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What's the first thing Chris Ballard did after he got fired? and why did he order a Frisco Melt with a Side-by-side milkshake at Steak 'n Shake?? We are back in the clubhouse today reminiscing about blue face mask Peyton Manning, rib protectors from Play It Again Sports, and why Friday late-night college football at a Yard House with buffalo wings in front of you is the ultimate comfort. P...

What’s the point of buying buffalo wings at the grocery store if they take five hours to cook and shrink down into tiny buffalo bites before you even get to eat them? idk but i’m doin it tonight 🙌JoyJoy is coming off a legendary Purdue win and the ultimate "make-a-wish" Saturday—complete with an accidental date night, an exclamation-point text from his wife, a random bar meetup at Binkley's AND a...

We’re back in the clubhouse today recovering from moving chaos, breaking down sexy fall voice and Joey's interview with our dad Tony Reali First, Benny recaps his apartment move that ruined his entire life then we relive the weird college hookah phase where guys sat around lamps without lampshades making bubbling water noises😶‍🌫️ after that we try to figure out why every girl named Tori is low-ke...

Is a Snickers bar actually a magic power bar containing healthy fats and essential energy, or did your dad just gas you up at 8 years old so you'd play better in the second game of a Little League double-header? We are back in the clubhouse today making the ultimate case for Snickers as the avocado of candy and admitting that we're both empaths who feel genuinely heartbroken for the unworn shoes i...

"Imagine walking into a seasonal coffee shop where Nick Saban is behind the counter refusing to serve light roast, Pat McAfee is standing on the counter shouting latte orders, and Darren McFadden runs your drink out to your car like a read-option play." That is the exact college game day fever dream we constructed in the clubhouse today while trying to fix Saturday mornings. Why does an NFL game s...

THEY CAN’T STOP ME EVEN IF THEY STOPPED ME You put on track two of Lil Wayne's The Carter 3 on during a road trip, get instant chills, and feel like you're 17 years old again—only for your wife to break after 22 seconds and ask if we can put on a podcast instead 🤖 ANYTHING FOR U PIDDY 🤖 We're back in the clubhouse today repping fresh Steelers soccer drip, geeking out over Brett Favre chin strap...

The boys are back in the clubhouse defending the honor of morning talk radio, ranking the absolute elite college football bowl game logos of the 2000s, and exposing BP's family for celebrating Thanksgiving on July 11th like the freaks they are. Benny recaps his 30-minute drive to Pasadena just to buy a used Texas A&M Revo helmet from Play It Again Sports, and we investigate an eBay-acquired Dr...

Imagine eating a bowl of salty Kalamata olives at 4am just so you can retain enough water to survive 7 straight hours on national television without a single bathroom break 🫪 That is the legendary level of bladder integrity Scott Hanson brings to the table every single Sunday. SH is a certified machine but he's also apparently a massive gamer who orders Postmates and DoorDash at the exact same tim...

"Imagine getting completely roasted in front of every hot senior girl in high school because your Old Navy jeans are too long." If that psychological damage doesn't make you want to be homeschooled, nothing will. We're celebrating our 200th episode looking back at the absolute chaos of the OG spress pods. Then we remember Robbie the scary kid in your neighborhood who smoked cigarettes by the creek...

wUtS tHiS pOdCasT aBoUt? i dOnT gEt iT??? iS iT aBoUt 2 gRoWn mEn pAsSiOnAtEly dEbAtiNg tHe aRcHiTeCtUrAl iNtEgRiTy oF a miD-90s sChOol lUnCh? First the boys get straight into the childhood terror of sleeping over at a new friend's house where they call the TV remote a "clicker." They invent a new clubhouse appetizer called the wedge breaker loaded with melted cheese, mozzarella sticks, and fried...

magine fumbling, crying after your senior season opener, getting back to your locker room at 11:30 p.m. after a brutal three-hour lightning delay, and finding a text from your crush saying they left at halftime to liiiike dRiNk aT sOmE bAsKeTbAll pLaYeR's lAkE hOuSe (Not a reminiscent pod) High school football is officially back, which means you're sleeping for three hours, getting sniped by Chuck...

The Boys map out the chaos of surviving drunk church, the chapstick clubhouse conspiracy and why you have to order margarita chicken on a Sunday night Chili’s. We sit down with Bears legend Kyle Long to talk about coaches making you put baby powder in your ahhh, what it was like growing up with Howie Long’s legendary flat-top, and the 6th grade tragedy of tucking his collared shirt into his underw...

