Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers College Basketball Podcast
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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Jul 3, 2026
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Episodes
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E58: Mega Weekend Preview with Sam Lance 05.12.2025 1:55:49
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin welcome Sam Lance from the Field of 68 to preview a monster weekend of college basketball. Gonzaga vs Kentucky Duke at Michigan State Iowa State at Purdue Louisville vs Indiana Illinois vs Tennessee Auburn at Arizona HM Lightning Round Crosstown Shootout Big Ten games Ohio St @ NW Washington @ USC Oregon @ UCLA Dayton vs Virginia Baylor @ Memphis Boise State @ But...
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E57: Blue Bloods on Blue Bloods 03.12.2025 1:05:59
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap a loaded Tuesday night of college basketball UConn/Kansas Duke/Florida North Carolina/Kentucky Syracuse/Tennessee Michigan State/Iowa Mizzou/Notre Dame
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E56: One Month In 01.12.2025 1:29:54
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin go over the top 15 teams in college basketball heading into the second month of the season and preview a huge Tuesday of ball.
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E55: Thanksgiving Update 27.11.2025 1:48:53
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap the last few days of Feast Week action, including Players' Era and Maui Intro Main Games Players’ Era Team Breakdown Players Era Discussion Maui Whiparound Acrisure Iowa Mississippi Acrisure Tulsa/Northern Iowa Loyola Chicago ESPN Events Liberty loses UC San Diego Cal/UCLA Indiana/K State Preview Duke/Arkansas North Carolina/Michigan State UConn/Illinois
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E54: Feast Week Preview with Kevin Sweeney 21.11.2025 1:30:18
Sam Federman and (kind of) Jonathan Lidskin welcome Kevin Sweeney from Sports Illustrated back to the podcast to preview Feast Week. Previews of - Players Era - Maui Invitational - Battle 4 Atlantis - Rady Childrens Invitational - Greenbrier Classic - ESPN Events Invitational - Acrisure Series - Charleston Classic - Paradise Jam and more
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E53: Champions Classic + Wednesday Recap and Thursday MTE Preview 20.11.2025 1:41:55
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin return to recap the Champions Classic and marquee games from Wednesday night. Intro Big Games Recap Duke/Kansas UK/Michigan State UConn/Arizona Illinois/Alabama Whiparound NC State/VCU Kansas State/Tulsa Dayton/Marquette USF/Oklahoma State Troy/San Diego St. Preview Baha Mar Hall of Fame Kansas City Boardwalk Battle BYU/Wisconsin Louisville/Cincinnati
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E52: Week in Review and UT Martin head coach Jeremy Shulman 17.11.2025 1:52:46
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap the last week of basketball and interview UT Martin head coach Jeremy Shulman coming off big wins against UNLV and Bradley Intro Jeremy Shulman Recap the biggest games UConn/BYU Auburn/Houston Alabama/Purdue Arizona/UCLA Whiparound Ohio State/Notre Dame Colorado State/Loyola Georgetown/Clemson Maryland/Marquette Michigan/TCU Buy Or Sell High-Major Teams Helm...
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E51: Massive Tuesday Recap 12.11.2025 1:18:32
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap a massive Tuesday night in college basketball Intro Recap the biggest games Louisville/Kentucky Texas Tech/Illinois Whiparound Creighton/Gonzaga Michigan/Wake Forest Florida/Florida State Santa Clara/Xavier Iowa State/Miss State Duke/Army Helmet Stickers Sam James Jones John Hughley Darin Smith Keon Thompson Jonathan Money Williams Daniel Freitag Ilias Kamar...
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E50: Weekend Recap/Early Week Preview 10.11.2025 1:32:03
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap the weekend Intro Recap the biggest games St. John’s/Alabama Michigan State/Arkansas Indiana/Marquette Whiparound recap Virginia Tech/Providence South Florida/GW Gonzaga/Oklahoma Memphis/San Francisco Field of 68 Games Helmet Stickers Sam Akron (up to 73 in KenPom) Terrence Brown Kiyan Anthony TJ Long Ryan Ridder (Mercer) Jonathan Tyreek Coleman/JaQuan Johns...
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E49: First Weekend Preview/Friday Recap 08.11.2025 1:15:12
Sam and Jonathan recap Friday night (Kansas/UNC, Georgetown/Maryland, and more) and preview the weekend (St. John's/Alabama, Michigan State/Arkansas)
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E48: Opening Week 07.11.2025 1:14:42
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap the opening week of college basketball season. Florida/Arizona, BYU/Villanova, Duke/Texas, Valley Update, Helmet Stickers, and IU Indy
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E47: Christmas Eve Special 03.11.2025 1:58:43
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the first night of the college basketball season, going over hot takes and women's basketball as well. 0:00 Hot Takes 45:00 Women's Basketball Season Preview with Jack Church 1:00:00 Opening Night Preview with Matthew Winick
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E46: Northeast Mid-Major Preview with Tanner McGrath 27.10.2025 2:22:36
Sam Federman and guest host Tanner McGrath preview the Ivy League, MAAC, America East, NEC, and Patriot League Interviews with Penn G Ethan Roberts Sacred Heart F Anquan Hill Vermont HC John Becker Colgate HC Matt Langel New Haven HC Ted Hotaling
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E45: Missouri Valley Preview with John Baker 25.10.2025 1:23:04
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the Missouri Valley Conference with John Baker from March to the Arch. Diving into every team
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E44: West Coast Mid-Major Preview with Rocco Miller and Tom Mosser 23.10.2025 1:39:40
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the Mountain West (with Tom Mosser), the WCC, Big West, Big Sky, and WAC with Rocco Miller
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E43: A-10 Preview with Tyler Cronin 22.10.2025 1:10:50
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the A-10 men's basketball season with Tyler Cronin of the 3 Bid League Podcast.
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E42: ACC Preview with Christian Odjakjian 16.10.2025 1:41:17
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the ACC 2025-26 season with Christian Odjakjian. Previews of every team in depth.
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E41: Big Ten Preview with Joe Jackson 15.10.2025 2:18:58
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the 2025-26 Big Ten season with Joe Jackson. Previews of every team
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E40: Big East Preview with Michael DeRosa 13.10.2025 1:24:28
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the Big East men's basketball season with Michael DeRosa. Breakdowns of every single team
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E39: SEC Preview with Will Warren 11.10.2025 1:52:38
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the 2025-26 SEC Men's Basketball season with Will Warren from Basket Under Review. Previews of every SEC team.
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E38: Big 12 Preview with Isaac Trotter 10.10.2025 1:59:03
Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the 2025-26 Big 12 Men's Basketball season with Isaac Trotter of CBS Sports Breakdowns of every team in the conference.
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E37: Bruce Pearl Retirement EMERGENCY POD with @brandieeemac 24.09.2025 22:10
Emergency reaction to Bruce Pearl's retirement from Auburn
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E36: Freshman Preview with Arman Jovic (PDTScouting) 20.09.2025 2:10:02
Sam and Jonathan welcome Arman Jovic to preview the 2025 freshman class and international prospects in college basketball.
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E35: Tip-Off Talk, Saint Mary's with Zack Farmer 17.08.2025 21:34
Sam is joined by Zack Farmer to preview the 2025-26 Saint Mary's season
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E34: Tip-Off Talk, Kansas State with Jason Kinander 15.08.2025 23:52
Sam and Jonathan preview Kansas State's season with Jason Kinander
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