IF YOU ARE A SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPIST, DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE.
We are back on schedule with a short an sweet episode where we cover everything from Alex's sprained ankle to World Series game 3 to Nick's out-of-the-box baseball strategy proposal, to the NYC mayoral election/third party viability. We also revisit Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Ryan Strnad's revenue-driving proposal, thanks to its endorsement by Barstool Sports, and Alex spills his coffee.
Chapters:
0:00 - Alex Recounts His Season-Ending Ankle Sprain
7:49 - Debating Alcohol Sales at High School Sports and Referee Mistreatment
18:41 - Analyzing Controversial Calls and Base Running in World Series Game 3
24:34 - Proposing a Radical Pinch Runner and Stealing Home Strategy
39:36 - Navigating NYC Mayoral Election and Third-Party Voting Dynamics
50:07 - Trillbilly Workers Party and Episode Wrap-Up
Well, better late than never, that's what they say. To make up for being a week late, we bring you "almost two hours" of prime podcasting.
We discuss the "ceasefire" in Gaza, Nick's braggadocious dreams about Bill "AIPACman" Ackman, then go down a politics rabbit hole from Graham Platner to Adelita Grijalva to Katie Porter to Marjorie Taylor Greene as we try to diagnose the Democratic Party's failure to court disaffected voters. We bring the discussion back home with Nick's recounting of a Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate's candor about their marital strifes and outlandish proposals.
Then, Nick recites all of the nicknames Shawn gave Gus in the TV show Psych, trying to pick a favorite and Alex brags about his baseball achievements. To bring it all home, Nick takes NYTimes quizzes on basketball and being a "true New Yorker".
We got a light one for y'all this week. We manage to avoid talking about current events (besides briefly making fun of Trump trying to pronounce acetaminophen) for almost a full hour. Instead, we talk about One Battle After Another, running into forgotten classmates at Oktoberfest, the Mets hilarious collapse, compare our LinkedIn puzzle games performance, and more.
Nick apologizes for the quality of his sound and promises he will take action to ensure it does not happen again.
If you can get past Nick's leftist audio, we discuss the Charlie Kirk assassination, including the media reaction and shooter conspiracies. Then, Nick breaks down the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary, leading to a discussion about the necessary conditions for leftists candidates to beat out establishment dems. Finally, Alex reflects on his recent rewatch of Gilmore Girls and breaks down why he agrees with Felix Biedermann and Matt Christman about why it is the best girlfriend show. There's also some random tangents about bathrooms, other prestige TV shows, and a very pro-AI talk put on by the UW Alumni Association.
Podcasts discussed:
Time For My Stories (now on the Chapo Trap House paid feed)
This week, Alex gives a status update on his return to the diamond after over a decade away. Nick takes the New York Times weekly news quiz. Nick no longer supports the Throwing Fits homies. We also discuss some topics of the day such as the Minneapolis shooting, the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, RFK's fitness test, and more.
This week, the main stories are Alex being one-shotted by The Fort Bragg Cartel, a new book out detailing the use of Special Forces "Night Raids" in the Middle East and the never-ending ripple-effect that has come as a result. Separately, the latest Brewers hot streak has led him to attempt writing a novel/screenplay about the team.
If those things don't interest you (the Special Forces one should at least), don't worry, we also cover other things, including but not limited to:
We also finish with a lovely hypothetical that leads to some radical places that tie right in with the theme of the Fort Bragg story.
Podcast coverage of Seth Harp's Fort Bragg reporting:
What a Hell of a Way to Die (now Dad) - May 2021
Not mentioned, but early reporting worth listening:
TrueAnon - June 2021
TrueAnon (about Ukraine, with Seth Harp) - July 2021
Military Matters Pt. 1 & Military Matters Pt. 2 - March 2023
TrueAnon (Live Show) - August 13, 2025
The Tucker Carlson Show - August 15, 2025
Chapo Trap House - August 18, 2025
Good morning half listeners. We are coming from you straight from the dome, no notes. Alex is on the roof and Nick is recovering from ballin' on muhf****as at the YMCA. After Alex gives a brief tour of the roof, including a spiritual tangent about the parallel between the Empire State Building and the Evil Brooklyn Tower, we wade into a couple Topics of the Moment: Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad killing woke and Trump's Tariff Pump and Dump scheme. Nick also takes it upon himself to invite the Beyhive to come after him because he thinks Beyoncé is racist.
