mlb network

Former big leaguer and now MLB Network personality Yonder Alonso picked the Royals to win the division. Do we believe in his pick? Secondly, brutal news coming out of Boston involving Lucas Giolito. Lastly, how good can the Royals infield be?

Host Jack Johnson dives into all next on "Locked On Royals"!

0:00 - Alonso picks Royals

11:03 - Giolito

20:34 - Infield

Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LORoyals?sid=YouTube

Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More

🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnMLB

#Royals #KansasCityRoyals #mlb

Factor Meals

Head to FactorMeals.com/lockedonmlb50 and use code lockedonmlb50 to get 50% off.

Amazon Fire TV

Fire TV recently created Fire TV Channels to deliver a constant supply of the latest videos from your favorite sports brands, all for free. That includes all of us at Locked On and most of the big pro leagues and college conferences as well. To Learn More, visit www.amazon.com/LockedOnFireTV  

PrizePicks

Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100!

eBay Motors

With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to turn your car into the MVP and bring home that win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers.

Gametime

Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase.

FanDuel

New customers, join today and you’ll get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS if your first bet of FIVE DOLLARS or more wins. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started.

FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

Hour 1

Last night Jalen Brunson knocked knees but x-rays were negative. Of course, x-rays were negative on Aaron Rodgers and we all saw how that turned out. Gio thinks if the Knicks won a championship it would be the biggest one the city has ever seen. Boomer wonders if there’s a shoe out there that’s attributing to achilles injuries in the NFL. C-Lo is in for Jerry and is here for his first update and starts with the audio of Brunson’s knee injury on the MSG broadcast. Caitlin Clark is now the leading scorer in NCAA basketball history, beating out Pistol Pete. Gio said you can’t compare the two. They both did amazing things but to treat them as equal accomplishments doesn’t make sense. C-Lo went around the NBA and NHL yesterday. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Steve Spagnuolo as a hall of fame coach as a coordinator. He has racked up a bunch of Super Bowls. 

Hour 2

We talked about the NFL combine and all the measurements for the quarterback position. Boomer said Jayden Daniels needs to get bigger and stronger. But let’s not forget that Tom Brady was lanky and slow at the combine. We talked about the documentary series on the Patriots called, ‘Dynasty’ that’s on Apple TV+. Gio is having issues getting his W-2. We also talked about congestion pricing in NYC for people driving into the city to come to work. C-Lo returns for an update and starts with the Jalen Brunson injury and the Knicks win from last night. Caitlin Clark became the all time leader in points for NCAA basketball. Reporter Courtney Cronin was on a sports station in Chicago and she was having connection issues so she cursed and disconnected. In the final segment of the hour, Al went to the Belmar St. Patrick’s Day parade. Boomer remembers his little league opening day parade. 

Hour 3

Gio’s favorite YouTube golfer, Fat Perez is looking to qualify at a PGA event today. Gio is watching a Netflix documentary called The Octopus Murders. Gio said it’s complicated and he tries to explain what it’s about. Gio also said the Islanders are making a run and better not trade anyone away. Boomer said the Rangers will have to make some sort of moves. C-Lo returns for an update and starts with the Knicks win over the Cavs and Jalen Brunson’s knee injury. Sauce Gardner came to the defense of Zach Wilson on twitter. The record for the 40 yard dash was broken this weekend at the NFL combine. Chris Mortensen passed away at the age of 72. In the final segment of the hour, there’s a news anchor at 1010 WINS named Larry Mullins and we think his voice is being used as AI to do voiceovers on Instagram and TikTok. 

Hour 4

Jalen Brunson was injured in last night’s Knicks win over the Cavs. It looks like it’s a knee contusion with x-rays negative. We also talked about the NFL combine and draft and Boomer wants JJ McCarthy and Zach Wilson to go to the Vikings. Gio doesn’t like everybody being compared to Tom Brady. We get breaking news that Mike Evans will remain with the Bucs. C-Lo returns for his final update of the day but first Moose, Marc Malusis, joins us in the studio and we replayed one of the greatest calls to Moose on the overnights. It’s the infamous ‘Nadine call’. The Moment of The Day involves Al walking so fast getting out of the Super Bowl that Gio injured his achilles. In the final segment of the show, Yankees games will be on YES, Amazon, Apple TV+, FOX, MLB Network, ESPN and FS1.

Jalen Brunson was injured in last night’s Knicks win over the Cavs. It looks like it’s a knee contusion with x-rays negative. We also talked about the NFL combine and draft and Boomer wants JJ McCarthy and Zach Wilson to go to the Vikings. Gio doesn’t like everybody being compared to Tom Brady. We get breaking news that Mike Evans will remain with the Bucs. C-Lo returns for his final update of the day but first Moose, Marc Malusis, joins us in the studio and we replayed one of the greatest calls to Moose on the overnights. It’s the infamous ‘Nadine call’. The Moment of The Day involves Al walking so fast getting out of the Super Bowl that Gio injured his achilles. In the final segment of the show, Yankees games will be on YES, Amazon, Apple TV+, FOX, MLB Network, ESPN and FS1.

Yankees games will be on YES, Amazon, Apple TV+, FOX, MLB Network, ESPN and FS1.

This dude is cool, humble, amazing at our favorite sport.... and also, a student of the game and one of the best baseball players in the world.  We are so psyched to have an MVP join us and talk everything from:
- His early days in Miami playing the outfield with Stanton & Ozuna with Mattingly as his Manager, Bonds as his Hitting Coach, and Ichiro as his BACKUP outfielder! 
- His shock and aw about being on the ONLY USA team to win the WBC
- His love for the Brewers and excitement for this season!


Join us (and PLEASE like and subscribe) and definitely check out the full video on our Youtube page here: https://youtu.be/wz-HvtR5Gi0

Steve Rosenbloom opens Saturday Suckage by discussing the news of the week & how none of it matters because the Bears are on the Clock. We remember why we love baseball so much & why Steve was drawn into the sport in the first place. Next, Bob Costas joins. Yes, Bob Costas. On Saturday Suckage. We were stunned as well. 

Sean Casey played twelve years in the Major Leagues while going to three All Star games (1999, 2001 and 2004). The former first baseman was hitting coach for the New York Yankees (2023) and currently serves as an analyst on the MLB Network. Sean was nicknamed “The Mayor” by his fellow MLB players for his outgoing personality and infectious energy. Sean retired in 2008 with the Boston Red Sox and finished his career as a .302 hitter with 130 home runs and 735 RBI. He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012. In addition to sharing his infamous Bob Feller story, Seans details his time with the Yankees and gives his take on Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and the 2024 season. You will be encouraged as Sean talks about his faith, family, and post-career activities including his own podcast, The Mayor’s Office. Be sure to like and subscribe to the Post Game with Paul Golden podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

For more information and to financially support the podcast, go to www.PaulGolden.org

For more information and to financially support the podcast, go to www.PaulGolden.org

Francisco Rojas breaks down what to expect from Cristopher Sanchez in 2024, tries to understand why Bryson Stott wasn't on MLB Network's Top 10 second baseman list, and more!

Clip used from Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4hUEaBL2z8

In today's episode, we sit down with Michael Fisher, the brilliant mind behind CODIFY! We delve into his journey from the world of finance to revolutionizing baseball. Join us as we uncover how Michael’s passion for baseball collided with his data expertise, propelling him into the heart of MLB, where he's reshaping the game. From leveraging data to crafting insightful maps and graphs, he's empowering pitchers to elevate their performance in unprecedented ways. Tune in as we explore the intersection of passion, analytics, and sports, unraveling the fascinating story of how Michael Fisher is reshaping the future of baseball one data point at a time!

