Bledsoe's Basement Tapes

Well, we're still in a quarantine but the brave men at Bledsoe's Basement Tapes stay six feet away and still make a mediocre podcast for you. This week the guys play a game of "Is This Racehorse Name Real?" and Roo enlightens everyone by explaining the actual, official rules that apply when naming a race horse. Adam asks Drew about his best endorsement stories and Drew recounts filming cringeworthy commercials for McDonalds and Ford in the 90s. Tony Graziani drops by and shares some hilarious...

On Episode Seven the gang welcomes back Oregon great and NFL quarterback Tony Graziani and local Dr. Ben Grieb and drown their quarantine sorrows six feet away with a lot of beer...ALOT of beer. The crew discusses how quarantine life is like an apocalyptic "Lifetime" movie. Roo shares quarantine business ideas, while Adam recounts cutting his finger off in a wood chipper. Drew shares the moment he realized he might be a super hero when he threw a football into a sunroof to win a fan a Camry. ...

This week the Bledsoe brothers and Roo Carmichael welcome friend and neighborhood dentist Dr. Ben Grieb where they discuss everything from why the XFL is great, to remembering where you were when you found out Magic Johnson had AIDS. Roo hosts a new game called "Celebrity Dead or Alive," which is pretty self explanatory, yet deceivingly difficult for the rest of them. Adam discusses why curling sucks to play despite it looking fun on TV, and Roo breaks down the night where their family ...

This week Drew, Adam and Roo welcome friend and fellow NFL quarterback and arena football hall of famer, Tony Graziani! Listen in as Adam, Drew and Tony disect: the not-so-sublte differences in rules between indoor football and the NFL; why centers should never fart on a quarterback's hands; Tony talks about going on the tour bus for a few days with Fifty Cent and remembers the surreal and hilarious time he alone sang happy birthday to Jon Bon Jovi on stage at Madison Square Garden and ...

On the fourth episode of Bledsoe's Basement Tapes Rick Mirer is back! After their time in the NFL Drew and Rick both found themselves in the wine business with their wineries Doubleback and Mirror Wines respectively. Tune in to listen to them discuss building a wine business after life in the NFL. Roo sponsors a portion of the highway in Oregon. Drew goes to the mailbag and talks about meeting Tom Cruise on the set of Jerry Macguire; Jim tries to name five NFL teams; Drew remembers his time w...

Drew welcomes friend and former NFL quarterback Rick Mirer! In 1993 Drew and Rick were the first and second round draft picks and became fast friends rather than enemies. Now they both own wineries and play a lot of golf. It's a rough life after the NFL. Tune in to find out who the toughest coaches were for the both of them, get rookie year stories of hanging with Elway and Marino, a new "Obscure Phrase of the Week" with Adam Bledsoe, and some Roo's News with Roo Carmichael!

On episode two of Bledsoe's Basement Tapes the crew debuts the segment "I Can't Tell That Story with Drew Bledsoe" about some crazy times in the NFL; "Local Announcements" with Roo Carmichael; Jim and Roo try to trick Drew and Adam with a game of "College Bowl Game Names: True or False." Roo shares how he killed the family pet while being intimate with his wife; Finally the guys talk about baby names you don't hear more. For all of the Sharons, Karens, Chucks and Dicks out there we apologize ...

On the very first Bledsoe’s Basement Tapes Drew and the gang get right into it and discuss how to properly trash-talk on the field in the NFL, and what it’s like being sacked by a 250 lb. linebacker. Roo debut's his segment episode's “Local Announcements” where he finds the catches us up on the odd happenings in central Oregon. Drew dips into the mailbag and answers questions from fans; and Jim and Adam get into a heated brother-in-law argument as to whether an NFL lineman could survive in th...