Best Sports Mascots

Josh Gondelman and Caller Haley tumble down a delightfully sleepy rabbit hole about sports mascots, hometown pride, and the creatures that somehow end up representing entire teams.What You’ll Hear:A Love Letter to Austin: Haley shares her favorite parts of life in Austin, from year-round swims at Barton Springs to dancing the night away with live music.Mascots, Explained... Sort Of: A simple question sparks a surprisingly deep conversation about coyotes, billy goats, elephants, banana slugs, and why team mascots rarely seem to match the team name.Dream Team Draft: Josh and Haley imagine the mascots they’d create from scratch, proving that armadillos and great blue herons deserve a little more time in the spotlight.CHAPTERS00:00 Intro & a memorable night of comedy06:00 Haley calls in from Austin07:30 Barton Springs, swimming, and live music11:20 The question that keeps Haley up at night12:00 Sports mascots and hometown team names13:00 Ellie the Elephant and favorite mascots14:10 The Banana Slugs of UC Santa Cruz15:30 Designing a mascot from scratch18:00 The legend of the King Cake Baby22:45 Goodnights to mascots everywhereFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.