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The Valley Variety
by Ben Yates & Jacob Jones
A comedy/sports show. Ben Yates, Jacob Jones, and Jack Bartlett talk about all things sports, pop culture, and more.
Episodes
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Burger Shop: Corn Hole
The Burger Shop welcomes yet another sport, but more well known, but did you know there was a professional league? We interview the 2024 MVP and Rookie of the Year from the American Cornhole League, Jeremiah Ellis.
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Dilly Dilly
ASU FOOTBALL IS ON TOP OF THE WORLD! Special guests join the program to sing Kenny DIllingham's praises.
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Burger Shop: Fling Golf
Ben Yates and Ethan Schwager interview athletes from the sports you've never heard of before. Learn something new from the Burger Shop weekly, this week we're joined by Sam "Scantron" Scannell talking about his career in professional Fling Golf.
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Wear or Tear
Ben and Jeff talk about the NEW NBA City Jerseys, The DBacks are eliminated from Playoff contention, and ASU is back in the headlines for recruiting violations.
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SkatteTouchdown
ASU and UA Football are both 2-0 to start their seasons, and AP has taken notice. Also Tyreek Hill gets arrested near Hard Rock Stadium, and we have an honest conversation about how his celebrity may have saved the situation from worsening. And NBA 2K25 released with some crazy overalls for the...
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FOOTBALL!!!
Football is back, Jack breaks down his bracket predictions with pure intellectual and biased effort, also the Cardinals and ASU will have a tough path to any form of the postseason. We also decide what Suns legends we'd sit next to on a plane.
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Hellman's Cologne
Diamondback's are hot as they fight for five! Will Levis has an interesting new bit of merch, and the Olympics moments get ranked in a tier list
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GENOOOOO
We finally put respect on Eugenio Suarez's name and publically apologize for any doubts. Also, an ASU swimming legend becomes a Global legend. And lastly, Joel Embiid got benched.
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A New Era
LIVE at 8 p.m. MST, Inside the NBA is finished, and no one is more upset about it than the Chuckster. Plus a ranking of their best moments. LeBron James and company are in Paris. And lastly trades, trades, and more trades for the Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns.
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Thanks For Being Our Friends!
This is the end, the series finale of the Valley Variety. Phoenix Suns got swept, Jayden Quaintance questionably committed to ASU, and the Kentucky Derby came down to a nostril. And we say Goodbye...
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Put Your Phone Away!
The NBA Playoffs are still going, the Suns are in trouble, and the Arizona Cardinals are becoming the most successful team in the state. Plus the final slate of nominees for Best Story for the Varieties Awards.
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Doctor Nefario
The NBA Playoffs are here, and The Valley Variety is nearing an end. We do a fantasy draft of NBA playoff players and unveil the Varieties Nominees for Most Embarrassing Moment.
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Gold Chain
NBA Regular season comes to an end, as well as the Coyotes time in the Valley. Mark Pope is now the coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, John Kinney gets his reward from Ethan Schwager. And two more categories are unveiled for the Varieties Awards. Best Musical Moment and Worst Mistake!
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Varieties Awards 2024
National Championships are set and underway for NCAA basketball, as the NBA draws near the playoffs and Texans making a deal with the Buffalo Bills. And it's awards season, as the nominees for Best Impression are unveiled in this annual edition of the Varieties Awards.
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The Second Coming
Jones is absent this Easter Sunday as we talk Men's and Women's March Madness. Unpack some surprising panini cards from Italy, and teeter on the edge of the insanity
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The Hot Seat
March Madness is in full swing, upsets, stories, heartbreak, and sweethearts of America. Kentucky's Coach John Calipari is on the hot seat, and it may be for good reason. What is more haunting to Kentucky? And our current top bracket predictor joins the show.
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Green People
It's Saint Patrick's Day and Selection Sunday, so Jones and Ben hold a basketball lineups draft for Green characters and people. Also a discussion on March Madness prior to the Selection Sunday show. Our predictions, hopes, aspirations and more. As Ben's little sister joins as the producer for…
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Toilet Paper Bracket
Records have been broken in basketball, March has finally arrived, which means the college game is getting HOT! Which teams are pretenders? Which teams are contenders? And did you know what a Clipper was?
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Kansas City
We Address the tragic mass shooting in Kansas City with Jack Bartlett's brother being in attendance. Discuss Jason Kelce's luchador mask, Taylor Swift's donation to KC, and the best commercials from the Super Bowl
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Super Bowl Preview Special
The Chiefs and 49ers are in the Big Game tonight, and we have fans from both sides in our crew. Jack and Haley are going Head-to-Head with their team theme songs. We draft Super Bowl food lineups and debate if Reba will hit the over with our special guest Maya Jones
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Stealing the Show
Mystery callers steal the show as Jones and Jack are out of the studio with Ben at the helm with special guests filling the gap. Doc Rivers, Taylor Swift, Joel Embiid, and random phone calls.
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Milky Way
Explicit: Vince McMahon discussion warning (Ends at 15:00) / NFL conference championships today, Luka was crazy, and Jack turns 22 today while attending a Chiefs watch party.
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We Demand Overtime!
Bills and Chiefs play tonight, and we as NFL fans declare that there must be an Overtime. The 49ers may be in trouble, and Jones had a correct prediction about the Lions. Bobby Hurley gets heated at ASU games, Bronny and USC lose to the Devils, and the NCAA is getting shaken by upsets and...
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Oh Canada!
The season finale mixed with Holiday cheer and a crossover with Up on Deck's crew. We host a draft for Christmas Traditions, talk about the NBA In-Season tournament, Jones apologizes to the Coyotes, and more.
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The Old Testament
The College football playoffs are getting close to the wire, as Wildcat mascots are doing extremely well in basketball. Jalin Conyers is gone, Tom Chambers and Ben bumped into each other in the lobby, and why Reed Sheppard is HIM!
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Thankful for Radio
Ray Anderson has resigned, and Thanksgiving is around the corner. Is it Christmas time yet? What was Draymond doing? And a top 10 list of the worst fan bases in all of sports.
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Cronkite Mom
What are the Atlanta Hawks thinking?! Jack Bartlett's Mother, Julia, joins the show after Flop Star's Selma Krantz aids in our production of the show while Bartlett runs late.
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Special Guest: Pete Sepenuk
Voice actor/narrator/producer Pete Sepenuk joins the show to discuss his career, the Star Wars franchise, and how he was on an infamous Super Bowl commercial
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Mad Dog
The Diamondbacks are in the World Series, and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo is not retiring because of it! Crazy stats and superstitions surrounding the DBacks
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Chase Field ASMR
Jones is live from Chase Field at the DBacks vs Phillies NLCS Game 3. NBA City Edition jerseys are terrible, and Jeffrey Hinkle shows us his dog, Olive, to fade Castellanos
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Pool Party
The DBacks are headed to the NLCS, after sweeping the Dodgers. Jones is on the verge of losing his voice as the studio is filled to talk about how media personnel jumped in the pool after the series win. And continuing a conversation from Up on Deck on Kansas City BBQ.
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Don't Let the Snakes Get HOT!
We profusely discuss how the Diamondbacks are Playoff bound. Half the show is just a shameless celebration. In the other half, Jimmy Butler is emo, Joel Embiid is committed to Team USA, and this guy named KEV is pooping on our parade.
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What Was The Score?
The Suns did something unexpected, the Cardinals did something unexpected, and the Diamondbacks are doing something that is well expected. Jones has a long rant about Arizona Sports. As Jack revels in the moment as a Chiefs fan of Taylor Swift.
