Best Ethan Ralph Podcasts (2025)

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Instant analysis: Penn State becomes bowl eligible with Rutgers win 7:58

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Penn State beats Rutgers in a crazy game to finish 6-6 and be bowl eligible. Nicholas Singleton set the school touchdown record previously held by Saquon Barkley. Check out the instant analysis from PennLive's Bob Flounders and Max Ralph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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There Can Be Only Dozens (ft. guests Simu Liu; Ke Huy Quan; Richard Linklater & Ethan Hawke) 1:51:41

1d ago1:51:41

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down with two actors who star in animated movies (and ask them both about their favourite things to do in London). First, Simu Liu Zooms in to talk about new Netflix family flick, In Your Dreams, plus his own dreams, and the return of Shang-Chi to the MCU. [21:38 - 38:30 approx] Then, …

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Will Penn State GO BOWLING with a win over Rutgers? 25:50

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Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal dive into interim head coach Terry Smith’s candidacy for the full-time job at Penn State, while they also make their picks for Penn State’s final regular-season tilt with Rutgers. Happy Thanksgiving! Note: As Max mentioned on the air, his connection may be a bit questionable throughout this. We apologize for any issue…

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Do Penn State vets want to play in a bowl game? Terry Smith on Ethan Grunkemeyer's growth 39:30

5d ago39:30

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PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders react to Terry Smith's Monday press conference ahead of Penn State's road trip to face Rutgers on Saturday. Smith was asked if he believes Penn State's senior players want to play in a bowl game if the Lions finish 6-6. Bob and Max discuss Smith's response. Plus, Bob and Max discuss quarterback Ethan Grunkemey…

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Instant analysis after Penn State's rout of Nebraska 9:27

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Instant analysis from PennLive's Bob Flounders and Max Ralph after Penn State routs Nebraska, 37-10. Terry Smith has become a fan and player favorite for the new head coach and running back Kaytron Allen becomes all-time leading rusher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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Escape From Malcatraz (ft. guests Benedict Cumberbatch & Dylan Southern; Joel Edgerton & Clint Bentley; Ariana Greenblatt) 1:57:43

9d ago1:57:43

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees the podteam — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, and James Dyer — play themselves as they discuss great 'as themselves' performances in the movies. They also run their collective eye over the week's movie news, including heartening Star Trek developments, review Train Dreams, Wicked: For Good, Playdate, and S…

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James Franklin INTRODUCED at Virginia Tech + Penn State-Nebraska picks 55:52

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The longtime Nittany Lions head coach has already found his new home. Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal share their reactions to the fit in Blacksburg. They'll also make their picks for Penn State's Senior Day matchup this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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LOST MEDIA: MERSH | Menace II Sobriety (Munchies Edition) - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO88 6:25:38

5d ago6:25:38

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https://podawful.com/posts/2611 Lost Media FOUND in 2025. The worst stand up comedy album ever recorded. Mersh's long sought after first album MENACE II SOBRIETY was one of the Holy Grails of sloptent, and now we have it in our hands thanks to a very generous source, one of Mersh's comedian heroes. Uncover the insane history of Mersh by delving int…

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Smith Emotional After Win - - - Plus More Press Conference Notes 36:05

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PennLive’s Max Ralph and Bob Flounders react to Terry Smith’s news conference with Penn State prepping to face Nebraska on Senior Day on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium. Smith got extremely emotional when asked about some of the people in his life that he heard from after PSU’s 28-10 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The Lions can get to 6-6 wi…

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Instant analysis after Penn State's much needed win 5:09

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Penn State breaks its six-game losing streak with a 28-10 win over Michigan State. Listen to the instant analysis form PennLive's Max Ralph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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All The Information Is On The Task (ft. guests Edgar Wright, Rosamund Pike & Isla Fisher, Michael Shannon) 1:58:03

15d ago1:58:03

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast would surely deserve to get a full fat five points from Greg Davies, the Taskmaster himself, as Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and John Nugent apply themselves wholeheartedly (some more wholeheartedly than others, it must be said) to deciding which Taskmaster contestant has appeared in the best fil…

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Julia Ducournau & Tahar Rahim On Alpha: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 24:35

15d ago24:35

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Alpha is the third film from the brilliant French filmmaker, Julia Ducournau, following on from her titanic debut, Raw, and her raw follow-up, Titane (which won the Palme D'Or, no less!). A tale of an unusual epidemic and generational trauma, there's much going on above and below the surface, which we get into in this interview special, as Jamie Gr…

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Will Penn State FINALLY SNAP losing streak at Michigan State? 41:30

15d ago41:30

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Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal make their picks for the PSU-MSU game — the battle for the Land-Grant Trophy — on this week's live podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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Mentally Retargeted Individuals: Mr. Burgers - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO87 31:41

6d ago31:41

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[3 HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.com/posts/2609] Mr. Burgers got SWATTED while live streaming. What does any self respecting Targeted Individual do when the men in white coats show up to the door with their butterfly nets? Strip down to their birthday suit and start screaming, of course. Somehow this actually work…

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Jenny Beavan: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 45:41

18d ago45:41

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Nicholas Hytner's The Choral, a delightful drama set in 1916 Yorkshire, is in cinemas now, folks. It features costumes designed by the legendary Jenny Beavan, who is one of the best costume designers in the business. Nominated for 12 Oscars, winner of three, Beavan has worked with directors like Robert Altman, James Ivory, and George Miller across …

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Penn State's Ethan Grunkemeyer passes a huge test with flying colors, and a Chaz Coleman update 33:48

19d ago33:48

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PennLive's Max Ralph and Bob Flounders react to Penn State head coach Terry Smith's Monday press conference with the Nittany Lions prepping to face Michigan State on Saturday in East Lansing. The Nittany Lions, losers of six consecutive games, extended No. 2 Indiana to the limit on Saturday before a late IU touchdown foiled PSU's upset bid. Smith p…

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Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, & Ronan Day-Lewis On Anemone: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 50:02

20d ago50:02

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Every year at the London Film Festival, Empire hosts a gala screening for a film that we particularly admire. This year's choice was Ronan Day-Lewis' Anemone, a drama that we called 'sad, absurdist, brooding, tender, and intense', and which marks the return to acting of the great Daniel Day-Lewis, father of Ronan and co-writer of the movie, after e…

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The Sound Of Burning Felt (ft. guests Jennifer Lawrence & Lynne Ramsay; Elle Fanning & Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi; Sean Bean & Daniel Day-Lewis) 1:51:46

22d ago1:51:46

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Blimey, this week's episode of the Empire Podcast is star-studded, and then some. First, Chris Hewitt chats with Die, My Love star, Jennifer Lawrence, and director Lynne Ramsay, about unpredictability on set and receiving an email from Martin Scorsese; then, he has a crash course in Yautja from Predator: Badlands stars Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatan…

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Can Penn State END 5-GAME LOSING STREAK vs. No. 2 Indiana? 49:20

23d ago49:20

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This week’s Thursday show features Bob Flounders and Max Ralph making their predictions for Penn State's matchup with No. 2 Indiana. They also offer their thoughts on the ongoing coaching search. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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The Shameless Plug #9: Stranger Things Has Happened 43:20

6d ago43:20

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Another month, another issue of Empire, another episode of The Shameless Plug. This time, Chris Hewitt and Nick de Semlyen sit down to talk about how Stranger Things ended up on the cover of the world's biggest movie magazine, and nearly did so upside down. And they also talk about less strange things, including the stories behind the stories of th…

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Penn State’s Terry Smith has a lot of issues to “fix” ahead of the Indiana game. What are his priorities? 34:33

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PennLive’s Bob Flounders and Max Ralph are back to share their takeaways from Penn State coach Terry Smith’s Monday press conference. The 3-5 Nittany Lions, losers of five consecutive games, tangle with No. 2 Indiana on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Smith had some interesting thoughts on the Penn State cornerbacks’ woeful play in the team’s 38-14 los…

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THE RED ROOMS 2: Sleepaway Camp | AWFULWEEN CRASHTACULAR 2025 - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO86 2:41:06

11d ago2:41:06

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https://podawful.com/posts/2604 HAPPY AWFULWEEN! The only prank slasher flick franchise, The Red Rooms, is back, and this time it's with a surprise twist! A real feature-length Halloween horror movie starring an unwitting Final T-Girl-- The Comedy Shaman. The DARK WEB'S most mysterious, and CURSED website is now online, and it is looking for its fi…

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Instant analysis after Ohio State blows out Penn State 7:37

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PennLive’s Bob Flounders and Max Ralph analyze the Nittany Lions’ collapse after a competitive first half. They highlight significant post-snap breakdowns on Penn State’s defense, particularly in the secondary, which allowed Ohio State’s receivers to dominate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Now It's Time For Halloween (ft. guests Edward Berger, Yorgos Lanthimos, Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Maika Monroe) 1:56:15

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It's Halloween, folks, so this week's episode of the Empire Podcast is extra-spooky, with Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Beth Webb get way too invested in a listener question about the horror movie death that they would want for themselves. Just keep repeating: it's only a podcast, it's only a podcast, it's only a podcast. Elsewhere, o…

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Can Penn State UPSET No. 1 Ohio State in Columbus? 1:02:40

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Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal dive into their predictions for the Penn State-Ohio State game this week, where the Nittany Lions are nearly three-touchdown underdogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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Special guest Doug Lesmerises on who Penn State should be looking for as its next head coach 48:43

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PennLive’s Bob Flounders is joined by Doug Lesmerises on this episode. Lesmerises, a former Ohio State football columnist for Cleveland.com, writes about Ohio State football and is part of “The Bill and Doug Show” podcast with Bill Landis. Bob and Doug discuss what went wrong for James Franklin at Penn State and focus on what the program should be …

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Kenny Dalglish & Asif Kapadia on Kenny Dalglish: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 33:11

1M ago33:11

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If you can hear a high-pitched squealing noise in the background of our latest interview special, that's just Chris Hewitt vibrating with excitement. For this podcast puts him in the room with one of his all-time heroes, Liverpool FC icon Kenny Dalglish, who is the eponymous subject of Asif Kapadia's latest documentary, which is out today (October …

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Guest Stephen Means on Ohio State’s repeat bid, Penn State’s struggles 50:03

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PennLive’s Bob Flounders is joined by special guest Stephen Means of Cleveland.com to discuss Penn State’s 2025 demise and the unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes’ bid to repeat as national champions. OSU hosts Terry Smith’s Nittany Lions on Saturday afternoon at the Horseshoe. Means goes into detail on how Ohio State has produced another fantastic season…

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We've Gone And Caught A Sniffle (ft. guests Nia DaCosta, Jeremy Strong, Rebecca Ferguson & Kathryn Bigelow) 1:59:22

1M ago1:59:22

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This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt struggle with the enunciation of one word in particular (you'll have to listen to find out which). Incredibly, it's not 'Howl-o-ween', which is just one of the many things discussed by Chris and his three colleagues of such lethal cunning, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Ben Travis. They get their teeth in…

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WHAT'S WRONG with the Penn State offense? 55:15

19d ago55:15

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Penn State ranks as one of the nation's worst offenses despite bringing back a ton of veteran talent and a second-year play caller. Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal dive into what they've seen from the Nittany Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings (1978) with Kenny and Sam 1:23:33

1M ago1:23:33

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Welcome to episode 81 of Cineflek with your host Ethan Colburn! This week I am joined by Kenny and Sam of the Entmoot Podcast to discuss the Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings!

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Reacting to Penn State's loss at Iowa, Kaytron Allen's effort, and PSU's outlook coming out of a bye week 43:25

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PennLive's Bob Flounders and Max Ralph have a lot of ground to cover on this episode.Playing under the direction of interim head coach Terry Smith, Penn State pushed Iowa to the limit before losing in Iowa City on Saturday night. What were the positive takeaways from the Nittany Lions' effort? What were the main reasons PSU's losing streak is at fo…

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Penn State battles, but falls to Iowa: instant analysis from Iowa City 5:34

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PennLive's Bob Flounders analyzes Penn State's 25-24 loss at Iowa. It was interim head coach Terry Smith's first game as well as the start of the Ethan Grunkemeyer era at quarterback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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Diane, Drew And The Greatest Poster Ever (ft. guests Rebecca Miller, Channing Tatum & Kirsten Dunst, Mason Thames & Madeleine McGraw) 1:59:53

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This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara and James Dyer pay tribute to two cinematic greats who left us this week: the legendary Oscar-winning actress, Diane Keaton, and Drew Struzan, the artist who defined posters, and people's walls, for decades. Struzan's work inspires this week's question, which asks our trio to identify the g…

