Let's Talk About It, Dad: A Sports Podcast

We are back! Sorry for the week break, but we got crazy busy prepping for birthday parties! Schedule Update: We will now be recording on Thursday evenings and releasing on Friday mornings!We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] this episode we go through all 48 World Cup competitors as the Men's teams from around the world kick-off across the US, Canada, and Mexico to be crowned the World Cup champions. Will Argentina defend their title led by Lionel Messi? Will Christian Pulisic "Captain America" lead the US to the title, or will England finally claim the trophy? Mexico won the first match of the tourney over South Africa 2-0, where the match saw 3 straight red cards. USA has their first match on Friday, June 12th at 6pm against Miguel Almiron's Paraguay. We will be following and providing updates all the way up to the final match held on July 19th.

Schedule Update: We will now be recording on Thursday evenings and releasing on Friday mornings! We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We review the NBA playoffs as the Knicks sweep the Cavs and await the winner of the Thunder/Spurs series.We review the Australian Footy League picks from round 11 and make picks for round 12,We review the NHL playoffs Conference Finals as the Golden Knights sweep the Avs and the Hurricanes are 1 win away from joining them in the Stanley Cup Finals.We review the poor streak the Tigers are on and hope they can get back to winning ways in Chicago.We review the final games of the Premier league and the fight for promotion between Hull City and Middlesbrough.We discuss the upcoming Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal.We review the NASCAR race in Charlotte and make picks for Nashville.We discuss the Canadian Grand Prix as Kimi Antonelli wins his 4th straight!We discuss the CJ Cup Byron Championship, where Wyndham Clark wins with a -30 score and a -9 final round. We make picks in the Charles Schwab Challenge.We also discuss College Baseball and Softball as they head into their playoffs.We discuss the Indy Car race coming to Detroit this weekendAnd we finally discuss Tennis as they play on clay in the Roland Garros French Open.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We review the NBA playoffs as we head into the Conference Finals. The Pistons may have been bounced, but Cillian was still 3-1 on his picks and hopes to see the Thunder and the Knicks make it to the finals. We review the Australian Footy League picks from round 10 (sorry Uncle Mike and Cillian) and make picks for round 11, Perhaps Grandad is ready to do the Carlton dance! We review the NHL playoffs Conference Finals as Cillian picks the Avs and the Hurricanes.We review the poor streak the Tigers are on and hope they can get back to winning ways in Baltimore. We review where the teams stand in the relegation fight as the English Premier League heads into the final weekend of the season where all 10 matches kick off at the same time. West Ham need a win and a Tottenham loss. We congratulate Arsenal for being crowned champions of the Premier league (their first in 22 seasons). We discuss spygate in the English Championship division, which saw Southhampton lose their chance to gain promotion by being replaced by Middlesbrough in the Playoff final at Wembley, where they will face Hull City on Saturday, May 23.We make picsk for this week's NASCAR race in Charlotte. We discuss the Canadian Grand PrixWe finish with discussing the 2nd major of the year in PGA as Aaron Rai wins the Wanamaker trophy in the PGA Championship for his first major victory. We discuss the CJ Cup Byron Championship, where Cillian is rooting for Scheffler and I am rooting for Brooks Koepka.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We review the NBA playoffs as the Pistons hope to get past the Cavs. Cillian's first two picks (Thunder and Knicks) sweep their opponents to get to the Conference finals and the Spurs are 1 win away. We review the Australian Footy League picks from round 9 (sorry Uncle Mike and Grandad) and make picks for round 10, in a weekend that is shaping up to pit family against each other. We review the NHL playoffs Round 2.We make a couple picks in MLB and discuss the Cubs logo. We review where the teams stand in the relegation fight and in the championship fight in the English Premier League. We make new picks for this week (Come on You Irons!). Cillian also discusses his disdain for the Newcastle Crest.We discuss Shane van Gisbergen's win at Watkins Glen. We discuss the Canadian Grand PrixWe finish with discussing the 2nd major of the year in PGA as the golfers hope to win the Wanamaker trophy in the PGA Championship.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We review the NBA playoffs as the Pistons come back to overcome the Magic and start strong against the Cavs.We review the Australian Footy League picks from round 8 (sorry Uncle Mike and Grandad) and make picks for round 9.We review the NHL playoffs Round 2. We make a couple picks in MLB.We review our English Premier League picks from last week and make new picks for this week (Come on You Irons!)We add discuss Chase Elliott's win and Carson Hocevar's stellar weekend in Texas and make picks for Watkins GlenWe review the Miami Grand PrixWe finish with reviewing the Cadillac Open in the PGA as Cam Young wins by 6 strokes for his second victory of the year.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We read a listen email and review 15 of our favorites! Be sure to share some of your answers with us! We review the Australian Footy League picks from round 7 (sorry Uncle Mike and Grandad) and make picks for round 8.We review the NBA playoffs (hang on, Pistons!) and the NHL playoffs. We make a couple picks in MLB.We review the FA Cup Semi-finals and pick our winner to win the FA Cup.We review our English Premier League picks from last week and make new picks for this week (Come on You Irons!)We add NASCAR to the agenda for the first time as we review the winner's victory lap at Talladega. Carson Hocevar gets his first NASCAR win and pulled out all the stops for his victory lap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esMJRrlfelc We review where we are at in the F1 season and make picks for the Miami Grand PrixWe finish with reviewing another event happening in Miami, the Cadillac Open in the PGA. Cillian is rooting for Hideki Matsuyama to get the win!

Sorry for the delayed release! We will be back on our normal schedule this week. We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We review the NBA playoffs and answer a listener email! We make a couple picks in MLB. We review the NHL playoffs.We review the Australian Footy League picks from last week and make picks for round 7.We review our English Premier League picks from last week and make new picks for this week.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We review the Master's and the Frozen Four and National Title of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments.We make a couple picks in MLB and hope the Tigers can turn things around. Check out the cover art as Cillian has been practicing his batting stance. We review the NHL standings and make some picks for Thursday games that have playoff implications.We review the Australian Footy League picks from last week and make picks for round 6.We review our English Premier League picks from last week and make new picks for this week. Finally, we get back to NBA and review the first round of the NBA playoffs.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We review our picks for the Master's and the Frozen Four and National Title of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments. We review the NCAA College Basketball Final Four and Final (congrats Michigan and ajfizzle). We review the NHL standings and make some picks for Thursday games that have playoff implications.We make a couple picks in MLB and hope the Tigers can turn things around. We review the FA CUP Quarterfinals, and take our picks for the Semifinals. We review the Australian Footy League picks from last week and make picks for round 4. Finally, we get back to NBA and review the Piston's final three regular season games as they lead the East.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We make picks for the Final Four and National Title match-ups in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney!We also make picks in the Frozen Four and National Title of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. We review the NHL standings and make some picks for Thursday games that have playoff implications. We jump into the start of the MLB season and hope the Tigers will win their division and the World Series. We predict who will win each division. We make picks in the FA CUP Quarterfinals, come on you Irons! We review the Australian Footy League standings after 3 games and make picks in this weekend's matchups.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We answer three listener emails! Thanks so much for your comments and questions!We discuss the 90th Masters PGA tournament and select who will win the first major of they year and who won't make the cut. We make picks for all of the Friday Sweet Sixteen match-ups in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney! We also make picks in the first round of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and predict who will make it to the finals. We finish the convo with a review of the NHL standings and make some picks for Friday and Saturday games that have playoff implications!

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] sure to get your bracket filled out and entered into our ESPN Tournament Challenge! The winner could secure their spot as the next guest co-host!This week:We answer three listener emails! Thanks so much for your comments and questions! We discuss the Australian Footy League results as Cillian goes 3-1 and both the Western Bulldogs and the Geelong Cats get wins. Check out the 18 teams and email us who you are rooting for this year!We make picks for all of the Thursday Round 1 match-up in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney! We like some upsets and Cillian shares his opinion on some of the logos. We finish the convo with a review of the NHL standings and make some picks for Thursday's games that have playoff implications!

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week: Uncle Mike joins the podcast as our first-ever guest co-host! Cillian and Mike discuss the Western Bulldogs vs the Brisbane Lions match and pick some week 1 Australian Rules Football League matches. Here are the highlights from the Bulldogs' win over the Lions.Check out the 18 teams and email us who you are rooting for this year!We review Sparty's tough loss to the Wolverines in college basketball and make picks for the Big Ten Tournament. The NCAA bracket will be finalized on Sunday evening (3/15). Be sure to get your bracket filled out and entered into our ESPN Tournament Challenge! The winner could secure their spot as the next guest co-host! We discuss the Pistons and Nuggets in the NBA and are hoping the Red Wings can hang on to a playoff spot in the NHL. We finish with a conversation about the Australian Grand Prix, and F1 heads to China for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend.

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We discuss MSU basketball and more Australian Football League in response to a listener's email! If you haven't checked it out yet, the Australian Football League (AFL) season is about to start! Check out all the "footy" with the Most Thrilling Finishes and the Biggest Hits from 2025 to get you familiar with the sport as we dive into the 2026 season.Check out the 18 teams and email us who you are rooting for this year!Cillian is rooting for the back-to-back defending champions, the Brisbane Lions, and I am rooting for the Geelong Cats to get revenge, as they were the runner-up. Uncle Mike is rooting for the Western Bulldogs who start their season against the Brisbane Lions! We discuss NBA and NHL with some hometown team picks for the weekend. F1 is back! They start with the Australian Grand Prix, and Cillian is rooting for Ferrari (because they are red, of course!)

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We hear about our trip to the O'rena to see the Golden Grizzlies get the win over the UW-Milwaukee Panthers, 81-70! We introduce a new sport! Australian Football League (AFL)! Check out all the "footy" with the Most Thrilling Finishes and the Biggest Hits from 2025 to get you familiar with the sport as we dive into the 2026 season. Check out the 18 teams and email us who you are rooting for this year! Cillian is rooting for the back-to-back defending champions, the Brisbane Lions, and I am rooting for the Geelong Cats to get revenge, as they were the runner-up. We discuss the Winter 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy, highlighting the medal count. The US Men's and Women's hockey teams both get the wins in OT, 2-1 over Canada! We discuss NBA, CBB, CHKY, NHL and the EPL!

We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We hear about Cillian's ice fishing/sledding trip up north. I think we have a future bobsledder in the making. We discuss the Winter 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy, highlighting the medal count. The US skiiers are still crushing it!We are rooting for both Women's and Men's Ice Hockey teams to bring home the gold! In the spirit of the Olympics Cillian watched Cool Runnings and Miracle for the first time. His favorite part, "Rise and shine, it's butt whipping time!" Cillian went 5-1 on his 4th Round FA Cup picks We discuss NBA, CBB, CHKY, and the EPL

We apologize for being a day behind. We are still recovering from the Super Bowl. We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We discuss the Winter 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy, highlighting the medal count. The US skiiers are crushing it! We discuss NBA, CBB, EPL, and the 4th round of the FA Cup, where Cillian picks in his best British accent. Be sure to check out this screamer of a free kick by Dominik SzoboszlaiMSU overtakes UM for the #1 spot in College Hockey as they lift their 3rd straight Iron D trophy beating the Wolverines, 5-2.

We have a jam-packed episode! We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We discuss the Winter 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy, highlighting the Men's and Women's Ice Hockey tournaments and ski-mountaineering. We discuss NBA, CBB, EPL, and the Waste Management Open.Cillian went 3-0 on college hockey picks and we discuss the Duel in the D weekend between #1 UM and #2 MSU.

Cillian flexes his memory and shares some past scores as we recall his favorite part of the NFL season.We are on YouTube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We talk NBAWe discuss the AFC/NFC Championship games, NHL, and college hockey.Cillian went 3-0 on college basketball picks. Get your bets in!And we make some English Premier League picks

We are on Youtube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week:We review the college football national championship; Congrats to the Indiana Hoosiers! We talk NBA for the first timeWe discuss the AFC/NFC Championship games and NHLCillian went 6-0 on college basketball picks and gets confused with the matchups for this week. And we make some English Premier League picks

We are on Youtube! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show! We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] week: Cillian answers a listener's email about his favorite (other than the Chiefs) and least favorite NFL team. Cillian makes his final college football pick of the season! Cillian crushed Wild Card week (5-1) and makes his 4 Divisional Round picks. We discuss Patrick Kane scoring his 500th goalWe make college basketball and college hockey picks (the hometown teams head west)We discuss English Premier League and the FA CupLast but not least we tease the addition of the NBA for next week's episode.

