Baseline to Bassline

Aidan and Nathan are back to talk March Madness (1:05) and MLB regular season predictions (16:52) before breaking down Selena Gomez's "Buscando Amor" (32:20) and bringing back Nathan's freestyle segment (39:05).

Baseline to Bassline hits the historic quarter-century mark on this edition of the pod — recorded Thursday, Jan. 28. First, the guys discuss Deshaun Watson formally requesting a trade out of Houston and share the destinations where they’d most (or least) like to see the star quarterback end up (1:57). Then, Aidan basks in the glory of his NFL playoff picks while the guys preview Super Bowl LV (14:49). Knowing Aidan is completely out of touch with reality, Nathan picks the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, and the two discuss Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license” while Nathan gets weirdly down bad and Aidan offers therapy (28:30). And on the freestyle segment, all signs point to Nathan delivering an astonishingly horrendous performance — but does he? (36:53)

In this episode of Baseline to Bassline, Aidan tells a tale of a late Christmas miracle (0:40) before the guys dive into their full NFL Playoff predictions (5:37). Then, they discuss the College Football Playoff and drop their picks for the Heisman Award (24:51). In the music segments, Nathan re-introduces Aidan to Aidan’s least favorite artist (35:42), and Nathan “J. Cole” Ackerman has yet another go at a freestyle (46:35).

To avoid disastrous NBA overreactions and maintain the holiday spirit, Aidan and Nathan deliver a music special for the ages on this episode of Baseline to Bassline. They start by giving their predictions for the AFC Wild Card spots and the NFC Least winner (2:07) before going into the song segment — and this time, there are not one, not two, but three tunes to dissect (17:18). Then, because Aidan’s song suggestion goes so well, Nathan has to balance out the music quality on the freestyle segment, and he comes through (40:51).

On this episode of Baseline to Bassline, Aidan and Nathan react to the College Football Playoff field and discuss which teams got screwed out of New Year’s Six bowls (1:11). Then, they share their predictions for the NBA Conference Finals, Finals and individual awards (12:43). Later, Aidan is reintroduced to Nathan’s favorite female artist (30:38) before Nathan channels his inner Eminem on the freestyle segment (38:51).

The guys are back on a historic episode of B2B (you have to listen to understand why). They kick it off by discussing the NFL playoff landscape and whether anybody can stop the Chiefs (1:01). Then, they dive into the the College Football Playoff, picking some dark horse playoff contenders while acknowledging that it probably won’t matter (14:52). Then, Nathan takes Aidan on a trip to the 80s in the song segment (30:53), and Nathan gets some serious retribution on the freestyle (38:05).

Aidan and Nathan are back with arguments about who won the John Wall-Russell Westbrook trade (1:30) and how bad this football season has been for the Pac-12 (15:10). After that, Aidan makes his second offering on the song segment (27:45) before Nathan battles through the rust on his freestyle (37:18).

The guys welcome fellow USC journalist Lauren Mattice to discuss her Dodgers finally winning another World Series (2:25). From there, they talk about the recruiting and team morale ramifications of USC football’s new marketing venture BLVD Studios (19:55) before Ariana Grande makes her second straight appearance on the song segment (39:27). Finally, Nathan screws up a freestyle full of potential (50:20).

Aidan and Nathan kick off this week’s B2B by talking about Games 1 and 2 of the World Series and how they think the rest of the series is shaping up for the Dodgers and Rays (1:16). Then, they talk about the trash heap that was Thursday Night Football and the garbage disposal that is the NFC East (12:53). Nathan fawns and obsesses over Ariana Grande’s new single “positions” while Aidan … doesn’t (24:21), and Nathan closes this week’s episode with a sweet freestyle (34:11).

The guys start a rather unique episode by discussing the sharp turn in the Rays-Astros series and what the most enjoyable World Series matchup would be (2:27). Then Aidan takes the lead on the song review (29:48) and Nathan delivers an uneven freestyle performance (42:32).