Episodes
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Episode 35 - A First Championship for the Pod, with Nabeel from The Reverse Scoop and Aaryan
This week, I am joined by Nabeel from The Reverse Scoop and Aaryan as we cover all of the latest from this excellent summer of cricket. We went over the end of MLC and Nabeel’s clairvoyant pre-season prediction that LAKR would bring home the first championship for a team beloved by this podcast.…
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Episode 34 - The Most Consequential Gathering of Americans Since the 1787 Constitutional Convention
This week, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of declaring American independence with almost half an XI of American cricket heavy hitters. Ananya from Yorker with Ananya, Amal from Sixes and States, and Adam from That’s Cricket join defending Podcast Champion Arjun from American Cricket Show and...
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Episode 33 - IPL Title Dropped On 13 by Shashank, with Arjun from American Cricket Show
My fellow Punjab Kings superfan Arjun from American Cricket Show and I got nice and turnt in order to chronicle the PBKS collapse to end all PBKS collapses. We wallowed in the many terrible aspects of this run including the dropped catches, the complete inability to defend the total, and the...
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Episode 32 - An Umbrella Service for ALL Business Requirements?
We're back! This week on the pod we discuss the boring Super Bowl that was and the controversial Chargers offseason. We then of course moved on to discuss the early returns from the IPL! We debated the ridiculousness of the team name "Mumbai Indians", reminisced about some excellent IPL...
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Episode 31 - Bo Nix Can't Score On Our Backups
Defending Podcast Champion Marco returns to defend his title this week as we shake off an expected but frustrating loss to the mediocre Ponies to preview the massive wild card game in Foxboro against the Patriots. We covered everything from a vitriolic Broncos fan response to the truth about…
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Episode 30 - The AFC South is a Massive Buzzkill
This week, I'm back to reminisce on beautiful wins over the evil Chiefs and Cowboys before biting the bullet and talking about the heartbreaking loss to the Texans. I covered Patrick Mahomes' ridiculous response to his own injury, the big illegal contract officiating controversy, two nasty...
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Episode 29: Justin Herbert and his Uncle Jack Kelly Hands
We're back and the Chargers are as good as they've been all season! We discuss a mostly dominant win over the Raiders followed by a gritty win over the Super Bowl Champion Eagles on Monday night at SoFi. We applauded a much improved Chargers defense and running game, and implored Greg Roman for…
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Episode 28 - Aaron Rodgers is Old, Slow and Terrible with Psychedelics
This week we bask in the glory of a Sunday Night W over the formidable but inconsistent Pittsburgh Steelers. We discussed the long awaited arrival of subterfuge to this Greg Roman offense, as well as Ladd McConkey's biggest game of the year, some excellent work from the entire secondary, and the...
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Episode 27 - Losing Both Tackles Is Our Thing This Year
Aryaan is back in this week, and we had an excellent time discussing our first game this season as a podcast, as well as all the ups and downs of last week's game against the Titans. We reminisced about the greatest Chargers game we've ever been to, and told Chargers beat reporter Daniel Popper…
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Episode 26 - Charger Power Outage Overcome By Super Chargers
We've got two games in one episode this week as the Chargers split a pair of home games three days apart. I go into all of the frustrations against the Colts, including Justin Herbert's most passing yards in a game going to waste and the complete disintegration of Jesse Minter's pattern match...
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Episode 25 - You Can Exhale Now, We Beat the Fins
This week, I bask in the relief of a much needed 30-27 win over the Miami Dolphins. I started out going through an improved performance on offense, highlighted by Ladd's first big game of the year and the offensive line upping their game from horrible to decent. On defense, I discuss the...
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Episode 24 - Welp, At Least The Chiefs Blew It Again
This week we nearly had a completely somber podcast, but the vibes were saved by yet another crucial miss from disgusting Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. The biggest hot topic of the weekend, which was of course the Chargers' continued failure to protect Justin Herbert, and I dove into a number of...
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Episode 23: So That Was The Trap Game, with Defending Podcast Champion Marco
Welp, we knew that one was coming eventually. I am thankfully joined by friend of the pod Marco to pick up the pieces from a classic Chargers unexplainable loss to the Giants. We discuss the debut of the Giants' latest mouth-breathing loser QB from Ole Miss and his overrated debut, frustrations...
