Matt on the Mic

By Matt Castello

Teacher by day and sports person by night, Matt shares his thoughts on football (the tight end is always open!!), basketball (timeouts: overrated), baseball (the shift was dumb), film (90 minute movie... more

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The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.

Matt on the Mic episodes:

January 11, 2024 Saban Retires, Vegas Juan on Harbaugh, and Wild Card Guess the Lines
Matt starts this episode with a few thoughts on Nick Saban's legacy, what's next for Alabama, and what this means for college football at large (0:48). Then, Juan offers his no-prep, on-the-spot Vegas odds for where Jim Harbaugh might coach next in the NFL (13:02). The two pals match elite guessing Vegas lines for the NFL's Wild Card Round (25:18) and Juan ends the episode by explaining how he ended up banned from PayPal (49:22).
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56min
January 03, 2024 Admitting When You're Wrong, Plus Week 18 Guess the Lines with The Tomlinites
To start the episode, Matt admits among friends two instances where he was wrong concerning the Steelers (4:03). Then, after a brief Panthers check-in (13:44), he joins Juan and Chris guessing Vegas lines for the last, uniquely circumstanced week of the NFL regular season (24:18).

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1h 2min
December 20, 2023 A Jolly Tomlin Replacement & Merry Christmas from The Tomlinites
The Tomlinites asked and, like the big bearded guy himself, Matt delivers: his list of coaches across the league he would take over Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh (1:08). The fellas hold a therapy session as Matt runs through the coaches around the league he'd take over Mike T in four categories, including his prime replacement for the head man in Pittsburgh (16:40). Then, the four friends guess the Vegas lines for Christmas weekend games (95:02).
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1h 37min
December 15, 2023 Tis the Season, Bowl Season
First, Matt recaps this year's Heisman Trophy ceremony and throws out a couple contenders for 2024, plus his Heisman winner for next season (0:38). Then, for the second season in a row, a not-quite-in-depth-but-definitely-not-casual look at the college football bowl season including superlatives (17:01), picks straight-up and against the spread (22:14), and other thoughts.
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56min
December 06, 2023 An NFL Playoff, College-Style
Vegas Juan checks in to first help Matt create a college football-styled top 4 among the NFL's elite (10:07). Then, the two look ahead to the Week 14 NFL slate via Vegas lines. They consider how low is too high for an over/under line for this Thursday's miserable Steelers-Patriots game, the up-for-grabs AFC South, a potential-laden Bills-Chefs matchup, and a terrific Sunday Night NFC East showdown (25:11).
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1h 1min
December 05, 2023 The Christmas Movie Bracket Episode with Cousin Drew
It's the first week of December, which means it's officially Christmas season, which means it's time to welcome back to the podcast Matt's cousin Drew Marsom to break down the best Christmas movies and decide on a winner--bracket style--one movie at a time.
In this mega-jam-packed episode, the two cousins chat out 24 Christmas movies on their merits and faults. They talk new school v. old school, classics v. cult faves, and all the claymation in-between.
If you'd like to follow along with the bracket, feel free to follow @mattonthemicpod on Instagram.
"Maybe Christmas, they thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more."
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2h 7min
November 28, 2023 The Disaster Panthers with Vegas Juan
After the news that the Panthers have fired Frank Reich, Matt brings on Juan to share his feelings in a safe space, rationalize his choices for new coach, and evaluate odds-on favorites for the job. Then, Matt endures his own hopeless situation of guessing Vegas lines against Vegas Juan (38:57).
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1h 9min
November 21, 2023 The Good, Bad & the Bad, Good plus The Thankful Game with The Tomlinites
In this jam-packed episode, Matt welcomes the Tomlinites--Juan, Chris, and Nick--to determine the good, bad teams vs. the bad, good teams (17:02), guess Week 12 Vegas lines (33:18), and take turns considering what certain individuals from the NFL have to be thankful for this holiday season (61:25).
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1h 24min
November 07, 2023 Who Went Where? The Bad QB Game and Tying is Lame with Juan
In their weekly chat, Matt starts by quizzing Juan on the colleges of select quarterbacks from yesterday's games. Then, Matt tries to outlast Juan in guessing Week 10 lines as they discuss the crummy Panthers, the oh-so-fun Texans, the "Bird-Off" between the Falcons and Cardinals, an electric Lions-Chargers matchup, and Matt gives love to the BACK Raiders (17:03).
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52min
November 01, 2023 Scary Scenarios with Juan
On Hallow's Eve Eve, Matt hosts Juan to first discuss a few spooky situations including the Kirk Cousins' injury (5:18), the greatness of DeAndre Hopkins (7:40), and the worst component of the Deshaun Watson situation (12:36). To wrap, they take their best guesses at Week 9 NFL game lines (20:08).
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55min

FAQs about Matt on the Mic:

How many episodes does Matt on the Mic have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.