Molly & Jim

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.

Jason Wilde joins Jim and Matt on this very musical edition of Rutledge & Hamilton. They ask Jason to chime in on today's talk/text line question: what album title best describes Jordan Love's first season as the Packers starting QB? Jason also talks about his conversations with Jordan Love up at OTAs this week and how he's compart-mentalizing his lingering contract talks while participating with the team this offseason. Jason also talks about if it's smart for NFL teams to repeatedly franchise-tag their QBs and the risk versus reward of signing Jordan Love to a long-term extension THIS offseason.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton open Tuesday's show with a disparaging comment about curling made by Bill Simmons of The Ringer. Matt talks about why curling has struggled to gain traction as a television product, and they ask what sports are better to play than watch. Jim also claims that Christian Yelich's first-career steal of home base versus the Marlins last night wasn't a true steal of home plate... Jim and Matt react to an article from ESPN writer Mike Clay, projecting the top 5 rookie leaders by statistical categories, which includes Packers second-round picks Edgerrin Cooper and Javon Bullard. Jim and Matt also give their pick for which player will have a bigger impact in 2024: Cooper or Bullard. They wrap Hour 1 with Jim's favorite take against "Big Weather."

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton continue into Hour 2 by imploring people not to panic about the area's severe weather and just hunker down inside. Jim also compares what we currently know about Jordan Love to musicians who "went out on top" like Kurt Cobain, Janice Joplin, Tupac and others. They also ask the fans to name the musical album that best describes Jordan Love's first season as the Packers' starting QB. During Throwing Stones, Primetime asks Jim and Matt if they'd wanna see the Bears or Packers play an international game in Australia one day, whether Justin Fields or Russel Wilson should start Week 1 in Pittsburgh, and if Aaron Rodgers made the right decision to come back and play football rather than join RFK Jr's presidential campaign. Jason Wilde joins Jim and Matt on this very musical edition of Rutledge & Hamilton. They ask Jason to chime in on today's talk/text line question: what album title best describes Jordan Love's first season as the Packers starting QB? Jason also talks about his conversations with Jordan Love up at OTAs this week and how he's compart-mentalizing his lingering contract talks while participating with the team this offseason. Jason also talks about if it's smart for NFL teams to repeatedly franchise-tag their QBs and the risk versus reward of signing Jordan Love to a long-term extension THIS offseason. Jim and Matt wrap up talking about the NFL QB who best fit the mold of Jim's comp for a musicians who started strong but sputtered in the back-half of their career: Carson Wentz.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton are BACK after another week apart from each other. To start the show, Matt recaps his trip to Charleston, South Carolina and about some of the flaming hot sauces he tried while down South. Jim, Matt and Primetime talk about their personal hot sauce tolerances, and Prime proposes a hot sauce bet to Jim and Matt on if the Bears and Packers surpass their season win projections, respectively. Jim also rips Jesse Nelson for his "loser mentality" that he feels better as a Bucks fan now that the Pacers ended up making the Eastern Conference Finals. They also play What Matt Missed, and Primetime catches Matt up on Scottie Scheffler's arrest, Donald Trump's appearance on Rutledge & Hamilton, Jerry Rice's wild comp for Jordan Love, and the differing perspectives post-loss from Nuggets head coach Mike Malone and the team's superstar Jokic. Jim wraps up Hour 1 asking at one point in the season do MLB stats actually become meaningful.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton continue into Hour 2 talking about whether it's a "loser mentality" to feel better about the Bucks' first-round playoff loss after the Pacers ended up making the Eastern Conference Finals. Matt feels confident in saying his team would've always been the one win the championship if they'd advanced in the playoffs, and Jim is sick of fans playing the "what-if game." Primetime and Jim once again help Matt catch up from last week with his takes on the NFL schedule release videos, and Matt gives his prediction for the Packers' 2024 record during the schedule game. In Throwing Stones, Primetime asks about "Ya Ass Back" as the new motto of Minnesota tourism, are NASCAR drivers the worst "athletes" in fighting, Deacon Hill transferring to the Utah Tech Hornets, and Greeny's metaphor between the face of the NBA and pornography (you just know it when you see it). To wrap up the show, Matt forgets we have Crosstalk with the Great Dane Huddle and instead tells a story about when his pregnant mother took a hockey puck to the forehead!

Enjoy a special extended appearance IN-STUDIO by standup comic and SNL alum Jay Pharoah! He puts on some of his best impressions from Will Smith and Denzel Washington to Tom Brady and Donald Trump! He also talks about his opinions on the Tom Brady Roast, some of his recent credits working as a voice actor in animated movies & shows as well, the origins of his impressions, and his overall career philosophy and direction.

Jim Rutledge and Adam Mertz join up for this Phish Friday, including a special extended appearance IN-STUDIO by standup comic and SNL alum Jay Pharoah! First though, Jim and Adam react to the premiere of the new EA College Football 25 trailer. They talk about their best memories of playing sports video games as kids and how big of a deal this game is for the sport of college football and the Badgers! Jay Pharoah joins the conversation with the guys. He puts on some of his best impressions from Will Smith and Denzel Washington to Tom Brady and Donald Trump! He also talks about some of his recent credits working as a voice actor in animated movies & shows as well, the origins of his impressions, and his overall career philosophy and direction. Jim and Adam wrap up wondering if Primetime will be allowed to come back to work on Monday after he failed to dump the 57 FCC violations during Jay's appearance!

Jim Rutledge and Adam Mertz roll into Hour 2 of Phish Friday. They get into the biggest sports news of the day with the No.1 golfer in the world Scottie Scheffler getting arrested ahead of this morning's PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. Jim makes the case that Scottie should've known better and Adam tries to reason out the current climate of pro golf. With Willie Nelson also performing at Breese Stevens Field, Jim and Adam get into some of the musicians and live performers at the top of their bucket lists. During Poll Dancing, Primetime asks Jim and Adam about the ESPN Wisconsin poll questions centered around Jordan Love's contract situation, the Packers' 2024 win projections, Doug Gottlieb's side hustle as the new HC of UWGB men's basketball, and online shopping. Jim and Adam wrap up talking about next week's CycleNation American Stroke Association event at the Sylvee.