Best Joey Held Sean Hill Podcasts (2025)

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A Plethora of Dumb Events, From Tyrese Haliburton's Dad to the NFL Draft 31:17

10h ago31:17

31:17

Joey goes to Portugal and experiences a nationwide blackout while trying to keep up with U.S. sporting events. Sean runs a 5K. This "Greatest Hit of Disturbed" video gets brought up. It's a magical coterie of events!By Joey Held, Sean Hill

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A Much Needed Vacation From Sports is Not at All Dumb 22:38

14d ago22:38

22:38

This is Sean's favorite time of the sports year since there's so much going on. We're exploring our favorite storylines from the NBA and NHL playoffs and talking about some ridiculous moments surrounding the NFL Draft (including a time Sean got cut off at a wings bar). As the name of this episode suggests, Sports R Dumb is taking a vacation! We'll …

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Comparing Records to Players from Previous Eras is Derogatorily Dumb 18:50

21d ago18:50

18:50

Alexander Ovechkin just broke Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals scored in an NHL career. It's an impressive achievement of both talent and longevity. Yet when you try to give Ovechkin kudos, there's always at least one person who says something like, "Yeah, but...he's still not Gretzky." Why do we need to put someone down? Why can't we just…

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Dumb March Madness Reflections 27:30

28d ago27:30

27:30

The men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are in the books! Congratulations to the Florida Gators and UConn Huskies for their respective victories. We're looking back at the championship games, lamenting a few heartbreaks, and sharing our individual one shining moments from March Madness.By Joey Held, Sean Hill

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A Dumb Weekend in Sports, Fitting for April Fools' Day 27:19

1M ago27:19

27:19

Between the wild end of the Bulls and Lakers game, the Pacers dropping 162 points, some very chalky March Madness brackets, and the start of the baseball season, there was quite a bit of wackiness this weekend in sports. We're getting you all caught up on the top moments.By Joey Held, Sean Hill

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The Dumbest Elements of March Madness 28:24

1M ago28:24

28:24

The NCAA Tournament has given us plenty of excitement and several close, back-and-forth games. But, as is customary with sports, there are some dumb moments, too. We're exploring those and seeing how those brackets we filled out last episode are doing. Follow Sports R Dumb on Instagram or give the show a rating or review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,…

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Filling Out Dumb March Madness Brackets 52:40

2M ago52:40

52:40

It's the longest episode of Sports R Dumb yet! We've got a lot to get through. Sean is filling out a bracket with absolutely no knowledge of college basketball. Meanwhile, Joey is filling his out based entirely on mascots (and he apologizes to the Tritons. For some reason he thought Michigan had a Wolverine mascot!). Aside from that, you will certa…

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All These Mavericks Injuries R Karmically Dumb 25:15

2M ago25:15

25:15

As you may know, Sean is a Dallas Mavericks fan. You may also remember the team traded Luka Doncic about a month ago, and the star the Mavericks got in return getting injured in his very first game. Even more chaos has happened since then, and it is tough to support the Mavericks right now. Sean is just about spiritually broken by the end of this e…

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Sports R Dumb, Athletic Oscars Edition 30:46

2M ago30:46

30:46

The Oscars just celebrated the biggest night in Hollywood. We're doing the same with sports! Sean breaks down his top sports moments of the year, from Best Actor and Actress (Athletes) to Best Picture (the most memorable game). It's a grandiose event, except you don't have to dress up in black tie formal wear to enjoy it.…

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Annual Sports Video Games with No Gameplay Updates R Money-Grabbingly Dumb 27:20

2M ago27:20

27:20

Sports video game titles get released every year. Sometimes, you have to wonder why you're shelling out another $60 to $80. Is a roster update and nothing else really worth it? Plus, we share some of our favorite modes from video games over the years. Hopefully, some of these take you back to simpler times. Follow Sports R Dumb on Instagram or give…

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These Extraneous Activities During NBA All-Star Weekend R Distractingly Dumb 29:08

3M ago29:08

29:08

The NBA hosted its All-Star Weekend and...why are there so many non-basketball things going on? Kevin Hart was roasting players DURING a game. MrBeast was hosting a halftime shootout that seemed wildly forced. A YouTuber named Jesser probably cannot dunk a basketball on a regulation rim, and he was one of the judges of the Slam Dunk Contest! And oh…

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The Dumb and the Intelligent from the Super Bowl 26:44

3M ago26:44

26:44

That Super Bowl sure was something. We're covering Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, the most memorable commercials, and some silly moments from our viewing experiences. Follow Sports R Dumb on Instagram or give the show a rating or review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Goodpods. Thanks for listening!By Joey Held, Sean Hill

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Nonsensical NBA Deals Like The Mavs Trading Luka Doncic R Baffingly Dumb 24:43

3M ago24:43

24:43

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Doncic is 25 years old, a top-five player in the league, and has made the All-NBA First Team his past five seasons. Davis turns 33 next month and is often injured, plus he doesn't seem to fit super well within the Mavericks lineup. …

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Claims the NFL is Scripted R Conspiratorially Dumb 28:15

3M ago28:15

28:15

The Kansas City Chiefs (and Taylor Swift) are back in the Super Bowl. That must mean the NFL is scripted, right? Plus, Sean gives a postmortem on the latest Cowboys coaching moves. And we reminisce about a handful of players from the mid-2000s. What a ride. Follow Sports R Dumb on Instagram or give the show a rating or review on Spotify, Apple Podc…

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Highlighting Failures Instead of Success is Negatively Dumb 19:41

4M ago19:41

19:41

This past weekend, the Bills and Eagles defeated the Ravens and Rams, respectively. The Ohio State Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff, beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Yet, many pundits and fans wondered...did those teams really win, or did the other teams lose? We seem set on highlighting failures and not giving teams and players cred…

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The Timing of the Transfer Portal is Frantically Dumb 21:23

4M ago21:23

21:23

Sean has been playing LA Noire, a game that came out nearly 14 years ago but is new to him. He's tussling between believing suspects or accusing them of lies, and it's chaotic all around. But maybe it'll help him forget about how Texas played in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Speaking of chaos, the college football transfer portal is so si…

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New Year, New Dumb Predictions 26:59

4M ago26:59

26:59

It's a new year, and that means it's time for us to say goodbye to the silliness of 2024 while making predictions for 2025. Come along for the journey and share some of your favorites, too! And here's that ridiculous foul by Draymond Green that made Richard Jefferson laugh incredibly hard. Follow Sports R Dumb on Instagram or give the show a rating…

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The Degradation of Bowl Games Is Progressively Dumb 16:51

5M ago16:51

16:51

Welcome to the last Sports R Dumb of the year! 2024 sure has been something, hasn't it? It's bowl season, and these bowl games aren't what they used to be. The killing of tradition in the name of dollars is dumb! Joey also quizzes Sean on the sponsors and participants of various bowl games. Play along at home and see if you do better than Sean. The…

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Victories Teams Stumble Into R Luckily Dumb 25:43

5M ago25:43

25:43

Have you ever watched a game where it felt like the team that won had just backed into the victory? These dumb wins happen all the time, and we're revisiting some of our favorites. You'll hear about this weird spinning onside kick the Falcons refused to pick up, the Lions winning a game after missing a field goal, and perhaps the silliest baseball …

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Rivalry Week Overreactions R Viciously Dumb 28:43

5M ago28:43

28:43

College football celebrated Rivalry Week, and we saw a ton of flag planting. And fighting...after the media told these teams how much they hate each other. Plus, remember that final Bears drive on Thanksgiving? We sure had a lot of silly things happen this past week. Welcome to December. For our fellow Austinites, you can check out I Live Here I Gi…

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Not Honoring Sports Commitments is Selfishly Dumb 32:47

5M ago32:47

32:47

Joey has 10 players on his rec league team, but only four showed up for his most recent game. Where was everyone else? Why do so many people feel okay saying they'll do something—like participate in a league, accompany you to a game, or join a watch party—and then back out with no warning or heads up? These people are missing a common courtesy that…

