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Throwback Hoops

Woody Venkat & Robbie Clayton

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Throwback Hoops is a weekly podcast hosted by lifelong basketball fans and best mates, Woody and Rob. The guys will talk all things hoops, including NBA, NBL, Aussies playing overseas as well as some fantasy and throwback jersey talk.
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American Hysteria

chelsey weber-smith

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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.
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The War Room

The War Room

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"The War Room" is a highly acclaimed, roundtable format, sports talk radio show, dedicated to an unbiased, objective, though highly opinionated examination of the people, places, and things in the world of sports and beyond. Through candor, "TWR" aims to deliver personal perspective of weekly sports stories, with an emphasis on honest, sometimes politically incorrect opinion, brought to you with a ton of thought and lots of laughs. This is the type of social commentary you’re not used to hea ...
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A podcast featuring the sports ramblings of Chris Kersevan and Ben Ebert. Main topics include NFL and NCAA football, the NHL, MLB, and maybe some NBA, soccer, and XFL talk sprinkled in.
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Hang out with aging hipsters Ian MacDog, Anand Bhatt, The Millenial Grrl (Kayla Lynch) and me, Earl Epstein! Have a laugh. Cringe, groan and raise a brow occasionally as we try to keep the wheels from falling off the show! Talk about chemistry! A middle-aged Jew, a Scotsman, and an Indian guy - lifelong buddies who forgot to grow up - and a Carribean millennial girl with attitude. We laugh about our bizarre lives, the latest news, rumors and trends (and annoy some pretty unusual guests. in t ...
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In this week's episode we spoke about the latest in the NBA conference finals and the recent MVP and all-NBA awards, we also spoke at length about the shock move to Adelaide by Bryce Cotton, true/false and then finished off with another classic pack! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Video Chapters 0:00 Kick Off 0:41 Throwback Jerseys for th…
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Over the last couple months, groups of Minecraft fans have been making TikTok videos of themselves wrecking havoc in theaters across the nation when their favorite moment of the new Minecraft movie plays. Culture writer and co-host of the podcast The Ends at Prom, BJ Colangelo, teaches me about wtf is going on and together we try not to moral panic…
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In this week's episode we were thrilled to talk to one of the stars of the NBL1 East, Jade Kirisome. Jade began her basketball journey in QLD and has since gone on to play college ball in the USA with Furman and Saint Mary's as well as playing in the WNBL with UC Capitals, playing in the NBL1 North and now is the star player with the Hills Hornets.…
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In 1973, mysterious communications from a young boy came over CB radios in the Southwest, leading to a massive search and rescue mission that generated far more questions than answers. For this episode, I tell American Hysteria Producer (and co-host of our subscribers-only podcast Hysteria Home Companion) Miranda Zickler about the dubious case now …
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Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a case wide open. From shocking murders to serial killers, Clues dives into all the forensic details and brilliant sleuthing of the world's most infamous cases. CLUES is a Crime House Original, powered by …
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In this week's episode we spoke about the latest in the NBA playoffs with Indiana and NY surprising and Boston and Golden State in trouble, NBA draft lottery results, NBL players draft stocks, NBL update, Boomers vs NZ, NBL1, and then finished off with another true/false! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 0:50 Throwback Jerseys…
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In 2009, the news reported live as a six-year-old boy careened through the air at 7,000 feet trapped inside a homemade balloon craft. Millions tuned into the harrowing saga, but once the balloon finally hit the ground, no little boy was found inside. Details then emerged that seemed to indicate it was all a hoax created by a family as part of a PR …
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Right now we are seeing accusations of gang associations used to to justify abducting immigrants off the street and sending them to either US detention centers or the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador with no due process. We have included a new introduction for this rerelease of our two part Gang Initiation series from 2024 in hopes that …
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In this week's episode we spoke about round 1 of the NBA playoffs series including Denver knocking out the Clippers, Lakers going down and our round 2 predictions, we then spoke about Dyson Daniels well deserved MIP award, Pop retiring, Dads on the court, true/false and then finished off with another classic pack! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBS…
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In this week's episode we spoke about all the NBA playoffs series so far including 2 sweeps and the big game 5s that will take place for the LA teams, we then spoke about the latest NBL free agency moves including a huge signing for Sydney, NBA awards named so far then finished off with an NBA true/false. Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:…
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Sarah Marshall takes me on a journey through two possible historical literary deceptions and asks me to try to figure out what is real, what is fake, and what it all means. This is a sibling to our recent episode on You’re Wrong About called Hoax Memoir Spectacular, so make sure you check that out as well. Listen to 'You're Wrong About' and 'You Ar…
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In this week's episode in the NBA, we did our preview and predictions of round 1 of the NBA playoffs as well as some thoughts on Atlanta getting beaten in the play-in. We then went through out NBA wins team draft and discussed our best and worst picks and declared our first winner and then finished off with an NBA true/false. Please make sure you L…
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*Please listen to part one of our series first.* 'The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk' was an 1800s true crime memoir about the horrors a runaway nun claimed to have suffered while living among debaucherous and murderous Catholic clergy in a convent-turned-torture chamber, and at the time, it was the second bestselling book in America. But was it r…
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'The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk' was an 1800s true crime memoir about the horrors a runaway nun claimed to have suffered while living among debaucherous and murderous Catholic clergy in a convent-turned-torture chamber, and at the time, it was the second bestselling book in America. But was it really a truthful account of Maria Monk’s life? Or…
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In this week's episode in the NBA we discussed the shock coaching change in Denver and the playoffs races with a week to go. We also discussed the start of the NBL free agency period, NCAA final thoughts and talked some NBL1, and then finished off with an NBA/NBL true/false Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 0:43 Throwback Jerse…
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The hottest new (and embarrassing) trend in the billionaire bubble is luxury doomsday shelters, wildly expensive bunkers that the ultra-rich believe will allow them to live extravagantly in a post-apocalyptic world. Join me, Joshua Belhumeur, and Malcolm Critcher of the podcast 'This is Propaganda' as we enter their futuristic world, try to underst…
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This is a very special episode I did last year with the podcast You’re Wrong About in which Sarah Marshall and I swapped stories about some of our favorite historical hoaxes and pranks in honor of April Fools Day. Listen to You're Wrong About wherever you get your podcasts Become a Patron to support our show and get ad-free early episodes and bonus…
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In this week's episode we discussed the Knicks, the amazing game winner by Josh Giddey vs the Lakers, Bryce Cotton leaving Perth, coaching change in Memphis and NCAA news. We also did a NBA/NBL true/false and then finished off with another classic pack! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 0:43 Throwback Jerseys for the week- Zacc…
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In this week's episode we discussed the Illawarra Hawks winning the NBL championship, name and shame our NBL predictions, NBA's most disappointing teams, quick hits including Celtics and Breakers sold, Adam Caporn in as Boomers coach and Ingles gets the start then finished off with an NBA/NBL true/false! Video Chapters 0:00 Kick Off 0:51 Throwback …
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Woody Shticks is a comic stripper and burlesque performer as well as the director, production manager, and co-star of our recent live stage show with You’re Wrong About. For this episode, Woody and I talk about our histories with and philosophies around modern burlesque, and I tell him about the drama surrounding the first burlesque troupe to make …
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In this week's episode we discussed the NBL GF series and recapped games 2 and 3 plus gave our predictions for the upcoming game 4, we spoke some NBA including 5 hot teams in the west then finished off with an NBA/NBL true/false! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 0:30 Throwback Jerseys for the week- Isaiah Thomas and Shaneice S…
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Exposed thongs were all the rage in the early 2000s thanks to a handful of massive pop cultural moments, but as the craze reached the mainstream market and trickled down to teens and tweens, the skank-shaming heated up as did the moral panics and political backlash. Millennials, however, were far from the first generation to experience thong drama,…
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In this week's episode we discussed the NBL semis as well as game 1 of the NBL GF, and the series outlook, we spoke some NBA including Joker vs SGA and Dallas injury woes, we talked about the WNBL GF with Bendigo crowned the champs, NBL1 East and then did an NBA/NBL true/false and finished off with another classic packs! Please make sure you LIKE a…
