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Casual Diehard
by Casual Diehard
Friends talking sports, having a good time and trying not to let it damage our already perilous mental health. willetspen.substack.com
Episodes
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2024 WNBA Draft Recap
Ana, Janice, and Jesse share their reactions to the WNBA draft, from Caitlin Clark officially becoming the face of the Indiana Fever to the Las Vegas Aces putting together a sparkling draft class without a first-round pick. Did the Liberty outsmart everyone, including their own fans? What are...
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The Win-Or-Binners
The "win or bin" concept is not our own, but Addy, Jesse, and Katie do find some similarity between their faves here, whether it's at Ferrari, in NASCAR, or on the baseball diamond. On a between-races episode in the F1 season, there's plenty of room to speculate about silly season ahead, and lots...
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Jennie Egerdie
Jesse and Youppi go for a walk in Prospect Park with Jennie Egerdie, the author of Frog And Toad Are Doing Their Best and the upcoming Oh, Bother: Winnie the Pooh is Befuddled, Too, to enjoy a beautiful spring day and talk about the Sesame Street atmosphere of Park Slope, trees growing in…
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2024 NBA Playoff Preview
Ace, James, and Jesse are back together to transition from the NBA regular season to the playoffs, tackling all the big questions. Could the bracket have worked out any better in the East for the Celtics? Is Dame Time already up in Milwaukee? Can the Knicks really make a run without Julius…
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Don't Look Directly At The Suns
Ace, Jesse, and debuting guest Martin Rickman ready for the playoffs by examining potential intriguing matchups and what might come to pass as the regular season winds down toward its conclusion. We now know all 20 teams that will be involved in the play-in and playoffs, but not their seeding...
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It's Like A Different Category
After a snooze of a racing weekend between F1 at Suzuka and NASCAR at Martinsville, Addy, Britt, and Jesse are tackling big questions, like whether Max Verstappen or Mike Trout is a more interesting person, what's going on with Lance Stroll's hair, and whether Charles Leclerc would get designer...
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Pete Rose
It’s never a good thing when Pete Rose is back in the news, and he has been lately because of the alleged theft of $4.5 million from Shohei Ohtani to cover gambling debts. That story has yet to fully unfold. Rose’s has, to the point where the Washington Post ran not one, but two big stories…
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Sophie Vershbow & Simon
Walking in Riverside Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with Sophie Vershbow and her dog, Simon. It's a great park for dogs, a great place for walking, and little did we know, a great place to look across the river to New Jersey right before an earthquake, which struck less than an hour…
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Final Four & WNBA Draft
Ana and Jesse are joined by one of women's basketball's best writers, Jackie Powell, to celebrate a momentous NCAA Tournament won by South Carolina, and to look ahead to the 2024 WNBA draft, which of course will be headlined by Caitlin Clark after she led Iowa to the national title game against…
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Sometimes You're The Windshield
Addy, Britt, and Jesse spent the week between F1 races diving into the start of baseball season, which has gone for the Mets about the way we usually expect things to go for Ferrari. But remember how the last F1 race was won by... Ferrari? Wild. Ferrari won the last F1 race. That is a thing that...
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Pittsburgh Drug Trials
In episode 2 of Dugout of History, Chrystal and Colleen dig into the Pittsburgh drug trials, the scandal that many people know because the Pirate Parrot mascot was implicated as a coke dealer, but that had far-reaching impacts across major league baseball, including shaping the sport’s drug…
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Kim Mulkey, Pansexual Icon
Ana, Janice, and Jesse assemble after the opening weekend of the NCAA women's tournament and continue waiting for what must be the biggest Washington Post story since Watergate for all the hype it's gotten from its subject. The basketball has been excellent, and the regionals bring potential...
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You Brought The Social Team To Australia, But Not A Chassis
Addy, Britt, Jesse, and Katie are over the moon after the Australian Grand Prix and the rare occasion of not only a race not dominated by Max Verstappen, but won by Carlos Sainz in his Ferrari, two weeks after his appendectomy and a few months before he cedes the Scuderia seat to Lewis Hamilton…...
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Shohei Ohtani, Clubhouse Cancer
Addy, Britt, Chrystal, and Jesse are caught up in the Shohei of it all, and the scandal-embroiled superstar isn't a clubhouse cancer, but a clubhouse Cancer. That's his zodiac sign. And we are talking astrology in a big way, too, because Jesse made a full fantasy baseball league on ESPN (it's...
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Merkle's Boner
On the premiere of Dugout of History, Colleen and Chrystal go deep into history for the story of Merkle's Boner, a dramatic turn of events in 1908 that to most folks now is just a funny name for an incident more than a century ago. There's so much more to it than just the boner. From Wikipedia:...
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Teams That Bark End Up In First Place
Jared and Riann from Dunks and Donuts join Ace, James, and Jesse for a Celtics-themed episode that is specifically about love for Derrick White, and nostalgia for Marcus Smart, because the regular season might still have about 10% of the way to go, but business is settled, and business for Boston...
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March Madness 2024
The field of 68 is set and it looks like a lot of chalk at first glance. Certainly, Barack Obama felt that way with only five lower-seeded teams winning in his women's bracket for the entire tournament. Ana, Janice, Jesse, and Lyndsey scan the regionals and see where upsets might be waiting to...
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This Felt Like Days Of Thunder
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Ellis joins Addy, Britt, and Jesse to talk about driving the No. 43 Chevrolet, Washington Capitals fandom, and texts from grandma to turn on the Cup series. Also, since this is regularly an F1-themed hour… what would it really be like if Max Verstappen came over…
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The National Buffet Association
Shaun joins Ace and Jesse to talk Knicks basketball. It’s great. We are loving the Knicks. Jalen Brunson is a superhero. Isaiah Hartenstein put up a historic night in Sacramento. OG Anunoby is back and transformative. In a fandom defined by failure, how do we stay positive? And who are we most...
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The Youppi Show
This is the first episode of The Youppi Show (it'll have its own feed by the time the next episode drops -- now that spring is springing, we can schedule more walks for Youppi and for other New Yorkers and their dogs to enjoy) with Jesse Spector (Youppi's person) and Laura Albanese (our fabulous...
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Dog Days
Ace and James join Jesse for the worst game of the year -- meaning both Knicks-Sixers from Sunday night and a virtually impossible trivia game based on boxscore connections through the years. The point is that Josh Hart is doing some extremely cool and entertaining stuff out there for New York…
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Mojo Dojo Casa House of Orioles
If you're the kind of person who would like to ponder a world where Logan Sargeant never drove a racecar, and instead was in spring training with the defending American League East champions, you're not alone. That's not a thing that specifically happens on this episode with Addy, Britt, Jesse…
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Stories Outside of Caitlin Clark?
Ace, Ana, Janice, and Jesse welcome Lyndsey on board for women's basketball talk, as it's time to get ready for the NCAA Tournament. Turns out, there's more to the sport than one player, and Iowa isn't among the top four teams in what some outlets might have you believe is the Caitlin Clark...
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We Are Checking
Addy, Britt, Jesse, and Katie pick their F1 drivers for a season-long game, and there's a lot to talk about on the grid, mostly away from the track as things are blowing up in the Red Bull front office. Could Max Verstappen really leave? Do we dare to dream of Adrian Newey designing red racecars?...
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Hospital Knicks, Machine Celtics, Clippers Clippers
Ace, James, and Jesse convene in the immediate aftermath of Jalen Brunson’s injury and a Knicks win in Cleveland, and the slightly less immediate aftermath of the Celtics obliterating Golden State. So, what are we looking forward to between now and the playoffs? It’s time to get a little...
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Juan Soto Changes Everything
Will the 2024 Yankees fare better than the 2023 Yankees? They'll at least be more interesting with Juan Soto, whose arrival changes the lineup and the vibes in the Bronx. Plus, remembering which Steinbrenner is alive and running the team, Spencer Jones is neat, and the Yankees definitely do have…
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The Verlander Tontine
Which is looking worse going into the 2024 season, Major League Baseball's new pants or the Chicago White Sox? Chrystal, Colleen, Janice, and Jesse have a whole lot to discuss as they get together for the first time this spring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is…
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Drive To Waffle House
Addy, Britt, Jesse, and Katie weave back and forth between the about-to-begin Formula 1 season and the ultra-exciting start to the NASCAR season, while catching up on the Netflix shows about both -- Drive to Survive and Full Speed. Who do we love, who's giving us the ick, and who will win the…
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Bedpans On His Feet
Ace, James, and Jesse are back together for the first time since the NBA All-Star break, playing a game that digs back into history to find that February has always been a time for basketball complaints. Then it’s time to dive into the second half, starting with what we learned from the...
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Dalé Parton
Addy, Britt, and Jesse talk about the Daytona 500, and look forward a bit to the upcoming F1 and MLB seasons. Here's the video we referenced with Joey Logano chatting up Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you...
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Red Car Go Fast
It's a double-size panel for our F1 season preview, with Katie back to join Addy, Britt, and Jesse, plus special guests Natalie and Shanna from Girls Just Wanna F1. We've got takes on the whole grid, from Max Verstappen to Logan Sargeant, as the boys of vroom get ready to rev their engines for…
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Ross Chastain-Pilled
On this Vroom Vroom episode, Elizabeth Blackstock, host of Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys, joins Addy, Britt, and Jesse for an episode that would be titled "Dale Earnhardt Daddy Issues" if we wanted to be a little more obtuse. Other possibilities that would have been fun out of context include…
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Interaction With The Flag
Ace, Ana, and Jesse react to WNBA free agency, dabble a little in baseball, and come back to the love that unites us all, Ellie the Elephant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
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Just Pure Fangirl LH44
Addy, Britt, and Jesse were finally going to talk about the Ferrari movie, but then a blockbuster hit, so... EMERGENCY PODCAST AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIME, because SIR LEWIS HAMILTON is joining SCUDERIA FERRARI. Doesn't seem real. But it's real. And we're delirious. Or maybe that's Jesse's death...
