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We know you can't give yourself a nickname. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the Super Bowl, Seahawks for sale; MLBPA drama; Olympic condoms; Lindsey Vonn's week was even worse than you think; Biathlete cheating confessions; The Fall(s) of the Quad God; Alysa Liu is doing things her way; and an interview with investigative sports journalist Albert Samaha about a college basketball sports betting scandal, the FBI investigation into late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's death, and the demise of the Washington Post sports section.   Links: Stephen A. Smith is 'moving closer' to 2028 presidential run: 'I will confess to you' (Yahoo! Sports) Tony Clark resigns as MLBPA director after internal inquiry (ESPN) Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days (The Guardian) Lindsey Vonn 'Struggling' After Her Fifth Surgery to Correct Injuries from Her Olympics Crash (People) Lindsey Vonn reveals that her beloved dog, Leo, died the day after her downhill crash at Olympics (LA Times) Biathlon medalist admits to cheating on girlfriend in interview (ESPN) Biathlete's infidelity confession that rocked the Winter Olympics – and Norway (The Athletic) Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov — delivering the skate of his life — shocks the world with gold (The Athletic) 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold (AP) In Her Big Olympic Moment, Alysa Liu Celebrated Her Freedom (New York Times) 'Cashing all day': The Instagram star accused of corrupting NCAA hoops (by Albert Samaha for the Washington Post) FBI is investigating the death of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay (by Albert Samaha, Will Hobson, and Sam Fortier for the Washington Post) Albert on BlueSky

We're resetting the timeline. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the Super Bowl matchup; Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame scandal; the 49ers injury conspiracy theory; Trinity Rodman gets paid; PWHL transphobe reveals herself; and basketball players speak out against ICE.   Links: Jaxon Smith-Njigba core (Instagram) Never change, Quinn Hughes (Instagram) I'm just here so I don't get fined (YouTube) Fanatics apologizes for jersey shortage (Twitter) Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Fame (ESPN) Jordon Hudson Planning 'Huge Bash' for Boyfriend Bill Belichick on 'Same Day' as Football Hall of Fame Ceremony (Exclusive) (People) 'No Firmly Established Evidence' for Viral 49ers Injury Theory (Front Office Sports) Juszczyk Wants 49ers to Investigate Substation: 'I'm Very Curious' (Front Office Sports) Trinity Rodman contract saga ends with record Spirit deal (ESPN) Swiatek, Pegula echo Gauff on need for privacy at Australian Open (ESPN) The Athletic should retract their Britta Curl redemption story (Out of Your League / Beehiiv) Minions Olympic skate routine hangs in the balance (CNN) Digging Out (Basketball Feelings / Substack) Bad Bunny Calls Out ICE During Grammys Acceptance Speech (YouTube) Turning Point USA unveils alternative Super Bowl halftime show lineup with Kid Rock (USA Today)

We're using sports to connect with the youth. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the results of NFL's Divisional Round; Travis Kelce's charity and aren't all athlete charities a scam, really?; Fandom culture continues to crash into hockey culture, with mixed results; Russians are once again freelancers at the Olympics; and female millennial excellence is coming for the Olympic Games. Links: Review of Walter Payton nominees raises questions about Kelce nonprofit (The Arizona Republic) Kraken remove BookTok content after Alex Wennberg controversy (ESPN) Two fans at the Sharks - Kraken game with a humble request for Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith (Reddit) Linus Ulmark rumor screenshots (Twitter) Linus Ullmark rumors, explained: Senators blast 'lowest forms of trolls' over online leave speculation (Yahoo! Sports Canada) Mendes Monday Musings (NHL.com) After daring to show personality, Zayne Parekh is learning how hockey deals with dissenters (The Globe and Mail) Russians won't represent their country at Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends, IOC chief says (Reuters) Russian Insider Says State-Run Doping Fueled Olympic Gold (The New York Times) Russian athletes brace for another isolated Olympic experience (ESPN) Terrible news: Venezuela WBC manager Omar Lopez has confirmed that multiple players have dropped out of the roster for non-injury reasons. (Reddit) Alysa Liu returns on her own terms with Milano Cortina approaching (Olympics.com) How Amber Glenn finds power in authenticity as a bisexual and pansexual Olympian (NBC Dallas) Amber Glenn, 26, Faced Concussions, Mental Health Crisis and Coming Out, Then Started Winning Golds: 'I Never Gave Up' (People) Can fantasy football punishments end the male loneliness epidemic? (Washington Post)

We are a bowling ball covered in knives. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Notre Dame's college playoff snub and how the post-season teams are decided; Fernando Mendoza and the unreal story of the Indiana Hoosiers; we break down the NFL Wild Card weekend and look ahead to the divisional round.   Links: Mike Golic Jr's daily TV show, Golic and Golic Mike Golic Jr. on Bluesky Notre Dame Shockingly Excluded From College Football Playoff (Sports Illustrated) Notre Dame opts to skip postseason entirely after being left out of College Football Playoff (NBC Sports) Indiana is part Cinderella story, part spirit-breaking bully, and 'the secret's in the dirt' (The Athletic) Fernando Mendoza, Heisman winner, started his football career as QB4. Look at him now (The Athletic) Mike Tomlin steps down as Steelers coach, ending 19-year run (ESPN) Sources: Marcus Freeman to stay at Notre Dame despite interest from NFL (ESPN) 'Architect of the turnaround' (Bill Snyder's story on NCAA's website) "I will remember going 98 yards with my boys" (YouTube) Bears fans come together with the help of cheese graters, both real and fake (WBEZ Chicago) George Kittle posts 'I'll be good' on Instagram after tearing Achilles tendon (The Athletic) Why Nick Sirianni, A.J. Brown got into sideline argument during 49ers vs. Eagles (Yahoo! Sports) Bills' Josh Allen: Limited by trio of injuries (CBS Sports) The Athletic Football Show (YouTube)

We'll give you all our disagreements for free. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss O Line Christmas gifts; NFL Narrative Fantasy final scores; the Sabres don't suck?!; Kalshi, Polymarket, and commodifying every feeling or thought you've ever had; US Men's Hockey snubs IRL Shane Hollander; Puka Nakua and Mookie Betts choose to spend their one precious life with Andrew Tate's bestie; and Phillip Rivers continues to ride his unexpected renaissance. Links: FIFA, after backlash to World Cup ticket prices, creates new $60 category for small number of supporters (The Athletic) Joe Burrow gifts offensive linemen authentic fossils for Christmas (ESPN) Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld Gifted His Offensive Lineman a 'Quarter of a Cow' for the Holidays (People) Chiefs agree to deal to play in dome in state of Kansas in 2031 (ESPN) Dream come true (TikTok) Trevor Lawrence's Wife Helps Teammates Pull Off Hilarious Surprise After Jaguars Quarterback Goes Viral for AI Meme (People) God is great (Instagram) Jack Eichel, Sabres saga explained: How a medical disagreement led to the star's trade to Vegas (CBS Sports) Kekalainen named Sabres general manager, replaces Adams (NHL.com)  Former NHL player sues Blackhawks and speaks out about sexual abuse (NPR) The Kalshi-fication of everything (Yahoo! Finance) Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election (BBC) Two originals join forces: Kalshi and the Chicago Blackhawks announce partnership (Kalshi) Venezuela Trades, Not Sports, Drive New Prediction-Market Legislation (Front Office Sports) Kalshi Shrugs Off Affiliates Spreading Fake Sports News (Front Office Sports) Scandals, prediction markets: Is 2025 a turning point for sports betting? (ESPN) Jason Robertson Is Everything Team USA Needs, Whether or Not They Know it (D Magazine) Stars' Jason Robertson Breaks Silence on Olympic Roster Snub (Sports Illustrated) Puka Nacua Did An Antisemitic Little Dance (Defector) Rams' Puka Nacua shares baffling concussion take in controversial livestream (Reddit) Mookie Betts controversy: Why Dodgers star is in hot water over antisemitic comment on Adin Ross live stream (Yahoo! Sports) Rams star Puka Nacua apologizes for antisemitic dance on livestream (The Athletic) ​​​​All eyes are on the NFL's most atypical owner. Where will her curiosity lead her next? (The Athletic)

