Molly & Jim

Jim Rutledge and Pablo Iglesias delve into roots and turn the show to some Chicago sports talk radio, as they share their thoughts and feelings on the Bears trading quarterback Justin Fields to the Steelers for a conditional 6th-round pick. Jim says Packers fans should take their victory laps while they can and Pablo shares his optimism for the franchise under GM Ryan Poles. They also ask the question and answer who they think will start more games for the Steelers next season: Justin Fields or Russell Wilson? They also try to figure out if Kate Middleton is hiding in plain sight at Fiserv Fourm... During Throwing Stones, they get a cameo from Matt Hamilton fresh off the plane from Scotland. Jim, Pablo and Matt react to a take from RG3 saying that the Caleb Williams should pull and Eli Manning and threaten not to play for the Bears if they draft him No.1 overall. The show wraps up with Cross-talk with the Great Dane Huddle hosted by Alex Strouf and Colin Russo, where Alex and Colin chime in on today's sports poll questions about Badgers basketball and Fields vs. Wilson, and Colin shares a conspiracy theory about McNeese State's non-conference schedule this season.

Mark Tauscher joins Jim and Molly Brown. They ask Tausch if he's had any experiences with nude beaches, and he gives his thoughts on KBN's poll question where fans paired him with Alex Strouf on a hypothetical presidential ticket of ESPN WI personalities. Jim and Molly also ask Tausch who he thinks will be Packers fans' favorite player post-Aaron Jones, how Jones and the Vikings will perform in 2024, which team made the biggest jump in free agency, and where the Packers should stack in the NFL power rankings heading into next season.

Jim Rutledge and Molly Brown wrap up this week of shows, as R&H is off the air Thursday and Friday for WIAA State Basketball coverage. Jim and Molly join the fun in clowning Aaron Rodgers' potentially hopping on as the VP for Robert F. Kennedy Jr's presidential campaign. They also react to the poll from KBN where fans paired ESPN WI personalities on hypothetical presidential tickets, and Jim and Molly ask fans which pairing of KBN hosts would fans vote for president: Wallace-Nortman, Brust-Wallace, or Nortman-Brust? Jim and Molly also give Brad Nortman some grief for saying that he chose to remain clothed while at a nude beach in France, and Jim shares a nude beach experience from his honeymoon in Jamaica around 12 years ago. For this week's Minute to Win It, Molly struggle to list the 9 former Packers players who signed with the Minnesota Vikings after Brett Favre joined the team in 2009.

Jim Rutledge and Molly Brown continue the conversation about Aaron Jones' importance for the Packers and their fans before he was released, after getting through a few more jokes about nude beaches... They ask Packers fans who their favorite current Packers player is after Jones' release, and they generate a likely top-4: Jordan Love, Kenny Clark, Jayden Reed, and Rashan Gary. Jim and Molly give their pick for which NFL team "won" free agency during Throwing Stones. Mark Tauscher joins Jim and Molly Brown. They ask Tausch if he's had any experiences with nude beaches, and he gives his thoughts on KBN's poll question where fans paired him with Alex Strouf on a hypothetical presidential ticket of ESPN WI personalities. Jim and Molly also ask Tausch who he thinks will be Packers fans' favorite player post-Aaron Jones, how Jones and the Vikings will perform in 2024, which team made the biggest jump in free agency, and where the Packers should stack in the NFL power rankings heading into next season. Jim and Molly wrap up the show by reviewing today's poll questions on nude beaches and KBN presidential tickets, and they talk about if fans wearing a football jersey is like dressing up as a cowboy at a country music concert.

Jason Wilde joins Jim and Alex Strouf as they continue to react to yesterday's Free Agency Frenzy for the Packers, including the signings of Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney along with the releases of Aaron Jones and David Bakhtiari. Jim asks Jason if the Packers might actually be below average when it comes to retaining aging vets, and Strouf asks about the apparent end of AJ Dillon's career in Green Bay. Jason also talks about the Packers' apparently indicating that they were not interested in a running back tandem of Jones and Jacobs, as well as the news that RFK Jr. is considering Aaron Rodgers as a potential VP candidate for his presidential campaign...

Jim Rutledge and Alex Strouf co-host today's show with Matt Hamilton on his way to Scotland for another curling event. Jim starts with a story about the show being left off a company mass-email congratulating the ESPN Wisconsin family of shows on their record-breaking coverage of yesterday's Free Agency Frenzy for the Green Bay Packers. Strouf asks if Jim handled things well by choosing to reply all on the email. They shift into the bombshell news report from the NEW YORK TIMES that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seriously considering Aaron Rodgers as a potential VP candidate on his upcoming presidential campaign... Jim and Alex react to this absolutely bizarre headline/story, and they ask what sports figures would have the BEST success at running for President of the United States? They also call out Rodgers for saying that the Jets need to "start cutting out all the distractions" only to draw attention back to himself with this story. They wrap up Hour 1 by discussing if the Packers wronged Aaron Jones by low-balling him with their proposed contract paycut, and they hand out some free beer while feature the High Life Dive Bar of the Week: Caribou Tavern!

Jim Rutledge and Alex Strouf continue into the After Dark portion of the show, and they go further down the dark rabbit hole of a potential RFK Jr. - Aaron Rodgers presidential ticket... Jim broaches the topic of if the Packers might actually be below average among NFL teams when it comes to handling their aging veterans. They also talk about the realistic future for David Bakhtiari and Aaron Jones' career post-Green Bay, and Jim asks Alex where he'd rank the Packers' offensive core among the top units in the NFC. Throwing Stones focuses on Jim's Twitter poll from earlier in the day asking if people turn their cars of while pumping gas...? Jason Wilde joins Jim and Alex Strouf as they continue to react to yesterday's Free Agency Frenzy for the Packers, including the signings of Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney along with the releases of Aaron Jones and David Bakhtiari. Jim asks Jason if the Packers might actually be below average when it comes to retaining aging vets, and Strouf asks about the apparent end of AJ Dillon's career in Green Bay. Jason also talks about the Packers' apparently indicating that they were not interested in a running back tandem of Jones and Jacobs, as well as the news that RFK Jr. is considering Aaron Rodgers as a potential VP candidate for his presidential campaign... Jim wraps up putting Molly Brown "on blast" for not being on today's show!

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton react to today's BREAKING news that the Packers are releasing David Bakhtiari AND Aaron Jones but also signing safety Xavier McKinney AND running back Josh Jacobs! They discuss whether the Packers are coming out ahead by replacing Jones with Jacobs, and they ask the fans to grade the Packers' first day of free agency. Jim and Matt get into if the team improved more on Offense or Defense today, and they also talk about Darnell Savage signing a 3-year, $21 million deal with the Jaguars. They wrap u Hour 1 with What Matt Missed, where Primetime quizzes Matt on some of the free-agency headlines around the NFL over the last two days.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton continue reacting to the SURPRISE free agency frenzy for the Packers, who are signing RB Josh Jacobs and Safety Xavier McKinney while also saying goodbye to Aaron Jones, David Bakhtiari, and De'Vondre Campbell. They start Hour 2 reacting to Aaron Rodgers' social media response to the release of D Bakh, and they say goodbye to D Bakh as the last vestige of the Rodgers era in Green Bay. They look to bring on Ben Brust for this week's early Betting with Brust, but technical difficulties wreck Primetime's plan. Instead, the guys shift into a conversation about the inconvenience of daylight savings over the weekend, and Jim makes a case for a 13-month calendar. He also chimes on the where Justin Fields might end up now that the QB musical chairs are starting to fill out. Throwing Stones includes questions about Bills LT Dion Dawkins trolling NFL fans with a false report, the Chicago Bears staying in Chicago with a new proposed stadium next to Soldier Field, and if Russel Wilson will be a fit for the culture in Pittsburgh. They wrap up with their final thoughts on the net value of today's free-agency transactions for the Packers.

Matt is on the phone naked, he's getting a drink named after him, and Jim's trying to talk safeties in free agency. Friday's going wild. Happy international women's day!