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Dropping the Ball Before Scoring a Touchdown is Bafflingly Dumb 23:40

6M ago23:40

23:40

We're smack dab in the middle of the NFL and college football seasons. Why are we still seeing players drop the ball before they reach the end zone? How has this happened more than once in the history of football? Plus, Joey gets unexpected guests at the house, a fun fact about those tall skeletons you may have seen in people's yards, and a rude tr…

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Talking About Sports After an Election is Pointlessly Dumb 21:44

6M ago21:44

21:44

Astute American listeners may have noticed there was an election last week, with the President all the way to local politicians up for office. Trying to talk about sports after the chaos of the past week feels like a silly endeavor, but we're gonna try our best! After all, the dumb moments don't stop. Follow Sports R Dumb on Instagram or give the s…

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Fans Who Act a Fool R Repercussively Dumb 24:25

6M ago24:25

24:25

First things first: If you're in the U.S., please vote! Now, for the episode: Mookie Betts makes a catch in the crowd, and fans try to break his wrist to wrestle the ball from his grasp. Jason Kelce gets asked a homophobic question. Why do fans think they can treat players so poorly and not face repercussions? Thankfully, in both cases, the offendi…

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Sports Tricks and Treats R Spooktacularly Dumb 36:09

6M ago36:09

36:09

It’s a spooktacular of dumb sports moments! We’re covering the Boston Celtics playing angry basketball, load management already being a thing one week into the NBA season, Chicago Bears safety Tyrique Stevenson taunting fans while a Hail Mary was happening, Sean’s Dallas Cowboys, and lackluster coverage around the World Series even though it’s got …

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Blacking Out and Throwing Trash at Live Sporting Events is Riskily Dumb 24:49

7M ago24:49

24:49

It was a busy weekend of dumb moments in sports, but Sean doesn’t remember perhaps the dumbest of them all - by the time Texas Longhorns fans were throwing trash on the football field, he was already blacked out. Oops. We’re also discussing Cheryl Reeve criticizing officiating after her Minnesota Lynx lost to the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals…

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Throwing Baseballs Back After Home Runs is Aggressively Dumb 20:40

7M ago20:40

20:40

Picture this: You’re enjoying a nice baseball game, and the best player from the opposing team hits a home run. It’s soaring through the sky and lands directly in your hands. Wow, what a memory you have! Until everyone in your section tries to coerce you into throwing the ball back, because it wasn’t your team that hit the dinger. Plus, Sean and Jo…

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Anticipating Good Health at the End of a Season is Medically Dumb 22:43

7M ago22:43

22:43

Sean was very sick the day before we recorded, but he’s thriving now. Surely, he’ll be good for the rest of the year, right? That’s the mindset of many teams, who look ahead and assume everyone will be healthy and at peak performance by the end of the season. That is often wishful thinking. Plus, Joey did a foolish thing after Miami’s wild comeback…

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Blaming One Call or Play for a Team's Loss is Short-Sightedly Dumb 31:58

7M ago31:58

31:58

Joey is back after an east coast adventure, and quite a bit happened! He went to an Orioles game, a Phillies game, made a few friends, had some laughs, and went to a Miami Hurricanes watch party in New York City. Never has there been so much anxiety in one room! Miami won on a Hail Mary that was overturned, and people got enraged. They yelled thing…

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Behaviors That Inconvenience Other Fans at a Live Game R Self-Absorbedly Dumb 21:48

7M ago21:48

21:48

Joey has attended MANY baseball games in person over the past month or so. He's noticed a trend at some of these stadiums: People standing in the way, completely unaware of other fans around them. Sean has seating gripes, too. It all boils down to the simple lesson of having just the littlest bit of compassion for your fellow human. Hopefully your …

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Too Many Streaming Network Subscriptions R Overwhelmingly Dumb 16:51

