Off the Record with Jon and Tim

On today's episode, we talk about numerous topics.  The podcast begins with Tim asking Jon about why he uses a smart speaker like the Amazon Echo at home.

Tim and Jon then yell at each other over the office football pool where they pick college and pro football games and debate whether or not it was fair that Tim got a free win for a game that was cancelled due to the weather.

At 30:33 they jump into today's "AJ Question of the Day" - What's something you would love to see come to Birmingham (doesn't have to be sports related)?  Tim and Jon then discuss that they would both want better movie theaters in town because AMC is terrible (and all there is in Birmingham).

This is unscripted, real conversation. This is what happens off the air. This is Off the Record.

On the Labor Day edition of the podcast we talk about what it's like to work on a holiday and how we actually enjoy it sometimes if the holiday revolves around football, plus share some horror stories of working on holidays.

We also dive into the Nick Saban/Maria Taylor exchange and basically tell everyone to chill out with the whole situation.  We dive into how the question Maria asked wasn't bad, but that the reaction by Nick Saban wasn't necessarily bad either, and why everyone always feels the need to jump in and defend one or the other.

We then answer our "AJ Question of the Day" which revolves around reading and whether we like it or not as people who talk for a living and what our favorite books are.

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Our "AJ Question of the Day" asks us what movies we were embarrassed to say we purchased a ticket to and actually enjoyed, plus a movie we were extremely hesitant to see but ended up loving. 

That then takes us in this long conversation about why Jon hates some horror movies and loves others.  Tim has tried to get Jon to go see Halloween for years but Jon says he never will.

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One of the newer hires for Cumulus Birmingham is Jason Lee.  Jason works with Talk 99.5, the same station Tim works on as the assistant news director.  We talk with Jason about what got him into the radio business, his passions as both a radio guy and outside of radio, and more.

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Today's intro song is "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" by Journey.

Our "AJ Question of the Day" asks us who the one person we'd like to interview is. Jon's is Barack Obama, Tim's is Christopher Nolan. Hear our reasons why.

The conversation turns into talking about how awful the Batman franchise has become post-Nolan.

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We get nerdy big time today when it comes to Star Wars and discuss all of the recent decisions with Star Wars and how the franchise is viewed by fans of the series and the general public who may not be fans. We also discuss how people are trying to make Star Wars political and how that hurts more than just moviegoers.

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0:39 - Tim confirms Ryan Haney (our boss) will join the podcast Thursday. Tim also mentions that he and Jon will be going to the UAB game Thursday as well and blasts Jon for never going to Legion Field anymore (which isn't true).

4:35 - Tim brings up Matt Smith (Doctor Who, The Crown) being cast in Star Wars Episode IX and both guys try to theorize which character he could be.

5:23 - Tim asks Jon about the character of Snoke in Star Wars and what his legacy will be in this series.

10:22 - Jon and Tim discuss why The Last Jedi was such a divisive film and how awful the fans have acted about it.

18:35 - Tim asks Jon his opinion on the statement "Disney is killing Star Wars".

26:34 - Tim notes how the best movie in each trilogy is in a different spot (Empire was #2, Revenge of the Sith was #3 and Force Awakens was #1). Jon says part of the reason The Force Awakens will still be #1 after Episode IX is because The Force Awakens had the perfect mix of old and new within the universe.

30:08 - Tim asks Jon if he's surprised that Rian Johnson is still a part of the Star Wars universe.

30:51 - Tim brings up how far left and right wing people continually bring up issues with the casting and choice of directors and how that's affecting the franchise. Jon says everyone should just want the best product, regardless of who is in what role.

38:16 - Tim says he never expected George Lucas to give up the property, and Jon says Star Wars is in the right hands moving forward.

Today's intro song is "Feels Like Summer" by Childish Gambino.

Jon got a chance to experience the Sidewalk Film Festival this past weekend.  He talks about his experience there and the guys also touch on some of the more tragic events of this past weekend and talk about how much they wish they had a silky, smooth radio voice.

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0:48 - Jon talks about the pros and cons of his first Sidewalk Film Festival. (the picture from today's podcast is from the documentary "Wrestle")

4:12 - Tim talks about wanting to attend South by Southwest and Jon is skeptical of some of the screenings there.

5:19 - Jon and Tim discuss the shooting in Jacksonville at a Madden 19 tournament and how ignorant people are that blame video games for the world's problems.

10:05 - Jon talks about the start of the high school football season and how cool it is that Alabama was prominently featured on ESPN.

13:47 - Jon and Tim talk about the work that goes in to making JoxPreps happen each day and how it's used as a way to make high school football more visible to the casual sports fan.

16:18 - Tim doesn't see how Jon keeps things kept up with JoxPreps. Jon just says he does what he loves with high school sports.

17:55 - Our "AJ Question of the Day": **Most people can't stand to hear their own voice. Have you ever had a moment where you heard yourself and thought 'Oh my word, that's my voice?'**

24:31 - Jon talks about how the first weekend of college football is actually much more relaxing than the weekends before football.

The intro song today is "Together" by Marshmello.

Jon and Tim took a day off thanks to the busy start of the high school football season.  Today's episode is making good on the promise to recap the Jox Kickoff Party where the guys broadcasted live.

They also discuss a new "AJ Question of the Day" about what topics they didn't like talking about during the offseason and what topics they wish they could have discussed more.

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Landrum Roberts joins the podcast as our special guest as we talk with him about how he got into the radio business and what it's like hosting 3 Man Front on Jox 94.5.

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1:11 - Welcoming in Landrum and what the daily grind is like for him.

4:35 - Landrum talks about the pieces outside the 3 guys in the name 3 Man Front that make the show work.

7:09 - Tim asks Landrum how he handles the criticism toward the show.

11:23 - Tim brings up the kickoff party where everyone was able to meet listeners and gets Landrum's opinion on the event.

13:29 - Tim says he's envious of Landrum's voice and asks when Landrum knew he wanted to be in broadcasting.

17:02 - Jon asks how Landrum got into calling beach volleyball.

22:25 - Tim asks Landrum if he is a nerd like them.

27:45 - Landrum asks Jon and Tim whether they like Cole Cubelic or not after he called their show the "special teams" of Jox.

33:53 - Tim asks Landrum about what he promises to the listeners of 3 Man Front this football season.

36:50 - Jon asks if this is Jackson-Olin's year to beat Homewood (where Landrum, Jon and Jackson-Olin's coach played football).

40:03 - Jon, Tim and Landrum talk about how tired they are of the scandals in football, especially Zach Smith and his..."toys".

42:49 - Landrum leaves and Jon and Tim talk about the interview and what they really think of the guys on 3 Man Front.

On this episode, we talk about the Jox Kickoff Party which happens Tuesday night.  We discuss how we interact in person with listeners who we only hear their voice or see on social media.  Then we discuss the latest with the 007 franchise as Bond 25 has lost it's director - is there any hope for the future of the franchise?

This is unscripted, real conversation. This is what happens off the air. This is Off the Record.