That's Your Field is a podcast by a politics junkie and a sports... guy, I guess. Every episode, we'll each explain one sports or political topic to one another, and if you listen, you'll learn! Send topic requests or compliments to ThatsYourField@gmail.com, and send complaints to Jerry Jones, General Manager, One Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034
Season 2 Episode 1 - Sports Betting; Presidential Headgear
We're back after our, what, 3 week hiatus? Jared explains sports betting odds, while Bradley talks about why Trump's hats are so historic.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/11/dukakis-and-the-tank-099119/
6 Aug 2020
Episode 11 - Expansion Teams; Hong Kong
How do new teams get added to professional sports leagues? What's going on in Hong Kong? Did the Seattle Kraken base their logo on Trogdor the Burninator? Can Alex really beat Rajon Rondo in Connect 4? All these and more in today's episode.
Strong Bad Email #58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90X5NJleYJQ
Kraken Trogdor Sticker: https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Hockey-Trogdor-by-mcguiresticker/53235958.EJUG5
26 Jul 2020
Minisode 3 - How Did It Go So Wrong?
In the halcyon days of 2010, a woman named Christine O'Donnell ran for Senate. Four years later, the #1 offense in the NBA Dallas Mavericks were looking to trade to make their defense match. These two stories are unrelated, but they did both end pretty badly.
Christine O'Donnell ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJyPsmEask
9 Jul 2020
Minisode 2 - How Did It Go So Wrong?
Bobby Bonilla is getting paid $1 million a year to not play baseball, and Mike Bloomberg spent about $1 billion to lose the Democratic primary. In today's minisode, we're discussing some pretty substantial mistakes.
28 Jun 2020
Episode 10 - Baseball's 2020 Season; The Supreme Court
MLB players and owners are yelling at each other, and so are we. In the most combative episode of TYF yet, we discuss whether any baseball will be played in 2020, what's going on with the Supreme Court, and what qualifies as fast food.
17 Jun 2020
Episode 9 - Designated Hitters; Gerrymandering
Baseball gives some teams an unfair advantage, and the US gives some voters an advantage. Learn about both as we discuss the Designated Hitter Rule and voter manipulation.
Also, check out this short video on how gerrymandering works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mky11UJb9AY
7 Jun 2020
Episode 8 - Kaepernick and Black Lives Matter
With Black Lives Matter protests all over the country responding to the killing of George Floyd, we thought it would be important to discuss Colin Kaepernick and the movement that got us here.
We are three straight, privileged (and Jewish) white guys, so to really understand the perspective of people of color, here are two great podcast episodes to listen to -
Pod Save the People - No In Between: https://crooked.com/podcast/no-in-between-ibram-x-kendi/
Minority Korner - The Emperor Has No Clothes: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/minority-korner/mk234-the-emperor-has-no-clothes-history-of-us-police-protests-ivanka-pride-blackouttuesday-coping-through-systemic-racism-while-black-white-allys-bush-photo-op/
25 May 2020
Minisode - How Did it Go So Wrong?
Our first minisode, exploring catastrophic decisions: The Red Sox selling Babe Ruth, and Quibi.
22 May 2020
Episode 7: Delaying Sports; Recessions
Professional sports are being delayed due to COVID-19, and so is millions of people having money. How is everyone going to deal with this? Also, we finally have intro and outro music, let us know what you think at ThatsYourField@gmail.com!
11 May 2020
Episode 6: The XFL; Voting by Mail
What was the XFL, and is it coming back? How are we all gonna vote in November with COVID going on? Who's Alex? Don't worry about it. We're not gonna make it a thing.
6 May 2020
Episode 5: Hockey v. Soccer; North Korea
Is hockey or soccer gonna be more popular in the US in 10 years? Is that the same as NHL vs. MLS? No, otherwise we wouldn't be asking. Also, what's the deal with North Korea?
28 Apr 2020
Episode 4: America's Pastime; Dallas Highways
Baseball went from America's favorite sport to its 3rd or 4th favorite, and Dallas hasn't stopped building highways since the 1960s. How did both of these happen? Can either problem be fixed? What's your least favorite Pokemon?
13 Apr 2020
Episode 3: College Football; Local Politics
How does college football differ from the NFL? What is the Big 10? What do all of those positions I vote for actually do? Are we surviving Passover? All that and more on this week's episode.
10 Apr 2020
Episode 2: Tom Brady; Presidential Primaries
How did a 6th round pick turn the Patriots into the winningest team in football? How does the primary work, and why's it so complicated? Which childhood TV show songs do we still remember, and how embarrassing is it?
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