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Women's sports, and women's basketball in particular, is having a moment. But if a moment happens in an arena with no broadcast partner, did it really happen? That was the reality for lots of fans - and lots more if not for heyheyitsalli on Twitter/X - trying to watch the WNBA for the first time on May 4, 2024. And sorry to say folks, that's not super unusual. Welcome back to That Can't Be Right a...

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Man/Woman on the street videos have taken on a new life in the age of easy to buy tiny mics and cameras but not all are created equal. And honestly I wish most people would stop doing them. But not Adam Mockler. Adam travels to political rallies and events to talk to Trump supporters and boy are those conversations a doozy. Press play to hear: what he's trying to accomplish in these interactions,...

US sports industry is on track to earn $83 billion dollars in 2023 . And that was calculated before Taylor Swift started going to Kansas City Chiefs' games.  Americans care deeply about sports and given my own habits, I was curious how others enjoy sports so I asked what people (not players, coaches, scouts, etc) do to help their team win from afar. And y'all delivered! Joining me to discuss some...

An impeachment trial is underway so let's revisit how we got her with an early episode of TCBR. In December 2020, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election results in four battleground states. None of which were Texas. But also, Ken Paxton has been under indictment for nearly 6 years.  I didn't really understand what the trouble was so I...

I was bopping along in an Indianapolis record store when "I, Who Have Nothing" by Howard "Youngblood" Bomar caught my attention. I loved it and wanted to understand how I'd missed such a talented artist! I reached out to the label, Sundazed Music, about doing an episode on Howard and Jay Millar got back to me with a whole range of possible artists to discuss alongside Howard. A common theme quickl...

A few months ago, my friend sent me a picture of a giant box of cereal and said "This was only available in a giant Sam's Club box. Would you do a review if I sent you the second bag?" to which I agreed but only if we could do it for the podcast. And that's on friendship. The giant box of cereal was Kellogg's® ICEE® Cereal and it is interesting.  Press play to hear Brett's expertise on cereals - r...

In the last few years, individuals and organizations across the country have taken to school boards and city councils to get books removed from libraries for allegedly promoting (read: simply mentioning that a real thing exists in the world and is reflected in art) LGBT themes, sex, racism, police brutality, etc.  So when someone told me that librarian at their Texas high school had decided to ret...

Our grandparents had Walter Cronkite, our parents have Lester Holt. Black folks, from Gen X to Gen Z, have Phil Lewis. In a world, where misinformation runs rampant and stories from certain communities don't always hit trending, Phil delivers real news to and from communities that otherwise are underserved.  Press play to hear Phil talk about his career in journalism, the iconic profile picture we...

Ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand, revisit my conversation with Dr. David Berri and answer the question that reply guys on Twitter love to ask: are women's sports boring and unprofitable or does sexism negatively influence investing, coverage, merchandise, TV deals, and more? Follow along on the internet: https://www.instagram.com/tcbrpod/ https://twitte...

The Writer's Guild of America [WGA] has been on strike since May 2, 2023 fighting for the rights of writers to equitable pay, healthcare, career development and more.   Press play to hear CeCe and Ted talk about their experience in writer's rooms, including the aftermath of #MeToo, how Silicon Valley ruins everything, the real aim of the AMPTP (spoiler: union busting), sports, how long the strike...

TCBR Goes to Hollywood with Kacy Boccumini: The Sequel We're back to finish the chat with Kacy. This time we're diving into three movies that Kacy thinks fit into one of the following categories: critically panned movies Kacy thinks are good, critically acclaimed movies Kacy thinks are not good, movies Kacy wishes more people had seen. The movies: Frankenstein, Psycho, and Night of the Living Dead...

Press play to hear Kacy talk about movies - the illusion and the truth of what they're depicting, favorite movies and directors, the difference between perspective and aesthetic, the ick of toxic masculinity in film/society, and movies that were so devastating or anxiety inducing you only need to see once. Stick around to hear me offer the foolproof way to be my friend.  Follow Kacy on the interne...

"Media" has changed so much in the last decade and everyone's trying to adjust. But what is media? As MTV News, Vice, and others close up shop, Nathan McDermott, roaming polticial reporter formerly of Buzzfeed and CNN ,adds nuance and context to a space where it's lacking. How'd we get here? Was it inevitable? And what's next?  Follow Nathan on the Internet: https://twitter.com/natemcdermott https...

Lesley Gwam, unpaid music correspondent from the 90s for That Can't Be Right, started tweeting about The Queens R&B, full title: SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B, so I started watching and it was a delight.  As I watching I started thinking and realized, that for all their hits, I didn't really know much about the personalities, their lives, their drama, or in my case, before I watched the series,...

As we get ready for the 2023 Women's Final Four I'm re-sharing a talk I gave about women's sports! Way back in 2019, the UCLA Anderson Center for MEMES put out a call for Student Campfire Talks at their Up Next Conference. I waited until the last minute but submitted my proposal to discuss The Future of Women in Sports. Which is really just the The Future of Sports. And although there's still work...

According to the internet, pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. I'm a recent convert and it's become my favorite hobby. And it seems like everyone I play with is also a recent convert obssessed with their new favorite hobby, so for once, the internet might be right. But what the heck is pickleball? Why does it rely so heavily on puns? Why is taking over the [basketball court or tenn...

My love for Houston has few limits. And I think the Houston restaurant scene can go head to head with any major food city, at least in the US. So I tapped Bao Ong, new Houston resident and new Houston Chronicle food columnist, to talk about what Houston has to offer, how cities develop a culinary identity, and his own journey with food that's taken him from his parent's kitchen to New York City an...

Houston restaurateur Ben Berg recently announced two new concepts and reader/listener they are a little weird. I chatted with Underground Creamery owner Josh Deleon about why using words and phrases like elevated , clever , or ingredient driven approach , to describe your take on food from a cultural group you're not part of, at a restaurant with random Chinese-sounding last name, has ick written...

There were 42 bowl games to end the 2022 college football season. Meaning that something like 2/3 of all college football teams to get to play in a bowl game. Meaning that some pretty average .500 teams get to play in a bowl game. Ryan Nanni, co-host of The Shutdown Fullcast explains how we got here. And previews the Rhian and Ryan ESPN show, No Takes, which we workshopped for ~1 minute in this ep...

Happy Black History Month! It would not be a new run of That Can't Be Right episodes without an episode about Beyoncé. Come for the rants on new music, a brief existential crisis when I realize I Am...Sasha Fierce was released 15 years ago, stay for me mispronouncing Muni Long! Thanks again to Lesley Gwam for indulging me being myself. We need a longer month!  Reference tracks/episodes: Why are th...

Ever since the hubbub over Amazon's HQ2, I've been curious about subsidies for big companies and whether or not they deliver on their promises. Greg LeRoy, Executive Director of Good Jobs First, explains how subsidies function and who suffers when governments miss out on tax revenue.   Recommended reading: Paying Taxes to the Boss | Good Jobs First Great American Jobs Scam (goodjobsfirst.org) Oppo...

This is a story all about a WNBA franchise that was born and then: got off to a really hot start had a really bad owner  activated an entire league to action to get said owner fired from two jobs benched one of their top players for over half the season dealt with the fallout from a food truck fight  Listen to Dr. Courtney Cox explore the political, social, and labor issues that the Atlanta Dream...

Homecoming season in Texas high schools is different. 10,000 fans in the stands of football games, big parades with trucks no teenager should be driving, big crowns, fancy outfits, and mums.  Simply put, mums are arrangements of ribbons, bells, charms, and button sewn together. What might have started as a simple accessory has evolved into elaborate personal statements and big business. Press play...

We back! But before we get to the new episodes, I need your help. The things we do for our teams are weird and amazing. And I want to discuss them all!  Leave a voicemail at 818-714-1065 Send me a message: @TCBRpod on Twitter or Instagram Or if it requires a lot of exposition, send me an email: thatcantberightpodcast@gmail.com A very special guest and I will review them in an upcoming episode of T...