Best Ian Aba Podcasts (2025)

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2025 BTP Holiday Episode 1:12:55

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2d ago1:12:55

1:12:55

Our annual Holiday Episode is here... Join us for some good wholesome Holiday fun.... With one very special guest.By The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast Crew

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EP 334: Adam vs. The Bourbon (featuring Assistant Coach Adam Speas) 1:08:12

9d ago1:08:12

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Throwback Trivia Takedown host and Assistant Coach to our Patreon team Adam Speas returns to the bench to team with Scott to compete against Markkus and Snyder. We witness Luks mess up a question, while simultaneously trying to keep the teams on the rails (not likely), and we all learn about Nick Minicucci (who??). Most notably, our guest Adam thro…

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EP 333: Hardboule Hotel (featuring Assistant Coach Adrian Bias) 59:59

17d ago59:59

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Assistant Coach Adrian Bias returns to the program, teaming up with Bohmbach to face Dave and...good God, that's Josh Snyder's music! In this episode, we start with #TooMuchMinnesota, Snyder shows up to make the save in his jammy jams, Tako gets a Josh Eyeroll over his Missing Link theme, we remember some cinematic football plays for halftime, Dave…

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EP 332: Big Jellyfish Man (featuring guest Rowan Ward) 1:12:32

23d ago1:12:32

1:12:32

Rowan Ward returned to the Bench to team with Tako against Walling and Luks in a horsey-themed game hosted by Snyder. Much equine knowledge was shared, including the facts that all horses like shiny things and are descended from known horses, a famous racehorse may have worn a hairpiece, and there's no rule that says a horse can't play baseball. In…

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EP 331: The One With the Webbed Feet 1:25:57

1M ago1:25:57

1:25:57

This all-Benchwarmer affair, hosted by Bohmbach, pitted the OG team of Scott & Mason versus the New School team of Dave & Snyder. In this episode, Mason travelled back to 1995 after hitting his F1 key, Bohmbach gave a trigger warning to Dan AFTER reading a question (what a knucklehead - sorry Dan), we were forced to imagine John Clayton and Clay Ai…

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EP 330: What's a Wilmer? (featuring Assistant Coach Trevor Hogg & guest Tommy Wortz) 1:17:43

1M ago1:17:43

1:17:43

Assistant Coach Trevor Hogg returned to the bench, along with Benchbro Tommy Wortz for this Snyder-hosted game. Both teams took ABBA-themed names for no apparent reason. Tommy asked if "Saturn Nuts" means what we all think, and Scott decided that Bae-Blade had to be the nickname of Wesley Snipes’ wife. Local connections between Trevor and Tommy wer…

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EP 329: Why don't we have an ABA team? (featuring Assistant Coach Scott Hyland) 1:32:16

2M ago1:32:16

1:32:16

Assistant Coach Scott Hyland returned to the Bench for this Dave-hosted game. In this episode, Dave scored a trifecta with three Whooo?! calls from Bohmbach, Snyder checked in with the semi-inappropriate answer of Ronal...do's Nuts, we learned that a certain fast food franchise has items in Milwaukee that don't seem to exist anywhere else #shakegat…

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EP 328: We Call That a Woody Johnson (featuring Equipment Manager John Ross) 1:12:05

2M ago1:12:05

1:12:05

Ede hosts this game, pitting the first-ever pairing of the Benchwarmer Daves vs. Scott & Equipment Manager of our Patreon team, John Ross. In this game, Luks & Wortz nearly pull off the biggest backup truck answer ever, and in the same round, John and Scott have one of the most awkward misses ever. When John recovers, he points out that it really d…

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EP 327: That's Right, Birds Do Swoop (featuring guest Trey Cleeter) 1:13:22

2M ago1:13:22

1:13:22

Trey Cleeter returns to the Bench, teaming up with Scott against Bohmbach and Dave in a Tako-hosted game. In this episode, Dave and Bohmbach attempt to spoil a future question with their team name, Scott and Trey have to decide on an answer between one-fourth of Petey Pablo's Freek-a-Leek, Dave does one of the more impressive things ever heard on t…

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EP 326: Chuck Woolery, Heisman Trophy Winner (featuring Equipment Manager Ian Hollenberg) 1:05:29

2M ago1:05:29

1:05:29

David hosts this episode, featuring Equipment Manager Ian Hollenberg, teaming with Walling, competing against Scott and the newest Benchwarmer, Josh Snyder. The teams struggle early with some rhyming scheme issues, until Snyder points out to Scott that they aren't obligated to rhyme when they talk to each other. Snyder and Scott wonder whether it i…

