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“My Two Dads” is a sitcom that aired on NBC from 1987-1990 about two friends turned rivals who need to reunite to raise a 12-year-old girl after her mother passes away. The series explored an unconventional family dynamic years before non-traditional households became a common television theme. What could have been a gimmicky setup instead became a surprisingly warm sitcom about friendship and the idea that family is about more than biology. The Show was an immediate, albeit modest, success making its way into the Nielsen top 20 during its first season. While "My Two Dads" had a solid three-season run on NBC, a massive portion of the show's legacy comes from its relentless syndication on the USA Network throughout the 1990s. It became a core after-school viewing ritual for an entire generation of kids who missed its original prime-time run. Listen as the S1E1 boys deep dive the pilot episode and find out if this one earns full custody of your attention. Starring: Paul Reiser, Greg Evigan, Staci Keanan, & Florence Stanley www.S1E1POD.com Instagram & X (Twitter): @S1E1POD

John Bodenhamer, who was a member of BYU's first championship team in any sport, knows what it means to succeed at the highest levels of golf. Join John for this comprehensive preview of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, the only club to host our national championship in three different CENTURIES. You'll also hear from Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and defending champion J.J. Spaun as NBC Sports, USA Network and Peacock ready to bring you the U.S. Open!

Braun Strowman joins the Battle to talk about the new season of Everything On The Menu, showing fans the real Adam Scherr behind “The Monster,” and why food has opened up a whole new lane in his career. Braun also reacts to fans fantasy booking him against Oba Femi, whether WWE could afford a return, the politics he doesn’t miss, and the Danhausen “monster” tease that had wrestling fans talking. Listen now and follow the Battleground Podcast for more interviews with the biggest names in WWE, AEW, TNA, and pro wrestling. Follow the Show: @battlegroundpodcast Follow the Crew: @battleonair @adamscherr99 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following a breakout first season, Strowman will eat his way through 12 American culinary capitals, including Seattle, Detroit, Austin, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, New York, Houston, Bristol, and Nashville.He will also be joined by an all-star lineup of celebrity guests, athletes, and local legends, including comedians Bert Kreischer (Free Bert), Sal Vulcano (Impractical Jokers), Ron Funches (The Traitors), AJ Wilkerson and Paul Gilligan; musical artists including Grammy Award winners Tip “T.I.” Harris and Killer Mike, guitarist for the multi-platinum hard rock band Shinedown Zach Myers, and co-founder and singer for Saving Abel Jared Weeks; athletes including NFL Super Bowl champion Landon Dickerson, NASCAR Cup Series driver and Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 2x WNBA champion and USA Sports WNBA studio analyst Renee Montgomery, World Series champion Josh Reddick and Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza; WWE Legend Mark Henry and WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss; and Seattle Fire Department Chief Harold D. Scoggins. Last season, Everything on the Menu ranked as the #1 show across all of cable entertainment in its time slot in the 18-49 demo and was one of cable television's highest rated new entertainment shows of the year. 

Braun Strowman joins the Battle to talk about the new season of Everything On The Menu, showing fans the real Adam Scherr behind “The Monster,” and why food has opened up a whole new lane in his career. Braun also reacts to fans fantasy booking him against Oba Femi, whether WWE could afford a return, the politics he doesn’t miss, and the Danhausen “monster” tease that had wrestling fans talking. Listen now and follow the Battleground Podcast for more interviews with the biggest names in WWE, AEW, TNA, and pro wrestling. Follow the Show: @battlegroundpodcast Follow the Crew: @battleonair @adamscherr99 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Braun Strowman joined Dawn Stensland to promote the second season of Everything on the Menu with Braun Strowman, his USA Network food-and-travel series where he visits restaurants across the country and orders everything on the menu. Dawn and Braun discussed the show's upcoming Philadelphia episode, including cheesesteaks, the city's food culture, and the “Founding Feast” theme tied to America's 250th anniversary. Braun talked about the surprise of being recognized not only as a WWE star, but now also as “the guy who eats everything on the menu,” including by viewers who did not know his wrestling background. The interview also touched on his size, travel challenges, his early days living out of a Kia Soul, and how Mark Henry helped him get discovered by WWE. Braun framed the show as more than a food program, saying food brings people together, creates memories, and helps people connect across backgrounds and Frank Scales and Ian McGinnis joined Dawn Stensland to discuss their firsthand coverage of the protests and unrest outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. They described the scene as chaotic and lawless, arguing that the demonstrations were not peaceful protests but coordinated actions involving barricades, threats, helmets, gas masks, and attempts to obstruct federal law enforcement. Dawn asked about Governor Mikie Sherrill's shifting response, including the decision to bring in New Jersey State Police and impose a curfew after repeated arrests and escalating behavior. Frank and Ian also discussed the role of outside agitators, the difference between daytime and nighttime protest activity, and the risk that left-wing groups were trying to manufacture another Minneapolis-style confrontation. Later in the conversation, they connected their reporting to broader concerns about sanctuary policies, media coverage, threats against citizen journalists, and the importance of social media in forcing stories into the public conversation.

Following a breakout first season, Strowman will eat his way through 12 American culinary capitals, including Seattle, Detroit, Austin, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, New York, Houston, Bristol, and Nashville.He will also be joined by an all-star lineup of celebrity guests, athletes, and local legends, including comedians Bert Kreischer (Free Bert), Sal Vulcano (Impractical Jokers), Ron Funches (The Traitors), AJ Wilkerson and Paul Gilligan; musical artists including Grammy Award winners Tip “T.I.” Harris and Killer Mike, guitarist for the multi-platinum hard rock band Shinedown Zach Myers, and co-founder and singer for Saving Abel Jared Weeks; athletes including NFL Super Bowl champion Landon Dickerson, NASCAR Cup Series driver and Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 2x WNBA champion and USA Sports WNBA studio analyst Renee Montgomery, World Series champion Josh Reddick and Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza; WWE Legend Mark Henry and WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss; and Seattle Fire Department Chief Harold D. Scoggins. Last season, Everything on the Menu ranked as the #1 show across all of cable entertainment in its time slot in the 18-49 demo and was one of cable television's highest rated new entertainment shows of the year. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Following a breakout first season, Strowman will eat his way through 12 American culinary capitals, including Seattle, Detroit, Austin, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, New York, Houston, Bristol, and Nashville.He will also be joined by an all-star lineup of celebrity guests, athletes, and local legends, including comedians Bert Kreischer (Free Bert), Sal Vulcano (Impractical Jokers), Ron Funches (The Traitors), AJ Wilkerson and Paul Gilligan; musical artists including Grammy Award winners Tip “T.I.” Harris and Killer Mike, guitarist for the multi-platinum hard rock band Shinedown Zach Myers, and co-founder and singer for Saving Abel Jared Weeks; athletes including NFL Super Bowl champion Landon Dickerson, NASCAR Cup Series driver and Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 2x WNBA champion and USA Sports WNBA studio analyst Renee Montgomery, World Series champion Josh Reddick and Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza; WWE Legend Mark Henry and WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss; and Seattle Fire Department Chief Harold D. Scoggins.Last season, Everything on the Menu ranked as the #1 show across all of cable entertainment in its time slot in the 18-49 demo and was one of cable television's highest rated new entertainment shows of the year. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

William Shatner's TekWar is a so-so cyberpunk cop story that somehow grew into novels, comics, trading cards, syndicated TV movies, a USA Network and Sci Fi Channel series, and a PC video game that many people still call one of the worst ever made. The real story is not the plot, it's the momentum. We follow the money, the branding, and the era's obsession with recognizable names to figure out how this franchise kept getting revived even as it struggled to become genuinely good.

Episode 623 of the Sports Media Podcast features Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers Tamika Catchings and Chamique Holdsclaw. The two are working as analysts for the WNBA on USA Network this season, with Tamika as a game analyst and Chamique in the studio. This is USA Sports's inaugural season of covering the WNBA, and they will air more than 50 games this season, including the WNBA Finals. Barring a sweep, the champion will be decided on USA Network in 2026. In this podcast we discuss how they ended up getting their jobs; the discussion around being an advocate for the WNBA versus doing journalism or being critical of the league; which WNBA teams look good early; Holdsclaw publicly discussing her mental health struggles and her being one of first prominent athletes of her era to discuss that prominently; Catchings on UConn star Sarah Strong and what kind of pro she will make; where they see the Tennessee women's basketball program right now, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.

The Snug Wrestling crew is back with a full WWE Friday Night SmackDown review breaking down everything that happened this week on the road to the next major WWE event. We're talking Gunther's major decision, a possible Cody Rhodes challenge, Jade Cargill addressing the WWE Universe, Trick Williams returning to the University of South Carolina, and all the biggest SmackDown moments from the night. This episode focuses on the biggest WWE SmackDown stories, match results, promos, surprises, and what they could mean moving forward. Topics Covered • Gunther must decide whether to join SmackDown to challenge Cody Rhodes • Could WWE be setting up Gunther vs Cody Rhodes? • Jade Cargill returns and addresses the WWE Universe after attacking Rhea Ripley • Damian Priest & R-Truth vs Talla Tonga & Tama Tonga • The latest chapter involving Talla Tonga, Tama Tonga, and The Bloodline storylines • Trick Williams returns to the University of South Carolina for a special celebration • Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss seek retribution against Michin & B-Fab • Full reaction to this week's WWE SmackDown on USA Network • Winners, losers, storyline direction, and what WWE could be building next What You'll Get in This Episode The Snug Wrestling crew gives honest reactions, analysis, and debate on this week's Friday Night SmackDown. We break down the biggest matches, promo segments, and storyline developments while discussing what WWE may be planning for stars like Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Jade Cargill, Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, R-Truth, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Trick Williams, Tama Tonga, and Talla Tonga. We also look at which segments worked, which moments missed, and which storylines could become major talking points heading into the next WWE premium live event. Why This SmackDown Matters This week's WWE SmackDown review is important because Gunther's decision could completely change the championship picture. If Gunther joins SmackDown and targets Cody Rhodes, WWE could be setting up one of the biggest title feuds of the year. Jade Cargill's return also adds major attention to the women's division, especially after her attack on Rhea Ripley. With stars like Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Michin, and B-Fab also involved, SmackDown's women's division could be entering a major new chapter. Plus, with Damian Priest and R-Truth battling Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga, the tag team and Bloodline-related stories continue to develop in a big way. Join the Conversation What did you think of this week's WWE Friday Night SmackDown? Should Gunther challenge Cody Rhodes? Are you excited for Jade Cargill's return? Did WWE make the right move with this week's SmackDown booking? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know what you want the Snug Wrestling crew to cover next. Follow Snug Wrestling X/Twitter: https://x.com/SnugWrestling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snugwrestling/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@snugwrestlin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snugwrestlingg Merch/Website: https://tee.pub/lic/5RBm2m1Bhdo Business inquiries: snugwrestlingpod@gmail.com Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss a Snug Wrestling review, reaction, or live wrestling podcast episode. Disclaimer This podcast and video are for commentary, review, criticism, and entertainment purposes only. Snug Wrestling is not affiliated with WWE, USA Network, TKO Group Holdings, or any other wrestling promotion. All trademarks, names, images, and footage belong to their respective owners. Copyright Notice Any clips, images, or references used are intended for fair use purposes including commentary, criticism, news reporting, and discussion. No copyright infringement is intended. #wwe #smackdown #wwesmackdown #wwefridaynightsmackdown #gunther #codyrhodes #jadecargill #rhearipley #damianpriest #rtruth #tamatonga #tallatonga #trickwilliams #charlotteflair #alexabliss #wrestlingpodcast #snugwrestling  

