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Hey Hey this episode 14 of the Shenanigans podcast hosted by Passtherelish.tumblr!

This week the Zack and Mando are joined by Julio, a new regular to the blog, and we prep you for the 2nd half of the Walking Dead season two, which is premiering this Sunday, after the Super Bowl.

This is pretty much what we say: it's not as good as it could be and here is how it could become great.

Till next time folks!

Mando

Hey Hey folks welcome to episode 13 of the Shenanigans podcast hosted by passtherelish.tumblr.com!

This week the gang discusses all things GOP. We get into the nitty-gritty of what is feeding those big ol’ elephants… of course, we also get to Obama! Haha.

Here are the topics pretty much in sequential order we touch on…

• Does the GOP actually believe the stuff they say?

• What three assumptions about the world do you need to believe the GOP perspective? Do not miss this!

• What is the really behind Newt Gingrich's Comeback?

• Mando defends the Tea Party. LOL. Seriously, he does.

• Why Ron Paul is basically the most authentic politician in D.C. Zack points out a key feature of liberalism: it doesn’t work.

• Mando doesn't like how sex has become the deciding factor the in the GOP primary.

• Why its so damn surprising to hear Newt Gingrich sound like he was camped out at Zuccatti park for 2 months.

• Why on earth can't the Republican Party find a decent candidate? There are 350 million people living in this country.

• How do we see primary playing out? Predictions!

• Mando lays out why he thinks none of this really matters, Romney vs Obama is inevitable, and how that’s really sad, and frankly, could spell doom for us all.

• Relatedly, we discuss the limits of Obama and have a little disagreement. Do not miss this!

• Finally, the NDAA, SOPA, and the state of American democracy, with a bold prediction for the upcoming NATO/G8 conference in Chicago.

Thanks for tuning in guys, and let us know what you think! Till next time!

-- Mando

Hey Hey Everyone! We are back! After a month long holiday hiatus the gang discusses the NFL playoffs. Yes we know it already started... but that didn't stop us from discussing the random comeback of the Giants, the 49ers, whether or not its still a quarterbacks league, and why the hell NFL teams keep hiring old coaches who haven't changed in 30 years when there's a ton of fresh talent in the college ranks! Relatedly... this is how institutions in general stay the same year after year. Also, super bowl predictions!

till next time folks!

-- Mando

Hey Hey Folks! This is Episode 11 of the Shenanigans Podcast hosted by Passtherelish.tumblr.com

This week Mando is joined by a special guest known only as "The Friend." Though, in real life his name is Brian. We get together in what we hope is the first of many NBA related podcasts to discuss the upcoming NBA season. Put your feat up cause we take you through a massive preview of most of the contending teams, plus we discuss what being "unguardable" really means and how precarious "potential" is in the NBA.

We hit on the following topics:

• We cover the Bulls and their Boozer-tied potential

• Did the Stern veto actually work out for the better? Sorry Laker fans. And, relatedly, the CP3 trade proves why Donald Sterling is a hack.

• The Mavs and why the loss of J.J. Barea Matters more than the loss of Tyson Chandler

• The Thunder and their problems.

• Are the Lakers in their "old-news" phase?

• The Blazers and what young and promising really means.

• A bold prediction for the Knicks, followed by three qualifiers.

• Kevin Durant and the Mid-Post

• Lebron and perseverance

• What does being “unguardable” really mean?

Hope you guys enjoy! Sorry about the technical difficulties we are still figuring out how to do remote podcast!

-- Mando

Hey Hey Everyone! Here is you Shenanigans episode 10 podcast hosted by Pass the Relish. This week the gang previews the upcoming Survivor season finale!

In case you haven't been following along... Each week for the entire run of the show we have been updating the blog with a 10-person bet for the winner of survivor. The rules were such that you could change your pick every week, but each week it would get more expensive to do so.

In any case. Here is your much anticipated Survivor season finale primer!

-- Mando

This week the gang presents a 2-part NBA free agency extravaganza!

In case you haven't been following along... this past week has seen some of the wildest NBA free agency/trade developments that we've ever seen. Chris Paul! Dwight Howard! David Stern, Big Markets! Small Markets! The Lakers, Clippers, Nets, and much much more!

