Molly & Jim

Lane Grindle of the Brewers Radio Network joins Jim, Matt & Molly to talk about the Brewers' latest road trip and the growth of ace Jacob Misiorowski, including why he thinks the Brewers are "letting Miz be Miz"! They also talk about Lane calling games in rain when the roof was closed at AmFam Field, which of the Brewers' "glue guys" should Matt Hamilton claim as "his guy", and everything Detroit -- from pizza to accents!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into the Digital-Only portion of today's show while Brewers baseball is on 100.5 ESPN! Before getting to their conversation with Brewers play-by-play man Lane Grindle, Matt has to explain his beef with FedEx after today's delivery driver was "too lazy" to go all the way up his 80-foot driveway! Jim also reveals if he received an annual birthday wish from his dad on LinkedIn! Lane Grindle of the Brewers Radio Network joins Jim, Matt & Molly to talk about the Brewers' latest road trip and the growth of ace Jacob Misiorowski, including why he thinks the Brewers are "letting Miz be Miz"! They also talk about Lane calling games in rain when the roof was closed at AmFam Field, which of the Brewers' "glue guys" should Matt Hamilton claim as "his guy", and everything Detroit -- from pizza to accents! Jim, Matt & Molly wrap up with a grab bag in Throwing Stones, including the Trailblazers' new owner (aka "El Cheapo"), plus Ben & Jerry's ice cream, dad jokes, getting salty over nuts,

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown hold it down on NFL Draft Eve, which is two days away from the Packers' first pick in Round 2... But, it's also Jim's 46th Birthday! Matt wishes him a happy mid-life crisis before accidentally power ranking the most important days of his own life -- his marriage, his gold medal, and the upcoming birth of his first child! Jim also asks a "hypothetical" question about whether it's fair or foul for a husband to leave his wife alone and go play golf just days after the birth of their third child??? They get into the Draft conversation, reviewing Packers GM Brian Gutekunst's press conference comment about ALWAYS trying to draft the best player available, leading to today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Do you believe Gutey is capable of drafting/finding the best player available? Is Gutey taking best player available, or the best ATHLETE available, and do the Packers need to go after more lower-ceiling, high-floor players? They wrap up Hour 1 with Minute to Win It, as Jim & Producer Primetime quiz Matt & Molly on the Packers' 10 2nd-round draft picks!

Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly on the Yuengling Guest Hotline (late because of his COOL speaking engagement...), joining midway through a breakdown of Shanade O'Connor's buzz cut! Jim asks if Jason's daughter ALSO mandates "rules of engagement" for how their father should behavior around them at school? They get into the Packers' approach to this upcoming NFL Draft, asking Jason for his takeaway from GM Brian Gutekunst's draft week press conference earlier today -- has Gutey always drafted best player available, is he delusional when talking about the team's depth right now, and does it feel like the Packers are more likely to trade up or acquire more draft picks? Also, what even are Gutey's "signature" draft picks, and should fans trust him to get it done this year?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into a YouTube-Only edition of the 5 o'clock hour with Brewers baseball live on 100.5 ESPN! They take advantage of the platform, as Jim rolls out a mock-draft competition for everyone, using PFF's mock draft simulator to see who gets the best grade on their 3-round mock for the Packers -- Why can't Molly get the right amount of rounds in her simulator?!?! They get deeper into the biggest needs & positions that the Packers should avoid in Rounds 2 & 3, and they fall into a DEEP conversation about which HC & GM duos in the NFC North would win in a game of pool chicken! They end on an obligatory tangent into movies, featuring the latest cult doc that Jim watched!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown react to former Badgers guard John Blackwell officially committing to Duke! They break down the Breaking News presented by Metro Kia & Metro Ford of Madison, including what this says about Wisconsin's position in the college basketball landscape & the NIL era. Plus, Jim's take that leads to today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Will you be rooting for John Blackwell at Duke? Can Wisconsin truly compete with the blue bloods of college basketball, are fans choosing acceptance over frustration, and what should expectations be moving forward? Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly on the Yuengling Guest Hotline (late because of his COOL speaking engagement...), joining midway through a breakdown of Shanade O'Connor's buzz cut! Jim asks if Jason's daughter ALSO mandates "rules of engagement" for how their father should behavior around them at school? They get into the Packers' approach to this upcoming NFL Draft, asking Jason for his takeaway from GM Brian Gutekunst's draft week press conference earlier today -- has Gutey always drafted best player available, is he delusional when talking about the team's depth right now, and does it feel like the Packers are more likely to trade up or acquire more draft picks? Also, what even are Gutey's "signature" draft picks, and should fans trust him to get it done this year?

