Unscripted with Skip and Josh

Recorded August 19, 2018. Duke’s Canadian tour came to a

close and Josh made the road trip to Montreal to be there. This episode

has some more behind the scenes content including clips from Coach K’s

post-game press conference and some locker room interviews. Also in this

episode the guys discuss how Major League baseball sent the wrong

message with the Jose Urena suspension, the dismal season for the

Nationals and some listener mail.

Recorded August 13, 2018. In what only can be described

as a perfect storm of sports podcasting the Duke Blue Devils men’s

basketball team landed in Toronto this week and not only was Josh at

Coach K’s press conference he asked the first question! He then followed

that up by catching up with NCAA basketball guru Jay Bilas. The guys

also catch up on all the big sports news since their last recording

session: Sox-Yanks, MLB Trade deadline, Johnny Manziel and Vlad’s Hall

of Fame speech. There’s some big controversy in Josh’s fantasy baseball

pool and some listener feedback on a few sports songs that didn’t make

the cut.

Recorded July 15, 2018. Skip and Josh recap the final

season of The Americans and look back at some of the memorable moments

and characters from the series including the Jennings family, Stan,

Kimmy, Pastor Tim, the disguises, Martha, Nina, the big confrontation in

the garage as well as some of the amazing music. The guys also speculate

about what would happen next if the show had one more

season.

Recorded July 15, 2018. Skip and Josh countdown their

top ten sports songs.

Recorded July 15, 2018. The World Cup has ended, how

hard did Skip take England’s semifinal loss (2:09)? The baseball season

is at its midpoint (10:26). Are fans still interested in the All Star

game? Has the homerun Derby lost its appeal? Plus, the guys share some

All Star game memories. Josh is fascinated by a couple of possible rule

changes in the NBA (30:26), while Skip would like Terrell Owens to grow

up (38:22). Of course there is a bit of NHL talk (39:55), listener mail

and some concert recommendations.

Recorded July 8, 2018. With the World Cup down to the

Final Four Josh has some soccer questions for Skip (2:13), including the

origin of the England anthem 3 Lions and exactly how badly does Skip

want an England win. In the NHL (17:57) there’s some listener mail on

the Tavares signing, meanwhile things keep getting worse for the Habs.

Its been twenty-five years since a Canadian team won the Cup. Which

Canadian franchise has the best chance to break the streak? Josh also

talks about how his heart was broken when his favorite player was traded

(it’s not who you think). In baseball (31:03) Josh has a some more rule

changes that could speed up the game.

Recorded July 1, 2018. In this episode Skip and Josh

debate the correct criteria when voting for a league MVP (4:01). Josh is

sick to his stomach over the announcement that Gary Bettman has been

elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame (9:25). The only free agent signing

of consequence in the NHL was John Tavares signing with the Leafs

(15:11). How good can the Leafs be next season? Meanwhile, in the NBA

its all about The Decision Part Three (22:28). Josh is full of things

that are bugging him including tipping at restaurants. The guys close

the show (33:28) by chatting about Tim Tebow and overpriced greeting

cards.

Recorded June 25, 2018. Josh starts the show all fired

up about golf?! The guys discuss the NHL and NBA drafts (11:16) before

focusing their attention on some of the big news in hockey: the secret

John Tavares meetings, the Max Pacioretty trade that never happened and

Barry Trotz’s new gig with the Islanders. Major League Baseball is

contemplating some crazy rule changes (32:15) and Josh has a couple of

strange injury stories. The show closes (44:23) with a World Cup

question and a song of the summer update.

Recorded June 16, 2018. Skip and Josh celebrate their

one hundredth episode by looking back at the first ninety-nine. The

episode was supposed to be a look back at the show’s origins but Habs GM

Marc Bergevin forced a change of plans with a controversial trade

(5:27). Eventually the guys do reminisce about their favorite episodes

so far (12:06), how they feel about having guests and discuss how the

show got started. There’s also a special version of What Bugs Me

(37:46).

Recorded June 10, 2018. The champions were crowned in

both the NBA and NHL. How did the NBA (3:02) manage to produce an

exciting playoffs when the final outcome was a foregone conclusion? How

did the Cavs hide LeBron’s broken hand until the Finals were over? Who

are next season’s contenders? In the NHL (11:10) the Capitals proved

everyone wrong and won their first Stanley Cup. While the series was

only five games it was much closer than people think. The celebration

after the final whistle reminds Skip exactly why sports is so great.

There’s a mini World Cup (23:33) preview plus the guys try out a new

rapid fire show close (30:30) featuring the contenders for song of the

summer.