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The 40th inaugural episode begins as an emergency Lane Johnson memorial, with Dr. TAT delivering an alarmingly sincere tribute to one of the greatest Eagles ever before the crew realizes Philadelphia will effectively awaken without its thumb and may soon be protecting Jalen Hurts with large Johnsons with instead several small Willies. From there, the offensive-line crisis somehow evolves into waterproof Jameis Winston cologne, an unsolicited masterclass in sunscreen application, a Salute Your Shorts recall, cereal-milk order psychopathology, and a serious legal debate over whether Carson Steele’s pet alligator, Crocky-J, can suit up in London this week. The Eagles are battered, seven-point underdogs to Jacksonville, and so depleted that “Blue Steel” and “Free Willie Lampkin” become legitimate sources of hope. By the end, Wawa's beta-phase sushi has already been condemned, Stat Boy turned 40 at least once in his life (recommended), and Dr. TAT transforms The Dark Knight, Michael Jackson, and a backup center into a closing sermon of football resurrection: Free Willie. In Willie We Must Trust.

Key Topics Discussed

00:22 — Goodbye, 65: Lane Johnson Calls It a Career

06:45 — Stat Boy Opens the Lane Johnson Record Book

10:25 — The Eagles Wake Up Without a Thumb

15:37 — Free Willie: Little Willies, Markel Bell & the New O-Line

23:52 — Salute Your Shorts & the Great ’90s TV Detour

31:12 — Move the Bye Week: Just Don’t Go to London

34:01 — Jaguars Preview: Their Defense Is Unfortunately Good

40:24 — Trotter, Turnovers & the Death of the Tush Push

44:42 — Blue Steel, Crocky-J & “Show Me the Rule Book”

49:25 — 9:30 A.M. Football & the Milk-Before-Cereal Crisis

54:27 — Eagles–Jaguars Predictions

57:29 — London Games, NFL Overload & Turtle’s 2–0 Prediction

01:06:52 — Retire 65: Eagles Number-Retirement Debate

01:12:03 — Stat Boy Turns 40 & Fratty

01:15:40 — In Willie We Must Trust

Eagles' Lane Johnson Statistics & Facts

• Longest sack-free streak by an offensive tackle: 1,405 consecutive pass-block snaps (Week 11, 2020 through Week 9, 2023) 
• Longest sackless streak: 29 games / 794 days
• Tackle record for consecutive snaps with no sack or QB hit: 961 (Week 7, 2021 through Week 1, 2023) 
• Through the first four games of 2026: league-best pass-block win rate of 97.2%.

Memorable Quotes

"You always want your surgeries and your airplane flights to be boring. And that was Lane Johnson." - Dr. TAT

"It's where Westminster Abbey is and the London Bridge and Big Ben. It's awesome." - Panda Dan enlightening the crew on London, UK

"I highly recommend everyone turn 40 at least once in their life." - Stat Boy

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A huge Stat Boy shout-out to Mercedes from Merce Designs Jewelry for making a custom friendship bracelet for his 40th birthday! Because apparently turning 40 means you're officially old enough to receive handcrafted jewelry commemorating your own podcast nonsense. The bracelet came out awesome and Stat Boy greatly appreciate Mercedes helping make "40 and Fratty" just a little more stylish!

Check out her work at Mercedes Designs Jewelry on Etsy!

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The 39th inaugural episode begins with Dr. TAT formally apologizing to the entire Midwest for his Chicago accent and somehow gets worse from there, as the crew records live during a Phillies elimination game while periodically trying to sacrifice Red October to improve Vic Fangio’s Rams game plan. International correspondent Roy Hobbs calls in live from IHOP to review blueberry pancakes, recommend Cleveland as an exotic vacation destination, break down European cycling despite the hosts knowing absolutely nothing about it, and demand Breeders’ Cup analysis. Somewhere between actual Eagles offensive-line discussion, a theory that wide receivers should barely understand how wheels work, beard maintenance, Pokémon Go surveillance, and a constitutional crisis over whether Jay-Z was allowed to reject the nickname “Jazzy,” the Phillies briefly score a run. By the end, Stat Boy has produced legitimate Case Keenum statistics, everyone has become emotionally dependent on Gloria Gaynor, and Set Hike! reaches the only conclusion available: we will survive. Probably.

Key Topics Discussed

00:23 — Chicago Apology & Eagles Damage Control

03:18 — Phillies Playoff Panic & The Nola Bomb

06:45 — Braves vs. Phillies: Mascot Death Match

12:17 — Roy Hobbs Calls From IHOP

22:15 — Pancakes Somehow Become Football

24:12 — What Went Wrong Against Chicago?

27:25 — The Official Football Intelligence Hierarchy

34:17 — Eagles Defensive Communication & Injuries

36:23 — Sacrifice the Phillies to Save the Eagles?

45:06 — “I Will Survive” & Live Phillies Chaos

52:21 — Beards, Sunday Gravy & Backup QB Trauma

57:21 — Pokémon Go Surveillance & Rams Preview

01:05:11 — Prediction Review & Eagles–Rams Picks

01:13:15 — Case Keenum Stats, Jay-Z Becomes Jazzy & Final Red October Prayer

Statistics & Facts

• Dr. TAT's NFL offensive position theory (smartest, least athletic at center, geologists at guard, flat-earthers at tackle, receivers who question whether there is an Earth). Defense simply requires juiced-up toddlers. 
• Andy Dalton threw an interception in his first Eagles appearance. A spotter took his helmet away on the sideline. 
• No home games for the Phillies in the series, and Braves fans' beer wall was growing.
• John Elway was clocked at 93 mph as a pitcher.
• Joe Montana has no recorded baseball velocity. As a football thrower he was measured at 50–55, and Elway at 70.
• Jay-Z's mentor was Jaz-O (Jay-A-Z-O, formerly "Big Jazz"). Jaz-O called Sean Carter "Jazzy," and he tweaked it to "Jay-Z." They were raised in the same projects. 

Memorable Quotes

"Ohio has the most amount of people who have left planet Earth. And I wonder if that's correlated at all." - Dr. TAT

"Battery versus Tomahawk." " - Dr. TAT NLWC mascot preview

"No, I never got it...I know like Pikachu and all that." - the extent of Panda Dan's encyclopedia-worthy of Pokémon knowledge 

"If you have Aaron Nola throwing the triple A, then we might not be as effective." - Stat Boy analysis of a Phillies' weapon of choice effectiveness vs. the Braves

"I'm always gonna go for the home team...I'm gonna go with the Phillies." - Roy Hobbs officially predicts the away team winning the NLWC.

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The 38th inaugural episode begins with an allegedly invisible guest, an Eagles team sitting at 2–0, and Dr. TAT opening a completely unlicensed medical school to explain Saquon Barkley’s stinger before the Mystery Guest executes a pro-wrestling run-in worthy of a steel chair. The crew dissects Jalen Hurts’ late-game heroics, the Giants’ rapidly expanding injury ward, Caleb Williams’ dramatic cart ride, the existential difference between Case and Chase Keenum, Detroit-style pizza, and why Michigan apparently becomes Set Hike!’s headquarters after the collapse of civilization. Then the Mystery Guest unveils a newest business venture—Mystery Guest’s Luxurious Cello—by introducing a suspicious yellow bottle with the reassuring sales pitch, “This is not a bottle of piss,” before everyone tastes a four-week Everclear experiment that Dr. TAT describes as lemon rind mixed with motor oil. Somehow nobody goes blind, the drink becomes the unofficial, official alcoholic beverage of Set Hike!, and the show immediately transitions into Chicago accents, investigates an alleged Penn State onion injury, and Computer Scott forcing four grown children to determine whether competitive sign-spinning is a sport, a statistic, or simply shenanigans. By the closing minutes, Stat Boy is fact-checking Zach Ertz marriage history and Eagles receiving records, the Mystery Guest has helped establish a future robot-resistant colony on Set Hike! Island, and the crew reaches perhaps its most defensible conclusion yet: October is a top-12 month of the year.

Key Topics Discussed

00:22 — The Invisible Mystery Guest & Eagles 2–0

08:43 — Dr. TAT’s Fake Medical School: Saquon’s Stinger

10:20 — Stinger to Stunner: The Mystery Guest Arrives

13:19 — Giants Injuries & Going Full Winston

18:42 — Caleb’s Cart & The Case vs. Chase Keenum Debate

24:19 — Jalen Hurts Levels Up & Tennessee’s Game-Saving Plays

32:06 — Phillies Panic, Chicago & Detroit Pizza

37:51 — The Michigan Apocalypse & Seth Island

40:39 — Midlife Crises, Jerry Pallotta & 100 Followers

45:40 — Stone Cold Limoncello: The Mystery Guest’s Cello

53:53 — Da Bears, Da Accent & Eagles-Bears Predictions

01:03:28 — College Football, Onion Injuries & Ground Beef

01:07:20 — Sports, Stats or Shenanigans: Robot Olympics & Cup Stacking

01:18:12 — Stat Boy’s Corrections & October Is Top-12

Statistics & Facts

• Zach Ertz: currently 579 career catches, 10 behind Harold Carmichael's Eagles all-time record of 589. Went to Stanford (not Cincinnati as first guessed). Married Julie Ertz (soccer player) in 2017; they met in 2012 at a baseball game — she actually attended Santa Clara, not Stanford. 
• Saquon Barkley suffered a stinger (brachial plexus injury) and wore a neck collar to prevent hyperextension. 
• Giants D-line: 1 total sack through 2 games — 31st of 32 NFL teams (Dolphins are 32nd with zero); Bengals lead the NFL in sacks (Dexter Lawrence mentioned, traded from Giants to Cincinnati). 
• Only NFL player with first name "Case" is Case Keenum; 4 other players have had the last name Case, including Pete Case, an Eagles guard (1962–1970)

