The Power Trip

John Kreisel joins the guys to rip Sam Darnold's ugly performance against Denver, and Hawk digs into the archives for some unforgettable moments from 25 years of The Power Trip. Plus, the Brewers are headed to the World Series, Zach recaps the Wild's win over St. Louis, Mr. Z reviews the weekend's movies and the guys make their Power Trip Parlay picks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Hawk becomes obsessed with Troy Aikman's unusually veiny arms, while Mark Parrish breaks down the Wild's win and the controversial hit on Kirill Kaprizov. Plus, a Bigfoot documentary raises questions, Marney Gellner struggles with McDonald's Monopoly, the guys discuss the Timberwolves and Marney tries to convince everyone to learn a TikTok dance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

The normal four with guest host Zach Halverson play the 653rd Initials Game! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawk digs into the Power Trip archives for the 25th anniversary, including Frank Caliendo’s John Madden impression and Hawk’s legendary 2005 late-night voicemail involving way too much alcohol and an intense need for Reese’s Cups. Plus, the guys talk Wild, Vikings and a huge college football weekend before Tommy Olson and Fargo Flash arrive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tommy Olson and Fargo Flash break down a loaded college football weekend before Ben Leber joins the show. The guys stumble into the insanity of bare-knuckle boxing, Brian Robison makes a surprise appearance to compare today’s Vikings defense to the defenses he and Ben played on, and Tom Pelissero joins with the latest on Minnesota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben shares memories of playing with Brian Robison and talks about preparing to call Cowboys-Packers, and the guys discuss Mike Tomlin’s interesting take on players-only meetings. Then things get considerably less serious with Super Bowl halftime speculation and a long run of ghost and haunted-house stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia Daniels joins the guys to discuss Hawk's friend's appearance on NCIS, a professor with a disturbing bathroom habit and potential changes to the Vikings' receiving corps. Plus, the Wild fall to Winnipeg, Hawk tries to rescue a woolly worm, and Julia reveals a shocking number of classic movies she's never seen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parker Fox joins the guys to talk Timberwolves basketball, a woman gets accidentally locked inside an urgent care, and a terrifying roller coaster accident sparks a bizarre conversation. Plus, Mike Grimm breaks down the Gophers' ugly loss to Purdue, discusses his upcoming college football road trip and the crew debates whether the 5-0 Vikings are finally getting enough respect. See omnystudio.com/...

Parker Fox explains the complicated eligibility situation surrounding Gophers basketball's Cade Tyson, while Tommy Olson calls from work to hype up his birthday party and party bus. Plus, the guys discuss haunted houses, unusual eating habits, a bizarre Pringles promotion and classic movies that flopped at the box office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys respond to a company-wide dress code email with a fashion show that quickly gets out of hand, including questionable outfits, fake boobs and a few wardrobe malfunctions. Plus, John Bonnes talks playoff baseball, the Wild beat Vegas but suffer another frightening injury, and the guys discuss the Timberwolves' promising preseason. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawk's increasingly ridiculous outfits and hairstyles leave Marney Gellner speechless, while the guys discover some surprising facts about the history of fashion. Plus, a terrifying airline incident, Shohei Ohtani's struggles, the future of baseball in Las Vegas and Kevin O'Connell's evolving offense with Kyler Murray See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys continue roasting Hawk's wardrobe, Marney talks about the Timberwolves' promising preseason and the Wild's latest injury raises questions about player safety. Plus, Marney remembers her early days covering Kevin Garnett and the Wolves, Sauce shares some bizarre headlines and the guys try to figure out how NASA gets rovers to Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys celebrate the Vikings improving to 5-0, break down Kyler Murray's impressive performance against the Saints and recap a wild weekend of football. Plus, Christian Bale's Toyota Tacoma raises some interesting questions, and Adam Thielen joins to discuss the Vikings' offensive improvement, the Odell Beckham Jr. signing and the importance of playing multiple sports. See omnystudio.com/listene...

The guys make some questionable plans for their upcoming Las Vegas trip, Sauce devours Hawk's Bugles and the Gophers' disastrous loss to Purdue gets dissected. Plus, Ben Leber explains a controversial special teams penalty, the guys play Quick Twitch to predict the Vikings' final record and break down the wildest finishes from around the NFL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Leber joins the guys to break down the Vikings' fifth straight win, Kyler Murray's growing confidence and Minnesota's dominant defense. Plus, stories from the team's trip to New Orleans, Sauce recaps a wedding, Aaron Jones continues to impress and Ben explains why the Vikings' chemistry could make them dangerous. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Kreisel and Mark Parrish join the guys to recap the Cowboys' embarrassing loss, preview the Vikings-Saints matchup and debate McDonald's Monopoly. Plus, Sauce has an iPhone conspiracy theory, Mr. Z reviews the latest movies and Parrish weighs in on the Wild's loss and Quinn Hughes' contract situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sauce attempts to explain a deadly disease, then gets into an argument with ChatGPT about whether it actually exists. Plus, the guys discuss haunted houses, Kreisel reacts to AI getting its feelings hurt, Parrish talks about the Wild's potential interest in Dylan Larkin and Marney Gellner joins the fun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The normal four battle it out in the 652nd Initials Game! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys prepare for a potentially stormy trip to New Orleans, react to the Vikings signing Odell Beckham Jr. and ask whether there’s actually anything left in the tank. Ben Leber weighs in on what the OBJ move could mean, Fargo Flash breaks down the Gophers’ win over Michigan and previews Purdue, and Sauce asks the immortal question: “What does Purdue do good?” See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Hawk runs through a wild news segment involving an alleged Mall of America attack plot, an airport joyride and a satanic invocation at an Iowa city council meeting. Ben Leber gives his final thoughts on OBJ and why the Saints could be the perfect get-right matchup for the Vikings offense. Tom Pelissero joins with the latest on Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Jefferson, the Eagles and the NFL’s early Sup...

The guys learn just how nomadic the Jaguars are about to become, revisit Glenn Mason’s Michigan weekend, completely fail to spell “profits,” discuss Ted Lasso and the latest movie releases, and discover a 67-year-old woman who is apparently elite at doing donuts. Plus, giraffe trivia, celebrity genealogy and Sauce develops an intense hatred for the baby name Mavery. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Hawk’s failed attempt at abstinence gets a new euphemism, the guys revisit some absolutely insane 1970s commercials, preview Vikings-Saints, recap the Wild’s overtime loss in Buffalo and somehow learn far more than anyone needed to know about giraffe mating habits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parker Fox joins the show as the guys dive into a botched execution, a fake substitute teacher and one Florida politician’s questionable photo collection. Darrell Thompson talks Gophers football after the Michigan win, P.J. Fleck’s growing momentum, Purdue and Ethan Kaliakmanis’ NFL future. Plus, the Vikings’ long-term quarterback situation starts getting uncomfortable. See omnystudio.com/listener...

The Vikings’ quarterback debate continues, Will Reichard is apparently capable of kicking from another zip code, a Minnesota bear winds up in imaginary therapy, Mark Rosen joins, Sauce demonstrates his beatboxing skills and the crew debates self-aware performing snakes, Ted Lasso and a very unfortunate potential Coca-Cola flavor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Bonnes returns after a sports-filled trip that included his 30th active MLB ballpark, Gophers football and a ten-mile race. The guys react to Brock Faber’s frightening skull fracture, preview Vikings-Saints and Wild-Sabres, revisit some questionable Mark Rosen movie analysis and discover Vincent van Gogh had an unfortunate romantic interest in his cousin. Plus, Chris Hawkey finds his new favo...