In Timeout

The show topic was Ally's choice this week and she delivered an instant classic: The White Claw Challenge. Using a blind taste test, and in between burps and laughs, Dave gets to the bottom of the latest drink craze while sharing some of his absolute best work-related drinking stories -- so make sure to stick around to hear about the epic VIP night out with Mike Vick. There's talk of Hairy Buffalos, Zima, Pabst Blue Ribbon in Beijing, Guinness and U2 in Dublin and Dave's taste buds never reco...

Will the players stink now that team showers have been outlawed? Will the lack of handshakes lead to less sportsmanship? Can you really stop humans from spitting after 4 million years? Will the lack of fans actually make the NHL TV product better? Bubble Babies? Spring Football? NFL coaches forced to actually - gulp - get creative? These are the things only The Flems (and their listeners) would wonder about as the sports world attempts to reopen in the next few weeks. And, of course, there's ...

An emotional inside look at Flem's ESPN and E:60 Father's Day story on the incredible journey of Olympian and NFL wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and his wife Morgan who just had their "Rainbow Baby" after several miscarriages. In his 2007 memoir "Noah's Rainbow" Dave told a similar story about his own emotional journey from the death of his infant son Noah to the birth of ... Ally Hope. Now, in Timeout 12 Dave and that very same Ally Hope share their unique perspective on the Goodwin's amazin...

After 70 days together The Flems celebrate the end of shelter in place with an Oscars-style Quarantine Awards Show. Who will be named Best In Timeout Listener? Who had the best Quarantivity? Who had the best Quarantine Meltdown and the Best Quarantine Hair? What was the Best Quarantine Song and the Strangest Quarantine Addiction? And, what exactly is a Peanut Butter and Tears Sandwich? Tune in for answers to all these important questions and more and celebrate the winners in real time with th...

In conjunction with Dave's epic oral history on ESPN about the Chicago Bulls and the greatest line of trash talk in sports history, Ally hosts an exclusive, behind the scenes, director's cut look into the making of this story and the incredible butterfly effect of the six words Scottie Pippen whispered to Karl Malone at the end of Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals that made The Last Dance possible. The Flems discuss the fascinating psychology behind Pippen's line (which was so devastating he actu...

To celebrate ESPN airing live sports again, Ally and Dave, propelled by the official 'In Timeout' breakfast of champions -- coffee and Gummy Bears -- wake up at 5 a.m. to watch the NC Dinos take on the Samsung Lions in the Korean Baseball Organization for a sneak peek at what sports could look like in the time of Covid. An hour into her very first baseball broadcast, Ally, of course, has several thoughts on how to dramatically improve on the national pastime. And while waiting to see the epic...

Enjoy this totally awesome trip back to the 80s - and Dave's high school years in Detroit during the heyday of the Pistons - as the crew reviews Episodes 3 & 4 of ESPN's The Last Dance documentary. There's 80's fashion, man-perms, Reebok Pumps and Lloyd Dobler's trench coats; 80's drinks (kamikazes!); 80's music icon Prince, and the story of Dave's first mugging before one of his concerts in Detroit. We also cover the true greatness of the Bad Boys, how they were so much more than just a ...

Road trip! Ally and Dave take the pod on the road this week to safely get out of the house for a little while and to give Kate some practice time behind the wheel for her driver's license test once the quarantine ends. What unfolds (at exactly 24.8 MPH) is part Hero's Journey, part Scavenger Hunt, and part Three Stooges episode. There's a stop for fast food, a trip to campus for a secret Flem Fam good-luck ritual that involves spanking a Wildcat, an explanation of the "Target Game", a re-cap ...

Moments after ESPN's The Last Dance documentary debuted last night, SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt wondered out loud what college-aged viewers might have thought after learning about the Michael Jordan legend for the first time. Well, it just so happens that the co-host of this very pod is in that exact demographic -- so we decided to record an "emergency" late-night bonus pod to get Ally's spontaneous review of the first two episodes. Would she take the pills or the headache? Does she fi...

Thirty days into the quarantine Ally and Dave finally get to ... Sports! This ep coincides with ESPN's re-posting of Dave's epic oral history of Bill Belichick on the coach's 68th birthday. The Flems chat about that piece and how it compares to Dave's latest oral history on Andy Reid. Ally reveals how she almost ruined an ESPN cover story on Steph Curry. Dave shares the one sporting event that brought him to tears. And, in honor of ESPN's upcoming documentary on the Chicago Bulls and the grea...