Boiler Alert: A Purdue University podcast

On this edition of the Let's Get Weird Sports podcast, Paul and T-Mill discuss cocaine, sweaty mascot sex, and other drugs in 1980s baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We’ve got an exciting episode of Off the Tracks, former Purdue great Rapheal Davis joined the podcast to talk all things basketball. We get into the nitty gritty of this year’s current team including some behind the scene anecdotes and observations from what’s been a crazy off-season. He also tells us about the young players reaction to their first college loss. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

In our latest LGWS Podcast, Travis and Paul talk about how the 2021 NCAA Tournament will look like with COVID-19 still raging in this country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, Purdue plays at Minnesota in search for their first win at TCF Stadium. Can Purdue win or will Minnesota continue their winning streak against Purdue? Casey talks with Blake Ruane of The Daily Gopher prior to tonight's match up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our latest podcast, Casey talked with Bobby Riddell, aka Bobby Buckets, about his new role as the new color commentator for Purdue Basketball. He will be joining Rob Blackman on the radio call, who is becoming the full-time play-by-play announcer after Larry Clisby's retirement. Riddell talks about what to expect this season, both from Purdue and his announcing style given some of the challenge...

As if 2020 couldn't get any crazier, this Saturday's game between Purdue and Northwestern will determine who will control the B1G West this season. As both teams prepare for this pivotal game, Casey talks with Eli Karp of Inside NU to discuss this week's marquee matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special Off The Tracks podcast, Casey talks with Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star to discuss our current sports environment in the world of COVID. We won't spoil any of it for you and hope you listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our latest OTT podcast, Drew and Casey what we can expect out of the 2020-21 Big Ten Basketball season (assuming it occurs), with an obvious focus on Purdue basketball. Additionally, Drew talks about his bad burger takes at the end. Granted, he's probably never had In-N-Out so he doesn't know what a good fast food burger is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Let's Get Weird Sports Podcast T-Mill and Paul discuss the strange case of the Montreal Expos: a team that played in one of most poorly built stadiums ever, was neglected by its ownership, and its best seasons wiped out due to labor issues in Major League Baseball. All this with an aside on the cancellation of college football.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

In the late 1980s the athletic war between the United States and the Soviet Union was stronger than ever. In fact, it was so strong that the Soviet Union decided to take on the world in baseball, of all sports. In this edition of the Let's Get Weird Sports podcast Travis and Paul discuss the short lived Soviet Union National Baseball Team, with a sidebar on Russian American-style football.  Learn...

On the latest episode of the Let’s Get Weird Sports podcast, we have our first ever outside guest! Former Oak Hill HS basketball player, Caleb Derby, comes by to talk about one of the most famous Indiana High School basketball games ever: The Swayzee-Liberty Center game from the 1964 Marion Regional. Caleb participated in the 2014 throwback 50th anniversary game and provides some insight on its hi...

In the latest OTT Podcast, Casey and Drew have a great interview with Joey Burton, aka The Shot Doctor. Burton has worked with Raphael Davis, Dakota Mathias, and Carsen Edwards from Purdue, as well as a handful of other players who are actively playing in the NBA. The duo talk with Burton about his methods for helping improve players, what he has seen from recent Purdue players, and even gives you...

Welcome to a new podcast series here at Hammer & Rails! The Off The Tracks Podcast is hosted by H&R writers Casey Bartley and Drew Schneider. In their first episode they will be discussing Nojel Eastern's sudden transfer to Michigan, Matt Painter's comments on the Dan Dak!ch Show, and what can we expect in next year's line up. We hope you tune in to this new podcast series as we continue to stay s...

As we continue our quarantine, some people want football back; some people want baseball back. So why not talk about a football game that went in only one direction in Wrigley Field (and no, we're not talking about a Hazell coached team when it comes to one-way football). Travis and Paul talk about the return of football to the Friendly Confines in 2010 when Northwestern hosted their in-state riva...

Though we still may be staying safer at home, there was some Purdue news over the past week. A few Purdue players were selected in the NFL Draft this weekend, Haarms announced he would transfer to BYU for his last year, and Nojel would test the NBA Draft waters to get some critical feedback before his senior season. Travis, Ledman, and Holmes (with non-helpful quips from Juan) talk about all of th...

Since we still don't have much to talk about in terms of Purdue stuff (and the staff being too sad to talk about Haarm's departure), Travis and Paul fill in the time with their side project of the Let's Get Weird/Quarantined, Sports Podcast. Today, they talk about the idea of MLB returning to playing in empty stadiums, and what it was like when the Orioles had to play in an empty stadium due to th...

With no sports going in, it's time to have another Let's Get Weird, Sports podcast to help fill in our quarantined lives. Today, Travis and Paul talk about the former Pirates pitcher, Dock Ellis, who ended up throwing a no-hitter in San Diego in the 1970s while high on LSD (it was the 70s, after all). It's certainly an interesting topic and one we hope will keep you entertained during your social...

The Big Ten Tournament is canceled. The NCAA Tournament is canceled. All Purdue sports are canceled. But ladies and gentlemen, we are not canceled and the show will go on! And that's because we can keep podcasting as we prepare to quarantine ourselves! Today's special podcast is just Juan, Travis, and Drew reacting to the shut down of all sporting events as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sprea...

Given that Purdue has the weekend off, we decided to upload an episode of the Let's Get Weird, Sports Podcast, which we usually feature during the offseason as well as any breaks in Purdue's schedule to help fill in some gaps in coverage. Today, Travis and Paul talk about the weird stuff Paul experienced while covering the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago (which will be in Indy next year). But be...

Purdue Basketball this season has been a roller coaster, and this weekend's game at Northwestern summed up the season quite well. After struggling all season away from Mackey, and in the first 38-ish minutes in Evanston, Purdue pulled out a win at Northwestern, giving them their first conference road win of the season (yeah we know, it was at Northwestern). Travis and Juan break down that game and...

Purdue Football is over, it's the middle of the finals break for Purdue Basketball, and the early signing period for football doesn't start for another week. So why not take this time to step away from Purdue for a little bit and talk about the weird stories of the sports world. The Let's Get Weird, Sports Podcast is back for "Season 2" (we never really had seasons but Travis and Paul use it anywa...

2019 was a rough season for Purdue Football filled with injuries, close losses, heart breaks and broken bones. It was so close to ending on a sweet note, but alas That School In Bloomington took our hopes and our bucket. With the season now over, we look at what happened and what to look forward to in 2020. We hope you listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a hiatus due to injuries...I mean travel...we're back with the Hammerin' Ales football podcast after a tough loss at Our Most Hated Rivals: Iowa. While it was tough, Juan and Travis talk about some of the frustrations around the Iowa game, but also managing our expectations with an up and coming young Purdue team given all the injuries this year. Paul Banks of TheSportsBank.net joins us to t...

Yeah...Friday night was...not fun...so let's talk about it! Juan, Drew, and Kyle break down what happened in Reno on Friday night and what Purdue can fix going forward. We also preview the Vanderbilt game and their large running threat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices