Welcome to Episode 21 of The Morning After with Jared Smith! In this episode, Jared dives deep into his personal journey with fasting, the powerful effects it’s had on his mind, body, and spiritual life, and why he’s making wellness a bigger part of his content going forward. You'll get an honest look at Jared’s recent 72-hour fast, the discipline and clarity it brought, and his plans to continue weekly extended fasts leading up to his milestone 40th birthday.
But that’s not all—Jared tackles some of the hottest topics in sports outside the usual game recaps. He gets candid about the transition from football to betting on college hoops, previews Super Bowl 60 (including his favorite props, bold predictions, and betting insights), and shares actionable advice for sports bettors.
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00:00:02 – Intro & What’s Today’s Show About?
00:02:24 – Podcast as a Work In Progress & Connecting Life to Sports
00:03:04 – 72-Hour Fast Experience: Why and How
00:04:40 – Fasting Details: What Jared Smith Consumed, How His Body Reacted
00:06:34 – Physical and Spiritual Effects of a Long Fast
00:08:49 – Committing to Weekly 48-Hour Fasts for February
00:09:35 – Numerology, Chinese New Year, and Personal Growth
00:12:12 – Social Media Shift: Lifestyle & Fasting Over Sports
00:13:39 – Fitness Transformation: How Jared Smith Lost 40 lbs
00:15:06 – Fasting Safety, Research, and Societal Conditioning
00:16:25 – Maintaining Willpower, Control Over Diet
00:17:01 – Religious Upbringing, Yom Kippur, & Fasting Roots
00:18:10 – Building Up to Long Fast—Practical Tips
00:19:01 – Modern Society, Discipline, and Hunger as Emotion
00:21:19 – “You Need to Give Your Insides a Break” (Benefits of Fasting)
00:22:22 – Closing Thoughts on Fasting & Transition to Sports
00:22:33 – NFL News: Super Bowl Preview Structure
00:25:02 – Offseason Content Plan & Coaching Carousel
00:29:23 – NFL Hall of Fame Voting Fiasco (Belichick Controversy)
00:33:00 – How Hall of Fame Voting Works + Jared Smith’s Fix
00:39:23 – The Future of College Sports: Rutgers’ Financial Crisis
00:41:36 – The Wild West of NIL: Duke Sues Their Own Ex-QB
00:45:07 – NBA to NCAA: Amari Bailey and Re-defining Amateurism
00:49:14 – Why College Sports Need a Commissioner
00:52:01 – The Importance of Boundaries, Accountability, and Life Lessons
00:53:07 – Super Bowl Prep: Mental Framework & Betting Approach
00:55:05 – Prop Betting: Why “Unders” Often Win
00:58:34 – Favorite Super Bowl Prop Bets (Three Consecutive Scores, Shortest TD, etc.)
01:01:39 – Super Bowl Prop Trends (Second Half vs. First Half)
01:03:23 – Game Analysis: Kenneth Walker Props, Matchups, and Key Players
01:06:58 – Patriots Defense: Undervalued & Spiritual Edge
01:10:59 – Patriots’ Tyra Williams Story & Locker Room Impact
01:13:13 – New England’s Upset Path & How The Game Might Play Out
01:16:39 – More Prop Angles to Target
01:18:23 – Score Prediction: Seahawks 20, Patriots 17
01:19:40 – Sam Darnold’s Redemption Story
01:20:08 – Channels, Substack, Patreon and Where to Find More Content
01:20:44 – Outro: Next Week’s Super Bowl Recap
