The Sportive

Whole gang is back for this one. Twins might be good? Wolves and Wild previews. A Vikings draft prediction. Funeral spread. TWO top 6s. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Hockey Night with The Sportive, as Jon and Chiken group up to talk about all the Wild minutiae that we might have missed over the past few weeks. Plus, a look inside the Gopher hockey coaching situations - you know, in between basketball games, when Mark Coyle has a few minutes to fit it in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and Stu return to the airwaves to discuss the dawning of a new baseball season, along with many* reasons to be excited about the Minnesota Twins. Plus: Kyler Murray Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon, Stu and B take a spin through the sports. Wolves, Wild, Loons, Gopher hoops and a rooting interest preview of the pigskin games. It’s a salve for what ails you, or at least a mindless temporary distraction. That’s the Sportive Guarantee.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We lead with the Michigan news despite knowing nothing, then we learn to pronounce a bowl name. From there it's a bit of Vikings talk, a Wolves check-in and finally a midseason "who has more technicals" update between Brandon and his teenager. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and B are BACK. We give an early Wolves report card, check in on JJ and then Jon offers an outlook on the 2026 Twins that doubles as a cry for help. We end with some footie talk and our famous “What is Jon Missing” pop culture segment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Wolves Season Preview night. We break down all (some) of the angles of the upcoming season with a special guest appearance from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Truly an honor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and Chicken break down game 1 of the Wild for 20 scintillating minutes and then we move on to: (24:30) NFL takes with a side of Jon’s Pop Culture Corner, (50:30) Jon’s annual Gopher football meltdown, (59:00) a shocking Gopher women’s hockey defection and of course a Top 6.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a newsy week, as the Twins season is over, the Lynx season is over, and the Vikings season is over (pending this week's offensive line injury report). Jon, Chicken, and returning podcast hero Stu are here to discuss such pressing topics as:A new Pohlad has entered the chatCheryl Reeve, American hero?The Vikings offensive line is made of injuriesKirill Kaprizov, and new Wild hero Beef Bouillon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another raw-dog sesh for the true fans. Chicken leapt off the top rope to take it to the Twins brass, we previewed the Vikings game and then a Top 6 that set a new low for preparation time. Plus we reveal the sordid history of Bob J Pillsbury and what he did on the senate floor in 1903. It all makes sense when you listen (it does not make sense). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Sportive, Jon and Chiken - the hockey guys! - review the first day of Wild training camp, because it's important to talk about the Wild when only two guys managed to have long-term injuries announced on the first day of training camp. Will the Wild have a team by the time the first preseason game rolls around, which is somehow on Sunday? Will the Vikings be able to field a team by Sunday? PLUS: Jon asks for controversy in college hockey and gets way more than he bargained for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Deep Dive Central. We go long on the Vikings crazy win, the Kaprizov contract stalemate, a recent Saints game, and the incredibly fun Kawhi shenanigans.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We miraculously recorded this episode IN PERSON, at the great Surly Beer Hall. Discussed: Tyler Childers, NFL games preview, Stu's upcoming Gopher game suite situaish, MLB playoff teams rootability rankings, and a deer hunting game plan. A glorious hour-plus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We finally unveil our long-awaited and opposite-of-shocking thoughts about the Pohlads calling off the sale: it stinks. After we get that off our chest, we preview the Gopher football season, select our AFC Team of the Year and reach a new low in our Top 6 segment (literally and figuratively). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an accidental tangent into little league baseball, we unleash our famous annual Vikings preview (horn sound). We air grievances then predict our bros, turds and wins on the year. The finale was a Top 6 that utilizes the most cutting edge of technological advancements. The results will shock and awe listeners. The future is HERE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We planned to talk Vikings but instead covered a few minutes on the Twins before diving into incredible (A+) ideas to fix baseball, and then B summarized his summer of arguing with umpires. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and B go Wolves-centric after the glorious Lakers beat-down. Shout-outs to Rudy, Julius and Tim Connelly. A Rockets or Warriors agonizing decision tree that was obvious the second we started talking. A ranking of this season and players on the all-time list. Kurt Rambis catches a deserved stray, obviously. Then a quick requiem for the hockey Vikings, stuck in a Groundhogs Day scenario for the 19th straight year. We don't say this often as we are a humble folk, but today's episode was our best one yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wolves game 3 preview! Wild mid-series analysis! Vikings draft grades! Luke Keaschall! Conspiracy theories! Todd Steussie! Rob Lowe! Seth Macfarlane! Our best episode of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sports Knowers Jon and Brox cover: A-Rod vs Glen, is MLB dead or merely dying, cool new baseball rules that everyone will love, a 4 Nations recap, Gopher basketball eternal shrug emoji and more. Then the internet nearly gave out on us, just like old times. Good stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu, Brox, Marth and a few minutes of Chicken achieve a rare Sportive Consensus(TM) on our opinion about next year's plan for the Vikings QB, then we rank the remaining playoffs teams before a reluctant transition to the Wolves. A phenomenal Top 6 and 1-minute timed overviews of the Wild and Loons round us out. It's so good to be back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and B knock out a quick check-in on the Wolves, Vikings, Gopher football, the Loons and our children. Tune in and win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vikings panic meter, a harrowing admission about the Yankees, a top 6 that left Jon on cloud 9, and then we did our famous whip-around segment. Plus a beer review segment that everyone knew and understood. Instant classic episode, some are saying. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we:Gave up on the Twins againFound out Stu is allowed in the Four SeasonsPreviewed Vikings-TexansUnveiled a Johnny Unitas ranking that everyone loved and understoodPreviewed the Gopher-Iowa game that we won’t watchLearned that Esko and Elko are two different cities that aren’t even close to each otherDescribed the War on Drugs music to Chicken who didn’t ask and didn’t want to knowJon was missed. Turns out he’s the one who watches sports. Hurry back, Jon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summer sabbatical OVER. Chat mode ENGAGED. On the docket: the Vikings, adopting a temporary NFL team (horse sound), losing our cool over the loser Twins, shrug emoji about the Gophers and then some youth sports talk to bring us home. Plus a classic Jon post-furious rant. We are so back.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Us OG Wolves guys chest-bump about our squad, piss & moan about Jamal Murray being a baby, and welcome the bandwagon fans with open arms like the mensches we are and have always been. Then first thoughts about the JJ McCarthy pick, and later a quick chat on traveling baseball coaches. Jon dropped off at one point, Stu briefly forgot how to construct a sentence, and we yet again had technical difficulties. We are back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu and Jon return, even though nothing has happened in Minnesota sports. Discussed:Glen Taylor finally shows us what KG's seen all alongWhat disease will the Wolves get before the playoffsThe Twins refuse to changeThe Vikings should pick as many players as they canSuper Bowl 27You know! All the big topics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We turned in our Super Famous Annual High School Hockey Preview right at deadline. Come for the matchups, stay for the facts. We never said they were fun. Mentioned: Bock Fest, arson, Jesse James, white flight, Egypt, CEO payouts, Edina notable residents, and what the word Mahtomedhi means in Dakota. We are all shocked to our core but choosing to believe it. Also another Top 6 and the return of our old friend audio problems near the end. We are so back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brand new year, same old us. Covered: Vikings QB options this offseason, NFL playoff teams rooting interest, Wolves/Wild, how to pronounce schadenfreude, a Top 6 and New Year’s resolutions.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year! Jon and CF are back, the Chopped Liver edition of the podcast, to talk about the things that Brandon and Stu won't talk about. Chiefly:The NHL has a referee problem on their hands, and they're not doing anything about itThe Vikings are starting the wrong disaster at quarterbackWe knew the Twins offseason was going to be bad, but I don't think we understood just how badIf you want to know what kind of episode this was: this started with 15 minutes of tangents before we ever talked about anything related to sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The whole gang is back as Jon ranks his most hopeless local teams in order. Was this a lazy way to generate content or a strategic move from Brox to get to brag on the Wolves for once? Yes and yes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wolves are amazing, the Vikings are a model of consistency, Chicken is angry, Stu is drunk. Two things that make no sense combined with two that do, so at the end of the day we're back to even and all is right in the world. Burger Dive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this show, Stu and Chicken and Jon discuss what it's like to actually enjoy watching the Minnesota Vikings; shrug resignedly about the Minnesota Wild; react in real-time to the Timberwolves getting into a brawl in Golden State; and rant explosively about college football. Plus, Stu has a Top 6 that's expressly designed simply to just make Chicken laugh. Join us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wolves should be good, the Vikings keep winning, the Gophers beat Iowa, Brox is getting a garage heater and yet we still find things to complain about. Where there's a will there's a way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just in time for the Twins to return to the playoffs, Jon, Stu, and CF review our famous bro and turd predictions for 2023. This, of course, means that we also made our predictions for the Twins' series against Toronto (hint: 0-16) and also discuss our favorite Canadian provinces, as you do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whoa