Best Sam Federman Podcasts (2025)

Sam Federman previews the weekend with Tate Frazier Arizona/Alabama Indiana/Kentucky Nebraska/Illinois Arkansas/Texas Tech Kansas/NC State UCLA/Gonzaga UConn/Texas

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E60: Jimmy V Classic Recap 34:32

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Sam and Jonathan recap UConn/Florida and BYU/Clemson

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E59: Saturday Night Live with Michael Derosa 1:50:40

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin welcome Michael Derosa for a Saturday night college basketball breakdown Big Game Recap Purdue/Iowa St Duke/Michigan St Gonzaga/Kentucky Tennessee/Illinois Arizona/Auburn Indiana/Louisville Undefeated Segment Undefeated teams drop George Mason (VT) Colorado (Colorado St) USC (Washington) Buffalo (St. Bonaventure) O…

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E58: Mega Weekend Preview with Sam Lance 1:55:49

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin welcome Sam Lance from the Field of 68 to preview a monster weekend of college basketball. Gonzaga vs Kentucky Duke at Michigan State Iowa State at Purdue Louisville vs Indiana Illinois vs Tennessee Auburn at Arizona HM Lightning Round Crosstown Shootout Big Ten games Ohio St @ NW Washington @ USC Oregon @ UCLA Day…

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E57: Blue Bloods on Blue Bloods 1:05:59

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap a loaded Tuesday night of college basketball UConn/Kansas Duke/Florida North Carolina/Kentucky Syracuse/Tennessee Michigan State/Iowa Mizzou/Notre Dame

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E56: One Month In 1:29:54

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin go over the top 15 teams in college basketball heading into the second month of the season and preview a huge Tuesday of ball.

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E55: Thanksgiving Update 1:48:53

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap the last few days of Feast Week action, including Players' Era and Maui Intro Main Games Players’ Era Team Breakdown Players Era Discussion Maui Whiparound Acrisure Iowa Mississippi Acrisure Tulsa/Northern Iowa Loyola Chicago ESPN Events Liberty loses UC San Diego Cal/UCLA Indiana/K State Preview Duke/Arkansa…

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E54: Feast Week Preview with Kevin Sweeney 1:30:18

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Sam Federman and (kind of) Jonathan Lidskin welcome Kevin Sweeney from Sports Illustrated back to the podcast to preview Feast Week. Previews of - Players Era - Maui Invitational - Battle 4 Atlantis - Rady Childrens Invitational - Greenbrier Classic - ESPN Events Invitational - Acrisure Series - Charleston Classic - Paradise Jam and more…

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E53: Champions Classic + Wednesday Recap and Thursday MTE Preview 1:41:55

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin return to recap the Champions Classic and marquee games from Wednesday night. Intro Big Games Recap Duke/Kansas UK/Michigan State UConn/Arizona Illinois/Alabama Whiparound NC State/VCU Kansas State/Tulsa Dayton/Marquette USF/Oklahoma State Troy/San Diego St. Preview Baha Mar Hall of Fame Kansas City Boardwalk Battl…

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E52: Week in Review and UT Martin head coach Jeremy Shulman 1:52:46

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap the last week of basketball and interview UT Martin head coach Jeremy Shulman coming off big wins against UNLV and Bradley Intro Jeremy Shulman Recap the biggest games UConn/BYU Auburn/Houston Alabama/Purdue Arizona/UCLA Whiparound Ohio State/Notre Dame Colorado State/Loyola Georgetown/Clemson Maryland/Marque…

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E51: Massive Tuesday Recap 1:18:32

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap a massive Tuesday night in college basketball Intro Recap the biggest games Louisville/Kentucky Texas Tech/Illinois Whiparound Creighton/Gonzaga Michigan/Wake Forest Florida/Florida State Santa Clara/Xavier Iowa State/Miss State Duke/Army Helmet Stickers Sam James Jones John Hughley Darin Smith Keon Thompson …

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E50: Weekend Recap/Early Week Preview 1:32:03

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap the weekend Intro Recap the biggest games St. John’s/Alabama Michigan State/Arkansas Indiana/Marquette Whiparound recap Virginia Tech/Providence South Florida/GW Gonzaga/Oklahoma Memphis/San Francisco Field of 68 Games Helmet Stickers Sam Akron (up to 73 in KenPom) Terrence Brown Kiyan Anthony TJ Long Ryan Ri…

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E49: First Weekend Preview/Friday Recap 1:15:12

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Sam and Jonathan recap Friday night (Kansas/UNC, Georgetown/Maryland, and more) and preview the weekend (St. John's/Alabama, Michigan State/Arkansas)

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E48: Opening Week 1:14:42

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap the opening week of college basketball season. Florida/Arizona, BYU/Villanova, Duke/Texas, Valley Update, Helmet Stickers, and IU Indy

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E47: Christmas Eve Special 1:58:43

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the first night of the college basketball season, going over hot takes and women's basketball as well. 0:00 Hot Takes 45:00 Women's Basketball Season Preview with Jack Church 1:00:00 Opening Night Preview with Matthew Winick

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E46: Northeast Mid-Major Preview with Tanner McGrath 2:22:36

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Sam Federman and guest host Tanner McGrath preview the Ivy League, MAAC, America East, NEC, and Patriot League Interviews with Penn G Ethan Roberts Sacred Heart F Anquan Hill Vermont HC John Becker Colgate HC Matt Langel New Haven HC Ted Hotaling

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E45: Missouri Valley Preview with John Baker 1:23:04

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the Missouri Valley Conference with John Baker from March to the Arch. Diving into every team

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E44: West Coast Mid-Major Preview with Rocco Miller and Tom Mosser 1:39:40

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the Mountain West (with Tom Mosser), the WCC, Big West, Big Sky, and WAC with Rocco Miller

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E43: A-10 Preview with Tyler Cronin 1:10:50

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the A-10 men's basketball season with Tyler Cronin of the 3 Bid League Podcast.

