Happy halfway-there! We’re more than half through 2021, which means it’s time to start celebrating Christmas, or rather, revive last year’s celebration since many are still stuck at home because you jackasses won’t get vaccinated.

Today, we’re SO EXCITED to welcome in special guests Chad Savage and Kate Steinberg from the hit HBO Max reality dating series, 12 Dates of Christmas, which premiered last winter! We checked in on how life in Chicago is treating them, and heard about their experiences filming the series as production prepares for a second season! We also get into more broad reality dating conversations, sports topics, their own athletic histories, and their experiences evolving and people and public figures on social media. Reality dating connoisseurs—you won’t want to miss this one!

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Hi Peaches! That’s because Kata moved to Georgia. We’re back to DRAFT! This week, we catch up on life, discuss the NFL Draft, and all that comes with it tangentially. We also play a game and kick a state out of the union to make room for a home state for the Washington Football Team, if that is in fact their name.

In the process, we also discuss Her Majesty, The Queen of England, Jimmy G, Deshaun Watson, Doug Pederson and his family, the Vegas Raiders on Twitter, and much much more. Here’s your fix, we’ve missed you, we’ll see you next week. xoxo Gossip Girl.

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Hello chai teas! It’s been a minute, but we’re back to talk about all the crazy shit that’s going on in pop culture! To kick things off, we discuss what fake name Mike Rose would use if he were to check into a hospital discreetly. Then, we discuss keyboard warriors in regard to the feud between Taylor Swift and Ginny & Georgia [5:46], and we give our thoughts on the controversies surrounding our favorite reality programs, The Bachelor and RuPaul’s Drag Race [20:15]. Then, we discuss the shame we feel for the backlash surrounding the former royals [31:41]. We touch on the shitty Burger King ad [36:20] and the ongoing debate surrounding unpaid internships [40:54]. And THEN, FINALLY, we talk some football [49:15].

But how could we do a show without a special guest, you ask? Well, we can’t, and we have TWO surprise ones for you [1:04:30] (even if one of them is, in so many ways, a voice from the beyond)! An old friend joins us to talk about relationships, guess Kata’s age, receive a *sPeCiAl sUrPrIsE* from the UFR team, and yes, update us on the state of his beard woes. Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you next time!

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Welcome to the show, peanuts! It’s the first Sunday of the offseason, and we hope you all had a happy and safe Super Bowl weekend last week! We don’t care who won, as long as everybody had fun! To kick things off, Kata and Mike mourn the ending of another NFL season, with Mike putting Kata on the spot while she, unprepared, tries to come up with some Taco Bell mild sauce-style takes for the offseason.

Then, we welcome in a new guest [20:00], to talk Super Bowl with us from a unique perspective. Her name is Chrissy Dube, and she is not only the most beautiful sweet angel to grace this earth, but she’s also family to Kata, AND a healthcare worker at a local Tampa hospital who had the pleasure of attending the game! Chrissy walks us through her Super Bowl experience, her Buccaneers fandom, and some hypotheticals, and then she and Kata critique this season of The Bachelor thus far [44:55] (a listener note: we decided not to comment on the franchise’s latest bout with perpetuating racism, as at the time of this recording, not all sides had contributed responses).

Thanks to Chrissy for joining us, and for her service! Remember to thank the healthcare workers in your life! Be safe and well! Get that shot if you can! We’ll see you next week.

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Happy Super Bowl weekend! Kind of. This week on UFR, we’re a little glum about a Super Bowl that couldn’t be more boring, despite all the history that could be made. BUT, to pick us up, we’ve got two very special guests.

Jade and Kara, THE Astro Babes (@blmethestars), have successfully predicted the results of multiple sports match-ups using astrology… even ones that seem deeply unlikely or challenging to decide. When we saw their chart work on Twitter, we simply had to talk to them about what they do, and suggest some business ideas to them, while we look ahead at Super Bowl LV. Check out their Twitter and Instagram for their latest work!

Join us, as these hotties try to debunk their methodology! And have a wonderful Super weekend!

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Good day, tofu nuggets! Welcome to Under Further Review. This week, we’re so excited to welcome in TWO guests. First, we’d love to introduce Kata’s former J-School colleague Ricardo Da Silva, angel from above, man of the cloth, and extremely talented multimedia journalist. He’ll be guest-producing this episode with us.

With Ricardo in tow, this week, we’re meeting the incredibly sweet and remarkably talented Samuel Simões all the way from Rio de Janeiro! Samuel is the mastermind behind the online phenomenon that is Poker Now! We talk about developing the software (which is ever-evolving), our own passions for poker, gambling laws, and ways to connect during these pandemic times, and take listener questions!

We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Grab some friends this week, play some games with them online, share a few laughs. You, our dear listeners, have earned it. :]

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Hello, compadres. We know you came here for Mikey C. We have him and some more. We hope you’ll stick with us and not skip around, but we understand if you’re tired. We are too.

So we’re a little glum. These are dark days. They have been. And they will be. To start this extended episode, Kata and Mike (but mostly Kata) sound off on the events of the past week, and their reactions to the horror that was last week, and the reactions that followed and didn’t follow (we’ve turned off ads for this episode—instead, please consider supporting your local Black-owned businesses!)

After we ruin your day, we bring in Mikey C. from ESPN [25:25] for some *eXcLuSiVe cOnTeNt*, including a tour of his downstairs, a definitive answer about his height, updates on his relationship, and where things stand with Weekend Observations and the Le Batard crew. We also discuss heeled men’s shoes, tall vaginas, casinos, fanny packs, cameo, and future show plans.

Share the love and stay tuned for our future drunk live streams and COVID relationship podcasts. We’re gonna make the most of this shit, once and for all!

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Hello mistletoes! As we prepare to close out this dreadful year of Groundhog Days that will continue well into 2021, we have a lot to reflect on. But we’re not here for that SHIT today!

Instead, we welcome to the pod our bff TuAnh Dam, an editor at The Athletic, to talk about dating on television, as we review the HBO Max series, 12 Dates of Christmas. We discuss the show and its characters, the format, the beauty of the thing, and whether or not dating on television is sport.

Lastly, for those who are interested, as the top three players, we recap the final weeks of the UFR Fantasy Football League’s inaugural year, addressing several controversies (and not addressing others) and failed strategies! Because if we know how to do anything… it’s fail.

(Cr)(H)appy New Year to all! We’ll see you at the dawn 2021, which isn’t going to be any damn different than the end of 2020, no matter how y'all idiots try to spin it!

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Happy Holidays, family! Welcome to our holiday special. As tradition prescribes, for this episode, Kata welcomes her boyfriend NCAA referee Mike Brown to the show.

To kick things off, we discuss how to become an NFL referee, reffing in COVID and a coup that was facilitated by angry football moms, and holiday traditions. Next, we play a game with Whammy award-winning lyricist, Mike Brown, and finally, we recap the end of this Bachelorette season.

Glad tidings to all of you, and wishing you all a stocking filled with alcohol—the cleaning and the drinking kinds. We’ll be back next week to spread more cheer. Be well, wherever you may be!

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