The Whole Deal
by Patrick Cook
From barstool to soapbox, The Whole Deal is for all those who are as obsessed with life as they are with sports. No topic too taboo, no story too sensitive, we tackle everything & anything making our world go round today. Broadcasting the thoughts we have but are afraid to say, TWD is a podcast unlike any other created by those who have a LOT to say about everything sports and any other shit we can think of.
Episodes
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Episode 63 - The Late Late Show
BINGO! Genius is the one true gift that is better late than never. Saved from the brink of falling into the hidden archives, here is the most recent TWD masterpiece where everything and anything can happen after Midnight!
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Episode 62 - The Short Game
Do not adjust your sets Ladies & Gentlemen, this most recent episode of TWD does in fact open with the dulcet , sultry sounds of Brian carousing the Whole Deal Universe with melodic if not volume-challenged tones. However do not fear, it does not last long as the boys find their groove yet again...
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Episode 61 - Whats Goin On
Can you believe we are only 34 days into 2024 and all this....stuff...has gone on? Not even the TWD boys can contain themselves as everything and anything (and we DO MEAN EVERYTHING) is up for discussion on this, the first episode of the new year on The Whole Deal.
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Episode 60 - The Hot Take
We start from the bottom UP this episode, trust us. The TWD boys get after it from the word go this episode and dont let up until someone blows this whistle. Buckle up Buttercup, its episode 60 of the Whole Deal
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Episode 59 - The Fall Classic II
The boys of TWD have reunited once again for your seasonal insight into sporting genius, exestensial wisdom and endless humility. Enjoy reuniting with the boys and their take on everything that has passed since the last TWD cosmic allignment.
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Episode 58 - Fifty Ocho
"First time in a long time" takes on a whole new meaning this week on TWD. The boys take on the upcoming 2023 NFL season kickoff while branching into a whole new universe of sports you just HAVE to hear to believe. Enjoy and get ready to laugh.
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Episode 57 - Back After It Again
The brilliance of The Whole Deal is that we are not tied to the space time. It may have been a month plus since last recording but it may as well have been a couple of days. The boys of TWD hit the ground running yet again without missing a beat and make up for lost time in no time at all. Join…
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Episode 56 - Almost Time
As we count down the days, the hours...until the first ever TWD Summit at The Lake, the boys get the blood flowing wiith another stellar episode. A cliffhanger ending leaves us wanting more as usual, but the best is certainly yet to come soon.
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Episode 55 - The Annual Pre Drafter
There is a lot to cover in the newest episode(s) of the whole deal and in typical TWD fashion we give ya just a bit of the tip. So sit back and relax while the boys of TWD get back after it in the first of our new recordings. Oh...and we just might have a huge announcement somewhere in between.
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Episode 54 - The Trilogy Finale (?)
Everybody loves a good cliffhanger dont they? Well the Boys of TWD dont leave you hanging, or do they? The epic legendary masterpiece ends in concise wrap up, or maybe not. Or double so. Oh hell. Just listen and enjoy the next part of the greatest epic story ever told.
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Episode 53 - The Triology Part II
The second chapter of the greatest story ever told, well by us at least. The next step in the most epic journey ever traversed by man continues in part 2 of the TWD saga. While we take a quick nap due to the overwhelming nature of awesomeness, enjoy the next peek into our masterpiece.
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Episode 52 - The Trilogy Part I
Some things are just worth waiting for. The boys of TWD put over 4 hours of content in the can and here is your taste of the action. The first hour of the epic marathon of awesomeness. LFG!
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Episode 51 - Turkey Time Overtime
Just in time for Turkey day! Before you gobble till you wobble (errr um yeah), enjoy a little peek into the future as the boys of TWD lay out their plans for the absolutely perfect union! Trust us, this one you dont want to miss. This might be the one nobody can argue with.
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Episode 50 - Mid Season Form
In celebrating our 50th episode, TWD brings you another piece of podcasting gold. Sit back and enjoy while the boys do what TWD does best
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Episode 49 - The Autumm Winds
Life causes hiatuses, or is it hiati. Whatever it is, the boys of TWD are back at it catching up at the greatest time of the sports year. Catch up with us and get fired up while the leaves fall!
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Epsiode 48 - All In or Not At All
More is lost by indecision than the wrong decision. The boys of TWD assure you listening to this instant classic is the best decision you will make today!
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Episode 47 - The Rally Cap
Some things are just worth waiting for. Kick back and relax as TWD rejoins the land of the living and get back to what they do best.
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Episode XLVI - The Big Hit
When the Pat's away, the mice will play. On this episode, Brian and Tuan take the wheel and talk a little NBA playoffs, a little CAPS, and a little football. During one of our archeological digs through the fire stick landscape, we managed to unearth a treasure in the form of a highly underrated...
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Episode XLV and 1/2 - The Chipmunk Paradigm
Some things are too good to keep to ourselves here at TWD. Each of our previous 45 episodes have been post produced and edited at the exact speed you are about to hear this version of this week's episode 45 - The Let Me Up Episode and always results in gut busting belly laughs. So for the first...
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Episode XLV - The Let Me Up Episode
If there is one thing we all learn as we grow older is the value of taking a breath. After last weeks fire and brimstone, the boys take some time to go back in time and reminisce about anything and everything that brings a smile and a laugh. So drop your gloves, kick up your feet and enjoy this...
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Episode XLIV - A Deep Cut
There are just some episodes that hit home harder than others. In creating TWD, the boys pledged that no subject is off the table and every conversation that should be had, will be. There may be no clearer evidence of what TWD stands for than this very episode. Draw a line in the sand and listen...
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Episode XLIII - Like Riding a Bike
The boys are back with a brand spankin' new episode of TWD fresh off an epic family reunion that reminded Brian and Pat of why The Whole Deal exists today! As if there wasn't enough going on in the world of sports these days, we cover everything awesome on and off the field in classic TWD form.…
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Episode XLII - The Roman Numeral Game
Gearing up for the big game, TWD takes a deep dive into the headlines leading up to this year's Super Bowl with some twists and turns nobody in the TWD universe would expect! No matter how much you've heard from sports talking heads in the buildup to Sunday, you've never heard anything like this...
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Episode XLI - All Fired Up
As the boys prepare for their Super Bowl Spectacular episode next week, they've decided to drop a hidden gem. Arguably the most controversial episode in the history of the The Whole Deal, this week's episode was taped less than 24 hours before the ball dropped on 2022. If you have managed to…
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The Whole Bathroom Break 1
A special treat for the listeners of The Whole Deal today as the premier edition of The Whole Bathroom Break! The hard hitting, super concentrated compliment to the Whole Deal, TWBB is custom made for today's Kings and Queens as they sit atop their throne and want a quick hitter while they take a...
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Episode XL - The Definition of Insanity
There are few times in which I am at a loss for words. The next few episodes, both big and small, both young and old, are some of the most exciting work TWD has ever done. We welcome you to listen and enjoy the journey with us.
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Episode XXXIX - Back at It
Part 1 of the most mega of podcast drops tonight!
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Episode XXXVIII - Thrashin'
This go around, I'm drivin the train! Pat's sitting this one out, so I've brought in a ringer.......that's right.....Tuan or Tron (unofficial street name). We're covering the whole spectrum of sports in November as well as catching up from happenings from the last few weeks. Also, we have a...
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Episode XXXVII - Winning Cures All
The boys are back and boy howdy do they have a lot to say! Since day one, The Whole Deal promised to never shy away from any subject and boy howdy does this week's episode prove that nothing is off the table on TWD.
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Episode XXXVI - Change Up
A bit of Bizzarro TWD as the boys record mid-week and see what the good world of sports looks like from a sober(ish) workweek mountain top. Should be noted that while the conversation is top shelf as always here on TWD, the audio quality on this episode is of that $2 well shot variety. We'll get...
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Episode XXXV - The Fall Classic
Back and better than ever, the boys of TWD mic up and are ready to cover every corner of the fall sports landscape. Brian and Pat cover what has happened, what is happening, and what will happen on this episode of TWD. So without further delay, lets get it!
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Between The Ropes Vol II
As the boys of TWD prepare to mic up again tonight for the first time in a couple weeks, we would like to offer a bonus episode of The Whole Deal that transcends the two man booth that is Brian and Pat. This bonus episode of TWD is the sought after three man broadcast including our favorite guest...
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Episode XXXIV - Any Given Sunday (Except for Last Week)
This week's episode of The Whole Deal will be recorded in the annals of history as the single most courageous effort in not only podcasting history, but quite possibly in the entire history of sports broadcasting. In what can only be described as superhuman, Pat returns to TWD following a...
