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Paul Oren of the Northwest Indiana Times, and Valparaiso men's basketball beat writer, joins Jack LIVE to recap the biggest games and stories from the second round of NCAA Tournament, including Big Ten disappointment, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma State and West Virginia's early exits, Loyola, Oral Roberts, UCLA and Syracuse reaching the Sweet 16, Pac-12 impresses, the Mussbus rolls on, and muc...

With the help of basketball savant Andrew Stem, Jack recaps the first three days of March Madness action LIVE on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Together they discuss the Tournament's biggest upsets and surprises, including 15 Oral Roberts, 14 Abilene Christian, 13 Ohio and 12 Oregon State all advancing, Ohio State, Texas and Virginia disappointing, VCU missing out on Tournament play, Syracuse, Tex...

In the fourth edition of the 2021 MLB Preview Series, Jack is joined by Cubs fan Grant Smith for a comprehensive look at the Pittsburgh Pirates (9:15 - 23:35), Cincinnati Reds (23:35 - 34:05), Milwaukee Brewers (34:05 - 46:45), St. Louis Cardinals (46:45 - 59:55) and Chicago Cubs (59:55 - END). Is the NL Central really the worst division in baseball, or are some of its teams being slept on? Rebuil...

Not all who fill out NCAA Tournament brackets are college basketball junkies. In fact, year in and year out, casual fans that tend to not watch much college basketball prior to the Tournament are the ones that win their office pools. Jack wanted to find a non-college basketball fan to have on the show, and have them fill out their bracket on-air. He is joined by his cousin, Zoe Jeffery for that ve...

In a special Selection Sunday edition of the Jack Vita Show, Jack welcomes Andrew Stem to the podcast for an in-depth look at all 68 teams entering the NCAA Tournament. Andrew and Jack share all of their round one picks and take a broader look at each region. Beginning with the West Region (0:00 - 44:10), then moving to the East (44:10 - 1:16:00), the South (1:16:00 - 1:42:25) and the Midwest (1:4...

In the third edition of the 2021 MLB Preview Series, Yankees fan Jonathan "JJ" Jaggard joins Jack to preview the AL East. JJ and Jack offer their thoughts on the Baltimore Orioles (0:00 - 17:20), Boston Red Sox (17:20 - 28:45), Toronto Blue Jays (28:45 - 44:20), Tampa Bay Rays (44:20 - 1:01:35) and New York Yankees (1:01:35). Longtime Toronto area sportscaster (and co-admin of one of the largest B...

One week out from Selection Sunday, Jack welcomes James Ivkovic back to the podcast for a lively discussion recapping the latest news, stories and scores from the world of college basketball. Including: a look at the four teams that have already punched their tickets to the Big Dance, Morehead State, who beat Belmont on Saturday - can Belmont get an at-large bid? (0:00 - 10:10). Loyola Chicago, wh...

In the second edition of the 2021 MLB Preview Series, Jack welcomes back Makayla Perkins (social media director of DNVR Sports, and contributor to the DNVR Rockies podcast) to the show. Makayla is a diehard Colorado Rockies fan that is VERY unhappy with the organization following the February trade of Nolan Arenado; what is her outlook on the Rockies' 2021 season? Is there any hope in Denver? Can...

Jack is joined by Jake Paliga to recap the past week of college basketball action, including: the greatest time of year (8:30 - 12:15), The Big Ten hierarchy, Ohio State's losing skid, Michigan State's big wins over Illinois and Ohio State, and their heartbreaking loss to Maryland Sunday, Illinois bounces back from their mid-week loss with a win over Wisconsin, Can Illinois win without Dosunmu? Ho...

Leading off our 2021 MLB Preview series, Jack is joined by the chief meteorologist of Newswest 9 (Midland, Texas) Anthony Franze to preview the American League West. Anthony is a diehard Rangers fan; what are his thoughts on the rebuilding Rangers and new executive Chris Young heading into the 2021 season? (0:00 - 20:55). Mario Lanza, author of the Funny 115 (funny115.com) and host of the "Survivo...

Jack is once again joined by Andrew Stem to recap the past week in college basketball action. Including: Luka Garza sets a program record, Houston suffers a bad loss, how many tournament teams will the American Athletic Conference receive? (0:00 - 16:10), Jalen Johnson's decision to opt out of the 2020-21 season, Duke's subsequent improvement, and the future of one-and-done (16:10 - 24:25), Michig...

With the help of Albert Destrade, second runner-up on Survivor: South Pacific, the Jack Vita Show creates a fictional Survivor season consisting ONLY of 19 Major League Baseball players. Jack and Albert run the simulation via Brandt-Steele.  Who will outwit, outplay and outlast to claim the million dollar prize? Tune in to Survivor: King of the Diamond!  Featuring: Aaron Judge (New York Yankees),...

Jack is joined by Andrew Stem to recap the weekend's college basketball action, including: Valparaiso University dropping the name "Crusaders" (9:00 - 20:45), Valpo's men's basketball team's recent play (20:45 - 26:00), how the extra year of eligibility being offered to student athletes by the NCAA will impact the sport + Iowa basketball talk (26:00 - 31:55), Drake-Loyola, and the potential for th...

Dubbed "The Future of 'The Challenge" in an article by Jack last week, Jay Starrett visits the Jack Vita Show to discuss his latest run on The Challenge (The Challenge: Double Agents), his rookie season (The Challenge: Total Madness), his time on Survivor 33 (Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X), how to prepare for reality television (during COVID-19, too), what life in The Challenge house is like, ho...

Jack is joined by Haley Jordan (@tvhaleyjordan on Instagram) to recap the 2021 Super Bowl. First, however, Jack discusses his experience at a 2021 college basketball game from the weekend (0:00 - 7:45). Then: What went wrong for the Chiefs, and what went right for the Buccaneers (7:45 - 16:40)? Thoughts on the 2020 NFL season (16:45 - 19:50), the Chiefs upcoming salary cap restrictions (19:50 - 25...

With both Jordan Morandini and Chase Beebe OUT this week, Nate Smith slides into the role of cohost for our final NFL Playoff livestream of 2021 on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Jack and Nate also are provided assistance from guest producer Sam Quiat and meteorologist Anthony Franze (Newswest 9 in Midland Texas). Before previewing the big game, Jack and Nate discuss the potential return of EA Spo...

Jack is back to recap and share his thoughts on the weekend's sports news, including the Colorado Rockies potentially trading Nolan Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (0:00 - 10:25), the Detroit Lions trading Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff and several draft picks (10:25 - 14:55), the latest on DeShaun Watson and the trade market (14:5...

For part two of Jack's conversation with Jake Paliga, the two catch up on the latest from the world of college hoops, including internet outrage over a Coach K clip (0:00 - 12:15), the lack of fans at college basketball games (12:15 - 15:10), Purdue's impressive start,  Indiana's prolonged struggles and the strength of the Big Ten (15:10 - 23:15), NBA stars' sons playing Division I ball (23:15 -26...

Jack welcomes back Jake Paliga to the Jack Vita Show for a discussion centered around the MLB Hall of Fame. No new members will be inducted in 2021. Jack and Jake examine the curious case of Curt Schilling (0:00 - 13:45) and the cases of overlooked HOF candidates, including Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent, Billy Wagner, Scott Rolen, Todd Helton, Tim Hudson, Andy Pettite, Mark Buehrle and others (13:45 - 3...

Jack welcomes New Trier and Indiana University alum Grant Forsyth to the Jack Vita Show for the first time, to recap the NFL Conference Championship games and the first six episodes of MTV's The Challenge. The weekend was highlighted by a number of questionable coaching and officiating decisions. Grant and Jack break down Green Bay Packers' head coach Matt Lafleur's decision to kick a field goal o...

Jordan Morandini has a week off, so Bills fanatic Chase Beebe takes his place this week, to preview this weekend's Conference Championship games on our livestream on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Jack and Chase also are provided assistance from guest producer Nate Smith and meteorologist Anthony Franze. Before getting to the games however, Chase and Jack discuss the retirement of Phillip Rivers (...

Jack welcomes sports reporter, recent Indiana University graduate and Miss Indiana 2017 Haley Jordan (@_haley.jordan on Instagram) to the show. Haley graduated from IU-Bloomington last month and spent her senior season covering the Indiana football team. She's also a diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan, and has a LOT of thoughts on yesterday's 22-17 thriller of a victory over the Cleveland Browns. She...

For the second week in a row, Jack is joined by Jordan Morandini for a livestream on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, to preview the weekend's slate of NFL playoff games. This time they tackle the following games: Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers (11:15 - 19:35), Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills (19:35 - 28:25), Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs (28:25 - 36:30), and Tampa Bay Buccaneers a...

Jack is joined by reporter Andrew Stem of the Omaha World-Herald to put a wrap on the 2020-21 college football season. Andrew and Jack recap Alabama's dominant National Championship victory over Ohio State, discuss Devonta Smith and Justin Fields' draft stock and assess the top five picks of the NFL Draft. Then, they put into context Alabama's dominant season and share their favorite moments of th...

Jack welcomes guest Tyree Thomas Jr. (@tyreethomasjr on Instagram) to the show for the first time for a full recap of Wild Card Weekend. First, they share their preliminary thoughts on Super Wild Card Weekend and the expansion of 12 playoff teams to 14 (6:00 - 9:30) and Nickelodeon's first ever live sports broadcast (9:30 - 18:00). How did the Nick broadcast function, and could we see more sports...