Clean the Boards

By Austin Barach, John Boyle

From hot takes to statistical and annecdotal evidence, a group of friends review and debate the recent events in the sports world, mostly the NBA.

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How many episodes does Clean the Boards have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.

Clean the Boards episodes:

July 03, 2026 Jaylen Brown Traded to Philly
With about a day to process a stunning deal, we talk through our feelings about Jaylen Brown no longer being a Celtic. Certainly some coping going on.
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1h 11min
May 02, 2026Brutal Honesty About the Celtics Ahead of Game 7 vs. Philly
(0:00) Initial feelings
(4:52) Identity crisis, disappointing players, and lineups
(9:48) Jaylen Brown
(13:10) Coping, fears, and memory lane
(18:26) Game 7 tomorrow night
(24:45) Derrick White, plus more Jaylen frustrations
(31:08) Other playoff teams
(34:12) Preseason perceptions, more cope, and oddsmakers having a multi-year love for the Celtics for some reason
(37:35) The issue with the "live and die by the 3" narrative, plus other perception things
(43:04) Predictions for Game 7 tomorrow night
(52:37) Some nice regular season moments, plus more future talk
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56min
March 18, 20262026 March Madness Preview!
With Zach Kopelman and Luke Fain:
(2:00) Recap of the NEC title game experience at LIU
(5:18) Talking through our National Championship picks + other contenders: Florida, Arizona, Houston, Michigan, Duke, Purdue, etc.
(38:10) Some Miami OH discourse
(43:21) Personal dilemmas with the bracket
(49:07) Snake draft! The top 24 candidates to be March Madness legends this year
With John Boyle:
(93:28) Going through each region and the Final Four
Note: this same episode got published, somehow, to a different Clean The Boards feed, earlier in the day on March 17, 2026. Technology sometimes.
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2h 7min
February 05, 2026Super Bowl 60 Preview and Predictions, Plus NBA Trade Deadline
Preopen: Bigger picture Pats fandom thoughts + Craig Woodson
(6:52) NBA Trade Deadline Reactions: Boston, Cleveland, Washington, etc.
(26:29) Belichick and Kraft Snubbed from the HOF
(28:47) Sizing up the challenge that the Seahawks present
(34:50) Updated Drake Maye ranking
(37:27) The plan against the Seahawks passing attack
(41:37) Pats D-Line vs. Seahawks O-Line
(49:44) Jake Bobo and Concord vs. Carlisle basketball memory lane
(56:28) Reviewing the season and talking narratives
(61:13) Pats O-Line vs. Seahawks D-Line
(64:17) John's "I can name" game
(72:52) The experience factor on Sunday + the movie "The Warriors"
(79:23) Key stats + Austin, John, and James' score predictions
(84:15) Messages from the haters, how we handle the hate, New England versus Everyone, and superstitions
(100:02) Bucs fan Bijan's pick in a Jerry O'Connell style
(103:43) Ro's pick
(108:52) Max's pick
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1h 53min
September 30, 2025Red Sox Back in the Playoffs, NBA Around the Corner, Football, Carlisle things, and More
(0:00) Reviewing the regular season and September of the Red Sox and the emotions of another meeting with the Yankees
(19:44) Al Horford no longer with the Celtics
(26:30) Vibes of this year's Celtics team + the miserable Bulls
(37:54) WNBA takes
(48:40) Quick Drake Maye stuff
(49:53) College football updates
(59:42) Recap of being at Fenway on Friday
(64:43) Sox-Yankees Wild Card preview
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1h 14min
June 03, 20242024 NBA Finals Preview
(0:00) Running through non-NBA sports: the NHL, the WNBA, lacrosse, and NCAA baseball

(6:44) Breaking down the storylines and matchups within the NBA Finals: the Luka dilemma, who defends who, the media anointing the best player in the world in recent years, the Mavs' crunch-time offense versus the Celtics' crunch-time offense, the "other guys" in the series, the Porzingis questions, Tatum's growth, etc.

(73:23) Dissecting the media's anti-Celtics agenda including the "easy path" and "haven't been battle-tested" narratives

(82:38) The Kyrie playing Boston piece of it

(87:47) Wrapping up some other storylines, predictions, and closing thoughts
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1h 39min
May 22, 2023Reacting to the Celtics Down 3-0 in the ECF
(0:00) Context

(1:00) Celtics fans Bijan, Max, and Austin rant after midnight following the 128-102 loss in Game 3. Big picture and offseason talk included.
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55min
April 10, 2023 Round One NBA Matchups, the Celtics' Outlook, and More
(0:00) Contextualizing the episode
(1:00) What Bijan and Austin make of the Boston Celtics
Bulls-Raptors, Cavs-Knicks, Sixers-Nets
The very intriguing Suns-Clippers and Kings-Warriors matchups
West Play-In
Other sports updates: The Masters, the Bruins, UFC, college basketball, and the Red Sox
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46min
March 27, 2023Down Goes Texas, UConn Rolls On, Parity in the Sport, and More
Contextualizing the episode

Austin and John vent about Texas

Rohit on UCLA

Drew Timme's future

UConn's dominance and theories on it

FAU and SDSU and why Austin likes the Owls and Rohit likes the Aztecs

Big picture talk about parity in the NCAA Tournament

Picking a bracket solely based on hypothetical mascot fights

John's predicament with his mom's bracket

The women's tournament

NBA update

Nonsense
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59min
March 14, 20232023 March Madness Bracket Special
(0:00) Contextualizing the episode

(2:19) Big picture of the bracket and how open this year's tournament is

(5:34) Going through the Alabama/South region

(19:09) Going through the Houston/Midwest region

(29:31) Going through the gauntlet of a Kansas/West region

(38:44) Going through the Purdue/East region

(47:54) Final Four and Championship picks

PART TWO with Luke Fain, starting at (55:54)
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1h 21min

FAQs about Clean the Boards:

How many episodes does Clean the Boards have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.