The Official Waiting For Next Year Podcast

Denny and I got together for a Casual Friday podcast on the Internet. It was a chat with very little agenda, but it worked pretty well this week, I think. 24 hour crippling sicko hangover What makes a real martini? Are flavored martinis real? Caribbean drinks even when you’re not in the caribbean Missing out on the Cavs fan bickering Denny deciding to heckle Casey Blake Mike Brown taking 20% of th...

Bernie Kosar is near and dear to Cleveland fans' hearts. To a person, there's probably not anyone who doesn't want one of Cleveland's most beloved athletes to be well and feel well. Years of playing a brutal sport in the 80's has obviously taken a toll on Kosar and last year he came out heralding the treatments of a specific doctor. It all sounds great in theory, but what help is he really getting...

Scott and I touched on a lot of topics today, including the impending fight over stadium funding in Cleveland. We talked about the Browns loss to the Bengals and the mostly disappointing start for the Cavaliers. 12 Years a Slave by Steve McQueen Pete Franklin and his history revolutionizing radio The way Pete Franklin handled callers Scott booing a live podcast of “Hang up and Listen” Mike Triviso...

Andrew and I decided to talk about some music after the Cavs podcast last night. There's been a lot of good new music lately, so here you go! Wooden shjips and Andrew’s love of the album San Francisco drone rock. Psychedelic. PledgeMusic and Kickstarter for rock albums Speakers vs. headphones and how you listen How to defeat your OCD What do you do with CDs? The future rules and everyone loves it...

Andrew was fired up after the Cavs won. I can only imagine what this podcast would have been like if they lost. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving Player’s only meetings and what’s going on with that Dion Waiters and maybe not taking a leap as quickly Anderson Varejao and his age Can Varejao be traded? What is this thing that Chris Grant built? Anthony Bennett and how brutal it is that this...

Soccer and kids Marathons with no training Hanging with internet friends and eating bad food before the marathon Walking down the highline on the west side of Manhattan Swimming for the winter season Denny’s brick wall in his room Using a concrete sealant to keep the dust in Smells transmitting across the brick I76 Antiques market Hitting Melt Bar and Grilled and the hype Throat Punch drink at Mel...

This week, with the Browns on the bye, Scott and I spent a lot of time talking about things that weren't specifically related to Cleveland sports. We talked about the ongoing story of the Dolphins. We talked about the word "bullying" vs. the actual harassment. We talked about Richie Incognito and his checkered past. We talked about the culture of football and the culture of fans. We also talked ab...

After the Cavs talk we decided to keep the tapes rolling to talk about the Dolphins, bullying, Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin. It's a hot topic. Brian Spaeth has certainly been outspoken about it on his blog . We get into the meat of the issue. It's an interesting subject. There are details to come out and there are details that have come out since we initially talked about 1 PM on Wednesday...

Today we meet Mitch who will be talking some Cavs with Brian Spaeth and me somewhat weekly during the Cavs season. Here's what we talked about. Cavs out of the gate and how well they’re doing Spacing issues in the offense early on Managing expectations on early basketball Trying to figure out if Tristan is actually good or not Kyrie Irving waving off Mike Brown’s plays vs. LeBron rolling over the...

Rick and I talked about the Browns game from Sunday. We also talked a bit about the Browns heading into the bye week. Is this one of the weirdest up and down Browns seasons in memory? How did the Browns come to play the QBs they've played so far this year? The nuance of talking about the running game issues without getting lost in the Trent Richardson debate Willis McGahee and just how ineffective...

Scott Raab ended this week's podcast telling everyone to go to the dentist, don't do drugs and stay in school. You should listen all the way to the end to see how we got there. As per usual, here's the email I sent Scott last night. --------------- They beat the Ravens. It was a "proof of parity" game for the Browns. The Cleveland Browns with Jason Campbell are no longer defying the rules of parit...

Scott Raab was on his way to the airport and it was a perfect opportunity for us to do our podcast as he was driven through NY traffic. Here's the email I sent him the night before. Hope all is well. We'll obviously talk about the Browns. I'm not going to say too much, just that I wasn't horribly disappointed and that I'm looking forward to next week's game against the Ravens. I also really want t...

Craig and Andrew talk new music including their own insecurities about darlings of critics. Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt Comparing Lightning Bolt to Hesitation Marks Sirens moving to the top of the Pearl Jam charts Kevin Devine delivers Bulldozer and Bubblegum The thought of writing two albums as a solo artist Andrew and Craig both love Redbird Those Darlins - Blur the Line Arcade Fire - Reflektor Cra...

Craig and Andrew love music. They also love to support the musicians who make that music. That's why it's so very frustrating to have a legal option like Spotify and then find out that some of their favorite artists like Radiohead and David Bazan have serious and real problems with the business model. On the one hand, it's a business model, which seems like a better scenario than the Napster free...

Always good to catch up with Martin Rickman. Today we found ourselves talking about sports and media and college football.  Event at the Happy Dog Enjoying the interview style of Scott Raab and Zac Jackson The player interview  Trying to cover younger players Covering Jameis Winston and how much he has it in terms of talking to the media Interviewing vs. writing The targeting rule and Martin’s opi...

Rick was on hand today for Rob Chudzinski's press conference and also Jason Campbell's media availability. We talk about a lot of other Browns stuff. Did the Browns try hard enough to compete in 2013? Brandon Weeden and whether he can ever start for the Browns again Joe Thomas and his free pass for not talking to the media today The hurt man locker in the Browns locker room Why haven't the Browns...

This week we talked about the Browns' loss to the Packers, but we branched out a bit. We talked about Robert Redford, movie criticism and passing pop culture down generationally. We also talked about Scott Raab coming home to speak at Cleveland State and also the Happy Dog on Wednesday night at 7:30 PM with Zac Jackson as well. Here's the email I sent to Scott in anticipation of our podcast this m...

Jon and Denny and Craig do Casual Friday podcast Denny’s cancelled soccer game Civic responsibility and drinking Playoff major league baseball and the Detroit Tigers The similarities between St. Louis Cardinals hatred and the Ohio State Buckeyes hatred The national hatred for St. Louis Cardinals fans right now The Eye of Sauron reference by Denny How insufferable are Cleveland fans going to be whe...

Scott and I had a chance to sit down and talk about the pretty extensive profile he did of Jessica "Evil" Eye who fights out of the Cleveland area. Women in MMA and Dana White saying they wouldn’t do female fights Jessica Eye training and sparring with men Stepping up to the UFC vs. a smaller promotion Sarah Kaufman is not an easy first test The backstory and the car accident How did Jessica find...

As I've done in previous (but not all) weeks, here's the Sunday night email that I sent to Scott. It largely saves you from hearing the tap tap tap of me taking notes during the podcast. Here we go... The Cleveland Browns lose not simply because Brandon Weeden had a bad day, but it's impossible to get over that embarrassing shovel pass he threw. In a week where Brandon Weeden was simply outplayed...

This week was light on podcasts because my life got in the way, but I still got Casual Friday in with Denny. Field Turf fields and how novel they were when Denny was in high school The cost of putting in a field turf field Co-ed sports and rag-tag teams that are tossed together Denny’s egregious foul Denny getting chippy with the competition Playing rec leagues for charity Pink in the NFL for awar...

Here is the email I sent to Scott prior to our podcast this week. Indians year in review. The team was maddening. They finished great. They actually made the playoffs. They got shut out in the playoffs. Do you need a short-hand "good" or "bad" rating for the season? I'm curious if your son had a take on whether it was a good or bad season and how that conversation went. I still just talk "at" my t...

While I was watching the Browns game, I was also talking to Denny about a wide variety of topics. Drinking before playing soccer The Internet makes sure that none of us drink alone Vacations after kids and going to the Virginia Beach Aquarium Loving aquariums and Sea World The aquarium in Monterrey California Sea horses and how they shouldn’t really exist for weirdness purposes Ghost crabs and the...

I was still up wallowing in some Burger King. Martin Rickman was up and about to drive home from Progressive Field. I gave him a call and we talked about the Indians. Martin Rickman and the champagne bath How many champagne baths should be allowed? The Indians season-ending game was sad, but it wasn’t a gut punch The struggles of Nick Swisher and Asdrubal Cabrera Expecting the playoffs and playing...

Brian and I had talked about the Breaking Bad finale in other podcasts because Brian wanted to know how much money it would take for me to skip it. Now that it's all over, I wanted to see what he though of the whole thing. Rewatching Breaking Bad finale vs. rewatching Browns games The Breaking Bad finale and how redemption defied what Vince Gilligan said he was going to do Finding redemption and w...