drinkfive Podcasts: Fantasy Football, Restrospectical & TV Soup
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9/30/14, Navigating the Wire and Week 5 Matchups
It’s hard to believe we’re already 25% complete with the fantasy football season. After such a long wait to get started, the weeks are flying by. This week’s show featured some leftover craft beers from the weekend, including the Revolution Oktoberfest and the 80 Acre Hoppy Wheat beer from Boulevard Brewing Co. We started off the show going over some surprises from Week 4, including the revelation that is Jerick McKinnon and whether or not Martellus Bennett is the real deal.
We also resumed our degenerate ways by making not one, but two bets. The first bet is for beers for next week’s show – I picked the Bengals over the Patriots and am giving Dave 3.5 points (the Vegas line opened with -2.5 for the Pats – I’m so generous!). We are also betting on the production of Trent Richardson (Jason) vs Ahmad Bradshaw (Dave). The stakes will be a steak! This bet is only valid if everyone is healthy going in to the game.
Finally, we broke down the waiver pickups that you need this week and previewed week 5. We fielded questions from the peanut gallery, and if you want us to answer your lineup questions on air, just ask in the chat room or give us a call during the show.
Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to
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9/23/14, To Start, or Not to Start
This week we're joined by one of our staff writers, Graham Sell. You can check out Graham's article every week reviewing the state of our drinkfive fantasy league. I want to thank Graham again for making the trip up all the way from Florida to join us.
We had a couple of excellent brews during the show, the Bitchin' Blonde from Lake Effect Brewing Compay in Chicago and the Imperial Hatter from New Holland Brewing Company in New Holland Michigan. Both of these were excellent, but of course I'm partial to the Hatter, which is a hop loaded IPA.
So, the Arizona Cardinals are undefeated. Wonders will never cease, no? We also talked about the current crop of rookie QB's and we tried to pick between Bortles and Bridgewater. Green Bay is having a poor start and we tried to diagnose the patient to figure out what they need to cure them and make those guys fantasy relevant again. Dave then tries (and succeeds) to show that the high drafted WR's are much more durable and valuable than the high drafted RB's.
Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to
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9/16/14, Fantasy Apocalypse, Waiver Wire Wonders
Avast, ye mateys. We're sailing fer Fantasy Island. Yea, I've got no more pirate lingo for you, but I just HAD to use this awesome picture of Giovani Bernarrrrrrrd that Dave put together for one of my fantasy teams. I needed a replacement after Purple Jesus's fall from the league and my team's moniker.
Anyways, back to the podcast. During the show, we enjoyed a Maharaja courtesy of Dave's chili cook-off win and had more than a little Glen Grant Single Malt Scotch Whiskey. All in all, it was a wetter show than normal.
This week, we broke down some of the upsets from last week, talked about the major injuries from week 2. Spoiler alert, this took a little while to get through. Finally, we broke down a couple of games coming up in week 3. I even made a bold bet that the Giants will beat the Texans at home this week. Loser buys beers for the show next week.
Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to
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9/09/14, Who is Allen Hurns and Other Great Questions
Oh sweet relief. Football is actually back for real this time. Not just preseason games, not just one measly Thursday night game, but a full slate of 16 games. I went 5-2 (just a small brag), I hope you all had a good week too. Tonight we had a few bombers that Dave won in our first annual Chili Cook-off. Two Brothers Heavier Handed (a variation of Heavy Handed) and at the end of the show we cracked the Flannel Pajamas Stout from Begyle Brewing.
We talked about Rookie WR's - we were impressed by Kelvin Benjamin and Brandin Cooks, and everyone was surprised by Allen Hurns. We broke down some of the big guys who remained on top of their game, like Calvin Johnson and Antonio Brown. We basically brown down most of the week (including some Ray Rice stuff) and previewed a few games coming up in week 2.
Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to
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9/02/14, Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole
It’s almost time! The season starts this Sunday and we were finally able to preview a week, instead of just talking about ADP’s and draft positions and all of that stuff that doesn’t matter now until next August. This week we enjoyed a couple beers from our favorite local brewery, Two Brothers, as well as some Hopdinger from O’so in Wisconsin.
This week we rolled with Wes Welker, who has found a way to give himself some extra time to recover from his most recent concussion. We broke down some of the rookie QB’s, talked about some other players you might want to pick up, especially for their week 1 matchups.
Finally, we discussed the future of our TV podcast. We will be splitting that off so we have time to get into both football and TV without cutting either short. Stay tuned!
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8/26/14, Bradford Blues, AFC/NFC East, Deerly Departed
This week we're joined by our good buddy Mike Mocerino for some talk about the NFC and AFC East. We had quite a bit to drink, including some Johnnie Walker, Civilized Bourbon, Furry Black IPA and some Horny Goat.
Since we had a guest on, it was a great time to make a rather epic bet. We had a disagreement over the value of Zach Ertz and Heath Miller, so Dave and Mike took Miller in standard scoring, and I've got Ertz. The losers have to buy the jersey of the winning player and wear it in some sort of shaming ceremony, probably. I'm not so sure about that last part, but the jersey thing is happening!
So we finished our project to go over every fantasy relevant player in the league. This week was the East divisions of the NFC and AFC. We also were able to go over the most recent episode of The Leftovers. That show is off next week, and we will likely be spinning off any future TV/etc talk into a different show. Stay tuned!
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8/19/14, Draft Prep, AFC/NFC South, Memorial Day
This week we lined up four delicious beers and took them down in order of hoppiness. We started with a Two Brother’s Domain DuPage, and then there was the Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA. After that, perhaps in honor of the Doctor’s return this week, we went all timey-wimey. We had a Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA and finished it off in style with their 120 Minute IPA.
Enough gushing over the beers we got to have during the show, let’s get down to football. We didn’t have a whole lot to discuss regarding Week 2’s preseason games because we wanted to continue with covering all of the fantasy players in the league. This week, we covered the NFC and AFC south and basically anyone who is relevant in that division.
Finally, we touched on the newest episode of “The Leftovers”. The season is really heating up with only 2 episodes left. Make sure you don’t miss any of Dave’s reviews, here’s his latest one.
Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to
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8/12/14, Preseason News, The West, The Bridge
This week we’re joined for the first time by our buddy and drinkfive writer Matt Cochrane. We enjoyed some leftover Two Brothers beers from this past weekend’s draft. We also featured the music of Frank Zappa tonight, mostly because he’s just a badass.
On to more important things, like football finally being back! We talked about a couple of things that we learned from the first week of preseason games. Yes, it’s very underwhelming, but at least it’s football. The real stuff is coming soon.
We’re now halfway through our attempt to preview every single fantasy relevant player. This week we covered the West divisions. We’ll be doing either the South or East next week, we haven’t decided yet. We also made it to the most recent episode of 'The Leftovers'. Be sure to check out Dave's review here.
Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to
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8/05/14, We Go North! Chile Verde Saison Country!
This week we're joined by one of our writers, Graham Sell. Graham took care of the 'Extra Point' article last year, breaking down his team each week in our drinkfive league. This year, stay tuned - with our new site design, we can do anything!
Anyways, back to the show. There were no bets, unfortunately, but soon we'll compile all of the offseason bets and start keeping track of them.
We started off with the Hall of Fame Practice breakdown, which really only took a few seconds. Then we decided it'd be a good idea to talk about as many fantasy players as we can for the next couple weeks. First up, the NFC and AFC North. Next week, we'll move on to two more divisions and hopefully we finish every team before the end of August.
We had just a few minutes left, but we were able to get in some talk about the most recent episode of The Leftovers, my personal favorite of the season so far. Be sure to read Dave's review of this episode.
Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to
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7/29/14, Training Camp, Rookie Report, Poor Gladys
This week we're joined by our rookie expert, Shawn Foss, who provided plenty of insight regarding what to expect from rookies this upcoming season. Also, as is tradition, we enjoyed several great beers. First on the list was the Shoreline Discombobulation Celebration from 2011. Next up was Ruinten from Stone Brewing, my personal favorite of the night. Last of all was the Rhinelander Imperial Jack Double IPA.
Tonight we talked about some of the recent training camp stories, including Ray Rice, guys with new paper, Kyle Rudolph and the upcoming Hall of Fame game. We then picked Shawn's brain for some rookie knowledge. We brought up most of the rookies that have the potential to make an impact on this year and discussed their chances to be on your team this year.
Finally, we talked about HBO's "The Leftovers", which we're now halfway through season 1. I think we all agree that we like this show and will stick with it, but it's still universally seen as one of the most depressing shows going. Make sure to check out Dave's review of the episode here.
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Fantasy Football Podcast
The Fantasy Finish Line Podcast has been chugging along for a few years now, still operating with its original hosts - David Biggs and Jason Evans. This 45-60 minute weekly program airs leading up to and during the NFL regular season (when fantasy happens) with some special broadcasts throughout the year. Whether you need to dish on draft strategy before the season starts or just need some advice on who to pick up from the waiver wire, our fantasy football show will help you through the tough times and onto the trophy!
Retrospectical Podcast
The Universe is huge and we are small. Not much we can do about that. What we can do, however, is to try to make sense of all the things around us. Too many things are just taken for granted when instead we should be searching for deeper understanding and meaning. Or not. Either way, it is the goal of the Retrospectical Podcast to shed some light on topics that have more under the surface than you may be aware of. From the history and evolution of television to drones and alternative currencies, we'll explore a wide-range of topics and surely get off on some wacky tangents but ultimately be better off for it. That's the idea, anyway!
TV Soup Podcast
The hosts of the TV Soup Podcast, Jason Evans and David Biggs, have both long been immersed in media and technology but their hopeless addiction to modern television series has been a somewhat recent development. With the advent of shows like Dexter, Breaking Bad, Sherlock and Game of Thrones, television has grown up quickly to the point where we would now rather be blowing through TV series than going out to a movie in most cases! We'll be jumping from one series to another, doing reviews and providing weekly commentary along the way on this 30-minute weekly broadcast.