The Dan Le Batard Show

"Leaking oil from the ear." Before we update today's Polls, a confusion over the name 'Dana White' has us reliving some of the more laughable political moments of the last decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I did not say, 'low IQ.' I said, 'He doesn't have a super high IQ.'" Amin delivers his Weekend Observations from our Green Screen room without Dan noticing. Plus, we're stacking stupid on top of stupid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I don't know. Anyway." Dan has questions about the 49ers and their potential reunion. Also, there was a good Holy War, and news breaks about the 24-team playoff in the middle of the hour, so we get better breaking news than whatever Zaslow was doing with his breaking news last hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Who feels worse?" As we attempt to sort through Dan's thousands of observations from the football weekend, we need some help from the Divine (Deablo). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Look at me: are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?" Elijah Lofton definitely made that catch, but he also might not have, unless he did, but, of course, it may not have been a catch, but it seems like it was, and also looks like it wasn't. Today's cast: Dan, Zaslow, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, and Mike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER MISTER LISTER!" After Matthew Berry delivers his best fantasy football info, Mister Lister takes the show by storm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Give my best to Brother Leeman." We might have other topics to cover, but let's be real: all that matters here is the rivalry coming up this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Courtesy of, of course, the New World Order..." Brother Amin leads Dan's dream podcast: a Local Hour featuring fear. Fear for local teams and local teams only. Today's cast: Brother Amin, Your ol' pal Dave Dameshek, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Our friendship will not be locked out." Yeah, yeah, yeah, Adnan has info on what to look for as we inch toward 2027, but more importantly: IT'S A SHOWDOWN FOR THE AGES. CHRIS. JEREMY. A SEASON-LONG TITLE ON THE LINE. CAN CHRIS PULL OFF THE SEASON-TYING WIN AND FORCE AN ON-FIELD SHOWDOWN? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the best of times. It’s the worst of times. Best: it’s elimination Saturday in the SEC. Worst: it’s sad times in Miami for Malachi Toney. Mike Ryan Ruiz gets into his feelings to explain what Toney’s injury did to his beloved team. Then we hop in the DeLorean for some time travel. (Our flux capacitor is on the fritz, so apologies ahead of time.) Just know Ten Day Tony is here to chat the classic NFC East matchup between the Cowboys and whoever is playing for the Eagles these days. And that Baker Mayfield will need more than game management against the Bears. But please pump your brakes on all the Chicago Super Bowl chat. There are like 14 teams left with a legit shot to win it all this year. Even the NFC North’s last-place team, the Green Bay Packers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I don't know if you heard the word on the curb..." Tony and JuJu are destined to pull their hamstrings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm going to the dentist." Dan gets really angry about the Nicholas Cage-John Madden movie not being more of a Christian Bale-Al Davis movie for some reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Something happens in this hour that will get a member of the Shipping Container off the show. Tune in to find out who." Dan wants to partner with Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion and the formerly Alex Jones-owned Infowars, to sell Hog Water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Who shrunk the reaper?" Something happens in this hour that will get a member of the Shipping Container off the show. Tune in to find out who. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Full disclosure, I did not take that into account." There are no Women's Clubs on Greg Cote's plantation. Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Zaslow, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beto O'Rourke walked so James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa could run... and win in Texas. This powerful conversation isn't about politics though - it's about humanity, empathy, and the hope that connects all of us. Recorded on August 3, 2023, days after the passing of Dan's brother, David "Lebo" Le Batard, Beto O'Rourke opens up about the recent loss of his younger sister, Erin, and seeking solace in their shared struggle to navigate through their grief. How do we say goodbye to those we love so deeply, that have shaped who we are and continue on through the pain to honor? The two also reflect on the startling fight for survival all around us, from migrants rights on the border to the relentless strength of parents and families of tragic gun violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"We made it up." Mike Ryan's new impression wins an award, as does the City of Plantation for finally honoring Greg Cote. Is the eraser at the end of a pencil intentional obsolescence? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"We thought red meant Dale Earnhardt and blue meant the other fella." We have another Substack controversy brewing, but don't worry, Greg Cote will still be a shitty friend next week. Mike Ryan unleashes a new impression that might be one of his best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I would have assumed Nick Wright was a pencil fight champion." After Deion Sanders reveals he might not know the names of his own players, we find out whether Greg Cote knows the names of some of his co-workers. And after Nick Wright floated the idea, the gang dives deeper into the possibility of Lamar Jackson ending up in a Miami Dolphins uniform next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"This was a total and utter and historic repudiation of the party in power." America won last night, but Florida did not, and Nick Wright's political predictions may be better than his football predictions. He also has a beef with Chris Cote that gets buried once he realized Cote pulled a power move on him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I always felt like if I rubbed it too hard it was gonna break in half." Will Billy Corben be one of seven people at a City of Plantation commission meeting tonight as Greg Cote receives a proclamation? What is the world's best pencil? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"You know about that Tuesday?" JuJu shields his joy in a salute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Dan, what do I say here?" We're lowering the standard for Journalism during this hour, and Zaslow plays a game with Hawk that, let's be real, probably should've been rehearsed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"When it's hard, it's good." Jim Harbaugh takes over the Useless Sound Montage, Hawk puts JSN in perspective, and Dan is mesmerized by Yandy Diaz's arms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm supposed to wear myself out for the team? What team?! No. No, what I'm gonna do is, I'm gonna look out for myself, and I'm gonna get mine." Planes, trains, and mouthpieces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I think we just need some Drano." Andrew Hawkins is here, so that normally means we're only discussing race, violence in football, or ESPN, so it's time to talk about a White basketball player, a Black employee getting caught in a flood, and takes being stolen from both Jewish and Black members of the show. Today's cast: Dan, Hawk, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Tony, and Zas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What in the ever-living hell just happened? Our best guess is we’ll look back on this week as the wildest week of the 2026 season. Think about it: Baker Mayfield won a game against his arch-nemesis Kevin Stefanski without completing a single pass. That’s the first time a team has blanked a team solely on the ground since the Steelers beat the Bears in 1945. Then Gardner Minshew II pulled up like Aragorn in jorts to beat the Cowboys in Texas. Somewhere Mike Leach is smiling down from above. And we haven’t even gotten to the Ravens dying in Buffalo, the Broncos outsmarting Andy Reid at the goal line, and the Lions pulling out some Canadian Football League moves to beat the Vikings. Absolute bonkers week. Ten-Day Tony and our NIL signee Nick Kostos are here to get it all on record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“I was like, that’s Kenny Powers. I don’t know who thought he was Rick James.”JuJu is here with the Jokers of the weekend, counts down his top five people in football who are over with and don’t know it yet, and hands out the post-show awards. Plus, saying farewell to the WNBA season and poll updates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"There ya go. Now, I'm a big help." There's no way that there were odds for the Heisman Trophy in 1945. And after Tony's Top 5, a jubilant Amin Elhassan delivers his Weekend Observations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Predecessor?" As Ernie Johnson shares some of the most heartfelt stories from his legendary career, Zaslow completely blows his chance to impress Ernie, and Dan goes from calling Ernie a 'fundamentally decent man' to calling him 'snippy and arrogant.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"It's missionary, but we're still getting to know each other." The people trying to get Mike Norvell run out of town ran out of the letter R, Joe Fagnano is no Gardner Minshew, Chris Cote lets out a Halloween-ish laugh over the upcoming QB class, and Dan hands out his medals from the Broncos win over the Chiefs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The difference is Darian Mensah." Tony has a kid, and Toney is the man. Today's cast: Dan, Zaslow, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I woke up this morning, and I said, 'I hope I get to see Jeremy's ass.' And you know what? Sometimes dreams come true." Matthew Berry! Matthew Berry! Matthew Berry! Matthew Berry! Mike has breaking news, Jeremy makes his first-ever report as a Meadowlark Media Miami Heat Insider, last night's Monday Night Football game got someone fired, and Zaslow had a truly terrible day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"How 'bout that, Ueck? How 'bout that?" Jessica is here to talk WNBA Finals, beautiful Brewer fan celebrations, a new cameo on SVU, and UM vs. Notre Dame next week. Plus, we all agree: smoking cigarettes looks cool, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Don't worry, Roy." Happy (almost) Halloween. Jeremy's in costume, donned head-to-toe in the new UCF Space Uniform, and the rest of the crew is dressed... as themselves. This show is full of bad teammates, but that's not the reason why. The Shipping Container leaves Zas on a very uncomfortable island. Today's cast: Zaslow, Your ol' pal Dave Dameshek, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before you start listening to this week's Because Miami, please be advised that the third segment of this episode contains detailed discussions involving the rape and sexual assault accusations involving Fabian Basabe. This content