A weekend bonus episode featuring Cindy Brunson and Helen Williams discussing a myriad of topics, including the lack of females on the call for TV networks, NCAA Women's Basketball headlines, some stories from the WNBA, and more. HerHoopStats.com: Unlocking better insight about the women's game.The Her Hoop Stats Newsletter: https://herhoopstats.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Snug Wrestling crew is back LIVE to review WWE Monday Night RAW after Backlash with full reactions, analysis, predictions, and fan discussion on the biggest stories coming out of WWE's post-Backlash episode. Tonight's WWE RAW features major fallout from WWE Backlash, including Jacob Fatu taking part in a Roman Reigns Acknowledgment Ceremony, the latest chapter in the Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu storyline, and what this means for The Bloodline, The OTC, and the future of WWE's main event scene. We'll also break down the advertised RAW lineup, including WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Paige and Brie Bella appearing live, the next Oba Femi Open Challenge, and the huge six-man tag match: The Street Profits & Joe Hendry vs. Bron Breakker, Logan Paul & Austin Theory. If you're searching for a WWE RAW live review, WWE Backlash fallout, Roman Reigns RAW segment, Jacob Fatu WWE update, Oba Femi Open Challenge, Joe Hendry WWE RAW, or a live wrestling podcast with real fan reactions, this stream is for you. Topics Covered Tonight • WWE Monday Night RAW after Backlash review • Roman Reigns Acknowledgment Ceremony reaction • Jacob Fatu and Roman Reigns storyline breakdown • WWE Backlash fallout and what comes next • Paige and Brie Bella appearing on RAW • WWE Women's Tag Team Champions discussion • Oba Femi Open Challenge predictions and reaction • The Street Profits & Joe Hendry vs. Bron Breakker, Logan Paul & Austin Theory • Bron Breakker's role on RAW after Backlash • Logan Paul and Austin Theory's direction in WWE • Joe Hendry's momentum on Monday Night RAW • WWE RAW winners, losers, surprises, and storyline updates • Live wrestling fan chat, debate, and predictions What You'll Get This live stream gives you a direct, fan-focused breakdown of WWE RAW after Backlash without random topics or filler. We're talking about the biggest WWE stories from Monday Night RAW, including Roman Reigns, Jacob Fatu, Oba Femi, Joe Hendry, Logan Paul, Bron Breakker, The Street Profits, Paige, and Brie Bella. Expect honest reactions, storyline analysis, match discussion, fantasy booking, live chat interaction, and predictions for where WWE goes next after Backlash. Why This WWE RAW Episode Matters The RAW after a premium live event is always important, and this week's episode could shape the next major WWE storylines. The Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu Acknowledgment Ceremony could change the direction of the Bloodline story. The Oba Femi Open Challenge may continue building one of WWE's most dominant rising stars. The six-man tag match with Joe Hendry, The Street Profits, Bron Breakker, Logan Paul, and Austin Theory could set up major feuds for the weeks ahead. Join the Snug Wrestling crew live as we react to everything from WWE RAW and discuss what it means for WWE's next chapter. Join the Conversation Drop your predictions in the live chat: Who should answer the Oba Femi Open Challenge? Will Jacob Fatu acknowledge Roman Reigns? What is next for Joe Hendry on WWE RAW? Are Paige and Brie Bella setting up a major Women's Tag Team Title feud? Who wins: The Street Profits & Joe Hendry or Bron Breakker, Logan Paul & Austin Theory? Subscribe for More Wrestling Content Subscribe to Snug Wrestling for weekly WWE RAW reviews, WWE SmackDown talk, WWE PLE reactions, wrestling news, live watch-alongs, and wrestling podcast debates. Like the stream, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications so you don't miss our next WWE live review. Follow Snug Wrestling X/Twitter: https://x.com/SnugWrestling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snugwrestling/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@snugwrestlin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snugwrestlingg Merch/Website: https://tee.pub/lic/5RBm2m1Bhdo Business inquiries: snugwrestlingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer Snug Wrestling is an independent wrestling commentary and review channel. This live stream is for discussion, criticism, news commentary, and entertainment purposes only. We are not affiliated with WWE, Monday Night RAW, Netflix, USA Network, or any wrestling promotion. Copyright Notice All WWE names, logos, footage, images, trademarks, and related materials belong to their respective owners. Any clips, images, or references used are intended for commentary, criticism, review, and discussion under fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. #WWERAW #WWEBacklash #RomanReigns #JacobFatu #ObaFemi #JoeHendry #LoganPaul #BronBreakker #StreetProfits #Paige #BrieBella #WrestlingPodcast #WWEReview #MondayNightRAW

The 2026 United Football League (UFL) spring football campaign passed the halfway point recently. Through six weeks of the league’s ten-game regular season, each UFL team is now on a similar path.  The eight spring football franchises are experiencing a decline in attendance at the midway point of the 2026 season. The UFL replaced teams in San Antonio, Detroit (Michigan Panthers), and Memphis this year. Those franchises were relocated to Louisville (Kings), Columbus (Aviators) and Orlando (Storm). A primary reason for leaving San Antonio, Detroit, and Memphis was that all three teams played in large traditional football stadiums.  Those facilities cost the UFL a lot of money to lease. Small crowds of 10,000 fans or less for games played in 50,000 seat facilities looked really bad on national television, too. This new trio of UFL teams is playing their home games in soccer stadiums with seating generally less than 20,000.  The optics showing a crowd of 10,000 inside of a smaller football venue looks more visually appealing to home television viewers. Let’s count that as a win for the UFL.  However… The average attendance for those three new UFL franchises isn’t exactly turning heads, either. Through game 6, the entire league is averaging a little bit more than 10,000 fans per football home game.  Half of the UFL franchises (Houston, Dallas, defending champion DC, and Orlando) still can’t pull more than 10,000 per outing to their games. St. Louis (which led the league in attendance in each of the UFL’s first two seasons) is averaging 25,700 per game to lead the league in 2026. Below is a chart showing the attendance for each UFL team through Game 6 last weekend. Ticket prices for UFL games across the league are relatively cheap You can buy a 20-yard line ticket to this Saturday night’s Birmingham Stallions home game against the Dallas Renegades for $15 and receive a free t-shirt, too! Let’s say that the average ticket price in Birmingham was $25.  If the Stallions attract a crowd of 15,000 to this Saturday night’s game, that translates into ticket revenue of $375,000 for the week. Over a five game home schedule, Birmingham would generate $1.85 million in ticket revenue. With a roster of 50 players making an average of $60,000 per season, the personnel cost for the Stallions is $3 million.  Let’s also estimate that total expenses for the Birmingham UFL franchise (lease payments, coaching salaries, travel, game day costs and administrative expenses) are (conservatively) another $3 million. Now, multiply that revenue shortfall by eight UFL franchises.  The numbers simply don’t work. What about the television ratings for the UFL? The television ratings for UFL games compared to the NFL are similar to upstart LIV Golf when compared to the PGA Tour. UFL spring football brings about 5% of the average number of weekly television viewers which the NFL attracts for its games in the fall. Television ratings in 2026 for the UFL have been difficult to quantify week-to-week.  In general, the four weekly televised games have settled into a predictable pattern. FOX (one of the minority owners of the UFL) is into Year #2 of providing a Friday night prime-time football game.  The six Friday night games in 2026 have averaged 638,000 viewers. For Friday, May 3, the UFL spring football game on FOX (which attracted 670,000 viewers) finished in dead last behind primary competitors CBS, ABC, and NBC. The CBS Friday night line-up averaged over 4 million viewers.  ABC attracted less than three million.  NBC (which featured horse racing from Churchill Downs) came in at less than 2 ½ million last Friday night. FOX cannot be pleased about getting curb-stomped in the TV ratings every Friday night for two straight years.  The network’s Friday night UFL spring football games have been unable to crack the one million viewer mark one single time in two years. A recent week of prime-time television ratings showed the FOX Friday Night UFL game finishing in 162nd place. In addition to trailing the four primary networks, the FOX Friday UFL game lagged behind top cable television offering on Fox News, ESPN, MSNow, TLC, HGTV, TBS, USA Network, Comedy Central, ESPN2, Food Network, Bravo, Hallmark, CNN, Discovery, History, and A&E. That stinks. ABC’s Saturday afternoon UFL games have shown the strongest viewer interest.  Last week’s Dallas Renegades at DC Defenders drew the league’s highest television audience of the season as 1,050,000 watched the game on Saturday afternoon, May 2. The television networks need the UFL to consistently attract more than one million weekly viewers Advertisers want their product to be seen by the greatest number of people in their desired demographic.  Football traditionally delivers a predominantly male buying audience and is highly coveted by certain advertisers. UFL games are shown on the “big” networks like ABC, FOX, and ESPN. That means that there are zero excuses why football fans are not finding and watching the games.  It is proof that most viewers simply aren’t interested in the product. Has the UFL been targeting the growing online gambling market to stay afloat? Like it or not, online sports gambling has been growing quickly.  Unfortunately, many college students are becoming increasingly involved with online gambling. The UFL football games (especially those shown every Friday night in the spring) represent “the only game in town” for some bettors seeking football-oriented gambling opportunities. It’s impossible to know whether the UFL or the owners of online gambling companies are actively pursuing younger audiences to wager on UFL spring football games. The lack of growth in the UFL’s television audience from year-to-year seems to indicate that the gambling factions are not having a sizable effect. Who is Mike Repole, and why has he become “Mr. UFL?” The first two seasons of the UFL were financially underwritten by an ownership team of FOX Sports (50%) along with wrestling/media star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his ex-wife Dani Garcia, ESPN, and RedBird Capital Partners. The original set of owners has lost tens of millions of their own money during the first two UFL seasons. Last summer, billionaire entrepreneur/promoter Mike Repole became a partner in the UFL, too. He purchased an undisclosed interest after the 2025 season ended. Repole quickly jumped-in trying to remake the league with several of his own ideas. The enthusiastic Mike Repole is about as subtle as the Kool-Aid guy bursting through the wall. He has already told Oklahoma City that they will be granted a UFL franchise in 2028 once the city’s new soccer stadium is completed.  Repole wants the spring football league to double in size to 16 teams within the next few years. It was Mike Repole’s idea to move three franchises to Columbus, Louisville, and Orlando this season.  He also spearheaded the UFL’s move into smaller soccer venues in 2026 to save cash and look better on television. The 57-year old Mike Repole has also jousted with fans of the 2024 UFL league champion Birmingham Stallions franchise, too.  He let it be known that the Alabama-based franchise would be moved if local supporters didn’t show significant improvements in game attendance this season. (Note – the Stallions are #2 in UFL average attendance entering Week #7) Yes, Mike Repole has been a virtual one-man crusader for the UFL over the past year. Try as he might, the vital signs for his beloved UFL in 2026 are still the same. The UFL remains on life support Only the deep pockets of the UFL’s investors has kept this patient from an expected death. Let’s forget about the size of the football stadiums.  When only 10,000 paying fans show up to watch any professional sport with massive fixed costs like football, the sports league is going to lose tons of money and eventually cease to exist. Perhaps the UFL has been hoping to attract some type of life preserver from the National Football League.  It’s not that the NFL couldn’t have invested in the UFL from Day 1, though. It simply chose not to.  The NFL has watched any number of spring pro football leagues come and go.  That’s because football fans aren’t interested in the product. The NFL wisely understood that they “own” the fall sports calendar. NFL franchise owners want football fans to be salivating in anticipation of the league’s return every year. Remember that the NFL has already been through this with the American Football League back in the 1960’s. Once the AFL achieved significant momentum with football fans and grew its television ratings, the NFL purchased their youthful competitor to end the challenge. The UFL’s presentation on the field and for home television has been exceptional.   Games (though still a bit too low-scoring for me) are often entertaining to watch. I will award the UFL an “A” for effort. This spring football league and several others have tried mightily to get their product to take root.  Football fans simply have not reciprocated with an endearing love for spring pro football. The UFL’s owners have every right to lose as much money as they desire hoping that their football league will eventually gain traction with the public. When and if that ever should happen, the NFL is likely to respond. The post UFL Midseason Report – Still on Shaky Ground appeared first on SwampSwamiSports.com.

