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Defeating the Curse (DTC)
by DTC
Welcome to DC! This show is a unique blend of sports + pop culture, with a pinch of politics... after all DC is the capital of the world! Cursed or not we can debate, but we are always focused on OUR teams! If you want a fans raw perspective on the Commanders, Nationals, Capitals, or Wizards this is the show for you!
Episodes
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EP401: Time Problems; Dirty Plays; Another Loss; 1-4-1
Don't look now but the Commanders are 1-4-1 and just two games out of first place in the terrible NFC LEAST. JD5 played a complete game but falls to 1-6-1 in his last 8 while DQ falls to 3-17-1 in his last 21... Jayden hasn't won a game in 390 days? is that possible! In better news, the Wizards…
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EP400: Nothing Changes, Time is a Flat Circle
How fitting that episode 400 celebrates the curse as the previous 399. JD5 returns to action but Ron 2.0 costs the Commanders the game. What are they doing? Why are we so laughably bad at clock management? How can average fans have more situational awareness than millionaire coaches and players?...
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EP399: The Curse is Alive & Well
What else can you say... year after year, administration after administration, nothing changes. The referee's hate us, the league doesn't care, the coaches are learning on the fly, and the ownership seems to be content with status quo. FP and Joe are covering the fallout from another loss for the...
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EP398: Mariota Magic; Eagles & Cowboys Lose: London Calling; Capitals Get Started
The Commanders BEAT THE WORLD CHAMPION SEAHAWKS! YESSSSSS! The best backup QB in the NFL did it... again! Join FP and Joe as the recap all of the week three games and get you set for Sunday in London! 'skins up, cowboys down, ravens up, packers down, eagles down too! Plus, the Capitals begin…
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EP397: JD5 Injured (Again); QBs Down; DQ Outlook
FP and Joe are heartbroken as the season appears to be over... and it JUST STARTED! FP in particular, the eternal optimist is down hard; down bad; down for the count! The Commanders haven't even played a home game yet and have a London trip on deck too... yuck. How much blame do you put on the...
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EP396: Commanders Lose; NFC East Reactions; NFL Top5 Low5
The NFL season is here! We are back! FP, Andy, and Joe are in fired up to get into all the NFL action including the "Australia" game... which was so so so... BAD! The Commanders lost but so did the Cowboys and there were several surprises around the league too! It's so good to be back!
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OMC28: Looper; Voicemails for Isabela; Project Hail Mary; Mr/Mrs Smith
Crabcake, FP, and Joe are ready to review not one, not two, not three, but four movies on the latest installment of the Offseason Movie Club, otherwise known as the OMC. Four completely different movies and so many reactions... a DNF, a delayed finish, and a number of surprise reactions. This is…
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EP395: Commanders Final 53; Practice Squad Thoughts
FP, LP, and Joe are in studio for a rare mid-day pod and LP immediately starts off where the last show ended, with tech problems and terrible takes. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE POINT OF THE PRACTICE SQUAD IS? Plus some random thoughts on DC open wheel racing and one cast member tries to force a...
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EP394: NFL Winners & Losers; Commanders Schedule Breakdown; Rapid Super Bowl Predictions
FP, Razzle, and Joe are on the mics... but all the boys, literally ALL... the whole cast of DTC submitted their game day predictions... winners, losers, and why... and in some cases the guys are tracking how hot the coaches' seat may get as well depending on a few likely scenarios. This is the...
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OMC27: Ghost War; Miami Vice; The Gorge
Crabcake, FP, and Joe are back reviewing movies and they went the blockbuster route... with a twist. There is no doubting that Miami Vice was a tentpole when it released in 2006 but what was Amazon thinking with Ghost War for summer 2026... and did Apple initially have similar thoughts for The...
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EP393: Preseason Game 1 Preview; Deep Dive Diggs; LP Unhinged
LP is coming in hot making bold claims and now that people he can hear him he won't stop talking! The boys discuss preseason football at large, and go a mile deep on the Commanders and what they are watching for on both sides of the ball. Plus Beal rejoins the Clippers and the Lakers got flipped...
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EP392: Commanders Training Camp Recap; NFC East Thoughts; Clay vs WNBA
FP, LP, and Joe are in studio and discussing everything from the Commanders secondary to AJ and his trip to China and what the Wizards should do with AD. LP is still trying to convince the boys to watch the MLS, FP is already in NFL-mode and is excited about Hard Knocks, while Joe is waiting...
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EP391: Commanders Training Camp Begins; LeBron to Philadelphia; LP Loves the MLS
Well, we are officially into the beginning of the end of summer with the Commanders opening training camp this week! FP, LP, and Joe are running the three-man-weave on an out of sorts mid day show that of course includes audio issues they must work through. The big talk is all about Lebron, his...
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EP390: Luck-Jacking; World Cup Finale; Wizards Summer Ball; DC 250
FP and Joe are back in studio to put a bow on their weekend adventures and the World Cup which concluded with Spain beating Argentina. The soccer chat has been muted, and the summer sadness is setting in, although the DC250 and the Wizards (shock) are making national headlines! Plus... N A T S…
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OMC26: Desperado; The Greenbook; The Wrecking Crew
Finally... it is out and available to hear... Offseason Movie Club 26 featuring FP, Joe, and making his debut... Crabcake! One lad has never seen Desperado (how is that possible), two gents had never seen Greenbook, and all three hosts sat down to watch The Wrecking Crew for the first time before...
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EP389: USA Eliminated; Argentina Survives (Twice); World Cup Withdrawal Begins
FP and Joe are in studio discussing what was and what might have been regarding the US National Team and what the defeat at the hands (feet) of the Belgians means for US soccer. Cape Verde stole our hearts but VAR saved Argentina... twice... and what are we supposed to do without footy as the end...
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EP388: World Cup Penalty Kicks; USA Preparing for Bosnia; LeBron to Warriors?; DC Sports Fever
The World Cup has captured everyone's attention.. even FPs. Is there a bigger or more pressure filled moment in sports than taking penalty kicks for your country in front of 100,000 people? We saw it TWICE in the same day... plus, Joe is begging the Warriors to trade for AD and to sign LeBron......
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EP387: Wizards Select AJ; Miami Making Moves; World Cup Recap; DC Rising
FP, Andy, and Joe are in studio watching and reacting to the NBA Draft LIVE as it happens. They are also trying to figure out what happens next for the Miami Heat as they completed a massive trade, AND they jump back into the World Cup as the round of second matches end and we prepare for match…
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EP386: USA Shines; Tourist Love; Knicks Win; Wiz Draft Looms
What a sports week it has been! The USA had a near perfect debut in the World Cup, the Knicks won (and also embarrassed themselves), all the Euro tourists LOVE it here, UFC 250 was a spectacle unlike any other, ... oh, and the Nationals are surging! What a wild week in June! FP, LP, Mat, and Joe...
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EP385: Knicks Comeback Take 3-1 Lead; World Cup Predictions
The boys are in the studio late late late broadcasting live right after game four of the NBA Finals. The Knicks managed a 29 point comeback winning in dramatic fashion in the final seconds and FP, LP, Mat, 20, and Joe all have thoughts on what they just witnessed. Can the Spurs bounce back? Plus,...
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EP384: Wedding Season; Nationals Look Promising; NBA Finals Preview; NFL Blockbuster Trade
FP, Mat, Andy and Joe are in blabbering into the microphones recapping a crazy fun, but loud, weekend, discussing the Nationals as they are starting to heat up heading into the meaty part of the season, and share thoughts on what the NBA Finals *might* be... plus... what is Cleveland doing?
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OMC25: Kindergarten Cop; Speed; Face/Off
Finally.... the show everyone has been waiting for is here! Offseason Movie Club 25... half way to 50... ridiculously incredible! On this episode the boys jump in to some early Arnold comedy with Mr. Kimble, they revisit a legit classic featuring a bus an endless gas tank and a lot of familiar...
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EP383: Wizards Have Decisions to Make; NBA Playoffs; Gunners WIN; Day Pod
FP, LP, and Joe are talking Wizards... lots of Wizards and a good amount of NBA Playoffs as well. It's amazing what happens to the product when the teams play defense! Joe also take a victory lap now that Arsenal have won the EPL for the first in 20 years and LP has thoughts on a possible NFL...
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EP382: Commanders Minicamp; Wizards Win Draft Lottery; Lebron's Last Shot
The Wizards WON something... the draft lottery! Andy says make the pick... Joe says trade the pick to Utah because the Jazz are in a must trade situation. Utah might legit offer 5 first round picks to the Wiz which would be foolishness if they didn't except. Trade the pick, move down one spot…
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EP381: Burgundy & Gold; Miami F1; NBA Playoffs Continue
The boys are locked in on Cinco de Mayo and go around the sports horn discussing the new uniforms in DC, the race that was in Miami, the unpredictable nature of the NBA playoffs (because of load management), and LP decides to go off-script to share thoughts on the JP Morgan story circulating on...
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EP380: NFL Draft Recap; Early NFC East Predictions; NBA Playoff Picture; EPL Soccer Chatter
It's a full house! FP, Razzle, LP, and Joe revisit the NFL draft with a focus on the NFC East. Of course FP loved what the 'skins did, of course Razzle had some love for a division rival, and of course Joe went completely off-script as the agent of chaos. The boys also talked about the on-going…
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EP379: NFL Draft Preview; Weather is Crispy; Shower Protocol; NBA Playoffs Good Start
FP and Joe are in studio and recording a day late but wow what a show... they cover a lot of ground. Lot's happening in and around DC these days but nothing bigger right now than the NFL draft... although the Nationals are playing .500 ball consistently and that's not nothing! FP has a wild…
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EP378: The Boys Got Nothing; Caps Miss Playoffs; Wiz Secure Lottery Pick; 'Skins Get New Uni's
It must be the start of summer... NBA playoffs around the corner but nobody knows what channel the play-in games are on, the boys have thoughts on the new Commanders uniforms, and Joe is dying to convince anyone that will listen that late 90's basketball was the best era of basketball. Plus,...
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EP377: Artemis II; Nearing Easter; Mid-Summer Form; Steak Rankings
The boys are yuck'n it up discussing... basically everything but also nothing. Baseball is here, basketball is on-going, and Easter is around the corner. The fast food burger wars are interesting everyone has a favorite type of steak and the show has big plans for many future spinoffs... the DTC...
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EP376: Caps Game Day; Great8 for 1000; Wizards Projections; NFL Draft Teaser
FP, LP, and Joe are in the studio late (very late) at night but decided to fire up the mics anyway! The boys chop it up about Alex hitting 1000 total goals, what the Wiz are doing to prepare for next season, and take a quick look around the Commanders locker room as the first draft teaser is...
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OMC24: Ace Ventura 2; John Wick 1; John Wick 2; Maybe John Wick 3
The boys are into the full "OMC SWING" with a few action movies Joe has never seen and a comedy flick that FP hasn't watched in two decades... there is a surprise DNF (two actually; Andy) and a lot of discussion around the idea of "too much" violence. This is a fun episode of the Offseason Movie...
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EP375: NFL Tampering; Bit of Disappoint in DC; Caps Sellers; Wiz Update; F1 Race1
FP, Andy, 20, and Joe are in studio talking about the beginning of the NFL tampering season and what the Commanders are and are not doing so far in the offseason. 20 shares thoughts on the 49ers, Andy is bullish on the Giants, FP sees nothing wrong (EVER) with Adam Peters, and Joe is just happy…
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EP374: No More Snow; March Sadness Begins; NFL Tag Day; Make Air Travel Great Again
And again we say "NO MORE SNOW" ... Enough! The boys are in studio discussing many topics with all eyes firmly focused on the pace car, that's drifting off course. Joe has some thoughts on air travel, FP has thoughts on NFL franchise tags and free agency, and LP joins to correct the boys on…
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OMC23: James Bond Overload; 007 Schtick
This was a big undertaking... turns out four movies it two movies too many for the boys. Reviews for 1962's Dr. No, 1973's Live and Let Die, 1989's License to Kill, and 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies are straight ahead. Connery, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan... rank'em in your mind then hit play on this...
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EP373: Olympic Hockey Gold(s); Wizards Wins/Losses; Commanders Offseason Preview
It's another snowy Monday and schools are cancelled (AGAIN!) but be of good cheer... the podcast rolls forward! The USA men's and women's team both win GOLD in hockey, turns out LP is really into old olympic sports highlights and FP digs the two-man luge... the boys also discuss "ethical tanking"...
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EP372: NFL Rumors; NBA All Stars (Yuck); Olympics Rock; JE Files & Bitcoin; MJ & MJ
We aren't typing out a description to this show... we cover a ton of topics in 60 mins. Hit play and hold on. FP and Joe are in rare rare form...
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EP371: Seahawks Win; KW MVP; Kubiak to Raiders; Offseason Prep; AD to the Wizards
Well... it happened. Sam Darnold is a Super Bowl champion! The game was terrible, the half time show was _____ and if you really think about it... well, how would you rank the whole season overall? Join us to discuss the NFL for one last time this season as we prepare for the offseason ahead!…
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EP370: Super Bowl Week; Snow Sucks; Billy B Snubbed; Winter Olympics
The boys are locked in on a "warm" Monday afternoon and are ready to make their SB game and prop bet predictions. Billy B was disrespected by not being an automatic "in" to the Football Hall of Fame... nobody cares about the NBA right now (thx Lebron) and the Winter Olympics begin... which...
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OMC22: Bugonia + The Rip + Mountainhead
It is the rare the boys agree on movies ... but look outside for flying pigs because the boys agree on Mountainhead! They almost agree on Bugonia, and they almost almost agree on the Rip. If you haven't seen the films and don't want to hear spoilers PLEASE watch them first then come back and…
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EP369: AFC/NFC Champions; NFL QB Top 10; Mamba Anniversary
The boys are in studio catching up on all things NFL as the Super Bowl matchup is now set! The #Patriots will face the #Seahawks in two weeks and the initial gut feeling is ______ will win! Joe and FP had some thoughts on Matt Stafford to share, Andy is down on the Capitals and the boys reflect…
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EP368: NFL Final Four; What is a catch?; Head Coach Roulette; FP's Worst Take (Ever)
The boys are in studio on MLK Day catching up on a great weekend of NFL football and looking forward to the final weekend for real fans; the conference championships. Last weekend was the best football on the calendar all year... everything else is for the masses. Buffalo got completely screwed…
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EP367: NFL Wild Card Weekend Recap; NFL Coaching Carousel; Wizards Trade for Trae
What a wild weekend it was in the NFL... what a wild week for the Wizards.... The boys are in studio to unpack it all and discuss an alternate model to double-eliminate poor performers that make it to the postseason... and Pete from Philly returns to discuss the Eagles crash/burn! ... plus, which...
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EP366: Commanders Season is Over; NFL Playoffs Begin; Wiz/Caps Update
Happy New Year! The boys are in studio recapping the final week of the NFL season and making some bold predictions as the playoffs get underway. Stevie shows up in a Trent Williams 49ers jersey but picks the Eagles to win meanwhile FP takes the Bills to win while claiming vehemently that the Jags...
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EP365: Comms Lose to Cowboys; Eagles Win; Rams Cooling Fast; Minny Fraud
Stevie, LP, and Joe are in studio and ready to say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026. The boys start with a weekly discussion of what went wrong for the Commanders (in game and overall for the season) and eventually pivot into a heated back/forth on the hottest team(s) going into the final week…
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OMC 21: F1 The Movie + Christmas Favorites
The boys are ready for the Christmas season and discuss their personal favorites for Christmas day... "ELF" and the "Santa Clause" are both on the list plus FP made it clear that one movie was a must watch for Joe and Andy... they said F1 would convert and excite Joe to get into F1... well Joe...
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EP364: Commanders Lose; Eagles Win; NFL Playoff Picture; Boxing Might Be Back
FP and Joe are in studio and ready to recap the Commanders loss on Saturday to the Eagles and as they work their way through the full slate of NFL games one thing becomes very clear, the postseason is a toss-up. The Bears looks good, but so do the Chargers... the Bills look to be in control at...
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OMC 20: Flight Risk + Diddy Documentary
FP and Joe jump right into this straight-to-HBO movie titled Flight Risk and have some thoughts on the action, production, casting... and just about everything... this review is a bit rough.... starts at the beginning and ends with final score at 12m30seconds. (FP score this very low, Joe does too.)
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EP363: Commanders Win; JD5 Shutdown; NFL Top 5; FIFA Problems
FP, Andy, and Joe are in studio to cover the Commanders win over the Giants and looking forward they make a few predictions for the rest of the season. JD5 is confirmed to be "SHUT DOWN" and Joe asks, why isn't everyone else shut down too? Plus Andy has a wild NFL Top 5 and the boys discuss the…
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EP362: 31-0 Loss; JD5 Regression; NFL Parity; F1 Recap; C-A-P-S
FP, Andy, and Joe are running the three man weave talking about all things NFL and specifically the Commanders embarrassing loss to the Vikings. The boys discuss DQ, the front office, the league at large and settle on one team as the best of the best... spoiler, its the Rams. Additional topics...
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EP361: Commanders Lose on SNF; Playoff Picture(s) AFC/NFC; Week 14 Predictions
FP and Joe are running the two-man-offense recapping Thanksgiving and the full NFL schedule that was... so many good teams on the outside looking in and so many surprise teams at the top of the AFC/NFC standings! The boys also share their thoughts on the Broncos win on Sunday night and discuss...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to DC! This show is a unique blend of sports + pop culture, with a pinch of politics... after all DC is the capital of the world! Cursed or not we can debate, but we are always focused on OUR teams! If you want a fans raw perspective on the Commanders, Nationals, Capitals, or Wizards this is the show for you!
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