The Producers

Toy Drive Live: Sam Schmitz and Dan Plocher takeover LIVE on The Fan for the 14th Annual Toy Drive benefitting Children's Wisconsin presented by Annex Wealth Management! As the season is just three weeks away, where do you think the Bucks sit as we speak? Sam and Dan break it down! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toy Drive Live: Sam Schmitz and Dan Plocher takeover LIVE on The Fan for the 14th Annual Toy Drive benefiting Children's Wisconsin presented by Annex Wealth Management! The Producers ask you, even with a quarterback change imminent for the Packers... Do they still have the best future of any team in the NFC North? Then, Bucks reporter Kane Pitman  with Locked On Bucks and ESPN Australia joins The Producers to talk the lack of a Giannis extension, grades the Bucks' offseason, and gives us an update on when he can return to the states and get back on the beat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toy Drive Live: Sam Schmitz, Dan Plocher, and Evan Heffelfinger takeover LIVE on The Fan for the 14th Annual Toy Drive benefiting Children's Wisconsin presented by Annex Wealth Management! The Producers give their testimonies of what the Toy Drive has meant for them, and ask you: Who are the legitimate threats to the Packers in the NFC? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam and Dan On Demand EP 30. Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife producer of The Fan) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show) are back with another episode, breaking down the Milwaukee Bucks' latest moves of acquiring Jrue Holiday (0:00), Bogdan Bogdanovic (9:55).  What does the Eastern Conference now look like (26:09)?  David Bakhtiari gets his extension (42:57).  Best moments on The Fan this week (52:21)! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam and Dan On Demand EP 29. Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife producer of The Fan) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show) are back with another episode, breaking down the latest rumors in the NBA (including Russell Westbrook to the Bucks???), where the Packers rank in the NFC, and our funniest moments on The Fan this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating the North, Week 7: Dan Plocher (the Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show) is back talking the NFC North and all of the deals he expects and would like to see from all of the NFC North's teams. Will the Packers deal for a wide recevier? The Lions have to get a Patriot now that they are fire-saling, right? Are the Bears going to look for a QB? Will the Vikings sell more? Find out this week on NTN! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan On Demand, Episode 20...something: Evan Heffelfinger, Sam Schmitz and Dan Plocher are back for another episode as we talk the Badgers and the curse of Wisconsin sports after Graham Mertz has an incredible career opener... and then gets COVID. The NFL trade deadline is a week away and the guys discuss if the Packers should make a move and who thwy would like to come to (or maybe return to...) Green Bay. Then, the Top-3 clips of the week wraps up another fun-filled show, and you know your boy Rick from Oshkosh makes an appearance.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating the North, Week 6: Host Dan Plocher from The Wendy's Big Show talks Week 6 in the NFC North as the Packers get a much needed wake up call, the Bears found a leader in Nick Foles, the Vikings need to be better (not just Kirck Cousins), and the Lions put themselves in a position to maybe be mediocre! That and a lot more on this week's episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan On Demand Episode 27. Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife Producer for The Fan) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of the Wendy's Big Show) are back with another episode.  The guys preview Green Bay's upcoming matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Who's in? Who's out? All three give their predictions for Sunday's matchup (0:00).  We'll also go around the league and debate who are the top 10 teams in the NFL heading into week 6? (23:39) It's also Thursday.  We'll also go back in time to hear some of our favorite clips of our favorite caller on a throwback Thursday edition of Best Of on The FAN (56:15). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating the North, Week 5: Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show Dan Plocher is back to break down all of the Week 5 action in the NFC North including a heartbreaking loss for the Vikings and a prove-it win from the Bears over Tampa Bay! Did you gain respect for the Bears or lose it for the Buccaneers after Thursday Night's matchup? Follow Dan on Twitter @DanPlocher! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fantasy Football Weekly WK4. Tim Allen and Evan Heffelfinger are back, helping you navigate all the games that are affected by COVID-19 after multiple teams have seen positive tests, and some games were postponed or cancelled.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan On Demand Episode 26. Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife Producer for The Fan) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of the Wendy's Big Show) are back with another episode, breaking down the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the NFL, the Packers, where the Brewers stand as their offseason officially has started, and our favorite moments on The Fan this week! 1:00 Covid in the NFL 19:00 Will the Falcons give the Packers a challenge on MNF? 30:00 The Brewers are out of the playoffs.... so now what? 1:00:00 Best on The Fan this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating the North, Week 3: The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears stay undefeated, the Lions earn their first win, and the Vikings continue to embarass themselves. Are the Packers the class of the NFC? Are you buying the Bears? Dan Plocher from The Wendy's Big Show wraps around the NFC North and previews each team's Week 4 matchup.