Podcast appearances and mentions of brendan bowers

On this episode, we chat with Chris Horton and Brendan Bowers from RMA about Zero Trust! What's that? Tune in and find out. Some great resources are here as well: OMB Memorandum M-22-09: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/M-22-09.pdf  CISA Guidance: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/zero_trust_maturity_model_v2_508.pdf

It's our final Whistleblowers podcasts folks as Brendan Bowers(the real worker in this team ) is moving on to greener pastures. Enjoy and thank you Fraser Coast for all your support over the last 46 episodes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blandy and Brendan Bowers just love to chat all things sport. From International to national and local, we've got you covered. It's two out of two for the Wallaroos and this weeks special guest is their coach Scott Robertson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports media's Brendan Bowers in the Fraser Coast's only local sports podcast (that we know of). For all your local,national and international sport join "The Whistleblowers".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers return to chat about all things sport. Whether it's NRL, AFL English Premier League or everything in between, we've got you covered. This weeks special guest is Maryborough Bears presiedent Nathan Dahn. There's a feeling of optimism around the club this year with one eye on a possible return to the A Grade Competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers for the Fraser Coasts only local sports podcast. Our special guest this week is Brooke White from the Doon Villa Football Club. Covering all your International,National and Local Sport, it's "The Whistleblowers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers chat all things sport. From International to national and local, they've got you covered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you love your sport then you've come to the right place. Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers discuss the latest topics  from International, National and local sport. With local football kcking off this week the boys special guest this week  is the new Fraser Flames Mens Coach Paul Blake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers as they chat all things sport. This weeks Whirstleblowers special guest is the Chairman of the Bundaberg Rugby Leauge Mike Ireland. With the season only a matter of weeks away it shapes to be a bumper year for our local NRL competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you love your sport, you're in the right place. Covering national, international and local sport join our Whistleblowers Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers. This weeks special guest is Donna Jenkins from the Hervey Bay Softball AssociationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For all your local, national and international sporting news check out our very own "Whistleblowers" with Blandy and FC Sports media's Brendan Bowers. This weeks special guest is Hervey Bay Triathlon club president Paul Smith who discusses the upcoming Col Pearce Corporate  Triathlon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saddle up for another session of sportschat with Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers. From Formula One to the NFL's 58th Superbowl plus all your local sport. This week the boys are joined by special guest, KSS Jets President, coach, player and general all rounder Gena Davis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finally back for 2024 its Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers with a look at the biggest National, international and local sporting news. Join the boys along with this weeks special guest Kyle (Babs) Bugeja from the Bay Power Australian football club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers for their final podcast for 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the penultimate Whistleblowers podcast for the year. Blandy and FC Sports media's Brendan Bowers chat all thing sport in the Fraser Coast's only sports podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a comprehensive wrap up of all things sport join our resident Whitleblowers Blandy and FC Sports media's Brendan Bowers. This weeks special guest is the Fraser Coast's very own  World Junior Triathlon Silver Medalist Toby Powers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers for the Fraser Coast's only weekly sports podcast. From the cricket world cup to this weeks special guest Aaron Jackson, captain of local cricket club Cavs Gold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers chat all things sport in this weekly Fraser Coast Sports Podcast. This weeks special guest is Fraser Coast Hockey Association icon Aaron Kenny.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers for the Fraser Coasts only sporting podcast. This weeks special guest is Surf Sports Director of the Hervey Bay Surf Lifesaving Club  Tony Grimmer. The club sent 14 nippers and 17 masters to the North Australian championships last weekend and came away with some outstanding results.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers as they cover International, National and the results and upcoming games of all Fraser Coast sporting fixtures in this weekly podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you love your sport like Blandy and Brendan Bowers then you've come to the right place. This weeks special guest is Soraya Dredge from the Hervey Bay Netball Association and Breakaways club.