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Are you ready for some futbol (American and otherwise?). Cole and Laura talk to Roberto Abramowitz, the Spanish language voice for NY Jets radio, the NFL on CBS and NYCFC about the football season, the brutal end to NYCFC's season, and what it's like to dub HBO shows like "Hard Knocks" and "24/7". The Chiefs somehow won again and Cole is in full gloating mode. Plus, i...

Hockey season is here and who better to take us through the season, the NHL's growth efforts, and the Blues firing their head coach than Dan Rosen, senior writer for NHL.com? Cole and Laura go through some Week 13 NFL action, including the Har-Bowl (tm) and Saquon Barkley rubbing salt in the Giants' wounds. Plus, the Thanksgiving side dish hierarchy is revealed. Also: Have you watched Ho...

Wait til next year (or every year until you die). The Giants and Jets are in no-man's land, meaning we're already looking at the 2025 NFL draft with football guru and Poughkeepsie Journal sports reporter Stephen Haynes. Cole is in mourning after the Chief's first loss of the season and Laura...very much is not. Plus: Other Week 11 action and the least shocking ending of the Golden B...

That's German for 'The Giants The'. Guten tag! The pod goes international as Cole and Laura talk Giants football and the international NFL games with Newsday's Neil Best, who was in Munich this week. The Chiefs are 9-0 but will their matchup against the Bills be too much to handle? We've got all the Week 10 action here, plus Golden Bachelorette, philosophical musings, and...

Cole and Laura discuss if anyone in the NFC can topple the Lions. They chat with Jerry Beach, who covers MLB and NHL for Field Level Media, AP and Forbes, for a World Series post mortem and discuss if the Islanders have a chance of surviving their barrage of injuries. Most importantly, we get Jerry's definitive Treehouse of Horror rankings as everyone goes on a Simpsons (deeeeeeep) deep dive....

Who's getting Juan Soto?! Cole and Laura talk to "Baseball Isn't Boring" host and Red Sox reporter Rob Bradford about this World Series and the OTHER World Series happening this offseason. There's a pretty strong consensus on where Soto likely will sign. Can smaller-market teams even compete in the age of superstars? They go into Week 8 NFL action, sing (another) funeral d...

The drought is over. After 28 years, the Liberty have finally won their first WNBA title, and Cole and Laura discuss the bonkers Game 5. They chat all things Chiefs with Rustin Dodd, reporter for The Athletic and author of Kingdom Quarterback. Plus: The Bills are clicking, the World Series as set, and there is only one correct Chili’s order. Download, like, and subsribe! Follow us on twitter/x @FT...

Are the Yankees…unbeatable? Cole and Laura talk with MLB.com Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch about the ALCS and why the Yankees look so good right now and whether Aaron Judge will break out of his career long playoff slump. Before that, they get into some Week 6 NFL talk. Davante Adams is a Jet and the AFC East is about to get very interesting (even if it’s still mediocre). Also, Cole and Laura a...

This is the most exciting MLB postseason in recent memory and Cole and Laura are so here for it. MLB.com Mets beat writer Anthony DiComo stops by ahead of NLDS Game 3 to talk about the Mets World Series hopes, whether we should be worried about Edwin Diaz and…is that Dark Brandon Nimmo? Cole and Laura live react to the Jets firing Robert Saleh and they have THOUGHTS, J-E-T-MESS! Plus, Cole is feel...

Feel that nip in the air? No? Well use your imagination because it’s October, baby, and that means playoff baseball, hockey on the horizon, and football in swing. Cole and Laura talk all things NHL with Bleacher Report’s Joe Yerdon, who expertly previews the season. Joe and Laura also try to convert Cole to the magic of Shoresy. Plus: Sam Darnold, MVP? The bonkers Mets/Braves Wild Card play in. An...

Is that...is that October magic?! Cole and Laura talk to Mets play by play announcer/legend Howie Rose about this ridiculous baseball season, calling big moments in real time, and what the playoffs might bring. Cole is excited about the Chiefs. Laura is resigned to them winning another Super Bowl (featuring other Week 3 action: The Red Rifle is rocking). Laura goes on a Very Special Journey...to A...

Laura and Cole go through Laura's DMs to see the hilarious, the cringey, and the VERY ugly parts of being a female sports reporter. She got some help from her friends, though, as women across sports media peel back the curtain to show you what it's like. (Has a stranger ever proposed marriage to you? It's happened to Laura! More than once!)...Plus: A fantastic interview with former...

Cole and Laura ponder that age-old question as they talk to Andy Vasquez, Jets beat writer for NJ Advance. Can Aaron Rodgers pull them out of this? What happened to the defense? They also break down some of the other big storylines in a very busy NFL Week 1, including the Chiefs, Bears, Bills and Lions games. Plus: Laura is horrified by the end of The Bachelorette, and Cole learns not to text and...