Have we got the Patreon for you! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the backstory and first episode of HBO's new gay hockey show, Heated Rivalry.   Links:   The full episode of our Heated Rivalry discussion (Patreon)

All civic duties should include good gossip. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the NASCAR settlement; Phillip Rivers's return is Millennial Excellence; the NFL Narrative Fantasy Draft update; skyrocketing World Cup ticket prices; IOC seeks to ban trans athletes; the best and least popular PNWL player looks to beat the transphobe allegations; Lando Norris wins F1, experiences feelings.    Links: Patreon! FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused of rules breach over Trump (ESPN) NASCAR reaches settlement with 23XI, Front Row to end year-long legal saga (The Athletic) Injured New York Giants star's 'unhinged' live stream antics leave fans in stitches (The Daily Mail) Watch End of an Era (Disney+) Quinn Hughes on the trade (TikTok) Bill Daly says NHL players won't compete in Milan Olympics unless ice meets safety standards (The Athletic) Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events (The Times of London) A PWHL player was vilified for her social media activity. Now she wants to clear the air (The Athletic) Who deserves a redemption narrative? (Out of Your League) Lala and James Fight About… Pasta? (YouTube)

And we take that personally! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the FIFA peace prize; Trinity Rodman and NWSL's self-own; Michael Jordan, text messages, and other drama from the NASCAR trial; reality stars on an alternate NFL broadcast; George Pickens goes off; Lane Kiffin quits, internet rejoices; and athletes getting hurt in all-too-human ways; an LPGA golfer is curing her anxiety with fantasy novels.   Links: The Weird Spectacle of the World Cup Draw (The New Yorker) Gianni Infantino accused of breaching FIFA's ethics codes in relation to President Trump comments (The Athletic) NWSL said it would fight for Trinity Rodman. It's only fighting with itself (The Athletic) Jessica Berman Makes Her Priorities Clear (Defector) 'Sunday Night Football' alternate broadcast: If you love Bravo and chaos, this one's for you (SB Nation) God talking to college football coaches (TikTok) Lane Kiffin Responds To Troubling Rumor About His Beloved Dog (Yahoo! Sports) Ole Miss players accuse Lane Kiffin of lying in his farewell statement (The Athletic) "Insane misogynistic undertones": Social media erupts to Matthew Tkachuk's statement on girls calling NHL players by their nickname (SportsKeeda) Jack Hughes' freak injury joins long list of NHL's unusual off-ice setbacks (USA Today) The Multibillion-Dollar Business of Pro Athlete Recovery (Front Office Sports) Pro golfer Alison Lee found a unique way to calm her mind: Reading fantasy books (The Athletic)

We believe it could also always be better. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss NFL narratives (Brosmer woes; shirtless locker room victory chants; Jauan Jennings gets what's coming to him); a bald man solves a hair care crisis; people are packing stadiums for women's hockey; get ready for pro women's baseball; the gross right-wing incentives driving anti-trans athlete narratives; and a cyclist takes a stand. Links: He's Baseball's Only Mud Supplier. It's a Job He May Soon Lose. (The New York Times) Browns' Shelby Harris blasts Jauan Jennings: 'I see exactly why they punched him in the nuts' (NFL) Cowboys' Jerry Jones says he offered Jets first-round pick, Micah Parsons for Quinnen Williams (The Athletic) Trevor Lawrence looks exactly like all of these things (Twitter) How a bald coach solved volleyball's ponytail predicament (ESPN) good, bad, & ugly: a'ja wilson's pettiness, t-boy embezzlement, & the studbudz clap back (out of your league) Tate McCrea and Jack Hughes Go to Dinner (Reddit) The path to the women's professional baseball league (out of your league) Kelsie Whitmore is No. 1 pick in first Women's Professional Baseball League draft (The Athletic) Mo'ne Davis Is Finally Ready to Play Baseball Again (Sports Illustrated) How Right-Wing Superstar Riley Gaines Built an Anti-Trans Empire (Mother Jones) Award declined after trans women not included (BBC)

We'll find the romance. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss MLB's MVPs; more sports brothers with podcasts; the NBA's mob ties; Nico is out in Dallas; YouTube TV and ESPN make up; and (57:00) we talk to Wide Left's Arif Hasan about JJ "Nine" McCarthy and his future with the Vikings.   Links: Yankees' Aaron Judge wins AL MVP for third time in four years (ESPN) Tkachuk brothers launch new weekly podcast 'Wingmen' (NHL.com) Kylie Kelce Reveals Her Political Views After Unseating Joe Rogan (Vanity Fair) LaMelo Ball had presidential aspirations. The Timberwolves weren't impressed (The Athletic) Yes, the NBA Has Mob Ties (True Hoop / Substack) Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont let Nico Harrison trade Luka Dončić. Firing the GM doesn't change that (CBS Sports) Some ESPN Producers Fed Up With McAfee's 'Diva' Behavior: Sources (Front Office Sports) Control room (Torched / Substack) ESPN forced us to listen to boring Disney CEO Bob Iger on the ManningCast for nothing (Awful Announcing) 4 takeaways from the ESPN-YouTube TV deal (Awful Announcing) YouTube TV Wins the Rights to Launch a Cheaper Sports Only Package & Include ESPN In It (Cord Cutters News) Arif Hasan's newsletter, Wide Left (Substack) Arif Hasan on Bluesky (BlueSky) J.J. McCarthy and "Waiting for the Cement to Dry" (WIde Left)

We've got pucks in our pants A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss LAPD's reaction to Dodgers fans celebrating doesn't bode well for the big sports events the city is set to hold; Pitchers indicted in sports gambling scandal; a Narrative Fantasy update; Cooper Flagg learns about losing; transphobic op-ed roils the NWSL; Ovechkin scored 900 goals; and (51:20) we talk to Céspedes Family BBQ co-host Jordan Shusterman about how he picked the Mariners, covering this postseason, and how to occupy our time in the off-season. Links: Winning Streak (Torched / Substack) Bartenders and Innocent Bystanders Tear Gassed, Knocked Over By Horses, And Shot With 'Rubber Bullets' During World Series Night Celebrations (LA Taco) Hiring Paul DePodesta is a Gamble the Rockies Couldn't Afford to Make (Sports Illustrated) Indictment of Emmanual Clase and Luis Ortiz (Justice Department) If Pitches Are Fixed, Baseball is Broken (The Ringer) MLB, sportsbooks agree to nationwide limit on pitch bets (ESPN) Sources: Trump wants Commanders' new D.C. stadium named for him (ESPN) Micah Parsons trade has 'poison pill' blocking future deal to Eagles (ESPN) Jalen Ramsey is the Steelers' best cornerback. He might be their best safety at the moment, too (CBS Sports) ESPN Personalities Grapple with Fallout Over Blackout (Front Office Sports) The Ballad of the Fixed Fight (Sports Politika) Cooper Flagg coping with Mavericks' woes: 'It's the most I've lost since, I think, ever' (The Athletic) L.A. soccer stars blast teammate's 'racist and transphobic' op-ed calling for NWSL 'gender standards' (NBC Sports) Alex Ovechkin continues to make history, becoming first NHL player to score 900 goals (The Athletic) Jordan Binnington: I didn't intend to keep Alex Ovechkin 900th goal puck (ESPN) Video of the attempted puck-stealing Cespedes Family BBQ (Twitter) Baseball Bar-B-Cast (Apple Podcasts) Freddie Freeman Shows Up and Shows Out on the Dance Floor (YouTube) Dodgers' World Series Tell-All with Mookie, Kershaw, Kiké Hernández, Will Smith and More | On Base (YouTube) How the Mariners' Logan Gilbert and Cal Raleigh developed alongside each other into foundational pieces of the team's success (Yahoo! Sports) Cal Raleigh and Mookie Betts on 'Big Dumper' Name, Ghosts & Play Guess the Pitcher | On Base, Ep. 26 (YouTube)

We also played in the 18-inning game! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the incredible end to the World Series and the continuation of the Drake curse; the ongoing Tyler Skaggs trial and what would it take to make an MLB owner sell; and are shirtless men at college football games curing the male loneliness epidemic?   Links: TOOTBLAN (MLB Glossary) 2025 World Series Game 7 TV broadcast delivers more than 27 million U.S. viewers (The Athletic) Drake Takes Shot at Shohei Ohtani After Blue Jays' Dominant Win Over Dodgers (Sports Illustrated) Would MLB make Arte Moreno sell Angels in wake of Tyler Skaggs trial? (The Los Angeles Times) Angels post job opening for HVAC technician after Yusei Kikuchi complains about lack of air conditioning (Yahoo! Sports) College football's 'shirtless dudes' trend is all the rage. And could be curing male loneliness? (The Athletic)

We might be Shakespearean witches. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the World Series and the presentation of postseason baseball; a catch up on narrative fantasy; federal indictments and mob ties rock the NBA; there is crying in sports, including hockey; and we talk to Stephanie Burt, poet, Harvard Professor and author of Taylor's Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift, about The Life of a Showgirl.   Links: World Series Game 2 Halftime Show Recap: Year 3000 (Baseball Prospectus) Gerald McCoy reflects on Doug Martin's death, the fifth of his former NFL teammates (The Athletic) Will This Device Protect Athletes' Brains, or Only Make Them Think It Does? (The New York Times) Chauncey Billups And Terry Rozier Arrested In Connection With Federal Gambling Investigations (Defector) Who is Chauncey Billups? A look at the history of the embattled Portland Trail Blazers coach (KGW8) Brad Marchand emotional as he watches Bruins' tribute video in his return to Boston | ESPN NHL (ESPN) Taylor's Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift (Bookshop) Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly (Bookshop)  Girl Violence (King Princess) How We've Misunderstood Taylor Swift (The Yale Review) Heritage of Arrogance (YouTube) Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl (Ricardo Padua After Hours Remix) (YouTube)

We'll always remember The Bubble. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the end of the Mariners season and the beginning of the Ddogers attempt to repeat as World Series champions; MLB managers quitting, or just quitting on their team; the NBA embraces being a media and tech company; hockey players we won't be cheering for; menstruating athletes are misled by doctors and manipulated by gamblers; and (53:05) SNL writer Carl Tart on fandoms over friends, why the Clippers are both underdogs and villains, and what storylines he'll be tracking this NBA season. Links: NFL Scorigami Jon Bois's Scorigami docuseries Part 1 (Secret Base) Exclusive: Brewers' Pat Murphy bares soul on baseball, family and past mistakes (USA Today) Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain (The Athletic) Some NFL players are trading their helmets for scrubs (New York Times) How the NBA has evolved into a 'media and technology company' (The Athletic) Vegas can't hide behind 'core values' in signing Carter Hart (USA Today) Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles (Wired) In women's sports, athletes losing their periods was long considered normal. Not anymore (Athletic) Carl Tart (Instagram) The Book of Manning (ESPN)

We were anointed in a holy manner before recording this episode. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss playoff baseball, featuring unforced errors and Humpy the Salmon; an update on the narrative fantasy picks; Belichick doc nixed; Aces win thanks to... plants?; and we talk to Defector's Giri Nathan about his book about the hot new things in tennis: Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis.   Links: Phillies share the pain after Orion Kerkering's error leads to crushing elimination loss (The Athletic) How a Dodgers-Brewers NLCS Battle Defines MLB's Labor Battle (ESPN) Yusei Kikuchi told Japanese reporters after his final start that he asked the Angels to fix the lack of A/C in the weight room, but they never did all season. (Reddit) Sasaki told the Dodgers that installing Japanese-style bidet toilets would influence his signing decision (Reddit) Seattle Mariners fan's dirt-eating superstition goes viral amid playoff hopes (King5) Travis Hunter's Rookie Mistake Wipes Away Huge Jaguars Play vs. Seahawks (Sports Illustrated) Trevor Lawrence turns STUMBLE into GAME-WINNING TD (YouTube) Ravens' Derrick Henry Bounces Back for Nothing (Sports Illustrated) Jaguars' Travis Hunter gets baptized hours before Seahawks showdown (ESPN) UNC, Hulu not moving forward with season documentary (Inside Carolina) The Aces' Long and Bumpy Road to Reclaim Their Spot Atop the WNBA (Sports Illustrated) Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis (Bookshop)

We believe all sensuality is necessary. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss playoff baseball and why crying is more than okay; WNBA players are openly feuding with their commissioner; when sports coverage gets downright erotic; locker room miming; James Dolan is watching you right now; young Americans increasingly agree that sports betting is bad; and we talk to Alissa Walker, LA journalist covering the massive sporting events coming to the city for her newsletter, Torched.   Links: New eyeglasses give Kiké Hernández a new outlook on hitting (The LA Times) More crying in baseball (Twitter) Yankees: Fix your hearts or die (Bluesky) Napheesa Collier, Cathy Engelbert and a WNBA teetering on the brink (ESPN) Steam Clinging to His Skin (Bluesky) ​​Shedeur Sanders Keeps Making His Biggest Problem Worse (Bleacher Report) How MSG became Maximum Spy Garden under Knicks owner James Dolan (NY Groove) Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports (PEW Research Center) Torched (Ghost) Fair Games Coalition (Unite Here)

The best revenge is having a solid narrative. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni catch up on narrative fantasy; fans behaving heart warmingly; MLB erasing actual queer allies in baseball; narratives in the baseball postseason; the Lynx will not go quietly out of the WNBA postseason; FIFA's stance on Israel in the World Cup; Taylor Swift is at NFL games but not at the Super Bowl halftime show… because Bad Bunny is doing it!; how we're listening to the new album; and an interview with Los Angeles Times sports reporting legend Steve Henson.   Links: Texans RB Nick Chubb Makes Unique NFL History vs. Titans (Sports Illustrated) Jaguars' Travis Hunter sits on defense in 2nd half vs. 49ers (ESPN) Manny Machado Still Thinks Padres Can Overtake Dodgers to Win NL West (Sports Illustrated) Fans behaving… well? (TikTok) Just connecting some dots (TikTok) Head Coach Cheryl Reeve: Minnesota Lynx Postgame Presser | vs. Phoenix Mercury | 09.26.25 (YouTube) WNBA sources: Data doesn't show link between injuries, missed calls (ESPN) MLB censors Liam Hendriks' LGBTQ outreach in his Clemente Award bio (Out Sports) Trend or coincidence? (TikTok) Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel (The Guardian) Gaza: Top independent rights probe alleges Israel committed genocide (United Nations) Taylor Swift Supports Fiancé Travis Kelce at Chiefs Game Hours After Attending Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's Wedding (People) Exclusive: Taylor Swift Walks Away From Super Bowl (Rob Shuter / Substack) Bad Bunny Will Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show (NYT)

We're setting world records, incrementally. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss pole vaulter Armand Duplantis's incremental world records; Cardi and Stefon's baby; Stephen A. Smith won't shut up and you can't make him; WNBA playoff update; stone skippers are cheating; MLB gestures toward maybe helping young people not blow out their arms, unveils plot to strongarm teams for broadcast rights; the Mariners are bound for the postseason and Dodger Clayton Kershaw is bound for retirement.   Links: How much does Duplantis get for breaking world record? (BBC) French pole vaulter reacts to the buzz around penis that ended his Olympic dream (Metro) Cardi B Is Pregnant! Rapper Expecting Baby No. 4 — Her First with Boyfriend Stefon Diggs (People) Inside Stephen A. Smith's near-$40M-a-year bonanza as he launches into political prime time (The Athletic) Cheating scandal rocks world stone skimming championships (BBC) A Stone's Throw From Glory (Action Cookbook) Stone Skipping Is a Lost Art. Kurt Steiner Wants the World to Find It. (Outside) MLB To Adopt Scouting 'Dead Period' For Draft-Eligible Players (Baseball America) MLB's plan to take over local TV rights is a huge deal. Here's why. (Washington Post) A Major League Divorce (Vanity Fair) The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness (Bookshop.org)

