The Purple & Black Pill

Send us Fan Mail As the dog days of winter arrive for your Sacramento Kings, and The Tardy Boys are here to help guide you through the midseason miasma. Join Dunc & Ty as they discuss The Kings' recent lackluster performances, De'Aaron Fox's mysterious funk/media tiff, Ty's drastic anti-woke turn, trade rumors, John Fisher's slutty pass at Sacramento, and much more.

Send us Fan Mail The Tardy Boys return after a hefty holiday away to find the Kings in an absolute shitstorm of their own creation. Ty & Duncan are joined by Sactown Royalty legend Robby Biegler, who helps sift through the wreckage of one of the jankiest and most mystifying stretches in The Beam Team's short history. The three also consider discussing Sopranos episodes, explore Sacramento...

Send us Fan Mail Duncan guts through a cold (and the accompanying ASMR voice) as the boys recap Keegan Murray's epic, record-breaking 47-point explosion from Saturday night, as well as the other two home wins from the week. They also discuss the beginning of trade deadline season and the plausibility of a Zach LaVine fit for the Kings, some bizarre and terrible news out of the G-League, and t...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are back to discuss a somewhat vexing 2-1 week, including two solid wins and one low-effort stinker against the Clippers. They react to the feast or famine nature of this Kings team, the recent disappearances of Harrison Barnes and Kevin Huerter, Chelsea Gray's arrival on the local broadcast team, Adam Silver's baffling state department cosplay, and much more. 

Send us Fan Mail In the wake of crashing out of the single-elimination round of the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament, the boys recap an eventful four-game week for the Kings from the comeback miracle against the Warriors to another Pelicans beatdown. They also discuss Harrison Barnes's less-than-stellar play of late, the Kings' recent "Death Ray Issue," and Vlade'...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are joined by Kings TikTok whiz Jack Dann, who helps them break down another tough road loss to New Orleans and a big In-Season Tournement win over the Timberwolves in Minnesota. They also get into Jack's Kings villain origin story, Draymond Green's surprising Goop-iness, Jimmer Fredette’s brother’s abortive rap career, and more. 

Send us Fan Mail In order to run down the recent six-game winning streak (and the sudden crash back down to earth courtesy of New Orleans,) the boys are joined by their first returning guest, Patrick Redford of Defector.com. They talk the recent spate of injuries, Andrew W.K., Luka's asinine game, Beach Hut Deli, Kings trade rumors, and much more. Subscribe to both Defector and this here prog...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are back, Ty's in Sac, and it's time to get this season of podcasting fully underway. They run down the first nine games of the season, dive deep on the ins & outs of the bench rotation, and give kudos to the team for staying alive despite King De'Aaron's five-game absence. 

Send us Fan Mail As Ty prepares to move his entire life to be closer to the beam, the boys carve out some time to review an interesting, if not particularly successful, preseason run for the Kings. They discuss Colby's arrival, Kevin's struggles, and Keegan's tantalizing upside. Ty also notes his increasingly-pure hatred of our neighbors to the west, especially given the arrival of...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are once again BACK...and this time it's personal. Personal enough, in fact, that Ty has an enormous announcement near the top of the show about a big change in his life that will definitely be affecting the show (for the better!) The boys cram an entire offseason recap into one episode, and look forward to a Beam Team sequel. 

Send us Fan Mail The boys are BACK after a nice summer siesta and they are rarin' to dive into what promises to be a momentous offseason for the Sacramento Kings. After taking some time to congratulate the Nuggets on their very fun championship run (and particularly Michael Malone for his all-time parade performance), they evaluate the Kings' options heading into free agency. Draft night...

Send us Fan Mail The boys review the heartbreaking conclusion to The Beam Team's magical season, which ended in a tough second-half collapse against the defending champs in Game 7. They break down Games 6 and 7, wax nostalgic on this team's one-of-a-kind run, and look forward into the offseason with hope and gratitude.  Thank you for listening this season! Stay tuned, and be sure to subs...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are nursing wounds from two brutal losses to the defending champs, and are here to commiserate with you. With the season on the line, how will our young heroes respond to an empowered enemy riding high after two gutsy wins? The boys discuss Fox's continued ascendance, Sabonis and Huerter's struggles, and the Kings' frustrating inability to get Keegan Murray...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are beaming in the face of a 2-1 lead in the Kings' first round series agains the Warriors, despite the deflating reality check in Game 3 on the road. They discuss the team's shocking defensive prowess at Golden 1 Center, Ty's magical weekend in Sacramento, and the maddening discourse surrounding yet another Draymond Green Event. 