is sensitive and may be triggering for some listeners. If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual assault and needs support, you can contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or visit online at rainn.org. Some of the most important episodes of Because Miami always happen around election time. This midterm edition is no exception. Joining Billy Corben is Eliott Rodriguez, who is a candidate for U.S. House District 27 here in Florida. Also on the show is Richard Lamondin, who is running for Florida State Senate out of District 38. And Lucia Baez-Geller, who is vying for a position in the Florida State House out of District 106. And please, everyone, get out and vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"They're here to stay." Jeremy is on the verge of clinching this season's World Title for Pitch Clock Trivia: Can Chris hold him off for one more week and force a season-deciding matchup next week? And Adnan Virk joins Jeremy to discuss all things Milwaukee Brewers as they emerge victorious from the 2026 World Series as one of the most dominant teams of our lifetime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could the Ravens fall to .500? With Josh Allen boasting a flawless career record following a bye week, a Bills victory might just put Buffalo in the driver’s seat for the AFC's #1 seed. We break down the playoff implications and preview the biggest matchups of the week, including heavyweight clashes between the Broncos and Chiefs, and the Vikings and Lions. Later, former NFL wide receiver Andrew Hawkins drops by to talk all things Browns and Steelers. We dive into why the battle for control of the AFC North is the most fiercely contested it’s been in years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Say that again, but slower." We're minutes away from JuJu's Dream tipping off in WNBA Finals Game 6, but first, he has to deliver his Thursday Thunder, update The Polls, and give out a crucial Show Award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"It's the Quesarito." Michelle Beadle is too much of a football expert to be our Celebrity Prognosticator, but she is a woman, so is that even possible? Michelle talks concussions, the Chiefs, Brian Windhorst being a 'cryptic turd,' her Spurs, and, if Tony can ever finish asking his question, Nikola Jokic's excellence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"It's me, when I look myself in the mirror." Kordell Stewart has incredible stories to share from his career, but the one we share from Ernie Johnson's may do an even better job of putting his career into perspective as he approaches retirement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"We don't need baseball on radio anymore" - David Samson David is here to discuss the Milwaukee Brewers' dominance, much to Dan's dismay. Did you know Dan loves the Rays more than his wife? He said it himself. Plus, Dan Marino's profanity, fake phone calls, and baseball on the radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I didn't realize you're home. I've just been here, being a husband, closing some cabinets." Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins led the Miami Heat to their first win last night, so, naturally, Mike Ryan took that as confirmation of his analysis that they're not good enough. Today's cast: Dan, Zaslow, Roy, Chris, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"He talked about a dream, tried to make it real, and he did." The Milwaukee Brewers have won their first World Series title in franchise history thanks to William Contreras, Jackson Chourio, Cooper Pratt, Jacob Misiorowski, Pat Murphy, and every last member of their team. It's time for a celebration of the Brewers franchise, and David Samson and Jeremy Tache are here to put it in perspective in just 9 minutes before the main show begins and the crew entirely avoids one of MLB's most dominant teams in its history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Things are pretty strange right now... let's get into it.  In this special episode of South Beach Sessions recorded from Los Angeles on March 31, 2025, Dan wants to know how his friends have been handling the neverending vacuum that is their phones and social media. Meeting for the first time, ESPN's Mina Kimes and writer/creator Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Rooster, Cougartown, Bad Monkey) share their experiences carving a path for themselves in their respective careers, dealing with self-doubt, and how they've navigated the criticisms over the years. Mina also gets Dan to reveal one of his biggest insecurities... and why it has gotten worse more recently. It's a good time to make some new friendships...  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“There’s no such thing as the maybe truth.” JuJu presents the day's show awards, his Jokers of the day, and his top five TV shows to watch right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“I invented Caliendo.” Tim Miller of The Bulwark joins to break down the new sports fan survey he ran with Pablo Torre Finds Out. Then Nicolas Cage plays John Madden in the new Madden movie, and the crew argues over whether Frank Caliendo should have dubbed him. Plus, Anthony Edwards and Kawhi Leonard are already out a week into the NBA season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Uncle Dick had a hairless...Cat?" Dan is surprised by the sensitivity Pat McAfee has displayed recently, which means he surely won't react sensitively to this observation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"What're you talkin' about?" We're serving up a dish of Calabrine à la carte and deciding whether Pat Murphy has the most managery-manager face in the history of baseball managers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"There's a frog in my car." When credit's due, Greg's gon' give it, whether it's the Dolphins rookies, Giannis Antetokounmpo, or his childhood crush from The Partridge Family. Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Zaslow, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Nothing more American than lying to the American people in the moment." Salute to Kiah Stokes, but kiss my ass. Salute to Miss Cathy, but get up out of here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Are you happy, Hawk? Should you be happy?" The first place Cleveland Browns, the trustworthy Jacksonville Jaguars, and the affirmative 'mmm.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I was inspired by everything that was said within that montage." As the great philosopher J.J. McCarthy kinda said, "don't ask whatever, ask what's next," and what's next is Joy Taylor joining us in-studio, Zaslow buying ugly flowers for his wife, Tony delivering a stat that would have gotten Joy fired, and the potential arrival of a panic button for the Miami Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"It's always two things when I'm here: race, and the physicality of football." Chris Cote is frustrated that Dan keeps overhyping 3-year-old soccer star Nevada, and it's time to be a REAL sports show: would you rather have the great defense of Brian Flores' Vikings or the great offense of Josh Allen's Bills? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Born this way, dawg." Greg Cote keeps his jewelry in the microwave, and Chris Cote keeps his bread in the bank. Today's cast: Dan, Greg Cote, Andrew Hawkins, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Tony, and Zaslow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"These are our glory days." The Milwaukee Brewers erupted for an 8-run 5th inning, all with two outs. It was historic, and now they're 27 outs from their first World Series title. David and Jeremy explain how we got here, who could win World Series MVP, and the slim chances the Rays have to come back from down 3-0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are we watching the NFL's Michael Jordan? We dive into Caleb Williams harnessing MJ-level pettiness and debate if this 2024 QB class—with J.J. McCarthy also rolling—is actually destined to eclipse the legendary class of ’83. Plus, we unpack all the Week 7 fallout from our Winner Stand games: the Lions defending the Motor City against Green Bay, the Chiefs showing their true colors against Seattle, and Cincinnati’s offense absolutely exploding on Baltimore. After raising a glass to the week's most spectacular uniform matchups, Nick Kostos drops in to break down why the undefeated Vikings are the league's most disrespected team since the 2021 Cardinals. Finally, we cap things off with a hilarious detour into Doug Flutie’s relentless history of shilling for late-night boner meds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Spoiler alert." JuJu has Joki of the Day and Show Awardi to give out, Jeremy and Tony finally get to talk about UCF's win over BYU, and Dan finally saw You Can See Everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Duck, duck, goose." The Funniest Thing from the Sports Weekend is Dan pronouncing Cataurus. The funniest thing from Amin's Weekend Observations is Amin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Is that the opening from Doug?" Josh Pate is here to serve multiple purpi on our show today, but mostly, he's here to decide who's great in College Football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"So, as I was saying..." Kyler Murray looks like a toddler, and Dan has thoughts on QBs throwing to random receivers, Browns vs. Titans, and bad referees, but Mike distracts the entire crew by pointing at the TVs above them in the studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"This is a prophecy being fulfilled." After Miami's dominant win over Dave Dameshek's Pittsburgh Panthers, it's time to ask: Is Malachi Toney the greatest player in Miami Football history? He had a great weekend. Here are a couple of people who had worse weekends: Aaron Glenn and Klay Thompson. Today's cast: Dan, Zaslow, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sports Illustrated's Connor Orr joins the show to unpack a chaotic week of NFL action. We start in the AFC North to debate Lamar Jackson's injury status and Joe Burrow's superhuman pace against a hostile Ravens defense. The slate also takes us overseas to Paris, where the Steelers face the Saints amidst intense citywide protests, before returning stateside to preview the Rams taking on Los Angeles' true favorite team—the Raiders—in Vegas. Finally, we break down why Jordan Love is primed to torch a permeable Lions secondary for 400 yards and end the show investigating the broadcast booth drama currently unfolding between Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The rebounder?" It's an hour full of fantasy football, Hellebuyck trades, player hatin', and, unfortunately, Glee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"An infinitesimal amount of loserness..." The Atlanta Dream are taking Atlanta by storm while the Atlanta Falcons have caused an internet storm. Plus, it's time for "Big Game Not a Big Game" and a duel between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"It's not a piano bar." Miami is No. 1 in the country, the Panthers are struggling, and the Heat have a must-win in Game 2, so we have an important question: When was the last time you did the Stanky Legg? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Jeremy, it took you 30 seconds to lie to the audience." THE WORLD SERIES IS HERE. GAME 1. JACOB MISIOROWSKI. NICK MARTINEZ. THE PITCH CLOCK. JEREMY TACHE. NOTHING PERSONAL. DAVID SAMSON. LET'S GET YOU READY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adnan Virk joins the show to breakdown the highly anticipated battle of the top two teams in baseball. Jeremy and Adnan talk who has the upper hand in every facet of the Fall Classic, and why we are about to witness "baseball for sickos." The crew also battles it out in a high-stakes baseball trivia showdown on The Pitch Clock! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Salute to knee replacement." JuJu delivers what will SURELY be another Thursday Thunder, and Zaslow awards his first MVP of the Day of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Put it on the poll: Are people going to watch the Super Bowl?" We found the sound Chris referenced in the Local Hour, and it's worse than we imagined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I gotta be honest, I'm not the drum guy." Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito regales the crew with stories from his time as the Milwaukee Brewers' bat boy in the 80s, and no matter how much the crew wants to talk Panthers, it always comes back to Uncle Wally, Bob Uecker, and the Brew Crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I loved a little ass play." Will the 17-0 Dolphins celebrate 0-17 with a cup of coffee? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I don’t want to hear women talking about the WNBA." In a surprising twist, Dan RUINS Chris Cote’s career. It’s an hour that will leave you aghasp. Today's Cast: Dan, Zaslow, Roy, Tony, Mike, Chris, Jeremy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One guest. One big question. No noise.Who Asked You is Dan’s ongoing sit-down series — no panel, no shouting, just one guest and one question, worked all the way through. In an industry where credentials once decided who got to talk, anyone with a camera and an opinion can claim a seat now, and nobody’s required to answer for it. This episode asks what that shift actually cost.Just in time to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Pardon The Interruption, Michael Wilbon comes in ready to fight about it. He traces the decline not to sports media specifically but to the culture underneath it — a blunt, self-skewering case that audiences stopped reading, stopped wanting the underpinning, and got comfortable not knowing the difference between a columnist and a reporter. He and Dan put real blame on sports talk radio for normalizing opinion without labor behind it, then Wilbon turns the lens on himself: the years he spent earning the right to an opinion, the editor who wouldn’t let him write a column until he knew something, and the colleague, Ralph Wiley, who bled red ink over his early work because the stakes for who got to go next were higher than just one career.From there the conversation widens into the business side — Eric Rydholm, Mark Shapiro, and the shift that turned sports writers into cheap, bankable television content, hollowing out the newspaper sections that trained people like Wilbon in the first place. That’s the extinction this episode is really about: the reporter who stood around the batting cage for years before earning an opinion is being replaced by the hot take, which needs no cage, no sources, no time served. Wilbon draws a hard line between the two, defends the reporting still underneath his own work, and takes aim at Stephen A. Smith’s version of the same question, respectfully and not so respectfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Patti Smith is an icon, a wordsmith, a dreamer. But she would never call herself a musician. Patti joins Dan on South Beach Sessions, explaining why she has always seen herself as a performer, first. She speaks about her upbringing, her ability to wander as a child, and the powerful presence of writing in her life. Patti also touches on her inspirations and evolution as an artist... and how the presence (and absence) of those inspiring people drives her forward. Of course, there are also her stories about meeting the Pope, her most moving performance, and what it means to her for her work to touch people across generations around the world. Patti's latest bestseller, "Bread of Angels: A Memoir", is now available in paperback, hardcover, eBook, audio, and wherever you get your books.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Will Damon Wilson ever have a more fulfilling sack?" The crew gets some stuff off their chests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"No one was getting there." Chris and Zaslow argue over when to split in blackjack and Greg continues his tirade against his new mortal rival, Junior Caminero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I swear to God, I'm gonna come in there and f*** your s*** up." Clark Connors and Greg Cote cut a wrestling promo with UNREAL energy to kick off this hour, but don't worry, Dan Le Batard and his South Beach Sessions will return to slow things down. Plus, Chris knows what happened to the gravy boat, and Greg damns Junior Caminero to hell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Where's Ashton Kutcher?" Nick Wright stops by to discuss his favorite subject: LeBron James. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I don't believe it's genuine." The Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators are going to fight tonight, but no matter how much they do, there's zero chance it will be as intense as the conflict between Dan and Greg Cote. For access to Dan's apology, subscribe to Tony's Substack. For coverage of Tony's Substack, subscribe to Jeremy's Substack. For coverage of Jeremy's Substack, subscribe to Amin's Substack. Today's cast: Dan, Zaslow, Greg, Roy, Chris, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"That is a loaded question." Is it worse to be betrayed or s*** on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"We must be in different piles." Rachel Nichols is as plugged in as anyone around the NBA, and she joins us from a plaid-clad room to discuss the Sixers with LeBron, the chances of a Knicks title, Giannis Antetokounmpo's Miami Heat, Kawhi Leonard, and the future of tanking. Plus, we're grabbin', squeezin', and pinchin' our way to the end of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm gonna be the old fuddy-duddy." Jessica loves the WNBA Finals, LOVES Nathan Fielder, and hates that we forced her to answer for Notre Dame in 90 seconds or less. Plus, guess who on the show didn't love Junior Caminero's record-long HR trot? Have you finished guessing? Yeah? Okay, you're right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Do you ever listen to stuff like this and say, 'That came out of my balls?'" Tony joins the crew from a Haunted House for his latest 'Tony's Top 5,' Zaslow quizzes Amin on NBA storylines, and Hawk is thick down low. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"YA SUS!" Andrew Hawkins makes his triumphant return, replacing Dan as Dan heads to Tampa to celebrate the Rays. Zaslow wants to know... You know 'bout that bias against the Miami Heat? You can read about it on Walter's Amin's Jeremy's Le Batard Sub Sub Sub Sub. Today's cast: Zaslow, Greg Cote, Andrew Hawkins, Roy, Amin, and Jeremy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a crazy weekend it was in college football and the NFL! Dave, Ethan, and Gino are joined by Nick Kostos of the You Better You Bet podcast to break it all down. Where do the Philadelphia Eagles go from here, with quarterback Jalen Hurts missing the rest of the season with blood clots in his lungs? How was he allowed to play in London in the first place? The gang also discusses which teams are most likely to make it to Conference Championship Sunday, and which team will emerge from the wreckage in the NFC East. Plus, the Jaguars/Texans played a great game in London, the Steelers outlasted the Bucs in OT, and it seems like the NFL has figured out the Dallas Cowboys. Also, Ethan argues that all the chaos in the SEC this weekend is the exact reason people say it is the best conference in college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"They're going to be the Buffalo Bills of the NBA." A tagline for the movie 'Whalefall' gives Mike Ryan actual goosebumps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I shouldn't have said that." College Football is amazing. Too bad the mega-conferences are going to ruin it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Someone who reneges." Barack Obama and Kevin Harlan sound identical, Dan reveals Greg Cote is still angry with him, Keenan Allen has a Kuato growing out of his shoulder, and we keep learning insane details about Jalen Hurts' final game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"And, by the way, I'm right." What starts with the Funniest Thing From the Sports Weekend ends with one of the saddest: Jalen Hurts is set to go on blood thinners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Anyone who says College Football is not better than the NFL, you have to laugh in their face, right?" It's a Miami one. Miami won. Miami's No. 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Ryan Ruiz joins the show to talk Cleveland and college sports. We dive straight into the high-stakes Ohio State vs. Indiana showdown. If the Buckeyes lose, will their perception actually improve like Alabama's did against Georgia? Plus, we question how LSU is still ranked and expose the sheer madness of the College FPI—imagine if it put the Chargers and Texans in the NFL playoffs! We also count down our three can't-miss games for Week 6. To wrap it all up, we hit the Las Vegas Raiders with a reality check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Any relation to Captain Hook?" Any relation to Prince Fielder? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Is this a segment called, 'Things I Don't Care About?'" Jessica Smetana is a good College Football analyst, and Doug Clawson is a good hooper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Sit there and look pretty." Brady Tkachuk told Florida Panthers fans they're the best in the NHL, but Zaslow wouldn't know. He didn't go to the game... because he has no friends... What a schmuck. Today's cast: Zaslow, Your ol' pal Dave Dameshek, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Chris guess ALCS and NLCS MVPs from the 2000s. Also, Adnan Virk joins and talk MLB playoffs, the Brewers LCS dominance, and the biggest surprise of the ALCS so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"That's a big statement right there!" What if Zas were the Big Dom of the Florida Panthers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"He's just about to get to his point; hold on." Dan is trying and failing to get everyone to care about the baseball. Big Dom thinks he's on the Eagles. Zas is a snitch, and none of us understand the peacocking from Tyreek Hill and his camp after he was found guilty of 2 of the 10 charges against him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I don't know; my wife dressed me this morning."Zas' best friend Danny Wood, of New Kids on the Block, takes over as Celebrity Prognosticator. He admits to sleeping during RedZone and STILL calls himself a football fan! Plus, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman's beef and whatever it is that makes up a 'nothing burger'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices