We looked back at the last podcast post and saw we were going to skip the next week because Shamburger was out of town. That “week” lasted two damn months. How in the f–k has it been two full months since the last podcast? I guess we take warm

Hard Pass Podcast 15: Building a ladder to the moon with submarine sandwiches...

Apr 9th, 2015

Two weeks in a row? I can’t believe it either. This week’s podcast covers everything from car theft to golf to beer to vasectomies. Multiple vasectomies. And multiple subs. And multiple beers. And the end of the world. And TV. And movies. Reme

Hard Pass Podcast 14: Fast & Furious, Craft Beer, and Your Favorite Television Show!

Apr 3rd, 2015

After another six week break, the Hard Pass Podcast has returned to your lives! What choice did we have have with Furious 7 opening this weekend? That’s right – we talk about the Fast franchise and professional wrestling and if there is any di

Hard Pass Podcast 13: NBA Trade Deadline, Parks & Recreation and Field Trips

Feb 20th, 2015

Hello! And welcome to the post that contains the latest episode of the Hard Pass Podcast! The gang sits down to chat about the usual mix of sports, pop culture and what it means to be a human. I mean, they really DIG IN this week. Television.

Hard Pass Podcast 12: Better Call Saul, Is Tiger Woods Done?, Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Feb 13th, 2015

Wipe the tears away from you eyes. After an interminable eight-week hiatus, the global sensation known as the Hard Pass Podcast has returned. Yeah, we’re as surprised as you are.https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/hard-pass-pod

Hard Pass Podcast 11: Disney World, Dads and Drinking

Dec 19th, 2014

Happy freaking holidays! I know you may be confused and think that you stumbled back into November, but just chill out. It is true. The Hard Pass Podcast has returned after a brief 6(!) week(!) hiatus(!)!https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress

Hard Pass Podcast 10: Bar Trivia, Press Passes and Movies

Nov 6th, 2014

We’re back! After what felt like an eternity away, the Hard Pass Podcast has returned to talk about sports… and stuff. Sorry it’s been so long – we missed you too. We’ll get back to a semi-regular schedule as soon as possible, but for now, ple

Hard Pass Podcast 9: Phish, Halloween Costumes and Origin Stories

Oct 24th, 2014

The Hard Pass has returned. We’ve had various things going on so you had to wait until the end of the week to hear this unorganized mess. Cardillo went to Seattle and then got sick. Shamburger has been trapped under a vending machine that tipp

Hard Pass Podcast 8: The Walking Dead, Time Traveling With the Cowboys and Cheap Beer

Oct 16th, 2014

This image is an artist’s rendering of Stephen sitting in his living room recording this week’s edition of the Hard Pass Podcast. As you can see, a gust of wind interrupted about halfway through the recording session. It caused the following r

Hard Pass Podcast 7: Bryce Harper, Halloween Decorations, Bad Movies and Good Weezer

Oct 10th, 2014

No guest this episode. It’s just Stephen and Mike and Mike talking about life, you know, man? Sometimes the guys just need to leave the Internet phone off the hook and have a chat. This was a great get-to-know-you bromance-enhancing episode of

Hard Pass Podcast 6: Katy Perry, Mulaney and Sausages

Oct 7th, 2014

The Tigers were swept and quite frankly, Mike is dealing with some shit. More than usual, in fact. Things got so bad that he watched Mulaney. And took notes. Stephen also watched Mulaney which somehow reminded him of Hang Time. Mulaney makes w

Hard Pass Podcast: #5 Bromance, John Wick, Gone Girl and the Royals Playoff Run

Oct 3rd, 2014

We’ve got a packed podcast for you today. Mike and Stephen answer some burning listener/commenter questions and give shoutouts to multiple people in an effort to get the public on their side. They start with some TBL employee origin stories and

Hard Pass Podcast: #4 - Casual Dining, Hot Yoga and Michigan

Oct 1st, 2014

Welcome to episode four of the Hard Pass Podcast. After a few long days off, we have returned to talk about casual dining restaurants. Lines are guessed in memory of Bill Simmons and we address some commenter questions. That’s right – get read

Hard Pass Podcast: Episode 3 - Bill Simmons, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the Ryder Cup

Sep 26th, 2014

Welcome back to the Hard Pass Podcast. This is our third episode overall and second this week. (Both are podcasting records.) For this round of podcast-y goodness, we invited our resident golf commenter/commentator Spencer096 on to discuss Bar

Hard Pass Podcast: Episode 2 - Gotham, True Detective Season 2 and Sports Video Games

Sep 24th, 2014

Hello Internet! It’s us again. Yeah, us, the Hard Pass Podcast. Did you think it was a one-time joke or something? Well, we’re shooting for two podcasts this week, so hold onto your fashionable hats.In this installment we talk about a lot of t

Hard Pass Podcast: The Inaugural Voyage of a Groundbreaking New Sports & Entertainment Podcast

Sep 19th, 2014

What’s this? A new podcast from The Big Lead dot com? Why yes it is. Your eyes do not deceive you. What you see before you is the first ever TBL podcast to be co-hosted by Mike Cardillo and Stephen Douglas, two of the top ten contributors for t

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