This episode explores the clash between American sports culture and global football, sparked by Messi’s historic performance at Kansas City Stadium and eye-popping international viewership numbers.

We're talking VAR, flopping and penalty debates, awkward handshake lines, stadium logistics and cultural moments from FanFest — a candid look at how the World Cup reshaped local life and sportsmanship.

We guessed the Chiefs' schedule. The only thing we missed was the Bye week. Geniuses!

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Birthday shout-out to Matt May.

New Stadium Talk

NFL Draft Recap

Andy announces he and a partner acquired Apex Business Advisors, the company he’s worked at for the last few years. He describes the early reception and the inevitable Festivus - "airing of grievances."He and Matt share thoughts on managing culture, compensation, and process improvements.

Tiger Woods' "driver", Hurricanes in Colombia, and Replay in Baseball.

This episode covers the chaos of the NCAA tournament and surprise upsets, a funny business-selling anecdote about on-site meetings and parking-lot conclusions, and reflections on coaching a final youth basketball game and an upcoming softball tournament.

Hosts also dive into the World Baseball Classic — why Team USA’s loss feels like a lesson about joy and preparation, debate over pros versus amateurs in international play, and thoughts on load management, pitching rules, and how the global game is evolving.

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Hosts react to chaotic weather and hail damage before diving into NFL free agency drama — including the Raiders and the Ravens — and the fallout of sketchy roster moves.

They then shift to the World Baseball Classic, spotlighting Bobby Witt, Italy’s unexpected roster mix, fan reactions, and local team updates, with sidebars on youth sports, parenting at games, and community announcements.

The hosts trade wild green-room stories and dark humor about recent high-profile names, celebrate a Trivia Night charity finish and argue over a controversial Super Bowl overtime trivia question.

They recap standout Olympic moments, athlete comebacks and contentious officiating, then shift to youth sports frustrations, coaching anecdotes, and an NFL roundup including Tyreek Hill and Chiefs coaching chatter.

We talked about the NFL playoffs without the Chiefs, the dramatic Buffalo meltdown, key coaching decisions influenced by analytics and weather, and a preview of the Super Bowl matchup.

This somber episode of Two Cs with a Pod is the annual "cleaning out the locker" conversation, featuring Kelly Howerton. Before we get into that, we break down the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl and find out what kind of handshake Dabo Sweeney has.

We then get into the Kansas City Chiefs season highs and lows, pivotal games that signaled trouble, and look ahead to the 2026 discussing roster and cap challenges, draft strategy, Mahomes’ return timetable, and what the Chiefs must fix this offseason to rebuild to a championship contender.