Cory usually brings the funk, but today he's got the punk with a pair of movies that warped his young mind way back in the 80s. And he's also brining along film historian and commentary track superstar Marc Edward Heuck in an episode we call CORY'S PUNK ROCK AND SHOCK TIL YOU DROP! (Or at least that's what Bob called it when he hyped it in our last episode.) Cory's first pick is LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS (1982--kinda), a movie most of us discovered on USA Network's glorious NIGHT FLIGHT in the mid-80s. This movie about a defiant girl punk band getting out of their shitty mill town inspired L7 and Bikini Kill to start bands, and even Jon Bon Jovi cites it as an influence. JBJ notwithstanding, our world would be a crappier place without it. Marc contributed two commentary tracks to the excellent new Fun City Editions 4K UHD and Blu-ray release so he will tell you all about the movie that Paramount could not keep down. Then, the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo capture their crazed stage show in the surreal PHANTOM ZONE (1980). And if that wasn't enough, they added Hervé Villechaize and Susan Tyrrell as the king and queen to make it even weirder. Streaming on Roku, Tubi, Plex and more. In the intro segment, Marc tells us what it's like to record commentary tracks, Bob talks about the wonders of digital broadcast with all the MeTVs there, and Cory and Philena extol the virtues of low-budget TV jingles. Get the new Fun City Edition FABULOUS STAINS disc at https://www.funcityeditions.com/shop/p/fabulousstainsslipbox Marc Edward Heuck has been kicked off of Twitter so follow him on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/meheuck.bsky.social Hosts: Cory Sklar, Philena Franklin and Bob Calhoun. Greg is on assignment. OMFYS Theme Song and "Get in Line" courtesy of Chaki the Funk Wizard. Order Chaki's new LP, FROM LA TO THE BAY on 12" VINYL at chaki.bandcamp.com/album/from-l-a-to-the-bay-2 Trailer and other archival audio via archive.org. "Scratching Teeth" by JHS Pedals via YouTube Audio Library Web: www.oldmoviesforyoungstoners.com Instagram/Facebook (Meta): oldmoviesforyoungstoners Bluesky: @oldmoviesystoners.bsky.social Contact: oldmoviesforyoungstoners@gmail.com NEXT EPISODE: GRAVE ROBBERS FROM HOLLYWOOD with PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1958). Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss it!

