Jeremy Branham & Joe George

With Barry finally back in the studio, he, Joel, and Nick kick off another week with the Usual Suspects by recapping Barry’s unfortunate time at a comedy festival in LA. After the opening break, Barry continues to tell stories from his trip and some of the more obscure things he learned about LA while he was there. To finish up the first hour, Barry complains about the overrated food from California.

Jerry Rocha fills in for Barry on today’s show, the guys start off the last hour for today’s show with a quick discussion about the current composition of the Texans and how they stack up against other teams in the NFL. Intern Trey joins the show for a harrowing tale of his father hospitalization and a potential assailant caught up in a case of mistaken identity for his cheating wife. Topping the final hour for the day the guys talk about some absolutely crazy women and the consequences of desperation.

The Usual Suspects interview Geoff Blum of the Houston Astros to talk all things MLB, mixing it up near the end with some spice in the questions.

Jerry Rocha stands in for Barry Laminack for today’s show, the guys start the second hour of the day off with some more talk of MLB news. Moving into more serious topics the guys discuss the torture and resulting death of the University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair. Later in the show the guys interview Geoff Blum of the Houston Astros and ask some spicy questions.

Jerry Rocha stands in for Barry Laminack on the first hour today’s show of The Usual Suspects, starting off the first hour of the show the guys start talking about the Dodgers and other MLB news. Later in the hour the guys talk about the recent developments with Roberto Osuna and how the Houston Astros fans have reacted to his joining the team and how the locker room tension has affected the team.

3 In the third hour, they talk about the Art Briles attending the practice of University of Houston because his son coaches there. The guys gives their take on why Coach Applewhite allowed Briles there, Applewhite says it was just a family matter. The guys finish up the show with callers giving their take on the Art Briles situation.

In the start of the second hour, they talk about the Astros and what moves they can make and what players need to stay healthy for the long haul and make a deep run in the playoffs. They talk about overrated plays in sports, also digging into how freak of an athlete Zion Williamson is. Later in the hour, they talk about the 10 most outrageous food.

In the first hour the guys talk about the terrible traffic woes in Houston, and which freeway sucks the most. The guys talk about when their kids going to school and making sure they know how to protect themselves if another kid hits them. They also talk about how their kids are taught to deal with bullies. They talk about Jalen Ramsey rants on the NFL QB’s.

Joel and Lance start the final hour discussing a 21/2 boy that knows all the Astros batting stances, Gilbert and Trey. Joel and Lance go into different Rockets and their personalities. Lance delves into Texans’ DeAndre Hopkins elite traits vs. other elite receivers. Lance talks about the different sports cities and expectations of media members.

Joel and Lance get into the landscape of radio and covering local sports. The guys go into Astros and their needs. The guys go into scuffle between 49’ers and Texans and the conundrum of time to teach on field with professional football players. Lance announces Daryl Morey will join the Bench tomorrow morning. The guys reminisce about their adventures with Gilbert.