Bandwagon

Hey, everyone. This episode was recorded on November 8, 2016, which was also Election Day. 6 days prior, The Chicago Cubs won the World Series. The world shifted its axis twice in a week! We're exhausted!

Speaking of exhaustion, we dive deep into the Chicago Cubs' World Series victory. John and Brian and Lisa REALLY break down those last few innings, Lisa learns some new-to-her baseball terminology, and the gang generally reminisces about something that happened barely more than a week ago. Forgive us - Team BNDWGN is composed of two mega-fans and one bandwagon-ish fan. We can't help it. Of course, Lisa had to bring everyone down to earth a little by talking about sports and current events and the "bread and circuses" aspect of mainstream sports championships in the face of a hugely important Presidential election, but John's response to that was spot on. Enjoy.

Teams, their fans, and their home cities love them a new stadium or arena or grandstand, but at what price? Here's one of the stadiums we talked about.

 

RIVALRY TIME!

John brings to the table the most meta rivalry in the history of our podcast. Here's a clue. OK, and another clue. 

 

STATUS UPDATES:

Lisa loved this tweet from 2014 that showed up on Twitter late in Game 7 of the World Series.

But was it for real? 

John brings to light racist incidents on the University of Wisconsin campus and the resulting responses from some athletes.

Brian's choice stays in Cubs territory and tugs at the ol' heartstrings. 

Until the next episode, which will come to you right before Thanksgiving, follow us @bndwgnpdcst on Twitter to get the latest, let us know what you think, etc.

SOON.

Bandwagoneer John Steinbacher's off to Disney World, so Brian and Lisa welcome a special guest host to BNDWGN HQ. There's much to discuss: The new NBA season, what happened at the end of the WNBA's season, a national anthem update, a hardcore professional basketball rivalry, and unless we have collectively jumped dimensions, the Cubs are playing baseball at the end of October. For real. 

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It's a bit of a stressful time at BNDWGN HQ, thanks to the Chicago Cubs' derring-do in the postseason. We discuss this (at length), plus some announcer rivalry, plus an ode to possibly the best TV sports drama ever. Hint: It has nothing to do with the Cubs.

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In this, the 23rd episode of the Bandwagon, we interview Cubs relief pitcher Spencer Patton. Also: Fantasy Sports 101, a rivalry almost all of us of a certain age watched on Sunday afternoon TV back in the olden times, and more social media items of note, including the soon-to-be-regular (?) "Famous Person Who Liked Our Tweet" segment. Hop on!

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Where to begin? Well, with a Paralympics check-in, fanning ourselves over Chris Evert's love for one of our tweets, an interview with some friends of John's who suffer football fatigue for some very compelling reasons, and discussing a rivalry concept, rather than just a plain old rivalry. 

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We do ONE LAST (for real) Olympics check-in, discuss the Paralympic Games for a few minutes, entertain Illinois soccer head coach Janet Rayfield in the friendly confines of Studio A, talk about the Lovie Effect on U of I sports, and Lisa confesses her obsession with a ping-pong playing cat.

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Once again, we're playing Games with you. Olympics, yo! Lots and lots (and lots) of Olympics. 

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This week, we're all about games. Well, actually, we're always all about games, but this time, we're about Games. Please note the capital "G".

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If you're into discussing the clothes athletes wear when they're being professionally athletic, the effect of Brexit on sports in the UK, the Dodgers/Yankees rivalry, and much more, this episode of Bandwagon is for you. Well, all of them are for you, really, but this one especially.

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Brian, John, and Lisa find out more about Robert Morris University's programs and scholarships (!) for gamers. They also discuss the increasingly thin line (or so it seems) between gaining a competitive edge and flat-out cheating, debate whether LeBron's legacy or MJ's will endure the longest, and bestow their favorite recent social media moments upon their listeners. Don't forget to follow the gang on Twitter - their handle is @bndwgnpdcst.