Memorable Quotes

"We went from stinger to stunner, and here it is, folks." - Dr. TAT

"This guy's like Michael Jordan of Animal Battle." - Panda Dan

"You can't make an omelet unless you break some eggs, right?" - Stat Boy

"So this is not a bottle of piss. It is a bottle of Limoncello." - Mystery Guest

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The 37th inaugural episode celebrates the Eagles’ fast 1–0 start by, you guessed it, conducting a much needed vegetable intervention with Lizzie Streit from It’s a Veg World After All, as three grown children repeatedly steer sweet potatoes, pickled onions, and sports nutrition toward barbecue, meat pies, and Australian espionage. After Lizzie escapes, Dr. TAT conducts an unsolicited graduate seminar on the Eagles’ offensive line shuffle while the crew is anointed as "Sons of Dicker." Chaos ensues with a Quarterback-Center exchanges become a courtship ritual and Tennessee’s supposedly fearsome Greek "Titan" is exposed as an energetic trash panda named T-Rac—naturally leading to animal intelligence rankings and an Oregon Trail gopher massacre. For Week 2, Slayer gets sent to Nashville with Set Hike! assignments involving Dolly Parton, Elvis, and financially irresponsible roulette; an anonymous listener launches an investigation into Jameis Winston apparently fumigating the Giants’ locker room with cologne; and the show establishes a completely unnecessary new fragrance measurement system ranging from a "quarter-Winston" to the medically inadvisable "full-Winston". Stat Boy closes by fact-checking the Minnesota State Fair, historically efficient negative yardage, and—most devastatingly—the discovery that roulette wheels do not have a 37, ruining the crew’s beautifully conceived 37th-episode gambling strategy (back to 31!). The lesson is simple: eat your vegetables, protect your quarterback-center relationship, and never, for the love of everyone within a ten-foot radius, never go full Winston.

Key Topics Discussed

00:22 — Eagles 1–0 & Spitgate Returns

03:57 — Lizzie Streit: It’s a Veg World After All

05:41 — Vegetable Mount Rushmore & Sweet Potato Brownies

07:07 — Flexitarians, Food Creativity & SEO

10:55 — Getting Kids to Actually Eat Vegetables

13:52 — Nashville Tailgate Food & Stat Boy’s Pickled-Onion Manifesto

17:12 — Nutrition, GLP-1s & Sports Science

21:31 — Operation Trojan Meat Pie

26:18 — Eagles Week 1 Recap & Panda’s Return to the Linc

34:45 — Tom Brady’s Sore-Legged Butterfly & Offensive-Line Therapy

44:09 — Dating Your Quarterback & The Sons of Dicker

53:31 — Eagles–Titans Preview & T-Rac the Trash Panda

59:34 — Oregon Trail Gopher Massacre & Week 2 Predictions

01:04:28 — Slayer’s Nashville Assignments

01:10:13 — The Jameis Winston Cologne Investigation

Statistics & Facts

• Zack Baun: 12 total tackles (7 solo), 1 tackle for loss, 2 passes defensed — named NFC Defensive Player of the Week. 
• Makai Lemon is on pace for 51 catches for negative 85 receiving yards this season.
• Titans' mascot is T-Rac, an energetic raccoon (not a Titan) — mascot has been in place since the franchise's 1999 rebrand from the Houston Oilers.
• Minnesota State Fair stats she cited: ~200,000 attendance one day (this year's total attendance was actually 1.9 million; the all-time record was 2.1 million in 2019; this year's opening-day record was 155,000; the single-day record was 270,000).
• Minnesota State Fair apple fries wait at 8:30am was 35 minutes; by mid-afternoon the wait was estimated to be 2.5 hours.
• Set Hike!'s official "Winston" unit of cologne measurement — Panda Dan defines a "half Winston" (arms + neck) while Stat Boy establishes a "quarter Winston" (chest/upper area only)

Memorable Quotes

"This is princess applesauce, you know." " - Lizzie on getting her daughters to eat beets

"I'll say you have to get a picture with a look-alike or a statue of Elvis Presley" - Panda Dan on Slayer's Set Hike! assignment

"I try to get it closer to the nose area so you know it's easier to smell instantly." - Stat Boy establishing a "quarter-Winston"

"The real ones would." - Dr. TAT on putting beets on a Mount Rushmore of vegetables 

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A massive thank you to Lizzie Streit from It’s a Veg World After All for joining Set Hike! and somehow keeping three flexitarian focused on vegetables for more than 20 minutes. Lizzie shared her Philly roots, nutrition expertise, and some genuinely great foodie ideas—from sweet potato brownies to buffalo chickpeas to Stat Boy-approved pickled onions done the right way.

Check out many more recipes at https://itsavegworldafterall.com/ and follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/vegworld_recipes/.

Thanks again, Lizzie, for proving that Philly sports and vegetables can co-exist and, most importantly, it really is a Veg World After All.

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The 36th inaugural episode of Set Hike! celebrates the return of NFL football by spending the opening fifteen minutes debating how Australian pronunciation, whether time is a social construct, and if Michigan keeps a secret DraftKings-sponsored clock in a drawer specifically for manufacturing extra seconds. Things briefly become alarmingly professional when legendary Philadelphia sportswriter Les Bowen joins the show and casually unloads 40 years of Eagles knowledge from memory, explains why Sean Mannion should hide safely in the booth, questions whether Jeff Stoutland’s departure could break the offensive line, and somehow says “Willie Lampkin” without realizing he has just activated Dr. TAT’s Pee-wee Herman secret word. Once Les escapes, the crew immediately destroys whatever journalistic credibility he left behind by investigating Panda Dan’s white Johnson, selecting French game-day cologne, debating whether smoked wallaby belongs inside a meat pie, predicting an Eagles massacre of the Washington Clarendons, and imagining Vic Fangio being physically carried into the coaching booth like an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. Finally, Stat Boy attempts to correct the fundamental physics of time replacing Cesium-133 with Hydrogen-1's isotopes which naturally segues into confirming Landon Dickerson’s 40-yard dash time before revealing the Set Hike! R&D Department has apparently been employing Rob, not Randy, this entire time—which is perfect, because after an offseason featuring horse racing, Uruguay, Baltimore slander and whatever the hell else this show became, football is finally back and nobody needs to pretend any of this made sense.

Key Topics Discussed

00:22 — NFL Week 1 Has Arrived: Melbourne, Time & International Football

09:40 — Michigan’s Secret Clock & the Missing Second

15:01 — AJ Brown, Hate-Watching New England

22:45 — Les Bowen Joins Set Hike! (!!!!!!!!)

25:35 — Sean Mannion, Andy Reid & the Eagles’ New Offense

30:28 — Jeff Stoutland, Outside Zone & the Willie Lampkin Alarm

35:18 — Who Replaces AJ Brown?

39:06 — Jalyx Hunt, Trent Cole & the Eagles Defense

41:48 — Les Bowen on Old-School Eagles Misery & the Lurie Era

46:40 — Booth vs. Sideline & Battery-Resistant Windows

50:22 — Les Bowen on Sportswriting, Access & Beating the Robots

55:12 — Eagles–Clarendons Preview, Panda’s White Johnson & Game-Day Cologne

01:01:54 — Smoked Wallaby, Meat Pies & Week 1 Predictions

01:10:05 — Macy’s Predictions, Slayer Sound-Off & Zulu Nation Forever

01:15:55 — Stat Boy Corrections: #IsotropesTalk, Missing Birthdays & R&D Identity Crisis

Statistics & Facts

• A "jiffy" is a real (informal) unit of time — one-hundredth of a second. 
• A second is officially defined as the duration of a set number of vibrations of the cesium-133 atom.
• Eagles won NFL championships in 1948 and 1949 — and the team was sold in between those two seasons.
• Owner Leonard Tose once nearly moved the team to Arizona.
• Sean Mannion is calling plays from the coaching booth (not the sideline) in Week 1.
• The buckeye is a tree in the soapberry family, Ohio's official state tree; its nut is a glossy brown nut with a light tan patch.
• New items this year: Tush-Push Tater (loaded baked potato), Kool-Aid glazed chicken wings, South Philly Special cheesesteak. 

Memorable Quotes

"The LA Rams are cramming for the test. The Niners are studying." - Dr. TAT

"Lane Johnson is a unicorn. He can do anything... he's the best offensive lineman ever." - Les Bowen

"40 years ago, if you told an Eagles fan they were going to win 11 games in a season, they would have been ecstatic." - Les Bowen

"The thing that I learned is you can't see a damn thing" - Pro-Booth Les Bowen on coving games from the sideline

"I disagree with what you just said. I love the world, I love to travel the world " - Panda Dan

"What's the over-under on the amount of times the announcers blame jet lag for false starts tonight?" - Stat Boy

"This is when the cologne goes on, the Johnson stand tall, and we are here and ready, boys." - Dr. TAT

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A HUGE thank you to Les Bowen for taking the time to join Set Hike! and help us kick off the upcoming NFL season. For decades, Les was one of the unmistakable voices of Philadelphia sports journalism, covering the Flyers, Eagles, and some of the most memorable eras in the city’s sports history with the knowledge, humor, and perspective that made generations of Philly fans feel like they knew their teams a little better.

Getting the chance to talk Eagles history, the 2026 team, and the evolution of sports media was genuinely special for all of us. More than anything, we’re incredibly appreciative of the body of work Les produced throughout his career at the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer, and the role it played in shaping how so many of us followed Philadelphia sports growing up.

Thank you again, Les, for your time, your stories, your sense of humor, and a career worth celebrating.

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The 35th inaugural episode becomes a full-blown Slay Day as Slayer celebrates her actual August 27 birthday in studio, where a normal birthday interview immediately mutates into LeBron fan anthropology, quiet-car jurisprudence, and a hard-line debate over wearing the wrong Philadelphia jersey to the wrong Philadelphia sporting event. From there, the crew discovers Willie Lampkin may be a lost citizen of Oz, debates whether Dr. TAT is legally permitted to boo his own Bengals-loving child, turns Joe Burrow into Macaulay Culkin, and spends an irresponsible amount on craps mechanics, upside-down puzzles, and tactical sandwich concealment from increasingly militant Jersey Shore seagulls. Slayer then delivers what is immediately declared the greatest duck joke in podcast history before revealing the secret economy of Wrangler ducking, hidden Jeep symbols, and why Panda Dan has apparently been waving at people who were never obligated to wave back. Stat Boy attempts to restore sports by introducing the Phillies’ “lame duck” manager situation, only for the episode to unveil an alternate Set Hike! Red October fanfest coined "Set Strike!", react to an IHOP-based Spanish cycling correspondent, and then host a live intervention over Panda Dan’s Minute Maid intake. Finally, Slayer brings everyone cookies, Dr. TAT eats the cookie she actually wanted, the room performs a duck-infested “Happy Birthday" and the Corrections department delivers the ultimate birthday gift: Slayer missed sharing August 28 with Shania Twain and Marv from Home Alone by roughly eleven minutes. Let Slay eat cake? Sure. Just apparently not her own cookie.

Key Topics Discussed

00:21 — Happy Birthday, Slayer! 

06:29 — World Cup Commutes & the LeBron Takeover 

10:37 — Quiet Cars, Concerts & Slayer’s 31-Book Quest 

13:33 — Red October & the Sports Jersey Fashion Police 

17:14 — Eagles Camp: No LeBron, No Lemons 

21:22 — Willie Lampkin, Wizard of Oz & Three Philly Championships 

27:00 — Can Dr. TAT Boo His Own Son? 

29:01 — Joe Burrow, Home Alone & Super Bowl Halftime Shows 

33:41 — Atlantic City, Roulette & Stat Boy’s Dice Technique 

38:29 — Yahtzee, Card Games & Upside-Down Puzzles 

43:55 — Seagull Survival & the Greatest Duck Joke Yet 

49:14 — Slayer Corrects Set Hike! on Jeep Duck Culture 

54:42 — Pauly D, Lame Ducks & the Phillies Manager Debate 

01:01:57 — Fan Mail, Set Strike & Voicemail Chaos 

01:10:03 — Pancakes, Panda’s Sugar Intervention & Let Slay Eat Cake 

01:19:32 — Birthday Corrections & the Final Whistle

Birthday Slayer Statistics & Facts

• Slayer was born August 27, around 11:49 p.m.
• Slayer's zodiac sign is Virgo.
• Slayer's on her 14th book of the year, with a Goodreads reading-challenge goal of 31 books.
• Slayer has an Eagles tattoo.
• Slayer shares a birthday with Aaron Paul and Jim Thome.
• Celebrities born the next day (Aug 28) include Jack Black, Jennifer Coolidge, Shania Twain, and Daniel Stern (Marv from Home Alone). 

Memorable Quotes

"Rummy's a good beach game, actually. " - Panda Dan

"I don't think there's a better gift than corrections." - Stat Boy

"Just sending all the bad vibes." - Slayer after Dr. TAT threatens to wear a LeBron James Flyers jersey to an Eagles game

"That is one of the finest, one of the greatest gobblers I've ever met." - Dr. TAT

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The Set Hike! crew finally gets serious in its 34th inaugural episode, promising a “no-nonsense night” before immediately burning multiple minutes litigating the numerical boundaries between a couple, a few, several, and many—proving once again that nobody at this podcast can be trusted with an agenda. After diagnosing the Eagles’ preseason offense as vanilla ice cream dropped on the ground, Panda Dan debates whether Sean Mannion belongs in the forbidden booth, while Dr. TAT discovers that Vic Fangio’s defense apparently consists of a man on life support and a human piñata. Things briefly become shockingly wholesome when Lauren from Carl’s Cards & Collectibles joins to celebrate her father’s incredible Havertown legacy and their store’s role in connecting Philly fans with their hometown heroes, including Delco’s very own Kevin McGonigle. Speaking of hometown heroes, a new one is born when "Juice” begins recounting how a mere Delco mortal went from nearly being kicked out of Citizens Bank Park to being rescued, sent backstage, placed next to Flo Rida, transforming into a 62-year-old dancing Phillies folk hero, complete with an elbow kiss and open jersey. By the end, Stat Boy conjures up a new Set Hike! memorabilia sweepstakes and reveals a secret talent so powerful that Dr. TAT and Panda Dan immediately begins reconsidering the very concept of sound itself.

Key Topics Discussed

00:22 — The 34th Inaugural “No-Nonsense” Episode

03:40 — Eagles Preseason Autopsy: The Soggy Offense

10:16 — Preseason Philosophy & Dr. TAT Loathes the Booth

14:22 — Life Support, Human Piñatas & Eagles Defensive Depth

18:13 — Lauren from Carl’s Cards & Collectibles Joins the Show

26:10 — Kevin McGonigle Mania Hits Havertown

29:25 — Dr. J, Brandon Graham & Legendary Carl’s Cards Signings

35:43 — Carl’s Flyers Legacy, Bernie Parent & Dan Vladar

40:57 — The Set Hike! Podcast-Worn Memorabilia Sweepstakes

44:40 — Panda Dan’s Juice Break & the Road to Juice

47:50 — The Juice Gets Loose: A Phillies Folk Hero Is Born

51:36 — Juice Somehow Gets Accidentally Kicked Out

54:17 — Backstage with Flo Rida: Big Daddy Fitz Takes the Stage

01:04:28 — The Juice Aftermath & Foo Fighters Field Reporting

01:09:56 — Stat Boy Reveals His Secret Talent

01:14:23 — Just Andrew, the International NFL & the Road to Fall

Statistics & Facts

• The crew works out an official taxonomy of vague quantities: couple = exactly 2, few = 3–4, several = 5–7, many = 7+. 
• Sirianni is reportedly 5-0 in regular-season openers, tied to his preseason philosophy of resting starters.
• Carl's Cards notable signings: Dr. J, Gordie Howe, Dick Vermeil, Jason Kelce, Bernie Parent (Carl's very first-ever signing, ~25 store visits, personal friend), Bobby Shantz (100 years old, still recites full stats when signing), Brandon Graham, Dickie Noles.
• Flo Rida had Juice dance, then take his shirt off; onlookers dubbed him "Daddy Philly"/"Philly Daddy Dancer," some mistook him for the Phillie Phanatic. Witness the madness here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcO8x5_p3OA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsi=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Memorable Quotes

"No, I love the preseason. I would watch every game if I could. " - Panda Dan

"People can just smell you coming. So it's much easier for people to recognize where you are in a crowd." - Stat Boy on locating Panda Dan in public

"There is literally no one better for an autograph signing than Brandon Graham... it's like a roller coaster. " - Lauren from Carl's Cards & Collectibles

"It made my day, my month, my year, possibly the rest of my life... " - Juice on his sudden Flo Rida hero accension

"Please make sure to tip your kazoo guy." - Dr. TAT

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A huge Set Hike! thank you to Lauren from Carl’s Cards & Collectibles for joining the show and sharing the story of her dad, Carl, the legacy he built in Havertown, and the community that continues to grow around the store today. From generations of Philly sports fans walking through the doors to unforgettable autograph signings with legends like Dr. J, Brandon Graham, Bernie Parent and more, Carl’s Cards is much more than a memorabilia shop — it’s a true Delco sports institution. If you’re looking for sports cards, memorabilia, apparel, autographs, or the chance to meet some of your favorite athletes, make sure to check out Carl’s Cards & Collectibles on Eagle Road in Havertown. Follow them on Instagram, Facebook and X for upcoming signings and new arrivals, and visit https://carlscards.com/ to learn more. Support local, support a great family business, and tell them Set Hike! sent you!

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The 33rd inaugural episode begins with Turtle’s manual-transmission driving gloves and somehow develops into a graduate seminar on Jeep culture, where Panda Dan admits he’s essentially duckless and the crew spends several legally inadvisable minutes defining mutual ducking, tri-ducks, duck exclusivity, and the shocking possibility that the Western Hemisphere itself is a duck. The Phillies then use the completely meaningless but spiritually binding fact that the 1980, 2008 and 2026 teams all sat at 64–56 after 120 games to guarantee another World Series, before Chase Utley’s Wall of Fame ceremony becomes an ageism tribunal, a Pat Burrell grooming appreciation society, and a Kevin Costner filmography test nobody studied for. Eventually football arrives, where Darius Cooper and Willie Lampkin become the official Set Hike! preseason hype train, Lemon is declared a bust approximately seven years before anyone should be allowed to say that, and Lane Johnson’s possible last ride sends the entire offensive-line discussion plunging into an unstoppable series of Johnson jokes. The brand-new Set Hike! voicemail line then fulfills its technological destiny when children immediately use it to investigate Dr. TAT’s fart volume, before Stat Boy closes the case with Stellantis corrections, vintage Phillies fan-club archaeology, Savannah Bananas acrobatics and one final command: grab your ducks, give yourself a Jeep wave, and go Birds.

Key Topics Discussed

00:21 — Turtle the Manual Man

04:38 — The Jeep Wave Constitution

09:29 — If You Jeep Wave, They Will Duck

13:55 — Mutual Ducking & the Tri-Duck

19:01 — Phillies Fan-Group Archaeology

19:42 — The 64–56 World Series Prophecy

22:54 — Chase Utley’s Wall of Fame Roast

29:58 — Field of Dreams & Iowa Ghostbusters

33:26 — Hollywood Voice Mount Rushmore

38:59 — Eagles Training Camp & WR Battles

47:06 — Lane Johnson’s Last Ride

50:15 — All In on Willie Lampkin

57:33 — Eagles vs. Ravens & Advanced Crow Science

1:02:42 — Fan Mail, LeBron & “Big Colors”

1:07:40 — The Set Hike! Hotline Delivers

Statistics & Facts

• Chrysler is still in business; its parent company is Stellantis — and Jeep's parent company is also Stellantis.
• "Jeep Ducking" is described as a real global phenomenon: Jeep owners leave small rubber ducks on other Jeeps as a random act of kindness/acknowledgment.
• After 120 games, the 1980 Phillies were 64–56, the 2008 Phillies were 64–56, and the 2026 Phillies were also 64–56 — both 1980 and 2008 ended in World Series titles.
• Savannah Bananas trivia: the team reportedly sold out Citizens Bank Park ("the bank") two days in a row; a player named Robert Anthony Cruz ("RAC"; a former MLB player with the Nationals) recently landed a trick called the "Iron Lotus" — a flip with a twist, catching the ball backhanded. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbzLhofI6hn/
• Birds returner Brit Covey reportedly ran a "hammy route" during OTAs — faking a hamstring injury mid-route as a decoy move. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZv3Jl5NjHL/
• Crows: reportedly have intelligence comparable to a 7-year-old human or a great ape; high neuron density lets them make tools, recognize human faces, and understand water displacement. 

Memorable Quotes

"I'm gonna be on Broad Street in about two and a half months from now celebrating Philadelphia Phillies World Series... I think we're going four for four this year, folks." - Dr. TAT

"I drive a Jeep." - Panda Dan

"So you know the Eagles have Manion Man, we have Manual Man... So we gotta call him Turtle the Manual Man." - Panda Dan

"Who would you like to duck you?" - Stat Boy

"Dude, I'm telling you... Darius Cooper is a stud. He's gonna have a breakout season." - Dr. TAT

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The 32nd inaugural episode begins with a formal attempt to repair diplomatic relations with the duck-joke community, but mutates into a graduate-level NFL training-camp seminar before AJ Epenesa’s nocturnal snake herping hobby kicks the door off the hinges and sends the entire show screaming into reptilian hell. Dr. TAT relives the moment he accidentally grabbed a live Delco driveway snake, Panda Dan reveals that apparently every young man must complete one government-mandated “snake tour,” and Stat Boy is forcibly rebranded as Snake Boy while Snakes on a Plane, Anaconda, and Hollywood's mandatory hip-hop casting requirements consume a wildly irresponsible percentage of a sports podcast. Eventually, the crew remembers sports exist and staggers back toward Eagles training camp (part II), investigates Atlanta’s fourth-string quarterback and Joel Embiid’s allegedly asymmetrical slimming anatomy. Before Snake Boy can open the correction ledger, Set Hike!’s R&D Department unveils its greatest invention yet and launches the show into a completely new level of unnecessary technological advancement, a twist so structurally ambitious it has Christopher Nolan asking for a whiteboard and a nap.

Key Topics Discussed

00:21 — Butt Quacks Me Up

01:45 — Hard Knocks, Eagles Nostalgia & NFL August 

06:50 — Old-School Football Camp & the Legend of Sharkhurst 

09:20 — Training Camp Is Actually Summer School 

15:46 — Eagles Camp: Taye Wicks, Injuries & WR Depth 

18:45 — Where in Pennsylvania Is Lane Johnson? 

26:43 — Vic Fangio, AJ Epenesa & the Eagles Defense 

28:31 — Everybody Has a Night-Snake Phase 

33:30 — Snakes on a Plane, Anaconda & Mr. Cube 

41:33 — Black Mambas, Super-Sharks & Late-'90s Animal Cinema 

44:55 — Set Hike! Becomes a Sea Lion Podcast 

47:01 — Atlanta’s Fourth-String QB & Eagles Preseason 

49:30 — Listener Sound-Offs, Fantasy Punishments & Baseball Chaos 

58:42 — 234-SET-HIKE & Snake Boy’s Corrections

Statistics & Facts

• Hard Knocks history: Ravens were the first team featured (2001), Cowboys have appeared 4 times (3 individually + 1 division-wide). Eagles have only appeared once, as part of the NFC East division format (2025); 2026's features the Seahawks. 
• The Ultimate Grand Slam - Only 34 walk-off grand slams have occurred in MLB history; only 15 of those came with two outs, making this rarer than a perfect game.
• Eric Bruntlett recorded the last unassisted triple play in MLB, in 2009; roughly 15 unassisted triple plays have occurred in MLB history.
• The hobby of hunting snakes is called "herping"
• The Inland Taipan is cited as the world's most venomous snake. 

