Mailbag! Sweet Caroline, Rusty Kuntz, and Staying Up Past Your Bedtime for Sports

Hello! It's the podcast that's about to find out what studio lights do to Fudgie the Whale. Today, Katie and the Casualties take a look at a crazy first week of action in the World Cup, Spain falling flat against Cape Verde, Vozinha becoming an overnight sensation, Messi's hat trick, Argentina's World Cup justice, Justin Trudeau skipping the Canadian opener for the American opener, FIFA covering EVERYTHING in blue tape and the Big Tape conspiracies that follow, Tunisia's new coach, Algerian fans and flares, German fans and Boosie, Norwegian fans and escalators, Japanese fans and the hoys of Texas, and the best One-Star Reviews from this year's team hotels. Then, Katie and the team break down the worst of the week, with abhorrent rhetoric at the UFC fights, and the latest MLB team to disappoint on Pride Night. Plus, Katie and the Casualties discuss Isabella's NEW plans for the Knicks parade tomorrow, the Jalen Brunson Hello Kitty crossover, the Hurricanes Stanley Cup celebration, Rod Brind'Amour's abs, and Stormy going AWOL, Hockey Night in Canada coming to an end, new 76ers President Mike Gansey immediately jinxing the Phillies, an end to the Brendan Sorsby drama at Texas Tech, Katie nearly losing her mind, and being saved by the wonders of a PWHL MVP and her caesar salad review blog, and a wrap with Chris' last words on Friday's USA-Australia matchup. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It's the podcast that may still be celebrating in the streets of NYC by the time you read this. Today, Katie and the Casualties toast the New York Knicks, Hello Kitty, Isabella, Colin Quinn, JP, Stavvy, Sam, Timothee, and all of the Knicks faithful for bringing home an NBA championship, and get into Isabella's rollercoaster of emotions and postgame experiences, the Game Four comeback, the Game Five clincher, Jalen Brunson's legendary status, Monica McNutt's comments about Taylor Swift in Game Four and Jalen's defense of her, the Knicks fans in the streets, their mayor, their bagels, and the pope, and whether anyone's opinions of Victor Wembanyama changed during the Finals. Then, the team breaks down the US Men's Team's 4-1 victory over Paraguay in the World Cup opener, the energy around the watch parties, the cheers, the flag-waving, and the reasons to believe we may actually have a chance this year, the commentary teams in English vs. Spanish, Alexi Lalas, and Rebecca Lowe's reaction to him dropping "The W Word" on American TV, the joys of watching foreign fans enjoy American culture and why THAT is the greatest possible display for the country's 250th birthday, the opposite of that and the UFC White House event, and Eric Trump reportedly fishing for insider betting information, the Stanley Cup Final and the Hurricanes wrapping up a championship in real time during recording, Carter Hart being no match the power of Bussi, a look at the Men's College World Series through the lens of the ten greatest names in the tournament this week, and a special nod to Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp, who happened to just become the fastest hurdler in world history on a Wednesday afternoon. Then, Katie and the Casualties wrap the show with What to Watch in sports this week, from a World Cup showdown with the Socceroos and the US Open at Shinnecock Hills, to a NASCAR road race on a naval base. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It's the podcast that wants you know that Tarps Off was not meant to be a Where's Waldo for sports bras. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down the terrors of deep sea rowing, the  NBA Finals' arrival in NYC, Isabella's Watch Party experience, Donald Trump being both the first sitting AND first sleeping president to attend a Finals Game, the crowd's reaction, justice for Avery Wilson, an update to the Brendan Sorsby controversy, the uselessness of the NCAA, and the declaration that it's apparently OK to gamble on college football now, the World Cup and travel restrictions for Iran and the referees, and the joys of living vicariously through Freddy, the German fan who's experiencing the American south for the first time at the World Cup. Then, Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation, The Good Place) and Joe Posnanski (The Baseball 100) stop by [38:30] to discuss their new book, "Big Fan", about what it means to be a sports fan across the world, mental health stigmas in education, watching football at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Dallas, 20-year-old darts prodigies and an entire arena full of fans dressed as various bobsled teams, chess fans, the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Browns, and why cheapness is worse than incompetence from an ownership group, Liverpool and the fan experience of English football, pickleball, WrestleMania, and the joys of learning there is no wrong way to be a sports fan (mostly), Rulon Gardner, gambling in sports, bandwagon fans, Yankee fans, leaving games early, foul balls, doing the wave, and the joys of watching every single game of your life on tape delay. Then, the team wraps with your best e-mails of the week, and a special nod to a Stanley Cup name we can all get behind. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It's the podcast that's flipping a grunt with K-Smog at the Stanley Cup Final. Today, Katie and the Casualties react to Isabella's Knicks taking both games in San Antonio, and discuss sympathizing with Wemby for his bad pass at the end of Game Two, the MSG workers' reactions to his arrival, the greatest sounds of the Knicks fans' celebration in Fame Two and the conspiracy theories that a certain predictions market may be astroturfing the celebrations, Timothée Chalamet's knees, Landry Shamet's existence, Josh Hart's take on ticket prices, Donald Trump's alternative take on ticket prices, the general idea of whether Trump's appearance will kill the entire vibe at Madison Square Garden and why no other present has ever gone to the NBA Finals because it's such a genuinely bad idea, why it's OK to make politicians have to prove their fanhood, and whether Knicks fans were right to revolt against Elmo. Then, the team breaks down an absolutely epic Game Three in the Stanley Cup Final, the twists, the turns, the tattoos, the reattached noses, Danhausen's role, the joys of a red hot Bussi, the "stars being out" according to the NHL's Instagram and Fernando Mendoza furiously cranking that... siren, three stories about Taylor Swift, including whether she's really getting married at MSG, who is paying $6,000+ for a folding chair she sat on, and whether Brooks Koepka's wife understands the concept of a Hall Pass,  a look at two Dodgers' refusal to participate in Pride Night and what it says about who they don't want as their fans, and then every story we just aren't talking about but probably should have. And finally, Katie and the Casualties look ahead to what to watch in sports this week, from the opening of the World Cup, to a Miles-Fudd WNBA showdown and the start of the Men's College World Series. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It's the podcast would've just let Brenden Aaronson have the weekend off. No Biggie. Today, Katie and the Casualties check in on Isabella before the opener of her first NBA Finals and get into the top storylines, best ways to watch, best gameday fit options, Jalen Brunson throat tattoos, Landry Shamet vibes, bandwagon fans, and a gameday cocktail of gin and Modelo, before discussing the Women's College World Series, NiJa Canady's gem, how Texas landed on "eating ladybugs" as a good luck ritual, and Jordy Frahm nearly throwing a no-hitter in the WCWS WHILE PREGNANT, the vibes around the USMNT after their win over Senegal on Sunday, and Brenden Aaronson getting married during the team's training camp and being late for his own rehearsal dinner. Then, comedian JP McDade stops by [29:42] to talk about his latest basketball injury and having to miss the Big Walkowski this year, his girlfriend's response to the description of a ruptured patella tendon, the biggest headlines from his last appearance on Casuals and how poorly they've aged (from us laughing that the White House said they might host a UFC event to  Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson maybe dating?), the Knicks' Finals appearance and JP's fandom, how the city has reacted, embracing Mike Brown, imploring Mitchell Robinson to shoot free throws underhand, being terrified of a watch party, being unsure of how the MSG crowd will send, his experience with James Dolan's spy tech, the potential disaster of a game five concurrent with a World Cup game at MetLife, Wemby taking the Spurs to see Obsession on an offday, his picks for the series, Air Corgi's picks for the series, and why we can't trust stubby English dogs, the Stanley Cup, the Sphere, ESPN's Chirp Line, the World Cup, and the death of LIV Golf. And the team wraps with your best voicemails on your best tall hot sports dads. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It's the podcast that's just going to assume 300 tons is a lot of TNT. Today, Katie and the American Casualties discuss Serena Williams' return to the court, the difference in conviction in statements made by Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter at Giants OTAs, the difference in statements made by Kyler Murray and JJ McCarthy at Vikings OTAs and the question of whether McCarthy remembers ANY of high school, the Women's College World Series, fear of Meta Glasses, Texas Tech's newest drama and the controversy over the Tennessee handshake line, where to draw the line of when a sports dad becomes overbearing, Sunday night's Texas Tech-UCLA game, Nebraska getting bounced after nearly throwing a no-hitter, UCLA baseball going down, the Thunder falling to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, a defense of SGA as a person even if you hate the way he plays basketball, Keke Palmer, Sean Evans, Bruno Mars, and determining Isabella's confidence level heading into the Finals, Montreal getting bounced from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Montreal also having a HELL of a time at the Victoire Walter Cup celebration, the Champions League final and the anxiety of penalty kicks, Boston's meteor, a home run throwback gone wrong in St. Louis, a potential twelve-year-old Roberto Clemente discovered in Baltimore, Matt Rife nearly derailing the Patriots season further, Daniel jones' new girlfriend, a Milwaukee Brewers lawsuit, and Skip Bayless' most misdirected hot take on the WNBA to date. And finally, the team wraps with what to watch in sports this week. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It's the podcast that's been watching old Jason Williams highlights for the last 96 hours straight. Today, Katie and the Casualties (minus Chris, who's in Australia, 14 hours into the future) catch you up on the lackluster and possibly pointless Enhanced Games from Sunday, and break down the Knicks' first run to the NBA Finals since 1999, Isabella's celebration, Travis Kelce's contraband Game Three chug, Ben Stiller's postgame videography, the Knicks players LOVING Mike Brown, a pop quiz for Isabella on what 1999 was like for the olds, Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson's comments on winning the series analytically, James Harden still believing the Cavs were the best team, a listener's thoughts that we've overhyped the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals and an examination of why it's so hard to root for SGA and the Thunder as a casual fan. Then, the team gets into the tragic loss of Kyle Busch, the photo finish in the Indy 500, Bryce Harper's viral toothbrushing technique and whether it registers on the strangest Bryce Harper stories of all time, the psyop of shampoo labels, an epic hot mic moment in Austin, a French Open competitor who made the right request, Jaxson Dart taking the stage on Friday and being pleasured by President Trump, Abdul Carter's response, the responses to Abdul Carter, a general tough offseason for Giants PR, the Vegas Golden Knights making the Stanley Cup Finals and Bam Adebayo having to buy a new Panthers jersey, and an unbelievable weekend of softball in the Super Regionals, featuring Mississippi State's upset and Texas Tech and Florida nearly coming to blows in Gainesville after Mia Williams was hit for the FIFTH time. And finally, the team wraps with the best and worst of AI this week, and all of the stories that didn't make the show. Sorry, Astros. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It's the podcast with way too many questions about procreation in the Cars universe. Today, Katie and the Casualties open the inbox for a holiday mailbag, and dive into YOUR deepest questions in the world of sports and beyond. Which pro athletes would make for the best season of The Challenge? Which international sporting events do you NEED to see in this lifetime? Should a son hold a grudge against a father for 35 years over a bedtime during a World Series Game Seven? Is Sweet Caroline inappropriate propaganda for an infant? Was God Shammgod a real person? Could Isabella beat Chris in single tennis? And as a podcast, how can we shamelessly monetize that? Plus SO much more. LYMI. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It’s the podcast that knows not to anger Hello Kitty. Today, Katie and the Casualties get into this weekend’s inaugural “Enhanced Games” in Las Vegas, where elite athletes will compete and every drug is legal (except apparently cocaine), discussing the funding and structure of it, the dubious ethics of it, the obvious purpose of it, and even the broadcast team and their Human Enhancement Analyst. How is this allowed to exist? Who thinks it’s a good idea? And who is the best looking non-enhanced older gentleman on the planet today? Then, the team breaks down Pablo Torre’s investigation into Oz the Mentalist, the Trailblazers owner’s latest embarrassment, Aaron Rodgers’ return and the false reports about his wife, the Knicks’ epic comeback against the Cavs, whether Danhausen or Hello Kitty has been better luck, and whether Mitchell Robinson should shoot his free throws underhand, Victor Wembanyama’s incredible performance in the Western Conference Finals, the latest on the road to the Stanley Cup, the Wife Line bringing Montreal to the brink of the Walter Cup, Brendan Sorsby’s lawsuit and the latest revelations about his gambling, Jaxson Smith-Njigba’s misspelled trophy, Arsenal’s Premier League title, Southampton and the English Spygate scandal, the newest Messi statue, Ace Hardware, and the minefield of corporate jingles. And the team wraps with your best e-mails of the week. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello! It's the podcast that's trying to make it 60 full Caranos before dropping its first curse word. Today, Katie and the Casualties congratulate [SPOILER] Mina Kimes on her Celebrity Jeopardy! championship, check in on Isabella's trip to the Subway Series and preview the Knicks' Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Cavaliers, then get into the highs and lows of the NFL's Schedule Release videos, John Tortorella costing the Golden Knights a second round pick less than two months into the job, Pete Crow-Armstrong's unfriendly encounter with a White Sox fan, a young fan's inspiring letter that brought a Lisa Leslie statue to Los Angeles, Tom Brady's busy Saturday speaking at Georgetown's commencement and walking the runway for Gucci in New York at night, and questioning just what he can do to shock anyone anymore. Then, comedian Nate Bargatze joins the show [49:48] to talk about his new movie, The Breadwinner, the upcoming announcement of the 2030 Super Bowl in Nashville and what a Nateland Halftime Show would look like, Nate's fandom of Vanderbilt sports, his hatred of Tennessee, his love of Diego Pavia, his recruitment of QB Jared Curtis and whether NIL has any rules at all, his appearances on College Gameday and aspiring to be a ball-knower on the Timothée Chalamet level, his appearance on the ManningCast, the difficulty of making friends with Peyton Manning, the Titans' 2026 outlook, and making a movie specifically for Robert Salah to take all eight of his kids to. And the team wraps with a look at What to Watch in sports for the week, including a huge matchup in the women's lacrosse semis, and a historic auto racing double on Memorial Day Weekend. Casuals merch! Now available - Click here Follow the show:Instagram - @CasualsThePodcastTikTok - @casualsthepodcastYouTube - @KatieNolan Voicemail: ‪(646) 801-0043‬E-Mail: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.