Periods, period! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the status of the Mariners and Sarah's mental health; Patrick Mahomes's losing streak and Taylor's secretive Arrowhead arrival; a Narrative Fantasy Football update; the WNBA playoffs have begun and the StudBudz talk about playing on their periods; FIFA: the most corrupt major event to be staged in the U.S. and that is really saying something; and why we are less likely to see baseball players out in da club.   Links: Sports in Charlie Kirk's America (Sports Politika) Taylor Swift arrives at Arrowhead (TikTok) The bust files: How NFL teams break young quarterbacks (The Athletic) The Phoenixity of J.J. McCarthy's First NFL Start (Wide Left / Substack) The Chamber (Amortal) Mike McDaniel: The good news is, I don't see how it could be worse (NBC Sports) StudBudz commercial (Instagram) Terry Horstman covering the Lynx (Bluesky) The facts and fiction fueling the WNBA's CBA fight (Power Plays / Substack) US cities confront FIFA over World Cup costs (Politico) America is drinking less than ever — and the same is true for baseball players (Yahoo! Sports)

We're never throwing it back. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss how much it costs to be a football fan; people behaving badly at sports events; Angel's suspension, Caitlin's injury, and other WNBA news; and the president went to the U.S. Open.   Links: Why an Etsy witch may have helped the Mariners snap their skid (Seattle Sports) Major NFL games will cost you $631 to watch this season. Are you paying up? (The Athletic) NFL suspends fan who hit DeAndre Hopkins and Lamar Jackson (The Athletic)  ​​Travis Kelce Gets Slapped in the Face by LA Chargers' Teair Tart | E! News (YouTube) I'm too Swift with it (Instagram) Chargers Player Who Slapped Travis Kelce Continues to Troll Him with Taylor Swift Reference (People) SportsCenter' anchors call out Phillies Karen for taking ball from young fan (Awful Announcing)  CEO who snatched boy's hat at US Open says he made 'huge mistake' (BBC News) Chicago Sky can't handle the truth — Angel Reese suspension exposes deeper franchise issues (The Athletic) Without Caitlin Clark, WNBA playoff spotlight will be dimmer (The Athletic) The Gentrification of the WNBA (Out of Your League) Disney and the Decline of America's Middle Class (New York Times Opinion)  Why Donald Trump is Returning to the U.S. Open (Bounces / Substack) U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump (Bounces / Substack) Hey ICE, masks are for cucks (Reddit)

We're protecting our fortress. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Travis's dad spilling all the engagement details; male cheerleaders confound the far right; sports guys with a mental health group chat; almost all the rules constraining Tom Brady are gone; the Micah Parsons trade; and we hold the first-ever Narrative Fantasy Football Draft with ESPN's Mina Kimes and The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue.   Links: Travis Kelce's father, Ed Kelce, says the couple got engaged almost 2 weeks ago (ABC 5 Cleveland) the real reason for the backlash against male nfl cheerleaders (Out of Your League / Substack) Michael Phelps, Jay Glazer bonded over mental health. It became a star-studded support system (The Athletic)  Tom 'Brady Rules' end. NFL to allow Fox analyst to attend production meetings: Sources (The Athletic) Packers become legit Super Bowl threat after trading for Micah Parsons (The Athletic)

Honey Deuces for everyone! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Taylor saying yes; Big Dumper's 50 dingers; drinking at the US Open; fake retro jerseys; Serena's medical disclosure to Vogue; Roger Clemens sucks; and should youth pitchers throw gas? Links: Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married (Instagram) Everything to Know About Taylor Swift's $550,000 Vintage-Inspired 8-Carat Engagement Ring From Travis Kelce (Brides.com) Trump reacts to Taylor's engagement (TikTok) AFL-CIO congratulates Taylor and Travis on their engagement (Bluesky) Breaking down Cal Raleigh's catcher record, 50-home run season (ESPN) The Honey Deuce Effect: How Tennis Perfected the Signature Cocktail (Front Office Sports) 'Fauxbacks' Throw Back to a Retro Uniform That Never Existed (Front Office Sports) Serena Williams Opens Up About Being on a GLP-1 (Vogue)  President Trump demands Roger Clemens be enshrined in Hall of Fame 'now' (The Athletic)  On Mindy McCready, and why PEDs aren't why Roger Clemens belongs outside the Hall of Fame (Beyond the Box Score) How Fast Should Your 12-Year-Old Throw? (The New York Times)

We're all pro yappers here. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the MLB Little League Classic; Taylor's announcement and appearance on New Heights; toxic White House turns off right-wing athletes; UFC TV rights in flux; the NFLPA saga continues; and we talk to Sarah Spain, host of Good Game with Sarah Spain and co-author of Runs in the Family.   Links: Taylor Swift on Reclaiming Her Masters, Wrapping The Eras Tour, and The Life of a Showgirl | NHTV (YouTube) Taylor Swift joins Travis and Jason Kelce on 'New Heights' podcast: What we learned (The Athletic) Wait, Is Taylor Swift Teasing a Super Bowl Halftime Performance? (Vulture) Can Matthew and Brady Tkachuk become hockey's answer to the Kelce brothers? 'Maybe one day' (The Athletic) Dana White on UFC's Paramount Deal: 'It's Going to Be Huge' (Front Office Sports) Not My Masculinity (Karim Zidan's Version) (Apple Podcasts) Sports Politika (Substack) Matt Schaub: Players/NFLPA must focus on leverage NOW (Go Long) Good Game With Sarah Spain (Apple Podcasts) Runs in the Family (Bookshop) ARod: Decided to start writing my book on lessons learned in business & baseball. (Reddit) The Body Keeps the Score (Bookshop)

Just the life of a couple of showgirls. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Taylor's pending major announcement; the crypto memelords behind neon dildos on WNBA courts; the ESPN deal with the NFL; are the Savannah Bananas a threat to baseball?; the first woman to umpire an MLB game; and we talk to The Athletic's Michael-Shawn Dugar about his new book, The Franchise: Seattle Seahawks: A Curated History of the Legion of Boom Era.   Links: Taylor Swift's Life of a Showgirl Reveal Easter Eggs (E! Online)  WNBA fan accused of throwing sex toy faces multiple charges (ESPN) WNBA Player Admits Her Request To Stop Throwing Dildos On The Court 'Didn't Age Well' (Yahoo!) Sports) Crypto group says it orchestrated sex toy tosses in WNBA games (ESPN) The Social Media Trend Machine Is Spitting Out Weirder and Weirder Results (Bloomberg) ESPN is acquiring NFL Network, rights for RedZone in a deal giving the NFL a stake in the network (AP) Sports Journalism Is Dying — And ESPN and the NFL Are to Blame (Wide Left / Substack) Arif's post about ESPN, the NFL and sports betting (BlueSky) ESPN's Streaming Era Will Start on Aug. 21 (NYT) What can MLB learn from the Savannah Bananas? A lot, it turns out The Savannah Bananas Make Baseball Boring (Defector) MLB's first female umpire set to debut; Jen Pawol to be promoted for Saturday's Marlins-Braves games (The Athletic) jen pawol's path to making mlb history (Out of Your League / Substack) The Franchise: Seattle Seahawks: A Curated History of the Legion of Boom Era (Bookshop)

We LOVE colluding over text! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss what we did on our summer vacation; Traylor finally launches…?; Bryce Harper, man of the people; the NFLPA infiltrated by cynical, greedy fucks; the WNBA All Star Game proves that fun is still possible; Paige and Azzi actually hard launch; Luka loses weight in LA; the focus was on Cal Raleigh and his Big Dumper; and we talk to author Victoria Zeller about writing about sports as a way of writing about life, her beloved Buffalo Bills, and mentally adjusting to winning. Links: The Enni Way (Substack) Effectively Wild Episode 2309: Only a Woman: Ella Black, Lost and Found (Part 1–Ella's Legend) (Fangraphs) Travis' epic photodump (Instagram) Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World (Bookshop) Travis' on-set naps (TikTok) Gunman 'focused on the NFL,' went to wrong floor in NYC skyscraper, Mayor Eric Adams says (The New York Times)  Guardians All-Star Emmanuel Clase is team's second pitcher suspended in sports betting probe (NBC News) Rob Manfred has a plan: Tell players they've lost billions, and build their trust in him (The Athletic) Sources: Phillies' Bryce Harper cussed out Rob Manfred in meeting (ESPN) Phillies rip MLB for adding Jacob Misiorowski to All-Star roster (ESPN) The "Holy Grail" of NFL Secrets (Pablo Torre Finds Out) We Sparked an NFL Union Crisis. Here's the Sequel (Pablo Torre Finds Out) We Followed the Money in the NFL Union Scandal. So Did the FBI (Pablo Torre Finds Out) How the Hot Pink Haze of StudBudz Took Over WNBA All-Star Weekend (Sports Illustrated) In Stud Budz We Trust (The Cut) StudBudz Promise to Press Dave Portnoy Over Angel Reese Hatred (Sports Illustrated) Fox Sports Inks Broad Pact With Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy to Become Regular On-Air Contributor (Variety) Wag Talk ft. Paige Bueckers (Instagram) Behind the Scenes with WAG Talk (TikTok) Luka Dončić 2.0 Has Entered the Chat (Men's Health) Yankees broadcast was briefly obsessed with Cal Raleigh's 'Big Dumper' (The New York Post) It's All Worth it For 17 (Defector) One of the Boys (Bookshop) The Prospects by KT Hoffman (Bookshop)

Buy Square Waves today!!! A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss how the Dodgers are and are not addressing the ICE raids and federal terrorism in Los Angeles; the Rafael Devers saga: the drama in Bean Town; Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers' revenge tour; an update on our reigning NBA champion team; the return of witchcraft watch; a WNBA romance hard launch; and we talk to Kate Spencer, author of All's Fair in Love and Pickleball, about pickleball, romance, and denim shorts on the court.   Links: Why did Clayton Kershaw add a Bible verse to his pride hat? (Reddit) Square Waves (Bookshop.org) Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between (Bookshop.org) Kiké Hernandez on the ICE raids in LA (Instagram) Nezza says she sang national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium against team's wishes (The Los Angeles Times) Dodgers say they denied federal immigration officials access to Dodger Stadium parking lots (The Athletic) LA Taco June 20th recap (TikTok) Immigrant City shirts (Angel City)  $4,785. That's How Much It Costs to Be a Sports Fan Now. (New York Times Opinion) 'Our star': 3B Devers officially signs new deal with Red Sox (ESPN) Rafael Devers meets with Red Sox's owner after refusing position change (Fox Sports) Inside the final hours of Rafael Devers' Red Sox era: A charter, a blockbuster and a solo Uber (The Athletic) Joon Lee: Red Sox used AI bot to conduct baseball ops interview (NBC Sports Boston) Brad Marchand thanking teammates' former teams (Instagram) Seattle sports broadcast makes no mention of Thunder's NBA championship (Yahoo! Sports) Yes, Azzi Fudd Is Paige Bueckers' Girlfriend (Autostraddle) Christen and Tobin talk about 'Preath' (TikTok) All's Fair in Love and Pickleball (Bookshop.org) Joy & Other Pursuits (Substack)  Icebreaker (Bookshop.org) Alexa Martin's books (Bookshop.org) You Should Be So Lucky (Bookshop.org) Susan Elizabeth Phillips' books (Bookshop.org) Andre Agassi Competed at the U.S. Open in Tiny Jean Shorts (GQ)

We're not hugging Spike Lee. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Zan's new book; Sarah meets a couple Mariners; how the Dodgers do and do not reflect the politics of  Los Angeles; baseball players being buds; playoff updates; college athletes are gonna get paid; the World Cup… will it happen?; youth sports, delusional parents, and precarity ruining everything; and we talk to Forever 35's Doree Shafrir about tennis!   Links: Effectively Wild Episode 2333: Don't Hate the Player, Hate the In-Game Interview (Fangraphs) Poker Face (Hulu) Square Waves (Bookshop.org) Zan's book tour schedule (831stories.com) The Enni Way, Sarah's substack currently going (strategically) insane about baseball Cal Raleigh on MVP race w/ Aaron Judge & if 'Big Dumper' is a good nickname | YouTube Exclusive (YouTube) The story behind Mariners' Andrés Muñoz taking his cat on road trips (Seattle Sports) Why Does "K" Stand for a Strikeout in Baseball? (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Party in the Diamondbacks pool: Ex-players recount chaos, celebrations as potential World Series splash looms (The Athletic) The Nats' clubhouse book club is on a journey to Middle-earth this season (The Washington Post) 'It's reimagining team travel.' Why the Dodgers are using two planes on road trips this year (The LA Times) Nats calling up Bruce the Bat Dog from Triple-A ... really (MLB.com) At Nationals Park, a tradition continues and a ballpark becomes a 'safe space' (Washington Post) NBA Finals 2025: Tyrese Haliburton, Caitlin Clark and the most powerful friendship in basketball (ESPN) Right-Wing Outlet Claims They Were Denied Press Access to Two WNBA Games (Them) With $2.7 billion settlement approved, college sports' big money era is officially here (NPR) Stars, Stripes, and Double Standards (Sports Politika / Substack) Playing Secretary (New York Magazine) World Cup travel ban fallout is 'part of what it means to host an event': State Dept (The Athletic) Parents invest so much in youth sports. Then came Trump. (The Washington Post) Court Date (Substack) Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (And Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer (Bookshop.org) Startup (Bookshop.org) Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis (Simon & Schuster) Jannik Sinner's doping case explained: What three-month ban and Italian Open comeback mean for tennis (The Athletic) The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance (Bookshop.org) Aryna Sabalenka Addresses Her Controversial Comments About Coco Gauff After French Open Loss (People) Cutting Words (BenRothenberg.com / Substack) Morgan Riddle (TikTok) The Best Tennis Apparel and Gear (The Strategist)

We'll use rainbow tape because we want to! A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the MLB's lovable losers; Taylor Swift buying her masters back; athletes don't need to defend blasting Chappell Roan in the locker room; NHL fans on "touch watch"; this Pride Month, the symbolism is the point; and the shifting relationship between fans and artists/athletes.   Links: Rockies Hit New Low With No Clear Answers in Sight (Front Office Sports) Hannah Keyser's Rockies post (Bluesky) No assurance of transaction between Reinsdorf, Justin Ishbia despite White Sox investment deal (Sports Business Journal) Taylor's letter (TaylorSwift.com) Taylor Swift Buys Back Her Masters From Shamrock, Reclaiming Her First Six Albums (Billboard) Taylor Swift 'Finally' Owns Her Masters. The Sale Happened 'in Spite of Scooter Braun, Not Because of Him': Source (People) What's with the Oilers and this Pink Pony Club song? (Edmonton Journal) Why Are the Boston Red Sox Singing 'Dancing on My Own'? (The New York Times) Oilers Fans Went Haywire After Connor McDavid Touched Clarence Campbell Bowl (Sports Illustrated) A Brief Recap on NHL Pride (The Daily Californian) Luke Prokop is the first openly gay player under contract in the NHL. And he's the grand marshal at the Milwaukee Pride Parade. (Wisconsin Public Radio) NHL lifts ban on rainbow-colored Pride Tape, after a player defied it (NPR) Pride progress? As gay pro athletes consider coming out, each announcement makes a mark (The Athletic) Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter apologizes for using homophobic slur (The Athletic) Baseball is For Everyone: Mariners Celebrate Pride Month (YouTube) 24 NFL teams have posted Pride Month messages. 8 have not. Don't read much into that. (Outsports) NFL Pride: Football is For Everyone (NFL.com) Mr. and Mr. Seahawk (NFLshop.com) Dodgers pride night jersey (MLB.com) What's the best way for a music fan to support their favorite artists? (NPR)

