The Power Trip

Hawk’s failed attempt at abstinence gets a new euphemism, the guys revisit some absolutely insane 1970s commercials, preview Vikings-Saints, recap the Wild’s overtime loss in Buffalo and somehow learn far more than anyone needed to know about giraffe mating habits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parker Fox joins the show as the guys dive into a botched execution, a fake substitute teacher and one Florida politician’s questionable photo collection. Darrell Thompson talks Gophers football after the Michigan win, P.J. Fleck’s growing momentum, Purdue and Ethan Kaliakmanis’ NFL future. Plus, the Vikings’ long-term quarterback situation starts getting uncomfortable. See omnystudio.com/listener...

The Vikings’ quarterback debate continues, Will Reichard is apparently capable of kicking from another zip code, a Minnesota bear winds up in imaginary therapy, Mark Rosen joins, Sauce demonstrates his beatboxing skills and the crew debates self-aware performing snakes, Ted Lasso and a very unfortunate potential Coca-Cola flavor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Bonnes returns after a sports-filled trip that included his 30th active MLB ballpark, Gophers football and a ten-mile race. The guys react to Brock Faber’s frightening skull fracture, preview Vikings-Saints and Wild-Sabres, revisit some questionable Mark Rosen movie analysis and discover Vincent van Gogh had an unfortunate romantic interest in his cousin. Plus, Chris Hawkey finds his new favo...

Marney Gellner joins the show after celebrating her birthday and talks about adjusting to an emptier house after her son heads back to Arizona. Hawk unveils the Sasquatch painting he bought at Unclaimed Freight, reveals he bought another one for Marney and gets some much-needed television fashion advice before his Twin Cities Live appearance. Plus, questionable birthday gifts, spray tans, Russian...

The guys remind Power Trip anniversary attendees to watch their spam folders, which naturally goes exactly where you’d expect. A Lamar Jackson injury leads to a debate about the uncomfortable side of sports betting, Cory explains why golf betting is perfect for people who enjoy watching dreams collapse and the crew learns what a “guy witch” is. Plus, Brian O’Neill joins to discuss the Vikings’ off...

Chris Hawkey returns from six days of medically mandated silence and explains what he learned from not speaking — before immediately beginning another questionable self-improvement challenge. The guys react to the Vikings improving to 4-0, the Gophers finally beating Michigan at home and Meatsauce getting destroyed online. Plus, Adam Thielen joins to discuss Kyler Murray, Justin Jefferson, Brian F...

Ben Leber breaks down the Vikings’ ugly-but-effective win over Miami, including Kevin O’Connell’s offense, Brian Flores’ blitz packages, Dallas Turner, T.J. Hockenson’s decision to slide and what still needs to improve with Kyler Murray. Plus, the guys examine Miami’s split-safety approach, the Vikings rookie class, Harrison Smith and the upcoming trip to New Orleans. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

The guys celebrate the Gophers’ win over Michigan, debate P.J. Fleck’s decision not to go for two and look ahead at a suddenly interesting Minnesota schedule. Ben sticks around for a trip around the NFL, Sauce attempts to explain the difference between flora and fauna, Celtic trial marriages become a television pitch and the crew determines Chris is secretly a crazy old cat lady. See omnystudio.co...

John Kriesel joins the guys to preview Vikings-Dolphins, talk deer hunting and his daughter’s big weekend with the Vikings Junior Cheerleaders. Sauce recaps a day at Mall of America with Lou, Cory demands everyone start collecting pretzel points, the Wild open the season with a win and Mr. Z reviews Tom Cruise’s Digger, Verity and more. Plus, What Really Matters gets a heavy dose of Las Vegas. See...

The guys get into driverless cars, Florida’s python problem and the possibility of simply pushing the entire state into the Atlantic before Marney Gellner and Gophers basketball coach Niko Medved join the show. Medved looks back on a wild first season, discusses Cade Tyson’s eligibility situation, explains why he thinks youth sports have gotten completely backwards, talks about the new St. Thomas...

