The Halfway House Podcast

Ladies and gentlemen, we're back from vacation. Well, one of us is, and now we're both back. We should have told you we were leaving, but we didn't. So what? It happens; forget about it. On our return episode, we're talking about The World Series Matchups and the teams involved, The NFL & NFL Pick'Em &The Las Vegas Aces.  Timestamps are as follows: Intro Music-00:0...

Ladies and gentlemen, It's the odd couple again for the pesky tradition of the Halfway House Podcast. It's  Episode 43, and as you know, we're in the midst of the NFL Season, so that is mostly what we'll discuss in this episode. Also, we talk about my dismal record to date in NFL Pick'Em, review of Week 4, and preview of Week 5 & NBA Media Day (Briefly). Timestamps are...

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's another edition of your favorite wacky duo ( We Think) at The Halfway House. And on this episode, we talk about all things (most) between weeks 3 & 4 of the NFL Season, Thursday Night Football & NFL Pick' Em & and the newest member of The Milwaukee Bucks, Dame Lillard. Timestamps are as follows: Intro Music-00:00 Opening Banter-00:30 TNF-2:35 Dallas...

Ladies and gents, it's your favorite odd couple back with your regularly scheduled Halfway House Podcast Program. It's an NFL-centric episode this week as we look back at the results of Week Two of NFL of Games,  the disaster that appears to be the Chicago Bears, TNF Football Recap & NFL Pick'Em Week 3 Edition. Got something to say? Let’s hear it. You can find me on Twitter @unc...

Ladies & gents, it's your regularly scheduled programming here at the Halfway House with Andra as your host. In this episode, we discuss situations around Aaron Rodgers and Kevin Porter Jr. We also look at the 2024 Olympics and NBA Stars, a new NBA rule, and a recap of NFL Week 1 and Week 2 of NFL Pick'Em. Timestamps are as follows: Intro Music- 00:00 Opening Banter- 00:30 Aaron Rodg...

Ladies and gents, this is our attempt to follow through on our commitments and give you what we promised. The promise is teams that we believe will make the NFL Playoffs, be the No.1 seed & and represent their conferences & win the Super Bowl. One of us predicted a team to get to the AFC Championship Game, and their starting QB is now out for the rest of the season. That's tough luck,...

 Ladies & gents, we're back, and it's back. The it we're referring to is NFL Football. And If NFL Football is back, that must mean NFL Pick'Em is back, too. Well, you would be correct to predict the return of the 2nd edition of NFL Pick'Em As I (Ben Phillips) look to capture the crown after finishing in 2nd place a year ago.  We also cover the Season  Opener between Ka...

Alright, let's try this again without the errors. Ladies & gents, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming with hosts Andra Lewis & Ben Phillips. And as the clock strikes midnight, The NFL Season is upon us. Also, some of our NFL predictions are upon you as well. Next week, you'll hear who we think makes the NFL Playoffs and the Super Bowl. Timestamps are as follows...

Ladies & gentlemen, this episode of The Halfway House Podcast is both different & special. It's different because we have a guest. It's special because of the guests we have. The guest is NABJ Journalist of The Year, Bill Nunn Memorial Award winner, & National Columnist for The Athletic, JimTrotter. In this episode, Jim & I talk about the path taken to get where he is tod...

Ladies & gents,  after another sabbatical, but for a good reason, we're back. And a something a little different about this episode and this show. The Co-Host, Andra Lewis, is hosting his first show. Let's see how it goes for our buddy. The topics on this week's show are Spence V.  Crawford recap, news, notes, & thoughts about some NFL Rookies during training camp & pres...

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's the 35th edition of the Halfway House Podcast, and there appear to be changes in the air. We'll let you figure out what those changes might be. But we can confirm that we discussed a few things in this episode. We discuss NFL Training Camps being open for every team, contract extensions in the NFL & NBA, and a Memo about an NBA superstar. Timestamps are as...

Ladies and Gentlemen, we got good news and bad news. The bad news is we didn't win the Powerball; we believe someone from California did that. The good news is we're here with Episode 34, and there are a few things to discuss as the summer is heating up. We try to make sense of the running back market in the NFL, The actual sale of Washington Commanders & the Draymond Green Redemptio...

Ladies and gentlemen, they say betrayal never comes from an enemy but from a friend. I didn't expect it from my friend, your co-host, Mr. Andra Lewis. But on this episode, we discuss the NBA Offseason and the potential problem the NFL may have with Gambling. Timestamps are as follows: Intro Music- 00:00 Opening Banter- 01:19 Bradley Beal- 04:04 Coach Talk- 09:59 Other Moves- 19:22 Dame- 32:50...