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Thongs and the battles waged on their backs will be the focus of our upcoming episode. This collection of excerpts from previous episodes will provide some extra context: Wardrobe Malfunction (2019), Teenage Sex (2019), and The Streaking Craze (2023). Become a Patron to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Or subscribe …
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American philosopher Jason Stanley is the author of Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future. For this episode, Jason helps us understand some of the attacks on educational institutes at home and abroad and how authoritarian movements purposefully repress and reject historical truths in favor of a different narrative tha…
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In this week's episode we discussed the latest in the NBL semis including Perth getting a big game 2 win, spoke some NBA including Wemby and Portis being out, Armstrong signing with Golden State and then spoke about the red hot Pistons and Blazers, we talked about the recent Australian Boomers wins plus the WNBL finals and then did an NBA/NBL true/…
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RIP David Lynch, beloved director and otherworldly weirdo. The You Are Good feelings podcast about movies graciously invited me to talk about one of the most influential films and artists of my lifetime. Talking all things Lynchian with Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed, I tried to summarize this famously baffling plot of this film, mused about the con…
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In this week's episode it was our pleasure to welcome Dan Boyce from Aussie Hoopla on the show, Dan is one of the original Aussie hoops podcasters and we spoke all things NBL and much more! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 1:24 Throwback Jerseys for the week- Leon Trimmingham, Clint Steindl and Tim Morrissey 9:59 Card of the w…
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Gabe Lenners is the host of the new podcast Obscurum: Invasion of the Drones, which explores a mysterious wave of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena that happened in Nebraska and Colorado back in 2019, an event that has a lot in common with the recent wave of supposed drones seen in New Jersey and surrounding states. For this episode, I don my flexib…
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In this week's episode we discussed the news that the NBA is coming to Melbourne, gave a review of the NBL awards and play-in games, NBL retirements plus a coaching change in Cairns, NBA trades and we then did an NBA/NBL true/false and then finished off with classic packs! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 0:44 Throwback Jersey…
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This Urban Legends Hotline episode features listener Brandon's inquiry about the legend of the Jersey Devil, a cryptid that has haunted the Pine Barrens of New Jersey for three hundred years. We will explore the various historical events that produced this creature's folklore: a dime museum's elaborate hoax, a radical Puritan woman said to have bir…
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In this week's episode we discussed the latest NBL round and our thoughts on the Wildcats win over the Kings, we then previewed the final round of NBL 2024-25 before talking all things NBA, including one of the biggest shock trades of all time as well as talking about all of the other moves to date, we gave our all-star reserves picks and thoughts …
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The famous cryptid known as the Jersey Devil will be the focus of our upcoming Urban Legends Hotline investigation. This episode will provide some context using excerpts from previous topics we have covered. Full episodes to check out: The Cannibal Pig People of Pig Hill (2023) Fake News (2020) Urban Legends (2021) Become a Patron to support our sh…
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In this week's episode we were thrilled to have former Perth Wildcats championship guard Mason Bragg join us. We spoke about Mason's early life learning the game from his father in Tasmania, his transition to making the Perth Wildcats and playing alongside stars like Cotton, Prather and Martin in the 2017 championship team and then where he is at c…
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Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin are the hosts of the podcast Spirits, a history and comedy show focused on mythology, folklore, and urban legends. Each week they pour a drink and deep dive into stories similar to the ones we cover here. On this episode, my new friends tell me the history of an early 2000s fad called The Game, one that you, dea…
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In this week's episode we discussed the NBA including a long overdue Lakers jersey retirement, Phoenix Suns outlook after a recent trade, unheralded young players in Portland and Orlando and Hawks talk!, we then spoke NBL including our thoughts on the recent round including a Woody road trip to the heartland and we previewed the upcoming round, we …
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Sarah Marshall and I are back for a second helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the 1993 best-selling collection of "inspirational" and "true" stories. In part two I tell Sarah about the pair of motivational wealth coaches who created the book and then explain what is currently happening at Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment as new leadership…
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In this week's episode we discussed the NBL including the sad passing of 36ers legend Darryl Pearce, Kings and Jackies mixed weekend and a preview of round 17, In the NBA we covered the Cavs and OKC showdown, Knicks, Nuggets and spoke about the tragic LA fires, we then did an NBA and NBL True/False and finished off with another classic pack! Please…
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Many of you will remember the 1993 best-selling book of inspirational stories, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and its bite-sized, sappy triumphs of the human spirit. But shining a modern light on this book today, the collection hits a little bit differently. For part one of this two-part series, I tell podcaster Sarah Marshall of You’re Wrong About the…
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It's our 150th episode and we discussed the NBL including Cairns, United and Sydney's new import, In the NBA we covered the Kings coaching change, the Lakers and Nets trade and Jimmy Butler doing Jimmy Butler things, we then did an NBA and NBL True/False and finished off with another classic packs including an MJ card! Please make sure you LIKE and…
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Since the 1970s, Loretta J. Ross has been an instrumental activist in the fight for 'Reproductive Justice', a framework she and her colleagues created in 1994 that went beyond the pro-choice and pro-life debate. She has worked as the Director of the Women of Color Program for the National Organization for Women, the program director of the Black Wo…
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Shannon Lynch is the host of the podcast The Alley: DC’s 8th and H Case, a detailed look at the 1984 murder of DC resident Catherine Fuller and the eight young Black men who were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for a crime they did not commit. In this episode, Shannon will take us through the crime, the flawed investigation and trial, as …
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Because so many Hallmark writers and directors also make horror movies, I called in podcasters Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed of 'You're Wrong About' and 'You Are Good' to discuss the similarities between these two seemingly polar opposite genres. Subscribe to You Are Good and You're Wrong About Get tickets for our Live Show called A Massive Seance …
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In this episode we discussed the ongoing NBL round 13 and Rob's trip to Wollongong, In the NBA we covered the mid-season cup final, a trade and the concerning viewing decline, and finally, we did a WNBL, NBA and NBL True/False and finished off with another classic packs! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 0:56 Throwback Jerseys …
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In this episode we were joined by former NBL player, Ben Arkell. It was a great chat with Ben where he discussed his basketball journey, his time with the Razorbacks and Taipans, some of the great teammates he played with including Rucker, Bolden, Rillie, Stewart, Mee, Sapwell and many more as well as what he is up to these days. We really enjoyed …
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Remember the late '90s mystery show Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? where you had to figure out which stories were true and which were fake? For this episode I tell the wild life story of the mysterious man who provided the "true" stories which were certainly beyond belief. I'm joined by wonder-siblings Will Rogers (our voice actor!) and Kristen Ro…
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In this episode we discussed the latest NBL round 11 as well as giving a preview of round 12, Covered the latest NBA news including the hot Rockets and Magic, mid-season cup quarter finals and NBL next stars in the NBA. Finally, we did an NBA and NBL True/False and classic packs! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 1:00 Throwback…
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Patrick Scalisi and Valerie Ruby-Omen are the creators of the 2023 book Connecticut Cryptids: A Field Guide to the Weird and Wonderful Creatures of the Nutmeg State. Together they have documented Connecticut's most important cryptids, those elusive, folkloric creatures that have not been proven to actually exist but that pop up in different forms t…
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In this episode we discussed NBA news including the struggling T-Wolves, Hawks win 3 in a row and Dyson Daniels fires, Lakers trade rumours we then gave a round 11 review and round 12 preview of the NBL. Finally, we did an NBA and NBL True/False and classic packs! Please make sure you LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! 0:00 Kick Off 0:36 Throwback Jerseys for the…
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This is a special episode I did for the podcast 'You're Wrong About' in 2022, and I wanted to finally bring it to you directly since the deep snowfalls of winter are looming on the ever-distant horizon. This is the harrowing tale of a wagon train trapped in the Sierra Nevadas in the harsh winter of 1864-1865, famously forced to cannibalize one anot…
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