Crunching Tackles

About Crunching Tackles

Hello and welcome to Crunching Tackles, a podcast where John Nekrasov and Chad Wylie discuss the biggest cultural issues that affect the sports world. Tune in to hear our takes on the controversial topics that touch the games we watch every week. If you enjoy our content, like, follow, subscribe (all the fun stuff), and follow us on Twitter @john_nekrasov and @chadewylie!

Publisher

Crunching Tackles

Category

society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jan 2020

Latest episode

31 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

217 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2026

   Episode 211: Fans and Phones: How Social Media Affects Sports Participation

   On the show, John and Chad dive Borussia Dortmund's new plan to incentivize their fans to stay off their phones during home games. What does this initiative tell us about the desire to limit phone interactions during sporting events? How do phones change fan behavior both at games in person, and also watching from home? And what in the world should we do about all these influencers getting kicked out of games?

2. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Episode 210: What is a MVP?

   On the show, Chad and John react to Harry Kane winning the Ballon d'Or, Chad checks in on Manchester United, we briefly discuss the year-end plan for Formula 1, before diving into the crazy circumstances of Jalen Hurts' season-ending medical issue and the college football expansion proposal. 00:00 Intro: the Rays, the Brewers and the World Series 04:54 Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or and what makes an MVP 29:03 Michael Carrick hangs on at Man United 30:42 Checkered Flag Corner: F1's Middle East finale 39:56 Jalen Hurts' blood clots and the Eagles' medical staff 46:09 College football's 24-team playoff

3. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Episode 209: Who Will Protect College Sports?

   On the show, Chad and John break down the historic Protect College Sports Act that passed the Senate and will be voted on in the House after the midterms. What problems is this bill attempting to address? Will it succeed? And is it the government's job to intervene on this matter? We debate all the details about the proposed legislation.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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