We know... We're late with uploading & Bradley Beal is now a Phoenix Sun. The Ja Morant news is a few days old, but we digress; it's still relevant. But ladies and gents, it's always good to talk these things out. So on this show, you'll hear about The Denver Nuggets NBA Finals win & their future, Ja Morant, The Heat, Celtics, & some quick hitters. Timestamps are as...

Ladies and gentlemen, when a life event or things take place, a hiatus/sabbatical isn't far behind. But we're back. And we're back in the middle of The NBA Finals as the Denver Nuggets currently are ahead 2-1 against those scrappy Miami Heat. We talk about the Denver Nuggets' success up until this point, a recap of both conference finals & the future of the runner-ups in th...

Ladies and gentlemen,  we're back with another edition of The Halfway House Podcast, and it's our 30-Burger or "Zero Dark Thirty Version" of the Episode. But it's nothing relaxing about this episode as our philosophical differences on team building, players, success & failure come to the forefront. This episode is heavy on James Harden, Joel Embiid, Daryl Morey & N...

Ladies and Gentlemen, we're back again with another episode of the Halfway House Podcast, and we have a special guest for this episode. She's from The Golden Spaces Podcast & Peacock's Brother From Another Content Producer/Co-Host, Natalie. She is also a part of the Hoopstress Brand, aka women who talk about basketball. She's known as a flamethrower, and we'll see how...

We're back again with your regularly scheduled programming. And on this week's episode, we're discussing the second round of the NBA Playoffs; of course, we're talking about the NBA Playoffs. We're also looking at the first half of the 2023 NFL Schedule. So, Yeap, we're giving you our early thoughts in two parts. Timestamps are as follows: Intro music- 00:00 Opening B...

Ladies and gentlemen, we're back again with our regularly scheduled programming on The Halfway House Podcast this week, and we're all buddy-buddy this week... Maybe not. It's a basketball-heavy show today. We talk about Joel Embid winning the MVP Award after his stellar season,  The Round of Eight Matchups Between Boston & Philadelphia, Denver & Pheonix,  New York & Miam...

Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with the 26th Episode of The Halfway House Podcast, which is your regular scheduled programming. In this episode, we discuss the Contracts of Jalen Hurts & Lamar Jackson (Finally)—the Trade of Aaron Rodgers to the N.Y. Jets. Then, we briefly cover The 2023 NFL Draft. Also, the big one, The NBA Playoffs. Oh yeah... Jalen Brunson's name gets mentioned at so...

It's Episode 25 In full buck for you. It's also another basketball-driven episode with a dash of NFL news for you. Also, on this episode, we talk about our favorite & least favorite NBA 1st round NBA Playoffs Matchups. Time Stamps Are as Follows: 00:00- Intro Music 01:19- Opening Banter 03:30- The Curious Case of The Sloppy Dallas Mavericks 05:50- New Competition for the #1 NBA Pick...

Ladies and gentlemen, we're here as expected with our regularly scheduled programming this week with a lot of NBA Talk. As a matter of fact, that's about all that you hear this week as the NBA Regular Season comes to a close. Next, we'll discuss how the NBA Standings look going into Friday's action and the finish on Sunday. Time Stamps Are As Follows: 00:00- Intro Music 01:20-...

Ladies and gentlemen, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming this week as we discuss the saga that is the Lamar Jackson contract situation, the recap of the NFL League Meetings in Arizona, the potentially imminent sale of The Washington Commanders, a brief look at former NBA All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge career, & an eye towards the NBA Play-In & Playoffs through the lense Con...

We're back with our regularly scheduled programming as we recap the first week of NFL Free Agency &  The New League Year.  We look at the deals done so far, Aaron Rodgers's weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Lamar Jackson's future, The Carolina Panthers, & NBA talk about the Eastern & Western Confrence. Time Stamps: 00:00-01:19- Intro Music. 01:20-06:00- Show Open...

We're back again with our regularly scheduled programming as we head towards the new league year in the NFL &  the stretch run in the NBA. We discuss what our favorite NFL team might do during free agency & what we would like them to do. We also talk about Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers, & Derek Carr.  Time Stamps: 00:00- Intro With Music. 01;28- 2023 NFL Free Agency Preview. 13:45-...