CzabeCast

Czabe welcomes Fantasy World's PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod as they discuss the passing of music legend Dolly Parton. Some interesting stats and facts about Dolly, who was truly larger than life. Should NFL teams play ANYBODY of significance or even practice at full speed in August? Nobody knows, but that's the way "it's always been done." The origin story of "Factory of Sadness." Browns parody set to "Allentown" by Billy Joel. NFL Unveils "Rivalry Jerseys" as we have now entered the NFL uniform "multi-verse." MORE.....

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN as the NFL deals with a shocking — and embarrassing — wildcard story of Niners owner Jed York getting busted for soliciting a $140 prostitute in Ohio. But is it worse than Vrabel with Russini? What will the league do? Probably nothing. The Browns have named Deshaun Watson their Week 1 starter, and Czabe sees *some* (but not much) logic to it. Dan Snyder is a forgotten man, in another land, and it couldn't have happened to a more deserving asshole. The shield was behind Mike Tirico getting cock-blocked from the original Thursday Night Football in favor of "Over The...

Poor Todd Monken, he's going to be a shell-shocked mess by Thanksgiving at this rate. Deshaun Watson gets caught up in his feels about being booed. I guess the guy never watches his own film, because he fucking sucks. Shedeur might suck even more, but I guess we're going to find out. Czabe goes solo on a busy Monday, as we are at "Week Zero" in college football, where it's now beyond the wild west with players portalling BACK INTO college after being cut by NFL teams. Nutso! A young baseball fan loses her entire purse, but hangs onto...

Czabe welcomes Fantasy World's PAUL CHARCHIAN to discuss the usual wide swath of notable topics. Charch reminds people "we back up" on his podcast and fantasy work. The NFL wants teams in Europe, but there's a problem I don't think can get solved. ZZ Top drummer dies. The argument about "schlock" songs vs. "their good stuff." Real sports should do "fantasy punishments." MORE....

Czabe welcomes back MATT MUELLER, aka. "A Man About Film" to discuss a variety of his passions, including this magical Brewers season, the Miz phenomenon, and what would be the biggest disaster possible once October arrives. Also, the Dodgers' financial world is unraveling; what does that mean for a possible lockout? The Field of Dreams Game got shit ratings. Will Netflix ever truly be a destination for live sports? Matt Damon's weird career, and a quickie review of the Odyssey. MORE...

Czabe gives longtime co-host, mentor, and friend ANDY POLLIN his just desserts for a massive career in DC sports radio, as the two recount the many great guests and episodes they had doing "The Sports Reporters." The Jayden Daniels #5 thing has jumped contain and gone viral, but what is the ultimate lesson to be learned here? Pat McAfee puts out an album. Better than Shaq's rap albums, but not as good as Terry Bradshaw's country discs. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes back MR. X to the pod, as it's been a while. It was a tough summer for him, as he lost his father. But I get the "Growing Up X" backstory, including how he was on a youth soccer team that ran the table on everybody in Northern Virginia. We talk about baseball, and the looking shutdown after the season. The Skubal trade and if it made sense. What lit a spark under the Red Sox, and are there similarities to the 2003 Marlins. Who knows who is good in college football with all of the NIL mayhem...

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN from Fantasy Football World to talk about the usual wide range of topics. Including Kyler Murray winning the QB1 job in Minnesota, Claude's decision to watermark all their AI-written output to deter cheaters, fantasy emasculation, Red Flag keepaway, Ross Tucker, the Stench of Russini, what happened to Chris Berman's ass, and much more.

Czabe interviews a guy who made it out of drab Human Resources and is now a fixture covering the Green Bay Packers, Andy Herman. How he did it, and what he learned along the way. The new Highmark Field is getting low marks for seat obstructions and tinytrons, not jumbotrons. Their "Nickel City" alt's aren't doin' great either. The Fall Guy calls it a career. New Fantasy Punishment. Kapernick show. Plus listener feedback and #elitetweets. MORE....

The Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend is in the books, but not before just the 3rd kicker inducted into the Hall, Adam Vinitieri, decided to dunk on his former coach in New England's face with several searing one-liners. The bigger problem with the HOF induction process. Sophie Cunningham gets clotheslined, and yet her own coach defended the player who did it! Now two ex-NBA players threaten to call the W's bluff on transgender players. You can't just flag down a 737 like it's an Uber. Phillies "superfan" pays big money just to call one inning of baseball on TV...