Get us on the chicken circuit. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the Colorado Rockies' historically bad record; an NBA Finals and Stanley Cup update; reprehensible blowhard writes hockey romance novel; Zan's new obsession with tennis has us asking: just how evil is Rolex?; Republicans in Congress want sports team owners to pay more in taxes; Democratic presidential hopefuls are coming to a sports podcast near you (but not this one!); and a new women's professional softball league gets a Major League boost.   Links: On Dick Mountain: One Last Season For the Oldest Man in Baseball? (Bat Flips and Nerds) Hurricanes save season, snap 15-game ECF skid with Game 4 win (ESPN) President Trump welcomes Florida Panthers to the White House (Yahoo! Sports) Matthew Tkachuk Explains Why He Feels Bad for Maple Leafs After Beating Them in Game 7 (Sports Illustrated) United States defeats Switzerland to win gold at 2025 IIHF World Championship (NHL.com) Former NHL Enforcer Sean Avery Announces He's Writing a 'Sexy and Addictive' Romance Novel (People) Sean Avery used to mock Dustin Brown about his lisp and wife (NBC Sports) AHL's Whale Done with Sean Avery (ESPN) Oppenheimer' Actor and Former NHL Star Sean Avery Facing Restraining Order Amid Abuse Allegations (Entertainment Tonight)  Mary-Kate Olsen and Sean Avery Are 'Just Friends' Despite Hanging Out Together Again in the Hamptons: Source (People) Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis (Simon & Schuster) Court Date (Substack) How Rolex Paved the Way for Luxury's Love Affair With Tennis (Front Office Sports) House Bill Takes Aim at Tax Break for Sports Owners (The New York Times) The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes (ProPublica) Ambitious Democrats Have a New Game Plan: Yak It Up About Sports (The New York Times) Fame and Frustration On the New Media Circuit (Vulture) MLB Makes Eight-Figure Investment In New Softball League (Front Office Sports)

We're G🏀NNA WIN! A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss life-threatning medical events on the field; weird food at ball parks; more New Pope content!; Belichick's relationship is getting the worst kind of attention; and female athletes are finding financial stability on OnlyFans. Links: Angel City's Savy King 'stable' after collapsing on field during Utah Royals game (The Athletic) Baseball's Viral Concession Craze (Front Office Sports) The 16 Weirdest Food Items Hitting NFL Stadiums This Year (Delish) The Pope at the 2005 World Series (BlueSky) Spike Lee on the new pope (Instagram) SOUND HEALING RITUAL TO HELP AUSTON MATTHEWS SCORE GOALS AGAIN (TikTok) A couple of besties at semis? (TikTok) Pablo Torre Finds Out: The Jordon Rules: A PTFO Investigation (Apple Podcasts) Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson and the making of a PR disaster (The Washington Post) Women Pro Athletes Are Joining OnlyFans — but It's Not All Spicy Business (Pop Sugar)

If the fit is tight, the house is not white… is that anything? A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the new pope; the state of Big Events—are they worth it?; rating athletes' Met Gala fits; dramatic Stanley Cup playoff finishes; Knicks fans are ON ONE; and we talk to Maggie Mertens about her book, Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women.   Links: This online game lets Italians predict the next pope like fantasy football (NPR) Grading Top Superstar Athletes' 2025 Met Gala Fits (with Help from a Pro Stylist) (The Bleacher Report) Charles Barkley and Shaq rate Met Gala outfits (TikTok) When he's the celebrity, but in his eyes, you're the star (Instagram) Jalen Hurts on going to the Trump White House (TikTok) Stars' playoff monster Mikko Rantanen has been unlocked: 'Mikko put the team on his back' (The Athletic)  Winnipeg Jets dodge upset, outlast St. Louis Blues in Game 7 (ESPN) Jets tie it up at :03 seconds (TikTok) Normal people talking about the Knicks (Twitter) Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know about Women (Bookshop.org)

We'd also take the Lambeau Leap. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the breaking of Jeff Skinner's curse; harmonica national anthems; prank phone calls, we hate them; crying at the most heartwarming moment from the NFL draft; an update on Bill Belichick's mystifying relationship; and we talk to comedian Tim Baltz about the NBA and pole dancing as an Olympic sport.   Links: The Enni Way (Sarah's Substack) How a group of older harmonica-playing Korean women has captivated LA hockey fans (NPR) Shedeur Sanders had a custom draft room built for tonight (YouTube) NFL fines Falcons, DC Jeff Ulbrich over Shedeur Sanders prank call (ESPN) Barryn Sorrell surprises Green Bay when picked in 4th round (ESPN) Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in $50 million lawsuit, denies allegations (The Athletic) Fox, Shannon Sharpe Settled Physical Incident With Female PA (Front Office Sports) From Kobe Bryant to Hockey Canada: Athletes and the pursuit of 'consent' in the digital age (The Athletic) How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart (The New York Times) Bill Belichick Accuses CBS of 'Selectively' Editing Awkward Girlfriend Clip (Front Office Sports) Bill Belichek's interview got awkward (TikTok) Tim Baltz on First Draft With Sarah Enni  The Breaks of the Game (Hachette) Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the NBA, in the Words of the Men Who Played, Coached, and Built Pro Basketball (Bookshop.org) Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association (Bookshop.org) Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards shares surprising pick for his favorite movie after eliminating Lakers (CBS Sports) Anthony Edwards' Ongoing Legal Battle With Baby Mother Reveals Contentious Text Messages (Vibe)

We're training for the revolution. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. This week, culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff interviews investigative journalist Karim Zidan about his media venture, Sports Politika, which explores the intersection of sports, power and politics. They discuss the history of UFC; the evolution of politics in combat sports; the alt-right figures who claim it while also being super-bad at fighting; and how the sport can be saved from fascist capture.   Links: Sports Politika (Substack) Welcome to Chechnya, the HBO documentary based on Karim's reporting In the Red Corner (Substack)

We're all 80, baby. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss IRL baseball; the WNBA draft; golf "fashion"; and Taylor Swift's NHL curse. Links: Kanye West on His Proposal to Kim: "If I Wanted It to Be Romantic, I Would Have Gone to a Small Restaurant or Something" (Vanity Fair)  Cal Raleigh dumping someone on the jumbotron during a game (TikTok) '90 seconds of pure joy': Behind Seattle's 'Hot Dogs from Heaven' (MLB) Ranking the best new foods at Dodger Stadium — including the $40 forearm-long hot dog (The LA Times) RFK Jr. said autistic people don't work or play sports. They say he's wrong. (The Washington Post) College stars' surprising WNBA draft decisions all comes down to one thing (New York Post) How will the WNBA approach TCU star Sedona Prince? (The Athletic) Why The Masters told Jason Day to change his outfits for 2025: 'It'll be toned down.' (USA Today) TSwift has apparently "cursed" 4 NHL teams after being presented with a jersey...including my beloved Maple Leafs! (Reddit) The untold story of the curse of the Toronto Maple Leafs (The Leafs Nation)

We celebrate gabbing nonstop for 25+ hours. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the Dodgers at the White House; Alex Ovechkin breaking Gretzky's goal record; Luka's return to Dallas was super-emotional; and we take stock of where we're at in the major sports schedules.     Links: Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance? (AP) Russian Machine Never Breaks. But Alex Ovechkin Just Broke the Unbreakable. (The Ringer) 'No different than a married couple': Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom endure (The Washington Post) Life insurance commercial (Sportsnet.ca) 'He was gonna be our guy forever': Mavs fans seek closure in Luka Dončić's return (The Athletic) Freeman's emotional first at-bat (MLB.com) Here's why sports media can't talk about sports anymore (Awful Announcing)

We're waiting for the hurricane bats. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the chalk-ass end to March Madness; vasectomies!; reckless rumors; dumb dummies with megaphones and mini brains; the saga of Stephen A. and LeBron gets even weirder; and Hallmark begins a long-term relationship with the NFL. Links: Missing Madness: All No. 1 Seeds in Men's Final Four, First Time Since 2008 (Front Office Sports) UConn star Paige Bueckers will declare for 2025 WNBA Draft, per report (CBS Sports) March Madness brings increase in number of vasectomies (ESPN) ESPN's Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager's life was 'destroyed' (The Athletic) How the sports bra continues to revolutionize sports and women's rights: 'No sports bra, no sport' (The Athletic) Meet the MIT physicist turned Marlins coach behind the 'torpedo' bats used by the Yankees (The Athletic) how much revenue each MLB team generated last year, and how much of that is going towards their payroll this year (Twitter) Super Bowl champ will host an LGBTQ-inclusive youth football camp this summer (Out Sports)

We would never intervene in young love. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss George Foreman; curling; the new head of the IOC; is analytics ruining baseball's chance at greatness?; the shadowy corporation lording over Japanese baseball; JuJu Watkins is out of the game but she has plenty; and we talk to basketball reporter Katie Heindl!   Links: George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who became a beloved champion, dies at 76 (AP) Women dominated the NCAA rife championships (Rodger Sherman on Bluesky) Kirsty Coventry—the Soft Face of Zimbabwe's Dictatorship—Could Be the Next President of the IOC (Newsweek) Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Bookshop.org) How Analytics Marginalized Baseball's Superstar Pitchers (NY Times) Meet the Japanese company that irked MLB execs during the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes (The Athletic) JuJu Watkins injury: Rebecca Lobo reveals recovery process, impact on future WNBA Draft plans (On3) Internet is Swooning Over Juju Watkins, Jayden Daniels' Adorable Meet-Up Blocked by This Potential Hater (The Root) The fire that drives Flau'jae Johnson (ESPN) New NIL company raises red flags for consumer finance experts (ESPN) Lebron James' birth chart (Astro-Charts) Haterade: Men Can Ruin Everything (Out of Your League - Substack) Will Paige Bueckers use her unprecedented leverage? She could force a trade or return to UConn (The Athletic)

We're sorry like dogs. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss rivals mode; curse watch; baseball is back!; Norwegian wood; March Madness and Cooper Flagg sadness; more hockey players who are doing okay; Hard Knocks hard up for participants; and the hockey move that's become a political statement; and an interview with Jane McManus, sports reporter and author of The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports. Links: 'Never Seen This': The Mavs Are Running Out of Players (Front Office Sports) Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping, topples Olympic champions and shakes Norway's lofty reputation (AP) Mark Cuban Reveals Luka Doncic Trade Forced Family Member Into Hiding as New Details on Nico Harrison Talk Emerge (Essentially Sports) Duke freshman sensation Cooper Flagg is ahead of schedule — on and off the court (The Athletic) How the 'Tungsten Arm' O'Doyle tweet became an embodiment of the Angels' losing (The Athletic) SJHN Daily: Toffoli Tells More Sleepover Stories, Talks Inseparable Celebrini-Smith Friendship (San Jose Hockey Now) Louis Tomlinson Calls 'Larry Stylinson' Theories "Disrespectful" (Teen Vogue) 'Elbows up' rallying cry evokes memories of Mr. Hockey (CBC) Never Offsides with Julie and Cat (Spotify) The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports (Bookshop.org) Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters (Bookshop.org)

We're single-issue sports fans. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss MLB uniforms (not in the way you're thinking!); the Seahawks in disarray; the NHL rat boys; Stephen A Smith v LeBron; Dana White now has endless money, how fun; John Cena's heel turn; and we talk to sports analyst Mike Golic Jr. of GoJo and Golic! Links: MLB's new 'Overlap' hats are going viral for all the wrong reasons (SB Nation) Fred Warner's Wife Sydney Warner Raises Eyebrows with Cryptic Posts After Kyle Juszczyk Is Released from 49ers (People) Florida Panthers and the History of the Rats (The Hockey Writers) Brad Marchand: From cocky kid, to party animal, to NHL superstar (Audacy) The Evolution of Brad Marchand (The Hockey Writers) Ranking Brad Marchand's top 25 heel moments (ESPN) Stop Licking Opponents, N.H.L. Tells Brad Marchand. 'It Is What It Is,' He Says. (New York Times) A history of Brad Marchand licking players (USA Today) Stephen A. Smith says LeBron James confronting him was 'weak': 'I was talking about you,' not Bronny (LA Times) Linda McMahon's Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate (The Nation) John Cena turns heel, will face Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41 (ESPN) John Cena Has Turned Heel. Now All Hell Is Breaking Loose. (Slate) Every Single Album podcast (The Ringer)

And we shouldn't be talking about this anyway. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the unexpected Traylor x The Challenge crossover; Taylor's face on a racecar; Luka living very Demi Lovato life; baseball players lying about their height; Wayne Gretzky loves the 51st state idea; Gavion Newsom throws trans women under the bus; we get the ticktock of an NFL Insider actual IRL showdown; and a conversation about hockey and basketball with The Ringer's Katie Baker.   Links: Rob Gronkowski responds to report he's coming out of retirement (The New York Post) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Started Dating Long Before They First Appeared Together, Says Neighbor Wes Bergmann (People) The Challenge's Wes Bergmann Recalls Getting Mistaken for His Neighbor Travis Kelce (Us Weekly) Taylor Swift is latest celeb to decorate an IndyCar (IndyStar) Kyrie Irving on facing Luka Doncic for first time since trade "awkward as sh*t" 😂 (YouTube) Men Lie About Their Height—Even Baseball Players (Sports Illustrated) On Thin Ice? NHL Braces for Fallout From U.S.-Canada Tensions (Front Office Sports) Why Canadians are stung by Wayne Gretzky's silence (The Athletic) NYT Gavin Newsom (NYT) 'How Many Politicians Curl Up With Their Wife on the Floor?' Twenty years after he posed on a rug, Gavin Newsom can't shake the image. (New York Magazine) Jordan Schultz verbally accosted Ian Rapoport at a Starbucks in Indianapolis (NBC Sports) The Confessions of  Former Adolescent Puck Tease (Deadspin) Brandon Tanev continues to see ghosts in annual headshot (NHL.com) The Consortium Report: Scouting the Potential Next Class of NBA Owners (The Ringer) Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's tease of Sonics return a whiff (Fox 13 Seattle)

We hope to know in our hearts when enough is enough. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Diana Taurasi's retirement; Travis's NOT retirement; we respond to listener pushback about Travis and politics; the NFLPA report cards are IN!; 4 Nations breakdown; an upsetting corner about trans athletes being denied visas; and the Yankees rescind some of their stupid-ass rules; and robots may or may not be coming to baseball.     Links: Exclusive: After an Unparalleled Career, WNBA Star Diana Taurasi Announces Her Retirement (TIME) Report: Ex-Patriots' Rob Gronkowski Eyeing NFL Comeback (Sports Illustrated) a (very brief) history of same-sex kisses in sports (Out of Your League Substack) Pat MacAfee's text from sources (TikTok) Sure Kevin (TikTok) THE GR8 CHASE: Ovechkin scores goal No. 883, now 12 from breaking NHL record (NHL.com) US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers (The Guardian) Nonbinary Runner Nikki Hiltz Is Advancing to Their First-Ever Olympics Semifinal (Them) Doubts raised over US travel system during 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics (the Guardian) Yanks amend longstanding facial hair policy, to allow 'well-groomed beards' (MLB.com) New York Yankees 'Not Trying to Look Like Duck Dynasty,' Per Gerrit Cole (Sports Illustrated) Yankees to play Sinatra's 'New York, New York' only after wins (ESPN) On This Date: Lasorda's opening act, Frank Sinatra (Medium) Néstor Cortés, who allowed Freddie Freeman grand slam, says Yankees, not Dodgers, were better World Series team (LA Times) The robo ump could cause a unexpected casualty: the TV strike zone box (The Athletic)

We don't spell patriotism without the eh! A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the baseball pants–are they still see-through?!; who hates Joe Buck and why;  Deal With the Devil Watch is retired; Taylor and Travis are happy to be losers together; the 4 Nation hockey game slash boxing match; and we talk to The Ringer's Mirin Fader about the Luka trade; making the transition from playing to writing about basketball; enshrining NBA history in her work; the Diana bun; and what fans expect of sports stars and sports writers. Links: Blocking Out the Noise, Turning Up the Love (Us Weekly) The Dream interview with Chris Nowinski (Apple Podcasts) USA-Canada rivalry leads to 'mayhem' and 'bad blood' in 4 Nations Face-Off (The Athletic)  Hector Banana Bread (Reddit) The dark side of sports betting and its impact on NBA players: Death threats, racism and Venmo requests (Athletic) Mirin Fader (mirinfader.com) Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon (Bookshop.org) DiJonai Carrington, NaLyssa Smith to Be WNBA Teammates After Reported Wings-Sun Trade (Sports Illustrated)

