DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 27th (Day 86 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on March 30th (Day 89 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The positives (which are mostly only attributable to the owners and the fans) and the negatives (which pretty much only effects the players and they know full well they're getting screwed in the deal) of the NFL expanding to 17 game regular season.
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:21:00)
• WRUW 2021 Telethon is one week away and since we didn't have one last year that makes this year's twice as important.
• Running out of things to capably distract us from all the headlines of misery and mass killing sprees we have every given day.
• Finding a hidden westside gem in Lucky's Market, and realizing that one of the single best things about being in Lakewood is a place that's actually in Cleveland. Because of course it is.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mike's "magic dick" finally reveals its power, and who will win the fight in Godzilla vs King Kong 2021? (begins around 1:20:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "Soggy Bottoms" (begins around 1:43:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:48:00)
• The Cavs weren't super busy at the trade deadline but Kobe Altman still found a way to improve this team, just like he's been doing undistracted by a meddling owner for going on 2 years now.
• The NBA proved again that it and only it knows how to pull off a thrilling trade deadline, and rooting against the odds on title favorites because the other option of rooting for them just doesn't seem to be on the table.
• If the MLB season begins and no one seems to care, including the MLB, does said tree falling in the woods still make a sound?
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:47:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:10)
• Vaccine line jumpers will summon any reason they can to justify their cutting ahead of others in need, but can we ever justify forgiving them for it?
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the new album from Armand Hammer & The Alchemist "Haram"

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 20th (Day 79 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on March 23rd (Day 82 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The NFL Draft in Cleveland in a month will be held in front of a live audience, and there will be 6,000 members of the media in attendance too... What could go wrong. And for all those people who put on 20lbs or more during the pandemic, once you get your vaccine you can get free donuts all year!
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:22:00)
• "Legal Tampering" period in the NFL, aka the beginning of Free Agency, has been very good for the Browns, so good that Browns fans should be having their cake and eating it too come the NFL Draft.
• Those who still want Deshaun Watson as their team's QB are either monsters or they just haven't been paying attention lately.
• The NFL viewership is apparently doing just fine considering what they just renewed their broadcasting contracts for... Which means what we already knew that Trump and anyone stating the NFL's ratings are "way down" because of player protests are lying their asses off.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – It's easy to see the NFL's got the biggest dick in the room (sorry boxing and UFC your dicks ain't anywhere near the size), and it's also easy to see how racist this nation is by seeing who supports the athletes racial protests and who doesn't (begins around 1:16:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "Date Night" (begins around 1:29:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:35:00)
• The aftermath of St. Patrick's Day 2021, and finding out a Truck Park doesn't necessarily mean it's solely for truck people even if it sure does look like it.
• Kevin Love's contract is called the "greatest heist of the century" and Collin Sexton agrees.
• #NotNCAAProperty makes it pretty apparent that to affect change it really needs to become #NotPlaying.
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:34:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:55)
• Calling a hate crime a hate crime and all the ways in which it is, and calling out the church and teachings that informed and nurtured this hate.
• The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards sadly ended up reminding too much of the 59th Grammy Awards, even though it tried so hard to act like it now championed diversity.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the 2017 compilation "Mr. Brown Eyed Soul" available via Big Crown featuring recordings from 1966-1972 from Texas and Latino legendary soul man Sunny Ozuna and his group Sunny & The Sunliners

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 13th (Day 72 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on March 15th (Day 74 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – We say this twice a year, Daylight Saving is stupid and dangerous and it's got to go!
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:20:00)
• Changing the workplace culture of the Cleveland Baseball Team goes way beyond and deeper than merely addressing things around the office place.
• Cancelling Pepe Le Rape Skunk from Space Jam 2 sounds like the right thing to do until you hear what the scene was that they decided to cut out.
• Turns out Meyers Leonard is a racist after all, which is what we all correctly assumed back when he first refused to join all of his teammates and kneel during the national anthem a year ago.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Wondering if someone in Lakewood is afraid of black and brown people because it appears most whites in Lakewood are afraid of black and brown people. (begins around 1:16:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "Obstinate" (begins around 1:34:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:38:00)
• Even a truncated NBA All-Star Game was a success, and proposing a couple ideas to make the game better all the way around.
• St. Patrick's Day may typically be overwhelmed by a sea of awful Kelly green and amateur partiers, but having some corned beef, potatoes and cabbage is still a must.
• Legendary underground CLE venue Pat's In the Flats sold for an unbelievably cheap price.
• The NCAA Tournament has a Covid plan, and it really ain't much of a plan.
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:35:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:58)
• Sharing that you have received the vaccine on social media sure seems like a dick move.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the new album from Altın Gün 'Yol'

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on March 6th (Day 65 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on March 9th (Day 68 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The only thing proven to be worse than billionaires in this world is British Royalty, and yet no matter how many times over this fact is proven, people still care about it way too much. Plus, all praise the glorious display of the female nipple (and really hoping all the lizard brain dickholes out there don't ruin it for everyone)
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:25:00)
• The NBA All-Star Weekend is easily criticized but when the players themselves want nothing to do with it you have to be even more critical over why they're even doing it in the first place.
• Approaching the trade deadline the Cavs are not only making clear the players they're willing to trade, but also who the core four players are going forward. And we couldn't be more happy that the Cavs core has grown to include four players.
• Recognizing something interesting that all 3 CLE teams have in common at the moment, which may be the first time ever that it's actually a thing.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Texas University digs deep into the historical record of its "Eyes Of Texas" school song and finds out the song may not actually be racist after all, however, everyone who performed it at the school for over 60 years at the University (aka Texans) were definitely HUGE racists (begins around 1:22:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "Temple Of Doom" (begins around 1:34:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:38:00)
• The Beachland Ballroom turned 21 over the weekend and the fact that they're still around another year means CLE still being cool is also going to survive this pandemic.
• The Curious Case Of Baker Mayfield.
• 'Dick Pick Mick' and the problem with him being unfaithful is not the real story here, and the we really need to be focusing on the sexual harassment in the work place issues where this story broke in the first place.
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:37:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:58)
• With 'Coming To America 2' a new bar is set for film sequels no one ever asked for.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the new Jane Weaver album "Flock"

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 27th (Day 58 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on March 2nd (Day 62 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Who and what "Dick Pic Mick" has consensual sex with is his business, but this story seems to be a lot more than that of just another unfaithful husband philandering all about.
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:26:00)
• Pavlov's Dawg and the NFL Draft, which with any luck won't end up as just another stupid and unnecessary super spreader event.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Never losing sight of the difficult world that's all around us. (begins around 1:22:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "Stitches" (begins around 1:41:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:44:00)
• Hey, this time Kyrie Irving is at least half right.
• The Pinball Museum in Vegas, aka the only good reason to go to Vegas, needs help.
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... (begins around 2:41:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:04)
• Happy 21st Birthday, Beachland Ballroom! What a year it's been, and we couldn't be more fortunate this Cleveland institution is somehow miraculously still around.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the latest release from Stereolab "Electrically Possessed [Switched On Volume 4]"

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 21st (Day 52 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on February 23rd (Day 54 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – A failed experiment leads to a brighter and better Defend Cleveland future... And fighting through insecurities to be more present in the moment.
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:22:00)
• The Cleveland Baseball Team reports for Spring Training and we find out Tito has a concrete toe and Mollie claims she is the one who nursed Bieber back to health after he recently contracted Covid-19.
• The Athletic's Cleveland Baseball Team's new name game where fans get to vote on which new moniker they like the most.
• The Boat that saved one of the slowest week's in sports of the year.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Round 2 of The Athletic's CBT new name game, and then there were 8 names left! (begins around 1:19:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "The Hernia" (begins around 1:33:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:37:00)
• .Rush Limbaugh is dead but his hate, racism, misogyny, homophobia, lies, white nationalism and fear mongering will sadly live on.
• Ohio's got real issues and there's really only one way to fix it, if it can even be saved at all.
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports... Well, sort of. (begins around 2:33:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:58)
• Trevor Bauer is already acting the fool again on social media, because of course he is.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the new album by Django Django "Glowing In The Dark"

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 12th (Day 43 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on February 16th (Day 47 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The Cavs woes, the Andre Drummond situation, and why Dramond Green really has a good point.
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:21:00)
• The buffets are back open and Guy Fieri's FlavorTown is comin' to town...
• Just the probability of J.J. Watt becoming a Brown, either way, stokes Browns Fever even more.
• The 2021 Rock Hall Nominations make many things clear about the Rock Hall, beginning with the fact that this year's class ALL deserve to be inducted (and will all eventually get in).
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Shoveling too much snow and trying to grow plants indoors (begins around 1:18:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "Snow Balls" (begins around 1:30:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:40:00)
• The Atlanta Baseball Team seems to be taking its cues directly from the GOP with its latest gaslighting effort, meanwhile the Cleveland Baseball Team sent out a questionnaire from the promotions department disguised as a survey about their name change.
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Mollie's Weekly Reports: (begins around 2:37:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 2:53)
• Larry Nance Jr and all the local businesses he's supported so far this season, even while recently injured.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the debit album from Black Country, New Road "For the first time"

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on February 5th (Day 36 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on February 9th (Day 40 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Explaining why Tom Brady is still not the G.O.A.T. you matter what you might think and what you were told, and the NFL is almost as good as Trumpsters and the Republican Party at gaslighting people.
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:25:00)
• Rest In Peace Les Levine, your humor, knowledge and kindness will forever be remembered.
• Those facing the most serious charges for the insurrection at Capitol Hill are disproportionately former and current military, which directly points to a very serious problem within our military and its culture.
• (Again) Explaining white entitlement and systemic racism facing black QBs in the league by taking a taking a look at recent comments from the completely hypocritical Brett Farve.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Getting the internet setup in 2021 really shouldn't be this difficult. (begins around 1:25:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "The Super Donut" (begins around 1:36:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:43:00)
• What does the NBA know about Neo-Expressionism? More than you ever would have guessed, apparently.
• Taking the True (Cool) Clevelander test.
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Michael isn't the only one having difficulty with internet service, and learning the hard way over what you can and can't do on the internet is still a really big problem for most. Mollie's Weekly Reports: (begins around 2:38:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:00:00)
• The only thing we ever want to see from Trevor Bauer has nothing to do with watching him pitch in MLB.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the newest album from Shame 'Drunk Tank Pink'

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on January 30th (Day 30 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on February 1st (Day 32 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The 2021 NFL Draft is in Cleveland and it's somehow, someway still happening... Which totally blows for Cleveland.
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:21:00)
• Noticing how different headlines and news stories are now that we don't have a giant piss baby president fueling his ego by dominating all media attention, 24-7.
• Who you would rather have as the Browns QB, Baker Mayfield or Deshaun Watson, might say a lot about you depending on your answer.
• Now that the Cleveland Baseball Team is no longer a contender they finally go out and improve their outfield, i.e., too little, too late.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The Oscar's are nothing more than a money grab masquerading as a shameless awards show, and 2021's version is certain to make these facts abundantly clear(er). (begins around 1:18:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "Collinwood Famous" (begins around 1:37:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:51:00)
• Rethinking the merits of retiring Tristan Thompson's jersey.
• The Top 10 best artists who should perform the Super Bowl Halftime Show who haven't headlined before.
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Sweden's quite interesting film festival, and anyone willing to eat tuna salad at a Subway really shouldn't be asking what's in it. - Mollie's Weekly Reports: (begins around 2:48:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:12:00)
• Choosing a diet and exercise routine should be something that works best for you, and just makes sense in general.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the new album from Elori Saxl 'The Blue Of Distance'

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.

DC's Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss:

All terrestrial segments were recorded live on January 22nd (Day 22 of 2021), and all podcast segments were recorded live on January 26th (Day 26 of 2021)

• Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The next two weeks of Tom Brady slurping is going to be unbearable, meanwhile, LeBron James is still the G.O.A.T. and don't ever forget it.
• Terrestrial: Hour 1 (begins around 0:25:00)
• Being thankful for having a smart, well spoken coach in Kevin Stefanski, especially after listening to the loud mouth buffoon the Lions just hired.
• The Cavs are must see TV and Colin Sexton is leading the show.
• Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content – The Patriot Party has a history that predates Trump, and definitely doesn't align with Trumpers. (begins around 1:19:00)
• Lachlan MacKinnon's 'Best of Edition' Let Me Tell You A Story: "The Speech Impediment" (begins around 1:35:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 2 (begins around 1:42:00)
• Covid-19 is real, and anyone can catch it. What testing and dealing with a positive can be like. What we now know, and what we still don't know.
• Ted Cruz does not know what the Paris Agreement is, and is an idiot who should be kicked out of office along with anyone still supporting Trump's insane fraudulent election claims.
• What will Trump supporters do if they can't listen to Garth Brooks anymore?
• Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content – Explaining the Mollie on a tractor, Cleveland based Jeopardy! questions are only difficult if you're not from Cleveland, and rich assholes moving from the city to the country are still assholes no matter where they live - Mollie's Weekly Reports: (begins around 2:37:00)
• Terrestrial: Hour 3 (begins around 3:08:00)
• Conor McGregor is despicable and most people tune in to his fights only with hopes of seeing him get knocked out, but he isn't anywhere near as despicable and loathsome as Dana White is.
• Mollie's Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition!

All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~

To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here.

Check out Lachlan MacKinnon's best selling book, 'Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family'!

Thank yous to 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio.

Your recommended listening this week is the new album from Here Lies Man 'Ritual Divination'

The intro and outro to Lachlan's segment is the song "My Summer In Traction" by the band Ohio Civil War , and it's used with permission.