Local Hour: Butt(ler) Rock

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Amin takes Hour 2 in a "different direction" before we discuss the media empire Pat McAfee is building. Chris wants to spin the Wheel of Topics as we discuss the Chicago River being died green and how gross he felt filling out his March Madness bracket. Then, Mike's Top 5 SNL Cast Members of All-Time, The Cure and Ticketmaster, the definition of Butt Rock, and France's sanitation strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a jam-packed Hour 1 as we begin with post-surgery hallucinations, more Butt Rock, Dan Orlovsky’s weirdness, and Amin’s TikTok algorithm. Then, we break down the pieces of the Ja Morant-Jalen Rose interview that have been released, and Mike Schur joins us for his “NBA three-pointer” Stat of the Day. Plus, a conversation on The Last of Us (SPOILER ALERT) leads us to ask Dan a morality question involving Valerie’s brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy threw out the first pitch at the FIU-UM baseball game, and he’s here to give us the full details of his experience in a uniquely Billy way. Then, the Miami Heat won again last night, so Amin breaks down if the Heat’s shooting prowess over the last couple of weeks is real (and Jer Bear takes a victory lap). Plus, we look back at Jimmy Butler playing Nickelback in the Heat locker room and define Butt Rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Damian Lillard's comments on the way "Ringzzz Culture" has overtaken the way we discuss athletes and their legacies, the Meadowlarkers crew of Howard Bryant, Kate Fagan, and Amin Elhassan analyze how and why we have ended up here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Le Batard and the crew continue to unveil our March Sadness tournament and the group thought Stugotz would be happier about what Aaron Rodgers said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Le Batard and the crew discuss Quentin Tarantino's best films, people talking after eating, and Mike Schur joins the show for his Stat of the Day. Also, Stugotz reacts to Aaron Rodgers' interview on Pat McAfee's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking eye drops, sliding car flaps to block the sun, before we get to the Aaron Rodgers saga. Stugotz is hung up on his contract demands and worries the Jets will mess things up as Rodgers demands players like OBJ and Mercedes Lewis. Could Aaron Rodgers make all his friends go to the Jets and just…retire? Plus, Bert Kreischer joins the show to tell us about his journey through comedy, being the least funny person in his family, reverse body dysmorphia, how Dan ruined his friendship with Bill Burr, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Fenno of the LA Times joins us to share his reporting on the college basketball corruption probe by the FBI. The show pitches their best one-name FBI agent names. Then, Jay Bilas is here to discuss everything but the March Madness tournament. Finally, we discuss what it means for the Cuban World Baseball Classic team to advance to Miami and why Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico is “the biggest game in baseball history.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan was fooled by the internet again, so the show discusses the keys to a good fake. Billy and Chris have admitted to entertainment infidelity as we examine the difficulties of faithfully watching television with your significant other. Have you ever watched a show and then rewatched it with your partner without telling them? Then, Dan, Amin, Mike, and Jer Bear break down where the Heat should go moving forward with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo as their franchise pillars. Plus, as we approach March Madness, Mike’s hearing rumbling, whispering, murmurs about the Canes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices