Zone Coverage

Oliver is joined by his friend and ball-knower Eyal Sharon to talk NBA first impressions, who is who in each conference and what on earth is wrong with the Milwaukee Bucks. They then go across the pond and talk Spanish, German, and English soccer and what the UEFA Champions League looks like in this day and age. Host: Oliver Fox Guest: Eyal Sharon Recorded Thursday, November 7

Sam and Oliver return on Halloween to talk NBA lessons, decide which NFL teams can and can't win it al this year, and read a Celtics-based horror story that Oliver wrote. You don't want to miss this. Recorded October 31, 2024

Sam and Oliver are back after a short break, with one common cold, one broken finger, no intro music and sports radio audio quality. But nobody will stop them from previewing the ENTIRE NBA seasons! Recorded Thursday, October 25

Sam and Oliver are joined by Henry Blickenstaff of the Tufts Daily and BoSox Injection to talk the MLB, from playoff predictions, fun and not-so-fun storylines, Red Sox incompetence, Sam being a Pittsburgh Pirates fan and so much more! Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Guest: Henry Blickenstaff

The guys are back to preview NFL week 4 and provide their early-and-underresearched NBA Top-5s with media day on the horizon. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, September 27

Sam and Oliver return to discuss the Panthers' glorious Week 3 and what it means for Bryce Young. They also revamp the Arthur Smith Shocked Face panic meter to talk about the Cowboys, Dolphins, and Rookie QBs, before discussing how backup QBs should be treated in the NFL. Hosts: Sam Dieringer and Oliver Fox Recorded September 23

Sam and Oliver are so back in the first episode of Zone Coverage since 2023, talking about where they were and what they missed while they were abroad, from the Celtics and Chiefs championships to how both leagues look going into 2024-2025. They then dive into NFL Week 1 and pick each game against the spread. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Thursday, September 5

It's the season finale of Zone Coverage, as Oliver and Sam prepare for their studies abroad in Italy and Germany. In their last episode for eight months, the guys take a big picture look at their two favorite leagues and say goodbye as best they can... for now Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Thursday, December 7

The guys discuss NFL Week 11 and make their picks, as well as assigning their NBA "Wow they're good Team. And then towards the end of the Pod... the guys hear Joe Burrow is out for the season, and give their quick reactions. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday November 17.

Sam and Oliver return for some chatter about NBA teams that need facelifts, becoming their GMs for a few minutes. The guys also hit NFL Week 10 and talk the In-Season Tournament. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, November 10

Sam and Oliver return to discuss NFL Week 9, before bringing back one of their favorite gimmicks: the Nick Nurse Face Panic Meter to talk about the NBA season so far. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, November 3

Sam is back! The guys take a deep dive into the upcoming NBA season by running through literally every team. But first, they go through Week 7 of the NFL, with some truly disgusting games. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, October 20

Oliver chats with his longtime friend and Boston Sports aficionado Max Varrell about the Celtics' promising future and the Patriots lack there-of. Then, the two tackle NFL Week 6. Host: Oliver Fox Guest: Max Varrell Recorded Friday, October 13

The guys are back with Henry to discuss all things MLB playoffs, but first must give their rapid-reactions to the Damian Lillard trade, landing him on the Milwaukee Bucks. The guys then dive into the MLB Playoff mega preview and NFL Week 4. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Guest: Henry Blickenstaff Recorded Thursday, September 28

The guys are back and here to let rip their hottest, most outrageous and probably irresponsible NFL takes. They also unveil their new way to analyze 0-2 teams: the Arthur Smith-Face Panic Meter, before running through NFL Week 3. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, September 22

Oliver and Sam are back with another Friday episode to discuss the absolute calamity of Aaron Rodgers' achilles tear, before doing their weekly NFL Rundown (patent pending). Sam then subjects Oliver to another brutal round of NBA "Who He Play For." Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, September 15

The guys are back! Sam and Oliver kick things off by reviewing some NBA superstar movement they missed, before going on a massive tangent discussing one of the greatest individual performances in NFL history with Kadarius Toney's Week 1 disaster class. Then, the guys make their picks for Week 1. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, September 8.

Sam and Oliver and back for even more discussion of the NBA playoffs. They talk about their favorite, least favorite, and not-either-of-those stories from the first round, as well as brief speculation about how things could shake down. Then, they talk about Oliver's new article, comparing the Celtics to Marvel superheroes. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Sunday, April 30.

The guys discuss the first round of the NBA playoffs with a new and exciting gimmick: rating how panicked a team should be based on the Nick Nurse Shocked Face Panic Meter. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Sunday, April 23.

Oliver and Sam are back for a mega-preview-review of the NBA playoffs first round. It's basketball, basketball, and more basketball. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Sunday, April 16.

Oliver and Sam are back… and so is Henry to discuss his favorite sports that is played on a diamond: Baseball. From World Series picks and season awards to Sam calling the Texas Rangers a fringe contender, this one has it all. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Guest: Henry Blickenstaff Recorded Monday, April 3.

Sam and Oliver are back to discuss the increasingly volatile NFL QB market, with the now-traded #1 pick, Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers headlining the offseason storylines. They then do some NBA What Ifs, before closing with recognition of Talen Horton-Tucker's nuclear 37 point triple double. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Sunday, March 12.