Gopher Men's Basketball Head Coach Niko Medved is back for another Initials Game! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys preview Vikings-Dolphins, wonder whether Minnesota can actually be a bad 4-0 team and debate the proper size of a bag of Pirate’s Booty. Cory tells the story of playing poker with Michael Jordan, Sauce recalls accidentally making out in front of MJ, Tommy Olson and Fargo Flash preview Gophers-Michigan and weigh in on P.J. Fleck’s bloody celebration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Ben Leber joins Tommy Olson and Fargo Flash to debate how much the Gophers should celebrate big wins and whether Michigan is there for the taking. Cy Amundson stops by, the guys preview the Wild opener and Tom Pelissero joins to discuss the J.J. McCarthy trade, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill, Kyler Murray and the NFL trade market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William Sawalich talks Starkey Day, meeting Peyton Manning, preparing for Las Vegas and what it’s like entering Turn 1 at nearly 200 mph. Cy Amundson and Ben Leber dissect the psychology surrounding the J.J. McCarthy trade before the conversation wanders through SNL, WNBA gambling, Henry Ford, Disney World, aging body parts and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia Daniels joins the show as the guys react to the Lynx getting bounced by the Liberty, Brock Faber’s fractured skull and what his absence could mean for the Wild. Plus, the Vikings prepare for a bad Dolphins team, Julia ranks some of her favorite local athletes to interview, an Uber Eats driver pulls off an incredibly stupid food heist and an old reality show leads to some questionable televis...

Parker Fox joins Julia Daniels as the crew talks Vegas, crying during movies, Chris Hawkey’s six days of silence, YouTube golf and the Power Trip’s potential future in competitive mini golf. Mike Grimm stops by to break down the Gophers’ huge win at Washington and preview Michigan before the guys get into Vikings news and Ben Leber’s ridiculous Auburn “Dunkaroo.” See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Julia Daniels, Parker Fox and Mike Grimm react to the Vikings moving on from J.J. McCarthy and debate what went wrong. Plus, the possibility of a new Wolves arena leads to St. Paul, Newport and Zach’s war against Coke Freestyle machines, the guys consider backup careers, learn far too much about mortgage interest and eventually discover that Sauce may have technically been a drug dealer. See omnys...

The guys react to the Vikings officially trading J.J. McCarthy to the Giants and debate whether McCarthy failed the Vikings, the Vikings failed McCarthy or both. With Kyler Murray on a one-year deal, the conversation quickly turns to an even bigger question: who in the world is Minnesota’s quarterback in 2027? Plus, Saved by the Bell memories, What Really Matters and Sauce learns about a particula...

Marney Gellner joins the show as the guys wonder whether they could survive an entire week without speaking for $100,000 — and whether Sauce could avoid accidentally talking to himself. Plus, Hawk begins his medically mandated stretch of silence, the Vikings’ struggling offense comes under the microscope, Josh Oliver’s injury creates another problem and the crew continues breaking down the J.J. Mc...

The guys debate the greatest fictional teachers and school administrators, announce Treasure Island Resort & Casino as the new title sponsor of The Initials Game and discover how intense competitive bingo can get. Plus, Marney talks Lynx, the crew gets creeped out by Instagram Plus, Brian O’Neill joins to discuss the Vikings offense, Justin Jefferson, Miami and saying goodbye to J.J. McCarthy. See...

The Vikings improve to 3-0 after beating Tampa Bay, Myles Price takes a punt to the house after apparently dreaming it would happen and the guys wonder whether the offense can eventually catch up with Brian Flores’ dominant defense. Plus, the Gophers pull off a massive win at Washington, P.J. Fleck celebrates by rubbing a player’s blood on his face, Hawk prepares for nearly a week of complete sile...

Ben Leber breaks down the Vikings’ win in Tampa, including Kyler Murray’s struggles against pressure, what made him successful in Arizona, the offensive line, Justin Jefferson’s injury and what losing Josh Oliver could mean. Adam Thielen joins to explain why the Vikings offense hasn’t found a rhythm, how Jefferson’s injury changes the receiver rotation and why Kyler may simply need more time to be...

Hawk and Ben rave about Tampa before Ben explains the ridiculous “Dunkaroo” he participated in during his weekend at Auburn. The guys revisit P.J. Fleck’s bloody celebration, get into the latest on Justin Jefferson, go around the NFL and learn about everything from ancient Egyptian artifacts to Australian Brumbies and the extinction of the passenger pigeon. Plus, Hawk prepares to finally begin his...

The guys celebrate another rough night for Green Bay and try to decipher one of Meatsauce’s most incomprehensible tweets yet. Plus, they preview Vikings-Buccaneers, learn about an alarming number of snakebite deaths around the world, Mr. Z reviews Brad Pitt’s Heart of the Beast and the Power Trip Parlay returns See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.