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LeBron got to 30,000 career points last night and was the youngest and fastest to do so. Travis still has to run him down with Michael Jordan. Jordan's effortless skills make it easy to forget just how incredibly good he was. Skip Bayless's brother makes really good tacos. Auburn is at Mizzou tonight and it's certainly going to be a bad night for the Tigers. Does Mizzou get the benefit of the doubt come tournament time without Michael Porter being on the roster? Travis's hatred for the Celtics would taper off if Michael Porter ended up in Boston. Bradley Beal has made the All Star team and aren't we thrilled. Jeff and Chris have never heard of anybody in any of the Madea movies. Black Mirror is a little heavy. What's the best movie soundtrack to play behind a radio broadcast? It's hard to talk to old people who may die about their artistic futures. Is Catherine Zeta-Jones from St. Louis? Barney the Dinosaur now runs a tantric sex practice. If you're a kid performer, do you have to already be weird? Shining Time Station was pretty dope. Chris is just figuring out that Black Panther is a big deal for black people. Can you buy a piece of the crag? Fair or Foul closes the show as always. 

It's a happy Tuesday and we're here to bring joy to everyone. Neil Diamond has Parkinson's Disease and we're pretty bummed about it. Chris got $10 too much back at the grocery store last night and dutifully returned it. Jeff has had a hard time buying bok choy. Everyone in the world has unlimited data and so you really shouldn't be paying so much. The government was shut down for 69 hours. Pretty nice. Do your created players ever look like you? Jason Kidd got fired and Giannis is not happy about it. Gaines thinks LeBron should head toward Philly or Milwaukee. Mark Price is apparently the best all-time Cavalier. Is Star Wars about killing straight white guys? Sound mixing and sound editing are basically the same award. We're excited about spring training but Matt Bowman maybe shouldn't be excited. Matt Whitener (@CheapSeatFan) joins the show to give us the 90 second raw wrap up. 

The Blues host the Senators tonight and have a chance to get themselves back on track against one of the worst teams in the league after a challenging weekend. The clock is ticking loudly for the Blues to figure out what kind of team they have, and Jeff breaks down what an Alex Pietrangelo trade could potentially look like. When you talk about trading the captain, people definitely get Mad Online. The Blues may need to move on from Jake Allen, but that's hard to do when you consider the money left on his deal and his inconsistency. Oscar nominees are coming out this morning and it's one of the best times of the year. Do people in St. Louis have too high an opinion of themselves? The Oscar season was largely shaped by the legacy of the Weinsteins, and that's hard for Hollywood to come to grips with.  

The Blues are burning down and Brad and Jeff are here to sort through it. The lineup, the goaltending situation, and weird gripes in the fan base are all covered in this only-slightly-panicky podcast.

It's been 25 years since Tim Cheveldae came rushing down the ice to fight Curtis Joseph. The old Sports Illustrated highlight videos were great. Retirement communities have very interesting gender splits. We go through the Academy Award nominations and break down the nominees. Netflix lost a bunch of money on overall deals and it may have been one with Kevin Spacey. Heath Ledger has been dead ten years and had a great resume. Unsolved Mysteries is available to watch on Amazon now and that might eat up some time. It's weird how no aliens show up once video cameras become very available. The yacht rock party is definitely going to happen. United 2152 from Minneapolis to Philadelphia is going to be insane. The Eagles guy who smacked into a pole may end up with a GoFundMe to the Super Bowl. It's pretty hard to be too drunk to get on a flight. Should The League have done a 9/11 episode? A comic got attacked on stage and it's crazy to think that no one from the club intervened. Fair or Foul closes the show as always.

Hockey Bob leads off the hour with a firm defense of amateurism based on one hockey game 38 years ago. We have a long conversation about NCAA amateurism and the money involved. Maybe kids should be paid young and then should have to play in the NFL for free. Alex Rodriguez is going to be working with ESPN in conjunction with Fox, making him one of the most powerful broadcasters ever maybe. ARod had a massive swing in his public opinion over the last few years. Tom Ricketts trying to blacklist Sammy Sosa is complete nonsense. We're headed down the path toward the all-time home run leader and all-time hits leader not being in the hall of fame. Lots of guys are now getting wrapped up in PEDs that may be totally blameless thanks to things outside their control. The Sochi Olympics were a long term plot by Putin to raise the profile of Russia along with billions of dollars. Baseball turned its back on guys who used performance enhancing drugs after making tons of money off of them. Hockey players don't get busted for PEDs very often but lots of them have recreational drug problems. The Mighty Ducks reboot could have a huge influence. A lot of the Mighty Ducks didn't make much sense. 

