Talking About Sports
252 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsTalking About Sports podcast is hosted by a pair of Penn Staters who hail from opposite sides of PA. Each week is a battle of wit, knowledge, and hilarity. It's the right amount of sports passion and humor for any sports fan.
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Episodes
Offensive 'Sports' Takes IN PERSON
April 12, 2024 02:15 - 45 minutes - 88 MBBack in the same room again to record a podcast which means something to us, but hardly anything to the listener. Welcome new listeners! We cover all the latest from baseball to collegiate basketball to the Masters and probably some other stuff. Did we make jokes we shouldn't have? Probably, but why would we admit that openly? You decide. Talking about sports together. let's do this.
Fresh Pod Blooming Just in Time for Spring Sports
April 04, 2024 01:53 - 49 minutes - 91.8 MBIf you think sports are offensive, wait until you hear us... We didn't mean to offend everyone. It just happened. We apologize only to our mothers and our oficial statement is that Shohei Ohtani's interpretter is to blame because he translated incorrectly for us. Happy madness and spring sports. Go Pack.
Top Sports Moments June thru November
November 30, 2023 02:05 - 31 minutes - 60.3 MBCody and Steve took some time apart but had to get back together to recap the last 6 months of sports, including the highlights, lowlights, and downlights humrous lights.
EMERGENCY EPISODE - LIV & PGA MERGER
June 15, 2023 01:36 - 54 minutes - 102 MBIf anything was going to get Cody out of retirement and get the boys back together to talk about sports, it was the outreagous merger of LIV & PGA after a wild year in golf. So here it is. Because you love golf. and hate evil.
Eagles to the Super Bowl - WE BACK
February 08, 2023 02:59 - 56 minutes - 103 MBJust like last pod, Philly is going to a championship and we must talk about it. Total breakdown of the Philly persona, mindset and attitude going into the game. We'll talk game scripts, prop bets and half time show bets. Philly 28-17 and Philly 38-35 are the predictions. Happy super bowling.
BETTER THAN THE PADRES
October 27, 2022 01:54 - 55 minutes - 105 MBHow about those Phillies? The hottest team in baseball. The team that didn't belong in the playoffs. Bryce harper is now the sexiest man alive (sports wise) and is our immortal hero. Let's give Philly something to remember indeed! We sound off about the Phillies, OBVIOUSLY and then go through our college and NFL picks. What a time to be a Philly sports fan.
BETTER THAN COLUMBUS DAY
October 12, 2022 01:41 - 55 minutes - 104 MBIt's a low bar, but this podcast is better than an out-dated, silly holiday for a guy who didn't deserve it. We have playoff baseball. college football unbeatens talk and a new NFL segment. Let's get to it and get you some winners this week.
FUNNIER THAN NPR
September 22, 2022 11:53 - 53 minutes - 101 MBFootball is on and we pay the truth-o-meter game with early season (over) reactions. We admit where we were wrong. we right the ship and give blazing hot picks and we promise that this podcast is funnier than NPR, so use your mornings wisely. Talk about sports!
FOOTBALL IS LIKE LIFE. FOOTBALL IS LIFE.
September 09, 2022 01:23 - 50 minutes - 95.7 MBCollege Football week 1 taught us some life lessons. We compare what we saw to regular life experiences in a way that only we can. We talk about everything but the queen, for sure. We then prep for not only college week 2 picks, but NFL week 1 picks. Gambling season is upon us!
Shuffleboard fights and college football bets
September 01, 2022 01:29 - 48 minutes - 91.3 MBYOU be the judge in Cody and Steve's latest 'sports dispute' in a North Carolina bar. Then, what's actually important? college football is back! And we breakdown some locks for season win totals and week 1 match-ups. More research. more insights. more wins. Let's go.
NFL Season Win Total 2022
August 24, 2022 01:44 - 59 minutes - 112 MBThe time is finally here. Football season is upon us. And there are a LOT of teams with new quarterbacks, new (mostly false) hope, and a new set of O/U win total to bet on. Steve breaks down every game in a way that only an actuary could. Cody prods his way through the analysis and the result: pure football genius.
Dingers, All Stars and Mullets
July 20, 2022 01:58 - 44 minutes - 80.6 MBIt's all star season. Which means singers are being hit for score, all stars are being named without a score that matters, and the most important thing that matters: Mullets. who was the greatest with one and who would have been the greatest that didn't have one? Yay all star season. football is coming...
TRYING TO GET CANCELED MORE THAN THE PAC 12
July 01, 2022 01:39 - 49 minutes - 69.5 MBFrom the podcast that brings you episodes every week for 7 straight years without fail, we attempt to get canceled again, despite efforts from the Pac 12...A lot has happened since we spoke last. NBA champs. Stanley Cup Champs. College sports are over. Baseball is trying to be over. So many uplifting topics. Let's dive in.
LIV Golf and Playoff Sports Things
June 10, 2022 01:18 - 49 minutes - 93.5 MBHow much blood money is enough blood money for you? What does your family want? If the XFL were a golf league, would it be the same? NBA playoff with a team Steve bet on and a team he hates - oh wait, they are the same. NHL is all about Cody's bandwagon team. get on board or be burried by the avalanche. Oh and the Phils would be undefeated if we started without joe G...yea sports. do your thing.
KANSAS, MASTERS AND MLB 2022
April 06, 2022 03:01 - 42 minutes - 80.2 MBThe final game that started too gosh darn late. Let's chat about it. How did they do it and what to make of Bill Self's current coaching status? Who is the best coach in college basketball: Bill Self, Jay Wright, Callipari, Mark Few or Eric Musselman? It's the 2nd greatest week in sports now - the Masters! Let's break it down. Oh and MLB is starting. Steve will break it down with in-depth knoweldge and Cody knows nothing but will make better picks.
NFL CHANGES & THE FINAL 4
March 31, 2022 01:55 - 45 minutes - 85.2 MBThe NFL made some rule changes that are stupid, so we must make fun of them and solve all the world's problems like we normally do. We impersonate NFL owners, which is always fun and then look back fondly at a wild march madness thus far, ending with our final 4 predictions. Welcome to mansplaining sports by cody and steve.
THE MARCH MADNESS 2022 ONE
March 15, 2022 01:29 - 45 minutes - 84.7 MBThe best sports time of the year is almost upon us. the brackets. the upsets. the busters. the chalk. the mascots. the geography quizzes. the addiction to filling out brackets. the trash talk. the teams that could win it all. and our final four. all of it right here, in preparation for the madness. have a guiness and listen up.
FIXING THE MLB CBA & MOUNT RUSHMORES OF HATED PLAYERS
March 04, 2022 02:44 - 49 minutes - 94.2 MBWork Stoppages are ruining sports. Steve and Cody propose how to fix the MLB CBA with a few small rule changes. In addition, Harden coming to the sixers has forced Philly fans to think about what they do when a hated man comes to your team. What other instances exist that would end your fandom?
SPORTS WORK STOPPAGES & RUSSIAN COMMITTEES
February 25, 2022 02:45 - 57 minutes - 104 MBThe Russian Olympic Committee got away with doping and it clearly went to their heads. Cooler heads in sports don't often prevail when it comes to work stoppages - the ones with more money in it do. history tells a very similar story about it. Let's discuss and come along this educational journey of sports and business.
SUPER BOWL 56 BETS & PROPS
February 09, 2022 02:18 - 40 minutes - 73 MBBengals and Rams. What's a newly out of the closet bengals fan think about the game? what does a matthew stafford hater think about the game? we'll give you both. We then review the MOST LISTENED TO SEGMENT of our year: super bowl props. Get your gambling devices ready and load up with our portfolio of sure things...
