CzabeCast

Czabe is back from his impossibly perfect Irish golf holiday, and boy has he missed a lot. A few thoughts from Ireland and the stunning upset in their version of the Super Bowl. ANDY POLLIN joins to talk about how insanely over-covered the whole Ryan Clark firing is. The melting media ice cube shows no mercy. Mike Vrabel hides behind a dog. LeBron chooses Philly. The WNBA is writing even more insa...

Czabe reacts to the scintillating World Cup semi in Atlanta, where dejected Brits were sent home, humming sad echoes of "It's (not) coming home..." NICK LAUGHNER of the Cleansheet EPL joins to discuss. Also RYAN GLASSPIEGEL of Front Office Sports pops on to talk Seahawks sale, the WNBA's insane destruction of their golden goose Caitlyn Clark, and more. Tom Rinaldi strikes again wit...

Czabe is joined by PAUL CHARCHIAN who had a nightmare airline delay story for the ages, and a harshly critical review of a supposedly good cheesesteak joint in the City of Brotherly Love. People now want to go places to get out of the digital hellscape. Ticket prices are responding accordingly. Sony getting rid of physical video game media. The Odyssey is going to be awesome, with two big exceptio...

I mean, look I get it. Just about everybody has Netflix, but it's just more friction, another couple of steps and clicks, and once you start putting stuff out of reach of casuals, it's bad for sport. CZABE goes solo today, and gets into sweetheart deals in the NBA, drafting a guy in MLB as a favor and turning it into a Hall of Fame career. The fight over "permanent" daylight saving...

VAR and the Evil of Replay. World Cup weekend react. Ehrling Haaland. Of Yellow and Red Cards. Home Run Derby on Netflix. ANDY POLLIN. Are we old, or are exhibition events getting tired? When was "peak sports?" Cathy Englebert shanks the interview. Conor McGregor. Lindsay Graham. Old politicians. Bison Attack. My college student newspaper buddies, Aaron Heifetz and Scott Lawrence. MORE.......

LeBron Decision: 16 Years Later VAR Virus to Spread Hate Soccer: Take This Week Off 42M Viewed Men to Give 1/2 of Money How Big A Comeback? Not Now, Janice! Keith Hernandez Goes Dark AUTHOR: Ryan Basen: Death of A Childhood/'89 Orioles Temu Swimming Pool? Our Sponsors: * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code CZABE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollcoclothing.com Advertising Inquiries:...

Czabe breaks down the USA's absolutely 2 a.m. ugly loss to Belgium in the World Cup with NICK LOCHNER of the "Cleansheet EPL" as they "pie chart" the blame to go around. Also, Czabe says USA and soccer is like growing mushrooms in a sandbox. You can try, but it's gonna take a lot of effort. VAR is used to absolutely rob Egypt of a huge goal, and yet somehow the soccer world...

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to talk about the big Monday game, the handful of American sports fan "deal breakers" with soccer, plus a mother of all "jersey fouls." A few thoughts on Bribery, Nationality and more. Dianna Russini can't even take a cruise in peace. Taylor Swift's wedding had Adam Sandler as the officiant. MORE.... Our Sponsors: * Check out Troll Co Clothing and...

Czabe is as floored as everyone else that FIFA bent over backward to favor us, little ol' 'Murica in SOCCER with a favorable ruling. It must mean we have truly arrived! World Cup Nick, NICK LOCHNER of the Cleansheet EPL joins me to analyze several great days of football. Also, my former morning show running mate BRIAN BUTCH joined me to talk about idiots like Malik Beasly betting on his ow...

Czabe did his every 3 years and 11 months visit to the Church of Soccer and watched the entire match. Yes, he had opinions, but he kept them mostly in check as he recapped the match with NICK LOCHNER of the "Cleansheet EPL" and talked about the loss of Flo Balogun for their Round of 16 showdown vs. Belgium. What does the average fan think of VAR? How come the "Milwaukee Messi" isn&...

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN from glorious Utah, where the Jazz are most definitely NOT expected to be in the King James "sweepstakes." J.J. McCarthy "catches a stray" from Diana Russini during her traffic stop. Why is the NBA not on the verge of chaos after the recent gambling allegations? Charch tells a story of comical IRS regulatory overkill. MORE.... Our Sponsors: * Check out...

Czabe has finally gotten back from his long drive from Milwaukee in the red Tesla Model 3. And stuff is poppin. Malik Beasly and Terion Arnold are competing for idiot athlete of the year. The Germans get knocked out in PK's by Paraguay. What will Freddy LA7 do to kill time before he leaves on July 23rd? Is the gravy train over? NICK LOCHNER of "The Clean Sheet EPL" joins to talk World...

Czabe unlocks SCOTT LINN and STEVE SOLOMON from behind the paywall this week for a brisk Thursday jaunt through the pod. The lads talk about Solly's failed political campaign, the astonishing details about the woman who stole the stupid Knicks trash can, and why the WNBA remains the most un-serious of leagues. Also, Becky Hammon isn't wrong, she's just going to pretend that she isn&#39...

Czabe reconnects with two old radio friends, JOSH ALBRECHT and MATT MUELLER, to discuss the Greek Freak era finally coming to an end in the Brew City, with the NBA blockbuster trade that everybody saw coming from a mile away. Whose fault was it anyway? Can you believe many fans are now playing the "he's dead to me" card? Would Buck fans have liked to take their chances with Jalen Brown...

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to talk about a big week for the NBA. The woeful Wizards, having won just 50 games in 3 years, are sitting at 1/1 in the draft. Dybansta or Peterson? Oftentimes, the worst of the two ends up totally sucking. Giselle posts an IG to her new beau on Father's Day. Dusty May gets out before the posse gets to Ann Arbor. Linda Cohn hangs 'em up. Durant needs to just sto...

Czabe runs a crisp solo pod today... discussing how f'ing good ol' Team USA looks right now in the World Cup, group winners and ready to rest their loins before knockout play. What if we are *good* at soccer now? More news and notes from World Cup, plus the amount of people capeing up for a German tourist they don't know, have never seen, and will never meet, is simply astounding. Plus...

ANDY POLLIN joins the show, and we'll find out if "mid-week Andy" is any more "fresh" than Monday Andy! His take on the Brendan Sorsby saga. The TT billionaire who is as clueless as he is rich. Andy's "Behind the Music" story on breaking into radio. Floyd Mayweather is broke. What a shock. NICK LOCHNER of the "Cleansheet EPL" newsletter on the World Cup. It...

GUEST: PAUL CHARCHIAN Jamie Lee’s Hooters Lohs-Angeles? “Teenage Wasteland” RUSH Tour Takes Off The “Experiential Economy” World Cup Mania Our Awesome Stadiums Scotland’s Anthem Texas Tech Drops Sorsby Wemby’s Reputational Crashout Handshakes BBQ and Frenchman Our Sponsors: * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code CZABE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollcoclothing.com Advertising Inquiries...

Why the mediocre mind is obsessed (and panicked) about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. ARMEN SARYAN and BRIAN BUTCH talk about the impending exit of one Milwaukee icon (Giannis) and the rise of a new one (The Miz!). Listener feedback and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code CZABE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollcoclothing.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redc...

Czabe re-caps the Knicks hammer close of the Spurs in Game 5 to claim the title. It's one of the most impressive runs an NBA team has ever made in the playoffs, full of domination, determination, and a few small miracles in between. Are the Knicks "likable?" Wemby is a dirty bitch. Be better, Frenchie. Monica McNutt's pseudo-apology. Announcers and ratings and more. NICK LAUGHNER o...

Czabe talks about "gettin' paid" and the humble obligations that *should* come with it. Unfortunately, as the money has gotten stupider in sports, so too have the people being showered with outrageous contracts. Czabe also reflects on what most bothered him about Wemby NOT having his obviously flagrant foul upgraded by the league on Tuesday. Then, friend of the show GIL ALEXANDER of VS...

00:00 Reunion and Anticipation 02:45 NBA Drama and Wemby's Impact 05:48 Aaron Donald's Return and Rams' Super Bowl Hopes 08:59 The Best Week in Sports? 11:59 Stanley Cup Excitement in Vegas 15:02 Gambling Insights from Charles Barkley 18:11 Annika Niles: Filling Big Shoes in Music 29:08 The Rush Concert Experience 32:36 Drumming Techniques and Challenges 35:25 The Legacy of Rush 45:15...

The Spurs delivered a sharp counter-blow to the Knicks on Monday night. Czabe stayed up late, watched the whole damn game, and took copious notes. Will you care? Or appreciate? Maybe, maybe not. But he isn't runnin' from the grind! World Cup preview with NICK LAUGHNER of "The Clean Sheet EPL" on how this Cup tournament will certainly be different, but it never seems to disappoint....

Topics 1. Knicks Incredible Run 2. Wemby’s Folly 3. Haters Wrong About Brunson 4. Darren Rovell on Tickets 5. Andy Pollin 6. Is NFL Less Omnipresent? 7. Stifled by Password 8. 50th Reunion 9. Andy Rooney and D-Day 10. Writing for Broadcast Our Sponsors: * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code CZABE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollcoclothing.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.c...

What's in a logo? A lot. Especially for a league and its brand. Good thing the NBA didn't try to make "Showdown '82" a permanent "thing." Nick Saban and others testify on Capitol Hill to "save" college sports. Which sports, tho? And would an NCAA football and basketball "super league" really be so bad? How come ESPN is selling off big chunks of its CFB i...