D4 Sports

Episode 46 - Getting Our Own Rebounds

Intro: Hope for Chicago and Ukeleles (2:45),  Drinks of the Day (8:00),
Opening Shots: The Brewers get a Brewer (11:45), Joey Chestnut towers over Kobayashi (13:00), and Mondo jumps higher (16:10), Stephen F Austin goes to town (17:27)
The Flight: FPL Week 3 (22:00), The White Sox going all in for D4 Glory (29:00), Pitchers Not Pitching (31:30), Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week and a long reliever sighting (33:30), The Whipsnakes (35:45), Millwall and new face (36:45),
Sports Roundup: College Football (41:00),  Drunk Uncle Cupcake of the Week (46:00), The Craziness of the US Open (49:30), the Astounding Scottie Scheffler (54:55), Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn (57:00), the 50/50 club (59:00), D4 49ers update (1:01:49),
Last Call: Angel Reese's rebounds (1:06:00), and taking a misguided trot (1:11:45)

Episode 45 - D4 NFL Preview

Intro and Opening Shots: D4 Pick 'Em Contest (2:30), Drinks of the Day (3:45), Baseball Heaven is Empty (7:50), Lamar Jackson gets released and Trey Lance goes full Peterman (10:23)
D4 Business: FPL Update (12:15), White Sox Watch (14:55), Jon Woodard RPoW (17:05), Danny Jansen sets a new record (19:00), Millwall's early struggles (20:10)
NFL Preview:
Top Team Predictions: (22:00)NFC: Division Winners (23:00), Wild Cards (26:20), Dark Horses (30:35), Cellar (34:15)
AFC: Cellar (35:30), Division Winners (38:30), Wild Cards (41:10), Dark Horses (43:35)
Player Predictions: (45:50)Top Shelf: QB (47:05), WR (49:00), RB (51:10), TE (52:45)
Overpriced: TE (53:30), WR (54:45), RB (56:25), QB (58:30)
Surprising Value: QB (1:00:05), RB (1:02:00), WR (1:03:25), TE (1:04:37)
Store Brand: QB (1:06:30), WR (1:08:20), RB (1:10:45), TE (1:12:15)
Stories We Love and Bold Predictions (1:14:00)Mahomes and A-A-Ron again? (1:14:30), Sophomore Quarterbacks (1:16:45), What are the Chargers doing? (1:18:20), Cowboys and Ravens (1:20:15)
Bold Predictions… (1:22:00)
Last Call: Florida State Fan's questionable bets (1:27:45), Just too fat to fly (1:29:10)

Episode 44 - D4 in Perfect Symmetry

Intro: Celebrating Symmetry (:30), Drinks of the Day (7:15)
Opening Shots: UK Beer Wars (10:50), Heckling tennis players (16:45), Tennis doping scandals (19:45)
D4 Business: White Sox Going Full D4 (24:00), D4 Ahead of the Game (27:55), Baseball's big problem (30:25) Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week (32:45), Waterdogs Done, Whipsnakes move on (34:45), Millwall's rocky start (35:45), and FPL week 1 update (37:00)
Sports Roundup: The NFL not suspending the criminals (43:35), Minshew Mania and NFL QBs (45:05), First QB Benched in 2024 (50:00), Tom Brady's Top 5 QBs (52:10), NFL Trivia (55:30)
Last Call: QR Codes in College Football (1:00:00), Stealing Sand (1:04:10), The beautiful smell of Mayonnaise (1:05:15)

Episode 43 - D4 Taking Mental Reps

This week Don and Dustin welcome a special guest, Ade Odusanya, to the pod! Don't miss it...
Intro: Opening Pour (:30), Drinks of the Day - and how to collect rainwater (4:20)
Opening Shots: Curry's big Olympics (8:35) World champions? (10:30), Randy Johnson and modern pitching (13:05)
D4 Business: Games and Contests (20:30), Millwall season opener (22:30), Waterdogs and Whipsnakes (24:30), White Sox Watch and Modern Baseball (25:40), Jon Woodard RPoW (28:05)
Special Guest: Ade Odusanya - Jiu Jitsu Champion! (30:05), Ade's explanation of Jiu Jitsu (34:10), In the European Championship… (38:05), Ade the fighter (45:45), Ade's drinks of choice and fighting escapades (48:15)
D4 Olympic Experience: Passing the Torch to LA with Snoop Dogg (55:40), Final reactions and reflections (58:40), The travails of Javelin throwers custom bronze medals (1:01:30), Breaking… being Breaking (1:04:00), and Modern Pentathlon (1:11:10), the worst event in the Olympics (1:14:10)
Last Call: Keep your tee time with Tiger (1:17:00), and going nuts for world records (1:20:30) 

