The ReClásico Podcast

It's that time of year again! Alex runs through the ten rules he follows when filling out a bracket (0:00) before picking every matchup of the 2024 NCAA Tournament (23:13).

Alex, Mario and Garrett run through their Big Boards as they take turns drafting their favorite J. Cole songs. Alex explains why J. Cole was his very first unnecessary basketball comparison before the three draft one song from each J. Cole album. The crew closes out by rating their favorite J. Cole project.

Alex give an in-depth breakdown of one of his favorite albums ever - The Postal Service's "Give Up." He starts explaining what the album has meant to him over the years and how he inspired Anthony Fantano to review the record (1:48) before walking through and analyzing each individual track (14:29).

Alex along with special guests Schaefer Edwards and Dylan Jones cry tears of kingdomly joy as they discuss their favorite video games of 2023. They start by talking about their respective years in gaming (1:00) before counting down their top 5 games of 2023 (16:00). Finally, they list off the games they're most excited about coming in 2024 (1:18:39).

We did it! In the final music episode of 2023, Alex recaps his year in music, including his thoughts on classic albums that he listened to for the first time this year (0:00) before getting into his top 4 albums of 2023 (26:30). Alex closes it out with some of his most anticipated albums of 2024 at the end.

It's that time of the year again! Alex introduces a special gimmick for this episode (0:00) before discussing the year's themes and handing out miscellaneous awards (3:33) as a prelude to counting down his top ten songs of 2023 (16:17).

In this special edition of Fansville, Alex recaps how Florida State got screwed out of the College Football Playoff, explains the eternal difficulty of picking the "best four teams," and brainstorms some of the solutions to fix the college football playoff (0:00).

Then, Alex wades into the Chet Holmgren vs. Victor Wembanyama rookie of the year debate (22:38) before discussing the State of the Spurs™ after watching most of the team's 3-16 start (38:26).

Alex discusses a conundrum as old as music itself as he walks through various examples of popular artists who have committed crimes or engaged in offensive rhetoric. He examines the relationship between the listener, the music, and the artist and weighs in on the difficulty in figuring out and justifying what music is okay or not okay to listen to. Examples include Kanye West, R. Kelly, and discussion of Noname's new album, Sundial. Check it out - if you're real.

Welcome to the NBA Draft - my favorite sports day of the year! In this episode, I'll be sharing my thoughts and reactions to the San Antonio Spurs winning the #1 overall pick and the excitement of generational prospect 7'4" French Center Victor Wembanyama coming to the NBA (0:00). I then revisit my predictions from the 2022 NBA Draft episode and the hits and the misses (9:28) before listing my top 10 prospects for 2023 including a surprise pick at #2 (28:12).

Apologies for the slight crackling.. tried to fix it in post, but my computer may just be getting old when recording.

Did your bracket bust? Did you have Arizona winning it all? (Whoops) Did you pick Purdue to make your Final 4? (LOL) Did you have Kansas cutting down the nets? (😬) - well you aren't alone. In this pod, Alex reads the notes he scribbled on his busted bracket to recap the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament - breaking down big losses by Purdue and Duke. He then reviews the performance of his inaugural bracket manifesto from the previous episode, adds a few lessons learned to keep in mind for next year, and then previews the Sweet Sixteen of the 2023 NCAA tournament (0:38).