Not Another Philly Sports Talk Show

Inquirer college sports columnist Mike Jensen discusses Temple's long-term outlook in the sport of football after Matt Rhule's surprising departure for Baylor. Lots of big-picture NCAA stuff, followed by a debate over whether the Doug Pederson firing talk is reasonable.

Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski details his failed pursuit of Sam Hinkie and reacts to Sports Illustrated's recent profile of the former Sixers president. Daily News columnist David Murphy argues that criticism of Doug Pederson is misplaced. Mike and Dave discuss how all of this relates to the film American Beauty and the innocence of life in the pre-9/11 United States (spoiler alert: it doesn't).

Daily News beat writer Les Bowen drops by to offer his thoughts on Russell Wilson, Ryan Mathews, Vinny Curry and a host of other pertinent topics as the Eagles prepare to face Seattle. Mike and Dave look at election coverage through the prism of sports writing, or something like that

Inquirer columnist/most interesting man in the world Bob Ford joins David Murphy and Mike Sielski to talk about Dorial Green-Beckham, Brett Brown, and the futures of both the Sixers and the Eagles

Pulitzer-winning architecture critic Inga Saffron joins Mike Sielski and David Murphy to discuss her work on Temple's proposed football stadium. First, Mike and Dave talk about the Eagles' handling of the Josh Huff situation and the Sixers' entrance into the Joel Embiid era.

Dave and Mike conduct a Dak Prescott-Carson Wentz thought experiment then delve into the Sixers outlook as their season begins.

Mike Sielski wonders whether the Eagles' insistence on starting Halapoulivaati Vaitai is another example of their organizational cognitive dissonance. David Murphy disagrees. Mike Sielski wonders whether Brett Brown is a good coach. Debate ensues.

Inquirer Sixers writer Keith Pompey joins David Murphy and Mike Sielski to fill us in on what we missed during Tuesday's blacked out preseason game in Memphis. Joel Embiid is getting a lot of respect from his opponents. Could he be the transcendent player the Sixers have hoped for?

Sixers writer Bob Cooney and Phillies writers Matt Gelb and Matt Breen join the show. What should we expect out of Dario Saric and Joel Embiid? When will Ben Simmons return? Which Phillies could be surprise additions to the trading block? How can they upgrade this offense? Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski weighs in on Sam Bradford's start and previews Eagles-Lions

Columnists Mike Sielski and David Murphy try to make sense of the Eagles' surprising blowout win over the Steelers.