean rehabilitation tourThe Big Ten Tournament ticket apocalypse.Subscribe:Apple PodcastsStitcherRSS 

What Winter Olympic events would Galen and Brian be best at? Along with that, topics include Ron Borges and Tom Brady's agent. How does a story like this even happen, and why do we spend so much time and energy talking about the Boston sports media? Who is the Steve Bannon of the sports world? The answer is obvious, but still interesting. Media coverage of bracketology. Get ready for quadrant talk, and a look at St. Bonaventure's compelling case. Subscribe:iTunesStitcherRSS

It's our post-Super Bowl special, and there's a lot of football talk. Galen tries to talk Brian into getting excited about the Bills pursuing Nick Foles. Topics include the Colts coaching debacle. What the heck's going on in Indy? Who is the media going to paint as the villain here - Josh McDaniels or the team? Super Bowl LII. Why was Cris Collinsworth so bamboozled by the catch calls? Why was there no real buzz about the game? The ESPN App. Apparently, carriage fees remain ESPN's heroin.  Beers of The Flip SideModelo Especial Alto Real Red Wine Subscribe:iTunes Stitcher RSS

Topics this week include the Michigan State scandal and all its related fallout. Is the post-game press conference the appropriate site for investigative journalism? Do reporters have to be more performative in this digital media age? Is Tom Izzo a dead-coach walking? DK Sports and Deadspin. The new subscription only model for sports news sites is interesting, but are they good places to work? Beers of the Flip SideBig Ditch Fresh BakedRhinegeist TruthLagunitas Born Yesterday  Subscribe:iTunes Stitcher RSS

Galen is back after the birth of his second child (Brian's note: She is ADORABLE!). Topics this week include The media coverage of the Larry Nassar case. Why has there been so little coverage of this story? The boys give some theories, including comparing it to Penn State. The return of the XFL. Is anybody really asking for this? And is this all set up for Trump to be the commissioner in 2021? Bob Costas and the Super Bowl. What's it mean that one of the most important sports broadcasters stepped away from hosting football coverage. Beers of the Flip Side:War Horse Lt. Dan IPA Brian's Blue Apron Substitute of the WeekInstantPot 

This week, Brian and Galen talk about **Lavar Ball and ESPN.** Why do reporters insist on talking to him, and why is it wrong for NBA coaches to keep reporters from interviewing him. **Logan Paul and YouTube Culture.** That dude's an idiot, but what does his popularity say about media in 2018? **Oprah 2020** Do the boys have Oprah Fever? (Spoiler alert ... no).

In the first episode of 2018, Brian and Galen talk about The Buffalo Bills' playoff drought and the power of narratives in sports journalism; Central Florida and the college football playoff and how it's Boise State all over again: College basketball season and how St. Bonaventure slayed the dragon that is Syracuse (one guess at who's very excited about this). Subscribe:iTunesStitcherRSS

In their Boxing Day special, Brian and Galen talk about Objectivity in Sports Journalism. What did the Tim Layden essay in Sports Illustrated get wrong? Why do some sports journalists care so much about being seen as objective. Fans vs. Sports Journalists. Why do sports journalists seem to hold fans in such disdain? What do fans really want from sports journalism? Predictions for 2018. What does the future hold for ESPN and for The Athletic?Also … is there a dessert that Brian won't eat? Beers of The Flip SideTroeg's Mad Elf Grand CruPanther PorterSubscribe:iTunesStitcherRSS 

Topics this week include: The resignation of John Skipper. What should we make of the sudden departure of ESPN's top executive. What's next for the once-upon-a-Worldwide Leader in Sports? Spoiler culture. Brian saw The Last Jedi this weekend after avoiding the news all weekend. Why did he do that? What's at the root of spoiler culture, and why does it not apply to sports? Our favorite Christmas media. Scrooge McDuck and George Bailey play prominent roles. That would actually make a fantastic movie. Also — Brian tries LaCroix for the first time. And we find Galen's high school musical video collection. Wine of the Flipside: Flipside Red Blend

The boys are back for an afternoon show. Topics for this week include: Quitting Twitter When You're Famous. It's all good for Wright Thompson to quit Twitter. But do the rest of us have that option? The NFL Network Sexual Assault allegations. Is it a surprise that it took this long for this story to come to the sports world? The Berenst(E)ain Bears Conspiracy Theory, the Mandela Effect and whether or not we are living in an alternative universe (and if Australia is there or not)?Beers of the FlipsideTriptych Brewing Fleeting GalaxySubscribe:iTunesStitcherRSS

The boys are back - they're cold, but they're back. They are relieved to learn that Chip and Joanna aren't splitting up, and Brian's still obsessed with the idea that Australia's not real.Topics this week include Herm Edwards at Arizona State and their New Leadership Model. What do we when the sports worlds tries to emulate startup culture. ESPN buying Fox Sports regional networks. This is late-breaking news, but what could it mean for sports broadcasting? Shows are kids watch. It turns out Dora the Explorer isn't that bad after all. And maybe Princess Sofia isn't as bad as Caillou, and that's the nicest thing Brian can say about it. Beers of The Flip SideThe Edward, Hill Farmstead BreweryJack Rudy Cocktail Co Elderflower TonicMore Good, Beacon NY 

Topics that Galen and Brian take on this week include Greg Schiano and “Twitter mobs.” What is it about Twitter that gives it so much power in our media environment? What the heck happened to Jason Whitlock? The Fall of Matt Lauer. How shocking is this particular story? Is the sports version of this coming anytime soon? Car subscriptions and treating what we have traditionally thought of as consumer goods as services. Brian is super intrigued by this. Beers of the Flip Side:White Aphro - Empire Brewing CompanyRepublique Cabernet Sauvignon Subscribe:iTunesStitcherRSS 

The boys are back with their Thanksgiving special. Topics include: ESPN Layoffs and the evolution of Sportscenter and the network. What does ESPN want to be? Kryie Irving's Flat Earth Beliefs and why reporters feel the need to write about it. Open-Access Journals and the flaws in the academic publishing system.Brian learns that Australia may not exist, and he's fascinated.Also, they have their first Internet Outrage That They Didn't Take Part In.

The boys are back with a new theme song, a new streamlined format and the same-old background noises. Topics include ESPN on Snapchat and what it means for sports media and for the social media platform; Twitter at 280 and whether or not the new character count fundamentally changes Twitter; Does College Basketball Need Saving? and what people really want from the sport.

It's a mid-afternoon edition of The Flip Side, and it's a quick episode. Something something about Galen having to “teach class” because he's a “university professor.” Whatever. The boys begin with Brian talking his weekend trip to Philadelphia and the Mütter Museum, where he saw (among other things) a 40-pound colon. True story. Galen fills Brian in on the sad state of Everton's season, and Brian realizes he picked his new favorite soccer team poorly. There are two main topics today. The first is Red Lobster's secret Endless Shrimp menu. This begets a larger conversation about why certain restaurants have secret menus and which one would be the best (hint, it's Taco Bell). Then it's on to The Athletic and the comments its founder made to the New York Times on Monday and the ensuing kerfuffle. The boys go beyond the internet outrage machine to talk about what it all means for the future of sports journalism. Why The Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers The Athletic founder says site will let local papers ‘continuously bleed,' ‘suck them dry' of talent Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp Secret Menu Panerea's secret menu items you've got to try Taco Bell secret menu items In and Out's Secret Menu Why do restaurants have secret menus Everton sack manager after Arsenal defeat Subscribe via iTunes Stitcher RSS

It's a Throwback … Monday? The boys are back at their classic time for an old-school edition of The Flip Side. They start with high praise for friend of the show Lauren Smith, who became an official Ironman this weekend. That eventually segues into talk of a New York Times story showing how Trump voters view the NFL, how tribalism is affecting our world and how partisanship is a hell of a drug. The main topic is Twitter - or, in Galen's words, why Twitter has no chill. Brian thinks Twitter feels very different than it did even a few years ago and that it is becoming less vital. Galen still believes in what Twitter can be, even if people take everything on there way too seriously. There's no answer to be had, but it's a good discussion on the present state and potential future of social media. They boys also talk about the baseball playoffs and why they are both awesome and interminable. There is also the potential of a live in-kitchen show next week.

Your favorite crime-fighting duo is back with a deep dive into the latest NCAA basketball scandal and what it means for the future of college sports. Subscribe via iTunes Stitcher RSS

It's another mid-afternoon recording of The Flip Side, and Brian and Galen have come up with the newest HGTV series idea — World's Awesomest Laundry Rooms. This week, they talk about why HGTV was not the cause of the housing crisis. They try to figure out the most disgusting food combination they'd eat (it involves mashed potatoes) and plan out potential food-related road trips. Also, which cartoon characters would they like to be friends with? Which ones would be the worst? Brian also describes his experience eating McDonald's pizza.

