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Rachel Gerhardt returns to the podcast to talk Week 2 stories, the Patriots' acquisition of Josh Gordon, Pats and Steelers early season struggles, Steelers drama, roughing the passer penalties, a resolution to NFL ties, Vikings-Packers part I, and plenty more with Jack!

Jamey Hill rolls in to the Jack Vita Show to break down the wild month of September baseball. Jack and Jamey discuss tight division races in the NL West and NL Central, what's going on with the struggling Cubs, the ascension of the Oakland A's, the fall of the Phillies, David Wright's retirement, and plenty more!

In the second half of Jordan and Jack's NFL preview, the duo breaks down the NFC and makes their Super Bowl picks. Who did Jack pick as his 2018 MVP? Tune in and find out!

With football season quickly approaching, Jordan and Jack take a look at the AFC, as part of their two-part NFL preview. Including division picks, team-by-team analysis, sleeper teams and much, much more!

Reality TV expert Rachel Gerhardt joins Jack to look back on Bachelorette season 14, the finale, Becca's showing as the Bachelorette, Garrett, and the men who failed to win Becca's heart. Then, they discuss the latest happenings on Bachelor in Paradise, including Colton, Tia, Kendall, Grocery Store Joe, and more!

Jordan Morandini and Jack take a look at the first half of the MLB season and talk surprise teams, players, All-Star picks and snubs, the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, MLB trade deadline buyers and sellers, and plenty more!

Parker Gatewood from American Ninja Warrior (season 9) stops by to discuss his journey competing on the show and bouncing back from falling out of the competition in the early stages; but not without discussing LeBron joining his Lakers, the Warriors snagging Boogie Cousins, and the wild NBA offseason first. NBA talk (0:00 - 44:20); American Ninja Warrior (44:20 - finish)

Filmmaker Tommy Weber joins Jack to discuss PIXAR's latest sequel, Incredibles 2. Together, they discuss how the sequel stacks up to the original, what they enjoyed about the sequel, Elastigirl, Jack-Jack, ScreenSlaver, supers' rights, PIXAR shorts, the potential for an Incredibles trilogy, PIXAR's entrance into the sequel game, and much more!

Jack welcomes CJ Revis to the podcast to discuss one of their favorite video game franchises of all-time, Backyard Baseball. Together, they discuss everything from the power-ups to the Backyard kids, the pros included, the fields, the gameplay; everything they love about this great game.

Carthage College basketball star Brad Kruse and blogger Evan Myers join Jack for an NBA Draft preview. Together, they create their own mock draft for the lottery, predict where Kawhi and LeBron will end up this summer, and discuss potential sleeper picks outside of the lottery. And of course, much more!

With the Incredibles 2 on the horizon, Valparaiso men's basketball graduate assistant and former player Jason Karys stops by the podcast to take a look back at the 2004 Pixar film. Including: why Jason hates Mr. Incredible, why Frozone is the Pixar coolest character, why we love The Incredibles, the greatness of Edna Mode, how The Incredibles influenced nightmares from their childhoods, what to ex...

Jack's sister Laura makes her podcasting debut, recapping the first episode of The Bachelorette and looking back at Survivor: Ghost Island's historic finale (27:40). 

Alex Stoll joins Jack to breakdown the final episode of ABC's 'The Middle'. Together, they take a look back at their favorite moments, characters and relatable life lessons from the series. They also discuss why the show worked so well and clicked with so many people, if it was the right time to end the series, how Axl helped Jack succeed in college, and much, much more!

Sam Quiat returns to get us set for the Stanley Cup Finals! Together Sam and Jack discuss the significance of Vegas' run to the Cup, how it compares to the greatest hockey underdog story of all-time, the Miracle on Ice, Ovechkin's first go in the Cup, the last stand for the Capitals, our favorite National Anthem performances, hockey fights vs. basketball fights, and our Stanley Cup predictions.

Sam Quiat returns to the podcast to talk playoff hockey with Jack. Including: Pens-Caps Part IV, Winnipeg's crazy comeback, whether or not the Predators are in trouble, Vegas-San Jose, goalie play, overtime games, scoring, chippiness, Tom Wilson's hit on Aston-Reese, and more!

Evan Myers returns to the podcast as he and Jack  introduce a new feature recapping their recent experience at Miller Park over the weekend. Then they dive deep into NBA playoff action. Later, they discuss the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and lastly, some Cubs and White Sox talk revolving around their outfield situations, and most importantly: Albert Almora Jr. Including: Rubio vs. Rus...

Jordan Morandini and Evan Myers join Jack for a special NBA Playoff preview show. Together the trio goes in-depth on eight first round match-ups. Later they give their Finals picks and regular season award selections.   Including: Are the Raptors for real? Can the Rockets breakthrough this year? What about Philly? Is Golden State in danger? Do the new-look Cavs have another finals run in them? Who...

NHL expert Sam Quiat joins Jack and previews the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Together they discuss intriguing story lines such as the potential for the next chapter of the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry, the prospects of a Pittsburgh three-peat, what went wrong for the Blackhawks in 2017-18, Vegas' magical inaugural season, Nashville, Tampa Bay, Boston + Stanley Cup picks and more!

Evan and Jack spend the first hour wrapping up March Madness, then (58:25) look ahead to the Masters, followed with (1:19:55) some first impressions from the first week of MLB action. Included: what we will remember most from the Tournament, the women's Final Four, UCONN losing (again), NBA prospects in Monday's National Championship game, Villanova's dominance, Beilein and Jay Wright's greatness,...

Jordan Morandini joins Jack for an in-depth look at all 30 MLB teams, division predictions, World Series picks, overlooked fantasy guys, rebuilding/tanking, sleeper teams and plenty more.  Long podcast, so here's a guide for those that want to jump around/don't have time to listen to it in its entirety. AL West (8:15) AL Central (39:18) AL East (1:02:52) NL East (1:26:45) NL Central (1:43:40) NL W...

Evan Myers returns to the podcast to recap the first weekend of NCAA Tournament action. Together they discuss their favorite Tournament moments so far and look ahead to the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight match-ups this coming weekend. Included: UMBC's historic feat, the Loyola Chicago bandwagon, Nevada's unbelievable comeback, Purdue's future without Haas, what went wrong for UNC, Michigan State an...

Evan Myers returns to the podcast to help preview the Big Dance. Together we look at potential early round upsets, Cinderella teams and heavyweight favorites. They also discuss their all-time favorite March Madness teams from years prior, Charles Barkley commercials, and give their Final Four/National Championship pick. It's a loaded NCAA Tournament preview that you won't want to miss! Note: They...

Blogger Evan Myers stops by to talk 2018 Big Ten Tournament, bracketology, mid-majors, upcoming conference tournaments and more!