Best Ted McCarthy Podcasts (2025)

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NFC and AFC Playoff Pictures Get a Shake-Up After a Wild Week 12! 30:49

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Diante Lee get together after a blockbuster Week 12 in the NFL to assess how the current playoff scenarios look for both the AFC and NFC. (00:00) The NFL playoff picture after Week 12 (1:27) The NFC playoff picture (3:47) Can the Cowboys make it to the playoffs? (7:25) Can the Chicago Bears make it to the playoffs? (13:34…

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The Paris Reckoning: Extreme Heat (w/ Dr. Kristina Dahl) 58:30

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Become a paid subscriber to our newsletter/podcast, The Climate Weekly, to help support this show! It's fun. All the cool kids are doing it! ------------- We're coming up on the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. In this new series from The Climate Pod, we're looking back on the global pact to determine: how have things changed since 2015 and…

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Predicting the Week 12 Headlines With Domonique Foxworth 31:56

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Sheil and Domonique Foxworth from ESPN get together to take a hard look at some of the biggest matchups on this weekend’s slate and use their expertise to determine what headlines will emerge after the final whistle has been blown on Week 12 in the NFL. (00:00) Predicting the Week 12 headlines (1:44) Colts vs. Chiefs (8:20) Eagles vs. Cowboys (17:5…

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The NFL's Most Trustworthy Defenses, With Mina Kimes! 31:11

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Sheil and Mina Kimes from ESPN get together to share, debate, and analyze who they think are the top defensive squads around the NFL. (00:00) The NFL’s most trustworthy defenses (1:35) Seattle Seahawks (9:42) Philadelphia Eagles (14:33) Houston Texans (17:58) Denver Broncos (26:12) The Hurry Up: Texans vs. Bills The Ringer is committed to responsib…

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Why Global Climate Action Really Fails (w/ Jessica F. Green) 59:04

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Become a paid subscriber to our newsletter/podcast, The Climate Weekly, to help support this show! It's fun. All the cool kids are doing it! -------- Are global leaders trying to solve the wrong climate problem? In this episode, Professor Jessica Green aruges that too often governments and institutions have misdiagnosed the core issues of the clima…

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Are These QBs Actually Good? Checking in on Trevor Lawrence, Bryce Young, and Daniel Jones 31:15

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Billy Gil take a hard look at some of the QBs around the league who may be on a hot streak now but have flaws that they’ve displayed in the past that could come back to bite their respective teams as we head down the stretch of the season. (00:00) Are these QBs actually good? (1:34) Trevor Lawrence (11:17) Bryce Young (21…

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Unanswered Questions: J.J. McCarthy, the Bears' Ceiling, and Who's the AFC Favorite? 31:57

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Sheil and Nate Tice from the Football 301 podcast take a hard look around the NFL landscape after a wild Week 11 to determine whether their biggest suspicions about some of the teams and players around the league have been confirmed. (00:00) Unanswered questions around the NFL (1:54) Who should be the AFC favorite? (10:32) Can the Bears win the NFC…

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Week 11 True or False: Broncos Are Contenders, Chiefs Are in Trouble, and Separation in the NFC! 30:52

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Diante Lee take a look at the results of the Week 11 NFL slate and use their expertise to test the strength of some popular narratives that are starting to materialize. (00:00) Week 11 True or False (1:39) The Denver Broncos are contenders (11:03) The Kansas City Chiefs are in danger of missing the playoffs (19:00) The NF…

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Predicting the NFL Week 11 Headlines 30:56

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Sheil is joined by Marc Sessler, co-host of the Heed The Call podcast, to take a look at the top games in Week 11 and predict what the biggest storylines will be after all the games go final. (00:00) Predicting the Week 11 Headlines (2:25) No-Show in Buffalo; Bills Sip on Identity Crisis After Baker Cooks Up 4-TD Feast (8:36) Mikey Mac’s Defensive …

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Ranking the Best Play Callers in the NFL So Far This Season 31:04

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Sheil is joined by Shawn Syed of SumerSports, and they talk about the best play callers this season. They discuss the following: The genius of Shane Steichen and the Colts offense (2:18) The cohesiveness of Sean McVay’s offense (7:13) How Ben Johnson’s offense is putting Caleb Williams in a position to succeed (16:05) The Hurry-Up (26:07) This epis…

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Predicting the NFC Playoff Field Going into Week 11! 30:40

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Anthony Dabbundo to look at the NFC and make playoff predictions. Who will be the 1-seed? (1:50) Who will be the division winners? (6:30) Who will be the wild-card teams? (16:23) The Hurry-Up (25:53) This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. Don’t settle for just any insurance when there’s State Farm. https://ww…

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Who Should be the Giants Next Head Coach? 30:38

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Daboll's Out! Five Candidates for the Next Giants Head CoachSheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Danny Heifetz to talk about his Giants firing Brian Daboll. They discuss their feelings on the firing and whether general manager Joe Schoen should’ve been fired as well. Then Sheil throws five names for potential head coaches at Heifetz to see who he th…

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Predicting the AFC Playoff Field After a Wild Week 10! 30:59

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Diante Lee get together to analyze the results of the Week 10 slate and share which AFC teams they think are well on their way to the playoffs this January. (00:00) Predicting the AFC playoff teams (1:33) Who will be the AFC division winner? (18:27) Who will be the AFC wild-card teams? (26:27) The Hurry Up: Dan Campbell t…

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Predicting the Week 10 Headlines 31:49

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz take a hard look at the weekend slate and try to surmise what major story lines will have the media buzzing after the final whistle has been blown on Week 10 in the NFL. (00:00) Predicting the Week 10 headlines (1:37) Kyle Shanahan is back (9:25) Saquon regains 2024 form against Packers (14:27) Hamilton, Sold …

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The Rebuildables: What Now for the Jets, Dolphins, and Browns? 31:59

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Sheil and Ben Solak from ESPN take a hard look at some of the NFL teams that appear to be heading toward major organizational overhauls after the trade deadline and offer analysis on how they can maximize their futures. (00:00) The Rebuildables (1:38) New York Jets (8:46) Miami Dolphins (17:54) Cleveland Browns (27:04) The Hurry Up: Denver Broncos …

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COP30 Preview (w/ TIME's Justin Worland) 54:07

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Become a paid subscriber to our newsletter/podcast, The Climate Weekly, to help support this show! It's fun. All the cool kids are doing it! This week, Justin Worland, senior correspondent at TIME, is back on the show to delve into the COP30 and what you will want to know about this critical convening of world leaders. As one of the top journalists…

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Trade Deadline Bonanza! With Gregg Rosenthal 30:43

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Sheil is joined by Gregg Rosenthal from NFL Network to analyze and debate the major trades that went down around the league on deadline day. (00:00) Trade deadline bonanza (1:24) Jets trade Sauce Gardner to the Colts (13:15) Jets trade Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys (23:58) Saints trade Rashid Shaheed to the Seahawks This episode is brought to you…

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Fact or Fiction? Seahawks as NFC Favorites, Eagles Trade for Jaelan Phillips, Kevin Stefanski's Future, and More! 29:47

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Sheil Kapadia sifts through some of the emerging story lines around the NFL and ponders whether they are worthy of further consideration or merely conspiracies birthed in the NFL media hivemind. (00:00) NFL Fact or Fiction? (1:42) The Seattle Seahawks are favorites in the NFC (6:38) Dan Quinn deserves to get crushed for leaving Jayden Daniels in th…

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What We Learned in Week 9: Jayden Daniels's Injury, NFC North Chaos, and the Bills D Steps Up! 30:16

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Diante Lee to share their instant reactions to and analysis of the most intriguing story lines that emerged from Week 9 in the NFL. (00:00) What we learned in Week 9 of the NFL (1:43) The Commanders’ season from hell (5:51) The Bills have finally found something defensively (15:09) The NFC North is in full chaos …

