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June 26, 2015Episode 111: Sam Hinkie Is A Nihilist
It's an all-NBA (well, mostly-NBA) episode of the podcast. Brandon and Jon are joined by our friend Dylan and his brother Ian to talk about:
Karl-Anthony Towns and erectile health
Flip Saunders and how we loathe him
Would you rather be wrong and happy, or right and miserable?
The best Wolves starting five
How to improve the NBA
How to improve hockey overtimes (it got random at the end)
Later the Wolves traded for Tyus Jones, which makes some of our hot takes out of date. Oh well.
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1 hr 20 min
June 19, 2015Episode 110: They Pay Him in Blue Jeans
Filbert nuts and harmonicas both take the brunt end of some serious shit-talking
Neil Young is pretty good
John Popper is not
#BUXCHUB
A sad review of Twins FIPs
NBA finals recap
Weekend plans
Meandering, unprepared, vulgar, funny. We checked all the Sportive boxes.
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1 hr 31 min
June 11, 2015Episode 109: Argentinian Deep Cuts
Reunited and it feels so good - at least for a few minutes until Stu drops out and never returns. Nevertheless, we battle through the adversity to cover:
Jon's new footie gig
Friendlies: do they matter a tiny bit, or not at all?
The asinine draft and cold streak that cured us of Nant Fever
Embracing the insane NBA finals
Clarence's Denver review
General travel woes
Then we broken skull challenge each other to not be self-deprecating anymore. Lotta bases covered. Check it out.
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1 hr 24 min
June 04, 2015Episode 108: Camels Aren't Free
Clarence ditched us again so fill-in host and startribune.biz editor Brian Stensaas joined us to holler about:
"I did a little Pony" - Stu's self-review of his Dad Dance
More head-scratching about the Twins
Molitor review
Invention idea: anti-snob pills
Sordid details of the Strib behind the scenes (mostly just Sid being cranky)
A tiny bit of AP talk, sorry
Half-assed NBA and NHL finals previews
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1 hr 12 min
May 28, 2015Episode 107: I'm Not Afraid to Touch a Wet Nacho
Clarence couldn't make it for this one, so we replaced him with Liz Welle and got back to work. Thanks to her for being willing to talk to us about any and all of the following:
The Twins: are we ready to love again?
Upside-down nachos
Paynesville, MN
Why Rangers fans are the absolute worst, and how much we hate people who went to North Dakota
Nacho criteria
A horrifying soccer story
And plenty more. Plus, Stu had his best episode, and is really getting warmed up for the season.
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1 hr 29 min
May 21, 2015 Episode 106: A Rich Woman's Luggage
TITLETOWN. Letterman. Wilco. Towns vs Okafor. Hakstol. Eliminate tugging? Twins musical chairs. Mauer the fucking animal. Titletown.
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1 hr 10 min
May 14, 2015Episode 105: Your Bagel Bites are Ready
We forgot to prepare for the show so we did a group tap-dance routine for an hour. The routine included:
Clarence's NFL draft rebuttal
Our throats are scratchy, we're coming down with something, not sure what it could be, it's a mystery
NBA draft lottery (yes, it got that desperate)
Art-A-Whirl, dance competitions and various other tangents

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1 hr 5 min
May 07, 2015Episode 104: My Dad's Kinda Weird
Topics:
Vikings draft review in which Brandon compliments Spielman and immediately enters witness protection to avoid the wrath of Clarence
Heavy sighs over the Wild
Stu's daughter says hello!
Group therapy on how to deal with sports loss and the key to happy fandom
Our annual cackling over the Twins brief competence
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1 hr 17 min
May 01, 2015Episode 103: Steve I Love Turtles
For the first time in more than 100 episodes, we got all four of us in a room at the same time. We went to Grumpy's in Roseville, where we were joined by an all-star cast, including Aaron Gleeman (for the whole thing) and (at various times) Hans Van Slooten, Amanda White, Lindsay Guentzel, and Dave Marthaler.
When all four of us weren't talking at the exact same time - which was most of the time - we discussed:
The Wild's chances against the Blackhawks in Round 2 of the playoffs
The Vikings' pick in the NFL Draft (recorded live)
Whether Ted Thompson is a Sagittarius
Who the heck is Ciara
Sam Hinkle / Hinkie
The whole thing goes off the rails pretty much immediately, but we had an excellent time. We're all looking forward to Episode 206, when we all get together again.
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1 hr 32 min
April 23, 2015Episode 102: Dat Spanx Money
Flush with new listeners after our City Pages award, we tried an experiment in which one of us got hopped up on cold medicine, two others watched TV instead of paying attention and the fourth chatted into an unanswering ether about god knows what. The result was...interesting? Maybe? Topics:
Paul Molitor is the bright spot in the organization because he's not yet obviously terrible
According to local reports, TORII HUNTER TRIED TO STEAL HOME but we refuse to believe
NBA playoffs preview! To the delight of no one!
Potential Vikings draft picks
A third Property Brother???
Our regular amount of tangential BS to finish up the show
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1 hr 2 min

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The Sportive is a comedy podcast devoted to Minnesota sports and other wastes of time. Join us weekly as we drink the pain away. Weaknesses: audio quality and preparation. Strengths: creative swears…