How To Pretend To Like Sports

About How To Pretend To Like Sports

Let’s be real, you have absolutely no interest in sitting through a 4-hour sports talk show, butttt it would be nice to at least participate in the conversation when sports get brought up.... Well, welcome to 'How to Pretend to Like Sports' - a podcast that gives you just the right amount of what you need to know to talk sports - no game watching required. Each week, your sports bestie, Monica, breaks down sports headlines from college football to F1 race day fashion. To keep it balanced, Monica also shares a healthy dose of unfiltered thoughts on living your best millennial life...from fashion to dating and dog mom life. Whether it’s small talk before a meeting at the office or chatting it up at the game watch party, you’ll have conversation starters and relevant topics in your back pocket, so you can pretend to like sports - without really liking sports. You can expect the sports news you’ll actually care about, game day fashion recs, life in your 30s and the occasional (ok weekly) unsolicited advice. Welcome to YOUR favorite game day ritual - HTPTLS with Monica.

Publisher

Monica Woodhams

Category

comedy · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jan 2018

Latest episode

5 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 116 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   March Madness is Maddening

   We're unpacking how March Madness actually works, why the selection process is messier than you'd think, and how to hold your own in any bracket competition this year.

2. 

   26 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   And that's a wrap on the Olympics

   Monica and Karlee discuss the peculiarities of February, their gardening aspirations, and the chatter surrounding the recent Olympic hockey games. They delve into medal counts, the cultural significance of the Olympics, and the upcoming March Madness, highlighting the tournament's logistics and anticipation.

3. 

   20 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Big Curling Has the best Winter Olympics PR

   Monica and Karlee spiral in the best way about the Olympics. We’re talking favorite events, why curling has the PR team of the century, and how it somehow dominates screen time every single year. We get into what it actually costs to be an Olympic athlete, and how wildly different the opportunities are across sports. Chapters 00:00 Olympic Excitement and Curling Confusion 02:47 Diving into Olympic Sports and Competitions 03:08 The Drama of Curling and Cheating Controversies 05:49 Comparing Sports: Opportunities and Challenges 08:39 The Economics of Being an Olympic Athlete 11:26 Curling's Rise and the Future of the Sport 14:21 Bobsledding and Skeleton: The Thrill of Speed 17:05 Traveling for the Olympics: A Global Perspective 19:27 Reflections on Winter Sports and Personal Experiences 22:02 Medal Counts and National Pride 25:07 Looking Ahead: Upcoming Olympic Events

Inside a recent episode

March Madness is Maddening

Published 5 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Are there that many conferences in D1? It feels like a lot. There's no way. There's no way. Let's ask chat. Yeah. 31 is crazy. Because, like, in my head, football has, like... what, eight conferences, nine conferences? We could listen back to our own episode from 12 weeks ago. Right. Okay. There are 32 conferences in D1 college basketball. That's wild. But there are the big power conferences that are like the normal ones. Okay. So maybe that's like the difference where the basketball tournament has always been all inclusive of all 32 divisions. Yeah. […]

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