32 Fans Podcast

Akiva and Alex preview the Timberwolves/Spurs playoff matchup and the rest of the NBA second round, while also discussing Bill Simmons' sudden infatuation with Alex's charts. Become a 32 Fans patron to get more 32 Fans content, including a bonus episode every week, access to a patron-only group chat, and personally curated Chester charts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keev and Alex welcome back Jordan Kalish and 32 fans to pick the first round of the NFL draft. See the draft results here (spoiler for the pod!). This episode's outro is in honor of a guy who is balling despite running into Keev's Spurs in the first round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Akiva predict the Western Conference playoffs, Alex gives his NBA regular season awards, and Akiva tries talking a little April baseball. Click here to hear the 32 Fans Eastern Conference playoff preview on the patron feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last October, before the NBA season started, Keev and Alex recorded a mini episode to make their season long predictions and make a couple of futures bets. With the NBA regular season ending this weekend, let's go back and review how they did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In early February Keev welcomed Zach Brooks to the patron pod to discuss the most rewatchable movies of this century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's 4 AM and Akiva is celebrating his Huskies' dramatic return to the Final Four. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beet Rose (aka Jason Stitt) returns to 32 Fans to power rank all 30 MLB franchises as we preview the 2026 season and make our World Series picks. This episode's outro is in honor of Alex's pick to win the NL pennant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocco Miller, the Bracketeer, returns to 32 Fans to preview the 2026 men's basketball tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Brooks from the Movie Ladder podcast joins to rank his top 10 movies of 2025, plus a bunch of other movie chatter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast will be better enjoyed with video. Click here for the video episode: 773. Bonehead Bracket (Part 1: Basketball) Video Podcast You can also become a 32 Fans patron for additional content, including the announcement of the voting results from last week's episode: P314 Results of Listener Vote for 32 Fans HOF & Bracket Season Preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Akiva return to argue about the 32 Fans Athlete Hall of Fame, introducing the second 32-member class to join last year's inaugural class of Tom Brady (Football), Jim Brown (Football, Lacrosse), Peyton Manning (Football), Joe Montana (Football), Jerry Rice (Football), Lawrence Taylor (Football), Jim Thorpe (Football, Track & Field), Barry Bonds (Baseball), Josh Gibson (Baseball), Walter Johnson (Baseball), Willie Mays (Baseball), Babe Ruth (Baseball), Ted Williams (Baseball, Fishing), Cy Young (Baseball), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball), Larry Bird (Basketball), Wilt Chamberlain (Basketball), LeBron James (Basketball), Magic Johnson (Basketball), Michael Jordan (Basketball), Bill Russell (Basketball), Wayne Gretzky (Hockey), Mario Lemieux (Hockey), Jack Nicklaus (Golf), Tiger Woods (Golf), Serena Williams (Tennis), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Golf, Track & Field, Basketball), Muhammad Ali (Boxing), Simone Biles (Gymnastics), Katie Ledecky (Swimming), Michael Phelps (Swimming) and Jesse Owens (Track & Field). After you listen to the episode, click here to vote on the disputed entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva and Alex belatedly announce their nominees for the 32 Fans Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year. Previous Winners: 1983: Martina Navratilova (Akiva, Listeners), Cal Ripken, Jr. (Alex) 1984: Wayne Gretzky (Akiva, Listeners), Carl Lewis (Alex) 1985: Wayne Gretzky 1986: Mike Tyson (Akiva, Listeners), Larry Bird (Alex) 1987: Magic Johnson 1988: Steffi Graf (Akiva, Listeners), Orel Hershiser (Alex) 1989: Joe Montana 1990: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Mark Messier (Alex) 1991: Michael Jordan 1992: Michael Jordan 1993: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Emmitt Smith (Alex) 1994: Steve Young (Alex, Listeners), Hakeem Olajuwon (Akiva) 1995: Emmitt Smith (Alex, Listeners), Brett Favre (Akiva) 1996: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Mario Lemieux (Akiva) 1997: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Tiger Woods (Akiva) 1998: Mark McGwire (Akiva, Listeners), Terrell Davis (Alex) 1999: Kurt Warner 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Barry Bonds 2002: Barry Bonds (Alex, Listeners), Serena Williams (Akiva) 2003: Tim Duncan (Alex, Listeners), Carmelo Anthony (Akiva) 2004: Michael Phelps (Alex, Listeners), Barry Bonds (Akiva) 2005: Tiger Woods (Akiva, Listeners), Lance Armstrong (Alex) 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Tom Brady 2008: Michael Phelps 2009: LeBron James (Akiva, Listeners), Serena Williams (Alex) 2010: Rafael Nadal (Alex, Listeners), Tom Brady (Akiva) 2011: Aaron Rodgers 2012: LeBron James 2013: LeBron James 2014: Madison Bumgarner 2015: Serena Williams 2016: LeBron James (Alex, Listeners), Simone Biles (Akiva) 2017: Tom Brady 2018: Mookie Betts (Alex, Listeners), Mikaela Shiffrin (Akiva) 2019: Patrick Mahomes (Alex, Listeners), Kawhi Leonard (Akiva) 2020: LeBron James 2021: Tom Brady (Akiva, Listeners), Novak Djokovic (Alex) 2022: Shohei Ohtani (Akiva, Listeners), Patrick Mahomes (Alex) 2023: Nikola Jokic (Alex, Listeners), Max Verstappen (Akiva) 2024: Shohei Ohtani 1983: Philadelphia 76ers (Akiva, Listeners), Washington Redskins (Alex) 1984: Edmonton Oilers 1985: Chicago Bears 1986: Boston Celtics 1987: Los Angeles Lakers 1988: Notre Dame Football 1989: San Francisco 49ers 1990: UNLV Men's Basketball 1991: Chicago Bulls 1992: Duke Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), Dallas Cowboys (Akiva) 1993: Dallas Cowboys 1994: San Francisco 49ers (Akiva, Listeners), New York Rangers (Alex) 1995: Nebraska Football (Alex, Listeners), UCLA Men's Basketball (Akiva) 1996: Chicago Bulls 1997: Chicago Bulls 1998: New York Yankees 1999: US Women's National Soccer Team (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva) 2000: Los Angeles Lakers 2001: Miami Football (Alex, Listeners), Los Angeles Lakers (Akiva) 2002: UConn Women's Basketball 2003: New England Patriots (Alex, Listeners), San Antonio Spurs (Akiva) 2004: Boston Red Sox (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva) 2005: Texas Football (Akiva, Listeners), Chicago White Sox (Alex) 2006: FC Barcelona (Alex, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva) 2007: Boston Red Sox (Akiva, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva) 2008: Detroit Red Wings (Akiva, Listeners), New York Giants (Alex) 2009: North Carolina Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva) 2010: UConn Women's Basketball 2011: Green Bay Packers (Alex, Listeners), Alabama Football (Akiva) 2012: Kentucky Men's Basketball 2013: Miami Heat (Alex, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Akiva) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (Akiva, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Alex) 2015: Golden State Warriors 2016: Chicago Cubs (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva) 2017: Golden State Warriors 2018: Clemson Football (Alex, Listeners), Boston Red Sox (Alex) 2019: LSU Football 2020: Alabama Football (Akiva, Listeners), Kansas City Chiefs (Alex) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (Akiva, Listeners), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Alex) 2022: Colorado Avalanche (Akiva, Listeners), Houston Astros (Alex) 2023: Las Vegas Aces (Alex, Listeners), Michigan Football/Denver Nuggets (Akiva) 2024: Los Angeles Dodgers (Akiva), Boston Celtics (Alex) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva's weekend roommate joins the pod to review what it's like to spend 25 hours with Akiva, then Alex and Akiva review a boring Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Akiva preview the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics. This episode's outro is obviously Alex's wishful thinking of something Greek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keev and Alex are back for another Sunday night live reaction pod. This episode's outro, a week late, is in honor of the national champion Indiana Hoosiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva has landed in America and so he's ready to podcast with Alex as soon as the games ended tonight ... if Alex hadn't been kicked out of his recording space several times, forcing the podcast to stop and start repeatedly. Not in my room! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Keev each give their one takeaway from each Wild Card team, make their divisional round picks, talk about the coaching carousel, NBA All Stars and bar mitzvah attire. This episode's outro is another "1800s banger" requested by Allix O, namely Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Op. 49. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Keev rank the NFL playoff teams from 14 to 1, then welcome a surprise guest to react to surprising breaking news. This episode's outro is an 1800s hit, as recommended by patron "Allix O". This particular one, Liebesträume No. 3 by Franz Liszt, was a favorite of Alex's when he used to play the piano (but to be clear, this recording is not Alex ... or "Allix".) Join the Pool of Pools here. Join the NFL playoffs 3-in-1 pool here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Akiva talk college football, review Zootopia 2 and make week 18 NFL picks, and then Akiva discusses which NFL coaches are about to be fired and Alex ranks his top 10 podcasts of 2025. Will Akiva make the list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex ranks his top 25 TV shows of 2025 and Keev talks about some books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex describes his visit to Minnesota for the Vikings game and ranks the bottom 16 QBs in the NFL this week, Akiva and Alex try to determine their picks in NFL survivor and antisurvivor pools this week while making week 12 picks. To hear the top 16 QBs and the rest of the week 12 picks, become a 32 Fans patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keev and Alex rank the teams from 32 to 1 and make week 11 picks. To hear part 2, become a 32 Fans patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva welcomes Jared Jerome to lament another lost era of Jets football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Keev interview Daniel Robbins, the co-writer and director of Bad Shabbos, available now on Netflix. This episode's outro is Ever Shrinking World by Eli Keszler, who also did the music for the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva and Alex preview the top 6 teams in the NBA and then make their season-long predictions. Alex has predicted all 1230 regular season games and every playoff game. Want to know the result of every single one? Become a 32 Fans patron! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva and Alex welcome a number of guests to preview the NBA teams who expect to make runs into next May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Akiva preview the play-in teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keev and Alex continue their NBA preview through some mediocre sub-play-in caliber teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keev and Alex commence 30 fans in 30 days, or actually, a handful of fans in a handful of days, as they preview all 30 NBA teams from 30 to 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keev and Alex make sleepy week 6 picks, then two days later Beet Rose joins the pod to preview the ALCS and NLCS and opine on Chester's Cy Young, Hank Aaron and MVP award ballots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keev and Alex hop on the pod after Yom Kippur to make week 5 picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up against the Shabbat clock, Keev and Alex quickly make their week 4 NFL picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex complains about Patreon (become a 32 Fans patron!), Keev and Alex make picks for NFL week 2, and Kristen and John Barber from Attack the Baseline return to preview the WNBA playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex picks every game of the NFL regular season and playoffs, Akiva also makes his picks for the standings and the playoffs, then the guys make a bunch of futures bets and pick winners and losers in week 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shamir Seidman returns to celebrate his defending champion Eagles. Make sure to become a 32 Fans patron, because after the bomb today we get not only more Akiva, but also a special guest appearance from an up-and-coming NFL expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chappell and Jason Reed are back to discuss the Ravens, John Harbaugh, Mark Andrews, and some of Chappell's other favorite topics. Don't forget to become a 32 Fans patron to hear the full episode, as Jason and Chappell provide their playoff predictions! In August we had 16 patron-only episodes plus other patron-only perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harry Kane is back to discuss whether the Bills can finally beat the Chiefs in the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Producer Kelly returns to discuss the various streaks the Chiefs are on and whether they can continue to break records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ray Eifler joins 32 Fans to discuss how the Lions can bounce back from their best ever regular season followed by a playoff flop. Don't forget to become a 32 Fans patron to catch full episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We recorded with Zach Richler a couple weeks ago, so at the top of this pod we present the emergency episode we shared with patrons only on Thursday afternoon as soon as the Micah Parsons news dropped. Make sure to become a 32 Fans patron so you could access to everything in real time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Keev discuss the Rams, who are ranked like a Super Bowl contender, despite some misgivings from both hosts, before ranking all 32 NFL head coaches from 32 to 1. Don't forget to become a 32 Fans patron in order to hear the full episode and the full head coach rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva hosts multiple Chesters as they discuss whether the Vikings will go 17-0 or not this year. Don't forget to become a 32 Fans patron to hear the full episode, which includes Jerry's schedule game completion, his playoff predictions, Alex's list of the top 10 rookie QB performances in NFL history, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Avishai Schlesinger discusses how the Commies can avoid the sophomore slump that affected CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans last year. Don't forget to become a 32 Fans patron to get full episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Lowder joins Akiva to preview the 49ers. Don't forget to become a 32 Fans patron to get full episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody Stoots of houfootball.com returns to discuss what to expect from year 3 of DeMeco Ryans and CJ Stroud. Don't forget to become a 32 Fans patron to get full episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geoff Fienberg returns to discuss the Chargers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Sosna returns to preview the Bengals, but not before Chappel shows up briefly to insult the entire state of Ohio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay Bebout returns to discuss whether Sean Payton and Bo Nix can continue where they left off last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Keev discuss whether anyone in the NFC South can challenge the Bucs before ranking the top 16 QBs in the NFL. Make sure to become a 32 Fans patron to hear the full episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Aaron Rodgers lead the Steelers to a record 22nd consecutive non-losing season? Can he lead them to their first playoff victory in nearly a decade? And where does he rank among NFL QBs, as Keev and Alex rank the 32nd to 17th best starting QBs in the NFL this year. Make sure to become a 32 Fans patron to catch the full episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices