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Hot Topicks
by Hot Topicks
A gameshow-esque podcast where four contestants compete in trivia to earn rewards while drafting their lineups for that weeks topic. Listeners then vote for their favorite lineups on social media to crown a champion. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hot-topicks/support
Episodes
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NCAA Tournament Memories
Time to tip-off! It's Hot Topicks' One Shining Moment as this week we celebrate the NCAA Tournament by picking our favorite teams, players, and moments from March Madness! Join Bella, Turnbow, Matt, and Hot Topicks Diaper-Dandy Phil McDonald as they fill out their bracket with the best of college...
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Pizza
Mamma Mia! Toss that pie high in the air it's time for another mouth-watering episode of Hot Topicks! This week we're building the tastiest pieces of pizza possible! Join Logan, Blake, Bella, and Miranda as they knead their dough and shred the cheese on their favorite parts of the world's best...
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The Office
Time to clock in for work at everyone's favorite paper company! This week Hot Topicks is breaking down The Office! Join Ian, Natalie, Schwapp, and Caleb as they pick out the best, worst, and most memorable moments from the shows nine seasons. Who will get transferred to a different branch? Who…
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World Travel Trip
Pack your bags! Hot Topicks is taking you around the world in 80 minutes! Join Blake, Matt, and Omar as they scour the globe in search of the greatest travel destinations Earth has to offer. Who will get detained by TSA? Who will know the exact conversion rate of Yen to Bitcoin? Whose "karate"...
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Date Night
Happy Valentine's Day! We are celebrating the season of love the only way we know how, with a trivia/draft showdown! Join Mariah, Omar, Miranda, and Bella as they build the perfect romantic night sure to woo any lover. Who will be struck by Cupid's arrow? Who will put out on the first date? Who...
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21st Century Super Bowl Players
Tom Brady isn't the only one making a comeback! Hot Topicks is back! And the gang is celebrating Super Bowl 56 by drafting their favorite performances from the past 20 Super Bowls! Join Omar, Blake, Logan, first-time contestant Bella, and new host TJ as they construct the best roster of Super…
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Thanksgiving Dinner
Throw on the stretchy pants and bring your appetite! It’s the Hot Topicks Thanksgiving special! Join Blake, Ian, Colin, and TJ as they fight over the dinner table to create the best turkey day meal! Who will burn the bird? Who will ask for the gluten free option? Who will fall asleep on the couch...
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Tailgate
Welcome back to Hot Topicks where this week we are drafting our Tailgating essentials! Join TJ, Blake, Logan, and Omar as the prep for gameday and draft the ultimate lineup. Who will take the dub this week? Who will get to drunk before the game that they are escorted out? Who will be rooting for...
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Halloween
Welcome back to Hot Topicks where today we take on Halloween! We dress up in our spookiest costumes to bring you more of the best drafting podcast around! Join TJ, Logan, Sosa, and returning player Ian as we draft our favorite parts of halloween. Who will take home the biggest haul of candy? Who...
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NBA Preview
Lace up the sneakers for this week's episode of Hot Topics as we celebrate the start of the 2021-22 NBA season! Join Omar, Blake, Mike J, and J-Mid as they pick their favorite active NBA players! Whose team is a slam dunk? Who threatens to beat up 10 year old children? Why is "Giannis...
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Power Hour
Drink up! In honor of 30 Hot Topicks episodes completed the guys take part in a good old fashion Power Hour while reminiscing on the shows past episodes. One drink every minute for 60 minutes; sure to go wrong in all the right ways. Who will get drunk the quickest? Will anyone throw up? Who will...
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Bad Movies
Two thumbs down! This week on Hot Topicks we celebrate all of our favorite movies that were despised by critics! Join Colin, Kelsey, Lauren, and Jeff as they sort through the worst acting, poor scripts, and horrible CGI in film history. Who has the weirdest fascination with robots? Whose Adam...
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Sandwiches
Bring your appetite to this week's episode of Hot Topicks as we craft the tastiest sandwiches our panel can assemble! Join TJ, Blake, Logan, and Spencer as they stack their plates with the best bread, meat, cheese, veggies, and condiments. Whose sandwich will lack anything nutritional? Which…
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Fantasy Football
Kick your week off with our Fantasy Football spectacular! It's football season and as one does, we created a 2021 Hot Topicks Fantasy Football League! Join a whole host of Hot Topicks contestants this week as we buckle the chinstraps and battle it out to assemble the top fake football team! Who...
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Expansion Sports Franchise
Back in the full swing in our second season, we got a fun episode this week as we start up our own new fictional sports teams! Join Omar, TJ, Logan, and Matt as they build four brand new pro sports franchises complete with a location, mascot, owner, and a whole lot of "unique" reasons to cheer…
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Back to School
SEASON 2 (??)...SEASON 2 PREMIERE! Your favorite draft podcast is back! And this week we're headed back to school to prove to Dad that we're not a fool. Join Logan, Blake, Colin, and Spencer as they load up their book bags with all of the best moments, memories, and mayhem from the first days of...
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Summer Cookout
Welcome back to Hot Topicks where this week we fired up the barbecues and drafted our favorite summer cookout items! Join Colin, Logan, Blake, and first time guest Edwin as they try to pick the best items for our Memorial Day cookout. Who will grill the perfect steak? Who will burn all of the…
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Disney Heist
*DISNEY PLEASE DON'T SUE!* On this week's show our four contestants draft their favorite Disney characters best suited to perform a high-stakes Heist! Follow Omar, Spencer, Colin, and Drew down the rabbit hole as we pick which beloved characters from our childhood would make the best criminals!…
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Best Duos
Some things just belong together, like butter and toast, Bonnie and Clyde, or YOU and OUR Podcast! Welcome back to Hot Topicks where this week we drafted our favorite duo's! Join Ian, Blake, Logan, and Omar as we draft our favorite pairs! Our contestants compete once again to see who can draft…
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Binge Watches
Welcome back to Hot Topicks where this week we decided to draft our favorite tv shows and movies to binge watch! 2020 may have sucked but it certainly gave us time to sit back and watch 20 hours of television each day. Join Ian, Blake, Spencer, and first time guest Jay as they draft their top 6...
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Lottery Winnings
Welcome back to Hot Topicks! This week we decided to see how the rich live by drafting our top priorities after winning the lottery. Join Colin, Blake, Spencer and Logan as they discuss how they are going to spend their newly acquired cash. Will anyone take the moral high ground and do something...
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Oscar Winners
Welcome back to Hot Topicks! To celebrate the Oscars we decided to draft our top Oscar winning movies, directors, and actress/actors. In this episode, Blake, Colin, and first time guests Jay and Cody compete for Movie Gold! Who will walk away winner for "Best in Draft"? Who will get snubbed once...
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A Round of Golf
FORE! In honor of Master's Week our players grip it and rip it as they each go after the illustrious Hot Topicks Jacket. Join Blake, Logan, Colin, and Matt on the tee box for 6 rounds of golfing fun, complete with celebrity caddies, professional pairings, and of course plenty of booze. Who will...
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MLB Stars
Welcome back to Hot Topicks were this week we decided to celebrate opening day by drafting our favorite active MLB players. Colin, Blake, Omar, and first time guest TJ are all ready to take their bases as they compete for your votes! Who will hit a grand slam? Who will hit a flyout? Who will try…
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Comedians
Welcome back to Hot Topicks where this week we decided to draft our favorite comedians! Join Spencer, Colin, Logan, and Antoinette as they draft their favorite funny guys and gals. Can Spencer continue his winning streak, or will Antoinette continue the luck of the guests? Will Logan be able to…
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Celebrity Crushes
Welcome back to Hot Topicks where this week we decided to draft our celebrity crushes! Logan, Omar, Spencer and first time Hot Topicks guest Jaren draft their top 6 celebrity crushes. To make it fair we made sure everyone had to finish with 3 males and 3 females on their squad. As always there is...
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2020 Music Awards
Welcome back to Hot Topicks! This week we decided to go head to head against The Grammys and give out our own music awards for the past year. Ian and Colin are back once again this time taking on two special guests, Mike Jay and Lauren! Who completely misunderstood the directions and had to...
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Dog Breeds
Who let the dogs out? In this weeks episode contestants Colin, Spencer, Logan, and first time guest Calvin draft their top dog breeds! Helping them are their dogs Rooney, Mallie, Mingus, and Rex, respectively. Who will win best in show? Who will fool everyone into thinking they are a pure bred?…
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Cartoons!
Hey Arnold! Welcome back to Hot Topicks! This week we put on our pajamas and head out to the living room to draft our favorite cartoons! Join Colin, Omar, Spencer, and special first time guest Schwapp, as they go head to head in the ultimate fantasy draft show! Who will be crowned King of the…
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Breakfast
Happy belated Valentines Day! For today's episode we decided to give you all a treat and draft our ideal breakfast! Ian, Blake, Logan, and brand new guest Cale each go head to head in traditional Hot Topicks style to become the king of breakfast. Who will get to go home to Mrs. Butterworth's? Who...
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Zombie Apocalypse
The world is ending and our survivors, Ian, Blake, Spencer, and special guest Alby have to draft their ultimate survival kit. Who will bring useful and helpful gear? Who will draft imaginary characters? Will any of our contestants survive the draft let alone an apocalypse? Tune in to find out how...
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NFL Players Without a Championship
To kickoff Superbowl week we decided to take a look at some of the best players and coaches to have never won an NFL Championship, something many of our players are familiar with. We have Colin, Logan, Omar, and guest JJ on this episode to take a look at some of the best athletes who could not…
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Alcohol
Its time to crack open a cold one! Lets pour one out for the boys as Omar, Blake, Colin, and first time contestant Marcus draft their favorite Alcohols and Alcohol related drinks. Who will make the worst choices, who will black out in round 2, who will come away victorious? Make sure you tune in…
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Presidential Fight Night
Welcome back to Hot Topicks! For this week we decided to honor Inauguration Day the only way we knew how.....by pitting all 44 presidents in a bare knuckle brawl and drafting our top 6 fighters. Join Logan, Ian, Colin and Spencer as they draft their way through our past and present Commander in...
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One Hit Wonders (90's - 2000s)
Crank up the radio! This week we are stepping back in time to sing along to all the best one-hit wonders of the 90's and 2000's! Colin, Spencer, Ian, and Ashley fight for their own 15 minutes of fame in 6 rounds of classic Hot Topicks craziness. Which player will crack the top 40, and who will...
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International NBA Players
Happy New Year! In our first episode of 2021 we are going abroad in search of the best International NBA Players to have set foot on the court. We have our standard 6 round draft with Omar, Blake, Logan, and our first guest Jonathan! Who will miss their free throws? Who will raise the Larry…
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2020 Wrapup
In our final episode of 2020 we take a look back at 2020 and draft some of the most memorable moments. Ian, Logan, Omar, and Spencer take a hard look at the best, and worst, moments of 2020 and try to come up with a list that will give you a small ray of hope as we close out what has been one of...
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Video Games
In this weeks episode our four contestants, Ian, Omar, Colin, and Spencer go head to head in a heated draft about video games! As normal we have have a 6 round draft with wacky trivia questions in between to give our contestants a leg up on one another. Who will rise victorious and who will get...
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Fast Food Restaurants
In this episode, our four culinary experts battle it out to draft the best fast food chains and take home the coveted title of Hot Topicks Champion. Listen in as Blake, Logan, Omar and Spencer battle it out in fun trivia rounds to steal the upper hand and gain any advantages that Josh has to…
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Holiday Movies
In our very first episode we are tackling Holiday Movies! We have a 6 round draft and this episode pits Ian, Blake, Colin, and Logan against each other. With the fun trivia rounds in between throwing a wrench in the plans of a few competitors, you are sure to enjoy the first episode. Don't forget...
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Hot Topicks Show Teaser
Welcome to the one and only Hot Topicks Gameshow! A podcast that pits some of the brightest minds against each other in a draft showdown. To make the show even better we've added trivia questions to give our contestants a leg up on each other and help them screw each other over to claim the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A gameshow-esque podcast where four contestants compete in trivia to earn rewards while drafting their lineups for that weeks topic. Listeners then vote for their favorite lineups on social media to crown a champion. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hot-topicks/support
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A gameshow-esque podcast where four contestants compete in trivia to earn rewards while drafting their lineups for that weeks topic. Listeners then vote for their favorite lineups on social media to crown a champion. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hot-topicks/support
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