It's the start of Season 6 (OK, so Brian kind of unilaterally declared it to be Season 6). Galen's back from a week in Germany, Brian's back from a week in Vermont. They talk about German beer and what the tailgating parties for an NFL team in Vermont would be like. The boys talk about the ongoing Jemele Hill story and the representation of Latinos in the media. They also break down the best cure for a chest cold, 1980s movie sequels, the difference between a cheeseburger and a cheeseburger sub, and their favorite breakfast cereals. The main topic, such as it is, looks at whether or not the Colts and Bills are truly bad franchises or not.

So. There's been a bit of news this week. Brian and Galen do their best to make sense of what happened in Charlottesville, what's happening with the Trump administration, what's going on in the country. Because really, who watches Indiana Jones and roots AGAINST Indiana Jones? Also, does it make any sense that Chick-Fil-A makes more money by being closed on Sunday? No. No it does not.

The Flip Side's intermittent summer schedule continues, but this is a good one. Brian's wife has recently started listening to Ryan Adams, and this has Galen super excited. They talk about Ryan's long discography and the best ways to get into an established artist without being too Rob Gordon about it. Then, the boys discuss some great issues stemming from a few online discussions this week. Why, oh why, don't people know how to merge (which turns into a discussion on the importance of lines and waiting your turn in our culture). What does the future of TV look like now that Disney is creating its own streaming services? Who is the bigger loser in this — Netflix or cable? And they tease to what's sure to be a fascinating discussion on the state of academic publishing.

Brian is back from the drudgery of vacation and is back in the thrilling world of work and podcasting. He and Galen attempt to answer the questions of our time. Why did Vice Sports fail? Is The Athletic a potentially successful new model for sports journalism? What happened to NASCAR? How does the new Star Trek series look? Why do we have lawns?

In this week's episode of The Flip Side, we: 1. Learn all about Galen's run in with the Bloomington Police and his life of crime. 2. Why Paul Ryan won't just flip on Trump already. 3. Discuss our pop culture black holes, including how Brian's wife killed Levon Helm. 4. Talk about why both tiny houses and MegaDecks are dumb (even if Brian wants a tiny house). 5. Finally tell you why a hot dog is not a sandwich.

The boys are back recording in the evening for one week only (until their schedules make it so they have to record in the evening again). Some of the topics the talk about. 1. The obscene price of bounce houses in Penfield, N.Y. 2. Galen's July 4 chicken recipes. 3. Which Founding Father would be the best at Twitter, and why George Washington would suck at it. 4. Why Americans are so bad at ordering steak. 5. The future of Fox Sports. 6. Ownership of music in the digital age — aka, Brian's existential crisis.

Things discussed on this week's episode of The Flip Side: 1. Galen's vacation to San Diego, and how he had no real desire to watch sports while on the West Coast. 2. Brian's bias against online video (spoken ironically on a podcast that is live streamed). 3. Jeff Bezos' statement to the Future of Journalism conference: “Focus on the reader.” 4. How ridiculously annoying Brian's cat is. 5. Brian found an EPL team to root for.

In 2016, the website [Food Republic published a chart](All The Styles Of French Fries, Ranked - Food Republic) purporting to rank all styles of french fries from best to worst. The list is, to say it bluntly, ridiculous. Galen and Brian break down all the ways the list is wrong and talk about why you can't separate a french fry from where it's made. Also, what's worse: Auto-play videos that follow you down the screen, or horribly invasive pop-up ads? The boys break down the issues facing the newspaper industry.

The band is back together, and trying some new things. This episode [streamed live](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqC7HK_vW4), but Brian's computer was temperamental, which led to all sorts of technical shenanigans at the start. But once that was figured out, the boys were back. They give a medal to millennials for killing off Applebee's, discuss the lack of a Blue Apron sponsorship, and discuss the proper ways to make gumbo and the best shows on TV right now. There are also, against all odds, two stories about Margaritaville.

It's the Season 4 finale, and the boys start out with their biggest disagreement yet — over the merits of pancakes, waffles, and French Toast (Brian's note, since I write the show notes: Galen is SO wrong on this) and have a wonderful debate over the epistemology of breakfast. They also answer some really important questions: Why do people store things in their ovens? What is the most depressing meat to eat? What 1990s show will be rebooted as the next terrible movie? What, in god's name, is Pickle Loaf? Who will be our Cousin Oliver? Thanks for listening! We'll be back in a few weeks with Season 5

Galen's back from a weekend at the IACS conference in Phoenix. Brian has research envy and taco envy. OK. Just taco envy. The boys talk about the conference and the state of sports communication research. They talk a lot about that … less than entertaining … NCAA Championship game, why officiating in college basketball is so bad and what can be do to improve it, and why sports need full time officials. They also do a deep dive into the art of the octopus taco.