We start this week talking about the London Marathon and our disappointment in the NBA Finals. It is indeed still a strange sports world! We dig into this more with our main topic: What positive things has Covid revealed to us about the sports

What to do with ignorance?

Sep 28th, 2020 51m 12s

As usual, we start off by talking about what we are paying attention to. The sports world just keeps getting more crazy! Then we move into a conversation about whether ignorance is ever an adequate defense. How do we understand people who don't

Cycling Steals the Show (Literally!)

Sep 21st, 2020 48m 3s

This week we start off intending to have a normal show, but we wound up just talking about Pogacar's transcendent performance at the Tour de France. It was a truly stupendous experience!Music: Trad Godsey

Catching Up On An Eventful Summer

Sep 6th, 2020 1h 2m

This week we dive right into all that has been going on recently. First, of course, we talk about the NBA strike and the complicated nature of everything involved. We spend a while looking at the complexity of it all and how we learn to live in

Exploring The World Of Disc Golf

Aug 23rd, 2020 59m 25s

This week, we start off with a discussion of the disaster of college football and the interesting ways smaller clubs are staying relevant. Then we move into a conversation about adventure racing and why it might be compelling. Finally, we come

Youthful Energy and Experienced Professionalism: Decoding How We Talk About Sports

Aug 9th, 2020 52m 47s

This week we start off talking about golf, the NBA and how we watch sports. Why do we prefer a slightly less polished production? Then we move into a discussion of our main topic of decoding how we talk about youth and age in sports. What euphe

How Does It Feel To Watch The New NBA?

Aug 2nd, 2020 58m 22s

This week we start off talking about the proliferation of violence on the ESPN homepage and the absurdity of MLB trying to make things work. Then we dig into our main topic, the new look of the NBA. We spent some time watching this weekend's ga

Corruption in Sports: Is it inevitable?

Jul 26th, 2020 55m 50s

This week we start off trying to be a bit positive with some spotlights for good stuff. We mention that the NBA, unsurprisingly, seems to be coming back in a good way and what we might get re-engaged with sports for. Then we move into our main

For Good or Ill: Corporate Social Responsibility & Sports

Jul 19th, 2020 59m 43s

This week we start out talking a bit about soccer and the rise of Pulisic. Then we move into a conversation about golf and divergent visions of how it should look moving forward. This is followed by a discussion of how we should probably be mor

What Would You Do To The MLS?

Jul 13th, 2020 1h 3m

This week we start off with a discussion of Woj going off and how much we should be talking about sports right now. It's a strange time and we see both positive and negative things coming to the front. Then for our main topic, we discuss what w

Sunderland: A Sad Story Makes An Interesting Show

Jul 5th, 2020 1h 4m

This week we starting off talking UCLA and Under Armour and the coming disastrous restarts. We spend a bit of time on controversy in the disc golf world and then move into some talk about our appreciation for Adam Silver.Our main topic this w

How Do Sports Impact Our Thinking About Aging?

Jun 28th, 2020 59m 44s

This week we start off talking about the complete absurdity of college sports, the ways we expect the NBA to fail in its bid to restart and Djokovic being a fool. It remains a strange time for sports and it only seems to be getting more complex

Player's Unions in an Unprecedented Time

Jun 21st, 2020 54m 16s

We missed you all last week! We're back this week with a discussion of how Covid is changing the sports landscape with each passing day. Every week seems to complicate plans and make sports seem farther away. And maybe that's ok...Our main top

Team Dynamics: What happens to a team when politics come up?

Jun 8th, 2020 1h

This week we start off declaring that Black Lives Matter and that we endeavoring to educate ourselves and act in the ways most appropriate. Then we move onto the NBA restarting and MLB potentially not. It's a weird time in the sports world as w

Why Are Athletes So Angry?

May 31st, 2020 1h

This week we start out with a discussion of the golf match featuring Tiger, Phil, Brady and Manning. It was a strange event and we have a lot of feelings! Then we move into a discussion of the current high profile police brutality incidents and

Why Do They Do It?: Cheating in Amateur Sports

May 24th, 2020 1h 17m

This week we welcome special guest Sam Lev back to the show. He joins us as we start off with a discussion of golf in quarantine and what the NBA is thinking about. Then we move into talking about both Lance and Jordan. We share final thoughts

Growing Up On Baseball (and Basketball) Cards

May 17th, 2020 1h

This week we start by discussing the strange reality of the Bundesliga. Is this what we should expect from sports without fans? We also talk about baseball and our continued interest in The Last Dance. Finally, we get into discussing the world

5 Rules We'd Like To See Change Or Implemented

May 9th, 2020 53m 3s

This week we start by discussing how we are coping without sports. We also talk about reopening and what golf could do. Then we move into a discussion of Jordan and how to understand Jordan's extreme competitiveness. Finally, it's time for our

When Sports Get Political: 1980 Olympic Boycott

May 3rd, 2020 59m 41s

This week we start by noting that the sports world was quite boring this week. Nothing grabbed our attention and maybe that's a good thing. Then we move into a discussion of The Last Dance. How do we understand Rodman in our context? How did Jo

What does it mean to be a fan these days?

Apr 26th, 2020 54m 57s

This week we start with an exciting new intro. Thanks Trad!Then we move into a discussion about this past week's developments. Kyle expounds upon his love of Formula 1, while Brad supports the French Sports Minister's claim that sports isn't

Jordan: More Than A Basketball Player

Apr 19th, 2020 58m 29s

This week we start off talking about how there might be some positive implications of limiting sports activity. We are humanizing our athletes and seeing benefits in the climate change fight. Then we move into a multi-faceted conversation about

Film Review: All For One - Cycling Done Right

Apr 15th, 2020 46m 8s

We start off bemoaning the events that seem to be leading to Sports Illustrated quickly losing all of its status so quickly due to poor management. Then we continue a discussion of what we are paying attention to before getting into our convers

Looking Back to Learn: Astros Versus Black Sox

Apr 5th, 2020 45m 53s

We start this week with our weekly look at the sports world on Covid-19. This includes a discussion of Trump's intervention, NBA stars playing horse and the strange world of Wrestlemania. Then we dig into a comparison of the Astros sign stealin

Film Review: Fire in Babylon - Cricket Against Colonialism

Mar 29th, 2020 53m 6s

We start by looking back again at this past week in a new landscape. This includes a look at the NFL doing NFL things and auto racing turning to eSports. Then we dig into a look at the movie Fire in Babylon which looks at the West Indies Cricke

Looking Back To Learn: Jackie Robinson

Mar 25th, 2020 43m 16s

This week we again start looking at how Covid-19 is impacting the sports world. The move to online gaming and the fact that chess keeps going is quite intriguing. Then we move into our main discussion of Jackie Robinson and his impact on the sp