The Sportive

Jon, Stu and B do their best to process (3:30) a good Vikings team, (21:00) a frustrating Wolves team, (39:00) our favorite player Fred Gadreau’s tough start, and (45:00) hangovers. Lots of hangover talk. No particular reason. Stu ends with another Top 6. Good stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The award-winning podcast is back, and this time we've got our first guest in about 200 episodes, as old friend Michael Rand of the Star Tribune joins Jon and Stu to give us some hockey-related gravitas. We talk about the Wild, our gut feelings for the season and our worries, our hopes and our fears and dreams; we then briefly moved on to talking Loons before Chicken showed up out of nowhere and w...

Stu and Jon are in the house (or on the Zoom) this week, with the benefit of an extra week of hindsight. We discuss the Vikings' good-news-bad-news start and the end of the Twins season, plus get in a Loons update as well as a long commentary on the head coaching situation for the Arizona Wildcats football team, just as you all demanded. Plus, Stu is back with not only a Top 6, but an unrelated au...

[Ringing large bell in the town square] HERE YE HERE YE it's the annual Sportive Vikings season preview. We play a new game called "In & Out" then run through our bros, turds, wins and backup team. Plus a new bit called Style Corner With Jon. Big thanks to Stu for submitting his latest Top 6 list and to Tom Shane for calling in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back with our world-famous bits and segments. This episode had everything: aimless speculating about Twins pitcher injuries, giving up on the Vikings before the season starts, Stu’s Top 6 and Jon role playing. Later we introduced two new crowd-pleasing features: “Drinking! With Stu” and “Eating! With Chicken.” Possibly a good episode, definitely an interesting one. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Us again?? Jon, B and CF69 cover: how it feels to have a giant tree fall on your house, the Twins deadline deals, pull tab strategies, Canterbury, a very quick Kirill update, and the Top 6 Maggies (?). Peel back the tab slowly and then very quick on this one.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The whole gang is back to do stealable bits and unique segments. We rank stuff and order other stuff, some of it sports related but mostly not. Terrain covered: fireworks, beergaritas, Pine Island, Gin Blossoms, parking lots, Nebraska, coaching, Heart, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brandon is the only one with access to the editing and uploading site. All Brandon knows is at the tail end of a long day he received a text from Jon and Stu reporting they deposited an episode into the podcast hopper along with a suggested show title, and a request to upload for the world's delight. The contents and topics of said show? Your guess is as good as Brandon's, who is so befuddled by t...

It's an ALL WOLVES podcast from Jon and B. We debate where the play-in game ranks in all-time Wolves wins (spoiler: real high), hoot n holler over the ref show, and preview the Memphis series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Takes us a while to get on the rails but eventually we do a Twins season preview deep dive, including our famous Wins/Bros/Turds bit. We finish with a quick check-in on the Wolves and Wild and throw in 10 to 20 potshots at the Mankato hockey team just because. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NEWCOMERS EDITION. We throw down our takes on Carlos Correa, Za'Darius Smith and Marc-Andre Fleury. The analogies were solid gold and NOT strained or forced. Bonus: Chicken accidentally doxxed himself at one point which forced the producer to learn how to add a posthumous bleep. Good times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full cast for this one. Items: Determining what we need from the Twins to stop us from a full rage New-school egghead Vikings regime, same results What happened to the Wild and how to right the ship All hail the most stable franchise in town: The Timberwolves Read that last bullet again, wtaf No way we regret that opinion 90 seconds on the Loons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

The whole gang's BACK. Topics: Vikings new hire reactions, prediction on Kirk returning or not and Super Bowl rooting interests Wild: how a dynasty was created Wolves: the first 7 seed in league history to have a roster of 15 untouchable guys Jon starts to tell us about his vacation and we cut him off after one sentence to piss and moan about winter for 20 minutes. You're on notice, winter. Hosted...

Jon, B and Stu deliver a eulogy for the Zimmer/Spielman era and embark on pre-reactions to potential new head coaches. We also check in on the Wolves before doing two separate segments on beef (one metaphorical and one literal). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon, Stu, and Chiken return after the death of a computer (RIP) to talk about the end of an era for the Vikings, the chances that Spielman / Zimmer / Cousins will return next year, the Winter Classic, and mayhem with the Wild's roster. Plus: luchador masks and Zoom calls? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and B record a special FRIDAY NIGHT show because we couldn't wait to discuss: (2:45) the state of the Wolves and an angry/confusing Andrew Wiggins rant, (35:40) a Vikings check-in, (49:00) quick hitter on the juggernaut Wild and (1:04:00) B breaks down an absolutely perplexing text from a neighbor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and Brox go all in on the NBA. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED. We get sappy about our beloved Wolves, then give in-season bros & turds, offer a few medium-spice takes and end with predictions. And a special guest stops by which - believe us when we tell you - you do not want to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chicken Fingers back? Chicken Fingers back. Topics: (2:00) Vikes game recap plus a detailed Zimmer-Cousins “celebration” analysis, (31:00) an epic disaster by the Loons, and (44:00) Wolves bros and turds. Chicken picked actual rostered players this year, shocking us all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back in town to cover: (1:45) the Vikings are…bad? Fine? Unclear. (25:30) A requiem for the Twins including the most heinous bros & turds results in this podcast’s 78-year history. We end with a little (43:00) Wolves and (58:00) Wild season preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1:00 - Quick recap of what happened while we were gone 6:00 - Let's name some medalists 21:30 - Twins ughhh 52:00 - Kirk Cousins' Popemobile At some point in there we also ranted about the Rubio trade, talked dogs, and broke the news of our exciting used car purchases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In order to reclaim our crowd as Podcast King of the Dads, we talked about humidity for five minutes to start this show. After that, we just tried to avoid talking Twins as long as possible. This meant we talked about the Lynx, new women's soccer teams in Minnesota, and USA/Mexico until we finally had to start talking about Gerrit Cole's inability to answer questions. We also talked about the Wild...

Jon, B and a riled-up Stu (1:30) break down the Wild’s first two playoff games, (30:15) pile on everyone else’s bellyaching about unwritten rules, and (41:00) deep-dive into the season of our beloved Fort Wayne Mad Ants. And a little Wolves.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and B discuss: (2:00) Wild playoff scenarios and outlook, (24:05) we love the Wolves almost as much as we love being wrong, (38:30) we calmly lay out the case to not panic about the Twins yet, jk it is panic time, (47:30) a mini Loons season preview, (53:00) life and work and parenting in a vaccinated world. Jon went all-in on rants, just fyi. A tour de force of dad rants. We are witnessing a...

Jon and Stu circle up for our monthly podcast, in which we sob about the Twins bullpen, get distracted by the Caps and Rangers instead of talking about the Wild, ignore the Vikings draft so we can talk about Aaron Rodgers, do a tight three minutes on the Wolves because Brandon's not around, complain about the Loons, and get on board with the Lynx being our Team of the Summer. Plus Jon complains fo...

Stu is at the bar! In a sign of what we hope are good things to come, our fully vaccinated co-host Stu went to the Bulldog in St. Paul and recorded an episode on the Sportive Hotline, while drinking Fireball and generally losing it. Brandon and Jon (not fully vaccinated, still at home) joined him to discuss the Twins' scuffles, the Loons' TV contract, and the possibility of A-Rod owning the Timber...