SEASON 2 EPISODE 82: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump has made a stochastic threat against the President of the United States: “Joe Biden should stop his Election Interfering Thugs before it is too late for him and the rest of the Country,” That is a threat and if you wrote it somewhere in public – depending on your rap sheet and past mental health – Secret Service might stop by for a visit. And Trump’s rap sheet includes manifest and growing clinical insanity. Oh and an attempt to violently overthrow the government of the United States. In the same post: “He’s got the Justice Department and others suing me… it opens up a very big and dangerous pandora’s box” which is yet another stochastic call for somebody to attack the Justice Department or its leaders or Jack Smith or all of the above, to say nothing of what – if he keeps saying it this loudly this often, voters might actually notice – is the hundredth repetition of his promise that he will actually do what he’s falsely claiming is being done to him – what he already DID do on a small scale – use the DOJ as a personal tool for revenge and suppression of any opposition.

Trump also attacked Judge Engoron’s clerk and his wife: “Judge Engoron’s Trump Hating wife, together with his very disturbed and angry law clerk, have taken over control of the New York State Witch Hunt Trial aimed at me…” Again, this is the clerk he has doxxed, and now threatened; and added to this is Engoron’s wife. Five times in just four minutes yesterday Trump posted screenshots sent to him by the lunatic Laura Loomr of posts a Twitter-X account with various anti-Trump memes, over which Trump wrote “This is the judge’s wife saying this” and “Another from Judge Engoron’s Wife” and “Yet another from Judge Engoron’s wife” and “Judge Engoron’s Wife” and finally he ran out and just repeated “Judge Engoron’s Wife.”Spoiler alert: it’s NOT Judge Engoron’s Wife. 22 days ago she told Newsweek quote “I do not have a Twitter account. This is not me. I have not posted any anti-Trump messages.”

Even if Mrs. Engoron IS somehow lying, boldly and on-the-record and with no wiggle room of course as we know, what a judge’s wife does in her life or on social media is immediate grounds for the judge’s impeachment. Right Ginni Thomas?

And if he wasn’t self-destructing when he endorsed the Anti-semitic Great Replacement theory last week, or if he wasn’t self-destructing when he endorsed Pizzagate on Tuesday, he WAS self-destructing at the New York Times Dealbook Summit yesterday, daring advertisers not to advertise, implying no one could blackmail him with mere money. And congrats to interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin for not getting any of it on him when Musk turned into a human debris field.

A lesson, kids: never let them inject the Ozempic into your brain.

B-Block (23:40) IN SPORTS: Aaron Rodgers plays a little football and doesn't rip anything. And could the biggest baseball import from Japan make his decision based on what uniform number a team is willing to give him? (29:09) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: The cognitive decline of Sean Hannity, Ron DeSantis "literally" standing in front of a freight train, and I'm back on Twitter-X thanks to the firm hand of Lauren Boebert.

C-Block (34:30) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Myra - and her unborn puppies - in Devore, Ca. (35:30) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: Every year at this time I am reminded that a Major League Baseball team once managed to get me fired from a job I hadn't started at. Which means that since 2000 they have done that, as often as they've won the World Series.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 69: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: It is a damp drizzly November in our polls, but Dementia J. Trump not only inadvertently confessed to fraud at his New York trial but also managed to repeat - on the record - that he has no idea what year this in, nor when his presidency ended. The first will cost him $250,000,000 in cash and all his New York properties. The second could cost him his bid to seize power in 2025.

And it had better. You saw Trump’s plan for a Special Prosecutor to attack anybody named Biden, and deliberately politicizing the Department of Justice, and this Project 2025 and Trump’s White House Budget Director Russ Vought going on the record to say that TO politicize the DOJ quote “You don’t need a statutory change at all, you need a mindset change. You need an attorney general and a White House Counsel’s Office that don’t view themselves as trying to protect the department from the president” which I think is even nastier sounding in the original Russian when Stalin devised it. Trump is convinced he made mistakes during his presidency and he won’t repeat them and the foremost of those mistakes was NOT to install a military dictatorship. Quoting The Washington Post, his team of evils is "drafting plans to potentially invoke the Insurrection Act on his first day in office to allow him to deploy the military against civil demonstrations.” And the creature at the center of that plot is Jeffrey Clark, indicted in Georgia, unindicted co-conspirator in Washington, would-be Attorney General, the environmental lawyer who wants to turn the world over to the least pro-environment person on the dying planet. Clark devised the last-minute January 2021 plot for the DOJ to seize voting machines and when told that if Trump stayed in office there would be riots in every major city he answered “Well, that’s why there’s an insurrection act.” Just remember that by August 1934 Hitler re-shaped the entire judiciary of Germany so that every judge and prosecutor had to swear an oath TO HIM and apparently the total number of resignations was one guy, a prosecutor in Wuppertal and his name was Martin Gauger and he wound up fleeing to the Netherlands and the Nazis caught him and sent him to Buchenwald and he was dead by 1941 and Trump has a four-year head start on Hitler.

And then there are the polls. I'd love if they looked differently. On the other hand, no incumbent president hasn't been underwater to an opposition opponent - real or generic - at this point in the timeline in decades. And amid the calls to dump Biden, who's your choice? Who else are you willing to bet democracy on?

B-Block (26:12) IN SPORTS: Cubs double the all-time salary for a baseball manager to hire Craig Counsell away from the Brewers (and outbid the Mets for him). Lovely guy. Has managed his team to six playoff series and lost five times. Mets go to Plan B, Cleveland gets one, All-time worst World Series TV ratings and don't dismiss them: baseball's business model DEPENDS on the game getting MORE money from TV each year, not less (31:18) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Sarah Huckabee does what the lectern tells her. Boris Johnson shows he REALLY doesn't know what a hair dryer is for. And Speaker Mike Johnson gets weirder and weirder: what do you mean you and your 17-year old son exchange updates on your porn usage?

C-Block (32:34) THINGS I PROMISE NOT TO TELL: On busy baseball days like this one somebody always asks me why I don't work for that baseballl network. Wellllll... I was gonna, but one team got me fired before they had finished hiring me!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEASON 2 EPISODE 9 COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:43) SPECIAL COMMENT: Is Jack Smith preparing a THIRD set of indictments against Trump? Maybe a FOURTH? The Grand Jury which indicted Trump LAST week is still meeting this week; they were in there yesterday. And Smith is deep in the weeds on Trump de-frauding his cultists and getting them to give him money to fix a “stolen election” he knew damn well WASN’T stolen. But the Special Counsel is also clearly still looking at how Trump tried to stop the transfer of presidential power. And Fani Willis will reportedly go to HER Atlanta Grand Jury as early as Tuesday. While they’re already blocking roads around the courthouse, Trump is already pre-smearing her, and he's already forgotten that he demanded the indictment of Joe Biden in October 2020.

Plus: Trump has already pre-contempted a court order that hasn’t been issued yet. He says even if Judge Chutkan restricts what he can and can’t talk about, he’ll talk about it. The hearing is Friday.

Re-indicted cause it feels so good. And yes, I’m singing that.

B-Block (20:00) IN SPORTS: A chant of "Free Kevin Brown" broke out at the Baltimore Orioles' game last night. Their suspended play-by-play man will be back Friday, but that was the plan all along. And his suspension points to the plan in far too many baseball, basketball, and hockey TV booths: All reporting, all criticism, in fact anything not gushingly glowing about the home team will result in suspension. It's been coming for a century and it's here: the sports play-by-play broadcast is there only to brainwash you that your team is perfect, always has been, and you need to give it more money. (32:45) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: The words you never want to hear from Matt Schlapp: I'm hanging out. Mike Pence makes a funny about January 6; too bad he didn't DO something about it. And mega-fraud God-salesman Franklin Graham attacks the U.S. Women's Soccer Team. Jesus would punch him in the face.

C-Block (37:35) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Milo in Tennessee (38:40) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: It is now 35 years since I got the greatest scoop of my career, using the least amount of effort. The Wayne Gretzky Trade!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(Disclaimer: this was recorded Tuesday after Banquet, before Jag's voice was back to full capacity.)

The Super Bowl, The NFL Draft, The Combine, even The Pro Bowl.  If it's an NFL "tentpole" event, today's guest is directly involved in its planning and execution.  Mike Konner, from the illustrious Class of 1995 joins us today.

A Connecticut native and baseball lover first, Mike realized in Com 107 that on-air might not be his eventual career path.  But that didn't stop him from being part of a dynamic morning show at the station alongside the likes of Chris Verlardi, Brian Gewirtz, John Beck, Steve Donovan, Mike Murphy, and more.  He also did regular jock shifts, which ended up in an aircheck session with Dion Summers that Mike still hasn't forgotten.Mike also tells the story of the Blizzard of 1993, and how karma got him on a long morning show break.

When it wasn't logistically possible for MIke to intern for the Yankees radio team,  he instead did so at A Current Affair, the original tabloid TV Show.   This turned into a job after graduation, ambushing the likes of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and others.   Next, he moved to LA for the start of Access Hollywood, but the hours were worse than a WJPZ overnight.

Mike followed his love for sports and ended up at Fox Sports Net, then joined the team that launched NFL Network in 2003.  Following that success, he was tapped to help launch the MLB Network in 2009.   After 8 years there, he headed back west to rejoin his NFL family.  In fact, he cites his coworkers as even more of a factor than the NFL's dominant position in sports, in the decision.   Last year, he was on the team that, along with player input, revamped the entire Pro Bowl.

The WJPZ spirit of paying forward is still strong with Mike.  He give excellent career advice in this podcast, including "if you want to be on air, do it young."  (He explains why).  And we spend some time talking about the need for friendship when we all hit career setbacks.  That part of the podcast should resonate with all of us.

Finally, Mike has a suggestion.  Isn't it time we did a documentary on Rick Wright?

Link to Steve Donovan's episode: https://wjpzat50.simplecast.com/episodes/stephen-donovan

The WJPZ at 50 Podcast Series is produced by Jon Gay, Class of 2002, and his podcast production agency, JAG in Detroit Podcasts.

Sign up for email alerts whenever we release a new episode here: jagindetroit.com/WJPZat50

Want to be a guest on the pod or know someone else who would? Email Jag:  jag@jagindetroit.com.

Want to stay in the loop with WJPZ Alumni events?  Subscribe to our newsletter on the right hand side of the page at http://wjpzalumni.org/

BANQUET 2024 WILL BE MARCH 2ND! Get your tickets here before prices go up!  https://bit.ly/3RmN0V4

The Book of Joe Podcast begins with hosts Tom Verducci and Joe Maddon welcoming Orioles manager Brandon Hyde to the show.  Baltimore has the 3rd best record in baseball and Brandon tells us how this success is happening. We talk about players and pitchers gaining confidence and how last season set the table for this year.  Tom reveals how new rule changes may have helped this Orioles team.  We explore Brandon's path to the dugout which included being released at one point on Opening Day and a stop with the Chico Heat. Find out when a turning point for Brandon off the field helped the Orioles turn things around on the field!

The Book of Joe Podcast is a production of iHeart Radio.

#FSR 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Book of Joe Podcast begins with hosts Tom Verducci and Joe Maddon welcoming Orioles manager Brandon Hyde to the show.  Baltimore has the 3rd best record in baseball and Brandon tells us how this success is happening. We talk about players and pitchers gaining confidence and how last season set the table for this year.  Tom reveals how new rule changes may have helped this Orioles team.  We explore Brandon's path to the dugout which included being released at one point on Opening Day and a stop with the Chico Heat. Find out when a turning point for Brandon off the field helped the Orioles turn things around on the field!

The Book of Joe Podcast is a production of iHeart Radio.

#FSR 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Baseball Episode! Listen to hear: TCM Classics: Field of Dreams, Ken Burns' the Invention of Baseball, Pedro's post-game interview, Ken Burns and the Farming Machinery, a message from the Commissioner, Ken Burns' old timey pitchers, and a James Earl Jones monologue!

"Field of Dreams: Shoeless" starring Bo Segrest, Rosemary West, Henry Nickerson, and Dan Karlin as the Voice

"Ken Burns Baseball: the Invention of the Game" starring Dan Ramirez

"Pedro's Post-Game Interview" starring Dan Karlin and Bo Segrest

"Field of Dreams: Tommy Bananas" starring Dan Ramirez, Bo Segrest, Rosemary West, and Dan Karlin as the Voice

"Ken Burns Baseball: 3-Finger Brown and Etc." starring Dan Ramirez and Henry Nickerson

"A Message from the Commissioner of Baseball: The Rudy Rule" starring Henry Nickerson

"Ken Burns Baseball: Preacher Tobacco's Swan Song" starring Dan Ramirez and Henry Nickerson

"Field of Dreams: People Will Most Definitely Come" starring the cast of Modern Exhibits

All sketches written by Bo Segrest

THE CAST: 

ROSEMARY WEST

HENRY NICKERSON

MOLLY RODENBUSH

DANIEL RAMIREZ

DAN KARLIN

and BO SEGREST
 

If you like the show, help us grow! rate, review, and subscribe

Follow us on instagram  @modernexhibitspod

A part of the Asylum Podcast Network @asylumpodcasts

You can see the cast of Modern Exhibits perform Tuesdays at 8:00pm EST at Improv Asylum Theater in Boston: TICKETS

If you like the show, help us grow! rate, review, and subscribe

Follow us on instagram  @modernexhibitspod

A part of the Asylum Podcast Network @asylumpodcasts

You can see the cast of Modern Exhibits perform Tuesdays at 8:00pm EST at Improv Asylum Theater in Boston: TICKETS

This week Andrew talks with 4x Emmy Award winning broadcaster Scott Braun. Scott is the Executive Producer & Host of Foul Territory — a new digital daily live show he launched last month with former Major League Baseball stars Todd Frazier, Adam Jones, Erik Kratz, AJ Pierzynski, & baseball insider Ken Rosenthal. Throughout his career, Scott has held various roles at MLB Network, NHL Network, SiriusXM, and many more. He is hard working, innovative, and a team player that always pitches in wherever he can to help. In this episode, Andrew asks Scott for a deep dive into his career and everything he’s been up to lately building something new and entrepreneurial. This conversation is about far more than baseball, TV, and media. It’s all about what’s possible when you follow your passions and say yes to new opportunities. 

Show Highlights: 

(2:35) - Idea for new MLB digital show
(3:36) - Setting up studio in AJ Pierzynski’s home
(4:35) - Filling a massive void in baseball media
(7:22) - Working on all areas of the business
(9:15) - Advice early in career to say yes 
(10:17) - Reporting on a dumpling eating contest
(11:56) - Diversifying your skillset as a differentiator
(15:46) - Overcoming moments of rejection
(18:43) - Treating everyone the same
(19:40) - Connecting with others on personal level
(22:02) - Building routines
(23:37) - Balancing different tasks
(26:36) - Organizing information
(29:03) - Seeking fulfillment
(31:20) - Desire to change the game

** Follow Andrew On Social Media **

Twitter: @andrewhmoses
Instagram: @AndrewMoses123

Sign up for e-mails to keep up with Andrew's podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter

EPISODE 156: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:41) SPECIAL COMMENT: It doesn't MATTER whether Marjorie Taylor Greene really is so stupid that when she insisted yesterday she's never seen any Putin plan to invade Europe, she doesn't know Ukraine is in Europe. All that matters is whether she makes sure that something like 51% of the COUNTRY is so stupid that IT doesn't know Ukraine is in Europe. It's MAKE AMERICA STUPID AGAIN.

And its weapon is a rapidly strengthening, rapidly escalating feedback loop centering around Fox "News" and we goddamned better do something about it soon. Because not only is it being used against Ukraine and for Russia, but it's now reached the equivalent to tertiary syphilis: McCarthy gives Carlson meaningless January 6 video which Carlson lies and says is 44,000 hours of the Zapruder film so that yesterday Rep. Barry The January 5th Tour Guide Loudermilk can lie and say "this means we need a new January 6 Committee to investigate the OLD January 6 Committee!" 

The long-term solution would be a truth based liberal television network with a billion dollars behind it, but who's going to do THAT? The short-term solution is Senate hearings into Fox "News" and Murdoch and whether its interest in destroying the current form of government is funded in any way by a foreign power. It doesn't have to BE funded by a foreign power. Just at the moment, we just need something we can put on against the Barry Loudermilk Hearings To Clear Barry Loudermilk!

 (10:20) IN SPORTS: Stop The World Baseball Classic before it kills again (18:35) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: A bad day for Kellyanne Conway as she reveals Kushner was the only Trump family member to make billions during the Junta, and then shocks the world by confirming China is sending arms... to China! But she's no match for Marianne "Non Disclosure Disagreement" Williamson, and SHE'S no match for Ron "I Eat Pudding With My Fingers" DeSantis.

B-Block (24:30) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: It was the greatest scoop of my career to that point, an exclusive told in pantomime by the athlete we were staking out, another gift handed to me without a moment's hesitation by a hockey and football owner and curmudgeon named Harry Ornest. And it would've upended the entire coverage of the 1991 National Football League draft. Except the cameraman forgot to roll tape. I'll be getting over it any day now.

C-Block (39:00) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Archie, a Missouri puppy, was shot in the leg (40:00) FRIDAYS WITH THURBER: Two of his stories of man not against others, but against life: "Nine Needles" and "The Mouse Who Went To The Country."

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EPISODE 130: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:42) SPECIAL COMMENT: I want to congratulate House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer for letting the Democrats hijack his Hunter Biden express and turn it into "Would you like me to give the direct quote? Chrissy Teigen referred to Donald Trump as a 'pussy ass bitch.'" The Republicans made every mistake they could make, down to not being able to keep the lights on in the hearing room. Elsewhere in Washington, while the GOP continued to insist Biden was lying and none of its members ever called to cut, re-define, sunset, or privatize Social Security, the White House produced reports and proposals and quotes and videos from Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, Mike Pence, Lindsey Graham, and dozens of other Republicans to do exactly that.

And if you needed a punchline: two organizations whined about Biden's speech. One was the Republican Party and the other was...the Chinese Communist Party.

B-Block (15:02) IN SPORTS: NHL shoots itself over Pride Night yet again. Home team doesn't show up for its own game. College hoops game delayed because they installed the court wrong! (19:10) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Who crashed Twitter and Instagram and Pokemon Go and all the other key apps and sites? Even Project Veritas has had enough of Little Jimmy O'Keefe. And book-banning in Florida has now extended to works about Henry Aaron, Roberto Clemente - and Jackie Robinson!

C-Block (24:30) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Gemma in New York (25:33) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: A listener asks 'how many people HAVE tried to get you fired?' Well I have a team working on trying to get an estimate within 100, but for now I've got the story of the Major League Baseball team that actually got me fired from a network before I even started a new job at the sport's network.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EPISODE 51: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:43) SPECIAL COMMENT: Putin is doubling down and we must act. We must avoid war, so we must DO everything else. We must at least explore dissolving the United Nations and re-forming it without Russia (3:05) More practically, Biden must reverse his September decision and declare Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism - it's what the oligarchs fear most (4:27) And the need to do SOMETHING is not just about Russia. It's about Russia's propagandists here - paid or not - like Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, CPAC, and Michael Flynn. We have to make it career-ending to supply the Kremlin with anti-Ukraine sound bites.

B-Block (15:09) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Al, in Miami (16:25) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: The lone Ohio Senate Debate is a TKO for Tim Ryan over J.D. Vance, or, if you prefer, "Hillbilly Eulogy"; Maggie Haberman battered by BBC; LA Council resignations not enough. (20:15) IN SPORTS: Baseball lifer gets the big gig in Philly; the five-year plan in Carolina turns into a five-week plan; Tommy Tuberville blowback hits sports (22:23) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Candace Owens, Owen Shroyer, and Jason Whitlock defend Kanye West and antisemitism, and compete with Lauren Boebert and the Secretary of the Army for the crown.

C-Block (27:08) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: Five different baseball franchises have tried to get me fired - at ESPN, at KTLA, at Fox Sports. Only one has kinda sorta succeeded. The remarkable story from ten years ago: when MLB Network offered me a show, and then reneged when threatened by the Yankees.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.