By James, Diaz, and Xavier
The show where we mine our memories for nuggets of nostalgia about peripheral players past and present.
Every week, Hosts James and Diaz along with Very Special Guest Xavier do what sports fa
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Hosts James and Diaz are back with Very Special Guest Xavier and no, you're not seeing (hearing??) double this week; but rather sextuple as all three members of the Guy-bunal are ready to tell the tales of Guys Who Lived Double Lives.
James begins with a booksmart ballplayer who parlayed that into working in intelligence (21:40); Diaz asks folks to lend an ear to the tale of (41:04); and Xavier wraps it up with an Olympian described in a three-act three-ring story (1:24:57). Multiple lives might be a package deal this time, but there will still only be one Guy that can make it into the Hall. (1:54:06)
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These are the Guys now, dawg: the Guy-bunal reconvenes as Hosts James and Diaz team up with Very Special Guest Xavier to surf the web and sound incredibly out of touch while discussing .Guys Who Became Or Inspired Memes.
James swaggers up to the line first with cocky, cockeyed, and confused sharpshooter (24:48); Diaz brings in a Guy who told some foul jokes that came to a head when he became the butt of one (49:15); and Xavier Spices up the final entry with a former lineman who has a talent for punchlines (1:26:23). These Guys are already immortalized in the ephemeral World Wide Web, but which one will end up getting uploaded to the Hall of Guy? (1:41:17)
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As the Guy-bunal is able to finally reconvene after some globetrotting adventures, they decide to keep the international flavor going as Hosts James and Diaz along with Very Special Guest Xavier head through the Darien Gap to discuss Guys From South America.
Diaz kicks things off talking his new favorite athlete from Uru-Guy (26:35); James follows up with a member of the Venezuelan vanguard (41:51); and Xavier finishes it off con un búho argentino (1:01:06). All 3 Guys spent plenty of time all over the world, but which one of them will get to spend time specifically in the illustrious Hall of Guy? (1:29:50)
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It's another Very Special Episode in the feed this week as Who Wants To Be A Guy-llionaire is presented by Host James featuring a pair of contestants squaring off in the spinoff's first ever Steel Cage Deathmatch: the challenger and friend of the show Jake vs. Reigning Guy-llionaire Brooks.
Categories in today's bout include Remember That Tune? (3:46), Harlem Guy-trotters (10:54), Sorry That We Failed You (21:23), and 69 or 420 (30:10); before it all culminates with the final question (44:03) that will determine which of these two leaves victorious (46:26).
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Host Diaz remains a Globetrotter this week, but Host James and Very Special Guest Xavier are excited to bring on a basketball player who may not be from Harlem but has had quite a trip around the world: Austin Toros legend Luke Bonner!
After getting to hear about Luke's road through pro basketball in Europe and the States (20:24), the trio travel down some Country Roads to discuss a lot of landlocked Atlantic-10 Guys (46:10), but will their Guy-dom be sufficient for entry into the Hall? (1:00:10)
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Host James and Very Special Guest Xavier are feeling a little down while Host Diaz is away, so they're bringing in someone to help them process their feelings: author of 2024's Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes, Julie Kliegman!
After getting to know a little more about Julie's work (15:22), the three of them get to work on knowing a little more about Julie's Guy (27:05) before the partial Guy-bunal weighs in on whether or not the Hall has a new entrant this week (48:34).
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The Guy-bunal is ready to really go off the deep end this week as Hosts James and Diaz along with Very Special Guest Xavier try to keep their heads from swimming while discussing Water Sports Guys.
Xavier drains the swamp for a Guy who knows how to go along for the ride with style (23:34); Diaz proves once again that ball is life, even if that is a life aquatic (45:26); and James, despite going last, dives head on into their segment (1:04:56). When all is said and done, two of these Guys will sink while one treads long enough to swim into the Hall of Guy. (1:29:20)
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Give 'em the beat, Guys, and remember their souls as Hosts James and Diaz welcome back Very Special Guest Xavier onto the show so that the Guy-bunal can again reconvene to discuss the category of Guys That Have Songs Written About Them.
James is the first to grab the aux cord with a song about the boxer who fought New Jersey (27:46); shuffle brings up Diaz with a globetrotter that was able to get over a sour note in his past (49:55); and Xavier wraps up the setlist with a song about a Guy with some golden pipes between the pipes (1:26:22). Three tunes can make a nice harmony, but only one Guy has a song that will echo through the Hall of Guy. (1:45:14)
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Hosts James and Diaz sit down with Very Special Guest Xavier to talk about the Olympics some more.
They briefly talk about some other stuff (19:06), but really it's just about the Olympics. (29:57)
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It's a Leap Year, it's an Election Year, and for the first time since 2016 it's a true Summer Olympics Year. To celebrate, the Guy-bunal takes a Summer Break as Hosts James and Diaz welcome Very Special Guest Xavier onto the show for a casual conversation about some of their most anticipated Olympic antics and events from the 2024 Paris Games.
James dives into equal opportunity synchronization (15:22); Xavier breaks down his new favorite sport (22:56); Diaz flags a future event for the audience to consider (33:01); Xavier has that same audience climb in for a sophomore event that rocks (39:08); the team, much like a summer thunderstorm, fire off a quick lightning round of some notes on other events (44:40); before James finishes up with one last point all about pointy ends (49:32). Then all that's left is to bid au revoir at our own closing ceremony. (54:13)
Theme Music by Don Ham; additional audio from NBA on NBC, Saturday Night Live, Inside the NBA, and Animal Planet
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