BENGALS SWAGGER, "THE CATCH" AND LOSER QUARTERBACKS
February 03, 2022 02:15 - 48 minutes - 88.8 MBThe 13 second jinx is now a thing. Andy Reid can't change his stripes permanantly. When was the last time the Bengals were in the super bowl? We'll review that game, those players and other fun facts. Cody comes out as a closet Bengals fan and shares his story with a personal shoutout. We talk about all the loser quarterbacks to this point but focus on Joe Burrow's swagger, then clsoe out with Steve's favorite part - praising Tom Brady.
13 SECONDS...
January 26, 2022 02:54 - 55 minutes - 99.9 MBThe 13 seconds that no one thought was possible. because it wasn't. until the Bills found a way to let it happen. The torture that is cheering for the Bills and watching that unfold. what else can't you do in 13 seconds besides stop KC from scoring a FG? and other sports observations from the greatest weekend in NFL watching history.
WILD CARD WKND - POCKET DOGS, SNOWBALLS & BEANIE BABIES
January 20, 2022 02:46 - 46 minutes - 84.9 MBThings weren't quite so WILD during wild card weekend, unless you like blowouts by favorites...alas - we discuss the 'winners' that made the playoffs only (no time for losers) by using comedy TV show characters for reference. We largely predicted who would win each game and share our betting philosophy for this upcoming weekend, while breaking down the stats behind why run-first QBs are DONZO and will stop being a thing. Yay football!
THINGS WE PRETEND TO KNOW ABOUT SPORTS
January 12, 2022 03:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBWe've all had something we pretend to know about while nodding along in agreement, while we don't actually - in fact - know about it at all. That's true about a lot of things in life, but in sports for a sports fan? no way....well, as it turns out, most guys don't know SOME things about sports and we dive into our confessions of sports things we pretended to know and either still don't or found out later we didn't. Join us and admit yours @TAS_Podcast.
WHY DO WE SPORTS?
January 06, 2022 03:20 - 53 minutes - 101 MBWhy do we do it? Why do we cheer for our sports teams? how do they even become our teams? why must we torture ourselves with the ones we cheer for? Let's unwrap the mystery of sports fandom, the suffering of the journey, the joy of winning and what it does to us as lovers of sport.
COLLEGE COACHING CAROUSEL, DATA & SHOCKING FRANKLIN ANNOUNCEMENT
December 03, 2021 03:53 - 55 minutes - 101 MBSteve unveils his weeks of research on the top college coaches to make comparisons among the elite and not so elite, while we discuss the latest extensions and job changes. Which will work out? which was a mistake? and what picks to make in college and NFL this week? It's all here. plus some laughs, per usual.
DOGS CAN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS...SORRY
November 03, 2021 02:05 - 42 minutes - 79.1 MBWe've crunched all the numbers and researched all the data. Underdogs - you can't make the playoff. we're sorry. it doesn't matter what you do. We'll review. Unless you are in a power 5 conference, no favors are given and you will always be passed by a 1-loss anybody team. Plus, steve goes swimming and experiences odd swim habits, AND don't forget our red-hot college picks and our up and coming NFL bets.
ED O TAIL AND BRAVE HATRID
October 20, 2021 02:05 - 41 minutes - 75.5 MBWe should all dream to be as Brave as Ed O was to bring multiple girlfriends' kids to LSU practice...Let's review more stupid football coach stuff, quiz Steve on sports teams, talk some evil empire-filled baseball playoffs and review our ever-stellar bets this weekend.
COACHES SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS
October 14, 2021 02:14 - 53 minutes - 101 MBBrian Kelly. Urban Meyer. Kirk Ferentz. Jon Gruden. Some other guys. Coaches everywhere are saying and doing dumb things off the field of play. And the things they say in reaction to people finding out about those things? even better. Let's review discuss. When we're done, we'll give you FREE picks that have earned you 6 units up on the year for NFL. College has been pretty good too.
THREE-WAYS AND PRE-PLANNED FLAG PLANTING
September 29, 2021 02:37 - 49 minutes - 93.3 MBHEADLINES. This episode is all about reading sports headlines in humorous ways and breaking them down to what the REAL news is. Coaches writing country songs. waxing athletes. philly coach impersonators. plus, our RED HOT FIRE college and NFL picks. win real money. do it.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL REALIGNMENT
September 23, 2021 02:21 - 1 hour - 115 MBForget Texas and Oklahoma. What if we re-did college realignment in a bunch of (just as) arbitrary ways? By qualify of program. by colors. by brand of fans. We'll start with a brief history of how we got here and Steve and I will pave the way for the future in a way only we can...
Data Says Your Team Might Be Screwed...
September 16, 2021 01:35 - 49 minutes - 91.9 MBSteve pours over 10 years of NFL data to find trends with teams who lose week 1 or teams that lose both week 1 & 2. You're going to want to sit down for this...(or remain seated). We debate all time losses in history - both ones that were recovered from and ones that weren't. Plus, our picks started out hot. See how we changed the formula to give you more options to win money. it's legal now, so what's holding you back?
GOING WEST IS MORE FUN
September 02, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 114 MBIt's time for the NFC and AFC West divisions. From their teams, to their cities, to random fun facts and commentary that is obviously needed. Plus, a few season win total predictions to feed your gambling addiction.
Jax Cheats, Inventors Steal, Mike Alstott Rules - the NFL SOUTHS edition
August 26, 2021 02:27 - 56 minutes - 105 MBWe cover every (questionable) fun fact of every city in the AFC and NFC South divisions. We'll review their cities qualities or un-qualities, their best players, their hope for winning, and hit you up with random trivia along the way that we bet you didn't know. One of us is drinking during it...can you guess who? sickness can't hold us back from doing what we do best - TALKING ABOUT SPORTS. Here's to the little guys for claiming what's ours!
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING 7 TIMES & THE NORTHS
August 12, 2021 02:01 - 56 minutes - 103 MBThis episode is a shrine to Roy Sullivan. The greatest human that's ever lived. His viking-god-like qualities are a tribute to the NFL North divisions, of which we will be discussing after we rail on Afghanistan's shooting team, Italians everywhere, and how Olympic Golf can be improved. Plus predictions and other sports stuff.
OLYMPICS & NFL EAST DIVISIONS
August 05, 2021 02:25 - 1 hour - 113 MBIt's the greatest 2 weeks of sports we forgot existed leading into an amazing NFL season. We chat it up about all the Tokyo greatness and then break down each of the NFC and AFC divisions, with perfect comps, fun facts and a few predictions.
ATHLETES & DRUGS
July 09, 2021 01:09 - 45 minutes - 82.3 MBDope is ruining America. or at least one of its runners. Let's talk about illicit drugs and sports - the history, the impacts and the humorous parts, obviously.
SPORTS INJURIES
June 24, 2021 03:46 - 44 minutes - 81.5 MBFrom the most bizarre injuries to sideline a player, to the grittiest performances through an injury to careers ended earlier by injury and - of course - our own personal stories of sports-related injuries and overcoming them (or not in one instance). Here's to everyone who has ever hurt themselves trying to be great!
HAPPY 69 DAY
June 09, 2021 02:15 - 32 minutes - 60.8 MBHappy June 9th everybody. It's a great day to talk about sports or at least talk about all the phrases and metaphors in sports that are strangely sexual, if you can't get your mind out of the gutter.
Gambling Stories, J-E-T-S and Madness w/ Special Guest: Ryan Armstrong
April 14, 2021 01:49 - 48 minutes - 82.4 MBWe honored our prize for winning the bracket challenge among TAS listeners. Ryan Armstrong, known gambling addict/professional, joins the pod to talk about his favorite things - the Jets, the bets and Kellen Clemons. We take a look at the history of Jets quarterbacks and find a way to make it entertaining. Enjoy the sports convo about football while we wait for more football again...
