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April 27 Bonk Me Baby One More Time
Activity in the hoops transfer portal! High school boys! Tennis school! Rural Michigan gas station convenience stores! More traumatic memories of Plum's youth! Social media questions!
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1 hr 30 min
April 21 Whelmed & Concerned
MSU held its spring showcase, a THUD-only scrimmage where defense won, the kickers missed, and the WR group stayed a mystery. The basketball offseason opened with two portal targets committing to Indiana and the portal producing Bonke campus visits and Kepnang intrigue, while a Carson Cooper return became theoretically possible pending an NCAA eligibility rule that may or may not exist. And the guys spent a long time on a short question: is Izzo competing to win a championship, or competing to prove his way works — and whether those are actually the same thing.
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1 hr 16 min
April 14 Spring Showcase!
We're about to get our first look at the football team, but what do we expect? And speaking of expectations, what do we really think is going to happen with the basketball roster?
Important context for new listeners: Plum is an out and proud gay man. You'll see why's important to know.
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1 hr 25 min
April 08 Izzo Hates April
It’s an unwell episode. We wade through the wreckage of a month not off to a great start: only seven offensive linemen, the dread of another missed portal cycle looming, and an executive order that creates chaos and confusion for college sports. Grooch doesn't even bother to show. Praise Allah! Now go get a center, Tom!
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1 hr 10 min
March 30 Can't Have Shit at Michigan State
The seasons are over. It is not good. We are not taking it well. Come be miserable with us.
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And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod
Where you will see the podcast debut of Plum's partner, Jason! Blink and you'll miss it, though.
1 hr 54 min
March 25 Sweet Sixteen Bound!
The Spartans are on their way to Washington DC, and a date with UConn. Oh, and the hockey team are also playing The Huskies! We also talk about other sports, and take your social media questions.
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And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod
1 hr 14 min
March 17 This Carr is Taking Us Dancing!
It's officially March Madness, but MSU isn't exactly rolling. We talk about the B10 Tournament bounce, the bracket draw, and what this looks like going forward. We also talk about other sports, and take your social media questions.
Join us next week⁠ on Twitter and IG @spartan_pod and @spartanpod on Bluesky.
And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod
1 hr 21 min
March 10 Jeremy Fears Truther Podcast
Hoops are headed to the Big Ten Tournament, and hockey clenched a conference title. There was a Michigan game. There was an all-senior lineup. The guys discuss it all, and then take your Social Media questions.
Join us next week⁠ on Twitter and IG @spartan_pod and @spartanpod on Bluesky.
And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod
1 hr 16 min
March 04 On My Child's Life
MSU swept the state of Indiana — ending a 12-year drought at Mackie and running through Assembly Hall without a lead change — and Grooch came back from paternity leave to make promises on his daughter's life about the team's national ranking. Kohler had his best game of the season at Indiana, Teng went off for 18 on six threes, and the dream is officially back on. The episode closed quietly: a skipped ad read and a tribute to a friend lost to a cycling accident.

1 hr 19 min
February 23 Toasters in the Cold Tub
Two wins against UCLA and Ohio State keep the Spartans at 22-5, but this episode earns its soul not from the wins themselves — the UCLA game was a blowout and the Ohio State game was an officiating drama wrapped around a Bruce Thornton highlight reel — but from the questions underneath: whether Kohler's foul trouble and shooting coldness is a problem that follows them to Mackie, whether Fears can finally become the guy Izzo is still waiting for, and whether Carson Cooper's career performance against Ohio State is a new floor or just a good day. Mick Cronin provides the comic relief, the Naismith committee provides the outrage, and Plum once again is right about Jeremy Fears being maddeningly inconsistent, even in a win.

1 hr 24 min