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E42: ACC Preview with Christian Odjakjian 1:41:17

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the ACC 2025-26 season with Christian Odjakjian. Previews of every team in depth.

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E41: Big Ten Preview with Joe Jackson 2:18:58

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the 2025-26 Big Ten season with Joe Jackson. Previews of every team

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E40: Big East Preview with Michael DeRosa 1:24:28

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the Big East men's basketball season with Michael DeRosa. Breakdowns of every single team

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E39: SEC Preview with Will Warren 1:52:38

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the 2025-26 SEC Men's Basketball season with Will Warren from Basket Under Review. Previews of every SEC team.

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E38: Big 12 Preview with Isaac Trotter 1:59:03

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the 2025-26 Big 12 Men's Basketball season with Isaac Trotter of CBS Sports Breakdowns of every team in the conference.

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E37: Bruce Pearl Retirement EMERGENCY POD with @brandieeemac 22:10

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Emergency reaction to Bruce Pearl's retirement from Auburn

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E36: Freshman Preview with Arman Jovic (PDTScouting) 2:10:02

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Sam and Jonathan welcome Arman Jovic to preview the 2025 freshman class and international prospects in college basketball.

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E35: Tip-Off Talk, Saint Mary's with Zack Farmer 21:34

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Sam is joined by Zack Farmer to preview the 2025-26 Saint Mary's season

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E34: Tip-Off Talk, Kansas State with Jason Kinander 23:52

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Sam and Jonathan preview Kansas State's season with Jason Kinander

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E33: Tip-Off Talk, Minnesota with David Campbell 21:44

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Sam and Jonathan preview Kansas State with Jason Kinander

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E32 Tip-Off Talk: Tennessee with Trevor McGee 32:13

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Sam and Jonathan welcome Trevor McGee to preview Tennessee's 2025-26 season

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E31: Tip-Off Talk, UConn with HurleyMania 29:59

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Sam and Jonathan preview UConn's 2025-26 season with HurleyMania

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E30: Tip-Off Talk, Syracuse with Zak Wolf 25:53

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Sam and Jonathan preview Syracuse's 2025-26 season with Zak Wolf

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E29: Tip-Off Talk, Missouri with Matt Watkins 26:31

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Sam and Jonathan preview Missouri's 2025-26 season with Matt Watkins

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E28: Tip-Off Talk, Vanderbilt with Joey Dwyer 29:43

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Sam and Jonathan preview Vanderbilt's 2025-26 season with Joey Dwyer

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E27 Tip-Off Talk, FAU with Kevin Fielder 23:27

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Sam and Jonathan welcome Kevin Fielder to preview FAU

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E26 Tip-Off Talk: Kansas with Jackson Bezdek 25:36

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Sam and Jonathan welcome Jackson Bezdek to preview Kansas

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E25: Tip-Off Talk, Clemson with Griffin Barfield 24:34

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Sam and Jonathan welcome Griffin Barfield to preview Clemson's season

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E24: Tip-Off Talk, Georgetown with Michael DeRosa 22:24

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Sam and Jonathan welcome Michael DeRosa to preview Georgetown

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E23: Tip-Off Talk, Creighton with Chris Thedinga 22:29

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Sam and Jonathan preview Creighton with Chris Thedinga

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E22: Tip-Off Talk, Iowa with Brad Schultz 22:31

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview Iowa with Brad Schultz

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E21: Tip-Off Talk Michigan with Dylan Smith 28:31

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Jonathan Lidskin previews Michigan with Dylan Smith

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E20: Tip-Off Talk, San Diego State with Austin Mitchell 25:27

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Sam and Jonathan preview San Diego State with Austin Mitchell

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E19: Tip-Off Talk: Kentucky with Jacob Polacheck 28:18

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview Kentucky's 2025-26 season in Tip-Off Talk with Jacob Polacheck

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E18: Jonathan's Top 50 Coaches List 1:07:16

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Jonathan Lidskin unveils his 4th annual Top 50 Coaches list with Sam Federman on Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E17: NBA Draft Preview with Logan Adams 1:20:57

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin make a full NBA Mock Draft with NBA Draft Analyst Logan Adams

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E16: Tip-Off Talk, Baylor with Ashley Hodge 29:18

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin welcome Ashley Hodge to talk about Baylor's 2025-26 season

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E15: Tip-Off Talk, Dayton with Tyler Cronin 23:20

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin welcome Tyler Cronin to preview the 2025-26 Dayton Flyers season

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E14: Tip-Off Talk, Houston with @painsworth512 29:48

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin discuss the Houston Cougars with Parker Ainsworth of Locked On Coogs

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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E13: Tip-Off Talk, St. John's with Thomas Cavanagh 28:05

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Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the 2025-26 St. John's season with Thomas Cavanagh