Join us for this special episode as we welcome our first guest on the pod former University of Miami Track and Field Athlete Nikki McGowan. She helps us get a better understanding of how important mental health is for a top athlete. We also look at the recent decision by Naomi Osaka to pull out of the French Open citing her mental health and the pressure put on athletes to perform. 

Join us this week as we discuss a variety of topics. First, we talk about the just-finished Softball College World Series and the Men's College World Series. From there we go and look back at the epic game between the United States and Mexico which saw the Americans win the CONCACAF Nations League. We then give you a spoiler-free review of Loki before driving off and talking about the Fast and Furious franchise as they release their ninth installment. Of course, we will also have the return of everyone's favorite segment That's Ridiculous but so is This. So come along for the ride...

Join us this week as we discuss the recent spike in fans just acting like fools. As well as looking forward to the Loki series and what it could mean for Marvel in its next phase of movies. Finally, during this episode, we introduce a new segment where we look at some news stories from around the world.

This week Alex and Mando travel across the pond to Portugal to talk about the Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea. After they show their true nerd side by debating video game movies, and discussing where things go right, rarely, and where they went horribly wrong...we're looking at you Super Mario Bros.

In this week's episode come along as we provide our pick for league MVP, as well as who we think will win the title. Then we have some fun discussing some of our favorite basketball movie before embarking on our most important task to date, creating a Mount Rushmore of fictional basketball players. Finally, Alex ends the podcast jumping on his soapbox to speak about a certain basketball playing canine. 

Join us this week as we look at what seems to be an ongoing issue with the NCAA and Women's Championship Tournaments. We also recap the NHL season and look forward to the playoffs while discussing our main topic. Have the Florida Panthers become a forgotten team in the Miami market? More importantly, will this edition of the Cats be the ones to leave all the prior mediocrity in the past?

Welcome to Episode 0 of The This and That Podcast with Alex and Mando. We introduce ourselves and tell you how we ended up doing this pod. We also discuss all aspects of the Mighty Ducks from the original trilogy to Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, which can be seen on Disney+, as well as giving you the Champion of the #GOATduck Tournament.