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We wish all our listeners a Happy New Year! We look forward to a great weekend of family, parties, presents, treats, and of course sports!We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected]

We wish all our listeners a Merry Christmas! We look forward to a great weekend of family, parties, presents, treats, and of course sports! We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] sign up for our Bowl Picks Pool for a chance to claim a prize or at least to have bragging rights over Cillian: https://fantasy.espn.com/free-prize-games/sharer?challengeId=270&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=44191f0d-37af-4edf-b351-286d530a96dc

We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] sign up for our Bowl Picks Pool for a chance to claim a prize or at least to have bragging rights over Cillian: https://fantasy.espn.com/free-prize-games/sharer?challengeId=270&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=44191f0d-37af-4edf-b351-286d530a96dc

Cillian informs us it has been a crazy week even though he had 2 days off work. You can tell because we can't keep track of our episode numbers. We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at [email protected] sign up for our Bowl Picks Pool for a chance to claim a prize or at least to have bragging rights over Cillian: https://fantasy.espn.com/free-prize-games/sharer?challengeId=270&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=44191f0d-37af-4edf-b351-286d530a96dcRemember, the first game kicks off at noon EST on Saturday, December 13th! This week, we discuss Cillian's very successful Conference Championship picks, where he went 9-1. He is hoping he can keep that streak alive in our Bowl picks pool. We also discuss the NFL, NHL, College Hockey, and a little College Basketball. Lando Norris wins the F1 Driver's Championship by 2 points in Formula 1.

Cillian and Pat discuss how Thanksgiving went and look forward to a weekend of Conference Championship football games.

We are so thankful for our listeners! Cillian and Patrick discuss CFB Rivalry Week, NFL (Go Lions! Go Chiefs!), NHL (Go Red Wings), and College Basketball (Go Sparty!). We are ready for good food, time with family, and watching sports!

Note: Episode starts at 20 seconds..We had quite the echo during our intro, so it has been lost, and we jump right into the action after Cillian shares, "It's been a crazy week." Cillian shares how the table-top hockey season is going and hopes to bounce back with his picks after a rough week 11.

After a long week without Chiefs football, Cillian is excited to see Patrick Mahomes back in action against their division rivals in Denver on Sunday. Cillian supports his hometown teams (OU, MSU, and the Lions).

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of the action from the previous week.CFB Review: Week 10 outcomes and preview week 11 matchups.NFL: They recap week 9 and make picks for week 10.NHL picks from 10/30 - 11/2 and a preview of 11/7 - 11/8.We also discuss a little bit of College Hockey, OU Men's Basketball, and some other top 25 Men's Basketball matchups.

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of the action from the previous week.CFB Review: Week 9 outcomes and preview week 10 matchups.NFL: They recap week 8 and make picks for week 9.NHL picks from 10/25 and a preview of 10/30 - 11/2.We also discuss a little bit of College Hockey and OU Men's Basketball.

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of the action from the previous week.CFB Review: Week 8 outcomes and preview week 9 matchups.NFL: They recap week 7 and make picks for week 8.NHL picks from 10/18 and a preview of 10/25. We also discuss a little bit of College Hockey and OU Men's Basketball.

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of the action from the previous week.CFB Review: Week 7 outcomes and preview week 8 matchups.NFL: They recap week 6 and make picks for week 7.NHL picks

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of the action from the previous week.CFB Review: Week 6 outcomes and preview week 7 matchups.NFL: They recap week 5 and make picks for week 6.NHL Day 1 review and Thursday games preview

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of the action from the previous week.CFB Review: Week 5 outcomes and preview week 6 matchups, with an early pick for week 7!NFL: They recap week 4 and make picks for week 5.EPL: Matchweek 6 recapRyder Cup review. NHL Preview

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of the action from the previous week.CFB Review: Week 4 outcomes and preview week 5 matchups, with an early pick for week 6! NFL: They recap week 3 and make picks for week 4.EPL: Matchweek 5 recap and a West Ham pick over Everton. Ryder Cup is here! Cillian is rooting for Rory and Europe, while Dad is rooting for USA.

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of the all the action from the previous week.CFB Review: Week 3 outcomes and preview week 4 matchups.NFL: They recap week 2 and make picks for week 3.EPL: Matchweek 4 recap and Matchweek 5 preview

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) discuss some of their favorites and give some shoutouts to those who listened to episode 1. CFB Review: Week 2 outcomes and preview week 3 matchups. NFL: They recap week 1 and make picks for week 2. EPL: They finish by adding a new sport (soccer), and discuss 2 match-ups in matchweek 4 of the English Premier League.

Father (Patrick) & son (Cillian) introduce themselves and discuss week 1 of the college football and NFL seasons.