SCURVY MADNESS & STRIP CLUB STEAKS
March 24, 2021 01:44 - 47 minutes - 89.5 MBThis March has been madder than scurvy. Learn about dodo birds, which is what anyone who had Oral Roberts in the sweet 16 is. Only someone extinct would pick the 3rd most influential christian school in this tournament (2nd greatest dentist). Will sister jean outlive the queen? We celebrate a year in sports going away and then coming back, along with J-roll's cheesesteak location preferences.
Sports Analogies at Work
March 10, 2021 03:09 - 44 minutes - 83.4 MBWe all have heard them. we make them. sports phrases, idioms, catch phrases, metaphors, analogies - in the work environment, pretending they fit perfectly for business and bonding with co-workers. We break down the most used ones, where they came from, what they actually mean and how they can be mis-used.
The History of March Madness
March 04, 2021 03:08 - 55 minutes - 105 MBYou'll probably learn something during this pod. We review the history of the NCAA tournament from the high scorers to the biggest losers to the expansion of the bracket and more. Fun facts that will leave you pondering how 55 minutes flew by for days.
SB PROPS EPISODE - FROM MJ TO THE WKND
February 05, 2021 02:53 - 55 minutes - 104 MBIt's Super Bowl Props time! We look at all the weird, unusual and ridiculous prop bets that people actually bet money on to either poke fun at them, or join the betting bonanza. From gatorade to proposals. From concussions to snipers. From MJ to the WKND, this episode has it all. Also - jokes and top 5 prop bets. duh.
TAMPA, SPORTS FANDOM, & NEW TEAM SHOPPING
January 28, 2021 03:14 - 44 minutes - 84.3 MBWhere all my real tampa bay fans at that weren't previous patriots fans? oh right - you don't listen to sports podcasts cuz you don't like sports. We talk about the rules of sports fandom, like when it's appropriate to say "we" or wearing sports team jerseys or when to give up on a team and move on.
DIRTY HURTS, FRIENDSHIP LAMPS & PLAYOFF TEAMS
January 07, 2021 03:41 - 56 minutes - 106 MBWhat does brotherly love mean to NYG? What hurts more? Philly tanking without admitting it isn't philly. people are upset for the wrong reasons. New ad reads for lamps that need rebranding, a check-in on Dixie State's silence, and fun facts about New Guinea's origins. Oh and NFL playoff teams and CFP discussion, cuz you know - sports.
RANDOM & AMAZING SPORTS FUN FACTS
December 31, 2020 03:11 - 1 hour - 129 MBNFL post-season push. More dookies in Baltimore and Cleveland. College Basketball trivia. Random and amazing sports fun facts that will blow your mind or at least entertain you. Last regular season bets.
12 DAYS OF WHAT-MAS
December 17, 2020 03:00 - 53 minutes - 102 MBFrom pooping on the browns and to the browns to the Jalen-Hurts super bowl experience. Have you ever thought about what Christmas gifts you'd give to NFL players and teams? Or have you have REALLY listened to the lyrics of 12 days of Christmas...we have. and you'll never hear them the same.
MINDREADING & PA FOOTBALL
December 11, 2020 03:45 - 53 minutes - 101 MBWhich is the best super power? there's obviously a least. How fraudulent are the Steelers? How screwed are the Eagles? Who is going to win between Tom and Billy? So many football questions. So many weird ad reads. And football picks you should probably fade at this point.
LISTENER EMAILS, TOILETS AND TOBACCO
November 20, 2020 02:52 - 1 hour - 115 MBCody and Steve answer listener emails about sports, fatherhood and sexual things. This episode is tangentially related to sports - you've been warned. it's an amazing hour of your time while waiting for Thanksgiving and if you aren't laughing out loud you get your money back!