Dorks on Sports

Our Dorks are having as much fun with this Seahawks team as they were with this year's Mariners team. Daniel gets things started praising Shane Waldron's dark arts. The rest of the Dorks are in agreement--this Seahawks defense is nasty and only getting nastier. Millie bets against our Seahawks in the game in Arizona but not for the reasons you think. Our Dorks breakdown the first half of the season and revise some season predictions. Spoiler alert: They're fully on board the bandwagon. Lastly Daniel urges you to vote, Millie is all in on Netflix's "Cabinet of Curiosities", Allanah is in deep with the NXIVM cult true crime series "The Vow" on HBO, and Curtis has some things to say about Big Foot. GO HAWKS!

Daniel starts things off with a recap of the Seahawks dominance over the Chargers this past Sunday. Our Dorks breakdown the keys to the next game vs. the New York Giants and give their predictions. Allanah compares these Seahawks players to the current Mariners team and the rest of the Dorks dork out about who their favorite players are on this Seahawks squad. Our Dorks get into the Halloween spirit. Millie dorks out about the movie "Secret Headquarters" she caught on her flight home, Allanah doesn't do spooky season but is enamored with CBS's "Ghosts", Daniel IS in the Halloween spirit and is nostalgic for cheesy 80's B-movie horror flicks, and Curtis just wants lightsabers, Wookies, and Space Wizards back in his Star Wars. GO HAWKS!

Our Dorks open the podcast dorking out about the epic 18th inning postseason game against the hated Astros. They compare this Mariners team to the 2012 Seahawks, talk about what is ahead for this team, what the expectations are, and who on the team will lead them to the promised land. They then give credit to the Seahawks defense for making some improvements in their 19-9 win against the Arizona Cardinals. After they give their predictions for week 7 at the Los Angels Chargers they get into some dorking. Daniel and Millie agree that only actual spooky scary movies belong on Halloween--take your sad, sentimental movies disguised as horror and get out of here! Allanah dorks out about trans themed episodes on Last Week Tonight and The Problem with Jon Stewart, Daniel confronts the patriarchy, and Curtis finishes Amazon Prime's "The Rings of Power." GO HAWKS!

Happy birthday, Curtis! The Dorks start the podcast recapping the Seahawks game in New Orleans. They continue to be impressed with Geno Smith's Pro Bowl level play and compliment the team on at least being entertaining to watch. They discuss the jubilation of a 9th inning go ahead run to win to sweep Toronto in the Wild Card round contrasted with the depths of despair when they lose a game by a walk off home run by Houston. Curtis talks about his experience being on the Seahawks documentary series "The Sound" and the Dorks discuss the importance of culture on a team. Finally, the Dorks rattle off a rapid fire dorking to finish the pod. Go M's. Go Hawks. Embrace the Chaos!

Millie is on vacation so the Dorks welcome special guest and noted Saints fan Steven Stern to the podcast. Curtis gushes about Geno's big day against Detroit and his historic play through the first quarter of the season. Steven talks about the origin of his Saints fandom and the Dorks get into what makes sports so special. They make their predictions for the Seahawks/Saints matchup. Daniel doesn't know how to process relevant baseball in October but the Dorks agree that we'll be seeing a lot more of it in the future. Allanah dorks out about The History of the Seattle Mariners on Dorktown's YouTube channel, Curtis is knee deep in the Rings of Power on Amazon Prime, Daniel finally finished Reservation Dogs, and Steven can't wait for the Kraken to start up again (but don't get him started on new mascot Buoy). GO HAWKS!

The Dorks open the podcast recapping the Seahawks home loss to the Atlanta Falcons while Curtis breaks down what's wrong with the defense. Allanah gets into the chaos that ensued around the league on Sunday. Millie gives us her Kelenic Mariner's theory. Daniel is proud to be a Washington Husky again and then they close out the program with a rapid fire dorking session. GO HAWKS!

The Dorks open the podcast trying to figure out what went wrong against the 49ers. They discuss Shaun Alexander's induction into the Seahawks Ring of Honor and debate who should go next. Then then talk about the bad injuries the Mariner's have suffered and what the implication will be on their playoff chances and close the show with Daniel and Millie giving some spicy hate dork takes.

The Dorks are back for a new NFL season! The Dorks bask in the glory of the Seahawks spoiling Russel Wilson's homecoming. They break down what the new look team looks like and what the implications are on the rest of the season. They give their predictions for week 2 vs the 49ers. They then talk about the Mariners magical season and what their favorite moments have been this summer. Sue Bird gets a fond farewell from her number 1 Dorks and they end the show with a quick dorkening.

The Dorks open the podcast breakdown down the Rams win over the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. They move on to the best moment and stories of the Beijing Winter Olympics so far and touch on the doping controversy with Russian skater Kamila Valieva. Allahna brings up the growing controversy of trans athletes in sports. They end the podcast with talking about Curtis’s anxiety over the Ukrainian crisis with Russian troops amassing at their border and then give out their dorky picks of the week. 

The Dorks open the podcast buzzing about the incredible football in this year's NFL playoffs. Millie is emotional her Bengals are going to the Super Bowl. They talk about the news the Seahawks will be hiring Clint Hurtt as Defensive Coordinator and the implications of the accusations former Miami coach Brian Flores has leveled against the NFL and several teams for racist actions. They move on to their predictions for Super Bowl LVI. They pivot to their favorite moments of the Winter Olympics so far this year. Daniel dorks out on the podcast Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, Allanah gives her tv recommendations, Millie has been binging on Archive 81, and Curtis has finally found the Clone Wars. GO HAWKS!