Czabe recounts his jam-packed day of adult man-fun with Josh Albrecht, Eric Gitter, and Bryan Wolf in Milwaukee. It was fun to see the roles reversed on who sucks, and who is good in the two different sports. Christian Yelich is hard to watch at the plate right now, but imagine how hard it is for guys who were former apex predator-caliber athletes to simply stink at their sport? We learn about the Wisconsin State Fair and what a " Sporkie " is as Josh admits his wife is more into the crazy foods than he is. Plus, LIV 2.0 is a "...

Surely, CBS doesn't want "out" of the Romo business, do they? Well... maybe. Just maybe. Hard to believe, with all of the far worse stuff that broadcasters have been accused of, that Romo might lose his $18 million a year TV gig over a garden-variety DUI. But here we are. Also in the episode, Who Killed the Switchboard, Tank Commanders, Smack the Rookie Kicker, MARTY CONWAY from Georgetown talking sports business, FIFA, LIV, MLB lockouts and Goodell. BMW hijacks owners' NAV screens; the miracle of Neuralink could be on the doorstep. MORE...

Czabe is in Green Bay, WI, home of the Packers, to observe a day of football practice up close. Mind you, it's not even a tackle practice, but it's still enough of a close encounter with athletic freaks that it makes you appreciate the NFL even more for the $25 billion annual spectacle that it is. Aaron Rodgers kept receipts, and he cashed 'em all in on McAfee. But was he "right?" Jerry shops for curtains. Bunt brawl in a rainstorm. Deshaun, please read the room. And these may just be the "good ol' days" so you better enjoy them...

Czabe gets behind the hibachi and just cooks today, solo. As the Dodgers really have broken baseball, and people's brains with a deal for ace pitcher Tarik Skubal, that does not pass the smell test. Is it collusion, or just giving up? Why baseball is different than football, for 500 million different reasons. The origin story of "Number 1 Bullshit" and also "Let Him Cook!" Plus thanks for getting me out of Russian prison, but I don't think this relationship is working out. Adult summer camp? Sign me up! MORE....

Czabe welcomes his Utah friend PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod, as they discuss his decision to get internet from "Mike" in the neighborhood, instead of Starlink. Idiot. The Guinness count was off the charts in Ireland. Charch has thoughts on Fauci taking the 5th. The Kyle Shanahan crash story is entering "aurora borealis" levels of non-believability. Tony Romo bodycam footage doesn't look great. Is "strict" Monopoly actually a good board game? (Spoiler: no). Czabe has his "Hedy Lamarr" star turn a with a lengthy, but fascinating bit of facts about a bird, you may not have even been aware...

Czabe gets the table set for the upcoming NFL season with a run through on season totals for all 32 teams with "Mr. Extra Half Point" handicapper KEVIN O'NEILL as well as the headlines from training camps including Baker Mayfield betting on himself, Jalen Carter being a talented bag of shit getting the bag of money, the "patch wars" have begun in college football, and who the hell is Madison Beer? That plus Fauci feedback from the "let him cook" episode on Tuesday. MORE.....

Of course, this little narcissistic elf should be in prison. But I am keeping my expectations low. If not non-existent. And of course, nobody who once worshipped this fraud will admit they were duped. So let's get back to baseball scores, okay? Michael Lombardi put on leave at UNC as Belichick college disaster spirals. ESPN black queens still can't stop taking shots at Caitlyn Clark. It's an utterly un-serious league. Disturbing details about Kyle Shanahan's injuries. A 30 for 30 on Shohei's gambling isn't going to do much to convince anybody with a brain who knows how gambling works. MORE....

Czabe is back from his impossibly perfect Irish golf holiday, and boy has he missed a lot. A few thoughts from Ireland and the stunning upset in their version of the Super Bowl. ANDY POLLIN joins to talk about how insanely over-covered the whole Ryan Clark firing is. The melting media ice cube shows no mercy. Mike Vrabel hides behind a dog. LeBron chooses Philly. The WNBA is writing even more insane chapters of stupidity and self-sabotage. Nancy Armour is a woke idiot. Bryson got slick, got caught. It's a Dirty Old Town.... MORE.....

Czabe reacts to the scintillating World Cup semi in Atlanta, where dejected Brits were sent home, humming sad echoes of "It's (not) coming home..." NICK LAUGHNER of the Cleansheet EPL joins to discuss. Also RYAN GLASSPIEGEL of Front Office Sports pops on to talk Seahawks sale, the WNBA's insane destruction of their golden goose Caitlyn Clark, and more. Tom Rinaldi strikes again with a brilliant All-Star Game montage, and the re-recreation of the Sandlot scene was perfection. MORE....

Czabe is joined by PAUL CHARCHIAN who had a nightmare airline delay story for the ages, and a harshly critical review of a supposedly good cheesesteak joint in the City of Brotherly Love. People now want to go places to get out of the digital hellscape. Ticket prices are responding accordingly. Sony getting rid of physical video game media. The Odyssey is going to be awesome, with two big exceptions. The "other" Air & Space Museum at Dulles is even better than the one downtown. British Open week, and Czabe explains why he wasn't sad that Tom Watson choked one...

I mean, look I get it. Just about everybody has Netflix, but it's just more friction, another couple of steps and clicks, and once you start putting stuff out of reach of casuals, it's bad for sport. CZABE goes solo today, and gets into sweetheart deals in the NBA, drafting a guy in MLB as a favor and turning it into a Hall of Fame career. The fight over "permanent" daylight savings time is at a crossroads, Freddy LA7 still thinks anybody gives a shit about his travels, and having cool tech is one thing, knowing how to fully...

VAR and the Evil of Replay. World Cup weekend react. Ehrling Haaland. Of Yellow and Red Cards.Home Run Derby on Netflix. ANDY POLLIN. Are we old, or are exhibition events getting tired? When was "peak sports?" Cathy Englebert shanks the interview. Conor McGregor. Lindsay Graham. Old politicians. Bison Attack. My college student newspaper buddies, Aaron Heifetz and Scott Lawrence. MORE....

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Keith Hernandez Goes Dark

AUTHOR: Ryan Basen: Death of A Childhood/'89 Orioles

Temu Swimming Pool?

Czabe breaks down the USA's absolutely 2 a.m. ugly loss to Belgium in the World Cup with NICK LOCHNER of the "Cleansheet EPL" as they "pie chart" the blame to go around. Also, Czabe says USA and soccer is like growing mushrooms in a sandbox. You can try, but it's gonna take a lot of effort. VAR is used to absolutely rob Egypt of a huge goal, and yet somehow the soccer world isn't really outraged enough. MORE....

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to talk about the big Monday game, the handful of American sports fan "deal breakers" with soccer, plus a mother of all "jersey fouls." A few thoughts on Bribery, Nationality and more. Dianna Russini can't even take a cruise in peace. Taylor Swift's wedding had Adam Sandler as the officiant. MORE....

Czabe is as floored as everyone else that FIFA bent over backward to favor us, little ol' 'Murica in SOCCER with a favorable ruling. It must mean we have truly arrived! World Cup Nick, NICK LOCHNER of the Cleansheet EPL joins me to analyze several great days of football. Also, my former morning show running mate BRIAN BUTCH joined me to talk about idiots like Malik Beasly betting on his own prop bets, as well as his LeBron destination hunches and why he just doesn't believe in paying for fireworks. MORE....

Czabe did his every 3 years and 11 months visit to the Church of Soccer and watched the entire match. Yes, he had opinions, but he kept them mostly in check as he recapped the match with NICK LOCHNER of the "Cleansheet EPL" and talked about the loss of Flo Balogun for their Round of 16 showdown vs. Belgium. What does the average fan think of VAR? How come the "Milwaukee Messi" isn't playing for the good ol' USA? How was the fan experience for Nick down in Dallas to see Norway? MORE...

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN from glorious Utah, where the Jazz are most definitely NOT expected to be in the King James "sweepstakes." J.J. McCarthy "catches a stray" from Diana Russini during her traffic stop. Why is the NBA not on the verge of chaos after the recent gambling allegations? Charch tells a story of comical IRS regulatory overkill. MORE....

Czabe has finally gotten back from his long drive from Milwaukee in the red Tesla Model 3. And stuff is poppin. Malik Beasly and Terion Arnold are competing for idiot athlete of the year. The Germans get knocked out in PK's by Paraguay. What will Freddy LA7 do to kill time before he leaves on July 23rd? Is the gravy train over? NICK LOCHNER of "The Clean Sheet EPL" joins to talk World Cup. Also, Czabe's summer of endless golf tee times.... is coming to a close. MORE.....

Czabe unlocks SCOTT LINN and STEVE SOLOMON from behind the paywall this week for a brisk Thursday jaunt through the pod. The lads talk about Solly's failed political campaign, the astonishing details about the woman who stole the stupid Knicks trash can, and why the WNBA remains the most un-serious of leagues. Also, Becky Hammon isn't wrong, she's just going to pretend that she isn't. MORE.....

Czabe reconnects with two old radio friends, JOSH ALBRECHT and MATT MUELLER, to discuss the Greek Freak era finally coming to an end in the Brew City, with the NBA blockbuster trade that everybody saw coming from a mile away. Whose fault was it anyway? Can you believe many fans are now playing the "he's dead to me" card? Would Buck fans have liked to take their chances with Jalen Brown instead? We cope, you listen.

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to talk about a big week for the NBA. The woeful Wizards, having won just 50 games in 3 years, are sitting at 1/1 in the draft. Dybansta or Peterson? Oftentimes, the worst of the two ends up totally sucking. Giselle posts an IG to her new beau on Father's Day. Dusty May gets out before the posse gets to Ann Arbor. Linda Cohn hangs 'em up. Durant needs to just stop talking. Save your cash, athletes. MORE.....

Czabe runs a crisp solo pod today... discussing how f'ing good ol' Team USA looks right now in the World Cup, group winners and ready to rest their loins before knockout play. What if we are *good* at soccer now? More news and notes from World Cup, plus the amount of people capeing up for a German tourist they don't know, have never seen, and will never meet, is simply astounding. Plus a tribute to the summer solstice and the greatest (new) video version of Spinal Tap's "Stonehenge" I found on the interwebs. MORE....

ANDY POLLIN joins the show, and we'll find out if "mid-week Andy" is any more "fresh" than Monday Andy! His take on the Brendan Sorsby saga. The TT billionaire who is as clueless as he is rich. Andy's "Behind the Music" story on breaking into radio. Floyd Mayweather is broke. What a shock.

NICK LOCHNER of the "Cleansheet EPL" newsletter on the World Cup. It was a banger Tuesday, with the stars all shining. Who is this "Haaland" stud on Norway? Messi's hat trick. Andres Cantor's epic call. What's wrong with Ronaldo? MORE.....

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“Teenage Wasteland”

RUSH Tour Takes Off

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World Cup Mania

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Why the mediocre mind is obsessed (and panicked) about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. ARMEN SARYAN and BRIAN BUTCH talk about the impending exit of one Milwaukee icon (Giannis) and the rise of a new one (The Miz!). Listener feedback and more.

Czabe re-caps the Knicks hammer close of the Spurs in Game 5 to claim the title. It's one of the most impressive runs an NBA team has ever made in the playoffs, full of domination, determination, and a few small miracles in between. Are the Knicks "likable?" Wemby is a dirty bitch. Be better, Frenchie. Monica McNutt's pseudo-apology. Announcers and ratings and more. NICK LAUGHNER of the "Clean Sheet EPL" talks USA Soccer's destruction of a better-than-you-know Paraguay side. Who is the "Flo" Bologun guy? Hydration breaks are the worst thing to happen to soccer since VAR. Unless... VAR is...

Czabe talks about "gettin' paid" and the humble obligations that *should* come with it. Unfortunately, as the money has gotten stupider in sports, so too have the people being showered with outrageous contracts. Czabe also reflects on what most bothered him about Wemby NOT having his obviously flagrant foul upgraded by the league on Tuesday. Then, friend of the show GIL ALEXANDER of VSiN joins to talk about the absurdity of the Brendan Sorsby ruling in court that allows him to play. How is the city of Vegas enjoying the Golden Knights ride? Will the town ever come to...

00:00 Reunion and Anticipation

02:45 NBA Drama and Wemby's Impact

05:48 Aaron Donald's Return and Rams' Super Bowl Hopes

08:59 The Best Week in Sports?

11:59 Stanley Cup Excitement in Vegas

15:02 Gambling Insights from Charles Barkley

18:11 Annika Niles: Filling Big Shoes in Music

29:08 The Rush Concert Experience

32:36 Drumming Techniques and Challenges

35:25 The Legacy of Rush

45:15 Innovations at McDonald's

55:46 Roger Federer and the Art of Winning

The Spurs delivered a sharp counter-blow to the Knicks on Monday night. Czabe stayed up late, watched the whole damn game, and took copious notes. Will you care? Or appreciate? Maybe, maybe not. But he isn't runnin' from the grind! World Cup preview with NICK LAUGHNER of "The Clean Sheet EPL" on how this Cup tournament will certainly be different, but it never seems to disappoint. Plus, would you like to guzzle some of Tom Brady's "delicious nut?" I thought so.....