Mark Tauscher joins Jim, Matt & Molly on the Yuengling Guest Hotline to discuss the NFL Draft this week and what the Packers should do with their first pick in Round 2! Jim opens it up with some more rapid-fire questions for Tausch -- this time centered around the Draft, including Tausch's hot take for the Packers in this year's draft! They also get into whether the Packers should draft the best player available in Round 2 and if it's EVER a good idea to draft based on need. They also get into Badger football's lack of draft picks in recent years, how long will it take for Wisconsin to hire its next AD, and how hard is it to figure out if a prospect truly loves football in today's NIL era?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 as they continue discussing the Packers' abundance of needs in this year's NFL Draft, and they look at the results of today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Should the Packers draft the best player available in Round 2? They dive deeper in the Packers' two-to-three-year window to win a Championship, discussing whether the Packers should get more picks, and if Gutey should trade picks from next year to acquire more picks this year! Next, they hit on Badger basketball's additions in the transfer portal that featured ONLY mid-major players over the weekend... Does this prove Jim's take that the Badgers' FUNDING is closer to a mid-major than a blue blood, and will Greg Gard always have to swim in these waters of player development? During Throwing Stones, Molly explains why she almost MUTED Jim again after his latest spree of Senior Citizen Social Media on Instagram over the weekend! They wrap up talking more about the NIL funding for Badgers football and basketball -- how can the Badgers not get more funds outta all of their Fortune 500 alumni, and how can they start shifting donor funds from building facilities to building rosters?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown open up NFL Draft Week with two BIG questions -- How many positions should the Packers NOT consider addressing with their first pick in Round 2, and how does one use a snot sucker...? They begin wishing Matt a happy holiday and discussing the Packers' abundance of needs going into this draft before they're derailed by snot suckers and other horrors that Matt expect when his first child arrives this summer! Jim gets them back on the rails with today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Should the Packers draft the best player available in Round 2? They focus on the offensive needs: could Green Bay build their offense around two tight ends, and is wide receiver actually a bigger need than we're giving it credit for? Mark Tauscher joins Jim, Matt & Molly on the Yuengling Guest Hotline to discuss the NFL Draft this week and what the Packers should do with their first pick in Round 2! Jim opens it up with some more rapid-fire questions for Tausch -- this time centered around the Draft, including Tausch's hot take for the Packers in this year's draft! They also get into whether the Packers should draft the best player available in Round 2 and if it's EVER a good idea to draft based on need. They also get into Badger football's lack of draft picks in recent years, how long will it take for Wisconsin to hire its next AD, and how hard is it to figure out if a prospect truly loves football in today's NIL era? Jim, Matt & Molly wrap up talking about The Athletic's report that the Bucks have met with former assistant Taylor Jenkins about their head coach opening -- how do you sell a head coach on taking this job with the uncertainty around Giannis' future in Milwaukee right now?

Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly on the Yuengling Guest Hotline one week out from the Packers' first pick in the NFL Draft at No. 52 overall! Does Jason believe there's any actual fire around the Dexter Lawrence trade rumor, and how many picks will the Packers end up trading into or out of next week? Also, after trading for Micah Parsons last year, are the Packers one player away from the Super Bowl this offseason? Jason also gives up a live update of the weather up in Green Bay as the state gets HAMMERED by storms, and he suffers through his second run in Jim, Matt & Molly's new rapid-fire, no-hesitation questions game!