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Episode 22 - We Dominated The Ponies (except for like 3 plays lol)
It's a beautiful day here in the B*O*L*T*S Podcasting Tunnel Lair 3000 feet below Fred Rosen's house in Bel Air as our beloved football team has dispatched the disliked Broncos to improve to a perfect 3-0. I go through the 3 bad plays that obfuscated an otherwise stellar day from the Chargers...
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Episode 21 - The Daiyan Henley Flu Game
FIRST PLACE SPECIAL! I am here with a quick round-up of a convincing win over the Raiders in Las Vegas. The headline this week was the defense, with Daiyan Henley becoming the second Chargers player in two weeks to play the game of his life while sick. I also covered a reality-check performance...
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Episode 20 - The Open Hand of Teair Tart
Aryaan is back to celebrate one of the happiest Chargers occasions we've ever had: a veritable smacking of the hated Kansas City Chiefs. We cover everything on and off the field, from Justin Herbert's electric performance, to Teair Tart's cathartic slap on Travis Kelce, to Heidi Gardner's self...
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Episode 19 - A Fourth MI Has Struck The Edifice of World Cricket
Preseason is over and I'm here to take you through all the big plays from the chargers' 30-23 loss to the 49ers, including a masterclass performance from undrafted linebacker Marlowe Wax. We proceed to go through the difficult and controversial decisions that defined cut day, with some deep…
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Episode 18 - Rams-related Ennui
This week, I shook off some preseason blues to break down a fascinating but infuriating 23-22 loss to the rams. The prospect breakdowns continue as well, with a look at RJ Mickens, Jamaree Caldwell, and Rocket Sanders. Finally, I closed out with a couple key cricket stories: Sanju Samson's…
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Episode 17 - You've Heard of KL Rahul, Now Meet KL Smith
Football is back and I (Nick) am here this week with an update pod! I went through all the highlights and lowlights from Chargers camp, including two preseason wins over the Lions and Saints. I dove into scouting reports on some standout rookies so far, including 5th round speedster KeAndre...
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Episode 16 - Death, Taxes, and the LA Knight Riders
Hot Cricket Summer is in full swing and we are here to discuss it all! This week we discuss the lopsided first two WT20Is between India and England, before moving onto the English men and their fumbling of the bag in the second test against India. We close by covering a great week of Major League...
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Episode 15 - The World Has Changed, And It's Mostly For The Worse
We're back to cap off a thrilling but unfortunate end to the IPL season that has us (Nick) bawling and laughing at the same time. We covered the full finish, including Abhishek Sharma's run-in with a Tata Curvv, Shreyas' heroic innings to send PBKS to the final, and their heartbreaking loss in…
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Episode 14 - Is Gene Goodenough a Photosynthesis Guy?
We are so back and so is the IPL with an exciting playoff push in high gear. Join us as we recap the four teams that have qualified, Digvesh finally taking some heat for his celebration, and other happenings around the league. We also may finally have an explanation for Gene Goodenough's…
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Episode 13 - Shubman Gill's Test Innings of a Lifetime
Aryaan has survived double tech week and he's back with me in studio to discuss the latest IPL action! We go into a Pod Bowl no result and the great form that followed for both PBKS and KKR, as well as Rajasthan's woes, the inspiring rise of Ayush Mhatre, the spitting resemblance between a…
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Episode 12: Shreyas' Epic Gigachad Test Cricket Field, with Noémi Sárog
My beautiful wife Noemi joins me for an update on the last week and a half of IPL matches! We discuss each PBKS and KKR match in detail, including an epic first playing of the Pod Bowl. We closed by going over each team's form in order of standing, before a quick summary of the final few Chargers...
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Are We Boutta Get Saudi Slammed?
Sick Kates and the Special One himself Aryaan Mohrinho are here to discuss the bombshell report from Chris Barrett at the Sydney Morning Herald detailing the Saudi plan to take over world cricket. We set the scene by discussing Barrett's report as well as some crack early analysis by beloved...
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Episode 11 - FREE RISHABH TROUSERS
Week 2 is in the books! We recap and analyze all the happenings in the IPL, starting with the good, the bad and the ugly of two polar opposite PBKS matches. Our sympathies abounded for Rishabh Pant in his continuing battle against the grumpy Sanjiv Goenka (Dutch pronunciation until he improves),...
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Episode 10 - Glenn Maxwell Presents: Ass Before Wicket
THE IPL IS BACK! This week we sum up all the happenings in the first week of matches, including slow starts from SRH and KKR, some all-time out-of-pocket cricket from Glenn Maxwell, and Abdul Samad taking you bitches to school for a second. We end with picks for each of the next week's matches…
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B*O*L*T*S IPL 2025 Preview Episode
It's here! Our weird and wacky guide to the latest edition of the greatest cricket tournament known to man. Get to know each and every squad that we can stomach talking about, and stay tuned for our prediction of who is going to qualify for the playoffs this year. Subscribe for more dispatches…
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Episode 9 - Oops! All Slog Sweeps
This week, we were forced to abandon our plans to lead off with cricket in favor of a deep dive into an eventful free agency for the Chargers and the NFL, followed by an update on more potential first-round picks. After a celebration of the beginning of the Dodgers’ season in Tokyo (not…
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Episode 8 - They Not Like Us
We're Back! Again! This week we recap a schadenfreude Super Bowl in which the Chiefs got their asses handed to them (Yay!) before previewing the Chargers free agency and draft plans. We then discuss the awesome Women’s Premier League, before previewing the knockouts of the ICC Champions Trophy.…
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Episode 7 - The Boiling Wrath of Sunny G
DONATE TO LA WILDFIRE RELIEF RED CROSS: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ CAL FIRE FOUNDATION: https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html LA FOOD BANK: https://shorturl.at/mKJ8D HUMANE SOCIETY https://shorturl.at/SHgbi This week we begrudgingly previewed the upcoming Super…
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Episode 6 - Derwin's Super Giants
DONATE TO LA WILDFIRE RELIEF RED CROSS: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ CAL FIRE FOUNDATION: https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html LA FOOD BANK: https://shorturl.at/mKJ8D HUMANE SOCIETY https://shorturl.at/SHgbi This week, we recapped the Wild Card Round and echoed...
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Episode 5 - Won 't Somebody Think of Scott Matlock? Who isn't a TV Segment Producer?
DONATE TO LA WILDFIRE RELIEF RED CROSS: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ CAL FIRE FOUNDATION: https://cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html LA FOOD BANK: https://shorturl.at/mKJ8D HUMANE SOCIETY https://shorturl.at/SHgbi We're back! We begin with a comprehensive assessment of…
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Episode 4 - Steven Smith, in Minecraft
Aryaan is back in this week, just in time to discuss an unfortunate second half drubbing at the hands of the Bucs. We get into some positives from the first half, including some great play from Q and Stone Smartt, before lamenting the offense's sputtering to a halt in the second half. In cricket...
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Episode 3 - Heidi Gardner's Self-Loathing, with Noémi Sárog
My beautiful wife and guest co-host Noémi Sárog joins me this week in the wake of a ridoinkulous loss to the Chiefs. We discuss the valiant efforts of the boys in powder blue and preview a likely high-scoring affair against the Bucs at SoFi. We then turned to Noémi's crystal expertise to discuss…
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Episode 2 - The Kirk Cousins Score A Touchdown Challenge [IMPOSSIBLE]
This week we revel in a most Chargers of wins over the Falcons, featuring the Kirkski throwing some righteous interceptions. Then we preview a trip to Kansas City to battle the satanic Chiefs and the horrible Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid, before touching on Aryaan's love of Zach Wilson and Zach...
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Episode 1 - Chargers vs Ravens / IPL Auction
Nick and Aryaan soldier on bravely in discussing what went wrong in Monday Night Football losses to the Cardinals and Ravens, and go over the keys to finally flipping the birds next week against the Falcons. Later, they discuss the IPL auction and the season ahead for the Kolkata Knight Riders…
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