5 O'Clock Sweats

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of the 5 O'Clock Sweats Podcast! In this week's episode, The Sweats stay in the festive spirit with another Christmas episode as they discuss their favorite holiday traditions and memories from over the years. The guys start things off with a very serious discussion about when they each put up their Christmas tree, with Ryan stating that everyone owes it to T...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of the 5 O'Clock Sweats Podcast!   In this week's episode, The Sweats don their ugliest Christmas sweaters and get festive as they kick off December with a Christmas movie episode! The guys take turns going around and naming their top movies to watch this time of year, including some heavy hitters such as Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Home Alone...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of the 5 O'Clock Sweats Podcast! In this week's episode, The Sweats stay in sport mode and discuss their favorite sports teams of all time, spanning across the NBA, MLB, NFL and even Esports! Ryan kicks off the discussion by highlighting the 2022 Philadelphia Eagles, who, despite falling short and breaking all of the guys' hearts, still made fans proud with t...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!    In this week's episode, The Sweats stay in the football zone and talk about their beloved Philadelphia Eagles as they recap their 2023 season through the first nine weeks. In short: this team just finds ways to win games, and that's really all that matters. Despite being thrilled with their 8-1 start, the guys, like any typical Philade...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!  In this week's episode, The Sweats are back to full strength as they engage in their fantasy football mid-season recap discussion! The Sweats kick things off with a general overview of their leagues and they look at the total number of points scored thus far and where their teams currently sit in the standings. Whose team is performing w...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!  In this week's episode, Ryan and Derick embark on their first "doubles match" as Chris was feeling a little under the weather at the time of this recording. But, as they say, "the show must go on!" Ryan and Derick don't waste the opportunity, and elect to discuss something near and dear to their hearts and not so much to Chris'-----anime...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!  In this week's episode, The Sweats take a swing at their very first "Movie Club/Sweaty Cinema" episode where they pick a movie, watch it, and talk about it! In honor of Halloween being this week, the Sweats have chosen the 1974 classic horror film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Shockingly enough, none of the guys had seen this movie prio...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!  In this week's episode, The Sweats put on their finest onesies (besides Chris) and get into the spooky mood with a Halloween-themed episode! The discussion starts with the guys talking about some of their Halloween traditions over the years such as watching scary movies, shows, giving out candy to trick or treaters (unless you're Derick...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!  In this week's episode, The Sweats continue to show their age by embarking on another journey through time as they dive into part two of their "Millennial Nostalgia Saga." This week's topic: Television shows from the 90s/early 2000s! Once again, Derick flexes on the guys with his outstanding 90s-themed fit that includes a denim jacket, a...

In this week's episode, The Sweats decide to show their age by embarking on a journey through time as they dive into part one of their "Millennial Nostalgia Saga." First up: toys and foods from the 90s/early 2000s! Some toys the guys discuss include, the GOAT, Bop It, Furbies, Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh cards, Tech Decks, Tamagotchis (or Tamagucci if you ask Ryan) and plenty more. What did 90s kids even do...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!  In this week's episode, The Sweats bless their audience with another "catch up" episode since they didn't have anything specific to talk about. As with the last "catch up episode," the Sweats go around the horn and discuss what they have been up to recently. Ryan kicks things off by discussing his experience playing Starfield, and if he...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!  In this week's episode, The Sweats turn their sights back on football as each recap their fantasy football drafts. What number pick did they have? What was their strategy going into their drafts? Which players did they take? How many Eagles did Ryan draft? Did Derick have a player he was eyeing up taken by an auto drafter? Does Chris HAT...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats! In this week's episode, the Sweats turn back the clock and discuss some old games they've been revisiting. To nobody's surprise, Ryan talks about the original Halo games and and how the lack of sprint and advanced movement mechanics can make them feel dated, but that "classic Halo feel" still makes them very fun to play. Ryan also shares...

