On the Bleachers

We know you can't give yourself a nickname. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the Super Bowl, Seahawks for sale; MLBPA drama; Olympic condoms; Lindsey Vonn's week was even worse than you think; Biathlete cheating confessions; The Fall(s) of the Quad God; Alysa Liu is doing things...

We're resetting the timeline. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the Super Bowl matchup; Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame scandal; the 49ers injury conspiracy theory; Trinity Rodman gets paid; PWHL transphobe reveals herself; and basketball players speak out against ICE .   Links : J...

We're using sports to connect with the youth. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the results of NFL's Divisional Round; Travis Kelce's charity and aren't all athlete charities a scam, really?; Fandom culture continues to crash into hockey culture, with mixed results; Russians are...

We are a bowling ball covered in knives. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Notre Dame's college playoff snub and how the post-season teams are decided; Fernando Mendoza and the unreal story of the Indiana Hoosiers; we break down the NFL Wild Card weekend and look ahead to the div...

We'll give you all our disagreements for free. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss O Line Christmas gifts; NFL Narrative Fantasy final scores; the Sabres don't suck?!; Kalshi, Polymarket, and commodifying every feeling or thought you've ever had; US Men's Hockey snubs IRL Shane Hol...

Have we got the Patreon for you! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the backstory and first episode of HBO's new gay hockey show, Heated Rivalry .   Links :   The full episode of our Heated Rivalry discussion (Patreon)

All civic duties should include good gossip. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the NASCAR settlement; Phillip Rivers's return is Millennial Excellence; the NFL Narrative Fantasy Draft update; skyrocketing World Cup ticket prices; IOC seeks to ban trans athletes; the best and leas...

And we take that personally! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the FIFA peace prize; Trinity Rodman and NWSL's self-own; Michael Jordan, text messages, and other drama from the NASCAR trial; reality stars on an alternate NFL broadcast; George Pickens goes off; Lane Kiffin quits,...

We believe it could also always be better. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss NFL narratives (Brosmer woes; shirtless locker room victory chants; Jauan Jennings gets what's coming to him); a bald man solves a hair care crisis; people are packing stadiums for women's hockey; get re...

We'll find the romance. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss MLB's MVPs; more sports brothers with podcasts; the NBA's mob ties; Nico is out in Dallas; YouTube TV and ESPN make up; and (57:00) we talk to Wide Left's Arif Hasan about JJ "Nine" McCarthy and his future with the Vikings...

We've got pucks in our pants A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss LAPD's reaction to Dodgers fans celebrating doesn't bode well for the big sports events the city is set to hold; Pitchers indicted in sports gambling scandal; a Narrative Fantasy update; Cooper Flagg learns about losi...

We also played in the 18-inning game! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the incredible end to the World Series and the continuation of the Drake curse; the ongoing Tyler Skaggs trial and what would it take to make an MLB owner sell; and are shirtless men at college football games...

We might be Shakespearean witches. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the World Series and the presentation of postseason baseball; a catch up on narrative fantasy; federal indictments and mob ties rock the NBA; there is crying in sports, including hockey; and we talk to Stephanie...

We'll always remember The Bubble. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the end of the Mariners season and the beginning of the Ddogers attempt to repeat as World Series champions; MLB managers quitting, or just quitting on their team; the NBA embraces being a media and tech company;...

We were anointed in a holy manner before recording this episode. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss playoff baseball, featuring unforced errors and Humpy the Salmon; an update on the narrative fantasy picks; Belichick doc nixed; Aces win thanks to... plants?; and we talk to Defect...

We believe all sensuality is necessary. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss playoff baseball and why crying is more than okay; WNBA players are openly feuding with their commissioner ; when sports coverage gets downright erotic; locker room miming; James Dolan is watching you right...

The best revenge is having a solid narrative. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni catch up on narrative fantasy; fans behaving heart warmingly; MLB erasing actual queer allies in baseball; narratives in the baseball postseason; the Lynx will not go quietly out of the WNBA postseason; FIFA'...

We're setting world records, incrementally. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss pole vaulter Armand Duplantis's incremental world records; Cardi and Stefon's baby; Stephen A. Smith won't shut up and you can't make him; WNBA playoff update; stone skippers are cheating; MLB gestures...

Periods, period! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the status of the Mariners and Sarah's mental health; Patrick Mahomes's losing streak and Taylor's secretive Arrowhead arrival; a Narrative Fantasy Football update; the WNBA playoffs have begun and the StudBudz talk about playing...

We're never throwing it back. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss how much it costs to be a football fan; people behaving badly at sports events; Angel's suspension, Caitlin's injury, and other WNBA news; and the president went to the U.S. Open .   Links : Why an Etsy witch may hav...

We're protecting our fortress. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Travis's dad spilling all the engagement details; male cheerleaders confound the far right; sports guys with a mental health group chat; almost all the rules constraining Tom Brady are gone; the Micah Parsons trade;...

Honey Deuces for everyone! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Taylor saying yes; Big Dumper's 50 dingers; drinking at the US Open; fake retro jerseys; Serena's medical disclosure to Vogue; Roger Clemens sucks; and should youth pitchers throw gas ? Links : Your English teacher and...

We're all pro yappers here. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the MLB Little League Classic; Taylor's announcement and appearance on New Heights; toxic White House turns off right-wing athletes; UFC TV rights in flux; the NFLPA saga continues; and we talk to Sarah Spain, host of...

Just the life of a couple of showgirls. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Taylor's pending major announcement; the crypto memelords behind neon dildos on WNBA courts; the ESPN deal with the NFL; are the Savannah Bananas a threat to baseball?; the first woman to umpire an MLB game...

We LOVE colluding over text! A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss what we did on our summer vacation; Traylor finally launches…?; Bryce Harper, man of the people; the NFLPA infiltrated by cynical, greedy fucks; the WNBA All Star Game proves that fun is still possible; Paige and Azzi...