PODCAST · sports
Known Frauds Sports Pod
by Rick Collins
Filling a void in the podcast universe: suburban dads talking about sports and stuff.
Episodes
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S4Ep1 - The Kiedis Corollary; the underrated Nets; and Disney says thanks
The Frauds are back with Season 4! In this episode they discuss the Kiedis Corollary, or how some bands are made worse by their lead singer.
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S3E12 - Dangerous Olympic events, baseball is ruined, and Terry's European Vacation
Terry is on assignment this week scouting KHL players, so the Known Frauds are discussing how baseball is destroying itself and the most dangerous Winter Olympics events for regular folks
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S3E11 - Football OT, Celtics greatest players, an epic Shank Memorial Award
The Known Frauds have a special guest -- technically guests - this week. But first their talking pond hockey, Ortiz getting into the HoF, OT football rules, that terrible Lakers opening play, and the NHL playoffs. And there's a late entry into the Shank Memorial Award for Sports Trolling.
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S3E10 - Best/worst sports stories of 2021
The Frauds eat a dish of 'Memba Berries and discuss the best and worst sports stories of 2021
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S3E8 - Fictional Sports Memorabilia
It's the holiday season and everyone is searching for a great present. The Known Frauds discuss the best pieces of fictional sports memorabilia
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S3Ep7 - 3 Takes & 1 Lie
The Known Frauds play 3 Takes & 1 Lie. Each fraud presents 3 hot takes he truly believes and 1 that is a lie; the others have to guess which is what. There are some spicy takes in here. The Fruads also remember a sad day in history, and come to Leary's defense
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S3Ep6 - WAR Games; World Series Edition: the Frauds Try a 4-Way Parley
Its the World Series and the Known Frauds are playing another round of WAR Games, with a focus on World Series heroes. Plus, the Frauds discuss their 4-way Parlay
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S3Ep5 - Old Men visit Fenway, Red Sox make ALCS, NHL season kickoff
The Red Sox are in the playoffs. Rick and Leary went to Fenway as old men and have thoughts. The Frauds also discuss the new NHL season. And we distribute this week's Shank Memorial Award for Trolling in Sports Media
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S3E4 - Mail Bag and introducing the Shank Awards
It's been a while since we checked the ol' mail bag, and it was full of questions. We discuss Hit Batter MVP Austin Adams, the impending Ryder Cup mess, swole Jason Tatum, and more. We also introduce a new fetaure: the Shank Memorial Award for Sports Media Trolling. Guess who this week's winner is?
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S3E3 Sports heels (Bryson, Max, & the Mets); Bishop Sycamore fools ESPN; Ed Asner and the Denne-cademy Awards
The Known Frauds are talking about the current generation of sports heels, including Bryson DeChambeau, Max Scherzer, and the NY Mets. They discuss the amazing story of Bishop Sycamore fooling ESPN; and then there's a new Acad-ennehy Award winner: Ed Asner
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S3Ep2 - The other Boston teams, and WAR Games returns
Did you know other Boston sports teams besides the Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins, and Celtics have won titles recently? The Known Frauds visit in with the Pride, Revolution, Free Jacks, and Renegades. Plus WAR Games returns which a focus on former Yankees that Yankees fans hate
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S3Ep1
It's the start of Season 3 and the Known Frauds are tying up some loose ends from the Season 2 cliffhanger. We're catching up on the Celtics, Bruins, and Red Sox. It's also Olympics time and some of the events seem rather silly. Finally, the Frauds discuss fictional characters that likely went…
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Ep. 64 Celtics/Bruins review; The Frauds review Mortal Kombat
The Known Frauds are ready to talk Celtics, but Leary has other ideas. The Bruins are in the playoffs too. Plus the Frauds discuss the new Mortal Kombat movie and where it ranks on the Peppermint scale.
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Ep. 63 - Guess the Cameo fee; an update from Mike; Bruins, Celtics, and Red Sox soar
Paul Lieberstein costs how much? The Known Frauds discuss Cameo costs for former Office stars, Patriots players. and more. Mike gives an update on his neighborly strife. And the Bruins, Celtics, and Red Sox are surging
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Ep. 62 The Masters, baseball, and a special update at the end
Its Masters weekend and the Known Frauds are distracted. we discuss gold, hockey, baseball, and have a special must-listen epilogue
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Ep. 61 Which is worse: Bruins or Celtics
Both the Celtics and Bruins are terrible this season - but is one team worse than the other? The Known Frauds break it down tale-of-the-tape style.
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Ep. 60 Misunderstood villains, and maybe the Bruins are good
The Known Frauds saw the Cruella trailer and have a list of other movie villains that are misunderstood - or maybe not even the actual villain. Also, Terry thinks the Bruins are good- or are they?
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Ep59 A Tiger documentary; Tampa is the sports hub; "Big Game" prop bets
The Known Frauds are back. They discuss how Tampa Bay has become the hub of the American sports universe; turns out the Tiger King and Tiger Woods documentaries have similar themes; and we play guess the fake prop bets for the Super Bowl
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Ep. 58 Getting re-educated; worst places to bring young kids
It's been a while so the Known Frauds reeducate themselves on the state of the four major sports; then the childless Known Fraud guesses the worst places to bring young kids.
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Ep. 57 Fan bases giving thanks, best Christmas movie villian, Jeter's big move
It's the holidays so the Known Frauds are recognizing fan bases who are giving thanks for franchise altering moments (Lewis hit on Bledsoe, Robinson getting hurt during Duncan's draft year, the Joe Thorton trade), then it's on to the best Christmas movie villian. Also, how much respect does Jeter...
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Ep.56 Remembering Tommy, future Boston grand elders, fixing baseball
Ignore the lateness and the Masters talk. The Known Frauds remember Tommy Heinsohn, discuss who could be the next Heinsohn/Pesky/Schmidt, and decide on ways to fix baseball
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Ep55 - Primal Disappointments
The Known Frauds revisit the Peppermint Scale and discuss Primal, the 2019 Nicolas Cage movie. (hint: it isn't good). They also discuss he disappointment that comes with watching Tom Brady on the Buccaneers, Rajon Rondo win the NBA title with the Lakers, and Mookie Betts with the Dodgers in the...
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Ep 54 Know Your Trolls
Rick is missing and so the Known Frauds takes a bit unkempt. But everything comes together and they try and guess who's spitting out the bad, trollish takes in a new game called Know Your Troll. And sometimes the answer hits a little close to home.
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Ep53 - We be back
After a summer hiatus, the Frauds are back! We talk about the Bruins early NHL Stanley Cup playoff exit, Terry goes deep on the Bruins 3rd line D. Celtics are still playing, but how good is Tatum, Brown, Stevens? Rick and Mike bore Terry while discussing this weekend's PGA U.S. Open
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Ep. 52 -- Hire, freelance, fire
The Known Frauds are talking NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB restart. Plus they play that favorite old game: which sports media personality would you Hire, Freelance, or Fire?
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Ep. 51 - They retired when?
The Known Frauds don't see the point of talking MLB, NFL, NHL, or NBA - not until bubble talk stops and games begins. Who even knows who's on the Red Sox at this point? So instead the Frauds discuss MLB players who hung on so long it's tough to remember when they even retired.
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EP. 50 Mailbag Special
We're celebrating our 50th episode with a return to the Mailbag where we go through questions submitted by listeners. (The hosts listen to the show and count as listeners) We discuss good/bad 90s bands. Leary gets to choose between talking NBA or Southie Chinese restaurants. Rick reviews Trader…
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Ep.49 - Bringing back the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB
The Known Frauds discuss bringing back football, baseball, hockey, and basketball. Also, a celebration of friendship!
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Ep 48 Mike Loftus; NHL playoffs
Veteran NHL hockey writer MIke LOftus joins us to talk about the NHL's upcoming restarted season. We dig deep into Bruins 3rd line pairings, the Providence roster and challenges covering a NHL team post-COVID
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Ep. 47 The wrong uniforms
The known Frauds discuss athletes well known for playing in one city, who made a little-remembered stop in another city later in their career.
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Ep. 46 The Acad-Dennehy Awards
When "Tommy Boy" actor Brian Dennehy passed away recently, it got us thinking about what other actors/actresses have movies on their resumes they'd maybe rather not be remembered primarily for.