Ralph welcomes six authors to discuss their books: “Beyond Nuclear” founder Linda Gunter; trial lawyer Sean Simpson; law professor Elizabeth Burch; naturalist David Schmidt; industrial hygienist Marc Axelrod; and educator and advocate Jonathan Kozol.Linda Gunter is the founder of the US-based non-profit Beyond Nuclear and serves as its international specialist. Previously, she was a journalist at USA Network, Reuters, and The Times. She launched, and writes for Beyond Nuclear's online magazine, Beyond Nuclear International. And she is the author of No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War.We need to reduce the most carbon, the fastest, for the least cost—and that's renewables every time. But it's also an issue of: as we divert funds towards nuclear power (new reactors, which are not here now, they're just aspirational ideas on paper, none of the designs have certifications or licenses yet) as we divert time and our money towards waiting for something that will perhaps take a decade or two (or never) to materialize, and as we squeeze out renewables in the process, what do we do? We continue to burn fossil fuels. So actually, choosing nuclear as an answer to climate makes the climate crisis worse.Linda GunterSean Simpson is an attorney specializing in civil jury trials, representing individuals who have been harmed by someone else's carelessness or intentional wrongdoing. He is the author of Punitive Damages: The Lawyer's Tool for Shaping Society.[Punitive damages are] typically not covered by insurance. But oddly enough, there's a trend coming now where these corporations—because they're in control, we've let them have the reins, and now they're getting insurance companies to sell them coverage to cover their punitive damages, which is totally a 180. If somebody else is going to pay your punishment for you, it's not going to sting your rump if somebody gets spanked on somebody else's behind.Sean SimpsonElizabeth Burch is a professor at the University of Georgia School of Law, and co-author of Perceptions of Justice in Multidistrict Litigation: Voices from the Crowd. She is the author of The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory.Imagine that you are sitting in your kitchen and you get a phone call one night. And you answer, and the person on the other end of the line knows an inordinate amount of information about you—they know your name, they know your birth date, they know the name of your doctor, the name of your hospital, the date and type of medical implant that you had put in you. And then they tell you that you have a ticking time bomb in you. And if you don't have this removed immediately (that in this case was pelvic mesh, which is designed to deal with incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse) that you are going to die. But not to worry, they are setting up appointments down in South Florida to have the mesh removed. What they don't say is all of the important things.Elizabeth BurchDavid Schmidt is lifelong San Francisco Bay Area resident, naturalist, and environmental historian. He worked as a writer in the public affairs office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in San Francisco from 1991 to 2021, led dozens of hikes for the Greenbelt Alliance in the region's extensive public parklands, and volunteered on habitat restoration projects for the Golden Gate National Parks and the California Native Plant Society. He is the author of San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History.I think [the environmental movement in the Bay Area] is the most successful regional environmental movement in US history. Its victories have had a tremendous impact on protecting the natural landscape, the agricultural landscape. And this is a landscape that is famous for its scenic beauty. It's among the world's most biodiverse landscapes with more than a thousand species of plants and wildlife. And persistence pays off. That is the theme that comes across time and again with environmental victories is: persistence pays off.David SchmidtMarc Axelrod is an award-winning front line industrial hygienist and workplace safety professional. He has developed and implemented programs to protect people from industry's most hazardous technologies. He has worked for employers including Boeing, Kaiser Permanente, UCLA and the City of Beverly Hills. He is the author of The Flame Bucket: Adventures in Workplace Safety.You can lie down in the flame bucket and stop a [rocket] launch, but you can only do it once. So I decided that we had a very risky program [at the city of Beverly Hills]. It was for testing our commercial drivers for alcohol and drugs. And somehow they got a big percentage of them, almost a third of them, got left out of the program. And I can see, being backstage, what happens in city government where people leave and people come and how these kinds of things can occur. But when they do happen, what you've got to do is stop everything, blame the people that left, and then fix it right away. But this program—even though people knew that there was a big gap in it, they just didn't want to fix it. But I knew as City Safety Officer, I was responsible. So after months of delay, I said, “Listen, these drivers can't drive anymore. They can't do their safety functions without a clearance test from our drug and alcohol program.” And so that got their attention, and we quickly fixed the program, and I got a lot of thank yous. And then a few days later, I was fired.Marc AxelrodJonathan Kozol is a leading advocate for child-centered learning, equality, and racial justice in our nation's schools, and he travels and lectures about educational inequality and racial injustice. Mr. Kozol is the author of nearly a dozen books about young children and their public schools, including Death at an Early Age, An End to Inequality: Breaking Down the Walls of Apartheid Education in America, and We Shall Not Bow Down: Children of Color Under Siege: An Invocation to Resistance.My book is not simply a polite description of these problems. It's probably the most militant book I've ever written. It's an open call for militant resistance. And, you know, I get condemned for that, but I'm not afraid to say that I'm an unregenerate activist, and I'm too old to change my stripes.Jonathan KozolNews 5/1/26* Perhaps the biggest news of the week is the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which preserved majority-minority congressional districts. In practice, this ruling gives conservative Southern states license to draw these districts out of existence. Jonathan Cervas, a political scientist at Carnegie-Mellon University who has served as a special master in multiple Voting Rights Act cases, is quoted in AP saying “The Voting Rights Act as a means to protect minority voters from vote dilution is essentially dead.” In the Washington Post, NAACP President Derrick Johnson called the decision “a devastating blow to what remains of the Voting Rights Act, and a license for corrupt politicians who want to rig the system by silencing entire communities,” and “a major setback for our nation and…the hard-won victories we've fought, bled, and died for.” In practice, this ruling is sure to set off a new round of redrawing congressional districts, likely resulting in a net gain of 12 seats – half of the Southern Section 2 districts – for the GOP. In Louisiana itself, CNN reports Governor Jeff Landry has halted House primaries, where “Early voting was scheduled to begin Saturday and overseas ballots had already gone out.” Moreover, “Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields, whose district is at the center of the Supreme Court's redistricting decision, said…Landry had told him he anticipated issuing an executive order to suspend the House election and call a new one.”* Speaking of Southern congressional districts, in Florida's 20th district, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has “defiantly” filed to run again in the special election for her former district, per NOTUS. Cherfilus-McCormick resigned her seat in Congress last week just minutes before the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to “recommend punishment on an array of charges.” She had previously been found guilty of “25 ethics violations, including allegedly stealing $5 million dollars in federal disaster-aid funds used to bolster her 2021 campaign,” following an extensive investigation running for two years and including “issuing 58 subpoenas, interviewing 28 witnesses and reviewing over 33,000 documents.” Elijah Manley, the young progressive running for the seat, is quoted saying “Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned in disgrace moments before her colleagues were set to expel her from Congress…The last thing our community needs is a second round of chaos and instability. She should focus on her legal troubles.”* In more positive news from Congress, Rep. Greg Casar announced this week that the Congressional Progressive Caucus he chairs is issuing a new Affordability Agenda, bringing together a slew of bills sponsored by progressives – on topics ranging from housing to groceries to prescription drugs and more – into a unified package. In an introduction, the Caucus emphasizes that “Americans are facing a cost-of-living crisis and…At the same time, Democrats are searching for a vision that wins back the trust of working families and provides a mandate to deliver the big changes our country needs in 2026.” The question now is whether the Democratic Party will take up this banner and run with it or once again spurn their progressive base.* Meanwhile, the Trump administration is occupied with their continuing efforts to persecute comedians for anodyne jokes. The latest on this front is the Federal Communications Commission ordering the Walt Disney Company's ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns, following a joke about Melania Trump on Jimmy Kimmel's late night show, NPR reports. The joke, a “mock speech for an alternative White House Correspondents' Dinner,” which went “Our first lady Melania is here. So beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,” aired three days before the actual White House Correspondents' Dinner and the corresponding security threat. Kimmel has stressed that the joke was about the age difference between the President and First Lady “not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination. And they know that.” FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez, sole Democrat still on the commission, issued a statement calling this “the most egregious action this FCC has taken in violation of the First Amendment to date…As part of its ongoing campaign of censorship and control, the White House called publicly for the silencing of a vocal critic, and this FCC has now answered that call.”* Another scandalous act of corruption from inside the federal government came to light this week with Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a special operations soldier stationed at Fort Bragg being charged with insider trading. Specifically, Van Dyke is charged with three counts of violating the Commodity Exchange Account, one count of wire fraud and one count of an unlawful money transaction for using classified government information to win over $400,000 via prediction betting site Polymarket vis-a-vis the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, per the Hill. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, also heading up the prosecution of President Maduro, is quoted saying “Prediction markets are not a haven for using misappropriated confidential or classified information for personal gain.” For their part, Polymarket has announced tightened insider trading rules, but continues to insist that “When we identified a user trading on classified government information, we referred the matter to the DOJ & cooperated with their investigation,” and that Van Dyke's arrest is “proof the system works.”* In more news related to Latin America, a new poll shows leftist Senator and presidential candidate Iván Cepeda with a substantial lead, according to the City Paper Bogotá. In polls of the first round, Cepeda drew 44.3%, while his rivals, Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia drew 21.5% and 19.8% respectively, an impressive showing for Valencia who has nearly doubled her support since the last poll was taken. In the second round, polling shows Cepeda besting both rivals, 54.6% to 42.6% against de la Espriella and a narrower 51.2% versus 46.6% against Valencia. A Cepeda victory would continue the leftward trend in Colombian politics begun with the election of Gustavo Petro in 2022, a remarkable turnaround for one of the most stalwart conservative countries in the region.* Elsewhere on the globe, a new poll shows Jeremy Corbyn – the British left icon, former Labour Party leader and founder of Your Party – in danger of losing his long-held seat in the riding of Islington North. Corbyn, who was first elected to the seat in 1983, was able to keep his seat as an independent MP even after his expulsion from the Labour Party following the hostile takeover of the party by the centrist Keir Starmer regime. Yet now, with Your Party coming apart at the seams, the Greens look poised to capture the seat. However, the Canary notes that this poll only asked voters about their partisan voting intentions, with no mention of individual candidates. This means even if voters in Islington North are more sympathetic to the Greens overall, they could still return Corbyn himself to Parliament. Nevertheless, this poll gives some indication of how successfully the Greens have outmaneuvered Your Party, even in what should be their most solid riding.* Another iconic British public figure – King Charles III – is in America this week for a royal visit in which he addressed a joint session of Congress, met with President Trump and enjoyed a White House dinner. On Wednesday, the King attended a wreath-laying ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City, along with New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and, most strikingly, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. This unlikely pairing has clearly piqued the interest of the press, who asked Mayor Mamdani what he would talk about with the King if they were to have a private moment together. While the duo did not ultimately have a private meeting, Mamdani responded that he would “probably encourage [the King] to return the Kohinoor diamond,” which POLITICO identifies as “an enormous bauble set into a royal crown on display in the Tower of London,” noting that the diamond has “become a point of contention between England and India.”* In more local news, with the protracted California gubernatorial primary on the horizon at last, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees or IATSE, has thrown their weight behind progressive billionaire Tom Steyer, Variety reports. This piece notes Steyer's pledge to keep film and television production in Los Angeles along with his outspoken criticism of the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. as well as his proposal to levy a tax on AI computations and use the proceeds to “fund training for displaced workers.” IATSE represents around 50,000 workers in California and 130,000 workers nationwide. Steyer has amassed considerable union support in his bid for perhaps the second most powerful political executive position in the country after the presidency, including the California Teachers Association, the California Federation of Teachers, and the California Nurses Association. Steyer's closest Democratic rival in the open primary, former Congressman, state Attorney General and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra is racking up endorsements as well, including from Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and powerful California politicianss such as Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. With a close race between the top four leading Democrats and Republicans, the June 2nd primary is sure to conclude with a photo finish.* Finally, in Washington DC, the Democratic Mayoral primary continues to grow more acrimonious. This week, former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, the candidate backed by corporate donors and the DC political establishment, criticized progressive Councilmember Janeese Lewis-George in a fundraising email for supposedly accepting “dark money from outside interest groups.” Which groups you may ask? Local unions, representing tens of thousands of DC workers, including local branches of the AFL-CIO, UFCW, transit workers, teachers, the building trades and more. In a stinging rebuke, the unions excoriated McDuffie for his “disturbing pattern of anti-union talking points and votes” including opposition to wage increases for DC restaurant and child-care workers – while simultaneously accepting donations from “MAGA developers…[and] utility and energy executives.” Moreover, Axios reports Safe & Affordable DC, a labor-aligned super PAC, is launching a half-million dollar ad blitz attacking McDuffie on his record of favoritism towards the utilities at a moment when bills are higher than ever. Tensions mounted even higher this week, when the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance opened an investigation to determine whether Lewis George's campaign is collaborating too closely with her union allies – an allegation she has dismissed as “baseless.” It is worth noting that DC progressives have had this accusation leveled at them in the past, only for it to indeed prove baseless. Expect this race to get more heated, and more expensive, the closer we get to the June 16th primary.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Noel catches up with Rhonda Shear. The comedienne and actress hosted USA Network's Up All Night in the 1990s. Rhonda is back with Up All Night on Roku. The Up All Night Channel features new and classic Up All Night segments, the Between The Sheets video podcast, content from throughout Shear's career, movies, comedy specials, music, behind-the-scenes fun, and more. Rhonda talks about interviewing wrestlers and being a part of Wrestlemania X. She had memorable roles in Spaceballs, Married with Children, Cheers, Three's Company and Happy Days. Rhonda talks about her dismissal from Happy Days. In 2001, she started an intimate apparel business with one of her most successful products being the Ahh Bra.