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EP 325: Second Ugliest Player Next to Sam Cassell (featuring guest Matt Fraier) 1:15:35

2M ago1:15:35

1:15:35

New guest Matt Fraier joined the Bench for this game hosted by Josh (the non-rabbi). In this episode, Matt calls Dave "Rude!" after a shot is taken at Murray State, Walling doesn't think that Will Shipley had a dad..., Mason would like us to stay away from John Popper, Dave and Mason were stuck on double letters, and Dave stated during the Halftime…

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EP 324: Yiddish Mischief (featuring guest Jake Manne) 1:04:45

3M ago1:04:45

1:04:45

By The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast Crew

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EP 323: Can You Say Kikuchi on a Podcast? (featuring Assistant Coach Will Weiss) 1:08:19

3M ago1:08:19

1:08:19

In this Tako-hosted game, Assistant Coach Will Weiss teams up with Mason to take on Josh and Scott, who have no chance of winning since they aren't playing against Ede. In this episode, Scott earns Triple Gold Club status, Alonzo Mourning plays defense, Scott can't think of any Black Russians, Josh makes what has to be the first Caroline in the Cit…

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EP 322: Are we in the Trust Tree? (featuring guest Tommy Wortz) 1:00:25

3M ago1:00:25

1:00:25

Tommy Wortz, host of the Leadoff Show in Milwaukee, makes his debut on the Bench to partner with his brother Dave, our latest Benchwarmer. Their opponents were Eric Ede and David Luks in this Walling-hosted affair. Walling brought the return of the Shannon Sharpe-inspired pre- and post- game round, which basically resulted in Luks sounding like Daf…

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EP 321: "Undeserved" Hosted by Lynn Swann 1:22:28

3M ago1:22:28

1:22:28

Dave Wortz returned to the Bench to host his first official episode as the newest Benchwarmer . During the game, we all agreed that Trevor Lawrence and Trent Richardson "had good season" and Dave informed the teams that David was very happy about a Jewish-sounding nickname, but unfortunately it was not Dr. Layupstein (aka Maccabe…

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EP 320: He Walked So Adam Dunn Could Run (featuring Assistant Coach Marc Grenier) 1:15:14

4M ago1:15:14

1:15:14

Assistant Coach Marc Grenier returns to the Bench after a 9-month hiatus to team with Scott, competing against Markkus & Eric Ede. Luks hosts the game and witnesses Markkus throwing a tirade on question 1. It really doesn't take much. Both teams foreshadow an answer from the 4th quarter in early discussions. Important life questions are also ponder…

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EP 319: Mike Tyson is KITH! (featuring Head Coach Dave Wortz & Equipment Manager Hugh Gitlin) 1:09:38

4M ago1:09:38

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Head Coach Dave Wortz and Equipment Manager Hugh Gitlin returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. Walling wished everyone a Happy Hatch Chili Season before he rubbed his eye after handling peppers...PSA - wash your hands! In this episode, Markkus checked out of an entire quarter due to the sports involved, after a Halftime Show question Dave…

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EP 318: Thinking About Ming-Na Wen 51:21

4M ago51:21

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It's an all-Benchwarmer affair, and an all-women's sports game! In this episode, Scott tries to trade David to Throwback Trivia Takedown before the trade deadline, one team has their name changed mid-episode to the Old Pervs (guess which one?), we have a Magic Mike/Disney crossover discussion, we discuss softball pitchers who look like they play fo…

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EP 317: Masculine, Perfectly Normal-Sized Hands That Are Not a Problem (featuring Assistant Coach David Fudor) 1:04:23

4M ago1:04:23

1:04:23

Assistant Coach David Fudor returned to the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. During Ede's all-hockey Curriculum Vitae quarter, Tako inquired if Ede was talking about Vince or Dom when referencing Wayne Gretzky's brother. After that quarter was finished, Josh proclaimed that "we are good at hockey questions" (and you may be too). During halftime, Jos…

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EP 316: Sorry, France (featuring Head Coach Dave Wortz) 1:22:17

5M ago1:22:17

1:22:17

Head Coach Dave Wortz returned to the Bench for this Tako-written game hosted by Markkus. For the first time, Dave did not have a new job to announce during introductions. With it being Episode 316, Markkus busted out his best Lou Holtz impersonation of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Josh declared his frustration with loose rhyming schemes. We also learn…

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EP 315: Does RJ Harvey Look More Like Walling or Markkus? (featuring guest Scott Hyland) 1:19:21

5M ago1:19:21

1:19:21

Scott Hyland returned to the Bench and drew the short straw, having to team up with Josh, for this music-heavy Mason-hosted game. After the first two questions Josh proclaimed that the game was #toomuchminnesotaadjacent, but it did not take long for him to get super salty during the second quarter (and not solely due to a repeat quarter style). How…

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EP 314: Drivers Who End in A$$ (featuring Assistant Coach Jerry Philbin) 1:02:05

5M ago1:02:05

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Assistant Coach Jerry Philbin joins the squad to team with Tako, competing against Scott & Mason, in this David-hosted game. From the get-go, it is clear that Scott has forgotten that he has teamed with Mason more than 20 times in the past, as he treats him like a guest. Mason demonstrates his knowledge of first ladies of the U.S., going back to Gr…

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EP 313: Karl-Anthony Towns, MD (featuring guest Colin Ireland) 1:05:18

5M ago1:05:18

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Newcomer Colin Ireland joined the Bench to team up with Benchwarmer Emeritus Dan, reuniting half of an old trivia team (The Four Horsemen), in this #toomuchminnesota Josh-hosted game. Early on, Dan inquired if a stanza from a Sporting Haiku question was a Meatloaf reference, which triggered Scott to say, "Oh, hi mom!" Mason informed the crew that h…

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EP 312: So Many Reggies (featuring Assistant Coaches Trevor Hogg & John Ross) 1:04:18

5M ago1:04:18

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Scott hosted this fascinating matchup when Assistant Coach Trevor Hogg teamed with unable-to-pronounce-his-own-name Tako against Assistant Coach John Ross and Notorious Steals Guy, David. The teams were challenged with some great trivia, but managed to work in discussions of lost NBA brother, Lopez Lopez, all the reasons an answer could NOT be Nels…

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EP 311: The Smash Mouth Ship of Theseus (featuring Equipment Manager Yael Wylie) 1:10:03

6M ago1:10:03

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Equipment Manager Yael Wylie returned to the Bench to host this game. It was determined early that Limp Bizkit is the Nickelback of rap rock, Josh proclaimed "I'm dumb!" when he forgot there was a theme to Sporting Haikus (but are we 100% sure Mikko Rantanen isn't of Asian decent?), Ede is pretty sure that Takeo Spikes is French, Scott's favorite E…

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EP 310: This Is a Farce! 1:09:07

6M ago1:09:07

1:09:07

David hosted this underappreciated (or maybe properly appreciated) All-Benchwarmer game. We had trivia that was powered by Ancestry.com, where we learned that Kobe Bryant could be 3rd cousins with Steve Nash (but unlikely). The teams discussed who might voice Pablo Sandoval in a cartoon tribute to the mid-2010s San Francisco Giants. There was an ea…

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EP 309: He Died the Next Day (featuring General Manager Riley Scherer) 1:08:03

6M ago1:08:03

1:08:03

General Manager Riley Scherer returned to the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. Right off the bat, an over/under was set at 3.5 drinks for Riley (bet the over). Josh was not amused with the Halftime Show until he realized that Trey Parker and Matt Stone must have made all three movies. And during a fourth quarter hockey question, Riley reminisced abo…

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EP 308: All I am is a cheerleader right now (featuring guest host Nick Arno) 1:01:40

6M ago1:01:40

1:01:40

Guest Nick Arno (from the Rounding Third podcast) returned to the Bench to host an all-baseball game for Luks & Scott to play against Markkus & Benchwarmer Emeritus Dan Lundberg. During this game, we found out that Dan has not been spending his post-Benchwarmer retirement studying modern baseball. Later, Markkus cracked out his favorite Randy Johns…

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The Candy Draft (featuring Adam Speas from Throwback Trivia Takedown along with Jack and Jeremy from Rain Delay Theater) 50:55

6M ago50:55

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It is finally here....... The Candy draft!! Ede is joined by Adam Speas from Throwback Trivia Takedown and Jeremy Dionisio and Jack Swokowski from Rain Delay Theater. They all sit down and have a good ole fashion Candy Draft. What could be more fun than drafting your favorite candy? LEts us know who had the best draft. Also be sure to check out Thr…

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EP 307: Andrew Versus the Tornado (featuring guest Andrew Vahlenkamp) 1:19:25

7M ago1:19:25

1:19:25

Guest Andrew Vahlenkamp returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game to play with Mason against Walling & Tako, who teamed up for the first time ever! During this game, Tako triggered Andrew's Alexa before the game even started, Josh asked the first free-response question in BTP history (we think), Andrew had to avoid a tornado during the record…

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EP 306: Lazy Eye Bob Iglesias (featuring Assistant Coach Dave Brown) 58:28

7M ago58:28

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Assistant Coach Dave Brown returns to the Bench, teaming up with Ede in this Tako-hosted game. In this episode, Markkus contributes nothing but bad puns, everyone is sore, Ede is inevitable, Josh loses a million dollars by not knowing that his first name is Craig, and there are more Formula One questions than in all other Benchwarmer games combined…

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EP 305: Poutine Roy (featuring General Manager Riley Scherer) 1:05:06

7M ago1:05:06

1:05:06

Our General Manager Riley returned to the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. During this game, Walling mused about a Pre & Post Game answer of Jonathan Mingo-Daddy.com Arena, we discussed the acceptable amount of urine allowed at an NFL Draft - we agreed on somewhere between the amounts at the drafts in Kansas City (National WWI Museum and Memorial) a…

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EP 304: Kurt Rhombus (featuring Assistant Coach Byron Grubman) 1:04:28

7M ago1:04:28

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Assistant Coach Byron Grubman returns to the Bench to team up with Matt for this Tako-hosted game. In this episode, Matt thinks Tako is both handsome and in his twenties (he is only one of those), we learn that there's only one Pole in Boston, Tako debuts a new quarter style in secret because Josh won't listen to this episode, we try and rhyme word…

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EP 303: White Wolves (featuring guest host Drew Topp) 1:16:11

8M ago1:16:11

1:16:11

Benchwarmer Emeritus Dan returned to the Bench for this game hosted by guest Drew Topp. During the game, we all agreed that it is time for Lee Corso to retire, we wondered what role Lewis Black might have played in Friday Night Lights, there was "Steiner Math" being done, and we fondly(?) reminisced about (too many) white Timberwolves players. #ple…

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EP 302: BTP Group Therapy 58:31

8M ago58:31

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In this episode, Eric Walling pinch hits last minute to team with Scott, competing against Tako and Matt. The team engages in a long debate about Muppet Paws (well, it seemed long). David tries to convince the Benchwarmers that he didn't actually write the game. The team resists David's Missing Link, maybe because the first quarter felt a little to…

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EP 48 BTP OT: April 2025 39:37

8M ago39:37

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In this month’s OT, Luks shows up to discuss recent episodes with Walling & Scott. Specifically, the group discusses: EP297: Varsity Noodling (featuring guest Jake Manne) EP298: Beanie Baby TY Hilton (featuring assistant coach, Will Weiss) EP299: The Mason Memorial Halftime-out chair (featuring assistant coach, John Ross) EP300: Scoopes Sherylsdott…

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EP 301: Don't ask Ede about a movie called "The Hammer" (featuring guest Trey Cleeter) 1:06:24

8M ago1:06:24

1:06:24

Guest Trey Cleeter returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. During this game, Mason and Walling once again come up with an underwhelming team name, Walling pre-called a Sporting Haiku answer (Josh has gotten too predictable), Ede missed a hockey question (and it wasn't even about women), Josh tried out a movie soundtrack CV Halftime Show, a…

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EP 300: Scoopes Sherylsdottir (featuring guest Alex Binder) 1:13:29

8M ago1:13:29

1:13:29

Returning guest Alex Binder teams up with Tako to face Matt and Scott (who might just be a permanent team at this point) in this Ede-hosted episode. In this episode, one team leads wire-to-wire, we invoke the name of famed gangster DeShone Kizer Soze, the teams check in different Pre and Post Game answers but both get points, we create the TV show …

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EP 299: The Mason Memorial Halftime-out Chair (featuring Assistant Coach John Ross) 58:24

9M ago58:24

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Assistant Coach John Ross returns to the bench to team with Mason to face the formidable team of Josh and Tako. Our guest, John, shows up for our recording wearing a jersey of one of the 4th quarter answers. It's a good thing this is an audio medium. What are the odds? Josh rolls his eyes at Luks' halftime, and later refers to one answer's imagery …

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EP 298: Beanie Baby TY Hilton (featuring Assistant Coach Will Weiss) 1:13:18

9M ago1:13:18

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New guest and Assistant Coach Will Weiss joins the Bench for this Tako-hosted game. In this episode, we wish we were rich, we accidentally give Missing Link hits to the other team, we reminisce about Craig James killing five hookers, and invent Florida Marlins shortstops that somehow played for the 1975 Red Sox. But above all, we practice integrity…

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EP 47 BTP OT: March 2025 44:12

9M ago44:12

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Tako subs for Walling and joins Scott and Matt in this months OT, For this episode we discuss: EP 293: I Should Watch Baseball - But It's So F'ing Boring (featuring General Manager Riley Scherer & Drew Topp) EP 294: Schrodinger's Astin (featuring guest James Tyler) EP 295: Coming Soon to Netflix: Once Upon a Time in MexiGLOW and ChicaGLOW PD (featu…

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EP 297: Varsity Noodling (featuring guest Jake Manne) 1:15:40

9M ago1:15:40

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Jake Manne retuned to the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. During this game, Ede pulled a Dougherty (three of the same quarter style - thanks, Matt!) and it was apparent early on that he wrote many backhanded wheelhouse questions for Jake. There was some discussion as to whether the word "slut" needed to be whistled - hopefully not, given that it wa…

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EP 296: I hate this, but I'm good at it (featuring Assistant Coach Chris Shen) 1:06:10

9M ago1:06:10

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Assistant Coach (and Benchie winner) Chris Shen returns to the bench to team with Mason Guillot (or Gason Muillot) again Scott and Matt D. Right from the start, Scott foreshadows a question in his introductions. Later, our guest is very pleased that he pulls one answer in the Lucky 7. One team panics and conjures up Jackie Gleason as an answer. And…

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EP 295: Coming Soon to Netflix: Once Upon a Time in MexiGLOW and ChicaGLOW PD (featuring guest Jared Watson) 1:28:42

9M ago1:28:42

1:28:42

Jeopardy! champion Jared Watson returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. During this game, we learned that the Dallas Mavericks have signed center Jake Taylor (they are definitely going full Major League), Walling and Markkus were shilling for Corncob TV, we had the return of ChatGPT Pre and Postgame for the Halftime Show, we all agreed tha…

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EP 294: Schroedinger's Astin (featuring guest James Tyler) 1:12:14

10M ago1:12:14

1:12:14

First-timer (and Jeopardy! champion) James Tyler joins the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. In this game, we ask the important question, "Is Four Inches Enough?" We also discuss our favorite constellations, invoke the name of Roy Helu to divine wisdom, brutally misunderstand The Day the Music Died, and Ede asks a question about women's sports! If yo…

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EP 293: I Should Watch Baseball - but it's So F'ing Boring (featuring General Manager Riley Scherer & Drew Topp) 1:17:44

10M ago1:17:44

1:17:44

Patreon General Manager Riley Scherer teams up with Josh to take on David and Drew Topp in this Tako-hosted game. In this game, we sample bad Hungarian liquor, invent a new sport: Water Hurdles, and imagine the abomination that is Don King Cobra. And just so it isn't forgotten, Riley knows the sport. #legendsofthehiddentemple #olympics #spellingbee…

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EP 46 BTP OT: February 2025 40:07

10M ago40:07

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Scott permanently joins the OT crew and we hope to get back in a monthly routine. But for this episode we discuss: EP 289: Clicks are Clicks, Right? (featuring Head Coach Dave Wortz & Assistant Coach Tim Geving) EP 290: Mitch TrubiSky Dome (feaeturing Assistant Coach Josh Snyder) EP 291: Pimp My Face (featuring Equipment Manager Yael Wylie) EP 292:…

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EP 292: You're the Man Now, Dog! (featuring Jake DeArruda) 1:08:33

10M ago1:08:33

1:08:33

First timer (and yet another guest who did better on Jeopardy! than Tako) Jake DeArruda joins for a Scott-hosted game. In this episode, Scott tries to set a record for the longest Curriculum Vitae of all time, Markkus feels young for coaching but old for his body, we discover a sports movie Mason has seen but Markkus has not, Tako shows off his voi…

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EP 291: Pimp My Face (featuring Equipment Manager Yael Wylie) 1:21:39

10M ago1:21:39

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Firstime guest and Equipment Manager for our Patreon Team Yael Wylie joined the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. In this episode, Ede stumped both teams with his Missing Link (Hint: It was not that they were all running backs or that they're all black), we came to an agreement that there is no such thing as Alvin beans, we reminisced about Hall of F…

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EP 290: Mitch TrubiSky Dome (feaeturing Assistant Coach Josh Snyder) 1:04:22

11M ago1:04:22

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David hosts this game with Matt D and Mason teaming up to face Markkus and Assistant Coach to our Patreon Team, Josh Snyder. David clearly had returning player Josh in mind when wrote this game, which featured a Dad joke inspired hafltime, and a return of the Missing Limerink. Mason and Matt tried their best to throw David off his game out of the g…