Memorable Quotes

"I actually think it's like one of the best movie magic things is that you can make Tom Cruise look tall in movies." - Dr. TAT

"I mean, I'm not worried about Lane, he's an Amish Lancaster warrior. " - Panda Dan

"It says an FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss. " - Stat Boy reveals the plot of Snakes on a Plane

"I like to think right now Lane Johnson is, you know, enjoying some Hershey's chocolate and just kind of just drinking like a Tröegs' sunshine pills near it." - Dr. TAT speculates on Lane Johnson's whereabouts

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Set Hike! starts off with a BANG, celebrating its **inaugural** 31st episode by immediately setting what experts are calling the fastest statistical correction in sports-comedy podcast history, naturally segueing into compelling prime numbers talk, knuckle-based calendars, seasonal punching fists, Atlantic City bachelor-party archaeology, and a shockingly serious investigation into whether anyone has ever willingly bet roulette number 31. As Philadelphia transforms into LeBron City, Panda Dan delivers possibly the least enthusiastic superstar welcome in sports-comedy podcast history, Eagles training camp is here (rejoice!), and Stat Boy explores the financial mechanics of being mummified in your own life savings. But the true star is MC and The Sauce, a Chester County beer-league hockey operation built on pizza branding, A.I. (i.e., Antonio Intelligence) analytics, a whopping 16.7% power play, and the revolutionary draft strategy of selecting every guy who has previously injured you. By the end, the crew has debated Italian pasta sauces, sounds-off on LeBron's helicopter commute, famous babies, Hands on a Hard Body, a 13th month named “Secon-dary,” and produced what Dr. TAT himself concedes may be “one of the worst duck joke podcasts we've ever had.”

Key Topics Discussed

00:21 — The **Inaugural** 31st Episode & Calendar Chaos

05:27 — Fall Fists, Atlantic City & Ducktown

10:06 — Roulette, LOST Numbers & Casino Degeneracy

14:40 — LeBron to Philly: Panda Has Mixed Emotions

21:58 — Welcome to LeBron City!

31:31 — Eagles Training Camp & The Two Jalens

35:49 — Money Mummies & Guest Relations Problems

37:19 — MC Joins the Show: Welcome to The Sauce

42:45 — Beer-League Hockey, AI Awards & Bolognese

52:31 — Sauce vs. Gravy & Crimes Against Italian

59:48 — Slay, LeBron Transit & Famous Babies

01:06:55 — Hands on a Hard Body & Piss-Hand Strategy

01:12:00 — Calendar Reform, Duck Jokes & Setto Haiku!

Statistics & Facts

• Months with 31 days: January, March, May, July, August, October, December (per the "knuckle method" Stat Boy walked through).
• Roulette: betting a single number pays 35-to-1 odds; the 0 and 00 give the house its edge. 31 is a black number on the wheel.
• MC flew LeBron around Philly in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter, per the bit — hot spots mentioned: Diamond Cabaret, Philip's Steaks, Pizza 50s, and Coco's Gelato in Aldan, PA.
• Ducktown (Atlantic City's nicknamed) — Earned the name for being settled heavily by Italian immigrants and duck farmers in the early 1900s.
• The Lost numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42) all correspond to retired Yankees numbers, 

Memorable Quotes

"I have a lot of respect for LeBron James... never had any issues in his career as far as just seems like a great guy, you know, great family guy. Honored that he chose Philadelphia... it's great for the city, it's great for the fans. " - Panda Dan

...here comes the BUT...

"The concern is that LeBron... it's all gonna revolve around LeBron and can LeBron win another finals, not the Sixers. And yeah, I'm just a little worried about that." - Panda Dan

"It's a fantasy league for old fat guys [playing] hockey." - MC

"A bipartisan sub shop. This is fantastic." - Stat Boy

"I would like to congratulate the 2027 NBA championship winning Philadelphia 76ers... I've already bought my tickets for the parade." - Dr. TAT

"It's time to get sauced or get lost!" - MC

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Huge thanks to MC, player/GM of The Sauce, for joining us and bringing beer-league hockey, elite-level Bolognese analytics, and the “get sauced or get lost!” mentality to Set Hike! Follow The Sauce on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wc.sauce/ and learn more about the Ice Line Intermediate League at https://icelinequadrinks.com/leagues/adult/intermediate-league/.

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