The Flip Side

Brian and Galen are back for Season 8 (season 8? Yep, season 8).

Topics include Changing Beer Culture, Partisan Politics and How Sports Journalists Interact with the Public.

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In their Season 7 finale, Brian and Galen spend the entire hour breaking down the current NCAA Men's Basketball scandal. Why is media coverage of this story seemingly stuck in 1989? What does it mean for the future of college sports? What will bring real reform?

Thanks for listening this season! We'll talk to you again in April.

Beers of the Flip Side

Brian's Beer: Pauwel Kwak

Galen's Beer: Nuttercup

The boys tackle 8 topics in 61 minutes. Including:

The Parkland shooting victims and the use of social media

Crisis actors and national tragedies

The bash*t insane Newsweek story

The Mavericks story and #Meto

NCAA Vacating titles

Media framing of college basketball student sections

The Tom Crean rehabilitation tour

The Big Ten Tournament ticket apocalypse.

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What Winter Olympic events would Galen and Brian be best at? Along with that, topics include Ron Borges and Tom Brady’s agent. How does a story like this even happen, and why do we spend so much time and energy talking about the Boston sports media? Who is the Steve Bannon of the sports world?  The answer is obvious, but still interesting. Media coverage of bracketology. Get ready for quadrant talk, and a look at St. Bonaventure’s compelling case.  

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It’s our post-Super Bowl special, and there’s a lot of football talk. Galen tries to talk Brian into getting excited about the Bills pursuing Nick Foles. Topics include the Colts coaching debacle. What the heck’s going on in Indy? Who is the media going to paint as the villain here - Josh McDaniels or the team? Super Bowl LII. Why was Cris Collinsworth so bamboozled by the catch calls? Why was there no real buzz about the game? The ESPN App. Apparently, carriage fees remain ESPN’s heroin.

Beers of The Flip Side

Modelo Especial

Alto Real Red Wine

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Topics this week include the Michigan State scandal and all its related fallout. Is the post-game press conference the appropriate site for investigative journalism? Do reporters have to be more performative in this digital media age? Is Tom Izzo a dead-coach walking? DK Sports and Deadspin. The new subscription only model for sports news sites is interesting, but are they good places to work?

Beers of the Flip Side

Big Ditch Fresh Baked

Rhinegeist Truth

Lagunitas Born Yesterday

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Galen is back after the birth of his second child (Brian’s note: She is ADORABLE!). Topics this week include The media coverage of the Larry Nassar case. Why has there been so little coverage of this story? The boys give some theories, including comparing it to Penn State. The return of the XFL. Is anybody really asking for this? And is this all set up for Trump to be the commissioner in 2021? Bob Costas and the Super Bowl. What’s it mean that one of the most important sports broadcasters stepped away from hosting football coverage.

Beers of the Flip Side:

War Horse Lt. Dan IPA

Brian’s Blue Apron Substitute of the Week

InstantPot

This week, Brian and Galen talk about Lavar Ball and ESPN. Why do reporters insist on talking to him, and why is it wrong for NBA coaches to keep reporters from interviewing him. Logan Paul and YouTube Culture. That dude's an idiot, but what does his popularity say about media in 2018? Oprah 2020 Do the boys have Oprah Fever? (Spoiler alert ... no).

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In the first episode of 2018, Brian and Galen talk about The Buffalo Bills’ playoff drought and the power of narratives in sports journalism; Central Florida and the college football playoff and how it’s Boise State all over again: College basketball season and how St. Bonaventure slayed the dragon that is Syracuse (one guess at who’s very excited about this).

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In their Boxing Day special, Brian and Galen talk about Objectivity in Sports Journalism. What did the Tim Layden essay in Sports Illustrated get wrong? Why do some sports journalists care so much about being seen as objective. Fans vs. Sports Journalists. Why do sports journalists seem to hold fans in such disdain? What do fans really want from sports journalism? Predictions for 2018. What does the future hold for ESPN and for The Athletic?

Also … is there a dessert that Brian won’t eat?

Beers of The Flip Side

Troeg’s Mad Elf Grand Cru

Panther Porter

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