The Rich Eisen Show

Comedian Nate Bargatze joins Rich in-studio to discuss his upcoming ‘Your Friend, Nate Bargatze’ Netflix special, reveals the origins of his ‘Saturday Night Live’ George Washington sketch, what happened when he auditioned for the ‘Entourage’ movie, what Mark Wahlberg did that shocked him when golfing in ‘The Match,’ his Vanderbilt football fandom, and more.   Rich previews the best matchups in NFL Week 15 including Steelers vs Eagles, Bills vs Lions, Packers vs Seahawks, Buccaneers vs Chargers, Colts vs Broncos and Dolphins vs Texans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NFL Insider Tom Pelissero and Rich discuss LB De’Vondre Campbell quitting on the 49ers in their Week 15 loss to the Rams, the Niners’ looming decision on Brock Purdy’s next contract, Bill Belichick spurning the NFL to become North Carolina’s head football coach, if the Eagles’ AJ Brown/Jalen Hurts drama could impact Philadelphia’s stretch run, and more.   In ‘What’s More Likely’ Rich weighs in on Lions vs Bills, Steelers vs Eagles, Sam Darnold, Brock Purdy, Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, the Giants, Raiders, Colts, Dolphins, Chargers, Raiders, Giants, Buccaneers and more. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Rams’ pivotal win on Thursday Night Football against their NFC West rival 49ers with big implications for each team’s playoff hopes, and Rich makes the case for the Rams to lob in a call to Aaron Donald to lure the future Hall of Famer out of retirement for one more Super Bowl run.  Yankees fan Rich reacts to the Pinstripes trading for Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams, and  weighs in (literally) on Juan Soto’s introductory press conference with the New York Mets where the slugger’s photos in his new uniform raised some eyebrows on social media along with his incendiary comments on which baseball team owns New York. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 ____ BJ Armstrong joins the show to discuss the state of basketball today vs. the era Jim and he played in, how debates about who’s the greatest player in the history of the game are fun but useless, why it seems like European bigs are more skilled but European guards take more time to figure out the NBA game, and what really separated Michael Jordan from everyone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12/12/24 - Hour 3 Rich and the guys react to the latest comments coming out of Philadelphia where the Eagles are trying to downplay any tension between QB Jalen Hurts and WR AJ Brown. Actor Rod Corddry joins Rich in-studio to discuss the new season of his ‘Bookie’ comedy on MAX, his reaction, as a New England Patriots fan, to Bill Belichick taking the North Carolina job, and more. Rich reacts to the opening comments from Belichick at his introductory press conference in Chapel Hill today. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12/12/24 - Hour 2 Vikings All-Pro WR Justin Jefferson and Rich discuss the emergence of QB Sam Darnold this season from draft bust to potential franchise quarterback, the leadership of head coach Kevin O’Connell, if Minnesota can catch the Detroit Lions in the NFC North, and his friendly rivalry with former LSU teammate Ja’Marr Chase. ESPN’s Seth Wickersham tells Rich why Bill Belichick shocked everyone by taking the North Carolina job, how the 72-year-old coach will relate to college players and deal with NIL and Transfer Portal demands, how the changing politics in the NFL soured the 6-time Super Bowl champion on a return to coaching in the league, and more. Rich previews what’s at stake in the pivotal NFC West showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12/12/24 - Hour 1 Rich and the guys react to Bill Belichick abandoning a return to the NFL sidelines to take the head coaching job at North Carolina. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and Rich discuss the Longhorns’ mindset heading into their first-round game of the College Football Playoff against Clemson, how he handles the clamoring from fans and media to play Arch Manning more, the challenge of handling recruiting and the Transfer Portal while prepping for playoff games, and his reaction to Bill Belichick taking the UNC job. Rich and the guys compare Bill Belichick’s new situation at North Carolina to Deion Sanders’ at Colorado. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 ____ O’Shea & T.J. react to the last two weeks of wrestling action. The shocking breakup of The New Day as a trio is still a sore spot and the fans let Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods hear about it (and not in a good way) this week on Raw. O’Shea and TJ also discuss WarGames and whether it should continue after numerous injuries happened in the steel cage match. Oba Femi and Guilia are the winners of NXT’s Iron Survivor Challenge making them the top contenders for the Men’s and Women’s NXT titles and the guys wonder what comes next for the two. With DIY turning Heel and becoming the new SmackDown tag team champions, where is the tag division heading? Plus, O’Shea also promotes his upcoming movie, “Den of Thieves 2” by revealing who would make up his “Alll-Time Movie Heist” crew! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12/11/24 - Hour 3 Rich previews the Lions vs Bills and says what’s at stake for Detroit head coach Dan Campbell in Week 15. Actor Omar J. Dorsey joins Rich in-studio to discuss the new season of ‘Bookie’ on MAX, what happened when he tried to bet on the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight, weighs in on the struggles of late by Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons and his beloved Georgia Bulldogs’ chances in the College Football Playoff. O’Shea Jackson Jr. drops by the studio to chop it up on the Dodgers, Lakers, and why Fat Joe deserves a break. Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12/11/24 - Hour 2 Rich reveals big shuffling up and town his NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 15. FOX Sports/The Athletic’s CFB Insider Bruce Feldman and Rich discuss the final 12 teams that made the College Football Playoff field, Bill Belichick possibly taking the North Carolina Tarheels head coaching job and how the 6-time Super Bowl champion would fit in the vastly different College Football ecosystem. Yankees fan Rich reacts to the Pinstripes signing Max Fried while Red Sox fan Brockman weighs in on Boston trading for White Sox SP Garrett Crochet.  Please check out other RES productions: Overreaction Monday: http://apple.co/overreactionmonday  What the Football with Suzy Shuster and Amy Trask: http://apple.co/whatthefootball The Jim Jackson Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jim-jackson-show/id1770609432 No-Contest Wrestling with O'Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-contest-wrestling/id1771450708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices