What's On Draft?

Hello listeners! We're back from a week off to celebrate the opening of the Tokyo Summer Olympics (or, at least, what's left of it after pandemic safety protocols.) This year some new sports like surfing and sport climbing have been added to the Olympic slate, but that got us thinking about what other sports we'd like to see featured. So we're each drafting 5 new sports and giving our pitch for wh...

Hello everybody! We hope you're coming to this week's episode hungry because this week's episode is topped with loads of discussion about the great party food that is pizza. We each are given a base of standard crust, marinara sauce, and mozzarella cheese and then drafting 5 toppings - you don't have to eat all of them but if you come to our establishment some combination of those five toppings is...

Hello listeners, we hope you're thirsty for this one! We bring on returning guest Nathan and his friend Luke this week to start our own bars by drafting various spirits, wines, or types of beers. Which combos of drinks lends the most variety and enjoyable bar experience? Where would you most drop in for a drink? Does the personality of the bar matter? Listen in and let us know! Time Codes: (2:57)...

Hello listeners! In celebration of Father's Day this past weekend, Paul sat down with his five-year-old daughter Wren and drafted their favorite kid's TV shows. Which set of shows do you think you would like the best, and how much better would the show be if we just let Wren take over as the host? Listen in and let us know! Time Codes: (4:20) - Topic Intro (5:44) - The Draft (35:41) - The Second H...

Hello listeners! This week we're drafting the best Pixar movies - we each end up with five films and you tell us which collection are the Pixar films you like the most. Fairly simple set-up for this week, listen in and let us know what you think! Time Codes: (10:30) - Topic Intro (18:52) - The Draft (1:16:49) - The Second Half (1:58:10) - Recap and Alternates Referenced in This Episode: Michael's...

Hello listeners! This week Cameron makes his triumphant return to the pod and we're in the mood for some musical entertainment to celebrate. In celebration of In the Heights being released this weekend, we wanted to talk about musicals but we couldn't just do things normally around here. Instead, what we decided to do was take some non-musical movies and remake them into musicals, drafting a movie...

Hello listeners! This week we've got another special guest for you as verified former-newsman Nick joins us to recast a newsy movie - Anchorman! Although we also sort of just draft our own news teams. Which approach did you like the best? Which film would you want to watch/news team would you tune into on the local station? Listen in, and write in to let us know what other actors you think would h...

Hello listeners! In this week's episode, we're discussing the greatest TV advertisements of all time. Returning guest-host Madeline joins and we each draft five commercials and justify why we think they deserve a spot in the conversation. But, at the end of the day we have no expertise in this area... so we brought in someone who does! Fellow returning guest Alana, a professional marketer, joins u...

Hello listeners! This week we've got a special two-person draft for you: Paul is joined by his brother-in-law to draft their favorite spicy foods. But after each round of picks, they both eat an increasingly spicy "fiery five" beanboozled bean, going from sriracha to carolina reaper pepper beans! Can they handle the heat? Can they draft a list of foods you want to eat? Listen in to the episode and...

We're back! We needed a week off to catch up on some work but we're back on schedule now. And having just gotten a lot of work done it's now the perfect time for a vacation! This week we're thinking about places around the world and each drafting five spots we'd like to go; the catch is if once you take a vacation destination nothing else from that country can be taken. What does your ideal vacati...

Hello listeners, we're back with a (released late) update on Cameron's bake for April! We tasted these lemon bars at the beginning of the month and Cameron really raised the bar for himself moving forward with this one!

Hello listeners! A few days ago Nomadland was named the winner of Best Picture at the Academy Awards. It was a weird year for movies so our intrepid hosts did not have the opportunity to watch any of the nominees (and based on the ceremony ratings, we may not be alone!) So we decided to draft some Academy Award winners we have watched (or at least heard more about). We took a list of the past 40 y...

Hello listeners! This week we're discussing the topic of "twin" movies - movies that come out in close proximity to each other with very similar plots (Dante's Peak/Volcano, White House Down/Olympus Has Fallen, etc.). For this draft we have a list of movies that you can follow along with and we go in two groups: we each take three movies off the list, and then we each take three movies from those...

Hello listeners! This week we're putting our money where our mouths are... fictionally, of course (despite the vast financial empire that is What's On Draft). We're each drafting five fictional companies to make to try and take us to the three commas club by building out our portfolio. Which list of companies would you most want to trust your financial advisor to go long on? What are the ethical c...

Hello listeners! Apologies for the delayed release this week but we are still here. We could have potentially gotten the episode out on time with a little help, so luckily that's just what we're targeting today! Each of us is drafting five fictional robots to serve as our personal staff and making the case for why our collection of robots has the best combination of skills and companionship for th...

We hope you're not in the mood for any treats this week, listeners, because we're all about tricks! Tricksters, that is, as we're celebrating April Fool's Day by each drafting 5 fictional or real individuals known for their propensity to pull of perfect pranks and asking you to imagine the three teams all unleashed at each other in a (standard American mid-sized) city. Which team would pull off th...

Hello listeners! This week we've got a rousing episode of war, strategies, and... guest hosts? That's right! Cameron is joined by two guest hosts to draft five states each to see which alliance would win in a civil war against the other teams. What makes a state a strong contender? What states do you think were smart selections and which states did our intrepid field commanders miss in their recru...

Hello listeners! This week we're trying to steal your votes, and some valuables, but drafting a team of non-superpowered fictional characters to pull off a heist. We each from an Ocean's... uh, 5, by drafting the brains, brawn, master of disguise, getaway driver, and someone with some finesse for a team. Which group could most successfully pull of a heist, or which group would be the most cohesive...

Hello listeners! This week we've got a little bit of a different format for you. As Cameron is the father-to-be on the pod we decided to bring on a team of fathers-who-are to draft him some advice for his impending parenthood. Paul and two special guests each draft three pieces of father advice and Cameron sticks around to comment on each of them. Which advice sounds the most solid to you? For the...

Hope you're not hungry before digging into this one listeners! This week we're talking fast food and each drafting five items from a different restaurant chain; however, once an item is taken nothing else from that restaurant is available. Come see the combo meals we create, and we also weigh in on some of the big fast food debates like where can you find the best burger, fries, or dessert. Let us...

We're back to check in on Cameron's New Years Resolution to bake more, and for February he prepared for all of us a slice of red velvet cake! We recorded this a couple weeks ago but I (Paul) ran out of time to edit it so never fear, Cameron was comfortably in the February window with this one. Check out our Instagram page for a picture of the finished product! Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instag...

Hello listeners! We've got a shiny episode on tap for you this week where we recast some of our favorite characters from Firefly. We get into what we like about the show, what makes each character work and how that might translate to a new actor, and also discuss all the recent allegations against Joss Whedon and how that may impact our future enjoyment of stories set in the Firefly universe. List...

For those of you who aren't trapped in the frozen tundra that is the center of the United States right now it's beginning to feel a bit like spring... training, that is, as pitchers and catchers are reporting this week and teams are getting ready for the start of Spring Training activities. In celebration of one of our favorite sports we're combining it with another of our favorite things - movies...

This week has us thinking about Valentine's Day... and specifically how none of us care that much about Valentine's Day. So we decided to bring a slate of holidays to the table that we do care about. Each of us drafts three brand new holidays that will be automatically lifted to major federal holiday status and given all the cultural cache that commands, and then we round things out by each changi...

Hello listeners, it's Su... uh, Big Game week, and naturally that has us thinking about music! We're looking at artists who have never performed a halftime show and drafting 4 of them to build our own superstar lineup. After we have our musical artists, each of us is also adding one showstopper (a theme, stunt, event, etc.) to the show for a little extra flavor (and to keep our stages from being t...