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you love your sport we have you covered right here. Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers along with this weeks special guest Kelsey Connell from Maryborough Gymsports. From the Ashes to the Womens World Cup and everything local it's The Whistleblowers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For all your sporting news join our very own "Whistleblowers" Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers. This weeks special guest is Alec Wilson, coach of the Wide Bay All Stars  who take on the Brisbane Roar this Saturday at 1.00pm at the Fraser Coasts Sports PrecinctSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chatting all things sport join our "Whistleblowers" Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers. The guys are joined this week by special guest Kirsty Smith who was named the Qld Regional Volunteer at the Triathlon Qld presentations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sport's medias Brendan Bowers as they chat all things sport. From the controversial Lords Test to AFL, NRL and all your local sport. This weeks special guest is Hervey Bay's J'main Hopgood who has been selected in the QLD State or Origin squad for game 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers not only cover all your local sport but discuss the major national and international sporting news and results as well. This weeks special guest is Wallaroos Rugby League coach Maurice Blair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blandy and Brendan Bowers chat all things sport in this weekly LISTNR podcast. From local to national and international. This weeks special guest is the Fraser Flames Women's coach Dwayne McInnes ahead of the girls Kappa women's Super Cup game in Townsville this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you love your sport then we have you covered with  Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers otherwise known as "The Whistleblowers". This weeks special guest is Zac Senter from the Hervey Bay Seagulls. It's been a tough year for the club but the future looks bright and they're certainly remaining positive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers chat all things sport in this weekly podcast with a local flavour. This weeks special guest is Hervey Bay Hockey President Phil Taylor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blandy and Brendan Bowers have all your sport covered right here with "The Whistleblowers".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love ya sport? In this weeks podcast the guys chat to Vicki Edwards, coach of the KSS jets womens team ahead of this Friday nights top of the table clash against the Fraser Flames.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and Brendan Bowers as they chat all things sport. This weeks special guest is Hervey Bay Triathlon Club President Paul Smith ahead of this weekends Col Pearce Corporate Triathlon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get your weekly sporting  fix as Blandy and Brendan Bowers from FC Sports Media Whisleblowers talk all things sport. This weeks special guest is new men's  senior coach of the Bay Power AFL club James Cullum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sport, sport and more sport. For all your local sport plus a look at what's happening nationally and around the globe. This weeks special guest is Jeff Morris from the Hervey Bay Triathlon Club as we look towards the pinnacle of the race calendar, The Hervey Bay 100See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a full look at whats happening in local, national and international sport join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers. This week the guys catch with with the new coach of the KSS Jets Peter Guest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and Brendan Bowers from FC Sports Media  as they chat all things sport. Covering local, national and international sporting topics. This weeks special guest is Steve Case from the Fraser Coast Cycling ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers for a comprehensive look at all things sport. This week, ahead of the upcoming Rugby League season the guys chat to QRL Wide Bay Area Manager  Bryce Holdsworth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keep up to date with all your local,national and international sporting news. This week the guys chat with Hervey Bay Softball President Donna Jenkins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers as they discuss all things sport. This week they chat with Justin Linwood the new Sunbury men's Wide Bay Premier League Coach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Blandy and FC Sports Media's Brendan Bowers for a look at all things sport. This week they chat to Kieron Hyndman from AFL Qld as the Brisbane Lions visit the region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our first Whistleblowers podcast with Blandy and FC Sport Media's Brendan Bowers. This week we chat with local triathlon legend Brian (Harro) Harrington about this weekend huge triathlon which is drawing hundreds of schoolkids  to the region. EnjoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A conversation with industry leader Brendan Bowers about Search Engine Optimization

“This wise old whiskery fish swims up to three young fish and goes, 'Morning, boys, how's the water?' and swims away; and the three young fish watch him swim away and look at each other and go, 'What the fuck is water?' and swim away.” In this episode of Made You Think, Neil and Nat discuss Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. This is a huge novel taking time in a fictitious 2010 characterized by a non-conventional timeline and a lack of a plot. Despite it’s challenging structure and the fact of being a fiction, it has a lot of philosophical nuggets about particularly on the activeness vs passiveness way of living. We cover a wide range of topics, including: Hitting goals and sense of satisfaction Letting life happen to you while watching TV Accurate visions of the world in 2020 Best porno-like book titles How Nat & Neil broke and got back together 1-on-1 sports and their secondary effect on us And much more. Please enjoy, and be sure to grab a copy of Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace! If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out our episode on Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman, another book that critics how media and TV are ruining our lives, and The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey, another book that shows how tennis is not just about hitting balls with a racket. Be sure to join our mailing list to find out about what books are coming up, giveaways we're running, special events, and more. Links from the Episode Mentioned in the show Kindle (link Amazon) [8:06] iPad [9:10] Netflix [17:50] The Office [18:36] BoJack Horseman [19:50] Cup & Leaf [40:44] A Crash Course in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cryptocurrency (crypto episode) [42:57] AA - Alcoholics Anonymous [50:30] Ad Blocker [1:05:56] The Trouble With Facebook by Sam Harris [1:06:25] Snapchat [1:07:26] Skype [1:09:10] Mushroom Coffee [1:14:50] University of Arizona [1:18:39] The College Dropout by Kanye West [1:32:20] (album episode) The Matrix [1:33:07] Primer [1:33:14] Books mentioned Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter [2:25] (Nat’s notes) (book episode) Ulysses by James Joyce [7:16] Finnegans Wake by James Joyce [7:17] The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus [37:59] (book episode) Cleveland is King by Brendan Bowers [38:20] The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz [45:12] Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb [46:37] (book episode) Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault  [46:47] (book episode) 12 Rules for Life by Dr. Jordan Peterson [46:55] (book episode) Strange Loops [47:07] (book episode) Mastery by Robert Greene [47:10] (book episode) Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman [47:16] (book episode) The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey [52:05] (book episode) Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell [58:55] Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand [1:15:19] (book episode) Elegant Complexity by Greg Carlisle [1:15:50] Hamlet by William Shakespeare [1:22:44] People mentioned David Foster Wallace Quentin Tarantino [18:10] Michael Schur [18:58] B.J. Novak [19:36] Kyrie Irving [38:15] LeBron James [38:50] Taylor Pearson [42:57] Trump [1:04:20] Sam Harris [1:06:25] Mattan Griffel [1:19:26] David Perell [1:28:23] James Joyce [1:30:00] Martin Scorsese [1:32:00] Kanye West [1:32:20] (College Dropout episode) Joe Rogan [1:35:41] Show Topics 0:00 – Spoiler Alert: it’s a fiction book, there will be spoilers. However, this is not a normal book. There is not much of a plot, so to say. This is probably a book intended to be re-read. It’s self referential, once you reach the end it intends you to go back to the beginning. 2:50 – The book doesn’t follow the timeline of events. If you are confused, congrats! That’s the point of the book :). The “missing” year is where most of the action takes. 3:35 – “Fiction is about what it’s like to be a f**cking human being”, David Foster Wallace. The central plot of our lives is just a narrative fallacy. The book gives a sense that it’s like life, in a weird way. Life is extremely complex, but we try to give it a narrative with sequential events. The characters don’t suffer a major transformation. The book ends right before all the crazy stuff is going to happen, but nothing happens yet. 6:26 – DFW intended the book to be an active work of fiction as opposed to just something you  seat back and read. There are more than 350 endnotes with essential information to the plot, so you can’t skip them. It’s highly suggested to read it on a Kindle because of them. 9:45 – There are no dates to anchor yourself on. The 10 years where the story takes place, they stop using numbers for the years, but a company’s name that sponsors or subsides that year (“subsidized time”). 11:23 – One of the central characters (that is barely referenced btw) created a movie that is so entertaining that people would watch it till they die. This movie is called “Infinite Jest”. Again, the book is chaotic and focus on the characters details rather than a story. Some parts start getting boring (eg. a kids tennis play) but you don’t want to skip them because something important is said in a couple of sentences. Random passages are really beautiful essays. 13:29 – It’s such a weird book to even talk about. It seems we are talking about a dream that we had. Supernatural characters (a ghost, a guy that levitates) may confuse you and make you doubt about your comprehension. 