Molly & Jim

Jim Rutledge & Molly Brown move on from their "nonsense" poll questions about baseball stadium roofs to talk some real ball and theoretical trades for the Green Bay Packers. There's continued smoke around the likelihood of Aaron Rodgers signing with the Steelers after they traded WR George Pickens to the Steelers today, leading many to throw out the idea of sending Romeo Doubs to re-unite with Rodgers in Pittsburgh... They listen back to some of Rodgers' comments about Doubs during his 2022 rookie season, including their lack of an off-field relationship and his surprising on-field chemistry and trustworthiness... What could the Packers get in a theoretical trade for Doubs to the Steelers? They fall down a small rabbit hole of Canadian football players, including Chase Claypool and newly-signed Packers QB Taylor Elgersma. During Throwing Stones, Molly tosses some rocks at the loud weed whackers in her neighborhood this morning... Jim & Molly wrap the show with their thoughts on the Pacers tearing the heart out of the Cavs in Game 2 of their second-round series last night: how long can Tyrese Haliburton keep getting away with this???

Jim Rutledge & Molly Brown hold it down while Matt Hamilton attends to curling business up in Minneapolis. They start the show with something that caught Jim's eye at the Met Gala last night... except it was a photo not ACTUALLY from the gala... Jim & Molly pivot to the Packers rookie minicamp and some of the star personalities already coming out in this year's draft class. Between first-round pick Matthew Golden, fourth-rounder Barryn Sorrell and sixth-rounder Warren Brinson, they ask today's first Siding Unlimited poll question: Which Packers rookie is most likely to become the fan favorite from this draft class?

A BEARDLESS Gabe Neitzel of Jen, Gabe and Chewy joins the show to promote his involvement in this year's The Ringer golf-a-thon, raising funds for the MACC Fund's fight against pediatric cancer. Jim throws it back to early ought's and 2010's with some other old photos before Gabe grew his beard out, and they talk about some of the funniest responses from ESPN Wisconsin teammates who got their first chance to see beardless Gabe after he shaved to help raise funds for the MACC Fund. They get into Gabe's FIERY take about nonsense hypothetical trade offers for Giannis and talk about what kind of assets would be included in a realistic trade offer should the Bucks have to move on from Giannis.... They also compare the Bucks' philosophy of going all in over the past few years with Giannis to the Packers' philosophy of staying consistently competitive rather than chasing Super Bowls.

Jim Rutledge & Molly Brown continue into Hour 2 with a late appearance from Jason Wilde. They talk with Jason about his takeaway from the Packers' "lame" rookie minicamp, and they get his thoughts on today's first Siding Unlimited poll question: Which Packers rookie is most likely to become the fan favorite from this draft class? He also gets into his experience talking with 4th-round pick Barryn Sorrell's dad in the Wilde & Tausch YouTube comments, and he gives an update on Christian Watson's recovery from a torn ACL and the excitement at the idea of Watson & Matthew Golden playing on the field together!

They move into Jim's roundtable conversation with Melvin Gordon, James White & Gary Ellerson at the Tundra Trio during NFL Draft week, leading to today's second Siding Unlimited poll question: Which MODERN Badgers running back do you wish had played for the Packers: Gordon, White, Montee Ball, or Jonathan Taylor? During Throwing Stones, they get into the ethics of AI with NBC's decision to re-animate the voice of their 1990s NBA promos... They finish out the show with the glory of Roundball Rock and whether or not it's soft for the Brewers to close the Am Fam Field roof for any reason other than rain.

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown return after a long weekend of off-field intrigue involving one current and one former Wisconsin sports star. Molly recaps missing the Kentucky Derby (which she found out WAS NOT on Sunday) before Jim and Matt educate the fans on the science behind horse breeding and the illustrious lineage of Secretariat. Speaking of the Derby, they get into the social media rumor that Aaron Rodgers might have gotten engaged or married after he was seen with a ring on his "wedding finger" at Churchill Downs. They analyze a different social media Rorschach test with Giannis' cryptic emojis in his out-of-nowhere post on Instagram last night. They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question: Which social media rumor do you believe the most: Giannis is back with the Bucks, or Aaron Rodgers got married/engaged? Producer Primetime leans into the eye of the beholder with a new segment, debuting "Is it Laurel or Gianny?" Jim, Matt & Molly wrap up Hour 1 with Matt desperately defending Brewers fans flying the "L" on Sunday after avoiding a sweep from the Cubs in the first I-94 rivalry series of the season.

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown continue their conversation around the Milwaukee Bucks' future and Giannis' cryptic Instagram post Sunday night. They circle back to whether the ambiguous message of the post means anything for how Giannis is feeling right now before getting real with some of the logical landing spots if the Bucks were to trade Giannis... Would the Rockets for the Thunder have enough valuable up-and-coming players to help ease the pain of a theoretical trade? Then, Jim gives some basic PR & crisis management advice for the Baltimore Ravens and their maligned kicker. During Throwing Stones, he takes aim at Lebron James for conveniently labeling himself as OUT for the Met Gala with an MCL sprain... Jim, Matt & Molly wrap the show with some final thoughts on the Cubs winning the first I-94 rivalry series of the season at Am Fam Field this past weekend and a final review of today's Siding Unlimited poll question: Which social media rumor do you believe the most: Giannis is back with the Bucks, or Aaron Rodgers got married/engaged?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown get Madison fans ready for Brewers baseball and the first I-94 Rivalry Series of the season coming up on 100.5 ESPN. After the hatred that spilled out from Bucks fans for Tyrese Haliburton (and his dad) during the Pacers series this week, they compare perhaps the other most-hated sports figure who's from Wisconsin: Cubs manager Craig Counsell. They gauge which one is more hated with today's Siding Unlimited poll question. First, the Wisconsin vs Chicago rivalry spills out as Jim attacks the city of Green Bay and "the fact" that it'll never host a Super Bowl even after a successful NFL Draft last weekend... Dr. Nestor Rodriguez of Carbon World Health joins the show to discuss the most-significant injury news currently impacting the state of Wisconsin sports: Damian Lillard's torn Achilles. He talks about how this injury, and his continued recovery from deep vein thrombosis, will affect Dame's availability and possible impact in the 2025-26 season. Dr. Nestor also shares the story of his own virtual reality injury scare and how Carbon's health benefits and offerings can help you like they've helped Jim! Jim, Matt & Molly wrap up Hour 1 with their first look at today's Siding Unlimited poll question and a deep dive into the science of cooking on an open flame!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown continue their Milwaukee vs Chicago talk ahead of the first I-94 Rivalry game of the season. They extend the conversation to a comparison between the Brewers & Cubs stadiums, talking about the high-floor "minivan/pontoon boat" that is Am Fam Field versus the ceiling of Wrigley (ironically)... They move into Molly's Game, recapping their predictions for the NFL Draft before Molly offers some lines on Brewers-Cubs game 1, Pistons vs Cavs game 1, the Kentucky Derby and the NHL Playoffs. During Poll Dancing, producer Primetime reveals an old (but young-looking) face from ESPN Milwaukee... Jim, Matt & Molly wrap up with a final review of today's Siding Unlimited poll question: Which sports figure from Wisconsin gets boo’ed harder when they return to the state: Craig Counsell or Tyrese Haliburton?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown hit the air immediately following the Brewers 8-0 loss to the White Sox to end a 10-game road stretch. But, this was just the appetizer for the real Chicago matchup when the Cubs travel up to Am Fam Field for the first I-94 series of the season. Are Brewers or Cubs fans getting up more for this series and at what point of the season do we start caring about the NL Central and wild card standings? Also, why can't Matt get Jim to admit that Chicago fans care just as much as Milwaukee fans?!?! They ask today's first Siding Unlimited poll question: Which Wisconsin sports rival do you hate the most: the Cubs, the Bears, or the Gophers? They get into the deep-seeded rivalry versus Chicago, but is this tied strictly to the Bears (who still suck) or something deeper about Wisconsin vs Illinois? Also, Matt finds his most recent hill to die on: the Wisconsin staple polka music. They wrap Hour 1 giving away some Miller High Life and Jim asks if there's any music genre worse than polka?

Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly to talk about the Packers choosing not to pick up Quay Walker's 5th-year option today while exercising it for Devonte Wyatt. He gets into the Packers checkered recent history with picking up 5th-year options and the player who they'll have to make that decision on next offseason: Lukas Van Ness. Jim also gets Jason's opinion on how Giannis handled the John Haliburton situation following the Bucks' first-round playoff exit. First, Jason needs to know "what the **** is wrong with people on Facebook?"

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown keep the rivalry talk rolling as they hear from Matt LaFleur, who sat down for an exclusive interview with Wilde & Tausch at the Tundra Trio ahead of the NFL Draft last week (find that on the ESPN Wisconsin App)! LaFleur talked about how he got tight while handling critical moments last season like the regular-season finale in Chicago. But, he swore that he "wasn't tight" when asked about Ben Johnson by the guys on Bussin With the Boys... JM&M get into LaFleur's lack of coolness despite his cool haircut (aka "The LaFleur"). During Throwing Stones, producer Primetime asks if he should be forgiven for "accidentally" stealing people's drinks from the office fridge.

Jason Wilde joins the show to talk about the Packers choosing not to pick up Quay Walker's 5th-year option today while exercising it for Devonte Wyatt. He gets into the Packers checkered recent history with picking up 5th-year options and the player who they'll have to make that decision on next offseason: Lukas Van Ness. Jim also gets Jason's opinion on how Giannis handled the John Haliburton situation following the Bucks' first-round playoff exit. First, Jason needs to know "what the **** is wrong with people on Facebook?"

Jim, Matt & Molly wrap up with a final review of today's Siding Unlimited poll question: Which Wisconsin sports rival do you hate the most: the Cubs, the Bears, or the Gophers?