Welcome back to another sweaty episode of 5 O'Clock Sweats!  In this week's episode, the Sweats dive into Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and offer their first impressions of the new gameplay trailer and the expected sandbox/gameplay changes launching with the game in November. The guys gush over how pretty the trailer makes the game look graphically and Ryan expresses his excitement for the potenti...

In this weeks episode, The Sweats lace up their cleats and apply their eye black as they gear up for football season! The guys kick things off by detailing what they love most about football season. Ryan says he loves how football elevates Sunday as a day of the week, Derick says he likes how football Sunday acts as an "anchor" for his week and Chris says football Sunday helps to mitigate the "Sun...

In this week's exciting episode, The Sweats welcome the podcast's first ever guest, Mike (aka "LumberjackSamurai"), to discuss gaming, hobbies, his stream and his strategy when it comes to content creation. The guys start the episode by asking Mike what games he's playing now and what games he's looking forward to playing. For current games, Mike mentions games like Valorant and American Truck Sim...

In the second installment of their Top 100 Video Games episode, The Sweats discuss the remaining games they've played that have appeared on numerous "Top 100 Video Games of All Time" lists. Like the first episode, the guys go around and briefly share their thoughts and memories on the games they've played, which include Fallout, GoldenEye 007, Final Fantasy, God of War, Stardew Valley, Destiny, Ha...

In the podcast's first ever two-part episode, The Sweats discuss video games they've played that have appeared on numerous "Top 100 Video Games of All Time" lists. The guys go around and briefly share their thoughts and memories on the games they've played, which include Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (or KOTOR for short), Age of Empires II, Super Mario Bros, Fable Mario Kart, Mass Effect,...

This week The Sweats shake things up with a "catch up" episode where they go around and discuss what is happening in their incredibly exciting lives. Chris starts things off by inviting the guys aboard the nostalgia train and recounting his experience playing the old Call of Duty games on their restored servers. He also expresses his hesitation of replaying certain games due to his fear of them no...

In this week's episode, the Sweats go around the horn and share some of their all-time favorite characters from the world of movies, video games and TV shows! Chris kicks things off in a big way by fan-girling over one of his all-time favorite movie characters, John Wick. This leads to the guys praising Keanu Reeves' performance as the action hero, specifically his ability to be so relatable while...

In this week's exciting episode, The Sweats turn their focus back to gaming and their own rituals and preferences associated with it. Chris kicks things off by discussing his OCD habit of washing his hands before each gaming session to help keep his accessories clean. Ryan says he's conscious of his hand cleanliness since controllers are expensive, but admits he occasionally gets "residual chocola...

In this week's episode, The Sweats tackle the depressing topic of finding time to enjoy hobbies as a full-fledged adult. Chris vents to the guys about his struggle to find time to play games, such as Diablo, due to work and day-to-day responsibilities, and asks Ryan and Derick if they share the same problem. Ryan, unintentionally, brags about not having the same level of responsibility as Chris an...

On this week's episode, The Sweats look at the pros and cons of streaming movies at home versus watching movies at the theater. They start with Chris, who brings up advancements in technology that have leveled the playing field when it comes to the visual and sound quality between the two. Ryan gets sappy and romanticizes the theater experience by mentioning the smell and the sound of fresh popcor...

In this week's episode, The Sweats tackle the controversial topic that is PC vs Console gaming! Self proclaimed "Console Boi" Ryan goes to bat for his precious gaming system, noting games like Halo (shocker) as being the driving force behind his early obsession with console gaming. Ryan then decides to personally attack his PC gamer co-hosts by insulting their "1000 FPS and light-up keyboards." De...

In this week's episode, The Sweats go on a nostalgia trip to discuss their history with gaming consoles! The discussion kicks off with the Xbox 360, with Ryan reflecting on his "disc-tile dysfunction" when it came to his 360's busted disc tray, and the different methods he used to try and free his disc from its slit-shaped prison. Derick shudders at Ryan's use of the word "slit," and rightfully so...