Almost Shameless

Almost Shameless is back at it now that everyone has settled into life in quarantine, and while there may be no sports happening at the moment, there is never a bad time to have a Bill Belichick, Tom Brady debate. Or is there? Tanya rips apart a rant by ESPN's Mike Greenberg, who believes the GOAT coach has to prove that he's still the GOAT without Brady. Then it's time to investigate what worked...

We start out with a breakdown of the world in sports and at large as the United States comes to terms with the coronavirus outbreak, thanks in large part to Adam Silver and his leadership with the NBA (01:50). Tom Brady has officially left New England, it appears that everyone is sad about it and no one could do anything about it - and so Patriots Nation is left with a lot of questions and very fe...

Tanya opens things up in episode 5 with a loving, nerdy ode to voting before hitting on the big topic of the last 10 years -- WHAT THE F**K IS GOING ON WITH TOM BRADY AND WHY/HOW HAS HE BROKEN ALL THE REPORTERS?! (5:33). Then she breaks down the inherent flaws in choosing regular season NBA MVPs when legacies are created in the playoffs, and why what LeBron does this season will probably end up ma...

This week Tanya got herself in a weird Twitter beef with the "lunch pail mentality" establishment, so she explains her issue with the use of the phrase in relation to NFL players - and specifically, the decidedly-not-blue-collar New England Patriots (3:14). Then she goes over what it was like to watch the public memorial service for Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant, and how their deaths have reshaped...

It's mid February which means it's time for a ROUND UP of all the hottest stories so far this winter. We kick things off with Justin Turner and a whole host of baseball superstars getting very mad at their commissioner, so Tanya offers a little advice to the MLB (3:40). Then she breaks down what AP got right and wrong with their Male and Female Athletes of the Decade (12:30), rediscovers the joy o...

Everyone wants to know where Tom Brady might go but no one has a single good answer or any real insight so Tanya is controlling what she can ... which is figuring out who could *actually* be the quarterback of the New England Patriots in 2020 if the GOAT goes out to pasture. (04:13). Then she attempts her most daring feat to date .... fixing the MLB -- and the purists are not going to like it. You...

The all new, rebranded, relaunched Almost Shameless podcast is finally here! Same Fox, just more of her. And new theme music! What better way to kick things off than with a full PUMPING of the breaks on the Chiefs dynasty talk. Mahomes is the real deal, but didn't we just do this a decade ago a QB in the NFC? ... Plus there are murmurings that Tom Brady might want to build a Super Team with all of...

BREAKING NEWS: We finally got nice and asked someone important to join our podcast .... NFL Defensive Player of the Year candidate and All-Pro Patriots CB Devin McCourty joined us and it was glorious! BUT FIRST... Sam Darnold was caught saying that he was “seeing ghosts” on Monday Night Football and we break down just how poorly the Jets handled themselves in the aftermath. (Yes, there will be ran...

At long last, Fox & Fallon have done it ... an all Patriots podcast, people. It was our destiny. The Patriots improved to 6-0 on Thursday night with a 35-14 blowout of the Giants, so we did you the favor of breaking it all down. First we combine the stats with our expert eye test to examine just what is so special about this year's defense (04:50) and (07:18). Then we look at overreactions and maj...

We kick it off with a victory lap over our perfect Patriots vs Bills prediction (00:44), then carry the New England talk into the breaking news that the champs have lost kicker Stephen Gostkowski for the season (08:00). Apparently his hips did lie ... with every extra point he missed. Then, we break down which of the 0-4 teams (14:49) in the NFL are most likely to fulfill their destiny by tanking...

Melvin Gordon bet on himself and lost, and now every star running back will have him to thank for putting the nail in the proverbial franchise running back coffin. Then we break down what’s at stake in the biggest game in Buffalo since the mid 1990’s as the 3-0 Patriots come to town to battle it out with the 3-0 Bills, who are feeling themselves right now. And we take a look back at the Week of th...

It's Week 3 so you know what that means... the referees are ruining everyone's day (06:00) because we can't figure out what we want from them. Is this our own fault at this point? Then Courtney and Tanya break down the Jalen Ramsey trade request (12:28) and where he can actually make the biggest difference. Hint: it's not in the AFC (16:19) Then we hit on the big topic of the week -- IS ELI MANNIN...

We've hammered out 16 games of the brand-new 2019 NFL season, but no one stole the Week 1 headlines more than WR Antonio Brown (03:27) Courtney & Tanya react to his controversial move to the Patriots (6:50) and late-breaking news of Brown's alleged and disturbing rape allegations filed late Tuesday night (28:50). Phew. Ok, now that's over with... In lighter NFL news: Dalvin Cook is pretty damn goo...

Fox & Fallon is BACK with a pre-NFL Week 1 recap of all the shenanigans that went down on the eve of the league's big 2019 debut. Bill O'Brien and the Houston Texans (03:06) left us scratching our heads as Monday morning QBs as the GM-less franchise dealt Jadeveon Clowney to the Seahawks, and gave away all of their draft capital. We discuss if it was the right move, plus another edition of Ezekiel...

We get sidetracked introducing the show because we're just so all in on the Julian Edelman Showtime documentary (00:51). Shocking development, we know. The real talk kicks off with Baker Mayfield's comments in his GQ profile (06:41) -- apparently we haven't learned our lesson when it comes to Baker's elite trolling. Then Washington owner Dan Snyder is trying to duel the NFL into giving him more th...

We kick things off by breaking down Jay-Z's first public statements after joining forces with Roger Goodell and the NFL, with whom he once feuded on behalf of Colin Kaepernick. My how things have changed!(03:21) Tom Brady recently said "hell no" to the idea of coaching, so we look ahead to examine some post-NFL scenarios for the GOAT ... spoiler alert, it all comes back to Belichick (16:00). On th...

We've returned from our summer break ready for the first NFL season of the Fox & Fallon podcast, and we kick it off with none other than Tom Brady's controversial real estate dealings (03:17) and what it means for his future with the Patriots. Then we take sides in the epic Ezekiel Elliott contract showdown (07:10) with the Dallas Cowboys, and most importantly, we debut a new game that may just be...

In an all football, all Gimmicks & Rants podcast, we begin by debuting our segment called “Echo Chamber” – where we take a unique approach to breaking down the NFL's decision not to suspend Tyreek Hill. Then "Crowd Noise" features Jim Harbaugh as Captain Obvious after media largely agrees with his comments about rival college football coach, Urban Meyer. Then we play an NFL preseason edition of "W...

The Thunder traded Russell Westbrook to the Rockets and Courtney is Michael Scott-levels of heartbroken that the Miami Heat are out of the running. We examine the debated spurred on by former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum saying that Tom Brady had a more impressive 2018 season than Patrick Mahomes (hint: we really like both QBs) -- and then we take a deep dive into what the success of elite female athlet...

The Celtics made it official with Kemba Walker and Tanya and Courtney disagree on just what that means (1:26). Kawhi holds the fate of three NBA teams in his massive hands (7:06), Courtney suggests that maybe Woj is sharing trade secrets with NFL buddy Adam Schefter (12:02) and KD and Kyrie are together in Brooklyn -- for better or for worse (13:32)! Plus Gronk is skinny now, and we feel it's time...

Bryan Kalbrosky, writer for HoopsHype and managing editor for USA Today's NBA Wires, kicks off our postseason discussion by debunking the idea that the Warriors could be blamed for KD's injury (01:44). We deal with our doubt that Rob Pelinka knows what he's doing with the Lakers (09:54) and Bryan shreds any notion of a D'Angelo Russell, Kyrie Irving team up in Brooklyn (20:07). Then Tanya agrees w...

Breaking down some Raptors vs Warriors after the first two games (2:07) and of course work our way into the main even -- moody Drake (6:09). Then we debate whether the Red Sox season is already over in June as the Yankees continue to roll, and we end up on opposite sides of the argument (8:47). Adam Humphries said he didn't sign with the Patriots because he thinks Tom Brady's too old, so yeah... y...

Magic Johnson turned villain on the Lakers during an ESPN appearance (02:13). Is this actually good for LeBron James? Maybe, but with the Clippers looking like the better free agent destination, things could get worse before they get better. (07:51). Then we dig into Ben Roethlisberger's surprising apology to Antonio Brown, the newest chapter in the weird Adam Gase and Le'Veon Bell saga and Chris...

We give you our unfiltered, instant reactions to the shocking results of the NBA Draft lottery. Then we find ourselves in the bizarre position of defending Joe Flacco, and try to figure out what punishment Robert Kraft could possibly receive from the NFL commissioner at this point. Plus, Tiger Woods is back on his BS and coming for John Daly, Russell Wilson finally(?) bought his mom a house, and B...

We dive into Tyronn Lue giving the Lakers the facepalm after their embarrassing contract offer (00:53), then Tanya offers her controversial but potentially genius plan for the Lakers' next head coach (03:44). Social media influencer and Boston sports super fan Abdul aka @Advil joins to discuss his Twitter relationship with the Patriots, among other things (08:40). Finally Odell Beckham and sports...