Best The End of the World with Michael and Stu Podcasts (2025)

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73: They're Programmed To Destroy Us 55:03

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This week we are discussing the introductory miniseries of the rebooted Battlestar Galactica as a kind of "culmination" of our recent robot/AI-themed episodes. For once we both really like the show, and we dissect how it deals with the complex issues of technology and religion as well as the question of "fatherhood" with respect to both characters …

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FULL WED. SHOW - Matt Mooney (USD hoops stud 2016-18) / SDSU's turtle vs Sac State's hare in race to FBS 1:23:08

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He had a jump shot out of a cannon that sparked the University of South Dakota's best two years in Division I hoops (2016-18), then Texas Tech's historic run into overtime of the national championship game (2019). Matt Mooney was a cold-blooded sharpshooting machine in those three years, and he is just as to-the-point and entertaining when he tells…

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John-o-logue: SDSU's turtle vs Sac State's hare in race to FBS / Twins tanking & Canaries crushing 21:04

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It's a story of the Jackrabbits actually playing the turtle and not the hare in a race — this one from the FCS to the FBS. John weighs in on the eggs Sacramento State is smearing off of its face in its brash and brazen bid to make that move as quickly and aggressively as possible, which has most recently backfired with the FCS Oversight Committee's…

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Matt Mooney on his two dynamite years at USD, Final Four run at Texas Tech, NIL, & 6 years of world-traveling pro hoops 1:02:05

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He had a jump shot out of a cannon that sparked the University of South Dakota's best two years in Division I hoops (2016-18), then Texas Tech's run into overtime of the national championship game (2019). Matt Mooney was a cold-blooded sharpshooting machine in those three years, and he is just as to-the-point and entertaining telling stories about …

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Austin Sumner on his gun-slinging, record-smashing QB careers at SDSU (2011-14) and Brandon Valley 1:26:24

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Balling with future NFL running back Zach Zenner. Rooming with currnent South Dakota State tight ends coach Vince Benedetto. Getting chewed out by Brandon Valley coaching legends. These are stories that can only be told by Austin Sumner, a gun-slinging quarterback who smashed passing records and elevated football programs at both BVHS and SDSU from…

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Kurtiss Riggs takes us inside NIL, top HS prospects, SDSU local freshmen, "opt-in" pros/cons, SF Storm's future 43:38

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It's a Monday and Mid-June, over two months before actual football games start, and you're starving for new deep-diving local college and prep football content. We have the freshest insight from the ultimate "insider" ready for you! Enjoy a smorgasbord of meaty information and educated opinions on the hottest topics from Kurtiss Riggs, our Happy Ho…

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SDSU All-America center Ryan McKnight (2007-10) on JFPA, Rogers, Jackson, building a powerhouse, what it means to be a Jackrabbit 1:06:48

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It doesn't get any more Jackrabbit Football than Ryan McKnight. An All-America center his senior year of 2010, McKnight was part of the first SDSU football team to reach the FCS playoffs in 2009, laying a foundation for the Jacks to rise to national prominence. Now the president of the Jackrabbit Former Players Association (JFPA), McKnight was a te…

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Matt Zimmer on Brian Wilson, Sly Stone, pickup trucks, sports logos, SDSU likely "not opting in," SF Storm future after Fields resigns 50:00

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Beer-logo'd golf bags. Old school MTV veejays. The Dead Guys of the Week — Brian Wilson and Sly Stone — and their place in music and pop culture history. Matt Zimmer and John Gaskins tried their best to kick around fun and breezy topics to avoid that dreaded summer buzz kill — The NCAA-House Settlement and where schools like SDSU and USD fit into i…

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FULL WEDNESDAY SHOW: Andre Fields / Latest on if Dakotas schools will "opt in" to revenue share / USF coach Chris Johnson on Sittig, NBA, new replay rules 1:20:18

7d ago1:20:18

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One of the all-time legends of the all-time most successful minor league sports franchise in South Dakota history is walking away from that operation. After 22 years with the Sioux Falls Storm — the last one as head coach — Andre Fields resigned on Tuesday. A day later, he joined Happy Hour host John Gaskins to explain why. The Storm are dormant in…

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Andre Fields on why he resigned as head coach of the Sioux Falls Storm 30:35

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One of the all-time legends of the all-time most successful minor league sports franchise in South Dakota history is walking away from that operation. After 22 years with the Sioux Falls Storm — the last one as head coach — Andre Fields resigned on Tuesday. A day later, he joined Happy Hour host John Gaskins to explain why. The Storm are dormant in…

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Shifting of tides in "opting in" to revenue sharing at SDSU, USD, NDSU, UND? 17:22

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We thought none of them were going to do it. A couple months ago, it appeared none of the Div. I schools from South Dakota and North Dakota were leaning toward "optin in" to the recently approved NCAA-House Settlement that will allow schools to pay athletes directly via revenue sharing. Now, one of them — UND — has its athletic director on the reco…

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Chris Johnson (USF hoops) on NBA Finals, Jake Sittig firing & new college basketball replay rule 32:22

7d ago32:22

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So many people are not watching the Pacers battle the Thunder in NBA Finals, according to ratings... but should we? Yes, says a Midwestern Div. II head coach, Chris Johnson, who leads the University of Sioux Falls men and is a die-hard Minnesota Timberwolves fan. Why does he think the "watchability" factor is high, and what should be the first coup…

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TUESDAY SHOW: Michael Rand (Star Tribune columnist) / Storm coach resigns, local HS coach mysteriously fired 1:03:05

8d ago1:03:05

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Which team — Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, or Wild — is closest to ending to a 34-year (and ticking) major pro men's league championship drought in Minnesota? It's a provocative topic to spring forth discussion on the hottest topics surrounding all of these teams, which Happy Hour John Gaskins does with 25-year Minnesota Star Tribune columnnist vet…

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John-o-logue: Storm coach resigns, local HS hoops coach mysteriously (?) fired 21:06

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Happy Hour host John Gaskins addresses a couple of recent local coaching moves — one shocking and the other not. Shocking: West Central's school board not renewing the contract of head boys basketball coach Jacob Sittig after he led the Trojans to a 21-4 record and their first state tournament appearance in 24 years. Not shocking: One of the all-ti…

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Star Tribune columnist Michael Rand (Vikings, Twins, Wolves, Wild, Gophers hot topics) 41:30

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Which team — Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, or Wild — is closest to ending to a 34-year (and ticking) major pro men's league championship drought in Minnesota? The answer my have never been more unclear, nor has there ever been a time when all four are actually all "winning" teams at the same time like this. It's a provocative topic to spring forth …

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72: But Are "Friends" Electric? 56:30

9d ago56:30

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This week we are continuing our suite of robot themed episodes by discussing the play that originated the word, R.U.R. by Karel Čapek which was first written in 1920. Derived from a Czech term meaning "serf" or "worker," these robots are more akin to the androids and other humanoid robots to be found in works like Blade Runner or Companion than the…

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FULL MONDAY SHOW: Ed Whiting / Will SDSU & USD "opt in" for paying athletes directly? 1:22:40

9d ago1:22:40

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The topic may make your eyes bleed if you read an article about it. You may tune it out if you hear about it. But listen up and make a stiff drink if you have to, because it does matter, significantly, to fans of every college athletics program, including ours in South Dakota. The NCAA vs U.S. House settlement was finally approved by a California f…

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NCAA-House Settlement 101: What it means for SDSU, USD, other mid-majors 29:27

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The topic may make your eyes bleed if you read an article about it. You may tune it out if you hear about it. But listen up and make a stiff drink if you have to, because it does matter, significantly, to fans of every college athletics program, including ours in South Dakota. The NCAA vs U.S. House settlement was finally approved by a California f…

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Ed Whiting on JHS state softball title, Big-Ten bound son, coaching defense under legends 53:13

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Those who know of Ed Whiting in South Dakota high school football circles — and most do — are not the least bit surprised he led Sioux Falls Jefferson to the Class AA state softball title on Sunday. A veteran defensive coordinator who has worked under state championship offensive minds like Steve Kueter (O'Gorman), Kim Nelson (Roosevelt), and Vince…

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NLA: Beer, Rodgers to Steelers, Chase Mason, Twins (Pablo!), CFB bleep show, Dead Guy & Gal of the Week 1:05:02

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The breaking news of one of the biggest sports stories of the entire summer interrupted an entertaining storytelling session about beer and how picky people are about their beer. Aaron Rodgers reportedly plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Will he be any good? Will they be any good. We could ask the same thing about Chase Mason as a first-t…

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Stu Whitney: 35 years of touching nerves in Sioux Falls 1:28:18

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Stu Whitney's high school football team celebrated a big win by gleefully ripping to shreds a newspaper column he wrote claiming they weren't worthy of the playoffs. He ended up being right. The head football coach at Michigan State invited Stu into his office to berate him at the top of his lungs and call him every nasty name you could imagine aft…

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John-o-logue: Twins Appreciation Trip, big FCS "domino" news, more epic Jim Marshall stories 36:12

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Once again, Twins fans and Minnesota sports fans can't have nice things — or at least, any nice thing to last. That's likely what many thought last night as ace pitcher Pablo Lopez left during the middle of another solid outing with shoulder pain that turned out to be a strained lat muscle that will likely put him on the injured list. But instead o…

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FULL WEDNESDAY SHOW: USD coach Eric Peterson / Twins Appreciation Time / Major FCS News / More Epic Jim Marshall stories 1:38:34

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Since his South Dakota Coyotes' 19-win, high-flying season ended in the Summit League Tournament semifinals, coach Eric Peterson has been working at seemingly the same break-neck pace he expects from his athletes during their up-tempo games. Spring and early summer no longer lazy and uneventful in the college basketball world, thanks to the revolvi…

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USD hoops coach Eric Peterson on new transfers, recruiting, NIL, house settlement and more 1:02:22

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Since his South Dakota Coyotes' 19-win, high-flying season ended in the Summit League Tournament semifinals, coach Eric Peterson has been working at seemingly the same break-neck pace he expects from his athletes during their up-tempo games. Spring and early summer no longer lazy and uneventful in the college basketball world, thanks to the revolvi…

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FULL TUESDAY SHOW - Chuck Foreman on Jim Marshall / USD RB Charles Pierre, Jr. 1:22:14

15d ago1:22:14

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One of the six Minnesota Vikings to ever have his number retired died on Tuesday at age 87. Jim Marshall was not only captain of Bud Grant's four Super Bowl teams (1968-76) and part of the "Purple People Eaters" defensive line that menaced offenses throughout the team's dominating decade, he is still No. 3 on the all-time NFL list of most consecuti…

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Chuck Foreman remembers Vikings Super Bowl teammate Jim Marshall 17:07

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One of the six Minnesota Vikings to ever have his number retired died on Tuesday at age 87. Jim Marshall was not only part of the "Purple People Eaters" defensive line that menaced offenses throughout the team's dominating decade (1968-76) that included four NFC Championships, he is still No. 3 on the all-time NFL list of most consecutive games pla…

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Charles Pierre, Jr. (USD All-America RB) on his football father, "alien leg," and building a winner in Vermillion 1:05:08

15d ago1:05:08

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Some men who possess the same exact name as their father decide to not follow in dad's footsteps and seek different or opposite interests. That is not the case of Charles Pierre, Jr. Like father, like son. Dad was Florida Atlantic's first 1,000-yard rusher, Florida Atlantic, using his immense strength to plow over, or through, defenders. Pierre, Jr…

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71: We Are Programmed Just to Do Anything You Want Us To 57:44

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This week we are talking about robots. Where did they come from? What are they? Are they really going to replace all human workers? We get into the history of these machines, while looking at the implications for them, should they be paired with AI. We also discuss Elon Musk's fixation on humanoid robots, and where this obsession derives from. We a…

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John-o-logue: Dulaney dominates state track, KAT called a "loser," how ESPN will screw up Inside the NBA 47:27

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Blazing Brandon Valley wide receiver Landon Dulaney broke Nathan Garry's 12-year-old record in the 200 meter dash, part of a three gold medal meet. Happy Hour host John Gaskins starts the show by discussing how that speed against Griffin Wilde — a former Jackrabbit who is now in the Big Ten at Northwestern — and how it translates to Dulaney's poten…

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Dulaney darts to gold, KAT calls, and Lincoln Semchenko (SDSU '25 OL commit) 1:35:25

16d ago1:35:25

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What does "larger than life" sound like? In this case, a lot like it looks. Lincoln Semchenko is a 6'5, 300 lb. road-grading all-state offensive lineman from Sioux Falls Christian who is joining the "605 Hogs" at South Dakota State. You'll have a hard time believing he is just 18 years old with his wit, wisdom and storytelling. The son of former No…

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SDSU '25 recruit Lincoln Semchenko (OL, SF Christian) 47:58

16d ago47:58

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What does "larger than life" sound like? In this case, a lot like it looks. Lincoln Semchenko is a 6'5, 300 lb. road-grading all-state offensive lineman from Sioux Falls Christian who is joining the "605 Hogs" at South Dakota State. You'll have a hard time believing he is just 18 years old with his wit, wisdom and storytelling. The son of former No…

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FULL FRIDAY SHOW: Hot SDSU & USD topics with Jay Elsen / Jabari Henry is Canaries GOAT / Kwesi signs extension with Vikings 1:34:25

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Sioux Falls Canaries slugger Jabari Henry became the American Association's all-time home run king on Thursday night by knocking No. 147 over the left field wall with a 414-foot blast in The Birdcage. He added another later in the game for good measure. But Jabari was already the all-time King of the Sioux Falls Canaries. Happy Hour host John Gaski…

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Jabari Henry is league home run king / Kwesi signs extension with Vikings 31:49

19d ago31:49

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Sioux Falls Canaries slugger Jabari Henry became the American Association's all-time home run king on Thursday night by knocking No. 147 over the left field wall with a 414-foot blast in The Birdcage. He added another later in the game for good measure. But Jabari was already the all-time King of the Sioux Falls Canaries. Happy Hour host John Gaski…

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Jacks & Yotes hot summer topics with Jay Elsen (Midco Sports) 1:02:36

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May and June used to mark the "dead" part of the calendar in college athletics offices and facilities. But while none of the teams are competing, there has never been a busier time between seasons, nor the kind of deluge of daily news springing from both the transfer portal and high school recruiting trails. SDSU and USD are no exception, with thei…

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW - Vince Benedetto (SDSD TE coach) and Final Wolves Wrap after KO in OKC 1:39:22

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Who says you can't go to your second home again? Vince Benedetto is a Chicagoland native, but he feels back at home in Brookings, where his South Dakota football journey has come full circle. As a South Dakota State tight end from 2010-13 and graduate assistant in 2014-15, Benedetto helped the Jackrabbits grow into a consistent Top 20 FCS program b…

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Vince Benedetto, SDSU tight ends coach & former state champion HS coach 1:04:40

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Who says you can't go to your second home again? Vince Benedetto is a Chicagoland native, but he feels back at home in Brookings, where his South Dakota football journey has come full circle. As a South Dakota State tight end from 2010-13 and graduate assistant in 2014-15, Benedetto helped the Jackrabbits grow into a consistent Top 20 FCS program b…

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Wolves Wrap: So close yet so far away from an NBA title? What now? 34:43

20d ago34:43

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The Thunder struck early to knock out the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Western Conference Finals. That's back-to-back trips and two "gentleman's sweeps" in the NBA's penultimate playoff round. To channel Hall and Oates, the Wolves appear to be "so close yet so far away" from being a true title contender. So, now what? Should general manager Tim …

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FULL WED. SHOW - FCS Preseason Top 25 (HERO) released + an hour with HERO senior FCS analyst Sam Herder 1:35:17

21d ago1:35:17

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Wednesday was a Christmas Day of sorts for Jackrabbit and Coyote football fans. They got to unwrap an anticipated present — well, stocking stuffer, at least — the FCS preseason Top 25 football poll, voted on by four respected FCS analysts at HERO Sports. Was it a present or a Pandora's box? Or a can of worms? Based off what many who follow the FCS …

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John-o-logue: FCS Preseason Top 25 puts SDSU ahead of USD 34:14

21d ago34:14

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Wednesday was a Christmas Day of sorts for Jackrabbit and Coyote football fans. They got to unwrap an anticipated present — well, stocking stuffer, at least — the FCS preseason Top 25 football poll, voted on by four respected FCS analysts at HERO Sports. Was it a present or a Pandora's box? Or a can of worms? Based off what many who follow the FCS …

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Hot FCS Topics with Sam Herder, HERO Sports Senior FCS Analyst 1:01:03

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If you are looking to be more informed about the present and future of FCS football and how the Jackrabbits and Coyotese fit in it — this season and beyond — this is a deep dive that should leave you satisfied. Remarkably, the power brokers from the SEC just might give "the little guys" in the FCS an enormous boost in a seismic college football rul…

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NLA with Zim: Cheers to Norm!, Canaries slugger making history, Wolves, Twins, USD-NDSU football hype, Taryn Christion recap 1:03:20

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Why should Sioux Falls be captivated and impressed by Canaries slugger Jabari Henry tying and eventually breaking the American Association independent league's career home run record, and what makes his story and career intriguing? How disappointing, if at all, should we consider the Minnesota Timberwolves' postseason run considering it will likely…

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70: Bring Me A Dream 1:01:08

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This week we are discussing E.T.A. Hoffman's short story, The Sandman, which presciently anticipates some potential psychological consequences of a too-deep dependence on artificial beings for companionship, while also pointing towards the fundamentally destabilizing possibilities a world filled with autonomous, robotic beings might bring. We go ov…

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FULL FRIDAY SHOW: Taryn Christion / Wolves Walloped Again in OKC! 1:38:57

26d ago1:38:57

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He rewrote South Dakota State and Missouri Valley Football Conference record books as part of a juggernaut offense that vaulted the Jackrabbits into FCS national championship contention for the first time. Then, he had brief brushes with NFL royalty — Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Mike Tomlin — before coming back to start his new life…

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Woe are The Wolves! Game 2 Die Hard Wrap with USF coach Chris Johnson & Jonny Opps (Sunny's Pizzeria & Orion Pub owner) 34:13

26d ago34:13

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What's there to say about another infuriating, deflating Minnesota Timberwolves spanking from the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 on Thursday night? Plenty! It's another group therapy session after Minnesota again waited until the third quarter to get mauled — by SAG's flops, by the OKC mob, by its own self-inflicted wounds and self-doubt. If we ca…

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Taryn Christion (SDSU QB 2015-18) walks through his fascinating football career 1:04:45

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He rewrote South Dakota State and Missouri Valley Football Conference record books as part of a juggernaut offense that vaulted the Jackrabbits into FCS national championship contention for the first time. Then, he had brief brushes with NFL royalty — Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Mike Tomlin — before coming back to start his new life…

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW: SDSU takes another Summit all-sports title / MJ-LeBron-Kobe stories & NBA takes from former NBA guard & Husker legend Erick Strickland 1:13:40

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Michael Jordan. LeBron James. Kobe Bryant. Allen Iverson. Gary Payton. There aren't too many humans on the planet that can say they guarded all of those Hall of Famers in the NBA, but Erick Strickland is one of them. The University of Nebraska Basketball Hall of Famer has loads of awesome stories to tell about his nine-year career in the league (19…

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Why is SDSU so dominant in Summit League all-sports championship? 27:26

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The Jackrabbits aren't just a juggernaut in football and basketball. South Dakota State captured the Summit League Commissioner's Cup, a season-long all-sports tabulation, for the 10th time in 15 years. That SDSU continues to win or at least compete for league titles in almost every sport, every year is both amazing and obvious to Happy Hour host J…

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NBA takes & Jordan-LeBron-Kobe stories from Erick Strickland (NBA guard 1996-2005 and Husker Hoops Hall of Famer) 46:15

27d ago46:15

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Michael Jordan. LeBron James. Kobe Bryant. Allen Iverson. Gary Payton. There aren't too many humans on the planet that can say they guarded all of those Hall of Famers in the NBA, but Erick Strickland is one of them. The University of Nebraska Basketball Hall of Famer has loads of awesome stories to tell about his nine-year career in the league (19…

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FULL WED. SHOW - Erik Thorstenson / Wolves Wrap with USF's Chris Johnson 1:36:12

28d ago1:36:12

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Capturing Victor Page weilding a broomstick during the middle of the sold out Christmas Night Skyforce game. Challenging synchronized swimmers, pickle ballers, and Stu Whitney to on-air athletic competitions. Calling local small town bars to get the high school football or basketball scores. Then, there's the incredible events, personalities, and h…

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Erik Thorstenson on his 30 years in Sioux Falls local TV 1:05:03

28d ago1:05:03

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Capturing Victor Page weilding a broomstick during the middle of the sold out Christmas Night Skyforce game. Challenging synchronized swimmers, pickle ballers, and Stu Whitney to on-air athletic competitions. Calling local small town bars to get the high school football or basketball scores. Then, there's the incredible events, personalities, and h…

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