hey it's our FAMOUS Vikings season preview episode. We cover it all: who's in, who's out, bros, turds, and wins. Then a few minutes on the Twins and Gophers at the end for good measure. Real, real quality content. We're all about the 'tent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WARNING: This episode is only for the Gopher football sickos. Jon is joined by his brother Dave and their fellow Gopher football nerd Shimul, and they run down the state of Gopher football, including an absolutely enormous amount of Remembering Gopher Football Guys. They go position by position with the team and week by week with the schedule, and for some reason former defensive coordinator Robb Smith keeps coming up, and if you don't remember Robb Smith then I'm not sure you'll enjoy this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of our hosts got kicked out of a youth baseball game, to the delight of the other hosts. Then we talk State Fair, posting strat, the Montgomery dock brawl, the Twins, and making sure we check our smoke alarms before this upcoming Wolves season. We are so back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quick break from our summer vacation to talk NHL and NBA drafts, decide who's at fault for this Twins season (it's everyone), and recommend drinking a cabin beer over the weekend. Also we do a fun bit about Dahmer and use the word "lumbering" like 6 times for some reason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon, B and Chicken rant about the Twins, half-heartedly argue about lotteries being fixed, rank parking lot beers and determine our Minneapolis mayoral candidacy positions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu and Jon talk through the crimes of Phil Cuzzi, the Loons' ongoing Emanuel Reynoso saga, and the geographic issues that the NHL won't talk about it. Plus, Stu's eyes glaze over as Jon talks about the NBA's silly in-season tournament, the population of San Antonio is discussed, and Stu's Top 6 brings back the great movies of 1998. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final episode of the Sportive "Making Up For Lost Time" trilogy is here. Jon and Brandon sit to, finally, discuss the end of the Timberwolves season, talk about what comes next, and get pre-furious about the Lore/A-Rod ownership era. Plus: An informative discussion of age-appropriate family vacations. Episode rating: ten cabin beers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's part two of our epic three-night podcast residency. This time, Stu joins Jon to talk about the Vikings draft and to complain, or as the case may be NOT complain, about the current state of the Twins. Plus: the Top 6 Patio Beers, an inarguable ranking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a long hiatus, we finally stopped trying to schedule the podcast and started just recording with whoever was available. This time, Jon and Chiken get together for a hockey-centric podcast. We kick dirt on the Wild season that was, talk about why the Wild might be screwed in the future, and read some Bill Guerin quotes to see if they make us mad... then go on to make fun of the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs and the NHL either fixing or not fixing the draft lottery. But it's still too soon to talk about Gopher hockey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good times, just real good times all around. We (1:00) celebrate a big Gopher hockey win, (28:30) preview the Twins season including bros & turds, (55:00) somehow avoid a tantrum over the cursed Wolves season, and end with what Jon deemed the best Top 6 ever. He was hopped up on yardstick beers but he might be right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon, B and a few minutes of Chicken talk drinking and the Wild, then play a rousing game of “Which Wolves player would this season be?” which you will understand when you hear it (no you won’t). Then we get all old man on March Madness and end with some dad life. Real good times.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are BACK. Items: (2:00) The Wild’s goalie issues, (31:00) Wolves predictions for the rest of the season and whether or not to trade KAT, (54:00) Stu’s increasingly insane Top 6 list, (1:01:00) Dadvice for out-of-town tournament parenting/partying strategies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[Announcement horn] It's the TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE. Jon, B, Stu and later Stu's better half celebrate the decade checkpoint with a live show at Surly. New locale, new show age, same old unprepared BS you know and love. Thanks for listening, friends. 🍻 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we (1:00) explore our feelings on the Correa signing, (23:00) preview the Vikings/Giants tilt, (45:00) check in on the Wild, Wolves and Loons, and then (1:10:00) Stu delivers a filthy, disgusting and outright shocking Top 6 list. Will we ever recover enough to record another show? Only time will tell.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon, B and Chicken are BACK. Topics: (2:00) if this Vikings seasons ends with a whimper, was it still a success? (27:00) B is forced to role-play as Chris Finch and beg to keep his job, (49:30) a trip down memory lane to recap the first ever Sportive episode, and then (1:12:00) another famous Stu’s Top 6 segment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off with another Top 6 that is sure to break the internet, then (11:00) World Cup reactions, (37:00) coming to grips with a good Vikings team, and (54:00) ranking these putrid Wolves on a list of all-time worst vibes in the franchise. A GRIM exercise.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.