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Fresh from an episode of The Heater, the guys recap the week’s best college and pro football games, talk Furnace Fest, Tyler’s National luck, and an absolute stunner in Boulder.

Side A: The Aaron Rodgers era lasted 4 plays for Jets fans. Our instant reaction to it, fantasy week 1, and the games from the college and pro weekend. Side B (35:25): Since the episode didn’t get recorded last week, we have two weeks of music to bring to the table (With Honor, Noah Gunderson, Olivia Rodrigo, Slowdive, Romy) Ward shares a personal Jimmy Buffet story. Tyler relives The Postal Servi...

Side A: Fantasy season is here, and Tyler, fresh from a fantasy draft, brings some tips for the upcoming season whether you’re a rookie or a vet. Still riding high on his Jags pick last year, Tyler gives his way too early playoff predictions. Side B (1:16:21): MxPx dropped an album, and Furnace Fest dropped a schedule. The Pir give you first impressions of each.

Side A catches listeners up with Ward’s goal of hip-hop discovery in 2023. What’s hitting with him; what’s missed the mark? Then he tells about his experience at the Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit concert. Side B (1:08:56) lightly touches on actual sports this week. Mainly an abbreviated fantasy plan for the upcoming draft.

Side A: We share stories about mishaps in the vinyl world, but every so often, we need to shoutout an incredible experience. Tyler shares that tale, and his wallet begs him to stop buying anymore vinyl this week. New tunes for ya. Side B (1:14ish): a brief convo about Women’s World Cup, Pirates trade deadline moves, and the wiff start to the preseason.

Flipping it up this week and bringing music on side A. Two Fridays have brought new music to our ears, and it’s time to bring the updates to yours. A wild AOTY contender has entered the area for Ward. Also, ghost stories of two varieties. Side B (1:16:29) is all business with Saquon, Jaylon, and Mbappé contracts news.

For side A this week, Ward and Tyler discuss the MLB all-star game and home run derby. While the USA’a CONCACAF run comes to an end. They step out of bound to discuss the Hollywood writers’ strike and what it means for SAG-AFTRA to join them (36:00). Side B dives into the Furnace Fest pre-shows and new music from the week.

Side A checks in with the latest free agency news and a men’s national team recap while side B (32:04) tackles which album have captivated our ears this year.

Starting side A discussing… baseball? No longer just a mention in passing on this podcast! Falling Pirates and Ella De La Cruz has himself a night! The duo also discuss the NBA draft, and Tyler makes a bold prediction about the Spurs. Side B (58:05) touches some new releases before it’s story time about the boygenius concert.

Usually sports and music are our go to’s, but occasionally, we like to discuss other ‘play’ subjects. This week we go out of bounds for a spoiler-free reaction to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and a few video game announcements including Final Fantasy VII Remake (TWO DISCS) and Spider-Man 2. Side A (24:43) brings everyone up to date on the Finals and the impending doom facing the Heat as wel...

Side A is a reaction to the first two games of the NBA Finals and how Ward and Tyler think it will develop over the next two games. Tyler is thrilled the Pirates are on another mini winning streak. Then side B (29:30) first steps out of bounds to discuss thoughts from a Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse rewatch. Ward shares excitement about the upcoming Jason Isbell and the new Avenged Sevenfold a...

Side A recaps a surprisingly long conference finals, at least for the east and a primer for the NBA Finals. Then Side B (1:08) is a retelling of an emotional night at… a blink-182 concert?! Ward is hyped for Jason Isbell.

Side A is a jump straight into music as Tyler discusses the new Clairo EP and how much of a fuller sound it has versus the studio tracks. Ward talks Hot Mulligan. Ja Morant did it again (39:30). The duo discusses his latest gun situation and the NBA conference finals for side B.

Excruciatingly late posting due. Side A is about the NBA playoffs up to roughly games 3-4. We go out of bounds (29:30) to discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and where it stands post-Endgame (SPOILER WARNING). Side B recaps the Snail Mail concert and some new tunes for Ward (54:35).

Side A starts off with some James Harden thoughts after his big night against Boston. We react to Steph’s legendary performance in game 7 and predict how the next round will play out before giving a few thoughts on the Pirates hot start and the NFL draft. Side B: We need to talk about Frank. What’s the expectation from an artist at a concert? New albums from Joy Oladokun & The National are given f...

Side A is an instant reaction to Jimmy Butler’s wild, historic night. Plus a breakdown of where we are in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Side B (48:10) recaps their RSD experience and what was different this year versus previous years. Plus what records got added tot he collection from a busy weekend.

Side A: Tyler and Ward discuss games 1s of the NBA playoffs. Side B (1:06:33): Record Store Day is upon, and the guys discuss their plans for the weekend. Ward changes his tune on Daughter and touts the new Jesus Piece album while Tyler discovers Blondshell.

We get you ready for the play-in and 1st round of NBA playoffs on side A this week. We share which teams we like and which matchups we expect. Side B (1:13:58) tackles new releases from Scowl and Daughter plus Tyler gets boygenius tickets!

The college basketball season is finally over, and on side A, Ward and Tyler discuss the final weekend of games from the women and men’s brackets, including the best game of the tournament. Rejoice! Boygenius has finally released, but did it live up to the hype the guys built up? Side B (1:04:26) dives into that topic and two bands you need on your radar, Scowl and High Vis.

Side A contains a lot of vinyl talk, surprise, surprise. What’s the deal with all the grails hitting the secondary markets over the last week? Ward & Tyler react to new albums from Fall Out Boy, JPEGMAFIA/Danny Brown, and more. Side B (1:24:08) brings more March Madness mayhem, Ward ready to stick a fork in the Mavs, and thoughts about Lamar Jackson’s contract situation.

Side A talks are all about Tyler’s March Madness staycation. The upsets, players, and great games are explored. On side B (50:00), the wait is finally over for the new Aly & AJ album, and it’s… surprisingly country. Did Tyler enjoy the stylistic change? The duo also gushes over the Revolver pressing of Underoath’s The Changing of Times.

A podcast episode about March Madness talks mainly about… music? Yep! Side A is filled with vinyl talk and stories as well as reactions to new music from Manchester Orchestra & Story of the Year. Side B (1:20:25) is where you can get our takes on bracket talk.

Side A catches you up on the latest NFL free agency news (Carr, Henry rumors, Geno getting a bag, and Jags making moves), NBA happenings, and some championship week talk. Side B (44:45) dives into Ward’s two shows in one night insanity, new singles from boygenius & Underoath, and vinyl temptation facing Tyler over the week.

Side A: Tyler & Ward recap a big weekend of NBA action including what to make of the Lakers sans LeBron and the sneaky Heat. Side B (54:41) opens out of bounds as Tyler gives some feedback on M3GAN before diving into some recent vinyl arrivals and impressions of The Weeknd’s concert special.

Cancel all plans and pause Seinfeld. Furnace Fest just dropped the whole damn lineup for ‘23. Ward & Tyler weigh in on it and list who they’d like to see. (Side B 1:21:12) NBA All-Star Weekend gets pushed to side B. What worked and didn’t work? The duo goes over the highs and lows.