We address Carrie Underwood debacle, Steelers beat the Patriots in the MVP Bowl (13:27), the Chargers’ Stadium name change (21:25), the Bears made the playoffs??? (24:00), What would we name our bowl game? (27:05), you can’t just make up nicknames Danny Ainge (31:04), Tommy Hawk beat up a fan (33:33), Maroon 5...yikes (36:07), Marlins Man got ahead of the story and Charlotte tells us her Marlins Man story (38:45), the most confusing trade of the NBA season (43:30).

Segments: True Gritty Chapter 8 (48:22), A special guest for is it sports? (56:28) We call Deb and ask for prayers (1:01:35), Ask a Youth: What is TikTok (51:43), some personal news - Charlotte breaks the law (54:13). Jess’ College football playoff expansion rant (1:08:01)

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A quick story about how Charlotte has messed up on our trip to L.A. followed by NEWS, coldest to warmest: Hugh Freeze’s junk-filled press conference (3:48), Cris Collinsworth’s Sunday Night Football outfit was après-ski chic and we want it (5:55), The Heisman Ceremony left a lot to be desired (8:20), the Packers fired a coach for a bad but not terrible tweet (13:17), Jerry Jones puts pieces of his soul into his players-turned-broadcasters (14:41), there’s so much drama in Pittsburgh that Jess is a Bears fan now (16:33), the Redskins might be in hell (20:24), Patrick Mahomes is scary good (23:57), Luka Doncic is the darling of the NBA (24:38), Charlotte thinks she doesn’t care about the Pats and then they lose and she does, the sports gods finally put Atlanta out of its Championship misery (29:34)

SEGMENTS: Deb talks about the time she met Sean Connery in L.A. (33:58), Jess’ Notre Dame nightmare (39:22), Char’s logistical nightmare and campaign to become Colby College’s graduation speaker (41:41), gross pictures on Twitter are cancelled (42:52), ask a youth: What is Sweet Victory at the Super Bowl? (47:00), Gritty runs into trouble in Las Vegas (31:45), Aunt Char considers dating ghosts (53:36), MVPMVP: Titanic (57:06). Coming soon: A Grittmas Spectacular!

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We rank this week’s news completely arbitrarily in honor of the college football playoff committee: The four hour-long Selection Sunday show made absolutely no sense (3:26), Conference Championship games (7:13), Philly Special sucks (17:04), the Bears lost to the Giants and NFL coaches swore up a storm, we address the recent domestic violence issues in the NFL (22:39), Brett Favre still can’t use a cell phone (25:37), Fred Hoiberg and Mike McCarthy got fired (26:25), Gritty made a half-court shot (27:40), Steph Curry made girls shoes because a nine year old with perfect grammar wrote to him (28:30).

SEGMENTS: Booking travel for a bowl game is sports (33:40), Charlotte had a field day with the Wilder Vs Fury fight on Twitter (39:07), Jess hates cord-cutting but won’t pay for cable (40:23), Deb explains the story of Chanukah (42:34), Ketchup, again (53:32), and “Baby It’s Cold Outside” are both canceled, True Gritty: Gritty meets Mark Davis (57:40), Aunt Char talks about meningitis (1:00:58), Notre Rants (1:04:44), and next week from L.A.!!!!

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We rank the news as to how stressful it was: Gritty took over last week (2:46), The Thanksgiving NFL games were perfect for Thanksgiving (5:57), Tiger vs Phil was...not great, Bob! (9:26), The Steelers and Pats made us nervous (14:27), Baker Mayfield and Hue Jackson were awkwardly reunited (18:58), the Celtics aren’t great (23:40), college football rivalry week was everything we hoped it would be and more (Gatorade showers, fights on the sideline, etc.) (23:41), and Notre Dame had a perfect season (32:38).

SEGMENTS! Charlotte got on a train illegally (40:01), True Gritty Chapter 5: Gritty Goes Rogue (43:06), Ted Kennedy’s ghost lives in Aunt Char’s attic (48:20), Deb thinks art heists are sports (56:02), Martha Stewart is back at Tiffany’s! (1:05:47), Jess explains grape surgery to Char (1:02:40), and Jess rants about Notre Dame somehow even though they’re undefeated (1:09:00)

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We rank this week’s news by how thankful we are for it: Matt Patricia is a hardo (1:54), Condoleeza Rice isn’t going to the Browns but she could’ve? (3:08), Golden State is imploding (5:52), thank god Le’Veon’s Steeler’s saga is over (7:59), we LOVED Monday Night Football (10:54), Thanksgiving weekend is the best sports weekend of the entire year (20:47), Gritty put a kid in the penalty box (23:34), and the Notre Dame vs. Syracuse game was the best day of our lives (24:48)

UNPROTECTED SEGS: Is ketchup canceled? (39:39) Jess isn’t ready for Thanksgiving (42:16), is standing in line sports? (46:18) We call Deb to talk about whether Thanksgiving is sports (50:01), Aunt Char is friends with Martha Stewart and goes go off the rails (1:03:55), Notre Rants (1:06:53), and BONUS: Thanksgiving MVP Challenge

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This week in news we have Hue Jackson is Dwight Schrute (2:05), why are there still Jets fans (4:48), Tom Brady’s tree legs (6:52), Le’Veon Bell drama unfolds (8:17), Jimmy Butler becomes a 76er (12:27), we talk hockey fans (15:22), Jess has an opinion about Mike Leach (16:33), Northwestern somehow is in the B1G Championship (19:59), Cody Parkey is a millionaire (20:11), Tide Pods (21:42), and Halle Berry/Jared Goff news (23:20)

In segments we induct Mike Vrabel to the Petty Hall of Fame (28:40), ask is the Great British Bake Off Sports? (35:08) Charlotte goes to Sesame Street (40:53), we call Deb (45:39), Ask Aunt Char is a hot dog a sandwich? (1:01:30), Is it canceled? (31:42), Jess’ mouse is back (40:53), True Gritty Chapter 4 (57:45), and of course, a Notre Rant: Yankees Edition (1:07:23)

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This week on MVP... Le’Veon Bell bids "fairwell" (2:29), Nick Mullens gets twitter verified (5:41), A debate over the Rodgers vs. Brady debate (8:17), the college football playoff rankings (17:32), we rebuke a whole lot of hot takes (22:07), and day light savings time (29:39)

Jess tells a gross dinner story (35:23), Charlotte acts fancy, Aunt Char gives marriage advice (43:02), we Call Deb (50:42), award our MVPMVP (59:15) and of course Jess rants about Notre Dame (1:01:50)

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This week on MVP, we discuss a disturbing trend in Buffalo (3:58), why Gregg Williams is Billy Zane (6:52), how Todd Gurley pissed off everyone (11:26), FitzMAGIC (13:09), Chad Kelly (RIP) (17:34), Jon Gruden’s sins (21:00), Sandy Koufax’s resemblance to Bill Nye (23:54), the World Series (25:21), Brian Kelly’s magical meme (28:50)

SEGMENTS: Fergie’s ex-husband’s feud with Golden State (32:43), halloween costumes (36:23), mice (39:09), call Deb (41:48), True Gritty Chapter 2 (47:41), is Green Bean Casserole canceled? (49:37) Ask Aunt Char (52:55), and gettin’ this bread (52:04)

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EPISODE ONE IS HERE! Charlotte and Jess talk about how cringe-y Monday Night Football is (3:48), how every athlete's family is messing up their life on social media (10:47), will Charlotte survive a Red Sox World Series? (12:02), NFL's Week 7, being too hungover for Tom Rinaldi (17:31), has climate change come for college football? (20:22), how old sports twitter is, what the hell Tom Brady is doing on Instagram (RIP Croc) (25:03), if the gang can save the Marlins home run structure (26:53). This week's segments include whether apple picking and tricking people to vote is sports or not (33:14), Chapter One of True Gritty (and how Gritty was conceived) (37:31), Some Personal News about Jess' spray tan and Charlotte's new middle part (41:35), Ask Aunt Char (44:08), Call Deb (Charlotte's mom) (46:56), and, as always, Notre Rants (54:13). 

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