Special Guest: Rick Marshall

Topics Discussed:

1. What will be the effect of the recent sale of the Washington Commanders?
2. How did the NFL runningback become a plug-and-play position and will it ever go back to normal?
3. What does the Northwestern hazing scandal say about college sports and does it need more regulation?
4. Do we think DeAndre Hopkins made the right decision and does this make Tennessee competitive?
5. Do we like the new NBA In-Season tournament?
6. Are we excited for The Marvels movie and why is Iman Vellani so fun to watch?
7. Will there be the same anti-vaccine movement as COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA approved a shot for RSV in infants and potentially pregnant women?
8. What are our thoughts about monopolies in the gaming industry and the possible merger between ATVI and Microsoft? How does this deal and many like it get us closer to centralized cloud gaming in the future?
9. Ten Quick Shots to Your Balls
10. Are small market teams taking over baseball from the teams with larger team salaries like the Yankees and Mets that continue to struggle to survive?

Special Guest: Lillian Rice

Topics Discussed:

1. What should the Bengals do with Joe Burrow’s contract extension and what will it mean for Ja'Maar Chase?
2. Is Joe Burrow as cool as he seems and what’s our thoughts on the Bengals 23-24 campaign?
3. What are our thoughts on Elly de la Cruz on the Reds and the use of a bat knob?
4. With the Yankees feeling the absence of Aaron Judge, is there a rush to get him back into the lineup? Also, how is something so seemingly simple turned into a long term, large injury discussion?
5. What are our thoughts on the Bob Baffert suspension getting extended at the Kentucky Derby?
6. Why do we feel Biles is returning to Gymnastics and how did her actions contribute to the importance of mental health in sports?
7. What should DC do after The Flash movie? Did the flop have anything to do with Ezra Miller?
8. Are we grossed out by hot dog eating contests and what allows Joey Chestnut to even eat 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes?
9. With more companies such as Alef Aeronautics getting FAA clearance for their flying car, how do we expect the world to react?
10. With the hype behind Wembanyama, how important is the summer league for the top NBA draft picks? How much better are the Spurs with this addition?

Special Guest: Oak Miller

Topics Discussed:

1. Is it too soon to start talking about Luis Arraez batting .400?
2. What does 5000m champion Parker Valby’s deal with Nike say for NIL’s future in college sports?
3. Is Shohei Otani going to be the new archetype for today’s MLB player?
4. How has the fiscal position of an NCAA athletic program become the main focus of whether or not a team is good? Is this what we can look forward to from the NIL era?
5. With the recent new world record for 2 miles, is the Norwegian method the future of running?
6. What are your feelings on the concept of an enhanced Olympics where everyone is on PED's?
7. What are our thoughts on using Ozempic for weight loss and becoming a pill?
8. Do you think AlphaGo is just Google’s next attempt to break through in this brand-new market? What do we think is the next step for AI and large language models?
9. Was the controversial loss for the Rangers an argument for robot umpires?
10. Why does the NFL suddenly care about sports gambling among its athletes?

Special Guest: Natalie Burnett

Topics Discussed:

1. Will the emergence of small market teams revitalize scouting and slow down big contracts?
2. What are our thoughts on Lionel Messi playing for MLS team Inter Miami?
3. How do we feel about USMNT after winning the CONCACAF Nations Title?
4. As Wrexham AFC continues to get marketed by pitchman Ryan Reynolds, do you think it has a limit?
5. Did the Suns get better after trading for Bradley Beal or do we feel they didn’t learn from losing to the Nuggets?
6. With the rise of streaming platforms across sports broadcasting, how will the landscape of it change over the next few years?
7. What do we like or dislike about team HR celebrations in baseball?
8. Are we excited about the new Disney+ streaming series Secret Invasion? Are we annoyed about adding another plot flexing trope like shape shifting to one that already has multiple dimensions and time travel?
9. What do we think went wrong with the missing submersible or would you pay $250k to explore the deep water?
10. What are our thoughts about copyrighting in music, sampling, and the state of original music in general?

Special Guest: Melanie Campion

Topics Discussed:

1. How do we feel the WNBA is doing after all these years and where will it go?
2. How has it taken so long for the WNBA to start talking about this obvious safety measure for professional athletes?
3. Why are franchises not more loyal to coaches?
4. How can these player unions help their athletes succeed with mental wellness?
5. How do we feel about AI being able to detect breast cancer?
6. What are our thoughts about Nikola Jokic just wanting to go home to Serbia after winning a title and why were the Nuggets so good this year?
7. What are our thoughts about the possibilities of robot umpires?
8. What should cities do to fight against abrasive parents at their kids' games?
9. What are our thoughts about the change in tone from Mike McDermott and the early absence of Stefon Diggs with regards to his disappointment at the end of last season?
10. How much closer is society to driverless vehicles?

Topics Discussed:

1. Are you gents excited for the promise of the Bills in Buffalo for another 30 years? And what are our thoughts about the taxpayers paying for more than half of this stadium?
2. Why did the PGA and LIV tour ultimately merge and what might be the last effects?
3. Why does the threat of dangerous forest fires seem more real than ever before? And how does government support need to change to be to effectively warn at risk people?
4. Is Rose Xiang the next Tiger Woods after winning the first pro tournament she played?
5. Who would you want to be the hard knocks team? Is there a curse, or is it just a distraction to an already struggling team?
6. Is it fair or foul for a coach to call out his team publicly? How would you respond?
7. What do we feel about the conflict of interest with the CEO of OpenAI advising government on how regulate AI?
8. How will Apple’s VR investment pan out and is it any different than the attempts from other companies like Facebook?
9. Do you think Damar Hamlin will play this season and should he be playing?
10. Is LeBron James possibly retiring the next never ending story?

Special Guest: Katie Fawkes

Topics Discussed:

1. What game in the NFL season are we looking forward to the most?
2. What are our feelings on the ethical repercussions of sports gambling by professional athletes?
3. Is it likely that Ja Morant is another Aaron Hernandez after yet another incident with a gun and what do the parents do to alter repetitive bad behavior?
4. Why doesn’t Hollywood have any original ideas anymore?
5. Does the potential marriage between the Athletics and Las Vegas seem worthwhile?
6. What stadium should we go to this summer? What’s your favorite Major league ballpark and why?
7. With the WGA strike, what do we watch without new programming?
8. How can we be more aware of our own mental health? What things can folks do to normalize their own struggles?
9. What do we feel is next for Taylor Swift after breaking up with Joe Alwyn?
10. How is Martha Stewart defying the laws of nature by simply cutting carbs and how cool of a statement this is by the folks at Sports illustrated and their clearly chauvinistic history?

Special Guest: Erik Guhl

Topics Discussed:

1. How smart is it to sign Jordan Love to a one year extension?
2. With an abundance of physical skills do we think Anthony Richardson is the solution to the Colt’s problems? Or will this be another QB gamble gone wrong?
3. Is it fair by the Grizzlies to say that Dillon Brooks would not be returning “under any circumstances”?
4. Who’s going to win the clash of maybe the 2 best teams in basketball between the Celtics and 76er's?
5. How do you overcome an NBA superstar injury and is the NBA too reliant on superstar players more so than other sports?
6. With a huge amount of talent let go and a trust in injury prone nightmares like Rodon and Hicks do we think Brian Cashman is the problem with the Yankees? Will the Yankees be able to turn it around and catch the red hot rays that are 8.5 games ahead approaching the quarter of a season mark?
7. Who is your favorite to win the Stanley Cup with the Bruins bowing out after the first round?
8. Do we agree with Mr. Hinton that the average human won't be able to distinguish between real and fake content with AI generated content? And what do we think about open AI’s continued push forward and it’s decision to monetize with Chat GPT+?
9. Gambling With Your Balls
10. With Carter’s recent legal problems do you think he will be worth such an early pick? And do we agree with the trend of top defensive players being drafted in the first round?

Special Guest: Stephen Kullas

Topics Discussed:

1. Does Aaron Rodgers make The Jets an instant champion contender or did they overpay for another crazy old rich dude?
2. What does it mean for the league and for Lamar Jackson to finally get a big contract signed?
3. What do we think about the recent rivalry between the Yankees and Blue Jays, the odd points of escalation over the last year (Vlad Guerro Jr. saying he’d die before he played for the Yankees) and blood feuds in baseball in general?
4. What is the biggest surprise in the MLB season thus far?
5. What are our predictions on the Shohei Ohtani impending free agency contract? Who needs him, who eventually gets him and for how much?
6. Can the Lakers actually make it to the Finals and what should the Grizzlies take away from this series?
7. With real sponsorship, professional promotional talent, and an actual stage to play on, do you think Wrexham will continue to be promoted? Do you think they can make the premiere league on this trajectory?
8. What do you remember about the Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding incident?
9. How will AI generated content be used/misused during this election cycle and in the upcoming years? And, more importantly, what kind of limitations and laws need to be put in place as this technology matures?
10. What repercussions will happen with the sudden exits of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon?

Special Guest: Jefim Piekarz

Topics Discussed:

1. How will the contract that Jalen Hurts signed affect Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, and Justin Herbert?
2. Does age in a QB matter or would you rather field smarts that might improve with being older?
3. Are the Sacramento Kings a real contender?
4. What are some of our favorite stories of the baseball season so far? And who should we look out for?
5. Does it mean anything that Arch Manning was not named the starter at Texas?
6. How do these additional proposed rule changes sound? Is baseball even that broken to begin with?
7. How has the world changed since the Boston Marathon bombing and have most people forgotten about it?
8. After a whole phase of the MCU devoted to Jonathan Majors first, does Marvel replace him in the role of Kang? Or will they follow the example of the DCEU and their treatment of problematic Ezra Miller?
9. Pick Your Balls
10. What does Marvel need to do to get back on track in phase 5? Which storyline or character would you love to see on the big screen?