For Your Ears Only

By Zach Brooks

Zach Brooks and friends muse about whatever TV, movie, sports and food takes are on their minds.

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The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.

For Your Ears Only episodes:

November 27, 2013Talking Turkey: The Natty Brohs Thanksgiving Podcast (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: It’s almost Turkey Day so the Natty Brohs are here to talk all about the food, the football and the T. Hanks movies. They both get into their Jewish roots and compare Thanksgiving with Passover. Plus, why aren’t there any real Thanksgiving movies?
Show Notes
TOPIC 1
Best Thanksgiving food?
TOPIC 2
How important is sports to your Thanksgiving plans?

Other sports holy-days
TOPIC 3
Leftovers plans?
MIXED CASE
How are you celebrating T.Hanxgiving?

Favorite Thanksgiving Movies? Are there any?
THE CHUG
Facebook Thanks Trend thoughts

What is your perfect thanksgiving?
...more
55min
November 21, 2013Goodbye Prince Fielder, Final 4 Broadcasting Changes and the Credit Card of the Future (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: The Natty Brohs start off talking about the breaking brews that Prince Fielder has been traded from The Detroit Tigers. They then talk about planning sports vacations, the new Final Four broadcasting announcement and how you should act once you’ve been eliminated from fantasy football playoff contention. The Brohs talk about some entertainment and technology news in Mixed Case and The Chug.
Show Notes
TOPIC 1
Prince Fielder Traded!

Athletes who’ve gone and underperformed.
TOPIC 1B
Booking sporting vacations
Booking trips before a win is clinched
TOPIC 2
NCAA Tourney video thing
TOPIC 3
SEC scheduling late season cupcakes
FANTASY MAINSTAY
When you’re out of playoff contention, do you keep trying? Keep using the waiver wire?

Hardcore Dynasty League
MIXED CASE
Movie reviews:
Dallas Buyers Club
Thor: The Dark World

Soup on the decline??

Coin: The Future of Credit Cards
THE CHUG
Umano App

2015: Year of the Movie – It’s a Wonderful Life

PS4 and XBox One out now

The butter sandwich
...more
1h 10min
November 14, 2013What Makes a Good Sports Bar? (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: The Natty Brohs are back to talk about sports bars and being the favorite in your teams’ games. The conversation kinda go all over the place and they talk a lot of groceries, movies and food.
Show Notes
TOPIC 1
What makes a good sports bar?
TOPIC 2
Do you like being the favorite going into big games?
What about in fantasy sports?
MIXED CASE
Mustache Update

Too early to start planning for the new Star Wars?

Fake 30 for 30: what else should they do?
THE CHUG
Snapchat 3bil offer
...more
1h 15min
October 28, 2013Sports Loss Etiquette, Controversial Walk Off and New Movie Talk (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: The Natty Brohs talk about a busy sports weekend of NFL, Soccer, College Football and World Series. How should you act around friends when you’re rooting for the other team, how does twitter reaction change sports and what’s the movie you should see this weekend. Plus some Netflix news.
Show Notes
TOPIC 1
Playoff Friend Etiquette
How long should you wait to talk to a friend whose team has just lost
When is trolling acceptable
Good bets to make
TOPIC 2
Controversial walk off
Should reaction push MLB to change rule?
MIXED CASE
Netflix has more subscribers than HBO
HBO a la carte

Movies
Captain Phillips
Counselor
THE CHUG
Tim Howard in the booth today, one day after a clean sheet, would any other sport do this? Should they?

Goodell wants teams in London and LA – which would should be first?

6 bye teams in the NFL

Halloween Talk?

Zach’s Mustaches for Kids Update
...more
55min
October 20, 2013Complaining About Your Team’s Players, More Thursday Football and 3D Movies (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: The Brohs are here for an early Saturday morning podcast about the MLB playoffs, why it’s OK to hate on your own players but nobody else can and the future of Thursday NFL football. Plus some 3D movie talk.
Show Notes
TOPIC 1
MLB playoffs
When is it acceptable to attack your own players?
When are abrasive fans bad for your own fan base/creates a barrier to entry?
TOPIC 2
Thursday Night Football
Jerry Jones doesn’t think so
THE CHUG
Which new movie would you see this weekend?
The fifth estate
12 years a slave
All is Lost (Robert Redford stranded on a boat)
Escape Plan
BIG ASS SPIDER!

Life of Pi Review

Beetlejuice Sequel?

Big sports day today, what’s on your plate?
...more
35min
October 08, 2013The Natty Grows: Talking with Jacques Arsenault about the Upcoming Mustaches for Kids Fundraiser (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: The brohs talk charity as we’re joined by Jacques Arsenault from Mustaches for Kids who will tell us how you can look kinda creepy AND give back to your community.
Show Notes
What is Mustaches for Kids DC?

When does it start?

How long has it been going on?

Why the Children’s National Medical Center?

Competition from Movember?

Why’d you guys move the dates this year?

How was the kickoff 5K?

Who are your teams?

Sports with a 1 year old
Zach’s Donation Page
Jacques Donation Page
Beardimus Maximus
...more
35min
October 04, 2013Power Ranking the 2013 Oscary Fall Movie Slate (Part 2) (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: #MacAndWe are back to conclude their most anticipated fall movies list with the Oscary Division. This list includes the high quality, oscar contending movies that will come out by the end of 2013. If you only had $12.50 to your name, what is the one movie you should see this fall. Then they put the winners of each division up against each other and decide the number 1 most anticipated movie of the fall.
Movies Discussed
Oscary Divison
Gravity (10/4)

Captain Phillips (10/11)

12 Years a Slave (10/18)

Fifth Estate (10/18)

The Counselor (10/25)

Ender’s Game (11/1)

The Book Thief (11/15)

The Wolf of Wall Street (11/15)

Nebraska (11/22)

Inside Llewyn Davis (12/6)

American Hustle (12/13)

The Monuments Men (12/18)

Her (12/18)

Saving Mr. Banks (12/20)

Secret Life of Walter Mitty (12/25)
...more
1h 27min
October 03, 2013Power Ranking the 2013 Blockbustery Fall Movie Slate (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: Fall is known as the season when the best movies of the year are released. Anthony and Zach are joined by movie buff Mac Johnson to discuss the first half of their most anticipated fall movies list — the Blockbustery Divisions. If you only had $12.50 to your name, what is the one movie you should see this fall. They chat about the sequels, the comedies and the remakes coming out from now until the end of the year. They also discuss movies that come out.
Movies Discussed
Already Out
Riddick

Prisoners

Rush

Don Jon

Enough Said

Salinger

Blue Caprice
Blockbustery Division (Remakes, Comedies and Sequels)
Runner Runner (10/4)

Carrie (10/18)

Machete Kills (10/11)

Escape Plan (10/18)

Jackass: Bad Grandpa (10/25)

Last Vegas (11/1)

Thor: the Dark World (11/8)

Delivery Man (11/22)

Hunger Games 2 – Catching Fire (11/22)

Oldboy (11/27)

Hobbit: The Desolation of Smog (12/14)

Anchorman: The Legend Continues (12/20)

Jack Ryan (12/25)

47 Ronin (12/25)

Grudge Match (12/25)
...more
1h 44min
September 27, 2013 Breaking Bad Brews: The 5 Most Essential Breaking Bad Episodes (from 2013)
Prior to the Breaking Bad finale. Zach (@brooksza) and Brendan (@fitzybrendan) talk about their top 5 most essential episodes. They also talk through their finale predictions and where Breaking Bad sits in "peak TV" as of September 2013.
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1h 43min
September 26, 2013Reviewing the Franchise Rankings, 3 Weeks of NFL and The 300 Sandwiches Lady (from 2013)
From the Natty Brohs archives: After a few weeks off, Zach and Anthony are back with a new podcast. Anthony is not happy about the MLS exclusion from the ESPN top franchise issue of ESPN the Magazine. After discussing the top 122 US sports franchises. They follow up by discussing the NFL season so far and previewing the MLB playoffs. Mixed Case features a discussion about the woman who made her boyfriend 300 sandwiches to earn an engagement ring, the Breaking Bad finale and comedians making fun of technology.
Got thoughts or comments? Tweet at us @nattybrohs.
Show Notes
Topic 1
ESPN Franchise Rankings
Topic 2
Football so far. Broh and Faux of 3-0 and 0-3 teams
3-0: Patriots, Dolphins, Broncos, Chiefs, Saints, Bears, Seahawks
0-3: Giants, Redskins, Vikings, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Steelers

Who are you all in on?

Biggest surprises so far

Year after the “Fail Mary”
Topic 3
Jumping in the Diamondbacks pool after winning division

Playoff Picture – Clinched
Boston, Detroit, Oakland

Atlanta, Dodgers, Cincy, Pittsburgh, St. Louis

Mixed Case
300 Sandwiches Lady

Breaking Bad Finale

Louis CK and Jimmy Fallon complaining about technology and social media.

Jimmy Fallon donates money for NFL touchdown dance
The Chug
NBA Nicknames on Jerseys

Stubhub buying tips

Nate Burleson gets in a car accident because of Pizza
...more
1h 38min

FAQs about For Your Ears Only:

How many episodes does For Your Ears Only have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.