The Official Waiting For Next Year Podcast

Scott Raab (@ ScottRaab64 ) and Craig Lyndall (@ WFNYCraig ) talk about all the Cleveland sports topics from Bernie Kosar to the floundering Cleveland Indians. Here's what else we talked about. Marketing 101 with Brian Spaeth (@ brianspaeth ) Bernie Kosar’s comments about Kellen Clemens and the Pope When you take local comments national the context changes NFL AM hypocritically mocks Mark Sanchez...

Denny Mayo @dennymayo and Craig Lyndall @WFNYCraig  do the casual Friday thing talking running, the post office and Denny's relationship with Ohio's sports fans. Morning coffee Movie quote guys vs. unoriginal people Craig’s worst ever running glory story about the older guy in wind pants Denny’s five miler race in Media Pennsylvania Aiming for a sub-7 pace in a five miler Not wanting to get beat b...

Brian and I talked about a lot of things today other than the movies. Check out Brian on Twitter @brianspaeth or at his website Brian23.com The Plain Dealer laying off employees cutting delivery dates the future of the newspaper business 2 Guns movie review Is Mark Wahlberg somehow underrated? Brian Spaeth takes a bathroom break The Indians attendance issue and how contentious it is on twitter NBA...

On Mondays I talk to Scott Raab, but I don't talk to WFNY's own Scott nearly often enough. We found some time to do it up podcast style. We discussed Chris Perez, and the Browns' salary cap situation. Ariel Helwani and his awesome video blog show setup Jamison Hensley’s video from Berea was an embarrassment Chris Perez and his meltdown against Detroit Scott Sargent is in the bag for Chris Perez Ch...

Everyone loves when @SteelersDepot comes on the WFNY podcast. Yes, he's a Steelers blogger, but his knowledge of the AFC North is gigantic. He's as dedicated to it as anyone in the world, I think. So, when I want to find out what's happening around the division, it's an obvious call. Drop him a compliment on Twitter Browns fans. @Steelersdepot Dave Bryan from the Steelers Depot talking AFC North f...

Scott Raab and I went on an audio journey this evening. It started very focused on Cleveland sports, but once we hit the Plain Dealer topic, things went all over the place. Enjoyed it just the same. J.G. Spooner’s dislike of the cancer kid touchdown run Servicemen surprising their family on a football field P.R. stunts and whether or not they’re harmful Roger Goodell’s head injury youth football c...

It's always a love-fest when I get Les Levine on the podcast. I won't even apologize for it. We discussed the Indians attendance, the perception of the Dolan family and the latest Browns announcements that came out yesterday. When was the last time Les was nervous for a shift on radio? Les’ history in the radio business after Ohio State Jasper Indiana near French Lick Indiana Les’ career playing w...

This week with Scott Raab talking Cleveland sports we talked about the trade deadline, the training camp storylines and Jimmy Haslam. Here's what else we discussed. The pear trees in my yard and the dogs that eat them False memory studies in MIT Training camp storylines Tape recorders vs. audio recorders Training camp storylines and how the “summer superlatives” have begun The obsessed sports fans...

After a week off, I caught up with Denny for another casual Friday podcast. We had no real agenda other than drinking a few beers and talking about food and music and movies and stuff. It was fun. Dogfish head IPA 90 minute IPA 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA Milton Delaware where Dogfish Head is 120 Minute IPA Portland Oregon and the cans that you have to open with an opener Lebowski and how...

One of my buddies from college is a comedian, actor and personal trainer in New York City. He's headlined Caroline's Comedy club a number of times, been in Saturday Night Live sketches and has also been one of a miniscule number of clean bodybuilders in the world. I've been looking for a reason to talk to him, and I figured talking about Ryan Braun was as good a reason as any. You can get his most...

A nice little journey that had very little to do with RIPD. RIPD and Kevin Bacon being hidden from the trailer Hippies and why anyone would choose to be an archetype Hipsters and hippies and emos and punks Brian judges Craig unfairly Town Hall in Ohio City Brian’s judgement of his people in the theater Kid making phone calls in a movie theater and begging for a tongue lashing The movie will be on...

Scott Raab is talking this Monday morning about the Tribe mostly. The weekend series against the Twins, Matt Underwood, Superstition, Jason Kipnis, Lonnie Chisenhall and getting excited about the Browns. Jinxes and whether or not we believe them Matt Underwood and why Indians fans hate him so much Superstition on the field and how it has leaked into the stands and in front of the TV Man rules and...