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Can Penn State win its first game WITHOUT JAMES FRANKLIN? Making our PSU-Iowa picks 57:42

1M ago57:42

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PennLive's Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal break down the early portion of Penn State's coaching search and dive into what will happen in Iowa City this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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Mersh Got Cucked by Ralph (w/ Ethan Ralph) - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO85 4:07:36

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https://podawful.com/posts/2600 PODAWFUL IS ON A GENERATIONAL RUN! Everyone has the story wrong. What caused Ethan Ralph to crashout on stream while in Florida with his new girl? Mersh seems to think it was him. Now Mersh is claiming he warned Ralph about this e-girl, but the truth is much, much funnier. Mersh has been cross-eyed crying into his pi…

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INSTANT ANALYSIS: Breaking down Penn State AD's press conference following James Franklin firing 17:55

2M ago17:55

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Head coach James Franklin is out at Penn State, cornerbacks coach Terry Smith is in. PennLive's Bob Flounders and Max Ralph analysis from Athletic Director Pat Kraft's press conference the day after the firing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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James Franklin is gone. What does this mean for Penn State? 43:00

2M ago43:00

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Bob Flounders and Max Ralph dive into the sudden departure of James Franklin as Penn State's head coach. They discuss the implications of this change, the interim leadership of Terry Smith, and what it means for the future of Penn State football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Penn State falls to Northwestern, Allar is out for the season. Is Franklin in trouble? 8:02

1M ago8:02

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PennLive's Bob Flounders and Max Ralph analyze Penn State's 22-21 loss to Northwestern as Drew Allar is knocked out for the season. The Nittany Lions fall to 3-3 on the season, is James Franklin in trouble? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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Wish You Well (ft. guests Greta Lee & Jodie Turner-Smith; Robert Aramayo; Gillian Anderson) 1:45:37

2M ago1:45:37

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Alex Godfrey display his versatility as an interviewer, going from utter chaos with Tron Ares stars Greta Lee & Jodie Turner-Smith [22:46 - 34:31 approx] and Gillian Anderson [1:33:01 - 1:43:53 approx] to a heartfelt and passionate chat with Robert Aramayo, star of this week's excellent drama, I Swear,…

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Special guest David Jones on Penn State’s UCLA effort, and whether James Franklin should stay at PSU 49:49

2M ago49:49

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PennLive’s Bob Flounders welcomes back retiree David Jones to the Blue-White Breakdown podcast to discuss what has gone wrong for James Franklin’s Penn State program in the last two games. Jones, a longtime PSU football sports columnist for PennLive and The Patriot-News, watched the Nittany Lions’ stunning 42-37 loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl and sh…

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Can Penn State RIGHT THE SHIP vs. Northwestern? 58:53

2M ago58:53

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Max Ralph and Johnny McGonigal make their picks for the Homecoming game and discuss Penn State fans’ calls to fire coach James Franklin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy PennLive.com

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The Shameless Plug #8: Wicked Panna Cottas 45:11

2M ago45:11

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In this month's Shameless Plug, the show in which Chris Hewitt sits down with Empire editor Nick de Semlyen to do a deep dive into the latest issue of Empire, Chris Hewitt sits down with Empire editor Nick de Semlyen to do a deep dive into the latest issue of Empire. Which, for the first time in our history, has a musical on the cover, Jon M. Chu's…

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Penn State's James Franklin discusses Kaytron Allen's role moving forward, plus what happened to the defense vs. UCLA? 47:13

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Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Justin Tipping on Him: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 41:41

2M ago41:41

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Justin Tipping's Him is a Jordan Peele-produced horror film in which a young quarterback discovers the kind of sacrifices it takes to become the GOAT of American Football. That young quarterback is played by Tyriq Withers, who is taken under the wing of a legendary quarterback played by Marlon Wayans, and in this Empire Podcast interview special Ja…

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Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera & Paul Greengrass On The Lost Bus: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 43:14

2M ago43:14

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Paul Greengrass' The Lost Bus stars Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera as a bus driver and teacher, respectively, who have to navigate a deadly Californian wildfire while stuck on a school bus with a group of terrified children, very little water, and fire and flames closing in on all sides. Based on a true story (the 2018 Camp Fire is one of …