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Special Guest: Natasha Adair
ASU Women's Basketball Coach Natasha Adair joins the show to discuss her career as an NCAA coach, what the Sun Devils hopes are this year, and her love for Beyonce and line dancing!
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Not Paying Attention
The Jets are officially cursed, LeBron James is recruiting for the Redeem Team part 2, and the Phoenix Mercury stars are coming back! Granola bars and orange slices are good cardio for Riots?
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The Bartlett Gazette
The Boys are back! Football is back! And Poll Questions are back! Paul Schulz and Jeffrey Hinkle guest star as we discuss the Haboob during ASU football, Coach Prime, Mack Brown, James Harden and more. Ben tells horror stories from Summer Camp. Also, someone couldn't hold it on a Spirit flight?
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Big Research Guy
The end of the season wraps with the Varieties Awards Winners, as the studio is crammed with Blaze Radio legends, casuals, trophies, and parents. The NBA Playoffs, Hunter Dickinson to Kansas, and a not so brief discussion about Star Wars.
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Mayo & Coffee
The Varieties Awards nominees for Best Story and for Funniest Moment are announced during this episode full of NFL draft preview, NBA Playoffs reactions, and disgust mixed with awe of Will Levis.
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Poke the Bear
The Varities nominees for the most disgusting or inappropriate moment are announced, as Danny Stipanovich joins the show to talk Beam team, Dillon Brooks, and more NBA Playoffs. Also word on the New Mexico State situation has been released
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Ruining the Show
The Varieties nominees for Worst Mistake, and Anthony Davis ruined a historical potential game-winning shot celebration. As breaking news hits during the show with too many guest appearances to keep track of.
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The Varieties - Looks Likes & Polls
The end of the year is near, and as the season is wrapping up, the next few weeks are to cover some of the best moments of the year in an award show called the Varieties!
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Jaxson With An X
As we all begin to be sad in March Sadness, Jack Bartlett lists the most infuriating things as people invade the studio for tasty treats from our #1 fan. Also, a 2nd Chance Bracket is formed.
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March! March! March!
Jacob Jones and Ben Yates are now filming in the studio with a new addition to the show in producer, Jack Bartlett, as guests fill the studio to talk about the MADNESS!
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What Are The Chances?
Ben & Jacob are in two different time zones but still manage to put out a special edition of the Valley Variety, Ja Morant, Shawn Kemp, and more basketball players with guns. Our first visual recording of the show is to be released on Youtube.
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The Worst of Us
Ryan Pasiecznik subs in for Jacob Jones for the first half of the show, as Ben gives sports celebrity looks likes. Kevin Durant played in a Suns uniform, Kentucky is blowing a hot streak, and baseball has a pitching clock.
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Momma's Cookin
Poll questions are updated as Ben & Jacob discuss the elephant in the Alabama basketball locker room. Is the NBA All-Star game in need of yet another change? And is Mom's cooking just better for no reason?
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Keen and Existential
The City of Phoenix is saved, and Kevin Durant is still somehow a Phoenix Sun. Ben & Jacob takeover for LeBron and Giannis for the All-Star draft, as Jacob also learns vocabulary.
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What A Day!
Tom Chambers joins us for an interview, the NBA trade deadline just finished, and the Super Bowl is here in Phoenix, and the Cheifs fans may actually be worse than Eagles fans after all. Also, a top 5 list of Super Bowl watch party sides & appetizers.
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Tom Chambers Full Interview
An Uncensored cut of the Valley Variety's exclusive interview with Phoenix Suns legend, Tom Chambers
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I'm Not Buying It...
Tom Brady retired, for good? Eagles fans are going to destroy our city, the NBA All-Star reserves are to be announced tonight. The return of Jones Minute, and we discuss what we can do without in our World.
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A comedy/sports show. Ben Yates, Jacob Jones, and Jack Bartlett talk about all things sports, pop culture, and more.
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The Valley Variety is created and hosted by Ben Yates & Jacob Jones.
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