Foul Puck Pod

Welcome to our very first Summer Olympics Sports Primer! In this short episode, Rachel gives an overview of the 2020-Olympics-that-were and the 2021-Olympics-to-come. Give a listen to learn what to watch, how to watch, and when to watch it! If you enjoy this podcast, please go give us a 5-star rating on iTunes or the platform of your choice! Hit us up with questions and comments at @foulpuckpod on...

Alternate title: Universal Jerk-off Motion (finals predictions and prognostications with a side of well-informed complaining) Contents include: NBA: Warriors 20/21: the best we could have expected, really; play-in bracket; Steph's still got it; off-season possibilities; finals thoughts NHL: finals trajectories; Av's and Caps; Nazem Kadri's suspension MLB: A's are still doing ok!; run differentials...

In which Nancy definitely butchers some names there at the end: sincere apologies to all concerned! Also, now we want an egg sandwich. Contents include: WNBA: season starting NWSL: AU; GOALS newsletter and women's sports numbers NHL: playoffs and playoff complications MLB: the devil has come to take his due; Matt Olson: Drag Queen; umpire conspiracy theory Pod Vocab: Trade deadline; Future Conside...

In which we're fine, we're all fine. In fact, we're super! Contents Include: Extended Pandemic Check-in Soccer: Super League - what happened; why; 27 words Hockey: women's international cancellation MLB: A's Faustian Bargain; A'sSHAT; baseball changes that have stuck NBA: Steph Curry; the Warriors NHL: Patty Marleau; Nicky Bakstrom Unwritten Rule of Baseball: Pitchers shouldn't glare at fielders w...

Welcome to spring with Pod Special Guest Mandi Marquardt to talk about all things soccer and appropriate oral boundaries! Contents include: NWSL: new kits; rebrandings; coming teams; "friendlies"; Challenge Cup; Violence In Soccer; Olympic and National Teams; US Soccer lawsuit NHL: Canucks and the plague; capitalism reigns; trade deadline MLB: All-star game; A's pitching and season start NBA: Curr...

Alternate titles for this track include: "Came In Hot With A Slurpee And A Bag Of Chips" and "The Fyre Festival Cheese Sandwich of Weight Rooms". Contents include: Unwritten Rule of Baseball: Why You Should Have Your Power-hitter Bat Clean-up NCAA: (apologies to Hoosiers and Missourians)NCAA tournament men's vs women's facilities, swag, weights, food, staff, and tests History of the NCAA/Title IX/...

A year and two days after sports shut down, your hosts review the last 367 days personally, professionally, and in sports. The back-up title for this one was "Gritty On My Ass", so you know it's good. Contents include: -What sports mascot would you get tattooed on your buttcheek? -Pandemic Pod Revisited: How were we? What were our predictions? Last Events Before Lockdown; Living at Work -Sports in...

The Hosts Branch Out, aka screaming about sports that are not basketball, hockey, or baseball - refreshing!! Contents Include: Volleyball: AU; picking a fav; team make-up; charitable connections Sports Media: The Last Dance; Cheer Squad; Cheer Cheerleading: is it a sport?; types and culture; an abbreviated history; injuries Fantasy Sports: what, who and how; Feelings; skill vs luck Tales from the...

In which we revisit grade school science concepts about solar heat and the melting point of ice. Contents include: NHL: science is magic; plague league NBA: plague impact; Jazz victory trajectory; Warriors rollercoaster Bandwagon fans: gatekeeping and fan privilege; the effect of bandwagon fans on sports fandom MLB: allowing fans, how can this possibly go wrong Brief Political Diversion Regularly...

Join us as we take up our new hobby: competitive jigsaw puzzling! Contents include: NWHL Season Postponement: what happened and when?; the "bubble"; how funding affects women's sports; a missed opportunity NHL: team herd immunity; "Covid Protocol List"; increased health and safety protocols Unwritten Rule of Baseball: Don't pull the infield in during early innings MLB: more trades; KD's of the wor...

In which we decry capitalism generally, specifically, and at length, and in which Nancy talks too much. Football Season Finale: - boring, but also frustrating; tossing the laundry; missing team pieces - coach's car wreck; "moment of silence"; our collective agoraphobia FSF Good Things: - 1st woman ref; Black coaching staff; Amanda Gorman Less Good Things: - Patrick Mahomes' injuries; End Racism; p...

A simple piece of furniture can hold such sinister meaning, and provoke such immediate emotional response. Contents include: NWHL season: twitch streams; the zamboni; record viewership; current standings Barstool Sports and the NWHL: historic behavior; Erika Nardini; Saroya Tinker Henry Aaron retrospective Brief Basketball Dramz MLB and The Short-Sighted Trades Ovi Goal Watch Foul Puck ASMR sectio...

