Best Mike Loughran Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 803: Prunes

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7+ y ago

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Only Simon and Mikal show up for the episode and it's unclear if they cover Sports News or not. They do discuss prunes and O.J. Simpson. Don't bother emailing us.

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Episode 802: Yo La Grayson Allen

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After a brief, unnecessary discussion of Jordan Peterson, we offer the definitive word on Mikal and Simon's trip to the Spurs/Clippers game, what happened to Joel Embiid, why Markelle Fultz is a tragic hero, the Connor McGregor UFC 223 thing, and Kevin Shiflett, America's premier chin balancer. We explain our new feelings about the kiss cam for 201…

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Episode 801 - Tom Brady Interview brought to you by www.send-a-message-to-a-pager.net and Same Adams Old Patriotism Ale

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The first episode of 2018 in which all four of the MRFS guys manage to show up. And they really regret it. After a few months sabbatical, the sports groove is gone. Too bad since Simon managed to set up an interview with Tom Brady, who talks way too much about Giselle and some other semi-offensive stuff, while the MRFS guys are mysteriously quiet. …

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Episode 755: Super Bowl Preview

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At America's behest, we preview the big game in all its glory. We enumerate all the major story lines, including why the Eagles are so fun and why the Patriots are the absolute worst. Then Mike fields a bunch of questions about Philadelphia sports history, Mikal premiers a new segment about SUPER BOWL SNACK FACTS, and Dave drops some NBA knowledge …

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Episode 755: He Should Voicemail Get Open

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We're back with another hour of the most true sports facts permissible by law, including some thoroughly on-brand stories: Blake Griffin's injury at the hands of JaVale McGee, the Brown's 0-16 parade, the Chiefs second half debacle, and Jon Gruden's catch phrases. PLUS: why do voice's crack, Joel Embiid and Markelle Fultz went to the mall, Weekend …

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Episode 754: Touching Knees 1:06:36

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Simon is out this week getting his braces fixed. As a result, we offer a powerful reading of Kobe Bryant's epistolary masterwork "Dear Basketball," which raises meaningful questions about contemporary poetry, split-screens, socks, kenpark, and, eventually, Jose Canseco. Then Dave reports on the Magic Johnson/Isaiah Thomas friendship summit, updates…

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Episode 753: Raise the Daryl Takahasi Clock Cat

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We recorded this episode MERE MINUTES after God smote the knee of Carson Wentz, and as result, Mike's emotional state is so compromised that his weird vibe settled on the whole crew, resulting in our most PROBLEMATIC and DEPRESSING episode ever. Simon regales us with his story about the clock malfunction at the Clippers/Wizards game he recently att…

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Episode 752: Phil From Hong Kong

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Our mysterious fan from Hong Kong emerges with a guest spot on today's episode and teaches us about Chinese sports, Canadian sports, Badminton, the Grey Cup, and watching the NFL in China. To our delight, he surprises us with his sports knowledge, shares some childhood details, and talks about brushing his teeth. Simon accidentally stumbles upon an…

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Episode 751: Team of Virgins

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Another week, another epic episode of sports news delivered by the only people left who understand sports. Simon comes out strong as we discuss Eli Manning being euthanized, old school colognes like Drakkar Noir, the flammability of Brut, the sadness of watching the Sixers blow a strong lead, the possibility of Joel Embiid's top-notch shit talking …

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Episode 750: Mini Pizza, Arnold Palmer, Grayson Allen

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The Sixers swelled and then punctured America's heart in their loss to known ISIS supporters the Golden State Warriors, but that's okay because our despair is zinger-friendly. Mikal gives a Gatorade addiction update, we talk about microphones for some reason, and then, around the halfway point, things heat up: we figure out the LiAngelo Ball thing,…

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Episode 749: Her Ball, Her Choice

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We return to two long-overlooked corners of the show: MIKAL'S DROPS and TOP PLAYS OF THE WEEK. We also blabber about whether the Sixers are too fun, and why Thursday Night Football is dumb, and how popular we were at our friend's wedding. Dave has a story about meeting the Islanders' chef, Simon explains the Keurig coffee controversy, and we still …

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Episode 748: Free LiAngelo Ball (not featuring Rick Fox)

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Disclaimer: We do not mention LiAngelo Ball in this episode. https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/11/08/liangelo-ball-and-ucla-teammates-could-face-3-10-years-in-prison-if-convicted-of-shoplifting/23270456/

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Episode 747: Mouth Full of Ants

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We venture deep, deep into the forest of our love for YOU, THE LISTENER, and return with MAXIMUM ZINGERS PER MINUTE about the odds of Colin Kaepernick getting indicted by Robert Mueller, a timely primer on DORF DOES GOLF, and the best NFL theme songs. Because of the particular conditions of our parole, we're obligated to explain what we think footb…

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Episode 746: Never Celebrate

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Without rhyme or reason, we deliver unto you: a spirited roundtable of World Series talk (it'll be hot, or something); a rough sketch of the Eastern Conference's imminent rise to power, with a special focus on Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo; and more talk than is, strictly speaking, necessary about the following: a yelp review of a supermark…

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Episode 745: All We Are Saying Is Give Dave a Chance 1:17:42

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America's only podcast delivers correct opinions on the Roger Federer/Klay Thompson ping pong match, the First Annual WHO IS THE NBA KING OF MAKE ROOM FOR SPORTS Gambling Challenge, and NFL Week Six updates, including celebration sub-updates. Most importantly, we introduce the new NBA season, so of course we can't stop ourselves from talking about …

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Episode 744: Tongue Work 1:04:52

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Don't worry, America, we're back with another week of correct opinions on what matters most: Christian Pulisic's savior status, Steve Bartman and this week's near-Bartman incident, Jeremy Lin's dreadlocks, a goalie whose helmet has an image of the Iverson stepover, Yasiel Puig's sexy antics and Sports Kink in general, and Kevin McHale's James Harde…

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Episode 743: NFL Week Four 55:34

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Week Four of the NFL is in the can, and America's most celebrated sports bros bring you the final word on what happened, including live updates from Dave throughout the episode. We also cover Jason Peters signing a prosthetic leg, the NFL guy whose wife claims he was tricked into protesting, Juju Smith-Schuster's touchdown celebration, the hockey l…

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Episode 742: NFL Week Three/Elliott Jake Elliot 58:42

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We flap our gums about the national anthem protests that swept through the league on Sunday, and the counter protests, and Trump's pro-concussion stance. Then we get into Aaron Hernandez's CTE diagnosis and his daughter's forthcoming lawsuit against the NFL, Odell Beckham Jr.'s piss dance, PLAYS OF THE WEEK, Week Three's installment of America's fa…

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Episode 741: Mikal's 7-11 Snack Attack Six Pack 22:38

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America asked, and Mikal delivered: we present to you his delirious new segment about new snack options at 7-11. Then we talk about some other things, but we don't remember what; we also don't remember when we recorded this, or, frankly, why. Help us help you: [email protected] @makeroom4sports on Twitter…

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Episode 740: Kung Fu Debacle 22:38

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Simon's entwined in yet another web of lies in "San Antonio," but the remaining bros BRING THEIR A+ GAME and cover the Rockets sale to Tilmon Fertitta (not, as we'd hoped, Beyonce). Mike reminisces about going to church with Tshitenge Mutumbo and growing up watching Manute Bol, and then doubles down on his Tall Persons Die First theory; we introduc…

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Micro Bonus: Rondo & Boogie Pt 2 (not featuring Rick Fox) 13:52

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Choosing service over self, Mikal continues his fan fiction about the misadventures of Rajon Rondo and DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins.

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Episode 739: DeMarco Murray's Sneakers (feat. Jess Holloway) 33:06

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We welcome our friend and Dallas Cowboys Superfan Jess Holloway, who despite our incredulity convinces us of the existence of something called Jerry World, a location in Texas where an oilman has entombed a big TV and some art. Then we talk about fantasy football, which confuses and frightens us, and sexy touchdown celebrations, and finally, we get…

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Episode 738: All My Regrets Are About Dancing Too Sexy (not featuring Rick Fox) 38:13

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In our first of two half-hour episodes this week, we try to figure out what happened to Episode 737, which requires us to increase our CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS, develop a HEALTHY and SHARED META-NARRATIVE, and achieve EMOTIONAL and BEHAVIORAL RESOLUTION. Then we give America WHAT IT NEEDS: Simon's deep reportage on watching the Mayweather/McGrego…

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Micro Bonus 2: Rondo & Boogie Pt 1 (not featuring Rick Fox) 3:00

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After lingering in pre-production for months, Dave's encouragement that Mikal write fan fiction about his two favorite b-ball bosom buddies, DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins and Rajon Rondo, became a no-brainer when the friends reunited on the New Orleans Pelicans this summer. The result is Part 1 of the untitled Rondo & Boogie fan fiction project, origin…

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Micro Bonus 1: The Bieber Tweets (not featuring Rick Fox) 0:56

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In this micro-bonus episode, the MRFS team endorses Justin Bieber's Twitter, the Internet's second-ranked wellspring of uninformed sports musing. Help us help you: [email protected] @makeroom4sports on Twitter

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Episode 736: Farm League (feat. Eero) 1:02:13

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This week Simon is in the PENALTY BOX, so we replace him with Mike's nephew Eero, who considers the ethics of football, the politics of OJ Simpson's return to civilian life, and what's for dinner. Then, THE LAST BROS STANDING get into TOP PLAYS OF THE WEEK, claim squatter's rights in SIMON'S RESEARCH CORNER, and parse the Chandlers. Plus: despite t…

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Episode 735: Nut Up (feat. Allison Miller) 1:02:28

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Mike and Dave are OUT OF BOUNDS this week, but the gentle sports bros fight the war of attrition by enlisting expert Allison Miller. Basking in the BRIGHT LIGHTS of her knowledge, we journey deep into the woods of what matters most: How big is a soccer field? Are we allowed to enjoy the NFL? What is a tie? What's the deal with Sepp Blatter? Then, i…

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Episode 734: I Think Our Second Baseman Is Drunk (feat. Hilary Plum) 1:06:25

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Dave returns triumphantly to America, Mike is behind a dumpster on an island near Seattle, and most importantly, we're joined by Hilary Plum, who drops TEN TONS OF KNOWLEDGE BOMBS. We cover literally every issue that matters: the physical difficulties of wiffle ball, the approximate length of a soccer match, the ethics of competing against your fri…

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Episode 733: We Struggle to Continue (not featuring Rick Fox) 1:11:20

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Mike's gone this week so I have to write the episode summary and I can't remember what we talked about. Dave's in an Icelandic hostel, Mikal's driving around his neighborhood for some reason and I'm just in my apartment, like always. We definitely talked about sumo wrestling for awhile and the Legends Football League and we became gradually more cu…

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Episode 732: Simon Spilled Beans in the Club 1:08:44

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This week, we flub and glug our way through the tall grass of the week in sports, but we also get to the BARE BOTTOM of some emotional trauma: Mikal and Dave mend fences in the wake of an argument about Malcolm Gladwell, Simon explains why he scrubbed us from social media, and we cover an important Mayweather/McGregor correction and regret from las…

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Episode 731: The Grunt-O-Meter 1:11:03

8+ y ago1:11:03

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Dave is drinking Finland's biggest Negroni, Mikal is waylaid in Costco, and Mike and Simon are more or less regular. FOR NO GOOD REASON we critique academic residencies from the right and ourselves from the left, but as is GOOD AND PURE we can only be ourselves, so we pass the time CRAPPING OUR PANTS about underwater welding, coral reef poetry, cur…

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Episode 730: Dreamboat on the Court, Shipwreck in the Streets 1:04:53

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Mikal is in his car and doesn't know where he is, but he knows WHERE HE'S GOING. Simon is back in LA (!), Dave is whispering in Finland, and the MRFS gang is MORE SERIOUS THAN EVER about flying insects at Wimbleton, tennis tantrums, Chris Paul's 2015 interaction with referee Lauren Holtkamp, and Dave's tiny Danish nemesis. We don't even CARE WHY bu…

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Episode 729: Our Parents Never High-Fived 0:56

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While Simon serves a one-week suspension, the rest of us shit talk him and eventually ENTER OUR SUSPSIONS about his identity as a Hollywood fimmaker INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD. We talk NBA free agency, which, frankly, is a bit of a snooze, but eventually we get our SEA LEGS under us and deliver the STRAIGHT DOPE about tennis dreamboats, which of us has…

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Episode 728: Mikal Foucault 1:07:16

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After six months of SWEET ANTICIPATION, Mikal finally has cause to bring up Brook and Robin Lopez, the NBA's most famous set of twins. Mike wants to know if Mikal's friend liked his Lonzo Ball joke, Simon gets compared to Jimmy Butler and wants to know if that's praise or defamation, and we illuminate upcoming Connor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather fight…

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Episode 727: It Doesn't Matter, No One Notices, You Can Do Anything 48:32

8+ y ago48:32

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Dave texts us some vibes in absentia but is otherwise ON SPORTS HIATUS AGAIN in the Nordic woods, so the original sports pals grit our teeth and serve up another JAM-PACKED hour of topical sports analysis: Mikal eats burritos on the beach, THE BOOK OF HENRY gave Simon a hangover, Rafael Nadal is the best on Klay Thompson, it's unethical to ask NBA …

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Episode 726: Whomp . . . There It Is 52:18

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The three founding SPORTS BROS convene a meeting of the original MRFS triumvirate and go WHOLE HOG on the week in "sports" "news": Steph Curry's air dump! The male stripper and chihuahua who performed at halftime at the Oracle Arena this week! And other junk! Then we spend ten minutes falling in love with Justin Bieber's sports tweets, permitting t…