We love being haters. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the Super Bowl and the halftime show; postseason pool winnings, trophy weddings, and puppy bowl feedback from listeners; Aaron Rogers' numbered days on the Jets; a celebration of Dad (and All) Bods; the Met Gala chooses a theme and it features lots of Black athletes; the NHL's Four Nations tournament; and comedian Josh Gondelman catches us up on what's happening in the NBA!   Links: Kendrick Lamar's Fierce and Petty 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show (Pitchfork) A video featuring listener Emily's romantic day with Sporting KC's championship trophy (Instagram) The Puppy Bowl (Discovery+) Patrick Mahomes and the secrets of the Dad Bod: What we get wrong about athleticism (The Athletic) Bodies, bodies, bodies: The Mavs shoot themselves in the foot (again) over Luka Doncic, and our obsession with athlete's bodies (Katie Heindl for LockedOn) 'Important' 4 Nations Face-Off Can Be NHL's All-Star Antidote (Front Office Sports) Josh Gondelman's website, Josh on BlueSky, and his new mini-special! What it's like to be traded with Katie Heindl (Spinsters Podcast)

We love our jersey guys. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the Luka trade; Caitlin Clark passes on the NBA All Star event; the Grammys in review; a fun new segment of all upsetting news!; Kendrick's half-time show; and there's more time to send us questions for a mailbag episode! Links: How the ESPN news/social media machine went into high gear for Luka-AD trade (Sports Business Journal) Inside the top-secret trade negotiations that made Luka Dončić a Laker (The Athletic) Luka Dončić traded to Lakers from Mavericks for Anthony Davis in NBA blockbuster (The Athletic) Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists (Baltimore Banner) The Super Bowl could end in a 'three-peat.' Why that matters to a former NBA coach (NPR) NBA Star Terry Rozier Under Investigation in Illegal Betting Probe (Wall Street Journal)  "Let's go to our BetMGM line of the week" (Bluesky) Trump Order Set to Ban Transgender Girls and Women From Female School Sports (Wall Street Journal) Trump will attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans. He'll be the first sitting president to go (AP) How N.F.L.'s Saints Helped Catholic Church Address a Sex-Abuse Scandal (NYT) Scamfluencers: Take the Monopoly Money and Run (written by Zan Romanoff!) If Books Could Kill

We're gonna be fine when football is over, why do you ask? A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the divisional round games and preview The Super Bowl with The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue; talk about Taylor's fit and her nerves going into the Big Game; we go on a JOURNEY with the Washington Commanders and share the joy of their 2024 season; and a call for you to ask us questions!  Links: NFL Daily hosted by Gregg Rosenthal, where you can hear Jourdan weekly (NFL) ESPN's Rams beat reporter Sarah Barshop (ESPN) Los Angeles Times' Rams beat writer Gary Klein (LA Times) Orange County Register's Rams beat reporter Adam Grosbard on BlueSky (BlueSky) How Dan Snyder views Commanders' title run from afar: 'He ... hates it' (ESPN) Washington Commanders Captain Bobby Wagner is Winning on the Field and in the Howard Classroom (Howard University's The Dig) Tickets to see Mina and Jourdan live! (EventBrite) Taylor Swift cheered on the Chiefs in a $68,000 outfit and brought back a controversial trend (Business Insider) Zan's Scamfluencer episodes about Jack Abramoff (Part 1 and Part 2) Video of a railing falling over and Eagles fans nearly piling onto Jalen Hurts (CNN)

We want to be individually dynastic. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the one baseball writer who denied Ichiro a unanimous Hall of Fame vote; Angel Reese on the cover of Vogue; Unrivaled and athlete solidarity; sports fans rejecting X and TikTok is back; recap the NFL playoff's divisional round and devolve into championship round anxiety!   Links: How Sports and Fashion Fell In Love (Vogue)  athlete beauty campaigns in the age of transvestigations (Out of Your League - Substack)  Mina Kimes's BlueSky NFL starter pack (BlueSky) NFL Told Patriots to Shut Down BlueSky Account (Front Office Sports) Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac (Bookshop) Why Are The NY Rangers Limiting Their Social Team's Access to Players? (Link in Bio Substack)  The ESPN crew made Patrick Mahomes Sauron (BlueSky) 'This Will Only Make Me Stronger': Mark Andrews Speaks Following Loss (Baltimore Ravens)

We're grateful to be back. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss how we were impacted by the wildfires; recap NFL wild card weekend; we give Divisional Round previews as Taylor Swift songs; AJ Brown goes viral for reading; The Athletic journalists want to unionize; a special stupid game about Satan; and the TikTok ban. Links: GoFundMe's central page highlighting wildfire victims Pasadena Humane is caring for animals impacted by the wildfires LA is burning—should it still host the 2028 Olympics? (Sports Politka / Substack) Can LA Still Host the Olympics? (Torched) Zero Percent Containment (Torched) State Farm cancels Super Bowl ad as LA fires continue (Ad Age) The Rams improbably went from 1-4 to the NFL postseason. Then disaster struck their city (Jourdan Rodrigue for The Athletic) The Minnesota Vikings and the Curse of Hope (Wide Left / Substack) The Painful Camaraderie of Losing (Wide Left / Substack)  Author Jim Murphy Discusses Attention From A.J. Brown Reading His Book (Sports Illustrated) Searching A.J. Brown's Book 'Inner Excellence' for the Lessons He May Have Learned (Sports Illustrated)

We won't be caught tanking. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Taylor's work-themed birthday; we commemorate the End of Eras; no one ate cake on the Netflix Christmas games, but a LOT of people watched basketball; do any NFL games this week matter?; and chess wardrobe drama.   Links:   Taylor Swift Surprised With Eras-Themed Party to Celebrate End of Tour (Billboard) Everything happens so much (Twitter) The best NFL QB gifts given to offensive linemen in 2024, ranked (USA Today) The Most Watched NFL Regular Season Games Ever (Front Office Sports) How the NFL (and Netflix) Stole Christmas From the NBA (Front Office Sports) How Magnus Carlsen's jeans sparked a chess controversy (The Athletic) Scamfluencers: Chess Cheater (Wondery)

We're on #theagenda! A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss hot people dating hot people (who play sports); Joe Burrow and celebrity athlete privacy; Taylor is wagging; Patrick Mahomes and playing through pain; the two-way Heisman winner, and no that's not a sexual thing; 10 documentaries to watch BESIDES that one with Aaron Rogers; and we talk to ESPN's Mina Kimes!   Links: Yankees newcomer Cody Bellinger's love triangle with Giancarlo Stanton could make for an awkward season (Page Six) How to Beat a Broken Game: The Rise of the Dodgers in a League on the Brink (Bookshop.org) The Newlybros Game! Cody Bellinger and Cole Tucker show how much they know each other (YouTube) - 2:51 Wait, Why Was Olivia Ponton at Joe Burrow's House? (The Cut)  NFL Athletes Targeted in String of Home Burglaries Across Midwest (NBC) Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children's hospital (AP) The desperate hours: a pro baseball pitcher's fentanyl overdose (The LA Times) Hoop Dreams (IMDB) The Last Dance (IMDB) Pumping Iron (IMDB) Hands on a Hardbody (IMDB) O.J.: Made in America (IMDB) Katy Perry: Part of Me (IMDB) Madonna: Truth or Dare (IMDB) Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (IMDB) The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (IMDB) Gimme Shelter (IMDB) The Mina Kimes Show (featuring Lenny) (YouTube)

We love the aliens among us. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Timothèe Chalamet on College Gameday; Bill Belichick is leaving for college football; the Simpsons Monday Night Football Game; the End of Eras; witchcraft watch continues; a stupid game about Patrick Mahomes vs Santa Claus; some backstory on Browns QB Jameis Winston; the blockbuster Juan Soto signing; and an interview with Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles! Links: Timothée Chalamet nails 'College GameDay' guest picker spot with unexpectedly well-informed picks (Yahoo! Sports) Bill Belichick and North Carolina's complicated coaching search: What we know (The Athletic) Joe Burrow Arrives in Garish Outfit Ahead of a Special Never been Done before Monday Night Football Broadcast (talkSport) Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes admits three-game stretch over 11 days 'not a good feeling' (NFL.com) The inside story of how Juan Soto became a New York Met (ESPN) Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe