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By John Moe

Home Dunk ® – Infinite Guest Podcast Network episodes

January 14, 2015 21: The Etiquette of Trash Talking and The Tournament of Names: Playoff Edition
Mike Fotis joins John to explore the psychology of Urban Meyer. Then, Neil deMause explains whether it’s “stadia” or “stadiums” and how the St. Louis Rams will finance one. Dan Post Senning of the Emily Post Institute and Awesome Etiquette podcast tells John how to trash talk in a nice way. Plus, the Playoffs’ Tournament of Names.
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1 hr
January 08, 2015 20: Drama! With Nate Corddry and Kelly Dwyer
Drama dots the sports landscape, from Cooperstown to Oklahoma City to Los Angeles. John Moe welcomes Nate Corddry and Kelly Dwyer to break it all down, and consider the similarities between the Milwaukee Bucks’ Larry Sanders and Office Space’s Peter Gibbons.
37 min
December 23, 2014 19: The First Annual ‘Dunkies’
John Moe and Mike Fotis hand out the inaugural “Dunkies” to worthy honorees like Derek Jeter, James Harden, Sacramento Kings owner/possible madman Vivek Ranadive, and nervous Chevy Regional Zone Manager Rikk Wilde.
If you listen closely, you can hear the deep beard envy that facial hair enthusiasts Moe and Fotis have for Harden’s chin blanket.
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(James Harden, relaxing at a football game with a superior beard.)
44 min
December 18, 201418: Mumps, MMA, and Jim Harbaugh’s Poetry
A jam-packed Home Dunk finds John Moe considering the case of the Chicago Bears’ Chris Conte, the New Yorker’s Kelefa Sanneh talking about the physical toll of MMA, Dr. Matt McCarthy on the NHL’s mumps epidemic, and “Jim Harbaugh” documenting his downward spiral in San Francisco.
ALSO MENTIONED:
Conte, who says he doesn’t care if football takes 10-15 years off his life, may be wrong, but not for the reason you think.
Sulking Jay Cutler = sulking Dave Krieg.
Sanneh’s piece on the riveting MMA podcast.
There are more mumps cases just on the Minnesota Wild than Dr. McCarthy has seen in his entire medical career.
Why mumps is seemingly limited to professional hockey.
Dr. McCarthy’s Deadspin article.
The failed poetry of “Jim Harbaugh,” plus his use of dogs as intermediaries to communicate with Colin Kaepernick and the rest of the 49ers (60/40 feral to domesticated), and practice facility barrel fires.
The role of Harbaugh is played by actor Hal Lublin.
57 min
December 11, 201417: Len Elmore, Lindsay Whalen, and Indentured Servitude in Tampa
John Moe welcomes former NBA player/current lawyer Len Elmore to discuss athletes and social activism, WNBA star Lindsay Whalen to discuss the globetrotting life of a professional women’s basketball player, and Will Hobson of the Tampa Bay Times to discuss the use of unpaid homeless people as servers at Tampa area sporting events.
ALSO MENTIONED:
An appreciation of the Phoenix Suns and the lesser Dragic.
The correct pronunciation of Dynamo Moscow.
Making recovering alcoholics serve beer for no pay and no tips.
153rd-ranked professional bowler Mason Brantley.
41 min
December 03, 2014 16: Bill Hancock Explains The College Football Playoff
John Moe wants to learn how the new college football playoff is going to work. Bill Hancock, the playoff’s executive director, tells him. It involves Condoleezza Rice, a ceremonial hat rack, and Grapevine, Texas.
Later, Christina Kahrl of Baseball Prospectus checks in with an update on baseball free agency, covering Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, Giancarlo Stanton, and, um, Richie Sexson. (Yes, we realize that Christina appears to be calling in from a haunted house.)
All this, plus an update from the Norwegian Men’s Professional Basketball League, on this edition of Home Dunk.
42 min
November 27, 2014 15: The Despair of the Philadelphia 76ers with Pablo Torre
John Moe wants to talk despair and sadness. Since this is a sports podcast, that means John is going to talk about the Philadelphia 76ers. Pablo Torre joins him to ponder the existential dread they inspire, and they remind you that Ellen is a good show that helps people.
John also celebrates Quarterback Thanksgiving at your house, where all the QBs are recognizable family archetypes.
30 min
November 19, 201414: Sherman Alexie on Kobe, Reservation Basketball, and Mascots
John Moe interviews fellow writer/podcast host/basketball enthusiast/Seattle SuperSonics mourner Sherman Alexie on this episode. Among the items covered:
Kobe Bryant as Orson Welles in Touch of Evil.
Their not-at-all hidden glee over Bryant’s Lakers getting steamrolled by the Golden State Warriors.
Guys who say basketball is “just a game” NEVER think it’s just a game. (I can confirm this.)
With the Sonics now the Oklahoma City Thunder, the authors’ reversion to “hate fandom” and their tentative outreach to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Basketball as the sport of American poverty.
The wonders of reservation hoops. (The poem referenced is here.)
Why people are finally paying attention to offensive mascot names.
The genesis of Sherman and Jess Walter’s A Tiny Sense Of Accomplishment podcast.
John also talks about power, in the person of new executive director of the NBA Players’ Association and all-around badass Michele Roberts and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and reads Rejected Super Bowl Halftime Show Proposals from his book, Dear Luke, We Need to Talk. Darth.

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45 min
November 12, 201413: Matt Bonner, Sandwich Enthusiast
John Moe chats with the San Antonio Spurs’ Matt Bonner, who is definitely the best redheaded player in the NBA, and probably the only one who’ll praise The Wrens’ Meadowlands (GREAT ALBUM!) in an interview. They talk about the Spurs mystique, Matt’s sandwich blog, Canadian sub chains, and the Rock On Foundation. There’s also another installment of the NBA Tournament of Names, where John introduces his Dave Matthews impression to a clearly horrified Mike Fotis and Peter Clowney.
ALSO MENTIONED:
Mr. Sub’s sub sauce
The heat of a San Antonio summer
“Do you know anyone who hikes for a living?”
“Shooty-downy things.”
“Strong calves.”
53 min
November 06, 201412: Bhi Bhiman and the Continuing Saga of Adrian Peterson
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Musician and St. Louis native Bhi Bhiman talks with John Moe about his beloved Cardinals and what, exactly, a “guttersnipe” is. Plus, more on the Adrian Peterson situation, and The Coach checks in with an update on his mouse point guard.
ALSO MENTIONED:
A John Malkovich quote that rings much truer to John now that he has kids.
Rehabbing Adrian Peterson vs. banning him for life vs. letting him play next Sunday.
BHI BHIMAN FAST FACTS:
Was a youth baseball opponent of David Freese.
Can drop a perfectly timed reference to Dauber from Coach.
Is a Golden State Warriors superfan, video evidence below.
THE RETURN OF THE COACH:
He’s back because of “the crippling depression that Daylight Saving Time brings.”
His mouse point guard is terrified of ghosts.
“Mice need order.”
The problem with having a performance artist as your small forward? “You can’t block out with cadence.”
49 min

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Wits host John Moe loves sports. On Home Dunk, John and his guests talk about the stories of sports in a smart, friendly way, from the vantage point of people who didn’t necessarily make the team. …