The podcast is broken up into two parts with Evan and Mando in the first and Zack joining in on the second!

In part 1 we discuss:

• David Stern's veto powers and what that says about the league.

• Is there really a disparity between big market and small market teams? The answer may

surprise you.

• Could Kobe and Chris Paul even have co-existed?

In part 2 we discuss:

• We fill you in on what the Lakers are prolly thinking in trading away Lamar Odom.

• If the Nets can get Dwight Howard would they be better than the Heat?

• Mando makes the case as to why the clippers should do whatever it takes to get Chris Paul,

even if it means trading Eric Gordon.

That and much much more!

-- Mando

Hey Hey everybody.. this is episode 8 of the Shenanigans podcast hosted by Passtherelish.tumblr!

This week the gang offers counter-arguments to sportswriter Bill Simmons' pro-owner arguments after NBA lockout was finally concluded last week! Woo Hoo!

The gang feels really bad. :( We are all huge Bill Simmons fans, with Mando even listening to every one of his NBA related podcasts 6 times over, but enough is enough.... we decided to get together and do something about the pro-NBA owner ranting that's drilling holes into our heads. Yikes!

Here's a summary of all the points we address in sequential order in case you want to follow along:

• Should athletes just accept whatever owners tell them they are worth?

• We are talking about precentage of B.R.I. not totals!!!!! aaahhh!

• Are the NBA players way overpaid and is the league actually losing allot of money?

• The three pro-NBA player points that no one is talking about (including the union):

Flipping franchises, Real-Estate Ponzi Schemes, and Player Prestige. DO NOT MISS THIS!

• Why is the mid-level exception so damn important to players? We tell you. lol.

• What the hell do public sector workers, banks, and personal responsibility have to do with

any of this? haha. We also tell you this.

Hope you guys enjoy!

- Mando

p.s. here is a link to the Simmon's article we reference and quote from:

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7307298/the-first-day-nba-christmas

Hey Hey! This is episode 7 of the Shenanigans podcast hosted by the Pass the Relish blog! (passtherelish.tumblr).

If you ever wondered why targeting Wall St. is sound economic policy... then this is your podcast! We basically took the three most pragmatic progressive ideas out there and tried to fit them into a catchy three digit number... you know kind of like how Herman Cain fit his plan to destroy America into the 9-9-9 plan, haha!

Of course, we know we left allot of great ideas off of the plan. We talk about some of those things in the second half of the podcast. That discussion starts at the 30:42 mark!

One more thing, you may have missed it on the blog so here is the link to the original 4-1-1 post in case you want to follow along.... but its aint that hard.. since its all small and to the point!

http://passtherelish.tumblr.com/post/12329453051/a-4-1-1-plan-for-the-99

Let us know what you think folks!

-- Mando

Hey Hey! This is episode 6 of the Shenanigans podcast hosted by the Pass the Relish blog! (passtherelish.tumblr).

This week the gang reacts to a recent rule change by the NCAA to allow a $2,000 dollar yearly stipend for student-athletes. The decision is monumental because, for years, college players have been working for free in what is a multi-billion dollar industry.

We talk about, amongst many others:

What led up to this decision? Why is this happening now?

What is the significance of this decision?

Why should college athletes be paid at all?

What has been the legal underpinnings of previous rulings on the issue?

What is the role of race in all this?

What do we see happening moving forward?

and much much more!

Till Next time!

-- mando

p.s. Also here is the now widely read Atlantic article that we reference a number of times in the podcast:

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/10/the-shame-of-college-sports/8643/#

Hey Hey Everyone! Welcome to Shenanigans ep 5 hosted by the Pass the Relish blog! This week the gang tackles the NBA lockout and discusses the top 10 players going into the season.

visit our main blog site at: passtherelish.tumblr for all your politics, sports, and movie needs!

As usual the gang tries to use the progressive perspective to reframe a debate. We also get a little testy about who are the top 10 players, with Mando making a case for CP3 and Dirk over some of the other stars. Zack, inexplicably, became a LeWitness.

The Top 10 discussion starts at the 25:22 mark.

Peace!

-- Mando