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Ep.45 Things We Hate; Gronk to Tampa
It's Terry's 40th, so the Known Frauds celebrate by discussing beloved things they each hate; oh, and Gronk is traded to Tampa Bay
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Ep 44 Masters-less; Terrible sports for a terrible time; Best Pixar movies
The Known Frauds gather on what should be The Masters Eve to kvetch and talk about terrible ideas for sports during this sports wasteland of a spring. And since we have lots of time on our hands, we talk about our favorite Pixar movies
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Ep.43 Missing Our Old Lives
Stuck inside for two weeks now, the Known Frauds get nostalgic (and pretty morose) and discuss what they miss most about the pre-isolation days. The answers may surprise you!
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Ep.42 Isolation Week 1
With 75% of the Known Frauds now stuck at home, it's time for an underinformed discussion on COVID-19. Oh yea, and Brady went to Tampa. Whatevs.
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Ep. 41 Celtics. Corona and loser teams we love
It's finally time to talk Celtics! And... the NBA season is suspended. The Known Frauds discuss Coronavirus, the NBA and the NHL, before switching to talk about the non-championship teams we love.
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Ep.40 Angry baseball players; Cold Pursuit
Everybody's finally talking about baseball but it's for all the wrong reasons! The Known Frauds talk about MLBs terrible handling of the cheating scandal, the number of players raining down scorn on the Astros and the Red Sox no-good, very bad press conference. Plus Cold Pursuit and Peppermint.
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Ep.39 Hurt by the Red Sox; The Frauds plan our Soxit
It's been a bad few days for the Known Frauds and their fellow Red Sox fans. They hash it out and then discuss alternate teams to root for.
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Ep.38 Super Bowl prop bets and Dads Talk Diznee
It's Super Bowl time so the Known Frauds are discussing prop bets -- and this time they're laying bets. Then its time for the Dadz to discuss Disnee and the problematic Beauty and The Beast.
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Ep37 - Hall Of Fame Takes on the BBHoF
The Known Frauds discuss the latest Baseball Hall of Fame inductees. And se ALMOST even talk about the Celtics.
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Ep.36 MLB cheating. Alex Cora, Spotify's biggest one-hit wonders
Just as the Known Frauds settle into the podcast studio, news breaks that Red Sox Manager Alex Cora has resigned. The Frauds discuss the widening MLB cheating scandal and whether it even matters. Then we debate Spotify's biggest one hit wonders
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Ep.35 The Patriots Season Finale, those cheatin' Red Sox, Peloton husbands
Its 2020 and the Known Frauds are back. We talk the Season Finale of The Patriots, cheating accusations against the Red Sox, Pelaton husbands, and Rise of Skywalker.
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Ep. 34 - Space Boston & the Bruins Swoon
The Known Frauds are discussing Bill Burr's appearance on the Mandalorian and what Space Boston is like. Then Terry explains the Bruins recent swoon and why we should be thanking Ilya Kovalchuck for not coming to the Bruins sooner.
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Ep.33 Grudges, Gods and Frauds
It's Festivus season and The Frauds have some grievances to discuss. Then its on to discuss Hot Stove Baseball, and whether the Patriots, Bruins and Celtics are Frauds or Gods.
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Ep.32 That Big Patriots Win/Loss; Talking Turkeys
Talking about that big sporting event that happened over the weekend, including the Patriots win/loss.
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Ep.31 WAR Games - The 2020 Baseball HoF Ballot Edition
The Known Frauds check in with a quick episode discussing the 2020 middle age sportswriter baseball hall of fame ballot.
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Ep.30 Sports Schaudenfraude & Star Wars character or NHL player
The Known Frauds are fresh off a record-setting week to discuss the sports stories bringing us joy. And we finish trying to figure out if its a Star Wars character or an NHL player.
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Ep.29 Hot Disney takes; The Bruins keep rolling; the Patriots lose
The Known Frauds are back and talking local election results and ear hair. Then Leary and Rick have some Disney-related thoughts. While Rick pouts, the fellas talk hockey and then the Patriots loss to the Ravens.
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Ep. 28 Big game bums, Bruins and Disney tips
The Known Frauds are back and discussing the biggest big game chokers of the past 60 years. Then Terry lets us know if the Bruins hot start is sustainable. Finally, Rick brings the episode to a screeching halt with his tips for surviving Disney.
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