• Mark Tauscher on R&H
    Jul 2 2024
    Mark Tauscher joins Jim, Matt and Molly. Molly asks Tausch about the Packers offensive line being ranked 14th by PFF, Matt aks if he's more excited for the Love's second season as Starting QB or Jeff Hafley's first season as DC, and Jim asks if all the media hype is putting undue pressure on Love this offseason. Tausch also gives his favorite old-fashioned phrases, where should you draw the literal line for whether you can say your "from" Madison, and is it worse to refer to your significant other as "mom/dad" or by your ex's name!
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    13 mins
  • 4PM: Bluegill or Mommy?
    Jul 2 2024
    Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton, and Molly Brown are back for the second day in a row before Matt leaves the show to go golfing Wednesday. First, Jim delves into Matt's pre-show freudian slip when he referred to his wife Jen as "his mom." They ask if it's worse to refer to your significant other as "mom/dad" or by your ex's name?? Jim also asks where we should draw the literal geographic lines when it comes to saying someone is "from Madison", and they draw up their own NYC-style boroughs of Madison. Matt talks about when he lived in downtown Madison after getting banned from USA Curling as a 20-year-old. What Matt Missed includes clips about the USMNT soccer bringing shame on the nation, the Hawk Tuah girl rumor mill, and Doc Rivers on the Bucks draft picks. They wrap up with a final breakdown of the districts/boroughs of Madison.
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    51 mins
  • 5PM: Jordan Love and Jeff Hafley Excitement-Meters
    Jul 2 2024
    Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton, and Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 with some more sports-centric conversation, as they ask Packers fans if they're more excited for Jordan Love's second season as Starting QB or Jeff Hafley's first season as Defensive Coordinator. Molly and Matt talk about both what excites them and worries them for the Packers defense and offense, and Jim talks about his perception of Packers' fans typical psyche when discussing their feeling about their QB vs their DC. They highlight this week's High Life Dive Bar of the Week: Paul's Neighborhood Bar in Middleton, and Molly shows her age with her own old-timey phrase: spit the bit. Mark Tauscher joins Jim, Matt and Molly. Molly asks Tausch about the Packers offensive line being ranked 14th by PFF, Matt aks if he's more excited for the Love's second season as Starting QB or Jeff Hafley's first season as DC, and Jim asks if all the media hype is putting undue pressure on Love this offseason. Tausch also gives his favorite old-fashioned phrases, where should you draw the literal line for whether you can say your "from" Madison, and is it worse to refer to your significant other as "mom/dad" or by your ex's name! Throwing Stones includes question about Joey Chestnut going up against 4 U.S. army soldiers in his own 4th of July hot dog contest and the All-Star voting collab between the Brewers and the Guardians called "MilwaukeCLE".
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    45 mins
  • Evan Cohen on R&H
    Jul 1 2024
    Evan Cohen of Unsportsmanlike joins the show. Evan describes why Jim thought that his visit to ESPN's Seaport District Studios was more important than the entire NBA Draft! Molly describes her favorite "Jim Rutledge-isms", and Matt tries to avoid getting roasted by Evan for the second appearance in a row. Jim asks Evan to chime in on today's Poll question: do the Bucks or the Brewers have a better championship window over the next two years? Evan explains why the Bucks actually seem slightly *underrated*. Molly asks what he thought about the team seemingly prioritizing the future by drafting two 19-year-old developmental players, and Matt explains why he's concerned about the Bucks possibly upsetting Giannis the same way that the Packers upset Aaron Rodgers. Evan also describes why room temp pizza is the best, and he describes which NYC boroughs best describe Jim, Matt and Molly!
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    2 mins
  • 4PM: Bucks vs. Brewers Championship Windows
    Jul 1 2024
    Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton and Molly Brown return for Madison's FAVORITE three-person sports comedy show! Jim recaps a little more of his trip out to NYC and why Matt Hamilton is almost the personification of a "Brooklyn guy." Jim also gets into the "in poor taste" drone users that he encountered while camping over the weekend. Jim steers the show back toward sports by juxtaposing the championship windows for the Bucks and the Brewers over the next two years. Do the Bucks have enough to salvage the last few years of Giannis' title window, and will the Brewers ever make a push to actually capitalize on a potential budding title window with this young core? Evan Cohen of Unsportsmanlike joins the show. Evan describes why Jim thought that his visit to ESPN's Seaport District Studios was more important than the entire NBA Draft! Molly describes her favorite "Jim Rutledge-isms", and Matt tries to avoid getting roasted by Evan for the second appearance in a row. Jim asks Evan to chime in on today's Poll question: do the Bucks or the Brewers have a better championship window over the next two years? Evan explains why the Bucks actually seem slightly *underrated*. Molly asks what he thought about the team seemingly prioritizing the future by drafting two 19-year-old developmental players, and Matt explains why he's concerned about the Bucks possibly upsetting Giannis the same way that the Packers upset Aaron Rodgers. Evan also describes why room temp pizza is the best, and he describes which NYC boroughs best describe Jim, Matt and Molly! Matt and Molly wrap up Hour 1 by contrasting the Bucks aggression in adding key veterans versus the Brewers always wanting to just stay in contention.
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    55 mins
  • 5PM: Boat Jams Remix
    Jul 1 2024
    Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton and Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 with Matt explaining why he HAS TO miss the show Wednesday because he was invited to go play golf. Jim and Molly also ask fans if they'd trust Matt to baby sit their kids ON HIS BOAT. Jim also asks Matt, Molly and the fans which of the top songs of 2000s would fit in a modern day Jock Jams playlist? Throwing Stones includes questions about why the Celtics primary ownership group ever want to sell their stake in the franchise, why is Newsweek calling out Taylor Swift for being a "bad role model", what "beautiful content" would they want to see more of on X/Twitter, and what song is Jim adding to Matt's summer road trip playlist. The show wraps up on Crosstalk with the Great Dane Huddle, hosted by Jesse Nelson and Badgers Volleyball play-by-play broadcaster Jon Arias. Jim, Matt and Molly ignore Jesse to ask Jon their burning questions for the Volleyball program just two months out from the start of the season.
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    41 mins
  • 4PM: $600 Million Man Jordan Love???
    Jun 28 2024
    Molly Brown and Matt Hamilton take over for the third show in a row, as they replace the usual Phish Friday bump songs with a fan-curated playlist for Matt's upcoming 4th of July road trip. They ask fans for their go-to summer road trip songs to add to this playlist, and they wonder what Jim Rutledge would be listening to on his drive up north. They also react to Mike Tannenbaum's latest seismic take that Jordan Love should ask the Packers for a 10-year, $600 million extension and whether something like that is feasible for any quarterback not named Patrick Mahomes. Primetime also guides them through a Tinder-esque exercise outlining the 6 realistic, 7 semi-realistic, and 18 non-contenders for Jordan Love if he were to actually hit free agency NEXT offseason. They wrap up Hour 1 with some more summer road trip song recommendations, and they shout out diehard fan Eric in Green Bay.
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    51 mins
  • 5PM: Long-Term Road Trip
    Jun 28 2024
    Molly Brown and Matt Hamilton roll into Hour 2 of this Phish Friday, which has been taken over by the fans' recommendations for Matt's summer road trip playlist. Matt explains why he needs to delegate creating this playlist to somebody else. Primetime explains what the musical vibes were like at the Badgers football team's 2nd annual SquatFest from Camp Randall. They get back to the conversation surrounding Mike Tannenbaum's take that Jordan Love should ask for a 10-year, $600 million extension, and Matt wants to know how many years Packers fans would be comfortable extending Jordan Love for. Poll Dancing features ESPN WI poll questions on whether Jordan Love is being overhyped this offseason, how would fans grade Mark Murphy's tenure as Packers president/CEO, do you trust Bucks GM John Horst, and where do you fall on the vacation underwear spectrum. Matt and Molly wrap up the show with a final look at today's poll results and where they'll be posting the R&H fans playlist curated for Matt Hamilton's next road trip.
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    41 mins