The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast

The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast episodes:

• 06.18.2024

  EP 258: Munchkins at 2nd base

  DLuks hosts this all Benchwarmer game with Tako & Scott facing off against Mason and Matt D. Tune in to discovery which Benchwarmer uses an NFL player for measurement, which player could have been two time defensive rookie of the...

  
• 06.11.2024

  EP 257: 18 Under at the No Hope Classic (Featuring Assistant Coaches Trevor Hogg and Drew Topp)

  Assistant Coach Drew Topp writes his first game which pits Marrkkus & Scott against David and Assistant Coach, but practically Benchwarmer at this stage, Trevor Hogg. Early in the game, David has his Shawshank Moment (yes, he meant Slumdog Moment)....

  
• 06.07.2024

  EP 42 BTP OT: May 2024

  Eric and Matt Discuss the following episodes: EP 252: 24 Hours of Lamaze (featuring Assistant Coaches Byron Grubman & Tim Geving) EP 253: The Steph Curry of Westeros EP 254: Danger Eugene Robinson (featuring Head Coach Dave Wortz) EP 255: Heisman Trophy for Hackysack...

  
• 06.04.2024

  EP 256: Too Much Minestrone

  In this all Benchwarmer game, Tako and Matt team up to face off against Scott and David with Ede hosting. In it we learn about Ede's indecent proposal, we invent a number of of new round styles including Curriculum VitHaiku...

  
• 05.28.2024

  EP 255: Heisman Trophy for Hackysack (featured Assistant Coach Ethan Metzker)

  Assistant Coach Ethan Metzger returns to the Bench to team with Tako to take on the formidable team of Eric Ede and Josh. During the game, the teams explore many important topics: Josh keeps thinking about Tommy Boy, one player...

  
• 05.21.2024

  EP 254: Danger Eugene Robinson (featuring Head Coach Dave Wortz)

  Head Coach Dave Wortz joins the bench and teams up with Matt to face Scott and Mason int his Markkus hosted episode. In it we learned Dave's favorite years is 1993, he wrote a certain wrestlers wikipedia page, Mason wonders...

  
• 05.14.2024

  EP 253: The Steph Curry of Westeros

  In this all-Benchwarmer game hosted by Josh, we learned that Dikembe Mutombo was too short (but not for the WNBA), that Josh would never use Cloverfield of Dreams for a Halftime Chat GPT movie plot (even though it would be...

  
• 05.10.2024

  EP 41 BTP OT: April 2024

  Eric and Matt Discuss the following episodes: EP 247: I Hope it Doesn't Taste Like its Name (featuring Equipment Manager Hugh Gitlin) EP 248: Your Special Teams have Died of Dysentery (featuring Assistant Coach Byron Grubman) EP 249: So Much...

  
• 05.07.2024

  EP 252: 24 Hours of Lamaze (featuring Assistant Coaches Byron Grubman & Tim Geving)

  Assistant coach Tim Geving joins the bench and teams up with Mason to face Matt and Scott in this game hosted by Assistant Coach Byron Grubman. In it we learned that Tim doesn't own a lot of pantaloons, Tim and...

  
• 04.30.2024

  EP 251: Too much Brown... University (featuring Assistant Coach Marc Grenier)

  Assistant Coach Marc Grenier returns to the bench to team with Markkus to play against Josh and Tako. Marc witnesses David process his own trauma before we even get out of the first quarter. Later, the teams contemplate whether Lenny...

  
• 04.24.2024

  TNBL: 2024 NFL Mock Draft

  The Naked Bootleg is back with their annual mock draft. Mason, joins Markkus, Scott and Ede. Let us know what you think. Fingers crossed that they get a couple right.

  
• 04.23.2024

  EP 250: Double Dishman (featuring Assistant Coach Scott Hyland)

  Assistant Coach Scott Hyland returns to the Bench for this Markkus-hosted game. In it we learn about what it is to be a fresh human, that we already have a new name for Mason's next child, to think like a...

  
• 04.18.2024

  TNBL: All 90’s Draft

  The boys from BTP sit down for another special episode of The Naked Bootleg. Josh, Markkus, Scott and Ede have an all 90’s Fantasy draft with a couple stipulations. Who did better? Who got snubbed? Give it a listen and...

  
• 04.16.2024

  EP 249: So Much Talc (featuring Equipment Manager Andy Barry)

  Equipment Manager Andy Barry returns to the Bench for this Eric Ede-hosted game. In it we learn about hyphenated Super Bowl MVP cornerback Something-1973, that friend of the pod Neal Fischer is a perv (sorry Neal), that for the first...

  
• 04.09.2024

  EP 248: Your Special Teams have Died of Dysentery (featuring Assistant Coach Byron Grubman)

  Assistant Coach Byron Grubman returns to the Bench teaming up with David to face Walling and Matt in this Matt Takimoto hosted episode. In it, we learned that Denny Walling has been to every Masters, we discuss cities in Texas,...

  
• 04.08.2024

  EP 40 BTP OT: March 2024

  Eric and Matt Discuss the following episodes: EP 243: Old Pee Hands EP 244: I only play Kosher Pickleball (featuring Assistant Coach Adam Speas) EP 245: Gazpacho Claritin (featuring Assistant Coach Matt Coleman) EP 246: DGB: Grown Man with Children...

  
• 04.02.2024

  EP 247: I Hope it Doesn't Taste Like its Name (featuring Equipment Manager Hugh Gitlin)

  Equipment Manager Hugh Gitlin retuns to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game (aka BTP: The Daylight Savings Epiosde). In it we learn that a particular tennis champion learned to play in Minnesota, that everyone knows famous two-sport athlete Lucky Johnson,...

  
• 03.26.2024

  EP 246: DGB: Grown Man with Children (featuring Equipment Manager David Kennedy)

  Equipment Manager David Kennedy returns to the Bench fot this Ede hosted joint. In this episode we learned to avoid "driveway" problems, the teams were tested on their "Weird Al" knowledge, people had to figure out deep information about Uncle...

  
• 03.19.2024

  EP 245: Gazpacho Claritin (featuring Assistant Coach Matt Coleman)

  Assistant Coach Matt Coleman returns to the Bench for this Tako-hosted game. In this episode, we translate Martin Prado's name into English, and reminisce about MLB journeyman David Swimmer (not Schwimmer). Also, one team gets ethered, David doesn't fix Josh's...

  
• 03.12.2024

  EP 244: I only play Kosher Pickleball (featuring Assistant Coach Adam Speas)

  Adam Speas, Assistant Coach and host of Throwback Trivia Takedown, returns to the bench to discuss his recent national gameshow appearance, and to play some sports trivia! David hosts the game which pits Adam & Eric Ede against Matt D...

  
• 03.09.2024

  The Naked Bootleg 2024 NFL Free Agency

  Scott and Markkus sit down and talk about the upcoming NFL Free Agency frenzy. Who is a good fit for your team? Where will they go?? Join us for a discussion about this wonderful time of the year. 

  
• 03.05.2024

  EP 243: Old Pee Hands

  Scott Grimes hosted this unconventional game in which a last-second player scratch led to the rare 1 vs 1 vs 1 game with Tako vs. Markkus vs. Luks. The lack of traditonal team talk-outs didn't prevent our players from citing...

  
• 03.01.2024

  EP 39 BTP OT: February 2024

  Eric, Mat. & special guest Josh discuss these episodes. EP 239: Famous Luchador Elle Woods (featuring Asistant Coach Dave Brown) EP 240: Little Heroes (featuring Equipment Manager & host of The Sports Trivia Face-Off Podcast Brent Bollmeier) EP 241: Summer...

  
• 02.27.2024

  EP 242: Uncontroversial White Guys (featuring Assistant Coach Scott Hyland)

  Assistant Coach Scott Hyland returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it we learned that Ede is finally aware that not all questions are about men (he is also herpes-free and pro-women in 2024) and doesn't want to...

  
• 02.20.2024

  EP 241: Summer Sanders... NOW! (featuring guest Zach Gozlan)

  Guest Zach Gozlan teams up with Scott to face Ede and Dougherty in this unequivocally white episode hosted by Matt Takimoto. In it we search for a chicken chunk sponsor, we invent Scandinavian Ryder Cup golfers, Dougherty's face lights up...

  
• 02.13.2024

  EP 240: Little Heroes (featuring Equipment Manager & host of The Sports Trivia Face-Off Podcast Brent Bollmeier)

  Equipment Manager and Sports Trivia Face-Off host Brent Bollmeier joins the Benchwarmers to team with Eric Ede, facing Josh and Markkus. As to be expected, Luks faces the eyerolls from Josh and the hatred from Eric Ede. This was probably...

  
• 02.06.2024

  EP 239: Famous Luchador Elle Woods (featuring Asistant Coach Dave Brown)

  Assistant Coach Dave Brown joins the Bench and teams up with Eric Walling to face off against Scott and Matt in this Matt Takimoto hosted episode. In it we learned who Eric's go-to Spanish woman is, the difference between Santo...

  
• 02.02.2024

  EP 38 BTP OT: January 2024

  Eric and Matt are joined by Mason & the infamous David Luks (and maybe some Lavid Duks also....) to discuss these episodes:  Dan's Fireside Trivia EP 235: The Nick Anderson Butterfly Effect (featuring assistant coach Vinnie Iyer) EP 236: Making out with Strangers...

  
• 01.30.2024

  EP 238: A Racehorse named Philadelphia Turkey (featuring guest Meesh Resnick)

  Guest Meesh Renick returned to the Bench for the 2023 Year in Review episode hosted by Josh. In it we learned that that name Hanks was not a reference to multiple guys named Hank, that the Benchwarmers should invest in...

  
• 01.23.2024

  EP 237: Shirtless Movie

  Matt Takimoto wrote a great all-Benchwarmer competitive game pitting Matt D and Eric W against Scott & David. The teams contemplated more of life's most difficult questions: Could Martin Sheen really own a Dojo? Is Impact Point the worst name...

  
• 01.19.2024

  BTP OT EP 37: December 2023

  Eric & Matt discuss these episodes:  EP 232: Bruce Bochy's Husky Head (featuring Assistant Coach Dave Wortz) EP 233: Honey I Shrunk Juan Antonio Samaranch (featuring Assistant Coach Josh Snyder) EP 234: The Mustache That Transcends Time (featuring Assistant Coach Matt Coleman) 2023 BTP...

  
• 01.16.2024

  EP 236: Making out with Strangers in West Virginia

  David hosted this (debatably) amazing all-Benchwarmer game with Matt Takimoto still searching for his first win as a Benchwarmer. The teams posed several important questions: Is it time to bring back the backup truck? Is Luc Longley ever going to...

  
• 01.09.2024

  EP 235: The Nick Anderson Butterfly Effect (featuring assistant coach Vinnie Iyer)

  Eric Ede hosted this fun game pitting David & Walling against Scott and Assistant Coach (and long-time Sporting News writer) Vinnie Iyer. From the jump, David had some internet issues, which led to the inevitable team name. Walling & David...

  
• 12.29.2023

  Dan’s Fireside Trivia 2023

  For the third year in a row, Dan leads a Fireside Chat with his trivia friends Graig Zethner, Scott Barber, and Gary Middleton with Matt joining late to ad nothing to the conversation. Enjoy and happy holidays from BTP!!!  https://www.patreon.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.facebook.com/benchwarmerstp...

  
• 12.22.2023

  2023 BTP Holiday Trivia

  BTP Holiday Trivia is Back!!! Celebrate the 2023 Holiday season with us along with a very special guest host. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from your favorite Sports Trivia Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.facebook.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.twitter.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.instagram.com/benchwarmerstp/ https://www.teepublic.com/stores/benchwarmers-trivia-podcast  

  
• 12.19.2023

  EP 234: The Mustache That Transcends Time (featuring Assistant Coach Matt Coleman)

  Assistant Coach Matt Coleman returned to the Bench for this Matt Takimoto-hosted game. In it we learned that Warriors "Legend" Donyell Marshall is THE Splash Daddy, that Minnesota has never hosted the Winter X Games (Who knew?), that Josh gives...

  
• 12.15.2023

  BTP OT 36: November 2023

  Eric & Matt discuss these episodes:  EP 228: The Flaming Thumbtacks (featuring Assistant Coach Adrian Bias and Equipment Manager Joe O'Brien) EP 229: Wendell Scott Legend Wendell Scott (featuring guest Jake Manne) EP 230: Balls Ede has seen EP 231:...

  
• 12.12.2023

  EP 233: Honey I Shrunk Juan Antonio Samaranch (featuring Assistant Coach Josh Snyder)

  Assistant Coach Josh Snyder joined the bench and hosted this game that featured all-benchwarmer players with teams of Eric Walling & Scott Grimes versus Matt Dougherty & Matt Takimoto. In it, we learned about uncastrated wild boar Wednesday, Vodka Drunkinski...

  
• 12.05.2023

  EP 232: Bruce Bochy’s Husky Head (featuring Assistant Coach Dave Wortz)

  Assistant Coach Dave Wortz returned to the Bench for this thicc game hosted by Josh. In it we learned that Bruce Bochy's hat size is 8-1/4 (thus the episode title), that Steve is a good dad name, that Dave DeBusschere's...

  
• 11.28.2023

  EP 231: Quarterback Breeding with Philip Rivers (featuring Assistant Coach David Fudor)

  Assistant Coach David Fudor returned to the Bench for this Matt Takimoto-hosted game. In it we learned that the Benchwarmers are looking for an apple sponsor (like the Buffalo Bills), that USC is STILL cheating, that the ACC will have...

  
• 11.21.2023

  EP 230: Balls Ede has seen

  David hosts this engaging all-Benchwarmer episode with Ede & Matt D teaming up against Matt T & Josh. Ede continues a theme with his team name, and it's all uphill from there. One benchwarmer poses the all important question: Just...

  
• 11.14.2023

  EP 229: Wendell Scott Legend Wendell Scott (featuring guest Jake Manne)

  Scott hosts this edition of the BTP podcast, in which Jake Manne finally shows up to pay the piper (though honestly his only crime was carrying an undfeated record). In this game, the Benchwarmers tried diligently to help Mason name...

  
• 11.09.2023

  BTP OT 35: October 2023

  Eric & Matt discuss these episodes:  EP 224: Serbian Power Forward Danny Demogorgon (featuring guest Sam Collins) EP 225: Haiku Imposter Syndrome (featuring Assistant Coach Marc Grenier) EP 226: Wealth is a Super Power (featuring Assistant Coach Scott Hyland and...

  
• 11.07.2023

  EP 228: The Flaming Thumbtacks (featuring Assistant Coach Adrian Bias and Equipment Manager Joe O’Brien)

  Assistant Coach Adrian Bias and Equipment Manager Joe O'Brien returned to the Bench for this Walling-hosted game. In it, we learned that Walling and Joe were both suffering from jet lag from recent European trips, that Joe couldn't get Jonathan...

  
• 10.31.2023

  EP 227: Spin Urkel (featuring Head Coach Philip Sanford)

  Head Coach Philip Sanford returns to host his (almost annual) all-basketball Benchwarmer game. The teams degenerate quickly into a discussion of just how many food pantries are in the state of Iowa (they still don't know). In an effort to...

  
• 10.24.2023

  EP 226: Wealth is a Super Power (featuring Assistant Coach Scott Hyland and guest Andrew Vahlenkamp)

  Assistant Coach Scott Hyland and guest Andrew Vahlenkamp returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it, we learned that Scott Hyland wanted to submit a drawing as an answer (a stick figure with a mustache), that Kim Kardashian...

  
• 10.17.2023

  EP 225: Haiku Imposter Syndrome (featuring Assistant Coach Marc Grenier)

  Assistant Coach Marc Grenier returns to the Bench for this game hosted by Eric Ede. In it, we learned that the haiku police won't be happy with this game (counting syllables is hard), that you should just know that your...

  
• 10.13.2023

  EP 34 BTP OT - September 2023

  Eric, Dan & Matt discuss these episodes:  EP 219: Gary is my Favorite Anderson (featuring Equiptment Manager Ian Hollenberg) EP 220: Too many Erics...and Davids (featuring guest Tim Geving) EP 221: You're a Mean One, Bobby Grich (Featuring Head Coach Chris Shen) EP 222:...

  
• 10.10.2023

  EP 224: Serbian Power Forward Danny Demogorgon (featuring guest Sam Collins)

  Guest Sam Collins returns to the Bench, teaming with Eric Ede, in a close game against Benchwarers Josh and Markkus. The teams have fun answering David's questions, surfacing Rick Mind-flayer, Giants legend Harry Carey, Mrs. Coliseum, and even Paul Westphal,...

  
• 10.03.2023

  EP 223: The Van Halen Hockey Company (featuring guest Tucker Warner)

  Guest Tucker Warner returned to the Bench for Matt Takimoto's first hosted game as an official Benchwarmer. In it, we learned that Matt is no longer Schrödinger's Benchwarmer, that 7 seconds of soccer might still be too much for Josh,...