Are Celtic fans within their rights to rain hate down on Kyrie Irving? Is Liverpool an underdog against Manchester City? Are the resurgent Mets good news or worthy of scorn? Matthew and Jonah disagree on these points and more.

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Destanni Henderson, Alyiah Boston, Dawn Staley, and the University of South Carolina women's basketball team handle Paige Bueckers and the University of Connecticut to take home the national championship. On the men's side, Jonah and Matthew feel different feels for departing Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Will MLB choke on the excess of its capitalist vomit, i.e. can Steve Cohen's spending overcome baseball's cheap, closed-market owners? All that, NBA playoff talk, and a shout-out the Staten Island Amazon workers who voted to form a union.

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We open with the slap heard 'round the world, then talk about the Robert Williams III injury and its implications, and LeBron's injury and performance with the Lakers. We discuss the great Phoenix Suns at length and fail to figure out who and what Kyrie Irving missed most of the season for. Plus a quick run through Will Smith's filmography, where Matthew confesses his life-long Will Smith secret to Jonah. This episode was recorded on Monday, March 28th.

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With the British government forcing Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, do they next turn their gaze to Manchester City and its ownership? Is this sudden stance a sign of progressive values on the rise in sports, or yet another instance of Western hypocrisy? What's left to say after the Deshaun Watson trade to Cleveland? All that and so much more.

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Matthew and Jonah talk about old-school names dominating the headlines this week—Kevin Garnett and various Ubuntu Celtic beefs quashed in light of his number being retired; Tom Brady, socialist icon, deciding to re-join Tampa Bay shortly after announcing his retirement; Major League Baseball ending its lockout and moving toward a new season. Put on your JNCOs and flannels and take a trip down memory lane from the then to the now.

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The Athletic's Antonio Morales talks about the rising cost of everything that goes into raising a five-star college quarterback. Jonah and Matthew discuss Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Chelsea, the MLB lockout, and the crashing and burning L.A. Lakers.

Time-stamp highlights include the Morales interview (8:50), the village it takes to raise an elite QB prospect (13:30), how figure skaters might be a cautionary tale for parents chasing the QB dream (24:45), whether a billionaire Russian oligarch can be a sympathetic figure (37:30), potential positives to the MLB work stoppage (52:30), Laker schandenfreude (1:00:00) what Russell Westbrook can learn from Allen Iverson (1:03:00), and more!

Antonio Morales (@AntonioCMorales) covers college football for The Athletic.

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Super Bowl LVI is in the books. How was such a hyped-up game that wasn't decided till the final 30 seconds somehow still so boring? How was the halftime show emblematic of why late-stage capitalism sucks? We also review the NBA trade deadline and what some of the big moves could mean for the near-future.

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We welcome John Schneider to discuss his fascinating articles about Tom Brady being a truly inspirational socialist icon. The conversation turns to the MLB Hall of Fame vote, where Matthew and Jonah disagree completely about whether PED cheats belong in the Hall. We close with NBA trade deadline talk.

John Schneider co-hosts the Lefty Specialists podcast and writes Undrafted at Substack.

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This episode covers all the bases and then some: Which famous economist most deserves a hug? Should the NFL change its overtime rules? If the Cleveland Cavaliers offered a good package of young talent for LeBron James, would the Lakers do it? Why is defending champ Milwaukee struggling? How is Manchester City like the Wehrmacht? All this and much more!

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A very special episode with former NBA player and poet/writer/activist Etan Thomas. Etan's latest book, Police Brutality & White Supremacy: The Fight Against American Traditions, dives into the tradition and enshrinement of police brutality against Black people and talks with activists, allies, police, and media members about why and where action is needed, as well as concrete proposals to combat it. What can athletes do to change things? The press? The police? Interviewees include Lora Dene King, daughter of Rodney King, Rayond Santana from the Exonerated 5, Steph Curry, Isiah Thomas, Craig Hodges, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Jake Tapper, Jemele Hill, Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Yamiche Alcindor, Chuck D and many more.

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