For Your Ears Only

For Your Ears Only

By Zach BrooksTV & Film
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For Your Ears Only episodes

  • Avoiding the Social Media Spoiler Epidemic and Choosing a Postseason Sports Team (from 2013)

    From the Natty Brohs archives: The Natty Brohs talk about how you can avoid TV and sports spoilers on social media. They then touch on how to pick a sports team when you have no rooting interest.  Plus, we cover the Fast 6 (!) and The Hero in the Mixed Case #YearOfTheRock. 

    Topics include:

    Topic 1:

    • Spoilers and social media, who is to blame?

      • Topic 2:

      • Sports team v.  sports city personality

        • MIXED CASE

        • Why does hollywood hate the future?
        • Fast 6
        • The Hero
        • Arrested Development Review
        • Snap Chat reactions

          • The Chug

          • NFL Pro Bowl proposed changes
          • Jamarcus Russell to the Bears
          • 20 inning game and an 18 inning game yesterday Do you like extra inning baseball?
          • Who do you have in the finals – NBA and NHL?
          • Dat Soccer Game
            • 1 hr 12 min
          • Choosy Podcasters Choose Gif – Fast 6, Arrested Development, Super Bowl Site Announcements & Sports Bandwidth (from 2013)

            From the Natty Brohs archives: The Natty Brohs are back to talk about the big upcoming entertainment weekend, the Super Bowl site announcement and ways to handle multiple demands on your sports attention.  Plus, we cover the Xbox One and Star Trek Into Darkness in the Mixed Case. 

            Topics include:

            Topic 1:

            • Big entertainment weekend: Hangover III, Fast 6, and Arrested Development
            • Super Bowl City Announcements
            • Sports team bandwidth prioritization: with playoffs (NHL, NBA), regular season MLB, and the end of soccer in Europe all going on at once, how do you prioritize your favorite teams? How do you balance the amount of information you need in order to be a fan?
            • Xbox One
            • Star Trek Review
            • Return of the Hornets
            • Urlacher retires – Hall of Famer?
            • Coach K coaching the US team again?
            • New NYC MLS Team – is the Yankees/Man City partnership the start of something new in sports?
            • Gif/Jif
              • 1 hr 35 min
            • We’re Back – Recapping Anthony’s Move to Vegas and the Latest Sports and Entertainment Happenings (from 2013)

              From the Natty Brohs archives: It’s the first Natty Brohs podcast since Anthony moved to Vegas so Zach and he discuss the latest sports news and how it affects the fan experience. How different is living in Vegas from the East Coach? What’s the biggest sports story since he left? And what’s NBC’s new late night plan.  Topics include:

              • Vegas Update
              • The biggest sports story since we last spoke? (Boston Bombings, Post Season stuff, Jason Collins
              • Is it more or less entertaining to watch sports when a team like The Heat are involved
              • NBC Late night and SNL changes
              • The end of The Office
              • Rob’s social media article and how Twitter affect reality TV
              • MSU Recruit Decommitting to be a Rapper
              • ESPN paying wireless overages
              • Is Lonely Island dead?
              • Barbara Walters’ cheesy goodbye
                • 1 hr 44 min
              • End of an Era: Finding your Sports Community in a New Town (from 2013)

                From the Natty Brohs archives: Anthony is moving to Las Vegas, so this is the Natty Brohs took this opportunity to discuss how changes to moving to a new city affects your sports fan experience. What are the important sports related factors when you move. What were Anthony’s best sports memories from DC.  Do you have experience moving to a new sports city? 

                Topics include:
                • What makes a good sports team bar
                • Stadium/Arena wishlist
                • What makes a good sports town?
                • What role does a city have in promoting its sports teams?
                • Do sports matter in drawing people to a town?
                • When you move do you need to get a TV for sports?
                • Are you obligated to root for at least one team in your new town?
                  • 1 hr 17 min
                • SandwichCast: Power Ranking the Best Sandwiches of All Time (from 2013)

                  From the Natty Brohs archives: It’s finally here. The Natty Brohs bring in their buddy Stan from New York City to discuss and rank the best sandwiches of all time. What is in the top tier, the bottom tier and what is left “off the board”? What do you think of our rankings? 

                  Sandwiches include:
                  • Submarine
                  • Meatball Sub
                  • Italian Sub
                  • Po Boy
                  • Muffaleta
                  • Sloppy Joe
                  • Pulled Pork
                  • Regional/Cultural Beef Sandwich
                  • Roast Beef
                  • Cheese steak
                  • Ruben
                  • Rachel
                  • New York Deli (Pastrami or corned beef on rye)
                  • Egg Salad
                  • Tuna Salad
                  • Chicken Salad
                  • Multi-meat club sandwich
                  • BLT
                  • Cold cut
                  • Sausage and Peppers
                  • Pork Tenderloin
                  • Homestyle leftover sandwiches
                  • St. Paul
                  • Pittsburgh Style Sandwich (with fries and coleslaw)
                  • Monte Cristo
                  • Surf and Turf
                  • Ice cream sandwich
                  • Grilled Chicken
                  • Baloney (bologna) Sandwich
                  • Veggie/TBM
                  • Breakfast
                  • Egg Mcmuffin
                  • Banh Mi
                  • Cuban
                  • Lobster Roll
                  • Schwarma/Falafel
                  • Gyro
                  • Croquet monsieur
                  • PB and J
                  • PB and Co.
                  • Ritz
                    • 2 hr 16 min
                  • Natty Brohs on the Road: Instant Reactions During the 2013 NCAA Tournament (from 2013)

                    From the Natty Brohs archives: The Natty Brohs give you an inside look at how the fans feel immediately following some of the biggest moments of the tournament so far. Zach and Anthony give you rapid reactions from the fans and answer all the burning questions. Where is Southern located? What is La Salle’s mascot? Will a 16 seed ever beat a 1 seed? What’s the best beer to drink during the tournament.

                    31 min
                  • Que So? (from 2013)

                    From the Natty Brohs archives: NFL free agency has kicked off and The Natty Brohs are here to break down the movers and the shakers. Plus they recap Zach’s first trip to an MLS game and a very fantastic SNL. Do you think the episode is Bueno? Justin Timberlake does.

                    NBA Jam Dunks

                    Jim Ross calls the DeAndre Jordan Dunk

                    Madden Cover Athlete Tournament

                    Vine Preview

                    1 hr 10 min
                  • I Hardly Snow Her (from 2013)

                    From the Natty Brohs archives: The Natty Brohs come to you live from Snowquester to tell you about this week’s biggest sports news. Does Joe Flacco deserve to be the highest paid QB in the NFL? What should we expect from the Fox Sports 1? And why is wearable computing all the rage? All that plus Mixed Case and The Chug.  Survive the snow and then watch Survivor.

                    1 hr 14 min

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