Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers College Basketball Podcast

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Welcome to Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers! If you came to find the best college basketball coverage, from team No. 1 to team No. 365, you came to the right place! Co-Hosts Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin watch as much college basketball as anybody, and like to break down the game in a unique way. Sam and Jonathan, with the help of the best guests in the business, attempt to stray away from the narratives that plague mainstream college hoops discourse, taking an angle based on watching the games with a critical eye and analyzing advanced analytics with both acceptance and skepticism.

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin

Episodes

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E35 27.01.2024 42:54

Sam is joined by Lafayette head coach Mike McGarvey, and Sam and Jonathan discuss the big games on Saturday

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E34 26.01.2024 1:02:55

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Josh Linke (@TheZagaholic)

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E33 24.01.2024 1:04:11

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Nico Del Frate (@elitetakes_) and Cole Adams (@coleadamss) to discuss everything from a college basketball Tuesday

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, S4E32 23.01.2024 45:06

Sam and Jonathan go over DePaul, McNeese/AMCC, Kansas/Cincy, and North Carolina/Wake

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E31 with Rocco Miller 22.01.2024 1:09:38

Sam Federman is joined by Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) to discuss the happenings in college basketball

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, S4E30 1/20/24 21.01.2024 1:51:53

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Tom Mosser (@coachmosser), Michael DeRosa (@MDTheDream), and Justin Perri (@JustinPerri8) to break down everything from a super busy Saturday in college hoops.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, S4E29 with Jim Root 20.01.2024 1:32:28

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Jim Root of the Three Man Weave to preview a big Saturday in college basketball.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E28, 1/18/24 19.01.2024 1:26:13

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Harrison Simeon (@HarrisonJSimeon), Hitmen Hoops (@HitmenHoops), and Henry Eisenberg (@HenryEEisenberg) to discuss the big and small stories in college hoops on Thursday night. Big conversations around Colorado/Oregon, Memphis/USF, and Michigan/Illinois.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E27, 1/17/24 19.01.2024 1:04:06

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Chris Thedinga (@CThedinga) and Dean Wendel (@DeanWende1) to discuss the major and minor happenings in college basketball on a busy Wednesday night. UConn's win over Creighton is covered at the beginning of the show, and Dean discusses the A10 in depth.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E26, 1/16/24 19.01.2024 1:10:16

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Jaden Daly (@DalyDoseOfHoops), Griffin Healy (@TheGriffinHealy), and Ian Curtis (@TexianCurtis) to discuss the happenings of college hoops on a busy Tuesday night. Seton Hall's dominant win over St. John's, Purdue's prowess and Indiana's struggles, along with a wild game between Texas A&M and Arkansas are the major topics covered.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E25 12/30/23 19.01.2024 45:34

Sam and Jonathan discuss a busy weekend of college basketball as it returns from Christmas break

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E24, 12/23/23 19.01.2024 1:31:33

Sam and Jonathan celebrate the champions and talk about Tyler Self's current employment.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E23, 12/18/23 19.01.2024 59:06

Sam and Jonathan go over their top 25's after a big weekend of college basketball

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E22, UConn smacks Gonzaga recap, Big Saturday preview 16.12.2023 53:39

Sam is joined by Tommy Marquardt to go over the UConn/Gonzaga game and everything coming up on a huge college basketball Saturday.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E20 02.12.2023 1:09:54

Sam and Jonathan discuss everything in the college basketball world

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, S4E19, Feast Week Midweek 02.12.2023 2:14:39

Sam Federman is joined by Pat Dallahan and Cole Adams to discuss feast week.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E21, Wild Friday 02.12.2023 53:31

Sam Federman is joined by Tommy Marquardt to discuss everything from a wild Friday in college basketball

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E18, Feast Week Preview with Kevin Sweeney 17.11.2023 1:55:43

Sam and Jonathan welcome Kevin Sweeney of Sports Illustrated to preview Feast Week

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, S4E17, Champions Classic and Tuesday Recap 15.11.2023 1:05:35

Sam and Jonathan welcome Jackson Bezdek from the Field of 68's Kansas podcast, The Hum, to discuss the Champions Classic, as well as some of the other results from Tuesday night.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, S4E16, Penn Upsets Villanova, Michigan routs St. John's, Monday recap 14.11.2023 1:31:58

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Thomas Cavanagh and Pat Dallahan to discuss the big results around college basketball on Monday night.

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, S4E15, Gavitt Games Preview and Weekend Recap with Greg Waddell 13.11.2023 1:56:33

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Greg Waddell of Sleepers Media to discuss the weekend slate, including disappointing performances from Indiana and Maryland, while also previewing the Gavitt Games and Champions Classic

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers, S4E14, First Big Slate 13.11.2023 1:45:51

Sam and Jonathan welcome Josh Linke, Jaden Daly, and Jack Morgan to discuss Gonzaga/Yale, Sacred Heart/Iona, and Charleston/Duquesne while also spending time discussing everything else from the rest of the college basketball landscape on the first big night of the season. Recaps from Duke/Arizona, Tennessee/Wisconsin, Princeton/Hofstra, Missouri/Memphis, and much more are provided within this epis...

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E13, Second Night 13.11.2023 54:08

Sam and Jonathan welcome Henry Eisenberg to discuss Michigan basketball's season opener against UNC Asheville, while also discussing everything else from the Division I landscape on the second night of the season

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E12, Wild Opening Night 13.11.2023 42:53

Sam and Jonathan discuss everything they noticed from the opening night of college basketball. (Video file available on YouTube and Twitter, had technical difficulties)

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E11, "Christmas Eve" Spectacular, 2023-24 Season Preview 06.11.2023 3:43:48

Sam and Jonathan are joined by Nick Lorensen, PDTScouting, and a variety of correspondents from across the country to once and for all, finalize the preview content for the 2023-24 college basketball season, and usher in the new year.