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Pro sports is having a week, and most of it happened off the field. Not to be outdone by Election Day, Amy and Scott get into the athletes who ran for office, what happened in the NHL after the US beat Canada at the Olympics, which is currently causing more tension than tariffs, the Knicks' owner ring debacle that'll make you thankful for your job, and the injury wave hitting the NFL and NBA at the same time. Sports are the easiest conversation starter. We're just getting you ready for it with the sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

It's Halloween week, and sports fans are the most superstitious people alive. This week, Amy and Scott get into the curses behind some of the biggest droughts and collapses in sports history, including one playing out in the NFL right now. There's a Broadway play that cost the Red Sox 84 years, a billy goat kicked out of Wrigley Field, and a video game cover that has Eagles fans paying very close attention. This episode covers the curses worth knowing and the ones you can use in tonight's conversation. Sports are the easiest conversation starter. We're just getting you ready for it with the sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

The World Series is here, and neither the Milwaukee Brewers nor the Tampa Bay Rays has ever won it. One of them is about to when the series starts on October 23, and the stories in this series are as good (if not better) than the baseball. This week Amy and Scott cover the Milwaukee Brewers, the Tampa Bay Rays, and everything you need to hold your own in any World Series conversation this week, including the wild backstories, the characters, and the things nobody else is going to tell you to look for. Sports are the easiest conversation starter. We're just getting you ready for it with the sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

The NBA season starts next week and there's already a helicopter, a Pulitzer Prize investigation, and a team that lost five draft picks because of a podcast. This week Amy and Scott get into everything worth knowing before the first game tips off. Covered in this episode: - LeBron James in year 24, joining the 76ers on a veterans minimum and commuting from New York City by Fanatics helicopter. Why his jersey outsold every jersey in NBA history within 48 hours, and how Michael Rubin ties the whole thing together - Giannis out of Milwaukee and into Miami, and what a stacked Eastern Conference means for this season - The Clippers losing five first-round draft picks after a journalist's podcast exposed them paying Kawhi Leonard through outside companies to get around the salary cap (Steve Ballmer got fined $30M and banned from his own arena for a year) - The New York Knicks as defending champions for the first time in 53 years, Jalen Brunson the doodle dad hosting SNL, and why this is the easiest team to jump on right now - How the NBA changed its draft lottery rules to stop teams from losing on purpose, and whether that actually solves anything Sports are the easiest conversation starter. We're just getting you ready for it with the sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

Football is on every weekend, but play calling happens every 40 seconds, and nobody around you can actually explain it. Here's what's really going on. Amy and Scott break down the conversation starters most football fans don't even know they're missing, like the green dot, the 15-second rule, and what a quarterback is actually hearing in his helmet before every snap. This week they get into: - The green dot on the quarterback's helmet and what it actually means - The 15-second rule: coaches can only talk to the QB until 15 seconds are left on the play clock, then the mic cuts off, no exceptions - There's an NFL official in the press box whose entire job is to enforce that cutoff for every single game - The equity rule: if one team loses communication, the other team has to go silent too - New England's headsets tended to go out for visiting teams and come back on the moment the NFL official walked over to check - The President moving seats in a stadium kills all headset communication in the building, and it happened during a national championship game on a key drive - Kyle Shanahan's play calls are 30 words long, and the quarterback has to repeat every word of it in the huddle before the snap - Netflix's Quarterback showed what memorizing those calls actually looks like at home with Case Keenum's wife Kimberly calling out plays while cooking, Marcus Mariota's wife Kiyomi quizzing him before games - Fernando Mendoza, the Raiders' backup QB, wears his full helmet on the sidelines the entire game to hear the play calls better - Colts co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon wears a headset on the sidelines, not to micromanage, but because if she has to fire someone, she wants to know exactly why Sports are the easiest conversation starter. We're just getting you ready for it with the sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

October is the month when sports come up everywhere, from work and happy hour to your family group chat, and it's all happening at once. Here's what you actually need to know. Amy and Scott get into everything happening in sports this month so you're ready when it comes up. This week they get into: - The NHL season begins today, and they've added two extra games to an already brutal schedule. Why did the players agree to that? - The NBA tips off October 20th on NBC. LeBron left LA for the 76ers. The Knicks are defending champions. Jalen Brunson just hosted SNL.  - The Mets spent $344M. The Rays spent $89M. And only one of them made the playoffs. - WNBA playoffs throw conferences out the window entirely, but Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings are in. - NASCAR's format means drivers who aren't even in the playoffs are still out there racing and wreaking havoc on the ones who are - The NFL is packing its passport: London three weeks in a row, Paris for the first time. Jet lag is already taking down rosters. - The Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. If you don't care about the game, go for the fair food. - The Singapore Grand Prix and the Austin Grand Prix, including why they weld the manhole covers shut before the race and what the two-hour time limit means if you've never watched F1 Sports are the easiest conversation starter. We're getting you ready with the sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

You've been watching the players. But have you been looking at the coaches? Amy and Scott are getting into one of the most overlooked conversations in sports: the game day fits on the sideline. What coaches are allowed to wear, what they're not, and why it's completely different depending on the sport. And as Scott puts it, if you don't even care about sports, this one involves fashion, and that's enough. This week they cover: - Why baseball coaches are dressed like the players, and the late 1800s tradition behind it - The NFL's dress code, why suits have been banned and Kyle Shanahan's very real beef with this season's issued hats - Jim Harbaugh wearing cleats on the Chargers sideline and why his players started asking for them - Kim Mulkey coaching LSU in feathers, rhinestones, and heels because if you win enough, you can channel Dolly Parton and wear whatever you want - Dawn Staley bringing Gucci and Jordans to the South Carolina sideline, and what her new Nike deal means for this season - Rick Pitino's white suit, Danny Hurley's barely-surviving lucky suit, and what happens when you wear a white shirt and sweat through it on national television - Why the NHL is basically the last sport still in suits, and nobody is questioning it There's always something to talk about in sports that has nothing to do with what's happening on the field. You have to know where to look. That's the sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

You still have questions. Honestly? Same. After two episodes breaking down college and NFL football, Amy and Scott are back to fill in all the blanks on the stuff that goes over everyone's head, the things you don't know how to bring up, and the questions you've been afraid to ask out loud. This week they get into: - Why the ball is physically different between college and the NFL, and how it messed up one of the best receivers in the league when he got to the pros - One foot vs. two feet, clock management, and why overtime in college and the NFL are completely different animals - The ref who just threw that flag probably has a real job on Monday, and what that job actually looks like (and how much they get paid) - How the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC) changed everything - The 11 teams that now have male cheerleaders and the six that don't have any at all - Explaining the Bills Mafia with their tables, bowling ball shots and a 20-foot table in the brand-new stadium. - Auburn's toilet papering tradition, and why you do not mess with those trees. Sports are the easiest conversation starter. We're just getting you ready for it with the sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

The NFL is back. And this season feels different before it's even started. For the first time, the league is playing on four continents, in seven countries, and the first game of the season isn't even in the United States. This is not the league from five years ago, and that has nothing to do with Taylor Swift. Amy and Scott are back to get you set up for success when it comes to talking about the world of football. Whether it comes up at the office, happy hour, or wherever sports are on in the background, this episode is your conversation starter. This week they're getting into: - The NFL's full 180 on touchdown celebrations and what's still going to get you fined (RIP finger guns) - The LA Rams pulling out all the stops with Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald on the same defensive line - Baker Mayfield in Tampa with mosquito energy in the best possible way - The international schedule, including a first-ever game in Paris and an international opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground - Rookie debut patches are the coolest new thing you'll spot on a jersey all season - And the full-time job of figuring out where to actually watch the games this year You don't have to watch anything on TV. We've got you. Sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

College football season is back, and co-hosts Amy and Scott cover everything worth knowing before the conversation passes you by. From Indiana's perfect 16-0 season to quarterbacks making six million dollars while shopping for online classes. Then there's a coach the FBI investigated after he left town, and a regular fan from Akron who called plays in an actual college football game. Plus Pat McAfee, who is somehow on every ESPN broadcast, making $60M dollars a year, and yet is still an acquired taste for some. Want to know more about how play calling works? Full episode here: https://lastnightsgame.com/podcast/2023-playcalling New episodes weekly. Follow Last Night's Game for sports news you want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

Fantasy football season is here. If you have spent years nodding along while everyone around you obsesses over rosters, lineups, and waiver wire pickups, this episode is a good place to start. Co-hosts Amy and Scott go through what fantasy football is, how a league works, what happens on draft night, and what you need to do each week so you stay competitive.  They also talk about which players are getting the most attention heading into the 2026 season, how a Chinese zodiac sign turned into a legitimate draft strategy, and what happens to the person who finishes last. One of those punishments involves a stuffed bear at a restaurant table for two. You do not have to play to get something out of this. If you want to follow the conversation, this episode is for you. New episodes drop weekly. Follow Last Night's Game for sports worth talking about. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

World Cup chaos, the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, and the worst national anthem performances ever. This is your save-it episode for the 4th of July, no stats required. Amy and co-host Scott give you the conversation starters you actually need this weekend. We get into why Norway flew in 6,000 lbs of oranges and 250 lbs of brown cheese, Erling Haaland's beef-heart diet, the Telemundo commercial drama, record-breaking World Cup ratings, and Messi making history right before his 40th birthday. Then it's a full preview of Nathan's Famous: the 1916 origin story, Joey Chestnut's comeback from probation, his most stomach-turning records, women's champ Miki Sudo, and the gross competitive-eating rules nobody tells you about. We close with the most infamous anthem fails of all time, from Roseanne Barr to Carl Lewis to Steven Tyler. Save this for your happy hour or cookout, then follow for more sports news you'll want to spill. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

The 2026 World Cup starts this week, and it is about to take over your office, your feed, and every happy hour conversation. Good news: you do not need to know a thing about soccer to keep up. In this episode, Amy and Scott give you the fun, human stories behind World Cup 2026 so you can walk into any room ready. In this episode: - Why the US, Canada, and Mexico didn't have to qualify - The NFL grass drama, and why players are annoyed - Why tickets are so wildly expensive this year - How Shakira is outpacing Team Italy and she's bringing Madonna and BTS along for the ride - Team USA names to know: Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, and coach Mauricio Pochettino - The viral underdog that the whole internet adopted - The $17 billion reason nobody is working this summer No stats, no jargon, just the sports news you'll want to spill. Follow Last Night's Game so you never miss an episode. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

Want to understand Formula One without feeling confused?  This beginner-friendly Formula One podcast episode breaks down everything casual fans need to know about F1, including drivers, teams, races, rules, and why Formula One has exploded in popularity. Amy and Scott explain: - Why Max Verstappen's dominance is ending - How Cadillac and Audi are changing Formula One - Why Monaco is the most iconic Formula One race - How Netflix's Drive to Survive transformed F1 fandom - The celebrity, fashion, and luxury culture surrounding Formula One - Easy Formula One conversation starters for beginners Whether you're watching your first Formula One race, trying to follow the 2026 F1 season, or simply want to understand why everyone is suddenly obsessed with Formula One, this episode makes F1 approachable, fun, and easy to follow. Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website

The Indy 500. The French Open. Formula 1. NASCAR. Cheese rolling. Yes...cheese rolling. This week, Amy and Scott break down the biggest Memorial Day weekend sports storylines in a way that actually makes sense for casual fans. From racing traditions and tennis drama to one of the wildest competitions on the internet, this episode gives you everything you need to survive sports conversations all weekend long. You'll learn: - Why the Indy 500 winner drinks milk - What makes the "Double" one of the hardest challenges in sports - Why Carlos Alcaraz pulling out of the French Open changes everything - Who to know on the women's tennis side - Why thousands of people willingly throw themselves down a hill chasing cheese If sports come up this weekend, this is the episode to listen to first. CORRECTION: Someone actually wants to drink skim milk. Of the 33 drivers competing in Sunday's race, 25 chose whole milk. Seven chose 2%, and only one of them opted for skim milk.   Other episodes you might enjoy: Mastering Sports Betting: Your Comprehensive Guide Everyday Mindset Shifts To Handle Pressure With Olympian Obi Emegano The Easy Guide to Talking NFL This Season  Follow us on social between episodes: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Website