It's a little South Beach-y in here this morning. The Jaguars played not to lose this weekend and they paid the price. If Blake Bortles is your quarterback, it's hard to dial up a game plan that forces the nail into the coffin. The hit on Gronkowski was unfortunate but largely unavoidable. The penalty disparity is noticeable but it was mostly a clean game. Travis doesn't think the officials would congratulate Blake Bortles at the end of the game. Jeff has some questions about Joe West. Travis is fired up about referees being nice to Tom Brady. Robert Kraft is always dangerous to put on camera. Somehow Danny Amendola is still running around, which is a little painful for Rams fans. The Vikings rolled over yesterday in the Keenum/Foles throwdown. Chris Long was all over the field yesterday. How do we feel about Jon Hamm being in tax preparation commercials? Excitement for Chris Long definitely overshadows Donnie Jones and Rodney McLeod. Gaines and Jeff are not in favor of the Crisco plan but Chris thinks it's a sad statement on society. Carson Wentz may feel a little uncomfortable about the Super Bowl berth without being able to play in it. Travis is ready to celebrate Raw 25. Chris threw some cash down on a seven fight parlay and accidentally nailed it because his brother put in the wrong amount. People are watching the Super Bowl no matter what. The Patriots are in a remarkable position to keep things going. Bortles's lack of accuracy makes it impossible for him to be a successful QB. Tony Romo was having a lot of fun watching Tom Brady yesterday. Howie Long was having a lot of fun with the grandson on TV yesterday. Travis could've been productive this weekend but the TV just washed over him. 

The Blues got knocked around by the worst team in the league on Saturday night and had to bag skate as punishment. Are their problems easily rectified or will they require massive changes that the leadership may not be ready for? Randal Grichuk is now a Toronto Blue Jay and the Cardinals have added another piece to their bullpen. Grichuk may put up huge power numbers in Toronto but the Cardinals were forced to deal from a surplus. Yesterday was the most football Jeff has watched all season and it ended in the least interesting outcome possible. Chris Long is the only rooting interest that's viable in the Super Bowl. Will the Blues be forced to make a change to their leadership group to stay afloat?

Travis is stealing things from Let's Get Comfortable and we need to make sure we don't punch down. Stone Cold is coming to Raw tonight and it's probably going to keep Travis away from the show tomorrow. Travis is trying very hard to get everyone excited for Raw and it isn't working. The Titans hired Mike Vrabel but the offensive coordinator is who matters. Enes Kanter is coming after LeBron. Travis is definitely betting Gaines on the outcome of the NBA season. Jimmy Garropolo is going to get a bunch of money from the Pats and maybe a ring. Foo Fighters are coming through and it would be nice to see Dave Grohl be able to walk around. Jeff tries to bust out Oscar knowledge and Travis shuts him down to talk about Sterling K. Brown. The Mizzou Lady Tigers are winning a bunch of games which is good since the men aren't. Michael Porter disappeared. Mizzou's loss to Illinois is going to end up being their worst loss of the year. The new Letterman show is pretty interesting and the Obama interview was very insightful. Malia Obama is getting tracked down my paparazzi now. Travis was allowed to shoot threes but Chris wasn't. Fair or Foul closes the show as always.

A decision came down in the SLU case over the weekend and people are pretty upset about it. Scott Rosenbloom was talking a lot on Friday and it's clear that players will continue to appeal. The "free the three" movement from the students might be a little bit misguided. This situation could potentially impact Carte'Are Gordon's decision. The players are likely to believe that the process afforded to them was unfair and didn't provide them with the support they wanted. This entire situation represents a huge setback for the program. Eric Greitens finally took the time to be interviewed yesterday and vehemently denied that there are additional women involved in this scandal. Apparently God's love is getting Greitens through. We have so many jokes that we can't say. The government is shut down and it doesn't affect a whole lot of things around here. Randal Grichuk better have his passport because he's going to Toronto. Hopefully Randal Grichuk gets to tear up Toronto this year. Chris thinks Drake is going to wear a Grichuk jersey. Dominic Leone is the Hill's new favorite ballplayer. Could Grichuk own a car dealership here some day? Gaines has gone quiet with the Cavs being bad.