#BecauseMiami: The Death of Cuban Exceptionalism

The Stanley Cup Final is set, and we have an epic rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers. Before we get there, the gang shares their wins and fails of the week, including a golden goal from Team USA, the Carolina Hurricanes finally winning an Eastern Conference Final game, and a take that has aged incredibly poorly from Ethan. Then, Bob Wischusen of ESPN joins us to recount some old stories from the early days of Florida Panthers hockey, recap the Western Conference Final between the Oilers and Dallas Stars, and share his prediction for the Cup Final. Finally, the group discusses Paul Maurice's reluctance to participate in the handshake line before sharing their predictions for who will hoist Lord Stanley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Under-recruited running back from a collapsed American city — with a single mom and a dream — wins the Super Bowl. Sounds familiar, right? But NFL coach Deland McCullough’s story, as told through his new book with Sarah Spain, has a twist all its own. (Thanks to a little help from Sir Mix-a-Lot.) P.S. One correction, at the 17:50 mark: Deland McCullough’s senior year of college was 1995, not 2005. • Read "Runs in the Family": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Runs-in-the-Family/Sarah-Spain/9781668036280 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stugotz puts everyone in the Shipping Container in an uncomfortable position by forcing them to blind rank Sports Podcast Hosts. Also, how does he handle his daughters' dating lives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Have you ever done something so efficient that you think you could get away with committing crimes?" With Billy Pill in the Dan seat today, we react to the Knicks vs. Pacers game with a full hour of analysis. HA! Just kidding. It's time for the high-level IOU, the peasant garage, and Sydney Sweeney's bathwater soap. Today's cast: Billy, Stugotz, Chris, Izzy, Jeremy, Roy, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former congressman Joe Garcia joins Billy Corben to talk about how Cuban Trump supporters voted against their own interests...like not being deported. Also, the beef between Miami city commissioners Joe Carollo and Miguel Gabela continues as Gabela takes over Carollo's former position as chairman of the Bayfront Park Management Trust. Commissioner Gabela joins Billy to talk about his longstanding feud with Carollo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stugotz, Billy and Mikey A say goodbye to God Bless Football on Meadowlark as the show will look for a new home after this episode. Here's a headline hits some dumb comments and actions around the league. The guys blind rank head coaches and then GBF on Meadowlark guests. And Billy and Mikey A reveal a truth to Stugotz they have been holding onto for over a year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In another episode of Share & Tell, Mina Kimes (who peaked in college) and David Dennis Jr. (who was Steph Curry’s original Splash Brother) join Pablo Torre to define what “cool” even means, for present-day athletes and fans. Are athletes like Tyrese Haliburton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trying too hard to generate “aura”? Is Aaron Judge too big to be cool? Is a decidedly unc wardrobe an asset or liability for Jalen Hurts? We conduct the inaugural PTFO Coolest Athlete Draft to find out. Further content: • Toward a Unified Theory of Uncool (Ock Sportello) https://www.neverhungover.club/p/toward-a-unified-theory-of-uncool • Subscribe to the Mina Kimes YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@minakimes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"You're my dirty, disgusting brother." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Samson has achieved something awe-inspiring in the media space, so it's time for us to navel gaze ahead of playing another edition of "Would You Attend Their Funeral?" Then, it's time for another episode of The Pitch Clock a.k.a. Buzz the Tower. Chris and Jeremy square off in Taylor's Trivia while Adnan Virk gives us an assessment of where MLB stands post-Memorial Day, Tarik Skubal's unparalleled greatness, and The Big Dumper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tim Kurkjian is one of Dan's math friends, and while he's here to play the Looks Like game and give us all sorts of peculiar tidbits about Major League Baseball, he also buzzes the tower while Chris Cote eats a Blizzard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices