It's been a quarter-century since Star Wars was revitalized on the big screen for what has come to be known as "the prequel trilogy." This weekend, 'The Phantom Menace' returns to theaters. Watch along with Matt and his old pal Wilson Beaver as the two look back on a cultural relic and discuss how well this movie has held up (6:34). They also examine the hit-or-miss potential of Jar-Jar Binks (9:20), the potential power of Darth Maul (13:39), and the REAL phantom menace of this film (16:22). Matt appreciates 'Duel of the Fates' and asks whether this film's climactic lightsaber duel is the best in Star Wars history (23:04). They spend time examining the savior-qualities of Anakin Skywalker (29:00) and perhaps the most important quote in Star Wars canon (44:04). Finally, they share some Easter eggs they observed (47:49) and Wilson reveals the celebrity who almost played Mace Windu (63:00). Now this is podcasting!

With the NFL Draft a few days out, Matt turns to Juan, Nick, and Chris with a quick draft of things they aren't actually drafting but would be fun to draft (0:54). Then, a mock draft for Thursday's first round that you literally won't find anywhere else (23:49).

In the first half, Matt shares four observations after listening through Taylor Swift's newly released album "The Tortured Poets Department" (11:32). Then, fresh off the heels (heelers?) of the latest 'Bluey' saga, Matt gives his thoughts on 'Bluey' Season 3, Episode 49, "The Sign" while he shares his Pantheon of 'Bluey' episodes (11:32).

With the NBA Playoffs beginning, Matt dials up fellow hoops-head Ian Goldsmith to discuss the surprising result of the Kings-Warriors play-in game and the possible end of these Warriors as we know them (4:52), touch on the Lakers-Pelicans clash and the elusive potentiality of Zion Williamson (21:07), and give their playoff conference finalists (28:07). Then, they conduct a draft of #2 guys on playoff contenders (41:09).

Matt is joined by the Tyson to his Hinrich, the Kenyon to his Kidd, the Peja to his Bibby--Ian Goldsmith to debrief the NBA's All-Star Weekend (3:57), propose a change to All-Star Saturday Night's 3-Point Competition (15:41) and Slam Dunk Contest (20:11). They provide praise for Wemby (30:29) and Ian offers a fun hypothetical ROY race (35:27). They discuss the potentialities for Joel Embiid (42:27), weigh a Tatum v. Brunson conversation (56:27), and cap the pod by making conference championship projections (61:38).

For the second year in a row, Matt calls his pals Juan, Nick, and Chris to run through favorite and crazy Super Bowl prop bets including passing props (3:56), receiving props (13:17), a slew of rushing props (18:59), Matt's favorite bet (32:07), and Juan's best bets (36:23) before talking MVP odds (41:59). Finally, the fellas had to discuss Taylor Swift-related bets, including some truly zany ones (49:46).

In response to Mike Tomlin returning to the Steelers for the 2024 season, Matt starts by reading a list of all the teams with a playoff win since the last Steelers postseason victory (6:00). Then, Matt and Juan compete in a slim slate of Divisional Round games guessing Vegas lines (15:24). Finally, Juan shares a whiskey tasting story (39:06) and Matt shares a Teachable Moment (45:14).