An important intellectual discussion of multifaceted approaches toward team selection and loyalty. (We talk about our favs, yo.) Contents include: NWHL Season: Leveille, Babstock; hockey fan art; Important Penguin Tangent; hair maintenance in women's sports; separation of the NHL from college hockey; full face shields; cross-sport promotion How to Pick A Team: names; colors; location; players; aff...

A very musical episode, featuring some highly questionable humming and many Objectively Correct Opinions. Contents include: An Important Thanksgiving Recap Walk-up Songs Explained: strategies; copyright; host choices Goal songs: strategies; context; host choices A's trades: Semien and Hendriks Unwritten Rule of Baseball: Why You Shouldn't Throw A Strike If You're 0-2 If you enjoy this podcast, ple...

Welcome to your NWHL N-Dubble preview episode! Contents include: NWSL: new teams! new games! NWHL: 2021 Season and playoffs; social media and public support Tales from the Negro Leagues: The Negro Leagues are a Major League now! ...ish. NHL: Willie O'Ree and racial platitudes from white men's organizations NBA: the Warriors don't suck! James Wiseman, Andrew Wiggins, and Kelly Oubre Jr.; Steph Curr...

In which there are a lot of feelings and a not-insubstantial amount of sports news! Contents include: Basketball: A Lot of Feelings - NBA Draft: Warriors Edition; James Wiseman; Wanamaker and the Saga of Klay Thompson; assorted injuries; Kelly Oubre Jr. - vocab lesson: bench player; sixth man; ACL Kim Ng - first female GM in men's professional sports Brett Peterson - first black assistant GM in th...

All of our friends live on the internet (especially now). Contents include: Time is meaningless: pt. 1 Presidential Series Finale Recap Baseball Season Finale: bitches gonna complain about the manager; Blake Snell and Game 6; stats vs gut instinct Baseball Vocab: manager vs general manager vs front office History of Stats in Baseball: sabermetrics; moneyball; statcaster; player interactions vs pla...

In which Rebecca gets her research on and her dander up - possibly one of our best episodes to date. Contents include: Most Of My Friends Live On The Internet: a pandemic check-in with each of the hosts The National Anthem In Sports -History: baseball and WWI, football and WWII -paid patriotism -school recruitment -poverty draft/immigrant draft -could we change it?; the definition of patriotism; c...

In which we rate the Tampa Bay Ray's performance on gymnastic floor routines. Contents include: Listener Question: Infield Fly Rule - fly ball; base running rules; tagging up; preventing double plays; sac fly; sac bunt. Ji-Man Choi: We Stan! also: "surprisingly athletic"; background; the "isms" World Series: Dodgers v Rays Game 3: fans in the stands; various calls; "starter" vs "opener" Game 4: Ar...

Happy Birthday, Sue Bird, and congratulations on your engagement!!!

Ever wonder about who on this pod has a sporps tattoo, or where such a tattoo might be? We reveal all in this scandalous episode! Contents Include: - Tales From The Negro Leagues: The Indianapolis Clowns; Hank Aaron; Mamie Peanut Johnson - The ethics of the return of college sports - WNBA: playoff structure and teams overview; considerations resulting from systemic misogyny, WNBA edition; go Storm...

Why are women's sports so hard to follow? Is it bad PR or are we just lazy? In short, yes. Contents include: Basketball: - WNBA game timing; never read the comments; Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky; lack of good women's sports PR; Nancy on the couch -NBA game: Thunder vs Rockets; James Harden v Chris Paul; 'flopping' vs 'embellishment'; status of the playoffs - star players vs team play Hockey:...

Content warning for slightly graphic discussion of police violence toward Black people, in the context of the Jacob Blake shooting and the response of sports with the boycott/strike. Contents include: The shooting of Jacob Blake by police and the subsequent response of Sports: - Hockey: Eastern NHL vs Western NHL response; the NHL nap factor - Basketball: the origin of the strike; actions by the N...

One year of Foul Puck!!! What better way to celebrate than by talking about sports, butts, and sports butts? Also sliding. Which can be done on your butt. Contents include: Current Baseball: The A's, the Giants, and Messy Bitch Baseball; the A's are the best team in baseball? The A's are the best team in baseball!; baseball is...doing ok? Current Hockey: Capitals are Chaotic; Fliers are Phenomenal...

Women's Hockey, the NHL Diversity Alliance, and Rachel's Covid Conspiracy Theory, oh my!! Contents include: - Current Baseball: The Marlins are a whole new team; MLB has the plague; A's sweeping the Asstros; Rachel's Rona Theory; A's/Asstro's brawl - Vocabulary: Walk-off Grand Slam - Hockey Diversity Alliance: JT Brown, Evander Kane, Akim Aliu; #WePlayFor; conversations in the bubble - Tales from...