The Wisconsin Wayback
The Wisconsin Wayback
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A retrospective Wisconsin sports history podcast! We're a podcast for diehard Wisconsin sports fans, hosted by diehard Wisconsin sports fans. Every week, the Hogg brothers will discuss a different team from the wide world of Wisconsin sports, honing in on a particular year to break down the key players, storylines, and peculiarities from that team. The 2007 Packers? Yep. The 2014 Brewers? Absolutely. You name it, we hope to cover it. Join us as we craft this audio love letter to everything Wisconsin sports.
Plushdamentals: The 2011 Milwaukee Brewers
On episode 6 of the Wisconsin Wayback, the Hogg brothers are joined by friend of the pod and trending sports reporter for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, JR Radcliffe to discuss the 2011 Milwaukee Brewers! This Brewers team saw the team reach new heights, winning 96 games in the regular, taking the NL Central crown in convincing fashion, and defeating the Diamondbacks in the NLDS before eventually succumbing to the Cardinals in the NLCS. This episode features a shoutout to Doug Melvin, a love-letter to Yuniesky Betancourt, and Curt hosting an airing of grievances over some postseason coaching decisions. Enjoy this trip into the time machine of Wisconsin sports history!
Apr 8, 2021
1 hr 9 min
Brett Favre's Waffle House: The 2008 Packers
On episode 5 of the Wisconsin Wayback, the Hogg brothers dive into the 2008 Packers, a team known more for its offseason activities than its regular-season activities. This season is the first of the Aaron Rodgers era, #12's first season at the helm following the dramatic off-season soap opera that unfolded after Brett Favre's retirement announcement. The Hogg brothers rehearse the offseason's events, give proper credit to a 6-10 team that wasn't as bad as its record, and read some ice-cold takes from 2008 Journal Sentinel readers. Enjoy this trip into the Wisconsin Wayback machine, as we do a retrospective on the 2008 Packers!
Mar 23, 2021
54 min
Culver's St. Jean: 2009 Wisconsin Football
On episode 4 of the Wisconsin Wayback, the Hogg boys dive into the 2009 Wisconsin Badgers football team! This team is a quintessential Badgers football squad, going 9-3 in the regular season, facing tough battles vs Iowa and pesky Northwestern, led by a strong line and running back. The 2009 squad developed several of the young players who would be key contributors for the three consecutive Rose Bowl appearances: Montee Ball, JJ Watt, Chris Borland, and more. Featured in this episode: Trevor has Culver's on the brain, Curt wonders about the statute of limitations on his story of sneaking into Camp Randall, and Brian's definitive(?) rankings of the top 5 UW running backs of the 2000s.
Mar 10, 2021
51 min
Winning is Fun: Ben Brust on the 2013-2014 Badgers
On episode 3 of The Wisconsin Wayback, we're diving into the 2013-2014 Wisconsin Badgers basketball season! This team started the season 16-0 and overcame a mid-season slump to make a deep run into the Final Four of March Madness, defeating teams like Oregon, Baylor, and Arizona along the way. While we watched the games from the sidelines, our guest this week experienced this season first-hand! The Wisconsin Wayback is delighted and honored to present our interview with Ben Brust, former Badgers guard and current BTN sportscaster/ESPN radio host! Brust shares stories and insights from the season that only someone on the team could give. The interview concludes with Brust sharing what he feels is the lasting legacy of this 2013-2014 team. 
Feb 22, 2021
1 hr
.500 Baseball Never Felt So Good: The 2005 Brewers
On episode 2 of the Wisconsin Wayback, the Hogg brothers look back 16 years, to the Milwaukee Brewers 2005 season, the first non-losing season for the Crew since 1992. This season is famous for the arrival of much of the homegrown talent that would lead the Brewers to the postseason in years to come: JJ Hardy, Rickie Weeks, Prince Fielder, and more. This episode features Curt's love for the pride of West, Texas - Scott Podsednik, family nicknames for various Brewers relievers, and one creepy Carlos Lee bobblehead.
Feb 12, 2021
51 min
Fear the Deer: The 09-10 Milwaukee Bucks
For the inaugural episode, we're going wayback to the 2009-2010 Bucks! In this podcast: Brandon Jennings slick hairstyles, Brian's live reaction to THAT Bogut injury, Trevor's theory about people on the Jumbotron, and more. 
Feb 4, 2021
45 min