Fountain City Sports Media: A Kansas City Chiefs Podcast

Midsummer? Classic...

We've made it to the MLB All Star break and the Royals are in midsummer form: a year that was supposed mark a turning point in a half-decade rebuild instead points to another 100+ loss season. Special guest John Ingle of the Alien Minute podcast joins the show to share his insight as to why there is still a bright future for this organization-but they have to act now. 

Episode highlights include:

•The 2022 Season “I don’t know what I expected” (14:31)

•Is there any heat on the seat of Pitching Coach Cal Eldred? (27:40)

•This Week in Craft Beer: John reviews “Fugu” from Tox Brewing Company (46:16)

•The Royals’ “Covid Ten”: how damaged is their trade value? (57:43)

•What will be the fallout for Whit Merrifield after his comments about the team? (1:00:58)

•Will the Royals be able to convince rising star Bobby Witt Jr to stay? (1:06:37)

•How much longer until we reach another competitive season? (1:11:50)

Terraforming or Terrifying?

The recent defection of USC and UCLA have set off another round of conference realignment, but is this just another round of musical chairs, or have these schools triggered a landslide? College Football expert David Farrell joins the show to help guide us through what these changes could mean for college football, and the NFL as well. Tune in for this exciting episode!

Episode highlights include:

•USC & UCLA leave for the Big Ten (9:19)

•Notre Dame, Mega Conferences, and the remaining FBS programs (22:20)

•Is a Super League inevitable? (31:45)

•This Week in Craft Beer: David reviews Backpocket Brewing's "Iowa Vibes" Tangerine Sour Ale

•What effects will College Football consolidation have on the NFL? (48:15)

Wyatt's a Royal!

We knew this day would come! The Kansas City Royals acquire RHP Wyatt Mills from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for 1B Carlos Santana. In honor of his arrival we've unearthed our interview with Wyatt from 2020 where we talk about his hobbies, as well as his journey through the Minor Leagues.

Skip straight to interview at (2:56)

That Man is Deadly From Long Range

It's true Kansas City doesn't have an NBA team (yet...), but we would be remiss to not talk about Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors taking home their 4th ring in eight seasons. Speaking of can't miss TV, Emmy Award winning series Barry wraps up its third and most shocking season yet. We break down the latest season of Barry, the NBA finals and more on this week's episode!

Episode highlights include:

•Hot dogs and throat frogs (1:06)

•SPOILER ALERT: Discussing Barry Season 3

•This Week in Craft Beer: An artificial intelligence makes brewing look easy for a Brewery in the Big Easy (39:03)

•NBA Finals instant takeaways (51:22)

•Where does Steph Curry currently rank all time?

Let's go around the room and talk about our feelings...

In our first listen along episode, the FCSM crew give their live reactions to Tyreek Hill's completely out of left field podcast: "It Needed To Be Said". Like syncing up Pink Floyd to The Wizard of Oz, follow these steps:

• Pull up Hill's podcast "It Needed To Be Said" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube

•Listen to it alongside our episode for instant reactions (and lots of sarcasm) 

We'll tell you when to start and stop, as well as give you time stamps in case you get out of sync and need to regroup with us.

We hope you enjoy the ride!

You Better Keep the Receipts 

With OTA's underway and football still far off on the horizon, we channel our inner oracle and go through the Chiefs schedule game by game. With a historically hard schedule and an revamped AFC West can the Chiefs find their way to the playoffs? Listen in and find out!

Episode highlights include:

•Puppy updates (2:05)

•Armando and the perils of flying (5:45)

•Chiefs schedule predictions Weeks 1-7

•This Week In Craft Beer: Stone Brewing once again finds themselves in court (39:06), and Rhys reviews Black Tooth Brewing's "307 Lager" (43:02)

•Chiefs schedule predictions Weeks 8-18

Remember: It's not Juli-you, it's Jjjuliusss!

Hot Take Mando makes a pit stop in Kansas City on his way out east to Cooperstown, and that can only mean one thing: we have to review a beer in person! The crew sits down with a variation of a popular IPA from a celebrated brewery out east, but will it live up to the hype? Listen in and find out!

A Good Draft Means an Open Window

The Kansas City Chiefs entered the 2022 NFL Draft with a revamped division, a multitude of personnel questions, and a fanbase wondering if the team would need to take a year to rebuild. After what could be one of the strongest drafts in franchise history, it appears the Chiefs have no intentions of taking the year off. Listen in as we go through the highlights of the Chiefs'  Class of 2022.

Episode highlights:

•Rd 1 Pick 21: CB Trent McDuffie-Washington (10:12)

•Rd 1 Pick 30: DE George Karlaftis-Purdue (20:10)

•Rd 2 Pick 54: WR Skyy Moore-Western Michigan (28:40)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Industry outlooks from the Craft Brewers Conference (34:34), and Rhys reviews Black Tooth Brewing's "Cattle Kate" Scotch Ale (45:48)

•Rd 2 Pick 30: S Bryan Cook-Cincinnati (56:14)

•Rd 3 Pick 103: LB Leo Chenal-Wisconsin (1:04:04)

•Rd 5 Pick 145: OL Darian Kinnard-Kentucky (1:09:03)

•UDFA WR Justyn Ross-Clemson (1:13:22)

•Overall Draft Grade (1:21:55)

Go Home NFL Draft, You're Drunk

Hot Take Mando flies solo to recap the action, highlights, and complete misdirections that happened in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. What were the biggest surprises of the night, and what does this indicate for the rest of the draft? Tune in to find out!

Episode highlights include:

•Rhys get a puppy (0:00) 

Just One Week Until Football Christmas!

We celebrate crossing the podcast century mark with style! With the Kansas City Chiefs sitting on 12 picks in next week's NFL Draft, we call in the FCSM expert, Sam Kiper Jr, to help read the tea leaves as to what the team does. Facing a drove of holes across the team, how will the Chiefs address these issues while remaining competitive in a deadlier than ever AFC? This is a packed episode you won't want to miss!

Episode highlights include:

•Reminiscing on the best & worst of the first 100 episodes 5:22)

•A 100th episode surprise two years in the making (12:43)

•Sam Kiper Jr joins the pod to talk next week’s NFL Draft (24:07)

•What do the Chiefs do with the 29th pick? (31:08)

•This Week in Craft Beer: A special 100th beer review of Toppling Goliath’s Term Oil Coconut Monster Cookie (49:09)

•What do the Chiefs do with the 30th pick? (1:08:07)

•Who should the Chiefs target with their remaining top 100 picks? (1:19:16)

•Who do the Minnesota Vikings take with the 12th overall pick? (1:30:34)