Convince Me

It's an important week in America..... it's Madden week! Who wants to listen to grown men discuss video games? Hopefully you do! With the release of this year's annual NFL game from EA Sports, the guys look back at some of the greatest sports-related video games of all time. This one has alot of nostalgic feels to it. Join us as Rut and Bennett try to compile the best library of the greatest sports video games of all time and see who comes out on top. Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

One does not simply miss this week's episode... We're going medieval on ya! This week, we look at two massive franchises, one that owned the movie theaters and one that owned the television screen. They share some commonalities. They're both in a medieval fantasy setting. They both involve massive power struggles with epic battles. They both killed off Sean Bean's character WAY early. But which one is better? Find out this week on Convince Me! Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

In a court of law, attorneys are often appointed to cases and sometimes, they have to argue on little to no beforehand knowledge of the details. This week we're bringing that flavor to the Convince Me Courtroom! Six arguments that are argued completely blindly and chaos may ensue. Check it out and let us know what you think! Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

Texas and Oklahoma's departure to greener pastures leaves the Big 12 looking less and less like a power conference. But could a new conference take their place as a "Power 5"? This week Rut and Elrod each create a new conference from the remnants of the Big 12 and other schools not in a Power 5 conference and see who can convince Bennett that their new conference is superior! It's Podcast Awards time again! Head over to podcastawards.com and nominate us for Peoples Choice and Entertainment categories! Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

While it may not be acceptable for grown men to play with toys, it's absolutely acceptable for them to reminisce on the toys of their childhood! This week, we get in the way-back machine and visit the 1980s and peruse the aisles of Toys R' Us and other classic toy stores as Rut and Bennett draft and debate the classics we all remember and still love. It's the best of the 1980s toy lines draft! It's Podcast Awards time again! Head over to podcastawards.com and nominate us for Peoples Choice and Entertainment categories! Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

It's All-Star Week in the baseball world and one of the fan favorite festivities took place Monday night when there were bombs being sprayed 500+ feet through the mountain air in Denver at Coors Field. This week on Convince Me, we're looking back at some of the best long ball hitters of all time as Bennett and Elrod draft their all-time homerun derby lineups to go head-to-head and Rut decides! Who's going yard and who comes up a little short? Join us and find out this week on Convince Me! It's Podcast Awards time again! Head over to podcastawards.com and nominate us for Peoples Choice and Entertainment categories! Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

With Conan O'Brien stepping away from late night television, it's hard not to think of a particular public debacle he endured in his career, and from there, it's easy to go back to the late night TV rivalry that spanned 20+ years. It started with the retirement of the King of Late Night Johnny Carson and it settles this week in the Convince Me Courtroom. It's the assumed "heir apparent" to the Tonight Show throne battling the surprising replacement, it's NBC dueling CBS, for one last time, it's Jay Leno against David Letterman! It's Podcast Awards time again! Head over to podcastawards.com and nominate us for Peoples Choice and Entertainment categories! Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

Happy birthday America! As a gift to you the listener, our way of showing our remorse for not getting a show out last week is to give you two this week! In this episode we look at all things associated with the 4th of July and break down such topics as: Is a hot dog eating competition a sport? Shoot your own fireworks or go to a show? Is it disrespectful or expected to wear the flag on patriotic holidays? These and more are answered on this week's  first episode of Convince Me! It's Podcast Awards time again! Head over to podcastawards.com and nominate us for Peoples Choice and Entertainment categories! Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

Bennett and Elrod are both on vacation this week so we bring you our next installment of our Convince Me Call Back series. Speaking of vacation... Summer is here, the world is re-opening, and people's mind are wondering if and where they'll take a vacation. In this episode, Rut and Elrod get a little heated as they try to convince Bennett which theme park destination is superior. Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!

If you had asked us before this week what the odds were of Elrod, not only contributing a show idea, but a good one that we would use, we would have told you they were about as good as Phil Mickelson's odds to make history this weekend and winning the career Grand Slam at the U.S. Open. But here we are! This week, in anticipation of this weekend's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Rut and Bennett are creating their all-time foursomes draft-style to go head-to-head. Captained by Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, which one will compile the greatest team of all-time golf legends? Tune in to find out.  Make sure to keep up with all our happenings on our socials. Catch the weekly preview of every episode on our Facebook (facebook.com/convincemeshow), vote for show topics on Twitter (@convincemeshow), and follow us on Instagram (convincemeshow). Catch the video version of every episode on our YouTube (tinyurl.com/convincemeshow)!