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Himbo Rising, Maybe A Himbo Moon
Ana, Britt, Chrystal, Jesse, and The Suzie Hunter are here for this baseball episode of Casual Diehard, featuring hoarders, bobbleheads, Vanessa Hudgens as the would-be Taylor Swift of the Colorado Rockies, the sociological implications of smoking 400 packs of Marlboros per season for the better...
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Hitting Lights Really Fast, Grabbing Balls
Addy, Britt, and Jesse get ready for the 2024 Formula One season by reviewing the drivers' offseason posting... plus, thoughts on NFL conference championship weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
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Quiet Quitting To Coach The Milwaukee Bucks
It's an NBA episode with Ace, James, and Jesse, and the Knicks are rolling, which has the cans popping as... Scary Terry arrives in Miami The fifth Bodegacat? Utah and Cleveland too good for their own good Kyrie's exes are thriving Joker & Maple Jimmy Mr. Steal Your Job Fat-free Jaylen Brown...
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Otherwise It's Just Sparkling Dirigible
Rodger (find him on the internet) joins Britt, Jesse, and Lily to talk about his season on the road. For more on that, including some stuff referenced in this episode, check out Rodger's appearance on the excellent Split Zone Duo. But also listen to this because it's a lot of fun. In this...
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Jalen Brunson, This Bud's For You
James makes his Casual Diehard debut with Ace and Jesse, ready to launch James Dolan into the sun and hoping that the assault allegations are finally the last straw to get him all the way out of the paint at Madison Square Garden. But outside of the owner, the Knicks’ vibes are strong and it’s…
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He Could Be Max, But Instead He’s Charles
Addy, Britt, and Jesse play the hits on a Thursday afternoon without a plan, and do some live planning for the business. Join our Discord, won’t ya? In this episode, powered by seltzer, energy drinks, and mocktails that have not yet sponsored us… Surprise McLaren livery drop! Les Pères de...
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Second Pop-Tart On The Grassy Knoll
For our first college football episode of 2024, Britt, Jesse, and Keelin welcome Katie Shook from the Sickos Committee for her first appearance on the show, fresh off her viral coverage of the Pop-Tarts Bowl. What are we talking about? Chargers coach Steve Spurrier? - 9’ Pop-Tart breaks contain -...
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Parker Molloy: Blocked by the Bears
Parker Molloy from The Present Age joins Addy and Jesse for the first Casual Diehard of 2024, and they’re wondering who non-alcoholic White Claw is even for. Also on tap: Stephen A. Smith vaporizes Jason Whitlock, football’s coaching carousel in overdrive with the retirements of Bill Belichick…
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Dr. Waffles: He Gets Us
Subscribe to Casual Diehard on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Casual Diehard on Spotify In this episode of Casual Diehard, Britt, Jesse, and Keelin enjoy kind of a slow week for football doings, and Keelin drops this picture of somebody’s Waffle House tattoo in the chat. This is a public episode. If...
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Dr. Waffles: He Gets Us
Britt, Jesse, and Keelin go over the latest waffle-related news because it really wasn't the most exciting football week, top to bottom. Speaking of tops and bottoms, these waffles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...
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A Total Eclipse of Josh Hart
Ace joins the show just in time for Jesse to lament getting sucked into a classic Fake Knicks Comeback, while Addy is bored by “Shohei Ohtani on the Dodgers” as a concept, and everyone is so glad for the NYC orange and blue teams’ broadcasters telling it like it is. Plus, rare joy for the Jets…
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A Total Eclipse of Josh Hart
Ace joins the show just in time for Jesse to lament getting sucked into a classic Fake Knicks Comeback, while Addy is bored by “Shohei Ohtani on the Dodgers” as a concept, and everyone is so glad for the NYC orange and blue teams’ broadcasters telling it like it is. Plus, rare joy for the Jets…
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We Can Pod It Out 191: Holiday Special
Chanukah is coming to a close, Christmas is right around the corner, and Roger and Andrew have lots of gifts to open, in the form of songs, because that’s how this show works. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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No Squirrels (But I Like Squirrels)
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No Squirrels (But I Like Squirrels)
Technically a college football episode... Britt learns to loathe Shohei Ohtani, Jesse plays punter trivia, Keelin slaps an A&M on England, and Lily copes with Immaculate Grid Syndrome. There’s big fish and bean news, too? And we find the college football in reality TV. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Tomato Soup and Beef Carpaccio
In Episode 7 of Casual Diehard, Addy, Britt, and Jesse ask Aaron Rodgers to please send his medical team to help Jasson Dominguez, the latest off-the-track drama shows why Mercedes is the Michigan of F1, and it’s time to look back at our preseason impressions as we review the seasons of the top...
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