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Predicting the Week 9 NFL Headlines 31:57

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Sheil is joined by JP Acosta from CBS Sports to take a hard look at the weekend slate and try to determine what story lines will be dominating NFL media circles after the final whistle has been blown in Week 9. (00:00) Predicting the Week 9 headlines (1:59) The Buffalo Bills become the thing they sought to destroy against the Chiefs (9:41) The Viki…

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2025 NFL Rookie Check-in With Daniel Jeremiah 30:36

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Daniel Jeremiah from ESPN joins Sheil on the pod to analyze and debate how the 2025 NFL draft class is performing so far this season. (00:00) 2025 NFL rookie check-in (1:57) Cam Ward (5:30) Jaxson Dart (9:21) DJ’s top three picks (13:21) Emeka Egbuka (15:13) Travis Hunter (19:17) Carson Schwesinger (20:21) Nick Emmanwori (20:40) Mason Graham (21:20…

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How Car Dependency Makes Life Worse, More Dangerous, And Tears Society Apart (w/ Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon) 1:10:48

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Become a paid subscriber to our newsletter/podcast, The Climate Weekly, to help support this show! It's fun. All the cool kids are doing it! This week, we dive into the transformative potential of a world less reliant on automobiles and ask the question: "why aren't we more honest about the harms caused by our car dependency?" We're joined by the a…

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Fraud Watch: Harsh Truths About the Bears, Steelers, and Jaguars! 31:52

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Austin Gayle take a hard look at this season's statistics for a few NFL teams whose recent successes may be distracting fans from crucial deficiencies within their rosters. (00:00) Fraud watch! (1:47) Chicago Bears (10:14) Pittsburgh Steelers (20:06) Jacksonville Jaguars (27:27) The Hurry Up: The return of Lamar Jackson T…

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NFL Trade Deadline Primer: Buyers, Sellers, and Deals That Make Sense! 30:43

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Sheil scans the NFL trade market and uses his expertise to determine which struggling teams should cut bait with some of their assets at the upcoming deadline and reboot for next season. He then shines a light on the playoff-bound teams in need of a specific roster boost and offers possible landing spots for available stars around the league. (00:0…

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The Biggest Winners From Week 8 in the NFL 30:13

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The Ringer’s own Diante Lee joins Sheil on the show to analyze, debate, and discuss teams that played their best games during Sunday Week 8 action. (00:00) The biggest winners from Week 8 (1:51) Green Bay Packers (8:26) Baltimore Ravens (17:50) Denver Broncos (23:21) Philadelphia Eagles (26:08) The Hurry-Up: Jets get their first win against the Ben…

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Predicting the Week 8 NFL Headlines 29:46

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Sheil and Danny Kelly from The Ringer Fantasy Football Show get together and use their expertise to decipher which players, coaches, and teams will have the media buzzing after the final whistle on Week 8 NFL action has been blown. (00:00) Predicting the week 8 NFL headlines (1:33) Drake Maye cementing himself as one of the league’s stars (6:35) Af…

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Five NFL Fake Trades That Need to Happen 30:32

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Diante Lee to share and debate imaginary NFL trades that they feel should definitely be implemented before this season's deadline. (00:00) Five fake trades that need to happen (2:07) Raiders trade Maxx Crosby to the Cowboys (6:56) Bengals trade Trey Hendrickson to Patriots (13:09) Saints trade Chris Olave to the …

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The Least Watchable Teams in the NFL 30:28

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Anthony Dabbundo to analyze and debate which teams around the league they’ll be refusing to watch on Sundays going forward. (00:00) The least watchable teams in the NFL (2:09) Houston Texans (6:16) San Francisco 49ers (9:19) Las Vegas Raiders (14:25) Cleveland Browns (15:55) Tennessee Titans (19:00) Arizona Cardi…

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The Long History of Capitalism's Critiques (w/ John Cassidy) 1:00:59

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There is no denying that capitalism has played a leading role in warming the planet. As the Industrial Revolution ushered in previously unseen levels of prosperity for some people, human beings' negative impact on the natural world exploded at a ferocious rate. While it's helpful for modern-day economists to look back at the faults and failures of …

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Power Ranking the NFC Contenders After Week 7 29:52

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz to analyze and debate the NFC teams that have positioned themselves for the most success going into the second half of the NFL season. (00:00) Power ranking the NFC contenders (2:48) Green Bay Packers (8:14) Los Angeles Rams (10:49) Detroit Lions (13:00) Philadelphia Eagles (18:47) Dallas Cowboys (21:…

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The Takes That Matter from Week 7 31:59

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The Ringer’s own Austin Gayle joins Sheil after Sunday’s NFL action to analyze and shine a light on the teams who emerged with the most compelling story lines. (00:00) Three Takes That Matter After Week 7 (2:13) Denver Broncos (11:03) Philadelphia Eagles (20:03) Las Vegas Raiders (23:36) New York Jets (25:18) Tennessee Titans (27:31) The Hurry Up: …

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Predicting the Week 7 NFL Headlines 31:36

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Sheil and Field Yates from ESPN take a look at the weekend slate and use their expert analysis to determine which players, coaches, and teams will have the media buzzing after the final whistle is blown in Week 7. (00:00) Predicting the Week 7 NFL headlines (2:50) Indianapolis Colts vs. Los Angeles Chargers (8:14) Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit L…

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Get Serious! Bills' Struggles, Steelers as a Contender, Bears' Playoff Chances, and More. 28:43

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Sheil and Mike Sando from The Athletic take a look at the results from the first six weeks of the season and talk about whether the trends they’re seeing are indicative of the actual state of particular NFL teams, or are simply anomalies within the course of a long NFL season. (00:00) Which do we take more seriously? (2:03) The Eagles or the Bills'…

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Extraction And The Green Economy (w/ Thea Riofrancos) 1:02:45

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The Climate Pod is going to be live in Chicago! Join us for our Chicago Climate Bash, the hottest comedy show on the planet! On Sunday, October 26th at 5 pm CT at The Lincoln Lodge, we're featuring an amazing lineup of great comedians and expert guests. There will be standup, panels, music, and more. This show is a live recording of The Climate Pod…

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MVP Tiers: The Long Shots, Sleepers, and Favorites After Week 6 31:50

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Diante Lee employ a tier system to analyze and debate who should be the frontrunners for MVP after six weeks of NFL action. (00:00) The MVP Tiers Breakdown (2:10) Tier 3: The Long Shots (9:54) Tier 2: You Have My Attention (19:34) Tier 1: The Favorites (27:08) The Hurry Up: More Dolphins dysfunction The Ringer is committe…

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Redrafting the 2024 NFL QB Class | Ringer NFL 31:56

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Sheil and Dave Dameshek from the Football America! show get together to take a look at seven of the top quarterbacks taken in the 2024 NFL draft and rank them according to their current levels of success. (00:00) Redrafting the 2024 QB class (1:58) Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, and Caleb Williams (14:37) Spencer Rattler, J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix,…

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Super Bowl Tiers: Which Teams Are Actual Contenders After Week 6? 31:51

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Sheil scans the league after all of the Week 6 Sunday action and shares which teams he thinks have all the elements necessary to go to the Super Bowl, and which fan bases are already looking forward to next season. (00:00) Super Bowl tiers breakdown (3:18) Tier 5: It’s not happening (4:11) Tier 4: Playoffs? Maybe. Super Bowl? No. (6:16) Tier 3: The…

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Predicting the Week 6 NFL Headlines 30:36

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Sheil and Seth Walder from ESPN check the pulse of the NFL to discern what all the pundits will be buzzing about after the final whistle is blown on the Week 6 action. (00:00) Predicting the Week 6 NFL headlines (2:20) Sam Darnold enters the MVP conversation (6:35) The Ben Johnson offense has arrived (13:46) The Chiefs are still the team to beat (1…