Always good to catch up with Jon. He had a night available and I was starting my vacation, so I had to log in and fire up the notebook to do it. It was a typical meandering podcast. Being a creature of habit and a bit of a completist The summer movie podcast and whether it would have continued The Lone Ranger and how quickly I would have wanted to turn it off The All-Star game and the Mariano Rive...

Something a little different today to start. We talked about the business of writing, specifically Esquire's decision to experiment with asking readers to pay for a feature rather than giving it away for free. “The Prophet” by Luke Dittrich and the fact that Esquire was charging for it Scott has been at Esquire since 1997 How do you delineate between what’s worth charging for? Tom Junod’s three mo...

This week's movie was Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro. It stars the cast of Sons of Anarchy and also reunites del Toro with Hellboy himself Ron Perlman. Guillermo Del Toro and the Hell Boy movies Kaiju and how Brian loved the film Pacific Rim is a movie for ten year old boys This movie understands what it means to have heroes The world building was amazing in Pacific Rim You get a sense of geogr...

Another casual Friday with Denny where we talked about anything and everything. If there's anything you want discussed in future episodes, recommend it and we'll consider it. Denny and not writing about sports anymore Originally stopping for real life reasons overall Denny’s own “The Decision” in July 2010 The NBA vs. the rest of the professional sports The Decision maybe ended Denny’s NBA fandom...

Andrew Bynum signs with the Cavs and Scott and I were planning on talking anyway so we talked about it and everything else. Andrew Bynum and Craig Robertson’s tweet about Britney Griner in Dallas Choosing vs. money and basketball reasons $6 million guaranteed with incentive based money at $6 million Nobody is guaranteeing Andrew Bynum is going to be a success The Alonzo Gee theory of roster buildi...

I decided to try something for the first time. I decided to turn the mic on and just record my own solo podcast. Let me know what you think.  Andrew Bynum and whether or not it is a good idea to sign him Spending Dan Gilbert’s money Browns fan obituary and the Browns’ response Browns gameday improvements report from WKNR Nick Cannon and the drumline factor Upgrading the music Female drumline Ray D...

Brian and I were in catch-up mode today as the summer movie schedule has raced past us. Brian helps talk through White House Down and The Lone Ranger. Quitting caffeine Monster Energy Drinks Diet Coke addiction White House Down Throwback action movie calling to the 90’s Another movie that was too long Roland Emmerich and what he’s done The effects in the movie was pretty good Basically a Die Hard...

It has been way too long since I caught up with Jon. So, naturally we talked about everything from TV and sports and stats to the Browns and whether or not Jon can ever be an NBA fan. Hint. Probably not. Old stores like Children’s Palace, Kiddie City, Best, Fretter, Bernie Shulman’s K-Mart, Wal-Mart and Target Would a drunk podcast worthy of listening to? Talking about everything but football when...

World War Z starring Brad Pitt was the topic of conversation with Brian Spaeth this week.  It was almost distracting how non-violent it was This movie was mostly a mystery than it was a traditional zombie film The science of the movie and whether the zombies were good Should zombies have any superpowers or should they just be resilient? Matt Bellamy from Muse and the soundtrack Brad Pitt’s project...

Scott Raab and I talked about all the weekly Cleveland sports news and so much more. How many shows aped The Sopranos? Mad Men and the distance between it and its authenticity David Chase left us involved with the humanity of his characters Jimmy Haslam and the Forbes and WSJ covering Pilot Flying J Breaking down the debt and bond rating of the company Aaron Hernandez and his murder charges being...

Wow, did Denny and I cover a lot of ground. Or did we cover no real ground at all? I prefer to think the former, although the biggest news of the day - the 2013 NBA draft - went completely undiscussed. Still, there was a lot there, which is what we aim to do on casual Fridays. Potty training and how to teach the kid to go Coffee and Scott Raab calling my Keurig Brewing temperature of the Keurig Gr...

Kirk and I took the last opportunity before the draft to talk about all the possibilities. I also signed off by saying "Don't drink too much" so there's that. The Kevin Love rumors and what that might have meant Quantity vs. quality and Bill Simmons’ thoughts that four quarters don’t always equal a dollar The trade rumors with the Pelicans and Greivis Vasquez Do you think Chris Grant’s board is re...

Brian was on vacation this past week, so I don't think he ever got around to seeing Monsters University. As a result, I replaced him this week with my son Ben who saw Monsters U in the theater with me. It was Ben's first ever movie in the theater, so I figured I'd just throw a few minutes together with him. He was probably better than I was on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...