The Soft Knocks Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Week two with our AI assistant and he's already doing better work, though he's still on a short leash. We open with World Cup chaos: a controversial red card overturned after rumors of a Trump phone call, a Ghanaian witch doctor who allegedly cursed Harry Kane, an England fan who went completely off-grid for ten days in Barcelona and became the subject of an internationa...

Send us Fan Mail This week we introduce the newest member of the team: Claude. Yes, an AI. Yes, he already screwed up on day one by mixing up Carnell Tate with Luther Burden. We're keeping him on probation. Jason breaks down how he's been building out a full AI-powered podcast prep system with automated topic research, a visual dashboard, scheduled jobs that run while he sleeps. Frankie...

Send us Fan Mail It is Monday June 8th and Frankie and Jason sit down to watch game three of the NBA Finals between the Spurs and Nicks. They talk about the NBA Finals, NFL News including AJ Brown and Myles Garrett trades, more Brendan Sorsby, the Bears moving to Indiana, and Tom Brady's latest endeavor.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follo...

Send us Fan Mail It's Wednesday May 27th, Frankie and Jason are back after a few weeks off. Frankie turns 39 and joins a boy band, Jason has a spa getaway with his wife, they talk PGA Championship, Brendan Sorsby Gambling, Some NFL stories, and the NBA Finals.  Frankie's Birthday, It's Speak Easy not Speakeasy, Jason's spa weekend, PGA Champ, Higgos late start, Rai wins with ir...

Send us Fan Mail It's Monday May 4th and Frankie and Jason get together and watch some NBA and NHL. It's a sporadic list of topics that bounce from the NFL Draft, various scandals, NCAA March Madness expansion, and more.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SoftKnocksPod.  Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay...

Send us Fan Mail After some technical difficulties Frankie and Jason are back. They talk about Frankie's trying to buy a basketball hoop, the Vrabel and Russini saga, The Masters, NFL Draft, and the documentary about the Cocaine Quarterback.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SoftKnocksPod.  Music by QubeSoun...

Send us Fan Mail It's Thursday April 2nd, Frankie and Jason get together to discuss all the fun sports stories from the recent weeks. They discuss the latest Tiger Woods story, The Masters, Puka's recent story, March Madness, and more.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SoftKnocksPod.  Music by QubeSound...

Send us Fan Mail It's Monday March 23rd, Frankie and Jason are back after spring break. They talk about both the NBA and March Madness, NFL trades and free agency, as well as some other fun stories from the last couple weeks.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SoftKnocksPod.  Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday March 2nd to watch the Iowa State vs Arizona basketball game. Jason is fresh off a half marathon down the Las Vegas strip and talks about the downfall of Las Vegas. They get into Shane Lowry's epic choke job, the NFL draft combine, and review the Scott Adkins movie Accident Man; which is Frankies 944th movie he's reviewed.  Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday February 16th to watch the Iowa State vs Houston basketball game. They give a late recap of the NFL Finale and discuss other topics such as Jason getting bit by a dog, the Bears moving to Iowa, golf, cheating at the olympics, leaked NBA group chat, and Van Damme vs Jake Paul.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspod...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday February 2nd and watch some college basketball while discussing their thoughts on the AFC and NFC Championship games, their predictions for ultimately who wins it all, and Iowa/Iowa State basketball. Some other current events get discussed, and they end the episode with a review of the movie Avengement with Scott Adkins.  Support the show Y...

Send us Fan Mail It's Monday January 19th, Frankie and Jason get together to watch the NCAA National Football Championship between Indiana and Miami. They discuss the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, including the bears heartbreaking defeat. The talk about the NFC and AFC Championship games, and meander over a few other topics including Frankie fasting, driverless cars, and AI.  Support...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday January 12th to watch the final game of a great wildcard weekend, the Texans vs the Steelers. They breakdown the wildcard weekend games and recap a party where Jason stayed sober even though the bears tried to give him a heart attack. They also meander through a few other random topics too.  Support the show You can contact us by email us a...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason are back after a couple weeks off for the holidays. They breakdown how all their fantasy football leagues shook out, including a champion who is only in it for the glory. They talk about the upcoming NFL Wildcard weekend, and someone's pinky that's on the line. They talk college football playoffs and Michael Irvin's sideline antics.  Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday December 15th to watch the Dolphins take on the Steelers on Monday Night Football. They recap week 15, Jason is out of the playoffs in all leagues, the Cowboys are done, and Trevor Lawrence is on Frankie's shit list.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday December 8th to watch the Monday Night Football matchup between the Eagles and Chargers. They recap NFL week 14, the upcoming fantasy football playoffs, and the end of an era at Iowa State.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SoftKnocksPod.  Music by QubeSou...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday December 1st to sit down and watch the New York Giants vs New England Patriots game on Monday Night Football. Fresh off a spectacular holiday weekend of football they discuss the stories and scores from NFL week 12, group chat parlays, fantasy football playoffs, and Kiffin's move to LSU.  Support the show You can contact us by email us...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday November 24th to watch Monday Night Football where the Panthers play the 49ers. They discuss the last week in the sports world including NFL week 12, the Bears and Cowboys both win, Tom Brady has a slight slip of the tongue, Bill Belichick goes to his girlfriend's cheer competition, and a question comes up regarding the IR spot in our...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Tuesday November 18th Iowa Mens Basketball beat a community college from Missouri. They recap week week 11 from the NFL and all the fun stories that took place including Jamar Chase spitting in someone's face, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens gambling till the early morning on game day, and the Chicago Bears win again.  Support the show You can...

Send us Fan Mail Jason and Frankie get together on November 10th to watch the Packers vs Eagles on Monday Night Football. There is a lot at stake as they are playing each other in their fantasy football league of record. They recap week 10, talk potential fantasy football trades, get side tracked on various other topics.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.c...

Send us Fan Mail The latest YouTube TV and ESPN pissing contest pushes our recording date to Tuesday November 4th. Frankie and Jason watch the Iowa basketball game and discuss NFL trade deadline, week 9, and a fantasy football trade they made. They meander through other topics including Tom Brady cloning his dog.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and f...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday October 27th to watch the Commanders vs the Chiefs on Monday Night Football. They discuss the NFL and NCAA football games from the weekend and they get into the recent gambling scandal that has rocked the NBA. Also, they discuss if it's bad form to not notify a league mate who has a player in their starting lineup who is out.  Support...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday October 20th to watch the Buccaneers vs Lions and Texans vs Seahawks. After a week off so Jason can take a golf trip, they are back to talk about everything that happened in Week 7 of the NFL.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SoftKnocksPod.  Music by Qube...

Send us Fan Mail Frankie and Jason get together on Monday October 6th to watch the Chiefs vs Jaguars and Cubs vs Brewers. They discuss week 5 of the NFL and all the crazy/ridiculous storylines from the week. Jason talks about winning a Ryder cup tournament for his golf league.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @So...

Send us Fan Mail On September 29th Frankie and Jason watch the Monday Night Football Games the Jets vs Dolphins and the Bengals vs Broncos. They break down all the fun things from week 4 of the NFL and their fantasy football leagues. They also talk Ryder Cup and some college football.  Support the show You can contact us by email us at softknockspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Insta...