Oliver goes solo again to quickly run through the least enjoyable Celtics game of the season before running through three sports theories in a losing attempt to spawn the academic field of sports philosophy. Everybody get your tinfoil hats. Host: Oliver Fox Recorded Monday, March 6. 

Sam and Oliver recap the Celtics-76ers Saturday Night bout, before returning to the lovely world of "Who He Play For," complete with a bunch of names Oliver has never heard of. The guys finish by drafting a team of NBA Duos, something that will surely not cause any problems between them down the line.  Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Sunday, February 26.

Oliver and Sam go back to their roots with an All NBA extravaganza now that the NFL has finished up for the year, starting off by taking the NBA's buyers and sellers to school and handing out grades for each team in each trade. The guys then name their All-Overachiever First Teams at the All-Star break, before finishing up with some updated NBA Finals picks.  

In a special Super Bowl episode, Oliver and Sam bust out the spare microphones and bring in their token Chiefs-fan friend in Michael Murphy and Eagles-fan friend in Henry Blickenstaff for a Super Bowl roundtable live and in person for a mostly civil discussion of their teams' upcoming Super Bowl matchup. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Guests: Michael Murphy and Henry Blickenstaff Recorded Friday, February 10.

Oliver goes solo to talk about his favorite things he saw from the two Thursday night NBA games on TNT, before explaining why Tom Brady is the GOAGOAT (Greatest of All Greatests of All Time) and bidding him goodbye... for good? Host: Oliver Fox Recorded Friday, February 3.

Oliver and Sam return to the airwaves after a month off to check up on how the Boston sports scene has faired in their absence, before reviewing the NFL divisional round and previewing the upcoming Conference Championship games this sunday. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, January 27.

Sam is joined by Tufts Daily Soccer columnist and generally solid dude Bharat Singh to discuss the happenings (so far) of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Host: Sam Dieringer Guest: Bharat Singh Recorded December 13.

Sam and Oliver return from their Thanksgiving holiday to discuss Oliver's takeaways from attending Bills-Patriots Thursday Night Football, before diving into completely biased and frankly way too early NBA Awards, such as their picks for MVP, DPOY, and Coach of the Year. The guys then take on another Big Picture, this time discussing Jaylen Brown's antisemitic Twitter meltdown and any takeaways from the larger conversation about bigotry and responsibility by Sports stars. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded Friday, December 2.

Oliver starts by getting his revenge with a ruthless NFL "Who He Play For?", in which Sam may or may not beat Oliver's 4/8 score on the NBA edition. Sam then asks Oliver to swipe left or right for some NBA player's so far this season, given what we have seen out of their game and what they bring to the table for the future. Then, the guys name their Top 5 hidden talents in the NBA, such as singing, acting, and... Connect 4?  Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Derringer Recorded Friday, November 18.

Sam and Oliver put on their doctor hats to do some check-ups on sick teams, and decide if they have any chance of recovery. Then, Sam quizzes Oliver in a game of "Who He Play For," before diving into the teams that Oliver gets right. The guys end with their Top 5 NFL freight trains, whatever they each decide that means.  Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded November 11.

Oliver is joined by Max Varrell as they discuss five predictions about the Patriots' future, in terms of how many of Robert Kraft's Super Bowl rings they would bet on each one happening. Host: Oliver Fox Guest: Max Varrell Recorded November 8.

Oliver and Sam provide a much needed vibe check on each team's odds to win the Super Bowl after 8 weeks, before giving their way-too-early takes on if each NBA team making waves is a true contender or a pretender. The guys then take a quick look into the Brooklyn Nets and how their organization has failed to responsibility navigate their up and downs, or most recently just downs.  Hosts: Sam Dieringer and Oliver Fox Recorded November 4. 

Oliver and guest Rhys Hitzig-Santamaria preside over the self-appointed Supreme Court of Baseball and hear cases about how to remember the Steroid Era and how it fed into Aaron Judge's pursuit of "history," as well as put the MLB's upcoming rule changes under strict scrutiny. They then wrap up the proceedings by looking at where they see baseball going long term, and how it can compete with other domestic sports markets that are lapping it in popularity and revenue.  Host: Oliver Fox Guest: Rhys Hitzig-Santamaria Recorded November 2.

Sam and Oliver elect their All-Something Teams after seven weeks, as well as previewing some of Sunday's action, before reviewing Week 1 of NBA Action, including the Lakers ever present failure and the Bucks continued dominance. The guys then anoint their Top 5 "Gamers" in the NBA, before discussing this week's Big Picture: "Country Club" sports and affirmative action. Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded October 28.

Oliver is joined by Max Varrell to review the Patriots' recent Monday Night calamity as well as the Celtics title hopes as the NBA season kicks off. They also review the Red Sox notably horrific season and their concerns about the future of Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts, as well as the Bruins' stagnation as a "good" team despite a notable lack of young playmakers, before picking their Boston Winner of the Week.  Host: Oliver Fox  Guest: Max Varrell Recorded October 27.

Oliver and Sam discuss notable over and underachieving NFL teams through six weeks, before overreacting to the NBA's opening night slate and giving their finals predictions after only watching four teams play. The guys then name their Top 5 "Ice Cold Blooded Killas" in the NBA, whatever that means.  Hosts: Oliver Fox and Sam Dieringer Recorded October 19th.