Games & Grub

In a very special appearance, Zack brings his grandfather, legendary Leonard "Nonno" Paolillo, in studio. Heard on 9/18/21 as part of "Where Is Aidan?"

- 1:00: Nonno's impressed with the Marquette Radio studio

- 2:24: Did he have a nickname on the football field?

- 7:16: What he has learned from a career in higher education

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Aidan is out. Zack & Brian bring on TWO guest hosts: Jadon Conroy of Marquette Track & Field, and the boys' roommate Matt Dupasquier. Highlights of this jam-packed show:

3:38: BEST FOOD THIS WEEK. Zack stayed in a dining hall for six hours?

37:19 NARP OF THE WEEK. Who do our athlete roommates think did the most this week?

46:36 INTERVIEW W/ LEONARD PAOLILLO. Notre Dame Football Alumnus / Zack's grandfather

56:07 WEEK 2 OF THE NFL. Who are G&G's winners & losers?

1:20:06: ZACK'S ZEBRAS. A new segment detailing Zack's analysis of referees

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In this deluxe-edition of the Milwaukee Coffee: Reimagine Brew City podcast (available on podcast feeds everywhere), Aidan Hatton sits down with Jake Rohde of Vennture Brew Co., the new Milwaukee bar making waves with both coffee and beer. Catering to both types of brew in Brew City, Jake recalls his beginnings with Vennture and his two friends who founded the shop together (2:00), why photography and coffee go along so well (4:40), his perception of the Milwaukee coffee scene (11:34), and much more including his favorite menu item, favorite people in the Milwaukee Coffee scene, and the donut-flavored beer he created.

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Guest co-host Willie Nelson joins Aidan & Brian for a food-filled football extravaganza. Our guest Jake Rohde, co-owner of Vennture Brew Co. in Milwaukee, gives us an update on the 414's coffee and food scene in the summer. Today's episode highlights:

-  3:11: Introducing our co-host, Willie Nelson, with 10 Questions: Getting To Know Willie Edition

- 16:41: This week's Top 5 Tweets, including a ridiculous poll finding the best post-game food spot from each state in the U.S.

- 31:16: Uncle Chris returns for an emphatic call-in as we remember 9/11's 20th anniversary

- 39:32: Eat Reporters; 5 on-air food takes from sports personalities that made headlines

- 53:58: Our Milwaukee Coffee Interview w/ Jake Rohde, Co-Owner of Vennture Brew Co.

- 1:11:36: NFL Previews commence as Willie & Brian duel over the NFC North

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Author, speaker, and former NFL offensive lineman Ryan Harris joins us on the show.

- Intro: Bonding over Ted Lasso

- 1:32: Who he wanted to win the Denver QB job

- 3:12: A bold prediction about the AFC West

- 6:26: How he would handle NIL/college football today if he was still at Notre Dame

- 9:19: What he enjoys most: hosting on radio, public speaking at Google, or writing his own book

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Brand new intro for Games & Grub, which leads us into a must-listen first show. Highlights of today's jam-packed show:

- 15:58: 20/21 DI-VISION. Aidan ranks the NFL's divisions from weakest to strongest

- 33:00: THIS DAY IN HISTORY. Zack leads us into a heated debate on the new NCAA & college football realignment

- 43:30: Our first ever sponsorship

- 59:03: RYAN HARRIS INTERVIEW. The Super Bowl Champion & CFB Analyst joins us

- 1:14:39: TRIVIA TO-GO. Test your sports & food knowledge going into your day

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The first active player to join us, #41 of Marquette Men's Basketball Brendan Carney joins us in-studio for a surprise summer show sneak-peek. A fan of the show before, Brendan finally talks to the full crew of Aidan, Brian, and Zack on a smorgasbord of topics. Key highlights include...

- 2:52: Past Games & Grub guest Cam Marotta vs. current guest Brendan on TikTok 

- 7:30: Brendan describes the transition from Steve Wojciechowski to Shaka Smart, from his perspective

- 9:57: Some interesting information regarding teammates' tendency to enter the transfer portal 

- 17:13: Rapid Fire: True Or False Edition

- 21:40: An all-time Chipotle story

- MUCH more...

Thanks for your support as we enter senior year! All you have to do is listen!

The anniversary of Allen Iverson's "Talking About Practice" speech is upon us, and we certainly talked about a smorgasbord worth of topics on the crew's final 2021 spring semester show. Just a sneak peek:

- The Mets fight over New York rats vs. raccoons (4:04)

- A new number segment: "The Final Food Four" (14:14)

- Aidan destroys the TikTok coffee order craze from Monday (33:10)

- A big show disagreement on Tim Tebow as an NFL tight end (51:48)

- Revisiting holding the door - how long are we doing it? (59:12)

Much more including a record-setting number of great callers. Thank you for a great semester! All you have to do is listen.

After last week's spin on 10 Questions, we spin it again, this time with 12 Questions. Aidan, Zack, and Brian take on the NFL Draft's top picks and their Chipotle orders, tackle a compelling Aaron Rodgers Jeopardy! story and analyze Walgreens' chip rack. The show kicks off with a celebration, with Games & Grub being nominated as a finalist for the Society of Professional Journalists' Regional Mark of Excellence Award, in the Podcast category (2:54). Does Trey Lance have the winning formula for San Francisco AND his Chipotle bowl (16:16)? A first-round lineman gets an endorsement deal with Raising Cane's, which sparks a question: what chain food spot would be your dream endorsement deal (28:32)? We also get a phone call from "The Godfather" (42:12).

All this and much more for Games & Grub (now finalists for TWO awards!). All you have to do is listen!

It's a return to the studio for Aidan Hatton and Zack Passios, the latter of whom fights through a sprained ankle and crutches to make the show. He addresses battling COVID-19 which set the show back 2 weeks, and then the guys get back on track. A new segment, The Super 8, debuts (9:47) including a blow-for-blow recap of a Marquette athlete chugging a full bottle of syrup as a "talent" (30:24). Aidan and Zack also tackle the PGA Tour's Player Impact Program, which will reward players millions of dollars for nothing but internet engagement (45:52), and finally Aidan takes it solo for the last half hour, taking all the stories from bacon-scented shoelaces to a student worker advertising sea cucumber (52:21). It's all jam-packed into your favorite 90 minutes of the week; all you have to do is listen.