Top Plays

Top Plays

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Top Plays episodes

  • Into the Top Plays-Verse
    Side A is a reaction to the first two games of the NBA Finals and how Ward and Tyler think it will develop over the next two games. Tyler is thrilled the Pirates are on another mini winning streak. Then side B (29:30) first steps out of bounds to discuss thoughts from a Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse rewatch. Ward shares excitement about the upcoming Jason Isbell and the new Avenged Sevenfold album.
    1 hr 20 min
  • What, these tears again?
    Side A recaps a surprisingly long conference finals, at least for the east and a primer for the NBA Finals. Then Side B (1:08) is a retelling of an emotional night at… a blink-182 concert?! Ward is hyped for Jason Isbell.
    2 hr 5 min
  • Ja Wick Chapter 2
    Side A is a jump straight into music as Tyler discusses the new Clairo EP and how much of a fuller sound it has versus the studio tracks. Ward talks Hot Mulligan. Ja Morant did it again (39:30). The duo discusses his latest gun situation and the NBA conference finals for side B.
    1 hr 42 min
  • Day Late Friend
    Excruciatingly late posting due. Side A is about the NBA playoffs up to roughly games 3-4. We go out of bounds (29:30) to discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and where it stands post-Endgame (SPOILER WARNING). Side B recaps the Snail Mail concert and some new tunes for Ward (54:35).
    1 hr 34 min
  • Fear the beard
    Side A starts off with some James Harden thoughts after his big night against Boston. We react to Steph’s legendary performance in game 7 and predict how the next round will play out before giving a few thoughts on the Pirates hot start and the NFL draft. Side B: We need to talk about Frank. What’s the expectation from an artist at a concert? New albums from Joy Oladokun & The National are given first reactions.
    1 hr 53 min
  • Jimmy Flamethrower
    Side A is an instant reaction to Jimmy Butler’s wild, historic night. Plus a breakdown of where we are in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Side B (48:10) recaps their RSD experience and what was different this year versus previous years. Plus what records got added tot he collection from a busy weekend.
    1 hr 55 min
  • The NBA playoffs tip-off & Record Store Day
    Side A: Tyler and Ward discuss games 1s of the NBA playoffs. Side B (1:06:33): Record Store Day is upon, and the guys discuss their plans for the weekend. Ward changes his tune on Daughter and touts the new Jesus Piece album while Tyler discovers Blondshell.
    2 hr 2 min
  • The Calm In-between
    We get you ready for the play-in and 1st round of NBA playoffs on side A this week. We share which teams we like and which matchups we expect. Side B (1:13:58) tackles new releases from Scowl and Daughter plus Tyler gets boygenius tickets!
    1 hr 57 min
  • March Madness ends & boygenius impressions
    The college basketball season is finally over, and on side A, Ward and Tyler discuss the final weekend of games from the women and men’s brackets, including the best game of the tournament. Rejoice! Boygenius has finally released, but did it live up to the hype the guys built up? Side B (1:04:26) dives into that topic and two bands you need on your radar, Scowl and High Vis.
    2 hr 9 min

About Top Plays

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Tyler & Ward became friends while talking about music and sports on a daily basis and decided to take those conversations to the microphone. Join us as we discuss football, basketball, vinyl,…