That's Your Field
That's Your Field
That's Your Field
That's Your Field is a podcast by a politics junkie and a sports... guy, I guess. Every episode, we'll each explain one sports or political topic to one another, and if you listen, you'll learn! Send topic requests or compliments to [email protected], and send complaints to Jerry Jones, General Manager, One Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034
Season 2 Episode 1 - Sports Betting; Presidential Headgear
We're back after our, what, 3 week hiatus? Jared explains sports betting odds, while Bradley talks about why Trump's hats are so historic. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/11/dukakis-and-the-tank-099119/
Jan 9, 2025
49 min
Episode 11 - Expansion Teams; Hong Kong
How do new teams get added to professional sports leagues? What's going on in Hong Kong? Did the Seattle Kraken base their logo on Trogdor the Burninator? Can Alex really beat Rajon Rondo in Connect 4? All these and more in today's episode. Strong Bad Email #58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90X5NJleYJQ Kraken Trogdor Sticker: https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Hockey-Trogdor-by-mcguiresticker/53235958.EJUG5
Aug 6, 2020
1 hr 3 min
Minisode 3 - How Did It Go So Wrong?
In the halcyon days of 2010, a woman named Christine O'Donnell ran for Senate. Four years later, the #1 offense in the NBA Dallas Mavericks were looking to trade to make their defense match. These two stories are unrelated, but they did both end pretty badly. Christine O'Donnell ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJyPsmEask
Jul 26, 2020
24 min
Minisode 2 - How Did It Go So Wrong?
Bobby Bonilla is getting paid $1 million a year to not play baseball, and Mike Bloomberg spent about $1 billion to lose the Democratic primary. In today's minisode, we're discussing some pretty substantial mistakes.
Jul 9, 2020
33 min
Episode 10 - Baseball's 2020 Season; The Supreme Court
MLB players and owners are yelling at each other, and so are we. In the most combative episode of TYF yet, we discuss whether any baseball will be played in 2020, what's going on with the Supreme Court, and what qualifies as fast food.
Jun 28, 2020
59 min
Episode 9 - Designated Hitters; Gerrymandering
Baseball gives some teams an unfair advantage, and the US gives some voters an advantage. Learn about both as we discuss the Designated Hitter Rule and voter manipulation. Also, check out this short video on how gerrymandering works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mky11UJb9AY
Jun 17, 2020
1 hr 9 min
Episode 8 - Kaepernick and Black Lives Matter
With Black Lives Matter protests all over the country responding to the killing of George Floyd, we thought it would be important to discuss Colin Kaepernick and the movement that got us here. We are three straight, privileged (and Jewish) white guys, so to really understand the perspective of people of color, here are two great podcast episodes to listen to - Pod Save the People - No In Between: https://crooked.com/podcast/no-in-between-ibram-x-kendi/ Minority Korner - The Emperor Has No Clothes: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/minority-korner/mk234-the-emperor-has-no-clothes-history-of-us-police-protests-ivanka-pride-blackouttuesday-coping-through-systemic-racism-while-black-white-allys-bush-photo-op/
Jun 7, 2020
53 min
Minisode - How Did it Go So Wrong?
Our first minisode, exploring catastrophic decisions: The Red Sox selling Babe Ruth, and Quibi.
May 25, 2020
29 min
Episode 7: Delaying Sports; Recessions
Professional sports are being delayed due to COVID-19, and so is millions of people having money. How is everyone going to deal with this? Also, we finally have intro and outro music, let us know what you think at [email protected]!
May 22, 2020
1 hr 5 min
Episode 6: The XFL; Voting by Mail
What was the XFL, and is it coming back? How are we all gonna vote in November with COVID going on? Who's Alex? Don't worry about it. We're not gonna make it a thing.
May 11, 2020
45 min
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