The Terminal Podcast

The Ides of March brings questions about who should be king...of the madness that is the third month of the year. From hoops to more questions like... Kris gives me credit - 3:00 Mercy rule? - 10:20 Terminal Tournament Challenge - 13:55 Is Championship Week more fun? - 15:30 Thompsons' Title Stopper - 26:35 I've never seen (On Mute) - 32:45 Random Return - 39:20 Tonight's Trivia Answer - 10.27 mil...

A quorum about the Rap Debut Album Tournament (RDAT); A fictional invention from seven years ago essentially working backwards from the statement - Illmatic by Nas is the greatest rookie rap album. Tonight features the second semifinal in the NYC Bracket based on the 12th article in the RDAT series - Drive-In Movies vs. Video Music Box The RDAT Overall No. 2 seed shows its Tiger Style in a contest...

We'll eventually talk about the World Baseball Classic; why there's a legitimate but overemphasized fear and wearing country colors with pride, but first... 20th century child stars - 1:20 Dirty Dancing? No, Footloose - 6:15 What's your WBC interest? - 11:55 No amas beisbol? - 16:30 Team concerns - 24:00 I'm breaking out! - 32:00 Tonight's Trivia Answer - 114 https://youtu.be/J4heMx9BjVg MartinKes...

To say tonight's guest is well-traveled is an understatement; so, I'll allow Josh Sarfity to state over his travels because it fascinates me! A fellow Highwayman, I'll tease the W.E. Brown Questionnaire, but focus on: Ballpark Chasers and Club 124 - 1:10 Clear out Iso - 10:00 Freddie Peralta - 14:40 Nolan McLean - 19:05 Kodia Senga - 22:40 ABS Anyone? - 25:20 Sean Manaea - 29:10 Clay Holmes - 36:3...

It's OK if you're watching 3 outta 7 (or more) spring training games during the week. This is a safe space. It's also a place to discuss a microgeneration that matches our mindset. Well, maybe... "It's pronounced Guardians" - 4:20 "Do you believe in Xennials?" - 9:15 Last of the Latchkey - 13:00 Showtime to Primetime - 16:30 "If you don't have the list" - 28:30 Tonight's Trivia Answer - $38.2 mill...

The zone stays flooded with so much before major league games that count, so to speak. So I speak about a probable starting eight for the Orange and Blue. Well I'll eventually get to that, right? Automation in Our World - :38 George Carlin tribute - 11:45 It's Not Even March! - 13:45 Alvy 4 Life - 26:55 Trivia - 35:15 Tonight's Trivia Answer - 4 Shameless plug for The Redemption File by Marc Sinib...

While 3 Outta 7 starts with spring thoughts about a marathon, it quickly becomes a series of random questions like how many times did Phil Collins try his 'perfect day' before Andie McDowell turns the clock radio off? What does the bad side of Punxsutawney look like and what could The Learning Channel offer you for a year on the inside? Groundhog Day history lesson - 2:00 Where's the ghetto in Hil...

A quorum about the Rap Debut Album Tournament (RDAT); A fictional invention from seven years ago essentially working backwards from the statement - Illmatic by Nas is the greatest rookie rap album. Tonight features the semifinals in the Queens Brackets from the 12th article in the RDAT series - Reggie Jackson vs. Alan Trammell A battle between two that don't appear similar at first glance, but qui...

From 3 to 2 and back again two days late; we start speaking about what's on local airways. I ask about that and more first thoughts on spring in Florida and Arizona. I try to serve some humble pie before commenting on Cortina Milano and seamlessly attempting to integrate a 1/3 on the fly. Some things stick better than others. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 4 Silver Sluggers https://youtu.be/QwkK_-sGK6o...

An unscripted Mets Up starts with a News Flash - The Kid Got In! The dream school and all its complexities aren't explored as much as thought over while dancing around aging and 'Back in my day," My day wouldn't be complete if I didn't stumble about putting together what I spent years on suddenly crumbling apart; a part of which I've played as much as us all. Sooner or later, we'll all see who the...

I apologize for my audio but after a boring Super Bowl, 3 outta 7 ain't bad to discuss things surrounding the 60th anniversary event like "The Last Boy scout" almost because we have to; and other things like: What was worse: the commercials or the overhype around halftime (3:50) Is Super Bowl Sunday actually a holiday like July 4 (7:30) What single day events affect all "real" Americans (11:00) Th...

