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Andrew Laird joins us to talk all things World Cup and a few mispronunciations.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro: World Cup Preview & Survivor Contest

0:01:32 - Guest Andrew Laird Joins: Soccer DFS Origins

0:07:47 - Biggest World Cup Storylines & Sellout Debate

0:12:43 - Splash Survivor Format: Pick Four Group-Stage Advancers

0:14:35 - Group A: Mexico, Czechia & Korea Republic

0:24:43 - Group B: Switzerland Favorites + Canada vs. USA Debate

0:29:14 - Favorite American Soccer Players Ever

0:33:02 - Group C: Brazil Skepticism & Ancelotti's Egos

0:37:11 - Group D: USA Stuck With Türkiye, Paraguay, Australia

0:40:23 - How Far Can the USMNT Realistically Go?

0:42:04 - Group E: Germany Rolls + the Curaçao Story

0:45:44 - Group F: Netherlands, Japan & Sweden Survivor Value

0:47:01 - Group G: Belgium Debate & Egypt's Salah Problem

0:48:46 - Group H: Spain Cruises, Uruguay as Survivor Pick

0:50:03 - Group I: Norway Sleeper Hype & Haaland Golden Boot

0:52:56 - Group J: Aging Argentina Still Steamrolls

0:56:43 - Group K: Will Portugal Bench Ronaldo?

0:58:29 - Colombia: The Team Nobody Wants to Play

1:01:00 - Group L: Is England Actually Good?

1:05:51 - Why England Can Win It All (Set Pieces)

1:09:31 - Final Survivor Picks & Long-Shot Champions

1:14:27 - Wrap-Up: Where to Find Andrew Laird

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0:00 - Intro & World Cup Preview Tease

1:54 - Show Open & Swolecast World Cup Survivor Contest

3:37 - Golf Tier Contest Recap (Eric Cole, Russell Henley)

8:40 - Overzet's Overview

16:00 - So You Think You Can Tout: Rambis Elimination Fallout

23:09 - World Cup Survivor/Calcutta Format & Team Seeding

25:00 - Game: Real or Fake Soccer Player

34:15 - World Cup Betting Preview: The Eight Teams That Matter

37:04 - Tournament Favorites: Spain & France, Contrarian Plays

49:09 - Closing Banter & Outro

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro: Swolecast Draft Challenge Part Two

1:21 - Welcome In & Splash Sports Setup

3:05 - Charles Schwab Classic Golf Picks (Splash)

6:14 - World Cup Survivor Contest & Soccer Talk

8:04 - Overzet's Overview

13:35 - Challenge Stakes: Punishment for Not Completing

14:31 - Best Ball Draft Begins

22:36 - Bucky Irving Availability & Overreacting to News

36:38 - Challenge Revealed: Coaching Tree Teams

37:39 - Davis's Dart Pardon Explained

43:26 - "Unc Still Got It"

46:41 - Davis's Challenge Revealed

51:06 - NBA Top Shot Crypto Nostalgia Stories

53:55 - Final Team Recaps

56:42 - Outro & New Channel Plug

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The guys get together for a classic Draft Challenge, but one host spits in the face of the objective.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Rashee Rice News & Cam Ward Super Bowl Cold Open

1:32 - Show Intro & Welcome

2:13 - Splash Sports: CJ Cup at Byron Nelson Golf Preview

5:48 - Overzet's Overview: Week 17 Schedule Mnemonics

11:22 - Draft Challenge Begins: Prompts Revealed

14:43 - Rashee Rice Suspension Discussion & NFL Precedents

25:42 - Davis Refuses Justin Herbert Challenge Reach?

33:50 - Matt Kalish vs. Kalshi & Prediction Markets

35:30 - Guessing Pete's Hyper-Fragile Challenge

38:32 - Guessing Kitchen's Group Chat Team Challenge

41:34 - PPR Tyler, BBG & Draft Challenge Drama

49:32 - Final Team Recaps & Challenge Verdicts

54:58 - Swolecast Calcutta Standings Check

56:08 - Final Thoughts & Outro

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Timestamps:

00:00 Socrdave Cold Open

6:50 OVERZETS OVERVIEW

10:22 - JJ's Twitter Beefs: Federal Reserve Data Bro & Elite Drafters Guy

14:11 - Prospect Models Are a Solved Game

19:09 - So You Think You Can Tout Calcutta Announcement

27:09 - Why There's No Vercel Overlay: Kitchen's Password Disaster

31:11 - PGA Championship Golfer Tier Breakdown Begins (Bryson, Justin Rose, Adam Scott)

33:42 - Davis's Golf Consumption

40:13 - Q&A Segment Begins: Best & Worst Sports Months

44:01 - One Piece of Workout Equipment for Life

49:09 - Are Podcasts Dead as a Medium?

56:51 - Will Brandon Aiyuk Play in 2026?

58:33 - Who Finishes Second in Chargers Receptions

59:59 - Pete's Ideal Tout Contest Challenge ($100M Budget)

1:03:39 - Which Fantasy Creator's $1,000 Course Would You Buy

1:07:54 - Bales Shoutout & Goon of Balotrune

1:08:20 - Final Thoughts & Wrap

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The guys are back discuss current draft strategies, the evolution of fantasy football content creation with Pete's So You Think You Can Tout show, and their reactions to recent performance trends. And while exploring the challenge of finding value in mid-to-late rounds, a pick so bad that you have to experience it for yourself.

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Pete, Davis, and Kitchen welcome Connor Allen from 4for4 to replace Pat Kerrane for the annual pre-NFL draft Swolecast...and he immediately has to put up with all of it. The crew breaks down the most chaotic top-10 in recent draft memory, debates how much of the Jeremiyah Love and Jordan Tyson smoke is real, and runs through a full live mock draft with Connor providing the actual expertise while everyone else provides everything else.

0:00 — Connor Allen joins to fill Kerrane's very rich shoes

8:15 — Overzet's Overview

11:45 — Why this weak draft class is somehow generating more drama than most

18:25 — Connor breaks down what the betting market is actually telling us

23:45 — The Splash $10K mock draft contest explained

26:00 — The mock draft begins: Jeremiyah Love landing spot debate heats up

38:20 — The Jordan Tyson smoke, real intel or total fiction?

50:40 — Davis issues a lock on Eli Stowers and immediately tries to go bet it

57:35 — Pete dips early

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The guys discuss their highs and lows from the Masters, analyze Travis Hunter and what Dontayvion Wicks looks like in an Eagles jersey.

Enter the Swolecast Golf Tiers for this week, presented by Splash.

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