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For episode 5, I was joined by Stanley! Stanley and I have a long history, and we catch up on some post-election thoughts and what we believe the country's direction is going. We break down most cabinet positions and our reactions to how Trump didn't "appoint a libertarian" to a cabinet position. We debate all the jargon on X and Facebook. We talk about possible 2028 candidates who could have a chance and some history to reflect some of the patterns we've seen in this election.
We discuss the tone of the election and all the other media matters, including the presence of independent media, the impact of Elon Musk, and the endorsement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, who were both appointed—the sheer impact of the Joe Rogan Podcast interviews featuring President Trump and now Vice President-Elect JD Vance.
After the hour mark, we dove into some sports topics, alluding to the Red Sox's pursuit of Juan Soto and the impact of losing Mookie Betts and Xander Bogart. Signing Soto doesn't absolve them of that horrendous trade. The impact of Drake Maye is discussed as he's growing into his starting QB role.

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In this episode, I was joined by two guests. First, I was joined by Adam Portrait, and since we grew up together we reflected on some Boston sports memories. The Boston Bruins had just announced that HC Jim Montgomery was fired. From there we ventured into the Bill Belichick rumors, why the Cowboys are a better fit than the Giants…
How about those Celtics? They were playing the undefeated Cavaliers at the time of recording. The Celtics likelihood to repeat and who the best contenders could be… The Red Sox meeting with Juan Soto is exciting however it comes with bitter feelings as we remember the Mookie Betts trade that hurt the team for quite a few years. Closing out the first half with Adam, I branch into the Patriots in what all of the change signifies, especially with HC Jerod Mayo and rookie QB Drake Maye.
Once Adam and I concluded, I was joined by Jason Youcom of the Mosaic Minds Podcast, and being from Indiana as a life long Hoosier fan… it was a pleasure to bring him on and discuss the rise of the Hoosiers football program this season under HC Curt Cignetti, who was hired from James Madison. We also preview the Ohio State matchup and how the Hoosiers will fare traveling to Columbus. We also go through our thoughts on the new era of College Football and the Playoff Rankings released shortly before recording on November 20th.

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It was a pleasure to invite Osahon on for this hour long chat about the happenings of the world of football, yes, football. Having just heard the news about Lyon's potential relegation, it led me to write and analyze my previous research on Ligue 1.
The French Giants are bound for League 2 relegation, the same fate that was handed down last year to FC Bordeaux, who were sent to the bottom tier of French football. Before the pandemic, Ligue 1 were viewing the TV deals across the competitive leagues and needed a TV Deal to propel them as a league and promote their product. However, as opposed to the NBC/Sky Sports deal the Premier League got which extends to North American waters, and in comparison to La Liga and Serie A’s deals with Paramount Plus/TNT and ESPN+ respectively, the league failed to secure the type of collective TV revenue to boost the status of their struggling clubs. The effects of this media deal disaster could be best described by a June 2024 quote to the Athletic, “It’s a national scandal. It’s huge, huge news for the industry. An incoming shipwreck that is just about to hit the rocks and people don’t seem to realise what’s happening.” Athletic 6/2024 The LFP has been trying to sort its new TV deal — for the rights to show Ligue 1 matches from 2024 to 2029 — since October, when an ambitious auction looking to bring in €1billion (£840m; $1.1bn at the current rates) a year was scrapped because there were no takers. At that time, LFP president Vincent Labrune had hoped to spark a bidding war involving current broadcast partners Amazon Prime and Canal+, as well as Qatar-based beIN Sports, British sports streamer DAZN and potentially U.S. media giant Apple. Yet no offer came and so Labrune was forced to go back to the drawing board.” The team are owned by Eagle Football Group and owner John Texter, who owns 77% stake of the club and owns Brazilian club Botafogo, and London club Crystal Palace, has publicly said he’s confident they’ll meet the financial guidelines in the appropriate deadlines, but having seen what has happened to Bordeaux should spell plenty of warning in France.
Also discussed in the episode, Jurgen Klopp taking over in his new role with Red Bull, and yet they are 9-1-1, leaders of the Premier League, and City's "slide" despite being 2nd. We also praise Nottingham Forest! What could Pep's next tinker that could shift the forward as Rodri will be out for the season. Alot of this transitioned into discussing teams across the other major leagues.
We finish the episode discussing the incidents in France and the Netherlands being reported in the New York Times, and the conflicting reports. There have been other attacks on players and supporters representing both sides of the issue across central Europe.

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