By JC Shurburtt and Joel Sawyer
A Podcast for Politics…Or…Sports. With JC Shurburtt and Joel Sawyer.
The media-political complex is in content overdrive trying to read the tea leaves on Trump tweets and Mueller investigation. Michael Avenatti is back in the news in a bad way. In sports, we talk Zion Williamson a terrible weekend coming...
Florida is gonna Florida, and a massive recount controversy is underway there. We take a look, along with Arizona and Georgia. We look at some recent political PR blunders, and in sports - a Bama QB controversy and Petrino fired...
JC and Joel explore the aftermath of the Midterms elections. Plus, Jim Acosta, Les Miles, Jeff Sessions, and Will Muschamp. Plus...predictions!
JC and Joel break down the race for control of the US House, and give their official predictions and races to watch. In sports, Bama, the Gators, and the Saints.
State by state, race by race, we break down the Senate midterms and give our definitive predictions and analysis. Plus, plenty of fail to discuss, from the Raiders to Jacob Wohl. Show Rundown: - Senate Preview - The Raiders - A Patino comeback? - Jacob...
The one constant in our politics is the blame game. Hillary makes a racist joke. Sports and politics in the great state of Ohio.
We give you the latest on the mail bomb news and the unfortunate rhetoric surrounding it. Plus, LeBron, Bannon, Avenatti, CTE, and football picks.
Happy Birthday to us, which we totally forgot about! To celebrate one year of POS, we’re giving YOU a jam-packed show with tons of politics and sports. Show Rundown: The Big POS - “It’s closing time…” for both political parties as they...
The stakes are high on our response to the Khashoggi murder. MAGA rallies. The One-And-Done rule revisited. Plus...predictions! Show Rundown: The Big POS - What will America’s response to Khashoggi be? There are both charitable and uncharitable explanations for Trump declining to...
Elizabeth Warren’s Native American debacle, and more Democratic blundering. Plus, the MLB playoffs and NBA tipoff. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Senator Elizabeth Warren made a boneheaded tactical decision in releasing DNA test results that don’t actually say what she wants...
There are more important things than Trump and Kanye but you’d hardly know it. In sports, plenty of NFL QB talk, plus predictions. Show Rundown: Big POS - This week’s biggest story has been Trump and Kanye. What the hell is wrong...
We fix America in about 20 minutes, and Washington should take note. Also, T-Swift speaks, the NCAA is dumb, and Nikki Haley is out at the UN Show Rundown: Big POS - Since Kavanaugh’s confirmation, liberals have professed a dumbfounding level of...
Donald Trump is not self-made, and maybe not a billionaire. New York Times investigative reporter Susanne Craig joins us to recap their explosive investigation. Show Rundown: Interview with Susanne Craig - A year and a half in the making, the New York...
JC and Joel pound their two favorite whipping posts - DC Pols and the NCAA - for unforced errors and failures in public relations.
Brett Kavanaugh is hurdling toward confirmation after a dramatic hearing that highlights everything terrible about our politics. But at least there’s football. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Thursday offered a compelling day of testimony from Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh...
Now more than ever, the media needs to pause and take a breath, particularly when it comes to the Mueller probe. Plus, Kavanaugh, Barstool Sports, and Kentucky Football. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Rod Rosenstein was out then he was in...
The Kavanaugh confirmation is a full on circus. Iran sanctions may be working, but trouble with China is on the horizon. And the Browns won a game! Show Rundown - The Big POS: The Kavanaugh confirmation drags on, with demands and counter...
A accuser has stepped forward against Kavanaugh, hitting the pause button on his nomination. Urban Meyer needs to hush, a Russiagate update and more. Show Rundown: Big POS: Christine Blasey Ford has stepped forward with allegations of Kavanaugh holding her down and...
With Hurricane Florence bearing down, we discuss how the media covers disasters. Paul Manafort cops a plea. Plus, Botham Jean, Cynthia Nixon, and football talk. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Does the media’s wall-to-wall coverage of Hurricane Florence constitute “disaster porn?”...
The guys look at the legacy of 9/11 and what it meant for our world and our politics. In sports, we break down the NFL Week 1 and the Serena Williams controversy. Show Rundown: The Big POS: 17 years after the 9/11...
We break down the Kavanaugh hearing, the Woodward book, and an anonymous op-ed in the New York times. Plus, NFL and College football talk and predictions. Show Rundown: The Big POS - It’s been a wild week in Washington DC. The Kavanaugh...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! College Football is finally here, and we preview the big games. In politics, we look at Don McGahn’s departure from the White House. Show Rundown: The Big POS - It’s the first weekend of...
We reflect on the life and legacy of John McCain. In other news, the President Googles himself, ESPN stays woke, and football is almost here. Show Rundown: The Big POS - America lost a legitimate hero when John McCain passed. We reflect...
We interview Rick Wilson, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book Everything Trump Touches Dies. In sports, Urban Meyer fallout. Show Rundown: Interview with Rick Wilson - Rick Wilson is a GOP ad maker and strategist, a leading “Never Trumper,"...
Michael Cohen may be ready to make a deal, and Rudy gonna Rudy. In sports, the NCAAF AP Top 25 is out, plus more scandalous details from Ohio State. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Michael Cohen may be ready to cut...
Newspapers across the country editorialized against Trump’s attacks on the press, a cornerback talked some solid NFL smack, and a security clearance was revoked. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Newspapers across the country this week launched a coordinated counterstrike on Trump’s...
Omarosa’s tapes are bolstering some of her claims about Trump. A coach is fired in the wake of tragedy at Maryland. Plus, Strzok-out at the FBI. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Omarosa Manigault is out with a tell-all about Trump with...
Urban Meyer’s situation is looking murkier, which may be a good thing for him. Kneeling is back in the NFL. Plus, Devin Nunes and Kris Kobach in politics. Show Rundown: Big POS - With the self-imposed deadline for the Urban Meyer investigation...
Former Trump Deputy Campaign Manager Rick Gates has given up, let down and deserted Paul Manafort, we give Fantasy Football advice, and more. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Rick Gates has officially rolled on former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort, giving...
Urban Meyer is on administrative leave following revelations of alleged domestic abuse by former Assistant Coach Zach Smith. Plus, a White House rundown and the NCAAF Coaches' Top 25. Show rundown Big POS: We go in-depth on the Urban Meyer story, looking...
Our guest today is the man living rent-free in Vladimir Putin’s head - human rights activist and driving force behind the Magnitsky Acts, Bill Browder. Show Rundown - Interview with Bill Browder: At one time the largest foreign investor in Russia, Bill...
Michael Cohen was a-tapin’ and now he’s a-talkin’. But will it matter the court of law, or public opinion? Also, Jameis gonna’ Jameis, and Zuck’s very bad day. Show Rundown: The Big POS - Michael Cohen has formally turned on his former...
Is this week Trump’s worst week ever? The hits keep on coming. Plus, newspaper layoffs, a controversial strip tease at Clemson, and making the NBA Great Again. Show Rundown - The Big POS: President Trump is having a very bad past 10...
UNC Football Coach Larry Fedora sparked an uproar with comments on head injuries and CTE. Social media is a terrible place, and the Browns suck. Show Rundown: The Big POS - UNC Football Coach Larry Fedora is being vilified for stating a...
The reviews are in from Trump’s Helsinki appearance with Putin, and it ain’t good. In sports, a World Cup recap and franchise tag news for the NFL. Show Rundown: The Big POS: President Trump had an opportunity to hold Vladimir Putin accountable...
Conference realignments and streaming deals are changing the landscape of sports viewing. What does it mean for NCAA Football? Scott Pruitt resigns, and the Trade War begins in earnest. Hot takes on hot dogs and soccer. Plus, who gets the...
We interview a sports host, author, and someone never shy about political opinions - OutkickTheCoverage.com founder and Fox Sports Radio host Clay Travis. We ask Clay about the intersection of politics and sports, LeBron to LA, the Tennessee Volunteers and SEC...
Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring, and with it DC politicking and hypocrisy are getting turned up to 11. In sports, we look at the woeful Mets and NBA free agency possibilities. For our POS Nuggets segment, we bring in guest...
Sarah Huckabee Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant, and it exposed the rank hypocrisy and incivility infecting American politics. Trump visits South Carolina. Brett Favre wants to ban youth football tackling, and we’re displeased. And...an important debate on hot...
Under Donald Trump, every day is like Festivus! Trump aired his grievances at a rally in Duluth, and JC and Joel blame both parties for failing to act on immigration reform. Elsewhere in politics, Roger Stone is back in the...
Today’s special guest is Asha Rangappa, a former FBI counterintelligence agent now on faculty at Yale University. We talk with Asha about the DOJ Office of the Inspector General report on the Clinton email investigation, what it all means, and...
After an interesting G7, Donald Trump is in Singapore for a historic meeting with Kim Jong Un. Will the outcome be substantive, or just a photo op? Also in politics, Hollywood is playing into Trump’s hands. In sports, we talk...
JC and Joel interview Alex Isenstadt, a reporter with DC-based Politico covering Congress and elections across the country. We go on a deep dive with Alex about Tuesday’s primary results and what they mean going forward. As a bonus, Alex’s...
We are less than 100 Days from college football! JC and Joel are fired up about kickoff, but not so much when it comes to some of the silly preview stories. Speaking of auspicious days, we mark 500 days of...
JC and Joel have some tough words for the NCAA and their feckless, selective enforcement policies in the wake of their Brian Bowen decision. Elsewhere in basketball, the NBA finals are here, and the guys are not impressed. In politics,...
It’s an absolutely epic edition of The POS Show, where Joel and JC tackle the NFL’s edict on kneeling, Social Justice Warfare gone awry, and a dumb court decision on Twitter. Plus, a Mueller update, poking fun at DC sports,...
Donald Trump is taking it up a notch with his beef with the FBI and DOJ. We pick apart the latest conspiracy theory. Elsewhere in politics, no one is doing anything to secure our schools. In sports, a shout out...
The POS Show is wishing a very, very special anniversary to Special Counsel Robert Mueller and President Donald Trump - or as we like to call them, Robbie and Donnie - for their 365 days of investigatory bliss. Plus, plenty...
Big news this week as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a law prohibiting gambling in most states. JC and Joel discuss the road ahead. Elsewhere in politics, the U.S. Embassy in Israel officially moved to Jerusalem, we learn more...
Trump’s approach seems to be getting results in North Korea, but the situation in Iran is far murkier. A Tale of Two Michaels, with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti dropping a bombshell on Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Plus, who means...