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Plagued with minutes of technically difficulties, this episode covers almost everything in the last month of American Handball Drama. If anyone has ties to major TV folks, now is the time because you cannot make this stuff up, whether you want it to be a comedy, drama, or documentary it is must watch.

JD joins Max live from his townhouse in the streets of Chicago as the chat about some current handball topics.

In this episode of the pod, JD and Max recap an exciting last 2 months of handball. From closure of the Macedonia trip, to College Nationals, to Barstool in Chicago, to Handball in Iowa and finally why Max is now famous for his life with Shrek.

JD and Max recount the struggles of Day 2 from their spring break trip with the Buckeye Handballers. Day 2 was a full journey through Greece. Tune in for the literal ups and downs of this Greek Odyssey.

JD, Max, and the Buckeye Handballers take on t he streets of Bitola, Macedonia...literally. Listen to the first hand, fresh accounts of Day 1 in Macedonia complete with scalping fake tickets and lunch on top of a mountain.

JD and Max cover the influence of social media on handball participation, the expansion of handball training camps and opportunities, and the promotion and support of handball through content sharing. It highlights the impact of social media influencers on increasing participation, the growth of training camps and opportunities in Florida and Macedonia, and the importance of promoting and supporting handball through content sharing and engagement. The conversation covers exciting travel plans and adventures, training sessions, content strategy, European Handball Championships, commentary opportunities, challenges in broadcasting handball league matches, the professional handball league, and the topic of political donations and influence. The conversation covers a range of topics including community engagement, social media influence, government relations, youth handball leagues, European trip planning, weather concerns, and youth handball league development. The hosts discuss their sports memories, social media advocacy, lobbying efforts, and the development of youth handball leagues, emphasizing the importance of community engagement and youth handball development.Takeaways Social media influence on handball participationExpansion of handball training camps and opportunitiesPromotion and support of handball through content sharing Exciting travel plansContent strategy and broadcastingPolitical donations and influence Community EngagementYouth Handball Development00:00 Influence of Social Media on Handball Participation09:53 Promotion and Support of Handball Through Content Sharing26:28 Travel Plans and Adventures33:11 Handball League Matches and Broadcasting Challenges44:29 Political Donations and Influence53:17 European Trip Planning and Youth Handball Funding01:00:36 Youth Handball League Development and EngagementChapters

The boys are back in the booth after a nice hiatus and of course are plagued with plenty of technical difficulties. Once you get passed that, the meat of this one is breaking down the last few weeks of LA Handball Club activities and there battles in Chicago this past weekend. Plus plenty of other random handball content with JD and Max. Enjoy!

In this edition of the show, JD and Max cover a ton of ground and the last month and a half of handball action around the country and the world for Team USA.

Max and JD break down the earth shattering news of the new head coach for the US Men's National Team for USATH.

Welcome back shooters! After a month hiatus, Max is done traveling and we can back to business. In this episode, JD and Max talk through former USAMNT Coach Robert Hedin's transition to head coach of Bahrain, the Club Nationals in the Quad Cities, the World Series of Handball, and more! If you have any suggestions or ideas do not hesitate to leave them in the comments!

It has been quite some time (3 years) since our last episode and we are excited to get back to some consistent content. Max and JD are back to joining forces and will try to cover everything they can in the American handball world. In this pilot episode the homies discuss 2025 College Nationals, the 2025 Open Nationals in Iowa, and the USA Wheelchair Handball scandal. Enjoy and as always, keep on shooting shooters...

On this Team Handball Tuesday edition of the show, JD and Max recap current news from Birmingham with the World Games, the upcoming County Fair Tour, and the Columbus Challenge Cup.

In this obscure episode, JD and Max are live from Norway with the Ohio State Handball Team as they enjoy Norwegian culture, handball, and so much more. Give it a listen and we apologize for the audio but that is what you get in a motel basement.

On this much awaited episode, JD waits for Max to wrap up his tennis match before the two get into discussing USATH Open Nationals, the summer of handball festivities, and the Handball News Team taking twitter by storm. We are still working out the kinks but hope you enjoy!

On this rare Monday edition of the pod, JD and Max give a recap of the Olympics opening weekend, a preview of what is to come with Flanders this weekend, and bikini bottom gate. If you don't get this reference to bikini bottom gate, you have been living under a rock...Patrick. Get it? We try to be funny here. Anyways twitter has been absolutely bonkers for handball, as it always is every four years for the Olympics. Let's keep it going!