House of L podcast

Laurence reflects on the Score's 30th Birthday party and why parts of it were a struggle for him. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Wow, there's a lot to unpack in the Zach Wilson controversy. Russ makes a fantastic career announcement. Jason tries unsuccessfully to defend Tony's weirdness -- again. ESPN gets fooled by BallSack Sports. Plus, Nick Saban, JaMarcus Russell, whiskey made from crabs, and a lot more. Check out the great clothes at HOMAGE at  homage.sjv.io/SportsAdjacent  and listen to this episode for the pr...

Laurence chatted with Sun-Times writer Annie Costabile about Chicago hosting the All-Star game and whether the W should move its ASG to Vegas as a kickoff to NBA Summer League. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Laurence sits down with longtime Chicago Hockey podcaster, James Neveau, who details what the team is doing. Plus, the guys have a conversation about the overall popularity of the NHL after reuniting with ESPN. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Russ tells a hilarious story about his mom playing a mean trick on him--and Jason takes Mrs. Dorsey's side. Tony is on Day 2 of wearing the same shirt, and the guys have endless ways this could've been avoided. He also has questionable advice for Jason on teaching a 1-year-old how to walk. The crew debates which eating contests they could win. Plus: Stephen Curry, Zion Williamson and giant...

On this week’s episode of Sports Adjacent, Russ discusses what it’s like to get a random text from Tony, he also discusses the most popular drink on the bar scene. The guys also introduce a new segment, “Pay Homage”. They call Bullsheet on Kyrie Irving and Stephen A. Smith.  We’re thrilled to be partnering with Homage. Get to  homage.sjv.io/SportsAdjacent  and get 20% off your first purchase at Ho...

Laurence loved Top-Gun Maverick. He explains why it was so much fun. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Laurence talks about his feelings on the Disney+ series, Kenobi and why he an relate to two of the characters. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The big announcement is finally here! We’re excited to announce that Sports Adjacent is partnering up with Homage!  We’re always looking to work with awesome sponsors and we feel this is another great one.   Whether you’re looking for throwback baseball shirts, something from pop culture or their signature NBA JAM shirts, Homage has it all! Go to homage.sjv.io/5b39rj and use promo code “ADJACENT”...

Jason, Russ, and Tony open by taking the temperature of the dating world, then delve into Tony's ragged headphones and other misfortunes. Should people put dogs in baby strollers (19:25)? The new Drake album is highly forgettable (27:12. Tony has fresh hate for Matt Eberflus (29:16). Jason thinks DollarTree should be forced to change its name to DollarTwentyFiveTree (39:37). And the Nets are a...

Jason and Russ have some big news about the show: It'll drop on Friday mornings effective immediately. The guys explain why they've been wanting to do that and why you'll love it. They also hint at another big move. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Laurence talks about partnering with Dan Bernstein on their new weekday show from 10a-2p on The Score and how it came about. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The guys have some NBA Finals thoughts, including support for Fake Klay Thompson. Jason recaps all the weirdness from a day in the city with his daughter. Russ fills us in on sports' version(s) of Succession. And Tony reads lyrics from Megan Thee Stallion's smash hit, The Sweetest Pie.  Hit up our partner Sheets & Giggles at  sheetsgiggles.com/SA  for incredibly soft sheets and you’ll...

It's been a bad few days for the White Sox. Laurence, like most fans is a tad frustrated! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With graduation here for DePaul, Laurence discusses the triumphs of his students after another challenging school year. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tony surprisingly opens the pre-show meeting with a deep conversation about racial identity. Then Jason presents Russ with new info and updates about last week's dating dilemma (18:58). Russ leads a great segment on which album you'd want to be in the studio for (30:49). Tony is already ranting wildly against Matt Eberflus (55:30) and sideswipes Mike Trout (1:08:49).  Hit up our partner Sh...

After a stunning and brilliant season of Atlanta on FX, Laurence reached out to one of the breakout stars: Tyriq Withers. The two discussed Tyriq's episode, and why portraying a character who was defending his Blackness was so personal to him. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode of Sports Adjacent, the guys begin the show discussing their first times cursing as kids, and Tony shares why he's disappointed in men and has a pretty good reason after his traumatic bathroom experience. Russ tries to help Jason's brother, Jake, who's having a bad dating experience because man's best friend. The guys then discuss the second most popular...

Laurence needed some space to talk about Marvel's latest release. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The White Sox have reached the first marker of the season, Memorial Day. Laurence gives his assessment of why the Southside 9 is an average team. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Details: On this week's episode of Sports Adjacent, Herb Howard from “It’s The Bigs” makes his return to the show. Russ and Jason push back against Tony calling himself “The littest producer in the game”. The guys discuss the altercation between Tim Anderson and Josh Donaldson. Herb, Tony, and Russ try to convince Jason to sleep commando. Also, BullSheet, Everything’s Fine, and much more. Visi...

Laurence discusses rejoining NBC Sports Chicago & working on Kyle Higgins' Radiant Black series. https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/radiant-black Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Who would you lie under oath for? Russ says nobody. Jason says it depends on the crime. Tony would do it for basically anyone. Also: Chris Paul vs. Patrick Beverley (23:59), taking Jimmy Butler seriously (41:15), wearing shoes in other people's houses (1:01:11), and much more. Presented by Sheets & Giggles. Go to  sheetsgiggles.com/SA  and they'll automatically apply a 23% discount to...

Laurence sits down with "Mr. Versatile" Jon Hansen. The two discuss how Jon balances his radio show on WGN, his tv show on WCIU and being the emcee at Blackhawks games. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jason, Russ, and Tony open by talking about the various sacrifices they made when grinding out the early part of their media careers. Then it's on to Drake flattening one of his online trolls (31:02). The guys call out some Bull-Sheet, including something Tony recently said (58:22). And whoa, Tom Brady is getting $375 million? (1:14:40). Presented by Sheets & Giggles. Go to  sheetsgiggles....