This week we start with a point about the Chargers game suddenly becoming one of the most important and interesting of the Chiefs’ 2021 regular season. The questions are a bit spicy — the people are not happy with defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo or safety Daniel Sorensen.

We also talk a little downtown baseball.

The bonus section is on Spagnuolo. He was really interesting this week. We play some audio and provide some context.

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This week we go hard on the biggest news of the week: The Royals announced a new general manager and made public their exploration of the notion of building a new downtown ballpark.

We offer insight on all of that and answer the question on many minds: If the Royals go downtown, what happens with the Chiefs and Arrowhead Stadium?

The questions hit on Andy Reid’s decisions, Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s explosiveness and the Royals’ 2022 lineup.

The bonus section is a conversation with Tony Gonzalez on stardom in Kansas City. There’s some interesting stuff in here, including a story about Johnny Manziel.

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We start off with ways the Chiefs can be beaten, and thinking of the teams in the AFC that are best equipped to do it.

The questions hit on the game plan against the Browns, Tony Gonzalez’s place in Chiefs history and whether John Dorsey will be in the Chiefs’ Ring of Honor. The bonus section is built around some audio that subtly and unintentionally tells you everything you need to know about where the Chiefs are right now.

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The Royals are doing some real things that are showing up on the field and should create optimism for the future. That’s the top of the pod.

Then we have questions on NFL roster cuts (and Covid), whether Salvy Perez is already the second best player in Royals history, and Kansas City’s World Cup bid.

The bonus section is all Chiefs, with the best audio I heard all week and some analysis of the 53-man roster.

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We’re going to be worth your time this week with a look at which AFC teams are the Chiefs’ biggest threats, questions on roster cuts (especially at receiver and running back) and what I believe is the best audio you’ll hear all week — Salvador Perez telling you how he keeps his childhood at the front of his mind, and joy in everything he does.

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We’re all-in on the Chiefs this week.

The top deals with questions surrounding Big 12 realignment, but then it’s all red and gold: What’s delaying a Tyrann Mathieu contract extension, how many Hall of Famers are currently with the Chiefs and more.

The bonus section has audio you have not heard from Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and Brett Veach.

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We start with three things to watch for when the Chiefs play their first preseason game against the 49ers on Saturday. We hit questions on the Chiefs and Royals, and the bonus section features Cliff Illig discussing a range of topics, including Kansas City’s World Cup bid and how Patrick Mahomes’ purchase into Sporting Kansas City’s ownership group came about.

It’s a good show, and we hope you enjoy!

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Lots to talk about this week, eh?

First up on the Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears Podcast in this episode is Texas and Oklahoma and the Big 12 and SEC. The Longhorns and Sooners appear to be good as gone. What comes next for the conference that still includes KU, K-State and six other Power Five teams?

Then we shift into other topics, including a conversation with Royals executive J.J. Picollo. The club’s vice president/assistant GM for player personnel is candid and informative and you won’t want to miss what he has to say.

It’s a good show, and we hope you enjoy!

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This week we do a 180 on that silly Travis Kelce stuff this week, and answer questions about the Royals’ prospects, the Chiefs’ offensive line, and how college sports are changing with Name, Image and Likeness rights.

The bonus section is different this week — we talk to Kansas City musician Samantha Fish about getting back on tour after the pandemic, pet peeves, and Kansas City.

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The Royals are a hot mess right now, so that’s where we lead the show. A lot of what’s going wrong can be told through Brad Keller, and by extension Cal Eldred.

The questions hit on how much Kansas City’s World Cup chances depend on the Gold Cup atmosphere, following European soccer, whether it’s been better to be a Royals or Rays fan over the last 10 years, and the most important small town in Kansas City sports history.

The bonus segment is very insightful and timely — college athlete rights advocate Ramogi Huma on Name, Image and Likeness rules and what will come next.

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