Sports, Screens, and Something Else

Happy World Forgiveness Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Joey Chestnut and Food Eating Competitions (6:14) College Football Expansion Redux (18:02) Screens Disney has lost its storytelling (37:47) Best and Worst Disney Princesses (52:51) Something Else To Disneyland or not to Disneyland (1:06:12) Pulling down controversial monuments (1:15:37) Thank you for...

Happy Boom Popsicle (and Independence) Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Jazz offseason news (8:50) USC and UCLA leave the PAC12 (21:56) Screens John Williams is retiring (39:48) Ads on Netflix (50:05) Something Else Losing things (1:01:29) Struggling to maintain relationships (1:10:59) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get in touch...

Happy Detroit Style Pizza Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Deshaun Watson (14:56) The NFL's drug problem (27:16) Screens Lightyear review (38:57) Why did Lightyear fail? (52:00) Something Else To flush or not to flush? (1:01:26) Is anything original? (1:12:16) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get in touch with the show, feel f...

Happy Wish Fulfillment Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Athletes dealing with family members (9:30) The Flutie Effect (20:55) Screens Streaming vs cable value (34:35) Why was Top Gun: Maverick so successful? (44:42) Something Else LaMDA (56:59) The misuse or mispronunciation of words (1:07:41) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get...

Happy Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Local sports prognostications (6:05) LIV golf (19:21) Screens Mario vs Sonic (34:55) Underrated movies (46:38) Something Else Utah names (59:14) Father's Day gifts (1:12:06) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get in touch with the show, feel free to email us at sssesh...

Happy I Love My Dentist Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports What "fixes" the Jazz (8:18) Coaches as free agents (21:13) Screens Meta Humor (29:35) Overrated movies (41:12) Something Else Keeping your sanity with all the kids at home during the summer (54:47) Rating some cookies (Ft. Erica Dickerson) (1:05:22) Thank you for listening! If you want to...

Happy Road-Trip Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Sports you can watch without "your team" playing (9:19) Should sports teams be political (20:23) Screens Daredevil on Disney+ (34:05) Top Gun: Maverick review (45:18) Something Else Avoiding poverty is within your control (58:23) Coming up with dinner ideas (1:09:13) Thank you for listening! If you...

Happy Hummus Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Coaches blaming the players publicly (3:51) NIL and the SEC (17:25) Screens Separating art from the artist (30:20) Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness review (43:21) Something Else The controversy of the burger sizes (58:27) The problem with "Self Help" theories (1:11:05) Thank you for listen...

Happy Odometer Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports When is ownership the problem? (7:48) Athletes retiring too late (19:30) Screens Spoiling a movie (31:06) How will Avatar 2 do? (43:32) Something Else Would You Rather: Round 1 (58:11) Fan topic: Things we like to do outdoors (1:08:12) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get in touch wi...

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports The Jazz exit interviews (6:35) The Kentucky Derby (19:41) Screens Moon Knight Review (30:06) Tom Cruise (45:22) Something Else How do you balance being aware of the news and being happy? (59:13) The Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp trial (1:10:06) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get in...

Happy NFL Draft Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports What does an NBA team do with players like Ben Simmons? (6:34) WWE (18:16) Screens YouTube videos you actually like (33:05) Claymation (45:54) Something Else What should social media be for now? (58:59) What do you want to do when you retire? (1:13:16) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic...

Happy 50 + 1 Episodes! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports NBA Playoff predictions (8:05) Are NCAA female athletes second class citizens? (21:15) Screens Sonic 2 and messaging in kids movies (37:53) Movies with depressing endings (49:11) Something Else Diffusion of responsibility (1:01:00) What is holding us back from learning new skills? (1:12:35) Thank you for l...

Happy National Dog Farting Awareness Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Using public funds for NFL stadiums (9:59) Tiger Woods is back at the Masters! (24:56) Screens Intro songs to kid shows (36:41) Sequels that are better than the original (47:39) Something Else Decorating your office (1:02:06) Do you want to own a truck? (1:12:15) Thank you for listening!...

Happy National Crayon Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Does the World Cup get you excited? (6:30) Mental health problems amongst current athletes (16:54) Screens Actors that appear in TONS of movies (29:54) The Slap Heard Round the World (41:45) Something Else Breakfast cereals (55:49) Attachment theory (1:08:12) Thank you for listening! If you want to sug...

Happy National Cheesesteak Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Football WAR rating (8:16) The sacred art of brackets (21:11) Screens Do movie release dates matter anymore? (32:06) Why doesn't Hollywood make filtered versions of rated R movies? (44:11) Something Else What are the best music covers of all time? (54:49) Expressive individualism (1:08:45) Tha...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Tournaments besides March Madness (4:39) Tom Brady is back! (18:20) Screens Which video game adaptations will succeed? (29:24) If you could only play one video game console for the rest of your life, which would it be? (41:52) Something Else What is American culture? (51:25) Newspaper comic strips (1...

Happy Mario Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Does the NFL have a parity problem between conferences? (7:49) Calvin Ridley suspended for gambling (18:16) Screens The Batman review (29:38) More independent partners releasing movies (58:00) Something Else Yoga (1:04:22) Non-electronic stress relievers (1:10:47) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest...

Happy National Anthem Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Do you trade Aaron Rodgers? (4:56) Baseball is still locked out (16:23) Screens Are there any good movie adaptations of musicals? (28:38) AMC is charging more for The Batman tickets (42:47) Something Else Kids and social media (54:14) What do you like about Spring? (1:05:36) Thank you for listening! If...

Happy Toast Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Unreliable NCAA punishments (5:46) Michigan vs Wisconsin fight (17:34) Screens Will recommends: Murderville (27:52) Race swapping in the new Lord of the Rings TV series (36:04) Something Else International kindness (49:47) Restaurant recommendations (1:00:44) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a top...

Happy President's Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Football predictions report: How did we do? Could the Super Bowl move to Saturday? Screens The Book of Boba Fett review Will left the mobile game Something Else Working from home vs the office The Metaverse Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get in touch with the show, feel free...

Happy Valentine's Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Pep-rallies (6:56) Watching the Super Bowl (18:22) Screens Anti-Science Fiction bias in the Oscars (28:27) Romantic comedies (40:54) Something Else School horror stories (51:14) Valentine's day as a married person (1:05:32) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get in touch wit...

Happy (or unhappy) Day the Music Died! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Superbowl prep (10:39) The Pro Bowl (24:30) Screens How to get out of a "show hole" (37:10) Is watching TV with your spouse quality time? (47:38) Something Else What useful things did you learn in the Boy Scouts? (28:48) Going to concerts (1:12:53) Thank you for listening! If you...

Happy Thomas Crapper Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Championship or bust mentality (5:16) The new guard of Hall of Fame QBs (18:23) Screens Comparing N64 games to modern games (32:56) Why is Kobra Kai great? (48:18) Something Else Stop misusing the term "gaslighting" (1:01:33) Memories and forgetting (1:11:51) Thank you for listening! If you wa...

Happy Penguin Awareness Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Longest sports curses (5:34) The Kyrie Irving situation (22:16) Screens Favorite dog movies (36:58) Western movies (52:33) Something Else The Barnum Effect (1:10:06) Self-esteem (1:24:36) Thank you for listening! If you want to suggest a topic or get in touch with the show, feel free to email us at s...

Happy National Sticker Day! Here are the topics we discuss during this week's episode: Sports Great athletes that ruined their careers (5:01) Stay or go? (College athletes) (18:14) Screens Pitching an awesome female-led spy movie (29:50) Remembering MoviePass (46:37) Something Else Parenting problems I don't have answers to (1:01:33) Elvis (1:18:33) Thank you for listening! If you want to...