The Coping Hour

By Nicolas HenkelSports

The Coping Hour episodes

July 26, 2024 Coping Hour #70: Disingenuous Content Creation, The Podfather's Influence + A Sad 2024 US Ballot
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Covering the bases on previous Coping Hour "whoopsies"
6:56 "Weird Moment at Summer League" email reading
10:11 "2012 Detroit Tigers" email reading
12:33 Shirley temples & Paige Bueckers
14:14 "Awful Coaching sucks" email reading
17:53 "Bill Simmons/Ryen Russillo" email reading
19:02 The Podfather's influence
28:35 Oh wow we're actually doing the Kamala Harris thing
41:42 "How do you get over yourself?" follow up email
42:38 My experience with therapy
48:14 Where does that self-critical voice come from?
55:10 Mr. Beast is over party?
57:07 I'm still obsessed with CFB 25 + Slight merch update
1:00:47 PRIMARY CONTROL
1 hr 2 min
July 22, 2024 Coping Hour #69: Killing Vibes Offseason Style + Not Talking About Bronny James
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0:00 Intro
1:30 Paris Olympics email reading
3:40 How does the NBA have such a large reach globally?
9:00 South Sudan almost did the unthinkable / Tricked by Team USA again
12:36 There's something to be said about AD's USA career
13:43 Bronny James email reading
14:53 Alright fine, let's do the Bronny James thing and be done with it
23:10 Joe Biden just quit on his team
29:16 The Trump thing is still frying my brain / RNC notes
31:25 Re-discovering my issues with eating / not actually eating
40:10 "How do you get over yourself?" email reading
42:13 Struggling with "imperfection" and not feeling worthy of achievement
54:30 College Football 25 has taken over my life -- absolutely love it
58:05 PRIMARY CONTROL
59 min
July 19, 2024 Coping Hour #68: NBA Players I'd Blow Up My Franchise For
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0:00 Intro
0:42 Some housekeeping notes up top
2:37 Update on The Coping Hour merch
7:09 One final note on the Hall of Fame episodes: Mike Conley
8:48 Setting the table for today's episode
9:34 Levels to "blowing up an NBA franchise"
13:09 Houston Rockets
14:34 Utah Jazz
17:23 San Antonio Spurs
18:45 Sacramento Kings
20:12 Portland Trailblazers
21:20 Phoenix Suns
22:34 Los Angeles
25:08 Oklahoma City Thunder
26:34 Golden State Warriors
28:33 New Orleans Pelicans
29:50 Minnesota Timberwolves
31:53 Dallas Mavericks
32:41 Denver Nuggets
33:44 Memphis Grizzlies
35:04 Detroit Pistons
35:54 Charlotte Hornets
36:56 Chicago Bulls
37:40 Brooklyn Nets
40:02 Boston Celtics
41:35 Cleveland Cavaliers
42:24 Indiana Pacers
43:34 Atlanta Hawks
44:20 Milwaukee Bucks
45:10 New York Knicks
45:55 Orlando Magic
46:54 Philadelphia 76ers
48:04 Washington Wizards
48:08 Miami Heat
49:22 Recapping all of the names on the list
51:07 CFB 25 + Wrapping up today's show
55:21 PRIMARY CONTROL
56 min
July 15, 2024 Coping Hour #67: Active Hall of Famer's in the West + #45 Was Nearly Not Alive
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Donald Trump nearly gave America a new "Capital M" Moment
3:00 The "bullet" photo is bananas
4:38 A moment this big will automatically break people's brains
6:11 The alternate timelines are going ballistic right now
8:57 I worry about the ramifications of this could be
14:40 This is not nearly as funny as I thought it was going to be
16:47 Really makes you put some respect on Lee Harvey Oswald's name
18:14 Wearing Coping Hour merch to commit an atrocity
19:15 This has definitely melted the brains of Coping Hour listeners
21:50 Not totally on board with all the conspiracies right now
24:48 Trump's "come to Jesus" moment?
26:30 An all-time not very polarizing moment? Maybe? Somehow?
31:36 Setting the stage for Hall of Famers: Western Conference Edition
34:23 The Memphis Grizzlies
39:08 The Denver Nuggets
41:08 The Dallas Mavericks
42:07 The Minnesota Timberwolves
46:41 The New Orleans Pelicans
49:35 The Golden State Warriors
50:54 The Oklahoma City Thunder
54:08 The Los Angeles Lakers
55:20 The Los Angeles Clippers
56:47 The Phoenix Suns
57:27 The Portland Trailblazers
1:00:32 The Sacramento Kings
1:04:35 The San Antonio Spurs / Harry Kane & Gareth Southgate
1:07:57 The Utah Jazz
1:08:49 The Houston Rockets
1:10:27 Recapping the final list
1:16:32 PRIMARY CONTROL

1 hr 17 min
July 12, 2024 Coping Hour #66: The Active Hall of Famers in the NBA's Eastern Conference
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Kawhi Leonard leaving Team USA?
3:28 Trading random people for Olympian basketball players
6:31 Setting the table for today's show
8:40 The Miami Heat & Jimmy Butler
15:09 The Washington Wizards / That OG Laker Core
18:33 The Toronto Raptors (lol)
19:56 The Philadelphia 76ers
24:34 An Andre Drummond & Eric Gordon Mandela Effect
29:27 The Orlando Magic
32:20 The New York Knicks
36:24 The Milwaukee Bucks
39:41 The Atlanta Hawks
41:45 The All-NBA Separatist Team
44:12 Miles Bridges Free Agency Recap
45:54 The Indiana Pacers
48:25 The Cleveland Cavaliers
49:34 The Boston Celtics
52:56 The other teams that don't matter
54:18 The Blindest Blind Email Reading We've Ever Done
56:30 "Why Can't NBA Fans Have Nice Things?" Email reading
1:02:56 PRIMARY CONTROL
1 hr 4 min
July 08, 2024 Coping Hour #65: The Pistons Continue to Impress + The Kings Took A Big Swing
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0:00 Intro
1:16 The Detroit Pistons are impressing me this offseason! Woah!
7:12 Brokering a deal between Detroit and Milwaukee
10:21 When was the last time you looked at Dame or Giannis' contract?
12:00 Simone Fontecchio: Darling of the Summer
15:30 So.. Are Jaden Ivey and Isaiah Stewart getting traded still?
18:18 DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings
25:03 Actually sneaky excited for Team USA basketball this year
26:44 "Chicago NASCAR Race" email reading
30:06 "America's Moments" email reading
33:44 A specific type of person that I hate
34:49 Niche beef I'm aware of in the YouTube landscape
36:52 Viewer/Creator relationship with specific comments
38:41 Reiterating The Coping Hour's presentation change
40:36 Why did Detroit give away so many picks in the Kennard trade?
42:23 Closing the Monty Williams chapter + Tanking is fake now
48:40 I finally got to see MaXXXine! Wow!
56:39 PRIMARY CONTROL
57 min
July 05, 2024 Coping Hour #64: The Warriors Breakup Getting Ugly + American Exceptionalism as a Zoomer
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0:00 Intro
0:30 America's birthday / Housekeeping
4:13 The Warriors break-up has gotten sneaky ugly?
8:13 The Denver Nuggets Fivehead Theory to keep an eye on
15:30 I break news to myself about the Warriors assistant coach hires
16:38 Not understanding what the Lakers plan actually is
20:34 "Geographically based salary cap" email reading
25:12 "British politics" email reading
32:28 American exceptionalism as a Zoomer
38:15 "Jokic skewing our perspective on the second round" email reading
43:09 A quick look back on Drake/Kendrick and the Pop Out
51:09 PRIMARY CONTROL

52 min
July 01, 2024 Coping Hour #63: JB Bickerstaff Is My Head Coach + A Very Active Detroit Pistons
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0:00 Intro
0:29 Trajan Langdon throwing fastballs in his first offseason
2:22 Tim Hardaway Jr is a Detroit Piston! Impressed!
5:59 JB Bickerstaff is my new basketball coach
14:11 Cade Cunningham (alleged?) extension in Detroit
17:56 Paul George and the Clippers -- wait, its over?
21:10 What else have we gotten from free agency?
26:36 "presidential debate" email reading
34:38 "Religion in relationships" email reading
49:27 The lifespan of The Coping Hour
50:41 A run-in with a Chicago counter-terrorism battalion hitsquad buzzword
53:34 Why did the intro to the show change?
55:14 PRIMARY CONTROL
55 min
June 28, 2024 Coping Hour #62: The 2024 NBA Draft Got Huge-Time Ruined + The Nova Knicks Are Real
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0:00 Intro
1:18 The Nova Knicks are actually real! Here's what I like about it
6:59 Policing Adrian Wojnarowski on his shenanigans
9:10 Other brief before-the-draft notes from around the NBA
11:42 Malika Andrews ruined my 2024 NBA Draft experience
14:25 Drafting Ron Holland with the 5th pick
20:55 Whoops! James Borrego is not the Cleveland Cavaliers head coach
23:16 Why did the Spurs do the Timberwolves a favor? + misc. notes
26:06 Buzelis' reaction to getting drafted absolutely ruled
29:00 Dumbest name in the draft this year?
31:04 Horrible year for the NBA to do two-day draft coverage
37:04 The Bronny James saga enters a new chapter
39:16 Policing Adrian Wojnarowski on his shenanigans: The Sequel
43:26 My favorite note about the Pistons drafting Ron Holland
45:32 Presidential debate kinda got my vibes all crossed up
57:00 Stanley Cup Finals did not go in my favor
58:34 PRIMARY CONTROL
59 min
June 24, 2024 Coping Hour #61: Hope In A Hopeless Draft + Evaluating The #5 Pick For Detroit
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0:00 Intro
0:57 I haven't prepped you guys for the NBA Draft at all
4:00 John Beilein's controversy getting lost to history
7:33 Something positive for Pistons fans to look forward to
9:20 Seemingly zero real headlines about teams trading picks
11:57 Destroying the momentum of today's show
13:11 Evaluating the last ten 5th overall picks
13:52 2023 5th pick
18:00 2022 5th pick
20:59 2021 5th pick
23:04 2020 5th pick
24:19 2019 5th pick
28:00 2018 5th pick
30:23 2017 5th pick
32:24 2016 5th pick
33:13 A story about a tech lizard selling me live audio
40:15 2015 5th pick / what have we learned?
41:12 The 2014 Draft class was wildly deep
46:10 "Carmelo vs Dwight" email reading
47:22 How much Carmelo meant to me when I was growing up
51:00 "All-Time Stanley Cup series" email reading
56:35 Most Insane Thing I Saw: Armie Hammer Edition
1:01:58 PRIMARY CONTROL
1 hr 3 min

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The Coping Hour is a call-in theme'd podcast hosted by Nicolas Henkel -- Where the frustrations and turmoil of your favorite team's season come to boil over. Email into the show! [email protected]