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The Chicken Social episodes

  • Ep 129: Sexual Assault: A National Scourge (w/@HumbleTeej)

    In what was, honestly, a long overdue interview, @HumbleTeej joins the show to talk about the nation's current reckoning with sexual assault and answer a very important question: at what point does an elected official have to resign over claims of sexual assault? Additionally, Teej, who is an LA-based attorney answers a question Obes has long pondered: how easy is it to to sue a newspaper for slander?

    In this week's Sports Zone, Obes and Cha take a close look at #NewCoachSZN in college football with a keen eye on the Tennessee coaching job. Why? Because Twitter just made the University of Tennessee back out of a signed agreement to hire Greg Schiano as its head football coach, that's why. What will the folks at Rocky Top do next?

    Finally, staying in the sexual assault theme, nearly 200 woman have accused Massage Envy massage therapists of sexual assault. Oddly enough, Massage Envy's corporate entity says they aren't the ones who should have to answer for it. How come?


    All that and more, this week on The Chicken Social.


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    50 min
  • Ep 128: Kyrie the MVP??? (w/@EricTrillman_)

    Eric's Back! This week, Eric Trillman aka Percy McPerson aka Young Person aka The Boy Wonder re-joins the show to discuss some NBA fodder: is Joel Embiid that nice, would Kyrie still be in Cleveland if they'd drafted Embiid, and what is his ceiling? Additionally, Eric gives his opinion on the Boston Celtics, fresh off their 15th win in a row. Can they really compete for an NBA championship this season?

    Then, in this week's Sports Zone, Obes and Cha investigate Tyrod Taylor's benching by Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott. Is race a factor in the way Tyrod has been treated by his franchise? Last but not least, Obes and Cha revisit an old topic. WTF is going on with the Republican Party and is there anything a Republican could do that would make the party disavow them?


    All that and more, this week on The Chicken Social.


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    52 min
  • Ep 127: You Don't Care About Concussions (w/@Mariannoo)
    On this week's episode of The Chicken Social: CONCUSSIONS, CONCUSSIONS, and more CONCUSSIONS. The Basketball Friends podcast contributor, friend of the show and all around awesome human being Mariano Bivins (@Mariannoo) joins the show to discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo. Is he really that nice? Is he really the second best player in the league? If not, is there another 7 foot wunderkind who is better? He also tells us whether or not it's too soon to sell on Lonzo Ball. Obes and Cha take a look at the unmasking of male celebrities as sexual predators, are these powerful white men finally about to be held accountable for their actions? Last, but certainly not least, we turn our sights to the NFL and their lax view towards concussions. Do they really care about the players wellbeing as much as they say? All that and more, this week on The Chicken Social.

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    55 min
  • Ep 126: Houston Sports (Kinda) Up (w/@BostonJerry)
    It's indictment season and Jerry's back to help us make sense of it all. Robert Mueller has issued the first of what could be many many indictments against the Trump administration, but what happens if he proves Trump and co. colluded with Russia and no one cares? Jerry and Obes explore that possibility. Houston sports gods giveth and the Houston sports gods taketh away. The day after the Astros win the World Series, Texans QB Deshaun Watson tears his ACL. Smh. Additionally, Obes and Cha are back to talk gun control and lay out their visions of what a gun controlled America could look like.

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    57 min
  • Ep 125: Lamar Jackson, QB1 (w/@FourVerts)

    This week, we're once again joined by Setting The Edge's own Charles McDonald (@FourVerts). We talked to the young gawd about a few things, namely: why his beloved Falcons stink so soon after getting to the Super Bowl, why it is that some people (cough *Matt Miller* cough) rate Wyoming QB Josh Allen over football wunderkind Lamar Jackson, AND how he came to be rooting for the baseball team in America's greatest city during this year's World Series.


    In addition to that wonderful goodness, Cha and Obes discussed the recent allegations of sexual assault by Kevin Spacey. In light of the accusations against him, he came out of the closet. What does it all mean? A lot, to be honest.


    Last, but certainly not least, the Houston Astros are a win away from making Obes look like a prophet. Is this shit really about to happen? Also, the Texans made a bombshell trade with the Seattle Seahawks, was it a good one?


    All that and more on this week’s episode of The Chicken Social.


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    56 min
  • Ep 124: The Robert Horry World Series (w/@KashannKilson)

    TCS resident genius/philosopher/all-around dope person Kashann Kilson (@KashannKilson) is back to discuss the week that was in Trump-related hysteria. More specifically, what happened in Niger and why is Trump fighting with Congressional Representative Frederica Wilson over what he did or did not say in a phone call?


    We also dive into this week's Sports Zone to look at the Houston Astros run to the World Series and what that could mean to a Houston city that's long overdue for a champion.


    All that and more on this week’s episode of The Chicken Social.


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    1 hr
  • Ep 123: Kaepernick Sues the NFL (w/@EricTrillman_)
    Your favorite Young Person returns! This week Eric (@EricTrillman_) joins us to discuss Draymond Green's GQ article and whether Dray is right about the Warriors being worlds ahead of all the other teams. Also, Obes and Cha discuss the collusion lawsuit Colin Kaepernick has filed against the NFL and why the response to Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault allegations has been different from Trump's.

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    47 min
  • Ep 122: Who Cares About the Anthem? (w/@TylerIAm)
    Tyler's back! This week Trill Withers himself (@TylerIAm) discusses why he feels the NBA, NFL, and all other American professional sports leagues should get rid of their draft systems. We all then take turns proposing what would make a better system and why a draft only rewards poor team management. Then, Obes and Cha ask Tyler a more existential question, what happens when you get exactly what you want out of life but it doesn't make you happy? All that plus Trump vs the NFL (really sick of this guy) and why the NBA is better.

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    49 min
  • Ep 121: The Trill Jemele Hill (w/@DianteLee_)
    On this week's episode, Diante Lee of Inside The Pylon joins to discuss the current state of football. Specifically, Diante gives his opinion on what's causing the current malaise in the NFL: is it scouting/development or talent? The boys then talk about Jemele Hill's battle against white supremacy and whether or not Kyrie Irving owes anyone an explanation for leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers. All that and much more, this week on The Chicken Social.

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    58 min
  • Ep 120: Climate Gentrification (w/ @ArifHasanNFL)
    This week, we had something Obes thought would never happen: a SECOND guest from Grand Forks, ND. Arif Hasan, a writer for Zone Coverage and Optimum Scouting as well as the co-host of the Wide Left podcast, joins us to talk about the Minnesota Vikings QB situation and give an outlook/prediction for their upcoming season. In addition, he gives his take on Donald Trump's reversal on DACA. The boys then discuss Maria Sharapova's inappropriately titled new book, Unstoppable, and its portions about the greatest athlete of all time, Serena Williams. Last but not least, Obes brings up a topic that you may not have heard about yet but will soon become a big deal: Climate Gentrification.

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    49 min

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