We also get into more personal/random topics including:
Not to toot our own horn but 3 years in, this might be our best episode yet.
The one thing they don't tell you about recording podcasts on Bushwick rooftops is that you will capture the near-constant passing of airplanes overhead. Anyway, this week, we are celebrating our 3-year anniversary by discussing dental extortion, how Epstein might derail the Trump presidency, what it means that right-wingers are unafraid to go mask-off with the fascism online, the Brewers being the #1 team in baseball, and Ozzy Osbourne's death.
Bit of a half ep this week, as Nick's recording stopped midway through our discussion of Love Island. So this episode is largely Alex recapping Love Island USA season 7 to date, but we also discuss some politics, including Trump's BBB, the lost Democratic Party, and the DOJ and FBI claiming they don't have any evidence against Jeffrey Epstein.
This week, the boys discuss Netanyahu's decision to have Trump bomb Iran, the New York Democratic mayoral primary, debate Alex's theory of why MLB discourse isn't broken like the NBA's is, the disappointing end to the NBA Finals, Nick weighs in on Alex's breakdown of the MLB City Connect uniforms and his soon-to-be-unveiled U.S. regional breakdown map.
A day late but never a dollar short. This week, we bring you an hour and a half of vamping about both of our recent and ongoing travels featuring Country Alex and Coastal Nick, the LA protests, iOS 26, Zohran going on TF, discussing which sport has the most 'athletic' athletes, and more. Stick around (or skip) to the end to hear some great riffing on Donald Trump + Alex Jones impressions.
This week, discuss our Memorial Day Weekend activities, including a rainy marathon Mets game and jumping into a cold lake. We also discuss what adrenaline rush activities we would try, finding the right hat, and being vibey book bros.
This week we get into everything from personal business (movies, getting laid off, celebrating birthdays, framing things), the Met Gala, Sinners, the new Pope, to Alex's latest jawn cop. Nick also coaches Alex on the ins and outs of political canvassing.
In this (mostly) uncut instant classic, we discuss Alex playing sports for the first time in a decade, the 100 men vs 1 gorilla debate, the NFL Draft, Lib vs MAGA names, the new Bon Iver album, and our short but important summer shopping lists.
We welcome you back to the main (unhinged) content of your favorite podcasters favorite podcast with this banger of an episode where we touch on topics ranging from RFK insisting autists can't play baseball to two autists talking about their favorite shitty iPhone games. In between, we cover such topics as How Long Gone visiting Wisconsin, proper burger accoutrements, Glen Powell, mayo, and have an extended debate about the merits of the NBA compared to college basketball.
This special episode of Only One AirPod is brought to you by the Cheeto-in-Chief's so-called "Liberation Day", as we give our reaction to Trump's blanket tariffs announced on April 2. Naturally, much has changed since that day and even since we recorded this episode on April 6, but the theme of the conversation still - if not especially, now - rings true. There is no strategy, and the outcome is going to be bad.
We also take a little bit of time to discuss March Madness, Alex Ovechkin breaking "The Great One"'s goal-scoring record, and Wisconsin politics. Enjoy.
What are we doing here? Well, this week, we're watching along to some college basketball, along the way complaining about Wisconsin's continuing March woes, assess our brackets, B1G vs SEC, mounting TVs, and more until we're cut off by Alex's computer taking a dump.
We power through technical difficulties to talk basketball and then about what radicalized us.
This week, we discuss A$AP Rocky and Luigi's courtroom fits, a 5-hour long podcast episode about Rolex, LeBron's insane longevity at greatness, the Trump and Zelensky Oval Office meeting, and probably more.
Welcome back to your regularly scheduled programming of Nick and Alex talking politics, pop culture and everything in between. We have some decidedly hot takes on politics a month into the second Trump admin and Nick has some drama in more local politics which he may or may not share publicly. We debate the effectiveness of Kendrick's halftime show, revel in the demise of the Chiefs, and lament the lackluster commercials. Then, as we get towards the end Nick bullies Alex for his obsessions over Severance and chess.
