Birds With Friends: A show about the Philadelphia Eagles

Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s first steps into the marketplace. The challenges they met selling this idea to investors, and journalists they were trying to recruit, specifically with the expansion into the Bay Area. Writers, M...

Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann about how they met, how an idea for better sports coverage materialized into a significant media player in the sports landscape and the spirit at the heart of The Athletic’s culture. For the complete lineup of episo...

Is it still worth shoe-horning these bird puns into the title? Have they lost too must luster? This one's a particular reach. Do people even read these descriptions? #IReadBwF for yes, #BlockMe for no. Anyway, this episode is like two hours long, with game-by-game predictions of the Eagles' schedule and some important #ClassicsForSheil conversation ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

GQ staff writer Tyler Tynes joins the show to talk about his recent profile on DeVonta Smith and his rise through the journalism ranks (including a crossover with Zach) and the guys pick through some of the leftovers from the Eagles' draft. Read Tyler's profile on DeVonta Smith on GQ.com ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That's a straightforward title, but you know a live podcast recorded after two days of little sleep is bound to get loopy. Listen as Bo, Sheil and Zach recap the Eagles' draft and go on some tangents. It's Paul in a day's work ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fireworks inside the draft room caught on camera and fireworks in the episode that follows. Don't miss the last three minutes of a loopy late-night episode ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bo, Sheil and Zach unpack their thoughts on the Eagles' decision to trade up two spots for Alabama WR DeVonta Smith and Zach says the meanest thing he's ever said ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bo, Sheil and Zach run through the different scenarios that could happen for the Eagles on Thursday night before Sheil tries to defend his title in the Owl You Know Draft, in which the guys select the players they think are most likely to be Eagles by the end of draft weekend ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Princeton WRs coach Brian Flinn drops some knowledge on DeVonta Smith while acknowledging the pitfalls of letting coaches judge players, then Bo, Sheil and Zach play a round of Turkeys to the Kingdom as they anticipate what the Eagles will do come draft weekend ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bo, Sheil and Zach dive deep into the Eagles' options at No. 12 and No. 37 with Dane Brugler and then buckle up for the fourth annual Duck, Duck, Juice draft ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bo, Sheil and Zach discuss their story about the inner workings of the Eagles’ front office, from takeaways to what they’d do over and insight into the process, if you can stand the nauseating back-patting. Fast forward to the very end, though, that part’s great. ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Bo sits this one out because he doesn’t know where the show ranks among other podcasts, Sheil and Zach discuss the Eric Wilson and Jordan Howard signings before answering your pre-draft questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sheil’s at the helm for the full reaction to the Eagles’ preemptive trade down from No. 6 to No. 12. Was it the right move? Who are the likely targets now? Does Zach have a front yard? ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For some reason, the Eagles have signed Joe Flacco to be their backup quarterback, prompting quite the discussion from Sheil, Bo and Zach. They also discuss Anthony Harris, diets and Zach's special day ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni speak after a quiet start to the league year for the Eagles while Carson Wentz finally talks after skipping town. Bo, Sheil and Zach talk about all of it, being that this is a podcast ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To Bo’s utter devastation, and after a great start, WiFi temporarily postpones the Ospreys. But on the fly, Sheil and Zach spark an enthusiastic free agency discussion ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For some twisted reason, Bo, Sheil and Zach grind through a bracket of 64 potential free-agent signings for an Eagles team with little money to spend. Find out which jabroni they think is most likely to be an Eagle in 2021. Poor Marissa ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Zach in the host chair and Marissa back in the nest, the Birds go over the latest Eagles news and then role play the important scenes we're all missing from not being in Indianapolis for the combine ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, it finally happened. The Eagles traded Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts, so Bo, Sheil and Zach fire up the emergency pod to talk about the move from all angles. Who's to blame? Did the Eagles get enough? What do they do at QB now? Plus, C-Nastradamus ... Watch this episode on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlL7BK2Wr8I&t=1s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Another week and still no movement on the Carson Wentz front. Bo, Sheil and Zach figure out what to make of that situation and then answer your questions about Jordan Mailata and Andre Dillard, Urban Meyer and some sportswriter inside baseball ... Watch this episode on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HylIdHCsKWg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bo, Sheil and Zach discuss the ongoing Carson Wentz trade talks, whether they think a trade is still imminent and what fair compensation would be. Then, it's time for the annual ranking of the Eagles with uncertain futures and how likely they are to return in 2021 ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coach Flinn stops by to talk Mount Union football, how the tofu sausage gets made on coaching staffs and much more. Then, Bo, Sheil and Zach discuss what now seems like an inevitable Carson Wentz trade before they preview the Superb Owl with a special Swooper Soarcasting ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bo, Sheil and Zach get together following Nick Sirianni's long-awaited introductory press conference to discuss what he said, what Jeffrey Lurie didn't answer and what's going on with these crazy markets ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Those are some options for the bird-based pun on role play. Please let us know which one you prefer. In this episode, Bo, Sheil and Zach discuss the Eagles' reported hirings of Jonathan Gannon and Shane Steichen, react to #toomuchSwoop and then get into character with a mock Nick Sirianni press conference. ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni is the next Eagles head coach, so Bo, Sheil and Zach give their thoughts on the Frank Reich protegé, what he brings to Philadelphia, the Eagles' process and what comes next ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.