Send us Fan Mail The time is finally upon us. The playoffs are no longer theoretical, and are in fact right about to happen. The boys run down the last week of the season, look forward to the Warriors matchup, and reflect on everything that got us to this point. Also: helpful hints on shedding the inferiority complex; Wolves meltdown; Ty manufactures a media beef. 

Send us Fan Mail The boys are joined by Kings superfan Chris Yang aka @pocketjanitor to feel many feelings on the momentous occasion of Sacramento clinching both the long-sought playoff spot and their first Pacific division title in twenty years. Chris gives on-the-ground reportage from the celebration outside G1C the night of the clinch and the impromptu welcome party at the team's airport f...

Send us Fan Mail Coming into the home stretch of the regular season, the boys recap a mixed bag of a week for the Kings. They talk Keegan Murray's pursuit of the rookie record for three-pointers made, Slamson's surrealist birthday, a very special Kings fan from Japan, and Ty's newly-discovered connection to Shawn Marion, who shares his problematic love for Cheetara from Thundercats....

Send us Fan Mail Duncan has returned from his weeklong Rumspringa to talk a very condensed 3-1 road trip, De'Aaron Fox's instantly-iconic "I'M F*CKIN' NICE!!" dagger, potential playoff matchups, and more. Hit up the boys at purpleandblackpill@gmail.com or @purpleblackpill on Twitter and Instagram.

Send us Fan Mail While Duncan load manages in anticipation of a long postseason run, Ty is joined by sports journalist/blogger/national-media Kings hypeman Patrick Redford of Defector.com. They chat about the Kings' strong recent slate of games, the sudden, drastic change in the media narrative surrounding the team, and, of course, the most important development of the past week: Kessler Edwa...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are back after overcoming some technical difficulties to run down the recent spate of games from your SECOND-PLACE Sacramento Kings. They discuss the epic 176-175 double-OT win over the Clippers, Kevin Huerter's bounceback, G-Man's 3,000th call, and the disconcerting Ja Morant situation. 

Send us Fan Mail The boys are back from their own All-Star break, reviewing the Kings entrants' less-than-memorable Salt Lake City weekend and offering some creative solutions to waning interest in the game itself. They also recap the one and only game since the break began, Thursday night's convincing come-from-behind pasting of a desperately shorthanded Trail Blazers team.  Ty has a ba...

Send us Fan Mail Ty is back off the injury report after his second bout with Covid, and the boys are here to recap an absolutely bananas trade deadline. Are the Kings an irredeemable poverty franchise because they dared to stand pat? Are the Lakers the new title favorite? Will the Warriors be responsible for many billions of dollars in luxury tax payments? Tune in to find out!  They also discuss D...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are joined by multi-hyphenate Kings superbroadcasters Deuce Mason and Morgan Ragan to discuss the Kings fan community, the trade deadline, and NBA officials' sad kowtowing to LeBron and his spoiled baby antics. Be sure to catch Deuce & Mo every weekday from 11-2 in their hot new gig on Sactown Sports 1140!

Send us Fan Mail The boys are joined by Sactown Royalty/Kings Herald legend Will Griffith to run down Will's Operation M.C.N.A.I.R. charity initiative, Monte McNair's thrilling new extension, possibilities for the Kings at the trade deadline, and much more. Be sure to follow Will on Twitter at @WillofThaPeople and take the opportunity to turn bad into good by chipping in to the cause of...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are Beam-drunk as the Kings have slain the Lakers on their way to a five-game winning streak. First in the Pacific, third in the West, and suddenly things are beginning to feel pretty real. Ty & Dunc are doing their best to have a little fun with it all, which is more than can be said for certain other fanbases. Also: Domas's double-double streak continues; Trevo...