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The Finale

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 21:31


The final episode of the podcast. Updates from stories and people talked about over the last 3 years on the show. Thank you everyone for listening

USADA Be Kidding Me

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 23:19


This episode looks at the rift and separation between the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Association

Remember Your Place

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 17:42


This episode talks about Evan Neal and Tom Segura, two rich guys who had meltdowns about those damn poors this week

Festival Parents

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 18:40


This episode talks about parents who decide it's a good idea to bring their babies to music festivals

The Price Is Not Nice

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 28:57


Have you noticed that everything is so expensive now?

Simply Be Rich

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 18:53


This episode looks at certain billionaires who are still obsessed with validation from strangers

Shooters Shoot

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 17:51


This episode talks about how it seems people are getting shot in many instances that would normally be an argument or fist fight

The Kids Are Gambling

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 19:22


This episode takes a look at how multiple forms of gambling are being marketed directly to teenagers and children

The Big Dumb Irrelevant Picks Show 2023

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 14:11


In this episode we take a look at some of the best futures and prop bets from the upcoming NFL season

Did It For The Don

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 18:35


A look at some people who have thrown their lives or careers away for the stupidest reason imaginable

A-Rod Gets Robbed: The 2002 AL MVP Race

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 21:25


A look back at how and why Alex Rodriguez lost the 2002 American League MVP race to Miguel Tejada

The Olds

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 18:00


The people who run this country are too old for any of their longterm decisions to affect them, which Joe discusses in this episode

The Most Important Song I Ever Heard

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 24:48


The story of how hearing one song changed my life

Ida Summers: Vegas Vixen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 19:30


The story of the woman who cheated Vegas out of piles of money for years

The MOVE Bombing: Philadelphia Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 22:55


The story of when the Philadelphia police dropped bombs on their own city in 1985, leaving hundreds homeless

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Shohei Ohtani: History In Motion

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 24:23


A quick look at the man who is dominating America's pasttime

Q Anon: Still Crazy After All These Years

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 30:49


A quick explanation of Q Anon, along with what they've been up to lately

Rickey Henderson: Rickey Gotta Go

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 24:16


A few stories about Rickey Henderson, one of the most unique personalities in baseball

The Stonewall Riots: The Reason For The Season

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 26:12


The story of the Stonewall Riots, the reason Pride month exists

PRIDE FC: PRIDE Never Die

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 29:32


The story of PRIDE Fighting Championship, the Japanese MMA promotion that became a true competitor to the UFC

The War On Drugs Part 2: The Prison Industrial Complex

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 26:58


An examination of the effect the war on drug has had on the prison population and prisons in general

The War On Drugs: A Devastating Defeat

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 30:48


The history of the war on drugs in America, and the destruction left in it's wake

Nancy Reagan: Just Say No

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 21:41


This is the story of Just Say No, one of the most famous and ineffective anti-drug campaigns of all time

McGregor Vs Nurmagomedov: The Fight After The Fight

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 25:26


The story of the lead up to UFC 229, the highest selling UFC pay per view of all time, and what caused the brawl after the main event.

The Montreal Screw Job: Vince Screwed Bret

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 21:12


The story of one of the most infamous unscripted moments in professional wrestling history, when Bret Hart was betrayed by Vince McMahon

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 22:37


This is the story of an experiment that simulated a prison experience to study human nature

The Astros: Texas Sized Cheaters

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 19:44


The story of the Houston Astros and the sign stealing system that led them to a World Series victory in 2017

The Battle Of Blair Mountain: Fight For Your Right

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 19:25


This is the story of when coal miners unionized and fought a bloody battle against the coal mine owners for rights and better pay

Tim Donaghy: The Fixer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 23:53


The story of Tim Donaghy, the NBA referee who worked with gamblers to fix the outcome of games

Larry Doby: Not Forgotten

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 28:57


This is the story of Larry Doby, the second black player in Major League Baseball, and the first in the American League. 

UFC: Unfortunately Feeble Compensation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 26:35


A look at how the UFC structures their contracts and pays their fighters, and why they are under fire for it

The Magnitsky Act

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 22:32


The story of the Magnitsky Act, a group of sanctions that targets Russian oligarchs, and the fallout from the passage of the law

Brooks Brothers Riot: History Repeats

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 19:40


This is the story of how a small group of republicans were able to stop the 2000 presidential recount in Miami-Dade county

Operation Northwoods: True False Flag

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 25:25


The story of Operation Northwoods, a government proposal to carry out false flag attacks in America against US citizens

Jon Jones: Too Many Second Chances

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 27:01


The story of mixed martial artist Jon Jones's controversial career and life outside of the octagon

Bountygate: The New Orleans Saints

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 22:15


The story of the New Orleans Saints coaches and players who worked to try to injure players on opposing teams

Black Sox: The 1919 World Series

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 29:49


The story of players on the Chicago Whitesox conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series

Gary Webb: Dark Alliance

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 32:00


The story of journalist Gary Webb and his series of articles about contras trafficking cocaine, and possible government involvement. 

Iran/Contra: Contra-versy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 32:49


The story of a coup in Central America, hostages in Iran, and the Americans who brought it all together.

Chris Moneymaker: Money Maker

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 32:05


The story of the poker boom of the early 2000's, and Chris Moneymaker's historic World Series Of Poker win.

Kevin Koch: Party Parrot

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 24:38


The story of cocaine in Major League Baseball in the 1980's, and a mascot who found himself in the middle of it all

The Final Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 29:55


The last episode of the podcast. Joe talks about the disaster behind the scenes at UFC 279, before discussing the future of the podcast

The End Of An Era?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 12:07


Joe talks about the possibility of ending the podcast in the near future

That's A Paddlin'

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 19:07


Joe talks about a school that is bringing back corporal punishment

The Case For Barry Bonds

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 39:29


Joe presents his argument for why Barry Bonds should be in the Baseball Hall Of Fame

Demanding The L

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 14:08


Joe talks about people seemingly forcing themself to make awful decisions

It's Impossible To Care This Much

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 19:53


Joe talks about the outrage surrounding the Cracker Barrel menu

This Is Somehow Our Fault?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 22:02


Joe talks about the celebrity private jet controversy

What Not To Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 20:26


Joe talks about a social media post that resulted in an attack

Someone Finally Said It

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 15:38


Joe talks about a brave British MP who finally said something that needed to be said

The Air In There

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 16:50


Joe talks about getting covid, and a Brazilian influencer who also suffered a sickness recently

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