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating the North, Week 2: Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show Dan Plocher is back recapping the second week of action in the NFC North as the Packers demolish the Detroit Lions, the Bears start 2-0, and the Vikings look as bad as ever. As a Lions fan working at a Packers radio station, Dan provides a unique and informed persepective on the week's action. You can follow all his work @DanOnTheFan on Twitter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan on Demand, EP. 25: Sam Schmitz and Dan Plocher are back for another episode and we are talking Giannis winning his second MVP award (0:00:32), previewing Packers and Lions (0:15:41), along with other injuries to monitor on your fantasy football team for week two in the NFL, and recap the best of from this week at The FAN (0:44:00). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Zautke, the Polish Pipebomb Jeff Orlafski and Terry O'brien talk Packers/Vikings and look ahead to Packers/Lions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan on Demand, EP. 24: Evan Hefflefinger, Sam Schmitz, and Dan Plocher are back for another episode and we are talking fantasy football as we are two weeks away from the first NFL Sunday of the season! Then, we preview the Bucks Eastern Conference Semi-Finals matchup with the Miami Heat and give our Top-3 moments on The Fan this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam and Dan On Demand EP 22. Dan Plocher (Executive Producer for the Wendy's Big Show), so Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network) and Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife producer for The Fan) are back with another episode.  Sports are back and so are we.  We discuss what we've been up to during this hiatus (00:00), recap the first couple of Brewers games (12:43), Bucks scrimmages (41:12), and go over the best of from this week at 105.7 FM The FAN (54:00). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam and Dan On Demand EP 21. Dan is on vacation this week, so Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network) and Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife producer for The Fan) are back with another episode, breaking down the highest of the highs (the NBA coming back) the lowest of the lows (the MLB owners and players fighting) and addressing what's been happening in the US the last couple weeks. 3:00 The NBA is back!!! 35:00 The MLB is very far from being back!!! 1:20:00 Evan and Sam address the fight for racial equality in the United States.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on Demand on The Fan Ep. 20: Evan Heffelburger (finger), Sam Schmitz, and Dan Plocher take you through the possible scenarios for the NBA's return and elaborate on the Group Stage proposal which would have a Fifa World Cup encorporation into the NBA Playoffs. Then, they get nostalgic by giving some of their favorite players in the NBA, NFL, and MLB from when they were younger. The show raps up with the funniest moments from The Fan this week!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam and Dan On Demand Episode 19 - Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife Postgame Show producer), and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer for the Wendy's Big Show) are back with another episode, giving their thoughts & recapping "The Last Dance," discussing the latest news of a return in the NBA and MLB & our favorite moments on The FAN this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam and Dan On Demand Episode 18 - Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife Postgame Show producer), and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer for the Wendy's Big Show) are back with another episode, talking Packers and Jordan Love, The FAN in NBA 2K, Bill O'Brien's stupidity and our favorite moments on The FAN this week! 1:35 - The FAN in 2K??? 21:00 - What does Jordan Love need to do to be seen as a success? 42:00 - Where are the Rams, Texans and Bears headed? 1:05:30 - Best on The FAN this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan On Demand Episode 17: Bill Michaels Associate Producer Evan Heffelfinger, "Swiss Army Knife" Sam Schmitz, and Big Show Executive Producer Dan Plocher discuss the latest proposal to salvage MLB's 2020 season.  Also, did the Packers have to draft this type of a class for the upcoming season (32:00)?  Could they have waited another year to draft a QB?  Plus, we recap the best moments from The Fan this week (1:09:00). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan; NFL Draft Recap Show: The NFL Draft has come and past and Evan, Sam, and Dan are not happy with how the Packers drafted ended up this season. We take you through every selection that Green Bay made and analyze how there could be a fundamental change coming to the Packers' offense.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan On Demand: Bill Michaels Associate Producer Evan Heffelfinger, "Swiss Army Knife" Sam Schmitz, and Big Show Executive Producer Dan Plocher go pick-by-pick through the first round of the NFL Draft with their Mock Draft!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam and Dan EP16 - Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife producer for the FAN) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of the Wendy's Big Show) break down the career of Aaron Rodgers and whether the Packers did everything they could to help Aaron succeed. Plus, we'll talk about how the sports hiatus will affect Giannis Antetokounmpo and whether he'll stay or leave... and let's just say Evan and Dan get heated. 2:25 Did the Packers do everything they could to win with Aaron Rodgers? 32:00 Will this hiatus affect Giannis' decision to stay? 39:00 Dan and Evan get heated over the future of Giannis 56:00 Best moments on the FAN this week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The FAN On Demand, Ep. 15: Evan Heffelfinger, Sam Schmitz, and Dan Plocher discuss the impact that this pandemic has made on The Fan (0:04), debate what the best-case scenario is for MLB to fit in somewhat of a season this year (:23), their latest thoughts are on what Green Bay and Detroit should do in the upcoming NFL Draft (:44).  Plus, we bring you all of the best moments from The Fan this week (1:10:00). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The FAN On Demand, Ep. whatever it is: Evan Heffelfinger, Sam Schmitz, and Dan Plocher discuss their seeding in the FAN-Demonium bracket and beg for votes (:40), then destroythe awful new LA Rams logo and ask: What is the best/worst logo in sports?(16:30) Next, we debate where the Brewers will finish in the NL Central once the season actually begins. (39:00) Finally, they bring you all of the best moments from The Fan this week. (1:02:00) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The FAN On Demand, Ep. whatever it is: Evan Heffelfinger, Sam Schmitz, and Dan Plocher discuss their seeding in the FAN-Demonium bracket and beg for votes (:40), then destroythe awful new LA Rams logo and ask: What is the best/worst logo in sports?(16:30) Next, we debate where the Brewers will finish in the NL Central once the season actually begins. (39:00) Finally, they bring you all of the best moments from The Fan this week. (1:02:00) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan on Demand Ep. 13; 3/20/20: Evan Hefflefinger, Sam Schmitz, and Dan Plocher are back with their lucky 13th episode! We open up by asking you how quarantine is going and what are you doing to replace sports! Then we breakdown TB12 to the Bucs (31:00), and other NFC free agent additions (47:00), and talk Jennifer Aniston (1:23:00) in the top moments from The Fan at the end of the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan on Demand Ep. 13; 3/20/20: Evan Hefflefinger, Sam Schmitz, and Dan Plocher are back with their lucky 13th episode! We open up by asking you how quarantine is going and what are you doing to replace sports! Then we breakdown TB12 to the Bucs (31:00), and other NFC free agent additions (47:00), and talk Jennifer Aniston (1:23:00) in the top moments from The Fan at the end of the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan on Demand Ep. 13; 3/20/20: Evan Hefflefinger, Sam Schmitz, and Dan Plocher are back with their lucky 13th episode! We open up by asking you how quarantine is going and what are you doing to replace sports! Then we breakdown TB12 to the Bucs (31:00), and other NFC free agent additions (47:00), and talk Jennifer Aniston (1:23:00) in the top moments from The Fan at the end of the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Heff, Sam and Dan On Demand episode 12! Evan Heffelfinger (associate producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Taysom Hill producer of The Fan) and Dan Plocher (executive producer for the Wendy's Big Show) are back, battling through the coronavirus outbreak with a fresh episode. We'll talk about how the virus has and will affect us going forward, recap some of the wild NFL free agency moves, and Dan goes on a rant on the Lions wasting the career of receiver Calvin Johnson. Plus, our favorite moments on The Fan this week.   1:00 - Coronavirus chatter 17:00 - Packers sign two players, Texans trade Hopkins??? 1:02:00 Dan's epic Detroit Lions rant 1:08:00 Best moments on The Fan this week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bart Winkler and Evan Heffelfinger recap the action that was in Week 5 of the XFL plus preview what's next in Week 6! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bart Winkler and Evan Heffelfinger recap the action that was in Week 4 of the XFL plus preview what's next in Week 5! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam and Dan On Demand episode 11. Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer of the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of the Wendy's Big Show) are back with a loaded episode, breaking down a disappointing Bucks loss to the Lakers in LA, Christian Yelich being named a Brewer for life, and all the best clips you missed on The Fan this week! 1:00 - Are you sick of the national media creating storylines out of nothing regarding the Bucks? 21:00 - Are we putting too much stock in one regular season game? 38:00 - With the Yelich extension, what grade would you give the Brewers offseason? 55:00 - What is the small market recipe to winning a World Series?  1:11:00 - Sam makes an appearance... with an apology for Greg Gard 1:14:00 - The best on The Fan this week, including our old pal Rick in Oshkosh, Singing Dick back after his suspension, ruptured testicles and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan Ep. 10: A Podcast with Skills: It's time for another rendition of Heff, Sam, and Dan on The Fan! Evan Hefflefinger goes off on Harden after his Giannis comments, Dan Plocher has his ideal draft for the Pack, and Sam Schmitz finds his signature phrase!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bart Winkler and Evan Heffelfinger recap Week 3 of the XFL season, a week which featured a huge upset and a return of football to St. Louis! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The boys are back! Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer of the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife Producer of The Fan) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of the Wendy's Big Show) got together for the ninth episode.  Dan is back from vacation! We recap the Bucks Saturday night win against the 76'ers.  Who's the biggest threat to the Bucks in the Eastern Conference? Giannis finally finding his jumper?  Plus, we discuss the proposal of the new playoff formats in the NFL and MLB and recap the best moments from this week on 105.7 FM The Fan. 2:50 - Dan is back! 14:44 - Bucks & 76'ers recap / Biggest threat to the Bucks in the East 30:00 - Has Giannis found his jumper? 37:00 - New playoff formats? 55:00 - Disaster in Detroit 1:02:00 - Best of this week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bart Winkler and Evan Heffelfinger break down the action of week two in the XFL and wonder how long some of the innovative features championed by the league will have the support of it's players and coaches. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff and Sam On Demand episode 8. Evan Heffelfinger (associate producer for the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network) and Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife producer and acting executive producer of the Wendy's Big Show) are back for another episode, breaking down everything you need to watch during NBA All Star weekend, their favorite dunk contests of all time, and the Bucks roster after the addition of Marvin Williams. Plus, they'll detail the Astros not very serious apology for cheating, and their favorite moments on The Fan this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bart Winkler and Evan Heffelfinger break down the opening weekend of games in the opening weekend of the new XFL. (NSFW) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The boys are back! Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer of the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network), Sam Schmitz (Swiss Army Knife Producer of The Fan) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of the Wendy's Big Show) got together for the seventh episode, recapping a wild Super Bowl (and all they money they made on betting), previewing the XFL and what they need to do to be successful, and breaking down a busy trade deadline that had Dan quite upset. Last but not least, they'll bring you a special Chuck and Winkler edition of Best Moments on the Fan featuring our good pal Rick in Oshkosh... maybe for the last time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan On Demand, Ep. 6: The swiss-army knif producer Sam Schmitz joins Evan Hefflefinger (Associate Producer of The Bill Michaels Show) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show) to discuss what Kobe meant to each of them, pick their favorite Super Bowl prop bets, and discuss who their least favorite athletes of all-time are! Then, they wrap up the show with funniest/best moments on The Fan this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff, Sam, and Dan Ep. 6: Evan Hefflefinger, the Associate Producer of The Bill Michaels Show, Sam Schmitz, the swiss army knife of producers at The Fan, and Dan Plocher, the Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show, discuss the death of Kobe Bryant, their least favorite athletes of all-time, pick their favorite prop bets for the Super Bowl, and list of the funniest three moments on The Fan this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heff and Dan On the Fan On Demand: Daniel Plocher (Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show) and Evan Heffelfinger (Associate Producer of The Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network) are back with their 5th episode of the podcast, covering a wide base of topics... and changing the sports world? They'll talk NFL Playoffs, give their Packers predictions, provide suggestions to save baseball, and ask: if you could change one moment in sports history, what would it be?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(NSFW) Heff and Dan On Demand on The Fan: Evan Heffelfinger, Associate Producer of The Bill Michaels Show, and Dan Plocher (The Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show) team up for their 4th episode to discuss what sports jerseys they would like to have, predict the NFL playoff machups this week, and bring you your top-3 funny moments on The Fan this week!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Orloski and Steve Zautke preview the Packers upcoming matchup against the Seattle Seahawks and everything happening in the NFL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSFW: Evan Hefflefinger (Associate Producer on The Bill Michaels Show) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show) are back in a new decade, talking all things NBA and more this episode. We'll break down our All-2010's NBA team, predict the 2020's, preview a Packers playoff run, and as always bring our top 3 moments on the Fan of the week. Is this Bucks team built to keep Giannis for more than one more contract extension? Dan says no! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSFW: Heff and Dan on the Fan on Demand: Evan Heffelfinger (Executive Producer of The Bill Michaels Show...this week) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show... from now on) join forces for the second edition of Heff and Dan on The Fan. Dan goes on an epic rant about Green Bay Packers' fans and Evan has some wise advice for our listeners. The guys overall ask you: Who are your winners and losers of the MLB offseason? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Producers Podcast is back! Join Evan Heffelfinger (producer of the Bill Michaels Show) and Dan Plocher (Executive Producer of The Wendy's Big Show) for Heff and Dan On the Fan On Demand, a look around Wisconsin sports and a peek behind the curtain at the Fan. This episode, we'll talk a HUGE Bucks win over the Lakers, a bevy of Brewers free agent signings, and our three favorite on air moments from this week on the Fan! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.