Welcome to Episode 21 of The Morning After with Jared Smith! In this episode, Jared dives deep into his personal journey with fasting, the powerful effects it’s had on his mind, body, and spiritual life, and why he’s making wellness a bigger part of his content going forward. You'll get an honest look at Jared’s recent 72-hour fast, the discipline and clarity it brought, and his plans to continue weekly extended fasts leading up to his milestone 40th birthday.

But that’s not all—Jared tackles some of the hottest topics in sports outside the usual game recaps. He gets candid about the transition from football to betting on college hoops, previews Super Bowl 60 (including his favorite props, bold predictions, and betting insights), and shares actionable advice for sports bettors.

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00:00:02 – Intro & What’s Today’s Show About?

00:02:24 – Podcast as a Work In Progress & Connecting Life to Sports

00:03:04 – 72-Hour Fast Experience: Why and How

00:04:40 – Fasting Details: What Jared Smith Consumed, How His Body Reacted

00:06:34 – Physical and Spiritual Effects of a Long Fast

00:08:49 – Committing to Weekly 48-Hour Fasts for February

00:09:35 – Numerology, Chinese New Year, and Personal Growth

00:12:12 – Social Media Shift: Lifestyle & Fasting Over Sports

00:13:39 – Fitness Transformation: How Jared Smith Lost 40 lbs

00:15:06 – Fasting Safety, Research, and Societal Conditioning

00:16:25 – Maintaining Willpower, Control Over Diet

00:17:01 – Religious Upbringing, Yom Kippur, & Fasting Roots

00:18:10 – Building Up to Long Fast—Practical Tips

00:19:01 – Modern Society, Discipline, and Hunger as Emotion

00:21:19 – “You Need to Give Your Insides a Break” (Benefits of Fasting)

00:22:22 – Closing Thoughts on Fasting & Transition to Sports

00:22:33 – NFL News: Super Bowl Preview Structure

00:25:02 – Offseason Content Plan & Coaching Carousel

00:29:23 – NFL Hall of Fame Voting Fiasco (Belichick Controversy)

00:33:00 – How Hall of Fame Voting Works + Jared Smith’s Fix

00:39:23 – The Future of College Sports: Rutgers’ Financial Crisis

00:41:36 – The Wild West of NIL: Duke Sues Their Own Ex-QB

00:45:07 – NBA to NCAA: Amari Bailey and Re-defining Amateurism

00:49:14 – Why College Sports Need a Commissioner

00:52:01 – The Importance of Boundaries, Accountability, and Life Lessons

00:53:07 – Super Bowl Prep: Mental Framework & Betting Approach

00:55:05 – Prop Betting: Why “Unders” Often Win

00:58:34 – Favorite Super Bowl Prop Bets (Three Consecutive Scores, Shortest TD, etc.)

01:01:39 – Super Bowl Prop Trends (Second Half vs. First Half)

01:03:23 – Game Analysis: Kenneth Walker Props, Matchups, and Key Players

01:06:58 – Patriots Defense: Undervalued & Spiritual Edge

01:10:59 – Patriots’ Tyra Williams Story & Locker Room Impact

01:13:13 – New England’s Upset Path & How The Game Might Play Out

01:16:39 – More Prop Angles to Target

01:18:23 – Score Prediction: Seahawks 20, Patriots 17

01:19:40 – Sam Darnold’s Redemption Story

01:20:08 – Channels, Substack, Patreon and Where to Find More Content

01:20:44 – Outro: Next Week’s Super Bowl Recap