Fighting Fire With Fire: The AJ Rose Show

Eric returns to FFWF with his girlfriend Megan to discuss the relatively calm ending to the 2016 Election, plus a speed round in which we discuss the age old debate: Cats vs. Dogs.

In this late-week edition of the Weekly Scorch, Sam and AJ (recording from Sam's house in Brighton, MA) discuss the upcoming debauchery of Halloweekend, the Bruins' shaky start to the season, and a new speed version of "Asking For A Friend".

In the second solo episode of FFWF, AJ discusses the Spurs' demolition of the Warriors, Josh Brown and the latest NFL PR fiasco, Megyn Kelly's interview with Newt Gingrich, and the latest musical releases from Vulfpeck, NxWorries (Anderson Paak & Knwledge), and Run The Jewels.

In the third and final NBA preview podcast, Dan and AJ give their 8 playoff teams for each conference, their picks for the conference Finals, and their 2016-2017 NBA champions. Plus, predictions on all the major NBA awards: MVP, MIP, COY, 6MOY, DPOY, and ROY.

Dan Perez returns to continue our NBA Over/Under season preview with the western conference, and Elliot Bruce chips in with his predictions as well. We briefly discuss each of the 15 western conference teams and why each of us think they'll go over or under their projected win total.

In the latest weekly scorch, Sam and AJ discuss the Week 6 NFL happenings, then dive in to "How Was Your Day?" (22:55), "So Hot Right Now" (24:35), Sam discusses the horrors of working a 9 to 5 (32:00), correctly predict the winner of last night's debate (39:30) and give an extended "One Last Thing" (52:25).

Longtime friends and first time podcasters Eddie Brown and Nathan Hurdle try out several FFWF segment staples "How Was Your Day?", "So Hot Right Now", and "One Last Thing". We also discuss halloween as a holiday, being honest with yourself as an artist, and do our first ever Speed Round!

Elliot Bruce comes on to talk about the 49ers finally making the decision to start Colin Kaepernick, and the effects of Kaepernick's protests both in and out of sports. We then discuss why Elliot has officially made the Michigan Wolverines his pick to win the CFB Playoff. Finally, we engage in a short but efficient "One Last Thing".

Sam Barbell returns to FFWF during his brief visit to Boston to talk about who he's voting for in the upcoming Presidential Election, what he thinks the best album of 2016 is, and tells a few anecdotes about dropping out of (and returning to) college.

This week Sam and AJ discuss the second presidential debate, Week 5 in the NFL, answer some fan questions in "Asking For A Friend", and much more.

AJ and guest Dan Perez begin previewing the upcoming NBA season by breaking down the Over/Under projections for each team in the Eastern Conference and discussing why they think each team will go over or under.

The first ever album review on FFWF is a deep dive on Frank Ocean's sophomore album. AJ is joined by Robbie Vadala, Christian Yoon, and Freddy Lane to dissect why "Blonde" is one of the most gripping, unique, and memorable albums of 2016.

In the most chaotic episode of FFWF yet, Sam Hannon helps me debut a few new segments, and we talk about Week 5 in the NFL, Kim Kardashian getting robbed in Paris, and a vast array of other sports and pop culture events from the past week.

On the 10th episode of FFWF, longtime friend of the show Eric Leroy Simpson comes on to talk about the impending retirement of Red Sox DH David Ortiz; we discuss Big Papi's legacy, where he ranks among the best Boston athletes of the 21st Century, and ponder whether he'd consider coming back for another season. Plus "What's Hot?", "Asking For A Friend", and "One Last Thing".

Elliot Bruce returns to talk about the upcoming weekend in both the NFL and College Football. We preview each of the 3 CFB match-ups between Top 10 teams. Elliot also bravely tries to carry out several FFWF segments; "What's Hot?", "Asking For A Friend", and "One Last Thing".

Sam Hannon makes his third appearance on the podcast, in what may become a weekly occurrence! Sam and I discuss, among other things, the first Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, late night internet deep dives, and the debut of a new segment, "Asking For A Friend"!

This podcast does not feature a guest, but serves as a test podcast for several new segments that will be implemented into FFWF, which host AJ Rose uses to recap a few pop culture headlines from the past few days, as well as give a few pop culture recommendations.

Sam Hannon makes his second appearance on FFWF as we discuss various pop culture happenings: the continued debate and discussion about Colin Kaepernick, the Patriots' win over the Cardinals, the Netflix hit Stranger Things, and whether Sam and I should travel to Cleveland for Tom Brady's return.

Elliot Bruce becomes the first guest to appear on FFWF twice! First Elliot gives his own NFL predictions to add to the predictions Tien and I made in Episode 4, then we break down a wild opening weekend in college football, including some tentative picks for the College Football Playoff. We close with Elliot giving out a few winning picks against the spread for Week 1 of the NFL season.

After a brief hiatus, FFWF is back! Today my good friend Tien Tran and I give a quick preview of the upcoming NFL season, including all 8 division winners, Wild Card teams, Super Bowl representatives, and awards picks.

From Blue Mountain Center, an artist's retreat in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate NY, I talk to author Jay Walljasper about his book, "America's Walking Renaissance", which discusses the numerous mental and physical benefits of, you guessed it, walking!

On today's podcast my good friends Sean and Sam join to talk about studying abroad, the importance of travel, and go on several random tangents.

The first official episode of the podcast! I chat with my lifelong friends Sam Hannon and Elliot Bruce about the 2016 Rio Olympics, the dominance of Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, and the entire US Women's Gymnastics team. We also discuss where Michael Phelps ranks among the best American athletes ever, briefly touch upon the 2016 Presidential Election, and go on several tangents about random topics...