15:12 – Each chapter is made up of many subchapters, that can have from one sentence to 30 pages. Usually, the point of view is changed for any new subchapter, like into a different character who might be in a different place or even year or day. Sometimes you don’t know what day or character you’re getting drop in to until you’re a couple of pages into it, so it’s moving around a lot. 17:05 – What would the book like if it was written knowing Google exists? What would a movie about Infinite Jest be like? Tarantino could direct this movie. Michael Schur, co-producer and actor of The Office TV series owns the movie rights to Infinite Jest. There are many reference to the book and the author in The Office. Other TV show, BoJack Horseman, seems to be loosely based on this book. Addiction component in the book, and addiction issues that the author had. Psychological addiction to marijuana. 21:52 – Broader context of the main characters. There are basically three or four groups that have their own separate stories and those main groups intersect throughout the novel. There is the tennis academy. A particular family with 3 brothers, Hal, Orin and Mario. The addiction home next to the tennis academy. And the groups of terrorists together with those who are fighting them. The book is hilarious at many times, including laughing out loud funny and horrible tragic things at the same time. There are some absurd parts of the book, that are also very funny because of the way they are written. 26:04 – Weird plots. The wheelchair terrorists that want to kill Americans with a movie. The undercovered anti-terrorist agent that dresses like a woman. The male character enamored with “her”. Kid with his forehead stuck in a glass. The way Jim commits suicide sticking his head in a microwave. Hal tricking the psycho therapists having a major breakthrough. The list of people dying watching the film at one guy’s house. Death by passivity. Examples of characters that stuck between an easy passive life and the will of doing something bigger. 36:12 – Beautiful nonfiction parts. Discussion of kids hitting their goals: “one is that you attain the goal and realize the shocking realization that attaining the goal does not complete or redeem you, does not make everything for your life “OK ” as you are, in the culture, educated to assume it will do this, the goal. And then you face this fact that what you had thought would have the meaning does not have the meaning when you get it, and you are impaled by shock.” “It is more invigorating to want than to have”. Kyrie Irving, the basketball player, pissed off after winning everything with the Cavaliers. Finding new hills to climb instead of contenting of reaching the top. Happiness comes from the climb, not much from the achievement. Boredom aversion. Losing the impetus to perform after hitting your goals. Veterans missing the war. “If you’re worried you can feel safe, and if you feel safe you should be worried”. Books with porno titles. 47:34 – Infinite Jest is the fictional version of Amusing Ourselves to Death. Heavy critic on TV. Avoiding letting life happen to you, instead of an active life. Effects of the addiction phase, and breaking through it. Cleanse from addiction hero journey. Self improvement and infinite games found in 1-on-1 sports like tennis, box, or martial arts. Yes, you’re fighting against another player, but mainly the fight is against your brain. 53:53 – Transcending own limits. The opponent is yourself. Most characters are fighting an internal battle throughout the novel. Relationship between DFW and his editor. All typos were intentional. First and third person narrators through the book, and the relation to typos. 1:00:53 – The author sees irony almost like a safety valve that people use to avoid feeling real things. Mario, one of the characters, says (or thinks) “there is some rule that real stuff can only get mentioned if everybody rolls their eyes or laughs in a way that isn't happy.” Laughing to avoid deep conversations. In the book, the author takes serious things and wraps them in absurd and funny incidents to make them tolerable or digestible. 1:05:06 – Predictions of the internet. Advertising invading every surface and communication. Snapchat filters. The rise and fall of video calls: “the amazing things about phones is that you can be paying half attention while assuming the other person is giving you their full attention”. The problem of video calls. 1:12:48 – We broke. No, we haven’t, but we missed the opportunity. 1:15:01 – The support of the reading companion. Getting through the first pages of the book. To read or not to read Infinite Jest. Is it worth it? Signaling. Perceptions about the book, what they liked and what not. Nat: “it’s one of the most incredible books I’ve read that I never ever want to read again”. Neil compares this type of difficult to read books with beers. Endurance and feeling of accomplishment. 1:28:23 – The Infinite Jest Reader’s Club. Writers that want to prove how smart writers they are. Fashion designers showing off. Impressing your peers and justifying your professional existence. Kindle reading time estimation. DFW use of psychotropics. Worsts things of the book. 1:40:26 – Stay tuned if you want to listen to a more spoilered version of this book. Find us on Twitter @TheRealNeilS and @nateliason and let us know your version about what happened in the book. Leave a review and share it with your friends if you like the show. Join the email list at Made You Think Podcast, which is the best way to stay up to date on future episodes and things that are going on with the show. Check out ways to support the show at madeyouthinkpodcast.com/support.