Connecting flights from all over, the Terminal supplies questions for those going Gate to Gate. The discussion starts with the same thing everyone is talking about - where are you going to watch the Big Game? The questions only get tougher from there: Pick your preferred watch location from the following (4:25) The Best Almost Forgotten Running Back (14:25) Your favorite style of pick-up football...

I dive into a city with its fair share of crime with author Marc Sinibaldi. We talk about 'The Redemption File'; his debut novel about an accomplished detective whose partner is murdered. I reminisce about our history that spans over decades about music from decades before. Then we get into his book, how he takes both positive and (the very little) negative critiques, and what's next? We close wit...

After the AFC/NFC Championship games, 3 outta 7 ain't bad until we're left scrambling for something to say. Doesn't help the questions are questionable at best. But after another scratchy start, we talk football for a few moments before my poor judgement of time leads down a path towards peak animated series episodes, syndication and lost sitcoms from the 20th century. Tonight's Trivia Answer - A...

A quorum about the Rap Debut Album Tournament (RDAT); A fictional invention from seven years ago essentially working backwards from the statement - Illmatic by Nas is the greatest rookie rap album. Tonight features the second semifinal in the NYC Bracket based on the 11th article in the RDAT series - Business, Man vs. Microphone Fiend. This played out like a top seed against a play-in opponent; ba...

On CFP Championship 2026, 3 outta 7 ain't bad for the first time; so why not start with a Simpsons Side Character Draft? The potential selections are listed below. Each team has a total of 7 picks. 1 from Core Simpsons family: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie 3 from Original / Golden Era bracket 2 from Background bracket 1 from Celebs as Simpsons characters Visit MartinKester.com to see the full c...

Starting 2026 on the first of Thursdays to come, I ramble on about Premier League billionaires spending their money on the product on the pitch; call out the Cincinnati Reds owner, then wander into Mets Up and hope for Chris Bassitt's return. After using the Hunger Games to transition into the Rap Debut Album Tournament; I close with a quote from 'Nas Is Like'. https://www.theguardian.com/football...

I start Season 3 by ending the second season in style; by using it as a springboard to rant on my birthday about... Pete Alonso and the high price of giving the people what they want. What I wanted was what I got - a trip back home and a podcast to boot. Kicking around the tires of old content is what birthed RDAT; why not go back to the well? Nas is Like is next whenever that is and when it is, w...

Today, the latest Teaneck High School alum - Haywood Batchelor - has stopped by the Terminal to answer the William E. Brown Memorial Questionnaire. These questions can be answered by anyone who called The Castle on the Hill off Route 4 their educational home. In fact, responses can come from just about anyone whose formative years took place in Northern New Jersey. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 94.5 m...

Connecting flights from all over, the Terminal supplies questions for those going Gate to Gate. The discussion starts with love for the film adaptation of Richard Bachman's classic. The greatest running back of all time was also a movie star like so many before and after him. Starting with (think Selma Hayek) "The King" to David Bowie and Babs (or Barbra); popular musicians have been pushed onto s...

Connecting flights from all over, the Terminal supplies questions for those going Gate to Gate. The discussion starts with the worst results from sports analytics, then reopens the wound-like query - Can we celebrate the art without the artist? But the results of the success of said art can also be affected. Like the power of shouldering a 30-minute family sitcom in the 1980s. How will their legac...

Today, the latest Teaneck High School alum - Miriam Pedler - has stopped by the Terminal to answer the William E. Brown Memorial Questionnaire. These questions can be answered by anyone who called The Castle on the Hill off Route 4 their educational home. In fact, responses can come from just about anyone whose formative years took place in Northern New Jersey. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 1929 Marti...

Connecting flights from all over, the Terminal supplies questions for those going Gate to Gate. The discussion starts with which interpretation of Spider-Man will be most remembered going forward into the 21st century. His Amazing Friends from 1981 did a lot for youth culture in more ways than filling time on the heavy weight television sets we sat in front of. Kids plus cartoons equals money, but...

Today, the latest Teaneck High School alum - Chris Elliott - has stopped by the Terminal to answer the William E. Brown Memorial Questionnaire. These questions can be answered by anyone who called The Castle on the Hill off Route 4 their educational home. In fact, responses can come from just about anyone whose formative years took place in Northern New Jersey. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 3 miles Ma...

Connecting flights from all over, the Terminal supplies questions for those going Gate to Gate. The night starts with which sport was Bo Jackson's best sport - baseball or football? Next, we bounce around between professional sports, touching on the Olympics, gambling around the world and my obsession with the Puritan spirit set upon this land well before Revolution. Tonight's Trivia Question - Be...