Episode 42 - D4 and the Meaning of Life

Intro - Hitchhiking our way through the summer, The craziest Olympic event (4:00), Drinks of the Day (6:40) - with zero taste (9:15),
Opening Shots - Avoiding trash talk (12:50), best sponsorships in the Olympics (15:00), drinking before work! (18:50)
D4 Business -  Snakes over Dogs (22:30), Millwall season opener (24:20), White Sox Update (26:00), Pitchers sorta pitching (28:00), Modern baseball and the Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week (33:15)
Sports Roundup - NFL training camp and preseason injuries (35:45), the right approach to NFL preseason (37:45)
D4 Olympic Experience - The Race Walk and other Olympic highlights (43:00), Dustin's top moment of the Olympics (48:00), Results in Dustin's D4 sports - rowing, shooting, handball & wrestling (54:00), Winning the Meme Olympics (57:20), Don updates on swords and bikes (1:01:55)
Last Call - Golf and the Military (1:09:00), More than one LeBron (1:11:45), Sneaking out of the Olympic Village (1:12:45), Dustin's metric system encounter (1:15:00), Pins to win (1:16:55)

Episode 41 - D4 Maximizing Our Performance

This week Don and Dustin look at Snoop Dogg, Flava Flav, and Olympic coverage, Keyshawn or KD?, "Man's Man" complete games, 15 pitchers in one game, Charging Whipsnakes, D4 Whiskey Bottles, Asian shooting dominance, stiff uniforms, and the confused Koreas. Plus, Jake Bates getting his shot, Jordan Love rolling in the cash, and Youth carrying the day at the Olympics.
Intro - Olympic excitement (2:00), Drinks of the Day (7:00)
Opening Shots - Shots fired (12:50), Getting paid for Gold and Public Enemies (17:45)
D4 Business - D4 Premiere League Cup (23:45), MLB and Pitchers not Pitching (26:05), Modern Baseball exemplified (33:00), Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week (36:30), Waterdogs and Whipsnakes (37:15), Millwall over 'Murica and D4 swag options (38:45)
D4 Olympic Experience - Early medal updates and highlights with shooting, fencing and other curiosities (43:15), memorable moments (52:30)
Sports Roundup  - NFL Training camp injuries (58:00), QBs - paying and hoping (1:00:15)
Last Call - Young at heart Table Tennis (1:04:45), Basketball and Beach Volleyball (1:07:00), hybrid sports and switching teams (1:10:00)

Episode 40 - Olympic Hopefuls with an Understated Flamboyance

Olympic Hopefuls with an Understated Flamboyance
This week we tackle the mysterious origins of the martini, featuring hibiscus and liquid radiance, we get back on the practice field in the NFL, and explore moral victories for the Waterdogs and Real 'Murica,  and the death of the long reliever. Our Olympic preview wraps up with favorite Olympic memories and our recommendations for the IOC, crying during sports, jumping over 7-footers, and the Winter Olympics get some love. And we wrap up with Nuno Borges, Xander Schauffle, the WNBA's new TV rights deal, David Blaine's Olympic opportunity and Korfball, flag bearer ideas, and Reverend Dustin closes it out - speaking of joints!
Intro - Drinks and Cocktail of the day (4:00)
Opening Shots - Security Practice Sessions (9:55), Lamar putting in the time (12:00), All mentors are not created equal (14:00)
D4 Business - Upcoming Contests and Games (18:00), PLL and Millwall friendlies (19:50), MLB - still not pitching (21:40), the ascendance of the relievers (26:45)
D4 Olympic Experience - Roundup and watch plans (35:17), D4 greatest Olympic memories (41:15), Don misses an Olympic year (46:30)
Sports Roundup - Nadal playing where? (57:45), Paydays in golf and sports TV contracts (1:00:30), Flexing our F1 chops (1:03:25), NFL holdouts (1:04:30)
Last Call - Discontinued Olympic sports (1:06:50), Canadians using technology in sports (1:09:45), Dustin's decade of ordination (1:11:50)

Episode 39 - Oh Say Can You… D4?

Intro - A gift for D4 (:30), Summer Sports (4:00), Drinks of the Day (10:15)
Opening Shots - Golfers with Energy (17:15), Football in the Mall (19:00)
D4 Business - A's fan watch (22:00), PLL All-Stars (24:00), Millwall friendlies (25:15), Pitchers not pitching (26:10), Jon Woodard relief pitcher of the week (29:45)
D4 Olympic Experience - Dustin Wrestles the World (31:25) - and Don steals Dustin's Thunder (34:55), the easiest Olympic sport? (43:00)
Sports Roundup - Contests and Swag (52:00), NFL coming back and Connect 4 (53:30), MLB at the break (1:00:45), Wimbledon roundup (1:07:30), WNBA and the "Get Along Shirts" (1:13:00)
Last Call - The Real UT (1:16:45), Choose your finger (1:18:00), Babydog (1:19:30), a Beer-crushing moment (1:21:08)