Fountain City Sports Media: A Kansas City Chiefs Podcast

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

It took four quarters, but Patrick Mahomes continued to rewrite history and remain perfect in the month of September with a 33-29 win over the Cleveland Browns. Are the Browns a legitimate threat? How did the Chiefs play their way back into this game? Is the defense a serious cause for concern? Listen in and find out!

Episode highlights include:

•Tyrann Matthieu, Willie Gay, Frank Clark all inactive, all missed (6:53).

•Referhys rips the officials over the Ronnie Harrison incident (12:03).

•Chiefs regroup, establish the run to start 2nd half (22:28).

•The Chiefs' defense settles in and turns the tide (33:20).

•Tyreek and Kelce eat, but the Chiefs are desperate for another Wide Receiver (39:25).

•Outlook on Chiefs going forward (48:48).

•Rhys reviews "Lazer Snake" IPA from 3 Floyds Brewing (56:37)

Let the Games Begin

It's opening week of the NFL season and things are getting serious. After an intense draft, Rhys and Armando dissect the losers and the other losers in the Fountain Fantasy Football draft. Later on, the boys look ahead to the Kansas City Chiefs season opener against the upgraded Cleveland Browns, and figure out where the game will be won and lost.

A packed episode you won't want to miss!

Episode highlights include:

•Rhys is All Elite (0:25)

•A recap of of the Fountain Fantasy draft (6:41)

•Clyde and Prejudice vs Team Farrell Preview (20:58)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Have seltzers jumped the shark (30:09)? Rhys reviews Destihl's "Wild Sour Series--Salted Watermelon Gose (35:24)

•Chiefs vs Browns Week 1 preview (47:04)

BONUS EPISODE

Hot Take Mando is BACK to share some more Fantasy Football Knowledge! Whether you have an upcoming draft, feeling some buyer's remorse, or just trolling the waiver wire, we have you covered with how to get the most out of your team this season.

Episode Highlights Include:

•Best value picks at RB (5:49)

Reunited and it feels so good...

For the first time ever, Hot Take Mando and Referhys bring you a podcast from the SAME ROOM.

After a 3-0 preseason record which showed plenty of depth and promise, it's time for the Kansas City Chiefs to decide who makes the final 53-man roster. With plenty of fan favorites and training camp surprises, the crew figure out who makes the cut, and who gets stuck outside the door.

Episode highlights include:

•Recap of Chiefs/Vikings final preseason matchup. (9:50)

•Which running backs make the final roster? (14:40)

•Could this be an elite defense? (17:38)

•Which Wide Receivers make the cut? (26:52)

•Will the Chiefs keep 4 Tight Ends on the roster? (32:42)

•Fountain Fantasy Football League open challenge! (38:10)

•Rhys and Armando review El Jefe imperial stout from Four Noses Brewing Company. (41:32)

Chiefs Strike Gold, and So Can YOU 

The NFL season starts in just 21 days and everyone's getting prepared! The Chiefs show depth and defeat the San Francisco 49r's in their first preseason game 19-16. Meanwhile, your Fantasy Football draft is right around the corner, so listen in for some hot draft advice in the return of Fountain Fantasy!

Episode highlights include:

•First look at the Chiefs' revamped Offensive Line (5:24).

•Defensive line shows improved depth (15:16).

•Kick-Butt: Harrison Butker PAT struggles continue, while Tommy Townsend shows UP (20:16).

•Fountain Fantasy Manifesto (23:00)

We're talking baaaaseball...and sooooocerrr...and foooootball! 

The Kansas City Royals season is all but over just as the Chiefs begin to rise from the ashes. Did we also mention Sporting KC is in the heart of their season and on top of the Western Conference? It's time to pastiche these pastimes into a single episode! Join us as we talk about the biggest stories currently affecting our biggest teams!

Episode highlights include:

 •Armando visits the baseball hall of fame (7:07).

•Sporting KC signs Argentine-Italian midfielder Jose Mauri (13:18).

•Will we see top Royals prospects Witt, Pratto, and Melendez called up this season (9:16)?

•This Week in Craft Beer: The struggling supply chain threatens the craft beer industry (28:53), and Armando reviews “Hoptic Nerve IPA” from Free State Brewing (31:28).

•Surprises on the Kansas City Chiefs first depth chart (43:25).

Cooler than Boy Scout Camp, Not as Cool as Kamp Krusty

Chiefs training camp has returned to St Joseph! After a long, brutal winter, the Kansas City Chiefs are ready to take their pads out the dust, shake off the rust, and begin their journey back to the Super Bowl. What are the big stories in the first week of training camp? Who has the most to prove? Tune in to find out!

Episode highlights include:

*Trey Smith explodes onto the scene headlining the new look offensive line. (7:42)

*Chris Jones at defensive end and the retooled defensive front. (21:36)

*This Week in Craft Beer: Molson-Coors retires 11 beer brands (32:07), and Armando reviews "Witte" from Brewery Ommegang. (39:20)

*How much playing time will we see from rookie Tight End Noah Gray? (50:19)

Go West Duffman 

The Kansas City Royals deal fan favorite Danny Duffy to the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Royals long since removed from playoff contention, is there anybody else on the squad who may follow suit? 

Episode highlights include:

•Discussing the Danny Duffy trade. (4:20)

•Are other Royals on the trade block? (10:49)

•Sporting Kansas City defeats the Seattle Sounders. (15:54)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Is the pendulum swinging back to lower ABV beers? (20:01) Armando reviews "Victory Dance IPA" from SingleSpeed Brewing Co. (26:22)

Giannis and Gianluca. That is All.

It was a great week for two young stars in the professional sports world. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA Title thanks to some historic numbers, while Sporting KC's Gianluca Busio is seeing some good lucking numbers of his own thanks to an impending transfer to Venezia FC. 

Episode highlights include:

•Giannis goes on an NBA Finals stampede (5:47)

•Gianluca Busio Transfer to Venezia (17:32)

•Can Sporting KC contend going forward without Busio? (24:33)

•This Week in Craft Beer: A brewery in upstate New York finds a unique way to advertise for help (30:13), while Rhys reviews "Snow Juice New England IPA" from Snow Bank Brewing (34:47)

We traded in our Baseballs for Crystal Balls

With the big three Kansas City teams on break, it gave us time to sit down and revisit one of our favorite episode concepts: The What If Episode. Hot Take Mando and Referhys each bring a paradigm shifting sports hypothetical to the table and debate the ripple effects they may have caused on professional sports as a whole. 

Episode highlights include:

•A Lack of Respect: ESPN's coverage of Salvador Perez in the Home Run Derby (4:10), and MLB The Show to Hot Take Mando in general (9:27)

•WHAT IF: The Pistons draft Dwayne Wade instead of Darco Miličić in 2003? (14:05)

•The Week in Craft Beer: A dissection of the classic Saison style (32:46), and Rhys reviews "Colorado Red" from Snowbank Brewing (38:32)

•WHAT IF: The Arizona Cardinals select Andy Reid as their head coach in 2013? (49:31)