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Episode XXXIII - The Kickoff Edition
For the first time in over a year and a half everything seems right in the sports world once again as TWD gets ready for week one of the NFL season. Every whistle, every crack of the pads, every blade of grass paints the portrait of what makes football in September such an incredible spectacle…
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Episode XXXII - Olympic Flashbax
As the boys get ready to return to the mic this weekend, Brian & Pat want to get you back in the TWD mood by presenting a bonus episode previously recorded for an Olympic-sized rainy day. In typical TWD fashion, a seemingly innocent review of the awesome Summer Games morphs into the stuff of…
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Episode XXXI - The Field Of Our Dreams
The sports world, as in life, needs moments that put things back in perspective. Those fleeting images that remind us of why we call ourselves fans. This week on TWD, the boys dive into one of those moments as America's pastime made fantasy a reality.
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Episode XXX - Not Done Yet
Last week on TWD, the easy thing to do should have been to use those three fatefull words To Be Continued. Here at TWD we don't do things the easy way, so enjoy part 2 of our summertime masterpiece!
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Episode XXIX - Piss, Vinegar and Tank Tops
You know TWD is on a roll when the conversation cant wait for the record button. No need for a big introduction, just tune in and find out.
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Episode XXVII - The Ultimate Run In
Who said all third wheels are uninvited guests. Leave it to TWD to change the paradigm again as we welcome a very special guest that may have just earned himself a seat at the table!
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Episode XXVI - Collectors Paradise
Gather 'round everyone! For today, The Whole Deal has a fantastical story of a strange and unusual world beyond imagination. Once upon a time in an era that seems so far far away, young sports fans placed baseball cards in the spokes of their bicycle tires so it made cool sounds! (GASP!) Children...
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Episode XXV - Playoffs Are Life
As the wise prophet Macho Man Randy Savage once said, "Mean Gene, the cream of the crop always rises to the top, oooooh yeah". Such poetry, such muse, and SO appropriate as we enter playoff season in some of our favorite sports seasons. This week Brian and Pat discuss why playoffs matter and how...
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Episode XXIV - How We Earn Our Stripes
We all know how we are, but do we take the time to think about how we got here? Our favorite sports, our favorite teams within those sports...how did we earn our stripes. Brian and Pat talk about the origins of our fandom and how those origins still feed the fire of today.
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Episode XXIII - Gridiron Hero Matinee
Some of the most iconic performances given by our greatest sports heroes happened well beyond the confines of the field, the court, or the ice. History proves that Hollywood often served as the muse in which our gladiators broadened their horizons, for better or worse. Check out this week's…
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Episode XXII - R-A-SS-L-I-N that's Rasslin'
April is a very special time of year for sports fans as some seasons enter the playoffs and some seasons open their doors. For sports entertainment fans April means only one thing, the road to Wrestlemania! This week on The Whole Deal steps between the ropes and enters their memories of the…
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Episode XXI - The Bright Lights of Minor Leagues
If you are ever asked what the future holds, the first source we all research is the book of yesterday. Our fandom, our passion, our fervor for life and sports is built from the first days we experience a larger than life spectacle. Get your goosebumps ready because it's always a ride when we...
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Episode XX - Pop(s) a Top...or two
The first TWD special guest experiment found mixed results. Never let it be said that Brian and Pat quit on a good idea! Never has it been more evident this week as TWD is joined by our second guest host, one with some serious VIP credentials. Listen in and find out who joined the party this week!
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Episode XIX - The Morning After
Can Brian and Pat overcome their first broFight in 15 years in the better interests of the Whole Deal? Tune in this week to see if the most irreconcilable is in deed salvageable.
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Episode XVIII - Good Friends Better Enemies
Maybe when we least expected it, did Brian and Pat finally come to verbal jabs for the first time in nearly 15 years of mutual sports fandom brotherhood? Furthermore, was this continental divide actually caused by a Russian hitting someone square in the twig and giggle berries? Its true, its DAMN...
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Episode XVII - Makes You Think
To where does TWD turn when the world hands us a rare uneventful sports week to review? We think outside the box. On this week's episode of TWD, Brian and Pat do what was once thought to be unthinkable by auditioning their very first candidate for the (completely unpaid) TWD research internship!...
About this show
From barstool to soapbox, The Whole Deal is for all those who are as obsessed with life as they are with sports. No topic too taboo, no story too sensitive, we tackle everything & anything making our world go round today. Broadcasting the thoughts we have but are afraid to say, TWD is a podcast unlike any other created by those who have a LOT to say about everything sports and any other shit we can think of.
Hosted by
Patrick Cook