Old-time WFNY'er Brendan Bowers is back and he's talking about his new book, LeBron James vs. The NBA. It's always great to catch up with Bowers! We discuss the Cavaliers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate Smith sits down with Clevelander and bestselling author, Brendan Bowers to talk about his new book, LeBron James vs. the NBA. The book's and our main topic of conversation: where does LeBron currently rank among the greatest players of all time? We also talk about some of the all time NBA greats, the Cavs' "eventful" summer, what this season looks like for the Cleveland, and how well we think they'll shake out of their doldrums. Finally, we ask, how long will The King reign, will Ty Lue coach LeBron his whole career, and where and how will LeBron take his place among the greatest of all time when it's all said and done? You can pre-order Brendan's book wherever books are sold and look for him at a Cleveland area book signing in the next couple months.

The 2017 NBA Finals are finally here. And no surprise…the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to face off an NBA-record third straight time. These behemoths come in a combined 24-1 this postseason. The Warriors have won at least 67 games each of the last three regular seasons, whereas the defending champion Cavaliers boast a league-leading 120.7 Offensive Rating these playoffs. As if that weren’t enough, the second LeBron James-Kevin Durant Finals meeting will also be a key component, among a slew of fascinating storylines. To help us preview this highly anticipated rubber series, New York Times bestselling author Brendan Bowers and Warriors World’s Andy Liu team up to provide elite insight on these historic teams.Brendan Bowers 5:57-7:14: “I think LeBron’s in his prime right now. And I’m not saying that prime’s gonna last X number of years. I don’t know how long it’s gonna last…If I was to guess one thing [as to] why is it the prime now: I think part of [it is] getting that championship for Cleveland, breaking the six-decade streak of no championships, doing it for his hometown, completing the redemption story. I think now that that whole thing is off his back, he’s just playing basketball, and he is, I think, playing it better than he ever has despite the athleticism that he had at 22, at 23, at 24. He’s just totally dominating the game…If you go to this many NBA Finals, I would say that he knows how to manage his body from preseason to regular season to All-Star break to the playoffs. Obviously, there’s luck in there with health, but I think he’s learned something about how to manage his body for the NBA grind. He might have helped Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love with that this year too.”BB 9:51-10:03: "They’ve got to defend to the best of their ability every game this series to have a chance. Hopefully they’re prepared enough to give that effort, but I guess we’ll see."BB 16:12-16:27: "The way I look at this series is the team with two of the three best players in [each] game is gonna win. So it’s gotta be LeBron or Kyrie or Kevin Love that’s in that conversation, and really I guess everyone else has to play their role."BB 22:57-23:30: "The Mike Brown one [storyline] is interesting. You also look at it from Mike Brown’s perspective. Mike Brown is coaching against the franchise that fired him twice. The Cavs fired him, hired him and fired him again, so that’s almost like a Disney movie…Steph-Kyrie is gonna be unbelievable, but just LeBron vs. Durant at this stage of their career[s] is probably my favorite storyline."Andy Liu 32:35-32:47: “The Warriors, they’ve been extremely rested unlike last year, so they’re going in a different team, obviously outside of Durant. Draymond, Steph and Klay, those guys are going in as fresh as can be.”AL 38:18-38:33: “Steph, like LeBron, understands all the criticism and reads what everyone is saying and he absolutely understands that people think Kyrie is on the same footing as him. And I think it’s something he’s gonna go out there and prove throughout this series, that really he’s on another level.”AL 39:44-40:25: “If you got into a fight and you knew you were better, you aren’t gonna necessarily kind of stoop down or do anything you wouldn’t want to do…you know if you swing, you’re gonna connect, you’re gonna win. But the guy that’s smaller than you is willing to drag your legs or bite you or scratch you or claw, whatever it is that they need to do. The Cavs are that guy. They’re that smaller guy that will do anything to win. They’ll run pick ‘n rolls until it doesn’t work.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elissa spoke with guest Adam Grossman during the first half of the show. Then Joe Buck and Dr.Abel Torres joined the show and spoke about skin care. Finally, Elissa ended the first hour speaking to guest Brendan Bowers.

Former WFNY weekend writer, turned book writer, Brendan Bowers joins the podcast to discuss his Cleveland Cavaliers championship book called "Cleveland Is King!" The book is available at Amazon and at Triumph books. We discuss the process of writing a championship book that's released right after a championship. We discussed the changing of Cavaliers narratives. Finally we discussed the Cavaliers off-season and what it might be like to bring this entire team back to defend the title. Subscribe: iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan Bowers, Drew Casey and Corey Miller Discuss the Yankees Struggles, the Red Sox Early Season Success and the Mets Newfound Home Run Power

With the start of the 2016 MLB season just days away, On Deck previews the season to come for the New York Yankees and the AL East. Tara Sledjeski, Brendan Bowers and Drew Casey discuss whether the Yankees' aging core can get them back to October. They also look at the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, two teams with powerful offenses but questions when it comes to pitching. 

Tara Sledjeski, Brendan Bowers and Jack McLoone preview the NL Central. The three also touch on Bryce Harper's recent comments on baseball being a "tired sport" and the Mets placing Ruben Tejada on waivers. 

Tara Sledjeski, Brendan Bowers and Aniello DeVita take a look at the AL Central heading into the 2016 season. 

I've been listening to a lot of Cavs talk about how Kyrie Irving's injury spells the end for the Cleveland Cavaliers. I get it, and I understand why people feel that way, but there are games left to be played and the Cavs have LeBron James. I asked Brendan Bowers to join me on the podcast to discuss all the issues surrounding the Cavaliers and their current run in the 2015 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. The Cavaliers and whether or not they have a chance Missing Kyrie's productivity from Game 1 The Cavs' series against the Hawks projecting to the Golden State Warriors LeBron scores 44 and the Cavaliers lose? J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert on the road vs. at home Golden State's game plan was to let LeBron take a high volume of shots Is there any benefit to having clarity on Kyrie Irving? Momentum if the Cavaliers can win Game 2 in Golden State The Kyrie Irving injury conspiracy theories When things go wrong, people look to blame others Do you believe in curses or any of the other silliness? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition of Five on Three, Anthony Pucik and Brendan Bowers look at the first round in the Eastern Conference and make their picks to see who will advance to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.  Their picks and the rest of the staffs can be seen below:  Anthony Pucik: Rangers in 5, Capitals in 5, Canadiens in 6, Lightning in 5 Brendan Bowers: Rangers in 5, Capitals in 6, Senators in 6, Lightning in 4 Matt Moro: Rangers in 5, Capitals in 7, Canadiens in 7, Lightning in 5  Drew Casey: Rangers in 6, Islanders in 6, Senators in 6, Lightning in 7 Martin McCormack: Rangers in 5, Capitals in 6, Senators in 6, Lightning in 7  Tara Sledjeski: Rangers in 5, Islanders in 6, Senators in 6, Lightning in 6    

In this edition of Five on Three, Anthony Pucik, Martin McCormack and Brendan Bowers discuss two of the hottest stories in hockey at the moment: Andrew Hammond of the Ottawa Senators and the Los Angeles Kings' late season run. They also look at the Rangers and the return of Henrik Lundqvist, the Islanders recent rough patch and what the Devils need to do to improve next season.

In this edition of Five on Three, Anthony Pucik, Matt Moro and Brendan Bowers discuss the injury to Patrick Kane and how it'll affect the Blackhawks, and also about the possibility of expanding the playoffs to 20 teams. They also look at the three local teams: the Rangers' recent success without Lundqvist, the Isles thriving through their youngsters and the Devils possibly making the playoffs? 

In this edition of Five on Three, Anthony Pucik, Matt Moro and Brendan Bowers discuss the current state of the NHL trade market. They break down the recent Sabres and Jets trade and discuss how injuries to starting goaltender have affected the market for backups. Also, they talk about the Devils, Islanders and Rangers and what those three teams might look for in the market. 

Matt Moro and Patrick Burns talk all things NFL in this week's edition of NFL Friday. They started with the head coaching carousel, breaking down all of the new hires and which ones they think will work out best. They then recapped all four of last week's Divisional Round games, before previewing the Conference Championships. Finally, Brendan Bowers and Luke Palmer joined the guys from behind the glass for predictions.

Matt Moro and Patrick Burns talk all things NFL in this week's edition of NFL Friday. They started with the head coaching carousel, breaking down all of the new hires and which ones they think will work out best. They then recapped all four of last week's Divisional Round games, before previewing the Conference Championships. Finally, Brendan Bowers and Luke Palmer joined the guys from behind the glass for predictions.

In this edition of Five on Three, Anthony Pucik, Martin McCormack and Brendan Bowers look at the mumps outbreak in the NHL, the Florida Panthers' solid play thus far and review the Rangers', Islanders' and Devils' last two weeks of games.

I'm always really proud when I get to work alongside someone and they go on to bigger and better things. Sharing our epic email chains at WFNY with Brendan Bowers was a treat and I love that he's now working even more with SLAM magazine. Anyway, I asked Brendan to come on the podcast and we had no shortage of Cavaliers things to talk about. David Blatt's complex offense being like a football playbook LeBron telling the world to "RELAX" LeBron James and Kyrie Irving's "heated" locker room discussion The Cavs' slow start Shopping with Delly Anderson Varejao's extension We talked about a whole lot more too.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Five on Three, Anthony Pucik, Martin McCormack and Brendan Bowers looked at the Washington Captials new all-time points leader, Alex Ovechkin, and where he goes from here. They also looked at the Pittsburgh Penguins' resigning goalie Marc Andre Fluery and what that means for them going forward, as well as the Rangers' defensive injuries, the Islanders recent slide and the Devils finally ending their shootout losing streak.

With Slava Voynov's suspension and the recent shootings in Ottawa, St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo reminds us why we all love hockey. Anthony Pucik, Matt Moro and Brendan Bowers also discuss how the Rangers and Rick Nash have started to get hot, while the Islanders and Devils need to get back on the winning track. 

Week 7 is underway and Matt and Kelly take a look back at the Jets loss on Thursday Night. Kelly, WFUV Sports' Jets reporter, gives her weekly Jets report, and breaks down what happened in Gang Green's 6th straight loss. After Matt and Kelly then look back on a few of last week's biggest performances, including Dallas's win at Seattle, Joe Flacco's 5 touchdowns in 16 minutes against Tampa Bay, and Aaron Rodgers' game winning drive in Miami. For the Giants segment of the show NFL Friday is joined by Paul Schwartz, Giants beat writer for the New York Post. Paul talks to Matt and Kelly about last week's shutout loss in Philadelphia, what the loss of Victor Cruz means for Big Blue, and New York's chances against the Cowboys this week in Dallas. In addition to his weekly Giants report, WFUV Sport's Giants beat reporter Kristian O'Hara joins the show this week as the fantasy expert to give his start 'ems, sit 'ems, and best choices off the waiver wire. As always, the show ends with the staff picks, as producer Brendan Bowers and engineer Anthony Pucik turn on their mic behind the glass to join the crew.

Week 7 is underway and Matt and Kelly take a look back at the Jets loss on Thursday Night. Kelly, WFUV Sports' Jets reporter, gives her weekly Jets report, and breaks down what happened in Gang Green's 6th straight loss. After Matt and Kelly then look back on a few of last week's biggest performances, including Dallas's win at Seattle, Joe Flacco's 5 touchdowns in 16 minutes against Tampa Bay, and Aaron Rodgers' game winning drive in Miami. For the Giants segment of the show NFL Friday is joined by Paul Schwartz, Giants beat writer for the New York Post. Paul talks to Matt and Kelly about last week's shutout loss in Philadelphia, what the loss of Victor Cruz means for Big Blue, and New York's chances against the Cowboys this week in Dallas. In addition to his weekly Giants report, WFUV Sport's Giants beat reporter Kristian O'Hara joins the show this week as the fantasy expert to give his start 'ems, sit 'ems, and best choices off the waiver wire. As always, the show ends with the staff picks, as producer Brendan Bowers and engineer Anthony Pucik turn on their mic behind the glass to join the crew.

I decided to take my podcasting gear to the #CavsTwitter draft party and spent about ten minutes or so talking to people as the Cavs were getting ready to select Andrew Wiggins.  I spoke with Jeff Nomina, Summit Omar, Jacob, Kirk and Brendan Bowers. The podcast finishes with the room reaction to the Cavaliers' pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazingly enough I hadn't caught up with Brendan Bowers on the podcast since I relaunched it. So, today I finally did. We talked about the game seven happening tonight in Miami. We talked about the draft and what the Cavaliers should really be focused on as they head into 2013/14. The 2013 NBA finals and what the subtext is The storylines in the game for Cleveland Watching the two very best teams in the NBA right now Could the NBA benefit from a shorter schedule? Spreading the game out to 50 games Does the game come down to the three point shot tonight? Does it just come down to the supporting casts? Manu Ginobili was awful in game six and great in game five What do you think of the referee storyline with Joey Crawford Should Joey Crawford have ever reffed game six? LeBron James can set the tone at times without stuffing the stat sheet 2013 NBA draft and what the Cavaliers should do Bowers took Otto Porter The healthy relationship that the Cavs fans and media have with the draft process now The Cavs overvaluing the #1 pick in trade talks according to rumors What are you looking for the Cavs to achieve should they trade the pick? In his third year Kyrie Irving deserves a chance to make the playoffs Are we looking at risking the maturity of the roster or are we risking Kyrie Irving leaving Cleveland? The sense of urgency to the sense of patience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thats right! Former Growing Pains TV sitcom star, Alan Thicke dropped by to talk some hoops with Dave & Audley! This Canadian is normally a hockey guy, but he decided to flex his NBA knowledge muscle by giving us his take on the Lakers this season. He'll also talk about his friendship with Michael Jordan and why he hopes Charles Barkley will play at MJ's celebrity golf tournament. Its a funny conversation that you wont forget! As well, our Hoops Talk Nation pal, Brendan Bowers of the Cleveland Cavaliers blog, Stepien Rules also stops by to give us an update on the squad and the development of future cornerstones, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson. The Breakdown -- For Hoops Talk, The Way It Should Be!!!