Rhonda Shear in Her Own Words: 'Up All Night' Is Back and She Just Launched Her Own Roku ChannelThe 'Up All Night' host on reboots, reinvention, and why the best is absolutely yet to come.Rhonda Shear has always blazed her own trail. When she auditioned for the hosting role that would make her a late-night icon, she walked in with a curling iron and plugged it in mid-audition. Then she started doing her hair in front of the casting directors. She'd been told too many times that she was too pretty to be funny, so she chose to be outrageous.Shear got the job, of course. For eight years, she hosted Up All Night on USA Network. A generation of horror fans and committed night owls never forgot her. I called her on a recent Monday morning to talk about the show's reboot, her intimate apparel empire, and why, at this stage of her life and career, she has never been more herself.Up All Night originally aired on USA Network from 1989 to 1998. Shear hosted the show for all eight seasons, introducing audiences to horror, B-movies, and the kind of sharp, self-aware comedy that, she'll tell you, the industry wasn't entirely ready for at the time."Back then, women in comedy just were not accepted," she explains. "You were very typecast."Shear defied the stereotypes and was unapologetically funny. She went on to film over 430 episodes, working with several different producers over the show's run. She remembers, "I got to work with some iconic people that all went on to do major amazing things, each one had their own style.""When I go back through this footage, I'm wowed by the things that we were doing. We were so ahead of our time on the show. For example, we were putting commercials within the show. That's the kind of stuff that you see on social media now."USA Network apparently destroyed all the original footage of the show. But Shear, as she has proven repeatedly in her career, is not someone who allows herself to be defeated. "I always save my work," she tells me. "I have tons of all my content. If I could get it or tape it or get it from a producer, I always got stuff." In her contract, she had negotiated two VHS copies of every episode, so there would be one for herself and one for her mother in New Orleans. "So I have all the footage of the show. All of the sketches."Sassier, and Somehow Even Funnier" Fans have been asking for a reboot of Up All Night for decades. Shear never stopped loving the show, either. Even with her own brand she had on the Home Shopping Network, she paid homage to the show that made her famous. She used humor to talk about the intimate apparel products she designed and sold.The catalyst came when Shear started attending fan conventions. "I went to one, and the lines were amazing. I was, like, shocked myself, and fans told us we need to reboot Up All Night."She and her husband had already created a fully equipped media studio called Shear Media Studios. It's used for podcasting, influencer shoots, live shopping on TV, film, commercials, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Rhonda Shear in Her Own Words: 'Up All Night' Is Back and She Just Launched Her Own Roku ChannelThe 'Up All Night' host on reboots, reinvention, and why the best is absolutely yet to come.Rhonda Shear has always blazed her own trail. When she auditioned for the hosting role that would make her a late-night icon, she walked in with a curling iron and plugged it in mid-audition. Then she started doing her hair in front of the casting directors. She'd been told too many times that she was too pretty to be funny, so she chose to be outrageous.Shear got the job, of course. For eight years, she hosted Up All Night on USA Network. A generation of horror fans and committed night owls never forgot her. I called her on a recent Monday morning to talk about the show's reboot, her intimate apparel empire, and why, at this stage of her life and career, she has never been more herself.Up All Night originally aired on USA Network from 1989 to 1998. Shear hosted the show for all eight seasons, introducing audiences to horror, B-movies, and the kind of sharp, self-aware comedy that, she'll tell you, the industry wasn't entirely ready for at the time."Back then, women in comedy just were not accepted," she explains. "You were very typecast."Shear defied the stereotypes and was unapologetically funny. She went on to film over 430 episodes, working with several different producers over the show's run. She remembers, "I got to work with some iconic people that all went on to do major amazing things, each one had their own style.""When I go back through this footage, I'm wowed by the things that we were doing. We were so ahead of our time on the show. For example, we were putting commercials within the show. That's the kind of stuff that you see on social media now."USA Network apparently destroyed all the original footage of the show. But Shear, as she has proven repeatedly in her career, is not someone who allows herself to be defeated. "I always save my work," she tells me. "I have tons of all my content. If I could get it or tape it or get it from a producer, I always got stuff." In her contract, she had negotiated two VHS copies of every episode, so there would be one for herself and one for her mother in New Orleans. "So I have all the footage of the show. All of the sketches."Sassier, and Somehow Even Funnier" Fans have been asking for a reboot of Up All Night for decades. Shear never stopped loving the show, either. Even with her own brand she had on the Home Shopping Network, she paid homage to the show that made her famous. She used humor to talk about the intimate apparel products she designed and sold.The catalyst came when Shear started attending fan conventions. "I went to one, and the lines were amazing. I was, like, shocked myself, and fans told us we need to reboot Up All Night."She and her husband had already created a fully equipped media studio called Shear Media Studios. It's used for podcasting, influencer shoots, live shopping on TV, film, commercials, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

Temptation Island Interview with Mark L. Walberg Kirsten MacInnis and Maggie Morgan sit down with guest Mark L. Walberg to explore how the series, and the world of dating, has evolved over the years. Mark shares what it's like witnessing real emotions play out at the bonfires and how both he and the cast adapt as dating culture shifts with the times. This podcast dives into the show's transformation from its FOX origins to USA Network to its new Netflix era, revealing how social media and new attitudes influence relationships onscreen. Mark discusses his unscripted, empathetic method at bonfires, explaining how he offers support and feedback without judgment, even when contestants' actions go against prior agreements. The discussion covers memorable couples like Hall and Michaela, the surprising power of self-reflection and “choosing love” even when outcomes aren't predictable, and what it feels like behind the scenes both as a host and a parent. Listeners also get a peek at Mark's openness to joining other reality series, his candid thoughts on cringe, and funny stories from his own life and travels. Highlights from the conversation: Mark's insights on generational change, social media's impact, and evolving gender norms in dating Honest talk about empathy, guidance, and how to stay nonjudgmental during emotional bonfire moments Hall and Michaela's journey and the surprise of which couples actually work after the cameras stop The idea of “to be cringe is to be free,” and how self-acceptance shapes both the show and everyday life Mark's openness to other reality competitions, including his thoughts about Dancing with the Stars Can reality TV really spark personal growth and offer real-life lessons about relationships? Explore these questions and more as Kirsten, Maggie, and Mark take you behind the scenes of Temptation Island. Don't miss this insightful conversation. Tune in for the full conversation and find fresh ways to think about love, growth, and empathy. 0:00 Mark L. Walberg Joins Podcast 6:36 Mark Explains Empathetic Hosting Approach 12:34 Nonjudgmental Bonfire Tactics 18:58 Temptation Island's Unexpected Staying Power 22:22 Hall and Michaela Relationship Twist 25:42 Dancing With the Stars Surprise 28:35 Mark's Last Words on Worthiness LISTEN: Subscribe to the Hot Dummies on Islands feed! WATCH: Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT: Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!

AI can write, edit, even cast—but it still can't do what made TV legend Bonnie Hammer unstoppable: read the room. In this candid conversation with Kwame Christian, Bonnie unpacks the human meta‑skill behind great leadership and negotiation—reading people and context in real time—and how it powered her “Blue Skies” era at USA & SYFY (Monk, Psych, Burn Notice). She shares why “fake it till you make it” fails (and what to do instead), how to hire for humility and team-first culture, why presence matters (“be in the room”), and how to build a spider‑web career that thrives through industry upheaval, streaming shakeups, and the rise of AI. What you'll learn Reading the room: the irreplaceable skill that beats AI and drives better decisions, deals, and teams. Face it till you make it: Bonnie's upgrade to the old career cliché—and how to apply it immediately. Hiring & culture: spotting humility, collaboration, and truth‑tellers (not cheerleaders). Media shifts: streaming, bundling, budget pressure—and what creators should do now. AI & guardrails: what to protect, what to embrace, and where human storytelling wins. Presence & influence: first impressions, listening deeply, and speaking the language of the room. Mentorship that works: why challenging mentors accelerate growth (Barry Diller story inside). Women at work: the most damaging “lie” and how to replace it with actionable strategy. Discount code "KWAME" gives 30% discount over 3 months TL;DR what is folk? folk is a CRM, and extension, that helps businesses build real relationships and close deals. Why is folk better? folk is simple, integrated, and proactive to use. folk's value proposition? folk CRM does the busy work for you, so you can focus on growing your service business. folk's tagline folk, like the sales assistant your team never had What product details will most excite your audience? • ⁠⁠Our seamless integrations with social channels⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠Our 1-click Enrichment that finds contact details for y⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ou⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠Know the best leads to reach out to with AI Follow-up⁠⁠ ⁠⁠s⁠⁠ Useful links & resources •⁠⁠ folk's website⁠⁠ •⁠⁠ folk's Linkedin⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠Simo, our CEO's, LinkedIn⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠folk's Youtube⁠⁠ Keywords: Bonnie Hammer, reading the room, negotiation, leadership, team culture, hiring, mentorship, women at work, Blue Skies brand, USA Network, SYFY, Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, streaming strategy, AI in media, presence, career advice, spider‑web career, truth‑teller mentors, Kwame Christian, Negotiate Anything Podcast Connect with Bonnie ⁠Buy Bonnie's new book, 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work⁠ ⁠bonnie-hammer.com⁠ Contact ANI ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠negotiateanything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!⁠

Elle Duncan has heard your criticism of Netflix’s MLB Opening Day Coverage. And as the streamer’s first sports anchor, she has something to say about it. In this episode of The Deal, Elle explains to Alex and Jason that there is a difference between constructive criticism and saying something is “too Netflix” and there’s a balance between "eventizing" sports and covering them. She also shares why she left ESPN after a decade and what it’s like to be on a desk with the notoriously anti-media Barry Bonds. Then, Elle talks about her other new role hosting USA Network’s 2026 WNBA coverage and why the growth of women’s sports depends on investing in coverage and giving ourselves permission to admit that some players are just better than others You can also watch this interview on the Bloomberg Podcasts YouTube page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morgan's first big role was as Jennifer Pace Phillips, in the CBS-TV daytime series, “Search for Tomorrow”, which was the beginning of her television career. Following her stint on “Search for Tomorrow”, she moved to Los Angeles, where she made numerous guest appearances on TV series. She had a recurring role on “Mork & Mindy”, with Robin Williams, as well as a recurring role on “Roseanne”. You could not complete a Morgan Fairchild biography without one of her most popular roles – the original Jenna Wade on “Dallas”, as well as appearing on such series as “Barnaby Jones”, “Happy Days”, “The Bob Newhart Show”, “A Man Called Sloane”, “Police Woman”, “Switch”, “Kojak”, “Big Shamus”, “Perry Mason”, “Burke's Law”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “Lois & Clark”, “Empty Nest”, “Diagnosis Murder”, “Robin's Hoods”, “Friends”, and “Cybill”. She also starred in the contemporary film noir mystery “Writers Block” for USA Network. Morgan starred in “Star Command” with Chad Everett for the United/Paramount Network as well as “Dead Man's Island” with William Shatner, Barbara Eden, Roddy McDowell, and Christopher Atkins, a Movie-of-the-Week for CBS.

What happens when the exploitative and unethical world of fashion modelling meets the exploitative and unethical world of reality TV? The results may not surprise you. Remember Shuffle returns to the world of reality TV with a deep dive on America's Next Top Model, featuring former contestant Sarah Hartshorne as expert guest correspondent. After tracing the history of the show and placing it in its particular historical moment, when every celebrity job was getting the reality show treatment, they dig into two retrospective sources on the show - Sarah's book and a recent Netflix documentary, before turning, as always, to the major themes and big ideas behind the show and its echoes in the culture.Give Sarah a follow on Instagram! Find all the deets on Sarah's book and where to buy it here. The new ANTM documentary Sarah mentions is called Dirty Rotten Scandals, and you can check it out here on the USA Network's player if you can log in through your TV provider.And don't forget to give Remember Shuffle a follow on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@RememberShufflePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to interact with the show between episodes. It also makes it easier to book guests.  Check out our website to search for episodes at: ⁠remembershuffle.com⁠

Matt and Tyler are joined by USA Network broadcaster Dr. John Giannini to get his thoughts all of the major A-10 teams ahead of the conference tournaments.Later, a review of their trip to the Charles E Smith Center and Eaglebank Arena. Plus, a Pittsburgh neighborhood bar and restaurant breakdown ahead of the A-10 Tournament.

Sarah Schreiber is an actor, announcer & host. She has been dedicated to the entertainment industry for two decades, performing and working across nearly every medium—stage, opera, television, commercials, red carpet coverage, news, and film. Currently Sarah has been a proud part of the global sports entertainment industry with WWE. She has served as a backstage correspondent on Monday Night Raw—the longest-running scripted episodic program in television history—as well as on SmackDown and NXT, covering unforgettable moments and interviewing top talent for shows broadcast worldwide on Netflix, USA Network, The CW, and Peacock. She has also been an in-ring announcer for live events across the globe, from international arenas to Madison Square Garden. Beyond the ring, Sarah has represented WWE as a Global Ambassador, hosting community events with organizations such as Make-A-Wish, the Special Olympics, and Boys & Girls Clubs—appearing alongside distinguished alumni including Denzel Washington—to inspire and bring joy to communities around the world. As an actress, Sarah has been fortunate to work on high-profile projects such as Marvel's Agent Carter (ABC), Bloodline (Netflix), NCIS: New Orleans (CBS), Grand Hotel (ABC), The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS), and The Knights of Prosperity (ABC). Her film credits include Stevie D, Reunion, and Ashley & The Mummy Resurrected. She also had the unforgettable opportunity to perform her own stunts opposite fellow New Jersey native Bruce Willis, under Grammy-winning director Joseph Kahn and stunt coordinator Eddie Braun.  As a host, Sarah has worked with major outlets including E! News, KTLA, KCAL, FABtv, HSN, and AndroidTV, reporting from red carpets at prestigious award shows and premieres, and engaging audiences on live broadcasts. She hosted a pilot for Lance Bass Productions (Hangover Gourmet) and has extensive experience in home shopping, including her own HSN series, The Shoe Lovers Closet.  She is a proud graduate of the University of Miami, where she earned her BFA, and holds a Master of Science in Television & Media Management from Drexel University. Sarah also hosts the podcast 'Don't Start' with Candice Guardino (who's also been on the podcast!), check it out, it's great! We chat about joining the WWE family, resilience and hustle, being a shoe model, shows that don't go ahead, auditions and rejection, her masters, evolving and growing, collaboration, lessons from grief, being on David Letterman, 30 minute musicals, her new podcast plus plenty more! Check Sarah out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahschreiber Website: https://www.sarahschreiber.com Don't Start podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-start/id1813269473 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schreibersarah/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/

John Cena, while you lay there, hopefully as uncomfortable as you possibly can be, I want you to listen to me.I want you to digest this because before I leave in 3 weeks with your WWE Championship, I have a lot of things I want to get off my chest. I don't hate you, John. I don't even dislike you. I do like you. I like you a hell of a lot more than I like most people in the back. I hate this idea that you're the best. Because you're not. I'm the best. I'm the best in the world.There's one thing you're better at than I am and that's kissing Vince McMahon's ass.You're as good as kissing Vince's ass as Hulk Hogan was. I don't know if you're as good as Dwayne though. He's a pretty good ass kisser. Always was and still is. Whoops! I'm breaking the fourth wall. I am the best wrestler in the world. I've been the best ever since day one when I walked into this company. And I've been vilified and hated since that day, because Paul Heyman saw something in me that nobody else wanted to admit. That's right, I'm a Paul Heyman guy. You know who else was a Paul Heyman guy? Brock Lesnar.And he split just like I'm splitting.But the biggest difference between me and Brock is I'm going to leave with the WWE Championship. I've grabbed so many of Vincent K. McMahon's brass rings that it's finally dawned on me that they're just that, they're completely imaginary. The only thing that's real is me and the fact that day in and day out, for almost six years, I have proved to everybody in the world that I am the best on this microphone, in that ring, even in commentary! Nobody can touch me! And yet no matter how many times I prove it, I'm not on your lovely little collector cups.I'm not on the cover of the program. I'm barely promoted.I don't get to be in movies.I'm certainly not on any crappy show on the USA Network.I'm not on the poster of WrestleMania.I'm not on the signature that's produced at the start of the show.I'm not on Conan O'Brian. I'm not on Jimmy Fallon. But the fact of the matter is, I should be. And trust me, this isn't sour grapes. But the fact that Dwayne is in the main event at WrestleMania next year and I'm not makes me sick! Oh hey, let me get something straight. Those of you who are cheering me right now, you are just as big a part of me leaving as anything else. Because you're the ones who are sipping on those collector cups right now. You're the ones that buy those programs that my face isn't on the cover of. And then at five in the morning at the airport, you try to shove it in my face so you can get an autograph and try to sell it on eBay because you're too lazy to go get a real job. I'm leaving with the WWE Championship on July 17th. And hell, who knows, maybe I'll go defend it in New Japan Pro Wrestling.Maybe I'll go back to Ring of Honor.

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani head to Worcester, Massachusetts, to recap the massive fallout from King of the Ring 2000! The landscape of the WWF shifts forever as Shawn Michaels steps down and introduces Mick Foley as the new WWF Commissioner. Tommy Blacha provides the backstage perspective on the decision to bring Foley back in an authority role and how a "face" commissioner completely changed the show's dynamic.We also break down Vince McMahon's bizarre and narcissistic "Genetic Jackhammer" promo, where he attempts to write himself off the show to "make babies" with Linda McMahon. Tommy pulls back the curtain on the real-life USA Network legal battles and the growing pressure from sponsors to tone down the Attitude Era's signature language.In this episode, we also discuss:- The Rock's new world title reign and his "Billionaire's Elbow" mocking of the Chairman.- Kurt Angle's official coronation as King and the legendary "adult man in a crown" mockery from Foley.- The beginning of the Right to Censor angle as Steven Richards covers up a "top-off" match involving The Kat and Terri.- Undertaker and Kane forming a dominant "Brothers of Destruction" alliance against Edge and Christian.- Tommy Blacha pays tribute to long-time WWF Director Kerwin Silfies following his passing.0:00 - Intro / The Mick Foley Reset0:53 - The "Gnarly" history of Worcester and the textile mills4:20 - Post-Pay-Per-View post-mortems: Handling reviews7:40 - Summer Reset: Pulling back the McMahons10:14 - The Rock vs. Vince promo14:10 - Rikishi vs. Chris Benoit / Taz makes a confusing return15:45 - Chris Jericho kisses "Roadkill" Stephanie McMahon17:40 - The Golden Age of Heel Crowns: Harley Race to Kurt Angle19:25 - Eddie Guerrero and Chyna vs. Val Venis and Trish Stratus20:50 - Kurt Angle's "Commoner" perspective / Coronation prep23:10 - Shawn Michaels straddles the throne in Worcester25:55 - MICK FOLEY IS THE NEW COMMISSIONER28:30 - Foley mocks "King" Angle's oversized crown31:00 - Oversaturation talk: Balancing 6 hours of WWF programming34:00 - Triple H cheap shots Kurt Angle35:10 - Lawler, Malenko, Terri, and The Kat: "Over the Top" rules37:55 - The Birth of Right to Censor: Steven Richards intervenes40:30 - Backstage: Why Stevie Richards didn't have an "epiphany"43:40 - Sponsor Pressure: Bleeping the "A-word" and the "H-word"44:45 - Edge & Christian vs. Mick Foley (The Sound of Music reference)47:45 - APA wins the Tag Team Battle Royal49:10 - Undertaker offers Kane tobacco chew (Locker Room Habits)50:30 - Undertaker & Kane vs. Edge & Christian53:15 - The Rock premieres "It Doesn't Matter" on TRL54:25 - Main Event: The Rock vs. Triple H vs. Kurt Angle57:55 - The Delaware Court decision: Moving to Viacom59:00 - Mike Piazza and the USA Today wrestling controversy1:01:10 - TRIBUTE: Remembering WWF Director Kerwin SilfiesFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sworn to Justice (1996) was chosen by friend of the show and Patreon supporter Leigh, and is a prime example of mid-90s direct-to-video action thrillers built around martial arts credentials and late-night cable appeal. Produced by PM Entertainment — a studio known for churning out low-budget, high-concept action films — the movie was designed specifically for the booming VHS rental market rather than theatrical release. Director Paul Maslak leaned into the studio's house style: fast-paced action, neon-lit cityscapes, and a blend of crime, thriller, and exploitation elements. The film was shot quickly and economically, typical of PM's efficient production model, which prioritized practical stunts and tight schedules over polish or prestige.The production's biggest selling point was its lead, Cynthia Rothrock, already a well-established martial arts star with multiple Hong Kong and American action credits. Her real-life fighting background allowed the filmmakers to stage fight scenes with minimal doubles, keeping the choreography grounded and physical. Filming took place largely around Los Angeles, using recognizable streets and interiors to stretch the budget while maintaining a contemporary urban feel. Like many PM Entertainment titles, Sworn to Justice found its audience through home video, cable rotation, and word of mouth, eventually earning cult status among fans of 90s action cinema and martial arts B-movies. Today, it's remembered as a quintessential slice of direct-to-video action filmmaking — scrappy, stylish, and unapologetically of its era.Checkout Leigh on The Movie Vent.If you enjoy the show and would like to support us, we have a Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.Referral links also help out the show if you were going to sign up:⁠⁠⁠NordVPN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NordPass⁠⁠⁠Trailer Guy Plot SummaryA city drowning in crime… a system that's failed… and one woman who's had enough.When the law can't protect the innocent, justice goes underground. Trained to fight, driven by vengeance, and armed with nothing but her fists and her will, one relentless warrior takes the streets by storm — tearing through criminals, conspiracies, and anyone foolish enough to stand in her way.*Sworn to Justice* — no badge… no backup… no mercy.Fun FactsSworn to Justice is often categorized as an “erotic thriller meets martial arts action” hybrid, a niche genre that was surprisingly popular in the mid-1990s video market.The film was released during the peak VHS rental era, when action titles like this regularly outperformed small theatrical releases in video stores.Cynthia Rothrock performs nearly all of her own fight choreography, showcasing authentic Tang Soo Do and karate techniques rather than stylized wire work.The movie blends martial arts with noir-style detective elements, giving it a darker tone compared to Rothrock's earlier Hong Kong films.Several supporting cast members were real stunt performers, which helped make the fight scenes feel more physical and less choreographed.The film developed a late-night cable TV following on networks like USA Network and HBO Zone throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.Rothrock fans often rank this among her most “adult-oriented” American roles, marking a tonal shift from her earlier PG-13 action vehicles.The movie features a synth-heavy 90s action score, typical of direct-to-video thrillers of the era.Collectors consider original VHS and DVD releases of the film minor cult items within martial arts movie circles.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani are in Memphis at the Pyramid Arena to recap the final stop before King of the Ring 2000. The emotional center of the night features hometown hero Jerry Lawler leaving the announce table to join a mixed tag match and save The Kat from a two on one assault by Dean Malenko and Terry.We discuss the massive pop for the King and Tommy Blacha provides the backstage scoop on the real life relationship between Lawler and The Kat that fueled the segment. We also break down the chaotic main event where Vince McMahon pinned The Rock after a mocking billionaire's elbow. We dive into the chaotic Hardcore Championship shifts as Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson trade the title using pipes and champagne bottles in the locker room.. Tommy Blacha provides the backstage scoop on the "bureaucracy of the fax machine" , the reality of filming segments on the fly, and the surprising history of the USA Network match-refusal lawsuits.. We also discuss why the McMahon-Helmsley Faction was reaching "steak and potatoes" fatigue and how the roster's incredible technical ability saved a show filled with questionable booking.We also talk about:The Rock's promo referencing Albert and a "pierced anus".The Dudley Boyz putting announcer Tony Chimel through a table after a series of mic failures.Lita and Trish Stratus taking their mixed-gender rivalry to new heights with a Swanton Bomb/moonsault combination.Jerry Lee Lewis in the front row and the historical context of Vince McMahon's future "Great Balls of Fire" legal battles.0:00 - Intro4:13 - The McMahon-Helmsley Faction & Main Event Fatigue6:55 - Setting the Bait-and-Switch10:04 - WWF.com and Early Internet Wrestling Culture14:34 - Mixed Gender Tag: The Hardies & Lita vs. T&A & Trish17:19 - Hardcore Title Hijinks & Jerry Lee Lewis18:16 - King of the Ring Tournament Brackets21:17 - Too Cool vs. Edge & Christian: The Fat Elvis Pose26:05 - The "Big D" & The Women's Locker Room27:42 - Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Boss Man33:55 - Rikishi vs. Chris Benoit: Intercontinental Title Change37:05 - Y2J vs. Hardcore Holly & Stephanie's Interference38:30 - The King Returns: Jerry Lawler in Memphis41:40 - The Dudleys & The Table for Tony Chimel42:58 - The Evening Gown Match is Born47:01 - Main Event: The Gauntlet Handicap Match54:11 - The Business of Wrestling: Lawsuits and Networks1:03:05 - The Sci-Fi Channel & Final ThoughtsFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 578 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Courtney Thompson, an analyst for USA Network and a two-time U.S. Olympic volleyball player. Thompson will serve as the analyst for USA Network's League One Volleyball (LOVB) Game of the Week airing on Wednesdays nights from January through April. The first broadcast is Jan. 7 at 6:00 PM ET. In this podcast Thompson discusses how she approaches broadcasting volleyball; why her sport has seen growth over the last five years; why the league's six franchises -- Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Madison, Nebraska and Salt Lake City — were chosen and LOVB's plans to expand from six to nine teams beginning in 2027; the new money being invested in the sport; what makes for a good volleyball broadcast; balancing being an advocate with objectivity; the importance of the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A. to help the product and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-8-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell took calls and vent with callers once again over the decline of Monday Night Raw, the wretched final segment with Sheamus and Roman Reigns, the ridiculous USA Network commercials with Reigns and Wyatt Family, and more with a ton of caller interaction and no shortage of passionate rants.Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they continued their discussion on Raw including whether Roman Reigns would even be good at being a heel if he turned, plus email questions from listeners.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

Television and Pop Culture Icon Rhonda Shear is Back (She Never Left)! | The Brett Allan Show WATCH HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPQjvQBmhishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPQjvQBmhis Up All Night, the cult-favorite late-night movie showcase hosted by Rhonda Shear that lit up USA Network from 1989 to 1998, is making its long-awaited return on YouTube. The revival comes through a partnership between Shear Enterprises, LLC, and Horror Online Video Store Experience, Kings of Horror, which just had its premiere episode on October 25 and now will be back with a special Thanksgiving-themed show on Saturday, November 22, at 10:00PM. And don't be surprised if Rhonda serves up a celluloid turkey or two. "Up All Night was never just a show—it was an attitude... and maybe a little eyeliner, cleavage, and sarcasm," said Shear. "Now we're back—louder, sassier, and somehow even funnier. Teaming up with Kings of Horror means we're not just dusting off VHS tapes—we're throwing a full-on horror house party at my Shear Media Studios in Tampa Bay on custom nostalgia-dipped sets. We've got a killer team of writers, comedians, and production partners ready to unleash all-new skits, twisted characters, and laugh-your-ass-off moments.” The series will spotlight indie horror from grassroots DIY to festival standouts, alongside cult classics and premieres. The creative team includes scream queens Linnea Quigley and Felissa Rose, musician John Brennan, special guest /comedic actor Yuki, and filmmaker Richard Gabai. Not only will this show reconnect Rhonda with her legions of Up All Night fans, it will also introduce her to a new generation who discovered her as the award-winning lingerie mogul behind Rhonda Shear Intimates and the Ahh Bra infomercial sensation. “I can't believe Up All Night premiered 30 years ago—this new incarnation is going to blow my longtime fans out of the water—and trust me, we will be dragging a whole new generation into some late-night chaos they didn't know they needed," exclaimed Shear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday's   Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the Tuesday show with Puck's thoughts on the Josh Naylor deal, five years $92.5 million.  It's a great start for the Mariners this offseason, but it can't be the only move the Mariners make.  Puck then welcomes John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com on the show to cover college football.   They chat about what Rick Neuheisel's  role should be in college football, because he's too good just to be on television.  What's next at Oregon State on the coaching search, and does it include Neuheisel or is Oregon State looking at former Cougars head coach Nick Rolovich?  The Pac-12 has a new media deal with USA Network, is it good enough?  The Big Ten equity plan is on hold, will it ever happen and why was Washington reportedly in the third tier of the revenue plan?  Lastly, will Oregon win easily this weekend against USC?Danny Kelly, The Ringer joins Puck to talk the growing narrative around Sam Darnold, Mike Macdonald's dominating defense, Seahawks fans feelings toward Darnold and the unfortunate injury to Falcons quarterback Michael Penix. Former Seahawks defensive back Paul Moyer joins Puck to discuss the passing of his teammate Kenny Easley.  Paul reflects on their friendship and what made Easley so dominant as a football player. “On This Day…” Puck celebrates one of the best holiday movies ever made! Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”   (1:00) Puck (6:52) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (43:32) Danny Kelly, The Ringer (1:12:46) Paul Moyer on the passing of Kenny Easley (1:24:06) “On this Day….”  (1:29:00) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

