Today the boys talk to David Dayen (@ddayen) about his article "The NBA's Quiet Problem with Prison Exploitation". A very dark problem the NBA is keeping especially quiet about. Before that they get into why you shouldn't sleep on the Bucs but

Drive

Jun 16th, 2021 1h

Fresh off his trip to his first NASCAR race, SLC brings us tales of culture, cars, and shirt slogans. Plus a peer into the NBA Playoffs.

I Wish You Would Leaf

Jun 9th, 2021 1h 14m

Ball Is Left's Hockey Correspondent Sam Bosson is back! SLC is out of town at the races, and Sam steps in seamlessly. What's going on in the NHL playoffs? Why are the Leafs so triggering for Brian? Did sports dictate our deep rooted misogyny? A

Re-Release of Albert Corado Pt.2: Nolympics

Jun 2nd, 2021 1h 7m

The boys sit down and have a quick discussion while Brian is out of town recording music with friends. With the population of Tokyo largely opposed to the summer Olympics, the conversation with Al Corado about organizing against this evil entit

Finally A Baseball Correspondent with Clayton Stevens

May 26th, 2021 1h 26m

Ball Is Left finally have a baseball correspondent! Our good friend Clayton Stevens (Touché Amoré, Entry) joins to discuss the excitement of the NBA postseason opening and then takes us into the MLB. Why is this becoming the Golden Era of baseb

See You In The Cage with SLC and Dave Castillo

May 19th, 2021 1h 34m

Dave Castillo returns! He joins SLC while Brian is in the wilderness to discuss how his Jets fared in the draft, the surging Knicks have homecourt advantage in the playoffs, and his MMA podcast The Rusty Cage.Listen to The Rusty Cage Podcast:

Re-Release of Albert Corado Pt.1: The Run For City Council

May 12th, 2021 1h 17m

Brian is in the vast wild of the high desert this week so we are re-releasing one of our favorite and most powerful episodes. Other than some election takes(lol) it is an evergreen episode.SLC returns from the heart of darkness. Then, the boys

It's All Temporary

May 5th, 2021 1h 8m

This week the boys discuss their bouts of sports delusion. Plus more!-Rulings on police violence at protests-The unhoused population in LA-LAPD v LeBron...again-Caitlyn Jenner is an idiot

Soulmates

Apr 28th, 2021 57m 26s

This week the boys have a check in with the last week of stories that have grabbed their attention. Then they take a break to FINALLY watch the new Mortal Kombat movie and come back with their initial takes.-Classic boxing matches-Pat Tillman

Not Enough

Apr 21st, 2021 1h 7m

After taking some time off the recharge the boys are back with some heavy headlines.-Professional Sports teams react to the murder of Duante Wright-The war on trans athletes continues-RK Russell pens his thoughts-The effects of the Tokyo Ol

A Message From SLC

Apr 14th, 2021 55s

The boys are taking a much needed bye week. Thank you all for the support and feel free to get caught up on some old episodes!

Makin' All The Right Plays Happen

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 30m

This one steps into some for foreign territory for your hosts, but some stories are too big to ignore.-March Madness and the highlights of being a fan-MLB moves the All Star game-New NFL TV deal-Draymond vs WNBA-KD vs Rapaport

Desert Dolphins Don't Do Denver Drugs

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 19m

Fresh off another connection with the desert sands of California the dookie booty boys sit down to discuss a few things that have been on their minds in the sports world.-The Day Sports Stood Still documentary and looking back on 2020 athletic

The Bungalow and The Cage

Mar 24th, 2021 1h 29m

This one is an undertaking. We start with a pleasant visit to SLC's Free Agency Bungalow where he takes us through the pleasant pastures of NFL Free Agency so far. Then we crawl across the coals to the hellfire landscape of the NBA trade deadli

By All Means, Please Prohibit It

Mar 17th, 2021 1h 18m

This week the boys discuss beautiful accidents, reform bills and Meyers Leonard's slip of the tongue.What can we learn from nature?Is there a difference between accountability and cancelling?NBPA backing problematic legislature.Historic

YOUnionize

Mar 10th, 2021 1h 10m

It's the Blake Griffin episode. Or the Marcus Allen episode. Either way (it's Blake), the boys breakdown some personal battles and some buried headlines. Plus everyone's favorite new segment LMAO.-Landlords; what are they good for?-NFL PA is

Current Full Time Sh!thead

Mar 3rd, 2021 1h 14m

In a brand new episode the boys go through some recent, unfortunately dark, headlines in the sports world from the last week and also explore a new format to the NBA regular season.-World Athletics power over gender qualifications-Jeremy Lin

ABACABB with Garrett Chorpenning

Feb 24th, 2021 1h 23m

This week Sports Illustrated Clippers beat writer Garrett Chorpenning joins the show. He joins to cover some recent headlines and talk about some bigger picture topics.-Chris Webber teaching athlete activism in college-He's also trying to put

Coherence with Dave Castillo

Feb 17th, 2021 1h 40m

This week Dave Castillo, owner of the legendary Saint Vitus in NYC/musician/awesome person, joins to talk about a myriad of topics.-NCAA players forced to forfeit a game for kneeling-Dallas Mavericks spark a National Anthem debate-Are the Kn

Lighting The Lamp with Sam Bosson

Feb 10th, 2021 1h 26m

Ball Is Left hockey correspondent Sam Bosson comes back on the show to discuss the new season of NHL hockey, how they're surviving COVID, and what the player movement for social change looks like now. Plus maybe a little Grateful Dead talk.

Wait, Who Is Making Money?

Feb 3rd, 2021 1h 10m

Newly minted Free Market Success Story, SLC and BC give their thoughts on the idea of Wall Street activism.Plus:-Clippers exercise eminent domain-Misogyny in hockey and the NWHL's fight for recognition without it-Angel City FC's vision of s

The Saquon Barkley Episode

Jan 27th, 2021 1h 19m

In the latest episode the boys really lean into their specialized corners a bit. -Anti-trans bill introduce under the guise of "helping women in sports"-A quick look through the first quarter of the NBA season-THE SUPER BOWL IS HERE-Who is

The Cheerleader's NFL Problem with Yu Gu

Jan 20th, 2021 1h 24m

Filmmaker Yu Gu joins BIL to discuss her documentary A Woman's Work, which follows two former NFL cheerleaders as they take on the NFL in search of fair wages, fair working conditions and a seat the table.Plus, Belichick's theater, swimming du

What a Weak

Jan 13th, 2021 58m 52s

The new year has already proved that punishment cares not about your constructs like calendars. The boys look back at the last week and cover a lot of ground- Bean Dad, WNBA players' affect on the Georgia runoff election, sports media forcing p

'21 Questions

Jan 6th, 2021 1h 9m

New year, same sh*t? College athletes are suffering from cardiovascular health issues after contracting COVID, but it's not being talked about. The NBA's first woman head coach. As the new year kicks off the boys ask their burning questions for