A Sweatshop of Stat Boys

The 25th inaugural episode of Set Hike celebrates a quarter-century of podcasting the only way this show knows how: by starting with dead goldfish, betta-fish gang warfare, and a heated debate over what a group of Krimpets should be called. The crew then spirals through Memorial Day guilt, PGA Championship chaos, Rory McIlroy's apparent war on patriotic hecklers, robot referees with legal rights, and an Eagles schedule breakdown that somehow includes Andy Reid walrus metaphors and AJ Brown trade anxiety. Stat Boy returns from whatever underground statistics bunker he inhabits, armed with enough random facts to power a small municipality. By the end, the boys have predicted the Eagles season, declared Cooper DeJean the key to the greatest defensive backfield in NFL history (per Dr. TAT's "May Take '26"), and discover that female betta fish apparently belong to a sorority. Key Topics Discussed03:00 — Businesses of Ferrets & Animal Group Names05:35 — Memorial Day Amnesia07:30 — Mailbag Overflow & Podcast Logistics08:30 — PGA Championship Recap13:20 — Rory McIlroy vs. America16:45 — TastyKake Naming Convention Committee24:00 — NBA Playoffs & The Robot Ref Revolution31:00 — Football Rules Nobody Understands36:30 — Eagles Schedule Release Begins40:30 — AJ Brown Anxiety & OTA News43:00 — Reek Woolen Hype Train45:45 — Dr. TAT's May Take48:30 — Game-by-Game Eagles Predictions01:15:00 — Mailbag, Animal Follow-Ups & Northern Illinois Quarterbacks01:24:00 — Andy Reid Walrus Theory & Closing ThoughtsStatistics & FactsRai's signature quirks: wears two gloves and puts iron covers on his clubs — which his father bought him on a tight budget.Eagles' strength of schedule ranks 23rd, making them the 10th easiest in the NFL for the upcoming season.The last time an NFC team won 3+ consecutive NFC titles: the Eagles went 4 consecutive seasons from 2001–2004.The quote "Ringo isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles" was actually said by British comedian Jasper Carrot in 1983 — not by a Beatle.Group of ferrets = a businessGroup of pandas = an embarrassmentGroup of elephants = a memoryGroup of giraffes = a towerGroup of butterflies = a kaleidoscopeMemorable Quotes"Last time I checked, this was America." - Dr. TAT" I think they're going to lose that tie." - Panda Dan"Shout out to Andy Reid's Hawaiian shirts as well." - Stat Boy"Many animals don't live that long, so we could have missed the lifetime of, I don't know, a moth." - Dr. TATFollow us on x.com & Instagram: @sethikepodCall/text line: 1-(234)-SET-HIKE (738-4453)Email us: [email protected]