The clubhouse welcomes the legend Brady Quinn to talk about the absolute chaos of Notre Dame house parties, watching Tommy Zbikowski and Jeff Samardzija wrestle and the time a fan flashed him on the walk to the stadium before beating Tennessee in 2005.  Benny and Joy Joy share their greatest stories of high school run-ins with the cops, from hauling a$$ into the woods at a driving range after a ba...

He pi$$ed in your hot tub, shot a BB through your kitchen window and his dad basically hosted a Royal Rumble in the basement after Friday night football games. Everyone had that one friend who was a walking concussion, just waiting to absolutely destroy a house party while his nice mom made dumplings upstairs. It’s your skattebo friend, the dude who you’d rather die than be in a pool with 🤕 The c...

"Is this movie literally six hours long?" There’s nothing worse than putting your favorite movie on with your girl, hitting the hour and ten-minute mark, and realizing she is secretly scrolling TikTok on mute.  The clubhouse maps out the reality of movie nights that completely spiral relationships, and why putting on The Town or Goodfellas might actually ruin your life. We break down a massive Mel...

There is nothing quite like finding the 2K room at a college house party, only to realize the sanctuary has been compromised by a girl with a Gatorade and pink bottle of Burnett's. We map out the chokehold NBA 2K, Call of Duty, and Super Smash Bros had on our lives, plus the genius invention of wearing Nike Vapor "dip gloves" so you didn't F up the PS3 controller 🤓 The clubhouse also tries to fig...

Nothing like being on the family computer 3 feet away from ur mom watching a RedTube Video 💕 You ever forget to clear your internet history before fball practice and then think you're gonna go to hell? We haven't either. WEED KID, H0RNY KID and your IN-LOVE FRIEND make an appearance on the pod. The Boys run through Mel's Best Available: Best Eyes, they discuss the most comforting college football...

You ever buy a candle that smells so good you wanna move back in with your parents? The clubhouse gets into some massive high school sports scandals, from stealing a pair of LeBron's out of a locker room to getting a four-day suspension for getting the school on Tosh.0 😘 Then the conversation pivots to absolute naughty shi (lighting a wood wick bathroom candle with the lights off) also, can we ta...

"YOU STRIPPED THE SCREW B, NOW WE GOT A WHOLE NEW PROBLEM" There is absolutely nothing that fires up a dad more than ripping a vacuum cord out of the wall from ten feet away or leaving the hallway light on for an extra ten cents on the electric bill. We play Mel's Best Available (things that piss off ur dad) from slow drivers in the Walmart parking lot to the absolute tragedy of a fast food place...

here's a specific panic that hits when you return from a family trip from Florida and realize you have to give the girl ur seeing a shattered seashell, all while your family doesn't even like her. We map out the ultimate survival guide to beach vacations, breaking down the transition from wearing a jersey and a snapback to the elite dad fit of a long sleeve shirt and a bucket hat. We dive into the...

"You ever sleep so hard  one of your socks comes off?". Nothing compares to a nap on the couch on the first Sunday of Christmas break, falling asleep to Joe Buck calling a Packers or Vikings game, and waking up with half a sock hanging off your foot. We do Mel's Best Available NAPS, mapping everything from passing out during Channel One in high school to the survival mode hangover nap on a boys tr...

"I hurt my arm last night. What'd you do? Slept." There is absolutely nothing worse than waking up on a deflated air mattress at 3 a.m. with your arm tucked like a chicken wing. We all know the tragic reality of realizing your only pillow for the night is a tightly pulled cinch bag stuffed with Jordan shorts and a cell phone charger.  We map out the absolute survival mode of trying to sleep in ran...

Mel’s Best Available is BACK with best days of school 😏 breaking down the pure lawless joy of Grandparents Day, the bizarre chaos of tornado drills, and why the rival NFC classroom always seemed a little darker and meaner. We examine the time you thought you were gonna get held back in 6th grade, your horny friend at the sleepover and WHY wearing  a bike helmet in front of your girl is the dorkie...

Going to a Thursday night high school volleyball game with a painted face just to impress a girl who is definitely hanging out with Center Grove kids at Taco Bell is a tragic rite of passage. We break down the pure panic of having a girl walk into your childhood bedroom and having to explain why you have a severed Spirit Halloween leg and an Iron Man helmet on your shelf. The conversation shifts t...

There really is nothing more terrifying than a pack of 17-year-olds who think they rule the world. We map out the ultimate survival guide for sleeping in Grbac’s 1999 Buick LeSabre, breaking down why you have to avoid the rich kid neighborhoods and park near the house where the dad smokes in the garage. The conversation shifts to the pure agony of high school travel baseball tournaments in Virgini...