Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton roll into Hour 2 and set aside their differences as Wisconsin and Chicago sports fans to give their ode to the late, great Bill Walton. Jim tries to quiz Matt on Walton's athletic achievements, Matt talks about his personal run-in with Walton, and Primetime makes the case that we should've had Walton as Vice President of the United States! Jim looks into some of the Rutledge & Hamilton fanclub's fan fiction, and he uncovers Primetime's *love* for the Twilight movies. During Throwing Stones, Primetime asks about the band/artist the guys would most want to spend their life following, the end of Angel Hernandez's reign of terror as an MLB umpire, and if Cubs fans are already sick of Craig Counsell's analytical style. The guys wrap up on Crosstalk with the Great Dane Huddle, hosted by Molly Brown and Counsell-hater Jesse Nelson. Jim and Matt grill Jesse for his blind Brewers fandom.

Rutledge & Hamilton had an absolutely PACKED guest list this May! Dive back through the full lineup with a special Memorial Day playlist of our new and recurring guests from this month:

Badgers volleyball star Devyn Robinson joins in-studio to talk about her life on and off the court, playing in the Big Ten, and her new role working for ESPN Madison – the new radio home of Wisconsin Badgers volleyball! (0:00-27:34)

David Kaplan of ESPN 1000 makes his debut on Rutledge & Hamilton to back up Jim in his fight against Packers fan Matt Hamilton. Kap talks about how Bears’ future hall- quarterback Caleb Williams will change the NFL’s oldest rivalry for years to come. (27:24 - 43:18)

Standup comedian Ian Karmel joins in-studio. Ian talks about starting out his career as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers' post gameshows, working as one of the lead writers for the Late Late Show With James Corden, the Roast of Tom Brady, and his new book: T-Shirt Swim Club. (43:19 - 1:09:33)

Mark Tauscher calls in for his usual guest spot with Molly Brown and Colin Russo holding down the show. Tausch talks about the Packers’ 2024 schedule release, Jordan Love’s ongoing contract negotiations, and what Jerry Rice said on KBN about what he sees in Love. (1:09:34 - 1:25:33)

Standup comedian and SNL star Jay Pharaoh swings by our studio while in Madison. Jay runs through a number of his incredible celebrity impressions and the origins of his comedy, and he nearly causes Primetime to break the dump button. (1:25:33 - 1:50:43)

Jason Wilde calls in for his usual guest spot with Jim and Matt. Jason talks about Packers fans’ fervor to give Jordan Love a contract extension, the risk versus rewards of signing Love this offseason, and the album titles that best describe his first season as the Packers’ starting QB. (1:50:44 - 2:09:43)

David Kaplan joins the show again two weeks for Round 2 of Packers-Bears rivalry smack talk with Matt. Jim presents Kap with his prediction for Caleb Williams’ first season in Chicago, and Matt convinces him to join on the show’s hot sauce bet for this season's Packers-Bears games. (2:09:44 - 2:21:28)

Host of Unsportsmanlike on ESPN radio, Evan Cohen, calls in to mediate Jim and Matt’s Packers-Bears rivalry debate. Evan relives some of his memories working with “Florida Jim”, playing newspaper QB at the University of (just) Madison, and what’s the most annoying fanbase in the NFC North. (2:21:28 - 2:42:43)

Jim Rutledge is out to start his rainy camping weekend, so Matt Hamilton is joined by Jesse Nelson's from up at the Tundra Trio in Green Bay. Matt and Jesse start the show with a specific area of expertise for Jesse: what are the best and worst foods to eat while driving. Jesse gets into the X's and O's of eating and driving, and they ask the fans what's the hardest to eat: Barbeque, Chinese Food, Spaghetti, or Fondue. They also talk about the lingering contract extension questions for Jordan Love, and Matt says they should hold off until after the start of the regular season if the Packers want to give Love a bag. They also talk about one of the classic driving/lunchroom/cafeteria foods: the Bosco stick.

Matt Hamilton and Jesse Nelson start Hour 2 of this Phish Friday, with the biggest Wisconsin sports of this Memorial Day weekend: Craig Counsell's return to Am Fam Field when the Cubs face the Brewers on Monday. Jesse goes into his acrimony for the "traitor" Craig Counsell and says that this is the most-anticipated Brewers regular-season game in 16 years. Matt tells him to chill out and the Craig did what was best for him by leaving the cheap Brewers ownership. During Poll Dancing, Primetime throws out poll questions about the biggest storylines of this Packers offseason, who would have the most to gain if the Packers win a Super Bowl, and if it's better when a three-day weekend includes Friday or Monday. Jesse is joined up at the Tundra Trio by Green Bay resident Jason Wilde, who gives his thoughts on the stakes of Monday's Brewers-Cubs matchup, the most important storylines of the Packers offseason, and the best vs worst food to eat while driving.

Jim and Matt go off the "most annoying NFL fanbases" topic from this morning's Unsportsmanlike, and they spar over whether the Bears or the Packers fanbase is actually more annoying. Evan Cohen of Unsportsmanlike then joins the show to mediate this annoying debate! Evan re-hashes some memories of Florida Jim and re-lives some of his own most athletic memories in the student newspaper football game at the University of (just) Madison? Evan also claims that Lions fans are actually the most annoying fans in the NFC North after two years of unprecedented franchise success. Jim let's Evan know his prediction for Caleb Williams' record-setting first season as the Bears QB, and his Evan is unimpressed. They also discuss which QB will have a better statistical, and potential MVP, season: Jordan Love or Caleb Williams.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton get in their feeling today by talking about the most annoying fanbase in the NFC North. Running off a topic from this morning's Unsportsmanlike about annoying fanbases, where Chris Canty and Michelle Smallmon said that Packers fans are well-deserving of their confidence as fans. Jim and Matt spar over whether the Bears or the Packers fanbase is actually more annoying. Evan Cohen of Unsportsmanlike then joins the show to mediate this annoying debate! Evan re-hashes some memories of Florida Jim and re-lives some of his own most athletic memories in the student newspaper football game at the University of (just) Madison? Evan also claims that Lions fans are actually the most annoying fans in the NFC North after two years of unprecedented franchise success. Jim let's Evan know his prediction for Caleb Williams' record-setting first season as the Bears QB, and his Evan is unimpressed. They also discuss which QB will have a better statistical, and potential MVP, season: Jordan Love or Caleb Williams. They wrap Hour 1 with the High Life Dive Bar of the Week: Sportsman Bar & Grill in New Glarus!

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton roll into some more rivalry talk in Hour 2, but first they go deeper into the lore of the fictional All-Pro QB Al Bundy. Jim asks Matt and Primetime if they can get the actor's real name, and Banger from DeForest chimes in with a real deep-cut about the actual actor's football past. Jim runs through a list from ESPN.com, ranking the greatest fictional athletes in movie history. In Throwing Stones, Primetime asks about what animal vs animal fights they'd like to see, the chain gain going away in the NFL, and if Shaq or Sir Charles would be better ask a theoretical CFB analyst. Jim wraps up the show by making a new Rutledge & Hamilton 2024 rule -- always give foul balls away to a kid!

ey even get into what could be some of the root causes of Christian Watson's asymmetric hamstring issue! David Kaplan of ESPN 1000 to talk some more smack in the Packers-Bears rivalry, and he even agrees to join in Jim and Matt's hot-sauce bet for the two teams' games this coming season!

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton broadcast live from The Sylvee for the American Heart Association's CycleNation event, raising funds for research to combat strokes and heart disease! Jim and Matt get into the medicals of the Packers, asking fans if they're concerned that Zach Tom and Tucker Kraft (and Matt LaFleur) suffered torn pecs while weight training this offseason. Matt provides insights from his Olympic training as a USA curler, and they get into whether the team changing its Strength & Conditioning staff may have contributed to some of the issues this offseason. They also get into the news that Christian Watson's recurring hamstring injuries could be due to having "asymmetric hamstrings" and what this means for projecting his growth going forward. They also ask which players is more at risk of falling down the depth chart this offseason: Christian Watson or Eric Stokes? Minute to Win It focuses on the top-10 most popular sports at the 2022 Winter Olympics among US sports fans!

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton start Hour 2 alongside Dr Nestor Rodriguez from Carbon World Health to talk about today's CycleNation event by the American Heart Association, raising funds to fight strokes. They talk about some of the best forms of training to prevent heart disease and strokes and warning signs, and they even get into what could be some of the root causes of Christian Watson's asymmetric hamstring issue! David Kaplan of ESPN 1000 to talk some more smack in the Packers-Bears rivalry, and he even agrees to join in Jim and Matt's hot-sauce bet for the two teams' games this coming season! Throwing Stones includes if Mike Breen's "Bang, Bang" as maybe the greatest recurring play-by-play call, Drake's standing in rap history, and if Green Bay or Pittsburgh will be a better host for the NFL Draft. Jim and Matt wrap up the show with a new Rutledge & Hamilton rule regarding Hole-in-Ones.