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No Niki November continues, with Michael, merritt and John doing their absolute best to keep this train on its tracks, with predictable results. Topics of discussion for this episode include the output of the USA Network between 2005 and 2016, "the first porno you watched," the existence of the Storkborn, ye olde Internet, buying CDs in 2025 and, if you can believe it, somehow even more.Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a listener-supported comedy podcast where three noble explorers chip away at the crumbling foundations of reality, five or six simultaneous topics at a time. Hosted by Niki Grayson, merritt k and John Warren, and produced by Jordan Mallory, with music by Jordan and art by Max Schwartz.Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouredriving.bsky.socialSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyouredriving Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boise State QB Max Cutforth will make his first college start Saturday night at San Diego State - QB coach Zak Hill tells Bob (Bronco Focus) that he's ready and confident, Travis Stuart (Meridian High) is the last Idahoan to start at QB for Boise State - he joins the show to talk about 1992 memories and Cutforth's situation, Pac-12 signs third-tier media rights package with USA Network (what does that mean for fans?), Rocky Mountain High coach Scott Criner on his Friday night 6A semifinal at Rigby (Timberline hosts Coeur d'Alene in the other 6A semifinal), Fantasy Corner with Howard Bender, KTIK Best Bets with Lee SterlingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show we identify the top IMDB user rated original movies per streamer. We also read your emails and take a look at the week's news. News: Classic TV props fetch $3.17M Netflix feature lets you decide what happens next, live 'High Potential' Is First 10 p.m. Drama to Hit No. 1 For the Fall Since 'ER' in 1999 Other: Explaining the magic yellow first-down line · The 42 Frndly TV Your Smart TV's HDMI Port Is Spying On You! The Last Frontier Top User Rated Original Movies per Streamer Last week we ran down the top streamer's price histories and at one point I (Ara), said that Amazon really didn't have many movies worth watching but since it came included with Prime shipping who cares. So this week I wanted to see what Amazon Original Movies were available and how they rated on IMDB. This did not include TV series like Reacher, Terminalist, etc. I just wanted to see if there was something I was missing. Then I expanded it to all the streamers we talked about last week and thus we created a list of the highest rated original movies from each streamer as rated by viewers on IMDB. Note the list goes from lowest to highest. Paramount+ Hunger Ward (2020) with a rating of 7.1/10. This short documentary, directed by Skye Fitzgerald, explores the Yemeni Civil War's famine through the work of two female health workers at therapeutic feeding centers for malnourished children. It premiered on Paramount+ in 2021 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. Hulu Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) with a rating of 7.2/10 based on over 34,000 user votes. Directed by Sophie Hyde and starring Emma Thompson as a widowed retiree exploring her sexuality with a young sex worker (Daryl McCormack), it's a witty and intimate comedy-drama praised for its honest take on aging, desire, and vulnerability. Peacock Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021) with a rating of 7.5/10 based on over 5,500 user votes. This comedy-mystery TV movie, directed by Steve Franks, serves as the third installment in the Psych film series and follows fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez) and his best friend Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) as they investigate Gus's bride-to-be's past amid wedding chaos, all while Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) faces career uncertainty. It's praised for its sharp humor, heartfelt moments, and nostalgic callbacks to the original USA Network series. Netflix Marriage Story (2019) with a rating of 7.9/10 (from over 380,000 votes). Directed by Noah Baumbach, this poignant drama follows a stage director (Adam Driver) and his actress wife (Scarlett Johansson) as they navigate a grueling divorce, exploring the emotional toll on their family and creative lives. It received critical acclaim for its sharp screenplay, authentic performances, and raw depiction of marital breakdown, earning six Oscar nominations including Best Picture. Apple TV+ Wolfwalkers (2020) with a rating of 8.0/10 based on over 43,000 user ratings. This animated fantasy adventure, directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, follows a young hunter's daughter who befriends a girl from a wolf-shifting tribe in 17th-century Ireland. It stands out for its hand-drawn animation, themes of friendship and freedom, and cultural folklore elements, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. Amazon Prime The Handmaiden (2016) with a rating of 8.1/10 from nearly 195,000 votes. Directed by Park Chan-wook and adapted from Sarah Waters' novel Fingersmith, this erotic psychological thriller is set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea. It follows a con artist, a pickpocket disguised as a handmaiden, and a wealthy heiress in a tale of seduction, betrayal, and revenge told across three perspectives. Amazon Studios acquired U.S. distribution rights after its 2016 Cannes premiere, making it an exclusive Prime Video original. Its high rating comes from praise for its intricate plot, stunning visuals, and strong performances by Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, and Ha Jung-woo. For comparison, other top Amazon originals include Manchester by the Sea (7.8/10), Sound of Metal (7.7/10), and The Big Sick (7.5/10).

In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-22-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP podcast “The Fix.” They discuss Impact Wrestling's biggest annual PPV Bound for Glory start to finish, last week's final hype for Hell in a Cell on Smackdown, the HIAC follow-up on Raw, the big UFC PPV last Saturday night, a review of AEW Dynamite, the AEW-NXT ratings, and a review of NXT's Halloween Havoc on USA Network.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

Braun Strowman joins the show to talk about his brand-new USA Network series Everything On The Menu, stepping away from full-time wrestling, and what's next for “The Monster Among Men.” We dive into how the concept for the show came to life, what fans can expect, and how he's balancing life outside the ring with new opportunities in TV and acting.

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/QycaxPDFiS4?si=cH2yr1ESHk2tkSAf On Terror On The Tube, Joel, Peter, and Allyson pick, at random, a made-for-TV horror/suspense movie that aired sometime during the decades of the 1970s, 80s, or 90s. In this episode we're, once again, joined by the lovely Catherine Mary Stewart, and the amiable Gareth Packham (check out more from Gareth here) to talk about Trucks from 1997. Originally released on the USA Network on Wednesday, October 29, 1997, Trucks stars Timothy Busfield, Brenda Bakke, Roman Podhora, Jack Brazeau, and Amy Stewart. ................................................................................................................................................ Synopsis: Aliens arrive, parking in a geostationary orbit over Nevada. Using powers unknown to us, they declare war, and use unmanned trucks as weapons. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ Special thanks to Ross Bugden for the use of his music for the theme of this podcast under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find the track titled Something Wicked here.

CC443: In Part 2 of these special crossover episodes, Lindsie continues the discussion about the ongoing public conflict with her father and other family members, stemming from tweets and alleged threats involving the sex tape. She details her attempts to terminate her contract with USA Network and Chrisley Knows Best to pursue other opportunities. Lindsie also describes a meeting with her father that went south regarding his financial investigation. The goal with these conversations is to highlight the emotional toll these public and private family disputes have had, and Lindsie's efforts to set the record straight!Listen to Part 3 on Southern Tea Podcast Wed 10/29Watch early exclusive video of part 3 on patreon.com/kaillowry releasing Fri 10/24.Thank you to our sponsors!Function Health: Visit www.functionhealth.com/COFFEE or use gift code COFFEE100 at sign-up to own your healthMomentous: Go to livemomentous.com and use code COFFEECONVOS for up to 35% off your first subscription orderRainbeau Curves: Available for purchase at Walmart online at bit.ly/rainsocialSKIMS: Check out our favorite bras and underwear at https://www.skims.com/coffee #skimspartnerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join LaTangela as she chats with WWE Superstar Braun Strowman on the #tanline For years he has brought families together with his brilliant approach in the ring and now he is still bringing families together with his appetite for the spice of life. His new highly anticipated show EVERYTHING ON THE MENU WITH BRAUN STROWMAN is set to hit the airwaves Friday, October 24, 2025, on USA Network. Braun is taking us around the globe from our favorite block hops to some of the highest end, hard to pronounce or ever imagine being a reality. WATCH FULL EPISODE HERE Chime in www.LaTangela.com RADIO - WEMX- Baton Rouge, La. Mon-Fri 10a.m.-3p.m.CST KTCX - Beaumont, Tx. Mon-Fri 3-8 CST WEMX Sundays 10a.m. KSMB Sundays 10a.m. WWO - YouTube - #LaTangelaFayPodcast - ALL digital platforms - #iTunes #Spotify #WEMX #WAFB+ www.LaTangela.com www.TanTune.com Special Thank You - Gordon McKernan Injury Attorney - Official Partner #GordonGives #TanCares #225BulletinBoard TanTune #POOF POWER OVER OBSTACLES FOREVER GT Legacy Auto The Fiery Crab Hair Queen Beauty Super CenterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join LaTangela as she chats with WWE Superstar Braun Strowman on the #tanline For years he has brought families together with his brilliant approach in the ring and now he is still bringing families together with his appetite for the spice of life. His new highly anticipated show EVERYTHING ON THE MENU WITH BRAUN STROWMAN is set to hit the airwaves Friday, October 24, 2025, on USA Network. Braun is taking us around the globe from our favorite block hops to some of the highest end, hard to pronounce or ever imagine being a reality. WATCH FULL EPISODE HERE Chime in www.LaTangela.com RADIO - WEMX- Baton Rouge, La. Mon-Fri 10a.m.-3p.m.CST KTCX - Beaumont, Tx. Mon-Fri 3-8 CST WEMX Sundays 10a.m. KSMB Sundays 10a.m. WWO - YouTube - #LaTangelaFayPodcast - ALL digital platforms - #iTunes #Spotify #WEMX #WAFB+ www.LaTangela.com www.TanTune.com Special Thank You - Gordon McKernan Injury Attorney - Official Partner #GordonGives #TanCares #225BulletinBoard TanTune #POOF POWER OVER OBSTACLES FOREVER GT Legacy AutoThe Fiery CrabHair Queen Beauty Super CenterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a month off, Ryan and Cindy are back for a special double episode, covering both SummerSlam and Unforgiven 2000. With 2 shows lots to cover including: Big Show coming back from injury, only to be sent to Fat Camp, and getting cut out of No Mercy. Growing tensions with Triple H/Stephanie and Kurt Angle The first official TLC match and the unique celebration that followed the next night on Raw. Shane McMahon taking a giant fall.   Triple H/Kurt Angle going at it before the match and scary Kurt Angle bump.  Eddie Guerrero “accidentally” winning the Intercontinental Title from his mamacita. Eddie trying to stop Chyna from being in Playboy. An overall bland PPV in Unforgiven with the Hardys/Edge & Christian being the lone stand-out. The true return of Steve Austin, trying to stun his way to whoever ran him down.  The move on from USA Network to the new National Network, WE'VE GOT POP! All this and much more. Enjoy!

Nick is joined once again by Hollywood Reporter TV critic Dan Fienberg for the latest on the chaos inside the Big Brother house. Dan also runs through reviews of new shows, including Long Story Short, an animated comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman; Netflix's political thriller Hostage with Julie Delpy; John Cena's return in The Peacemaker; and USA Network's fresh take on John Grisham's The Rainmaker. Later, Esmeralda Leon teams up with Nick for a lively chat about hot dogs, street fairs, and a full dose of 90s nostalgia. From Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys mania to the shocking original casting plans for Friends—like Janeane Garofalo as Monica, Vince Vaughn as Joey, and Jon Cryer as Chandler—they dig into the alternate universe of what might have been. [Ep 380]

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