Abhishek Goel, Dylan Wolfson, Aron Jaffe, and Brandon LaRocco get together to talk about how the global pandemic COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, is affecting the world, the US, and the William & Mary community. Next, we talk about the college basketball landscape, focusing first on William & Mary Men’s Basketball before the CAA tournament, and then the wider D1 college basketball scene before March Madness. (Note: Episode 15 was recorded on March 6th, notably before the CAA tournament occurred and before the NCAA tournament was cancelled; it was also before COVID-19 became a pandemic and a national emergency was declared in the US. We hope you enjoy this episode with this in mind!)

We start off (0:27) by paying our condolences and celebrating the life of Kobe Bean Bryant (1978-2020), who tragically passed away after a helicopter crash. After a moment of silence (16:28), we look at the NBA (17:21) and how the season is going so far with the All Star Break approaching soon, and make our picks for the Finals.

William & Mary Tribe Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dane Fischer joins Abhishek Goel, Joey Bohley, Dylan Wolfson, and Brandon LaRocco to discuss the upcoming season for MBB and how the team is shaping up this year. Fischer was asked about a lot of topics, including the recent win on the road against Wofford to move to 3-0, the Nathan Knight - Andy Van Vliet front court, the transition from assistant to head coach, and the prospects of leading the Tribe to the NCAA tournament in March.

Abhishek Goel, Joey Bohley, Ethan Dewald, Aaron Jaffe, Brandon LaRocco, and Dylan Wolfson get together to share our opinions on William & Mary’s dining hall situation, and then each of them present an obscure sport or sporting event, and take a look into the rules, strategies, and culture surrounding them.

Abhishek Goel, Brandon LaRocco, Joey Bohley, Ethan Ruh, and Ethan Dewald get together to reflect on what our most influential and memorable sports moments witnessed live are from any level of competition (0:31), including our personal athletic careers, and then ask the question what is an athlete (32:42) and explore what the qualifiers are for being an athlete, discuss who is and isn't an athlete, and even question what is and isn't a sport.

Abhishek Goel, Aron Jaffe, Joey Bohley, Brandon LaRocco, Dylan Wolfson, and Ethan Dewald reunite to kick off the 2nd season of Heat Check and have a discussion about what a sandwich is, featuring the central question of if a hot dog is a sandwich, then we talk about the new NFL season and look at the biggest storylines from the summer and first week.

Abhishek Goel, Brandon LaRocco, Joey Bohley, and Dylan Wolfson get together one last time this year to discuss the NFL Draft (0:55) and the big storylines surrounding it, as well as the NBA Playoffs (15:36) with a look at the second round matchups, impact players, and our championship predictions. We then conclude with a heartfelt reflection of our year in relation to Heat Check and give our thanks to everyone involved with the podcast (44:20).

Abhishek Goel, Joey Bohley, Logan Rakes, Will Whitehurst, Brandon LaRocco, Bryce Whitney, and Aron Jaffe talk about the most highly anticipated movies coming out in 2019 (0:39), from Avengers: Endgame to Toy Story 4 to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and everything in between. We then discuss the 2019 Champions League final four (35:31) and look at the matchups while giving our takes for who is most likely to win the final in Madrid.

Abhishek Goel, Joey Bohley, Dylan Wolfson, and Brandon LaRocco talk about the NHL playoffs (mainly pertaining to the Washington Capitals) and the entire NBA playoffs field (13:53), looking in at each matchup and giving our thoughts about the biggest factors to look out for during the series, as well as our picks for who can win a championship.

Abhishek Goel, Joey Bohley, and Dylan Wolfson preview the Final Four and talk about the teams and their odds of winning the championship. We also talk about William & Mary’s Basketball program and their recent head coaching hire Dane Fischer, and the Tribe’s chances of making the tournament next year.