8M ago16:51

16:51

Sean’s car got broken into — that is DUMB. But it’s not about sports, so it only gets an honorable mention in this episode. The rest of his ire is directed at the copious amounts of streaming services that offer live games. Trying to keep up with everything is an impossible task when you need to subscribe to approximately 194 different platforms—an…

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Week 1 of the NFL Was Gloriously Dumb 23:43

8M ago23:43

23:43

The NFL is back! And thankfully, there was no shortage of dumb moments both on and off the field. From Tyreek Hill getting handcuffed on his way to the game to Will Levis's truly baffling interception, we're diving into our favorites. Sean is also free from fantasy football, and he's never been happier! Now he just needs to watch out for giant Amer…

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Sharing Your Team’s Allegiance On Social Media Comments About Another Team’s Player is Self-Absorbed Dumb 21:07

8M ago21:07

21:07

During terrible tragedies, such as the recent death of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, people across the Internet offer their condolences. Many of those fans will also share that they’re fans of another team. “As an Islanders fan, this is so sad,” for example. No, folks, as a human being, this is so sad. We don’t need to make it about us. Plus, we…

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Overused Sports Celebrations and Phrases R Uncreatively Dumb 17:27

8M ago17:27

17:27

It’s Joey’s birthday celebration, and he’s already been distressed by a cake promotion at his local grocery store, but we’re powering through! Unfortunately, today’s topic is also powering through sports, and that’s real dumb. We’re seeing just about every player doing the “too small” taunt to opponents. And people are referring to everyone as “him…

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Televising the Little League World Series is Exploitatively Dumb 29:05

9M ago29:05

29:05

What do the Little League World Series and a puddle of drool have in common? They both feel sort of icky to see on your TV. Yet, year after year, people watch these children play baseball, sometimes getting mad when they make mistakes. You know, because they're not even teenagers, and none of us were graceful back then. Joey and Sean both went to s…

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The Best and the Dumbest from the Paris Olympics 29:41

9M ago29:41

29:41

The 2024 Olympics are in the books! And now we're already previewing Los Angeles 2028, which feels highly premature. Let's appreciate the good (and occasionally dumb) stuff that happened during the Olympics. Go for the gold and help promote the show. Follow Sports R Dumb on Instagram or give the show a rating or review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, o…

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Media Questions and Discourse Around the Olympics R Uncreatively Dumb 24:07

9M ago24:07

24:07

The Olympics have been a delight—for the most part. We still have people critiquing athletes like Noah Lyles and suggesting Sha'Carri Richardson should boycott the race she's been training for eight years to run to prove a point about Parisian etiquette. As Simone Biles noted, many people are asking what Olympians do after winning a medal. Maybe th…

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The Good and Dumb from the Paris 2024 Olympics 29:41

9M ago29:41

29:41

The 2024 Olympics are in full swing, and there’s lots to cover! We’re chatting about why winning any medal is an impressive accomplishment, the greatness of sports like rugby and badminton, the fantastic story of the Canadian women’s soccer team, and some of the silliest discourse around various sports and teams. Plus, a tangent into the surprising…

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Nick Castellanos' Home Run Timing is Impressively Dumb 24:18

10M ago24:18

24:18

We’ve had a lot of major events happening over the past year or so. President Biden just dropped out of the presidential race. Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt. Willie Mays and Queen Elizabeth died. And in all of those instances—and more—Nick Castellanos has hit a home run. Here, have a montage! Also, Sean apologizes for getting a cou…

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Playing Sports in Extreme Heat is Swelteringly Dumb 24:31

10M ago24:31

24:31

We're in the lazy days of summer, which means there isn't a lot of sports news going on. So, let's reminisce about those times when we were kids and played games and practiced when it was well over 90 degrees outside! Plus, stupid rules Joey's high school basketball team had, the ideal temperature for your AC unit, and where the term "the dog days …

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A Barrage of Dumb Rules Across Sports 35:42

10M ago35:42

35:42

We're in the dog days of summer. That means we're wondering whether the members of Team USA can spin a basketball on their fingers and trying to fool coworkers with a fictitious shark petting zoo in honor of Shark Week. It's also a great time to look at the dumber rules of different sports and offer various ways to improve them. This strategy proba…

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The Mets’ Multiple Deferred Bobby Bonilla Contracts R Fiscally Dumb 24:37

10M ago24:37

24:37

Bobby Bonilla last played in the MLB in 2001. The New York Mets continue to pay him about $1.2 million every July 1, which they will continue to do until 2035 when Bonilla is 72 years old. It’s the wildest contract in all of pro sports. Plus, a look at the California state income tax and why Shohei Ohtani is deferring the majority of his contract u…

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The NBA Draft Being Two Days Is Time-Consumingly Dumb 25:49

11M ago25:49

25:49

The NBA Draft is this week! It’s always been one night for both rounds, but this year, the league is mixing it up with TWO days of the draft. The second day starts at 4 pm ET, which is very early. Plus, our favorite draft cliches and how silly it is that players have to wear the hat of the team that drafted them, even if they’ve already been traded…

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Sports TV Media Rights R Capitalistically Dumb 20:01

11M ago20:01

20:01

When we recorded this, the Dallas Mavericks had just won their last game to stay alive in the NBA Finals. We know that good luck did not continue for Sean—congrats to the Boston Celtics on an NBA-record 18th championship. Anyway, it looks like TNT is going to lose its media rights to broadcast NBA games. And that's not the only TV snafu going on. H…

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"Must-Win" Games Early in Series and Sources Leaking Clickbait Stories R Both Overzealously Dumb 23:52

11M ago23:52

23:52

When we recorded this, the Mavericks and Celtics had only played one game. Lots of chatter said Game 2 was a must-win. Well, the Mavericks didn't win it, so...guess we can all go home? On top of that, reporters are dropping news from sources at wild times, such as the Lakers non-story about maybe signing Dan Hurley (spoiler: that didn't happen) dur…

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Complaints About Cakewalk Paths to Championships R Bemoaningly Dumb 26:29

11M ago26:29

26:29

The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks are in the NBA Finals. Congrats to them! Yet, if you listened to some fans, you'd think the Celtics didn't deserve to be here because the teams they faced had key players who were injured. Okay...that's a reward for finishing with the best record of any team during the regular season. Plus, Sean is now in his…

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Hyped Up NFL Schedule Releases R Try-Hard Dumb 22:37

11M ago22:37

22:37

Sean is old, and he is FEELING it. And Joey is out of the country! So, we recorded this one well in advance about a topic that was new at the time: the release of the NFL schedule. And the hype around said schedule—four months in advance, no less!—is out of control. How would Sean have announced things if he were in charge? We’re going through the …

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Sad Sports Memories Living Rent Free In Our Heads R Reminiscently Dumb 30:23

12M ago30:23

30:23

A little while ago, Joey randomly thought about losing a close basketball game in high school after he hit a game-tying shot. That triggered a drastic ice hockey sad story from Sean. And, of course, there are plenty of pro sports moments that don’t turn out the way we want. These events happened so long ago! Why do disappointing sports memories fro…

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NBA Teams Tanking and Not Winning the Lottery is Satisfyingly Dumb 24:23

12M ago24:23

24:23

The Atlanta Hawks made the play-in tournament this season and looked like a team that was trying for most of the season. They only had a 3% chance of scoring the top pick in the NBA Draft lottery, and then they ended up winning it! Meanwhile, teams that tried to lose to better their odds fell out of the top slots. You love to see it. Plus, memorabl…

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Lazy Analyses of Basketball Performances R Half-Heartedly Dumb 19:01

12M ago19:01

19:01

Basketball discourse is so weird. There are constant player comparisons, far too many discussions around legacy, and absurd lists that make no sense. It often turns into lazy discussion that makes for a frustrating experience. Plus, Joey has a disappointing trip to the dentist and a quick nod to Bruins broadcaster Jack Edwards' wonderful maniacal l…

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