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Lauren Brownlow on the latest sports headlines, topics plus trending pop culture events.

Capitol Broadcasting Company


    • Mar 6, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Topics and Takes: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 37:25


    Fritz and Brownlow discuss memories of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro and the possibility of a fan-less NCAA Tourney due to the Coronavirus.

    Topics and Takes: "Kobe Bryant"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 51:40


    Fritz and Brownlow talk about the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, GiGi; John, Keri, and Alyssa Altobelli; Sarah and Payton Chester; Christina Mauser; and the pilot, Ara Zobayan. This episode details our reactions and thoughts on Kobe Bryant's impact and how his legacy can be truthfully and respectfully remembered.

    Topics and Takes: "Don't Touch People"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 48:34


    Fritz and Brownlow discuss Luke Kuechly’s retirement and the dangers of playing football. They also dive into OBJ’s behavior at the CFP Championship game.

    Topics and Takes: "When It Happens to You"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 44:17


    Fritz shares her recent sexual harassment experience with Lauren Brownlow. The pair discuss what they think it’ll take to see change and an end to the behavior.

    Topics and Takes: "Talking Le’Veon Bell and Michael Vick"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 47:33


    Fritz and Brownlow talk about Le’Veon Bell and his method of recovering from the flu. They also pose questions about Michael Vick and outrage around being selected as an honorary NFL Pro Bowl captain. This episode is capped off with the pair’s favorite Christmas songs.

    Topics and Takes: "Oh! Headlines"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 48:44


    Fritz and Brownlow talk about the biggest stories dominating headlines over the last week: Myles Garrett and his upheld suspension, Colin Kaepernick and the ATL workout, and Charles Barkley’s comments directed at Axios’ Alexi McCammond. 

    Topics and Takes: "ACC SZN"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 30:52


    Fritz and Brownlow kick off this episode with their thoughts on the ACC starting college basketball with in-conference opponents and they end it with thoughts on the firing of Willie Taggart.

    Topics and Takes: "So, let's talk about the Houston Astros"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 44:30


    Brownlow and Fritz discuss their thoughts on the comments and firing of their Assistant GM of the Houston Astros.

    Topics and Takes: "Welcome Back, Mate"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 40:37


    Brownlow’s back and shares stories from Europe. Fritz and Brownlow also talk NFL, Kyle vs Cam, and Patrick Mahomes.

    Topics and Takes:"QB One is Not Like the Other"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 34:12


     N&O’s UNC beat writer Jonathan Alexander and Fritz discuss the Panthers’ QB debate. They also recap the ACC’s Operation Basketball Media Day and do the Twitter Q&A thing.

    Topics and Takes: "An ACC Halloween"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 32:50


    CL Brown sits in with Fritz for Brownlow. The pair discussed the ACC basketball media days for Triangle teams, giving their thoughts on the upcoming season. CL rated Halloween puns and there was a Twitter-tweet draft thing that happened.

    Topics and Takes: What's In A Name, Image and Likeness?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 50:43


     Paying players is the big topic for Brownlow and Fritz. Do student athletes deserve to use their name, image, and likeness to get a check? This episode also features a very interesting Twitter Q&A. Enjoy!

    Topics and Takes: "One Tough Cam and One Tough Convo"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 51:38


    Is the Cam Newton era coming to an end and who's to blame? Brownlow and Fritz give their thoughts. The pair also dives into the latest news of Antonio Brown and the larger conversation of sexual assault. They cap the episode with what's trending on Twitter. 

    Topics & Takes: Brownlow and Fritz talk Mack's dance, throwing shade and Jay-Z and the NFL

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 40:29


    In this week's episode, Lauren Brownlow and Jasmyn Fritz break down Mack Brown's postgame celebratory dance, including how it compares to Roy Williams' dance moves. The two also talk about Myrtle Beach jeep, a ruling on whether Mack threw shade at Larry Fedora and the NFL's problematic partnership with Jay-Z.

    Topics and Takes: Lauren Brownlow and new co-host Jasmyn Fritz talk alcohol sales, Mack Brown, fantasy football and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 60:05


    In this week's Topics and Takes, Brownlow announces the return of the show with a bit of re-tooling, including the addition of The Sports Shop's Jasmyn Fritz as a co-host. The duo discuss alcohol sales, age gaps, musical tastes, Mack Brown, fantasy football and lots more.

    Topics and Takes: Brownlow is joined by play-by-play man Patrick Kinas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 60:01


    On this week's episode of Topics and Takes, Lauren Brownlow is joined by Patrick Kinas, voice of the Durham Bulls and NC State women's basketball and play-by-play voice of all kinds of sporting events nationwide. He talks about his play-by-play start on the Strat-O-Matic as a 7-year-old and how he had one shot to get the Michael Phelps' call exactly right during his final Olympics in Rio - and almost messed it up.

    Topics and Takes: Brownlow is joined by The Sports Shop's Kevin McClendon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 60:05


    This week, Lauren Brownlow is joined by The Sports Shop co-host Kevin McClendon, aka K-Mac. The two talk his extremely short baseball career and growing up a basketball nerd in football-mad Mississippi.

    Topics and Takes: Brownlow is joined by longtime radio host Joe Ovies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 59:58


    Topics and Takes: Brownlow is joined by longtime radio host Joe Ovies This week, Lauren Brownlow is joined by Adam and Joe Show co-host Joe Ovies, who has been on the air here since 2005. Find out about his sports fan roots in Miami, his baseball career derailed by his love for food, and his unique relationship with sports.

    Topics and Takes: Brownlow is joined by The Sports Shop's Errol Reese

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 59:58


    On this week's episode, Lauren Brownlow is joined by Errol Reese, co-host of The Sports Shop on Buzz Sports Radio. Errol talks growing up in Alabama loving basketball in a football-crazy world, how Bear Bryant almost recruited him and how he got started in this business after working for IBM.

    Topics and Takes: Brownlow is joined by North Carolina FC's Austin DaLuz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 59:59


    On this week's episode, Lauren Brownlow is joined by North Carolina FC's Austin DaLuz, who talks about Wake Forest, what it's like to be a professional athlete and growing up a rebellious soccer player who got banned from a league for too many red cards.

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