Laura’s back after a week away from the pod and Cole is there to catch her up. New York has US Open fever, and Fox 5 sports reporter Jennifer Williams breaks down everything you need to know for the quarterfinals and beyond. Will the American men’s Open drought finally end?! Plus, Cole bullied Laura into watching Love is Blind: UK and it might even be messier than The Bachelorette. Thank you for o...

Laura is out of the country and left the keys to the kingdom to Cole and his neighborhood friend Anthony to fill in. What could go wrong!? The boys discuss the ethos of their NFL fandom Anthony (JETS) Cole (Chiefs). They are joined by guest Nick Dais of the Veterans Minimum Pod, producer of 'itiswhatitis_talk' pod, and Sirius XM affiliate, to talk the upcoming season, fantasy strategy, a...

Are you ready for some football?! The NFL preseason is underway and Cole and Laura are getting hyped up with the help of Bob Glauber, author, 37-year NFL columnist and recipient of the Pro Football Writers of America's lifetime achievement award. They break down the big storylines to watch this season, which teams could surprise you, and whether the Chiefs have it in them to three-peat. Plus,...

Cole and Laura have post-Olympics depression - but that doesn't mean they can't relive USA Men's basketball's epic march toward gold. Plus, they have to talk about the Breakdancer Heard 'Round the World, right? They chat with Jackie Powell, a freelance women's basketball writer for The Next, Yahoo Sports and MSNBC. The women won gold, but the international talent gap...

The one where Laura gets stranded. Cole and Laura discuss Laura's 24-hour nightmare journey to get to St. Louis for a Mets game and then experiencing the...uh...unique local cuisine. Cole laments the state of the Cardinals. They welcome Evan Drellich, senior writer for The Athletic, who talks about the White Sox losing streak, the future of baseball, and the likelihood of another MLB lockout...

Cole and Laura dive into the MLB trade deadline madness and what it means for the rest of the season. They talk to Dan Abrams, the graphic artist behind the wildly popular Athlete Logos, about the highs and lows of fandom, and creating the designs that have come to define the Mets. Plus: Cole goes into Mighty Ducks lore, Laura is a little bit in love with the pommel horse guy, Olympics talk and…[d...

The Olympics are coming and the plotlines are juicy this year. Cole is a patriotic fan and Laura is...not. They talk to NBC Sports and Entertainment reporter Mike Gavin about U.S. Men's and Women's basketball, the return of Simone Biles, track and field drama and Seinfeld. The duo discuss the best Olympic movies, whether The Cutting Edge is a deep cut, Cole drops a ton of Fast and Furiou...

We've reached 500 listeners! You know what that means: Cole and Laura wade into the dark waters of Laura's DMs, and this one's a doozy. They talk WNBA with Howard Megdal,  founder and editor-in-chief of The Next, a top-line women's basketball site, and author of the book Rare Gems. So, is this the Liberty's year? Plus! Home Run Derby, National Anthem blind items, soccer, a...

So what’s the deal with Furries anyway? Mets go to Pittsburgh during FurryCon and  Cole and Laura get the tea on all animal-related drama. (Furries! They’re just like us!) Plus, are the Yankees broken? The Cardinals are on the upswing and the All Star game isn’t. We also tap MLSSoccer.com editor Dylan Butler, who’s got the scoop on the Copa/Euro tourneys. Laura embraces the dark side when it comes...

Cole and Laura come through with a jam-packed episode ahead of the long weekend. The U.S. men’s national team celebrates our country’s independence by choking in the Copa America group stage. They talk WNBA and bring in not one but two guests! Abbey Mastracco, Mets beat reporter for the Daily News, breaks down buyers and sellers at the deadline and cracks open her DMs to give us a peak at the rand...

Cole comes back from LA very tired and Laura makes some friends watching the Stanley Cup at a house warming party. The duo recap the Stanley Cup game 7, talk  the latest in the WNBA, MLB, before chatting with guest Glenn Crooks,  play-by-play voice of NYCFC, who breaks down the Copa, Euros, and current state of the MLS! Download, like, and subscribe! Follow us on X/Twitter @FTLLTC  Yell at us Foll...

Cole and Laura say goodbye to the NBA season and have very strong thoughts about Caitlin Clark and the WNBA. Also, are the Grimace Mets winning the World Series? Stick around for an interview with NHL writer Andrew Gross, who talks Stanley Cup and (possibly?) being the reason Sean Avery called Martin Brodeur a fatso. Finally, we wrap with very important bar etiquette. Follow us on social: X/Twitte...