Two-Minute Drill With Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman
Radio veterans Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman get together each week to discuss the latest topics in sports, music, and pop culture.
Episodes
44 episodes
Mets Fans Don't Like What's Happening, But It's All Part of the Plan
A lot of Mets fans are all up in arms over the team letting slugger Pete Alonso sign as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.And that's after trading Brandon Nimmo and the free-agent departure of Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers.But h...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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18:31
Baseball Hot Stove Talk With Former MLB Pitcher CJ Nitkowski
With the MLB Winter Meetings underway in Orlando, former MLB pitcher CJ Nitkowski joins Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman this week on the Two-Minute Drill Podcast.And there's lots to talk about, too!New Hall-of-Famer Jeff Ken...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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27:30
At Least the Giants Didn't Blow Another 4th Quarter Lead
If you want to look at the bright side of things, the Giants didn't blow another 4th quarter lead, and quarterback Jaxson Dart didn't get hurt.After that, Monday night's loss to the Patriots was pretty much bad all around.Abdul Ca...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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20:28
The Hits Just Keep On Coming For the NY Giants
Following yet another blown 4th-quarter lead, the Giants responded by firing their defensive coordinator Shane Bowen.While Bowen was probably going to be fired at the end of the season anyway, his dismissal with five games to go is anoth...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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15:32
The Giants CAN'T Get This Coaching Hire Wrong
After multiple seasons of failure, the Giants finally cut ties with head coach Brian Daboll, acknowledging that the team couldn't continue in its current path.The question now is who exactly do the Giants hire? It's not as if the n...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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23:13
Now THAT Is How You Do the World Series!
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays just treated us to an EPIC 7-game classic that may very well go down as one of the greatest postseason series of all time!This one had everything - home runs, great plays, pitching per...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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25:24
The Voice of the Stone Pony Lee Mrowicki - How Rock & Roll and Baseball Came Together At the Pony
The Stone Pony has long been a huge part of the Asbury Park/Jersey Shore music scene, and Lee Mrowicki has been a key player for years.As "The Voice of the Stone Pony" Lee's view from the DJ booth opposite the stage opened the door to st...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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27:04
NY Jets Radio Voice Bob Wischusen - Yes, There's Actually Hope For the Jets!
Hope for the New York Jets? Surely you must be kidding! After getting off to an 0-7 start, fans are looking at another horrible season.Jets radio play-by-play announcer Bob Wischusen, who's been covering the team in one way o...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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26:42
Talking Giants Football, Yankees Baseball With Giants Radio Voice Bob Papa
Longtime New York Giants radio play-by-play announcer Bob Papa joins Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman this week on the Two-Minute Drill podcast.As someone who has been an integral part of the Giants radio team since the late 1980s, Bob h...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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31:15
Jaxson Dart Comes Back To Earth, NFL QB Resurgence, Rush Returns!
The Yankees are on the brink of elimination (again), the Jets' season might already be over (and we haven't even reached Columbus Day), and a few former New York quarterbacks are having surprisingly good seasons.Jim Monaghan and Chris S...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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16:44
Special Guest - SiriusXM NFL Host Bill Lekas
This week we welcome Bill Lekas to the Two-Minute Drill.Co-host of "The Sunday Drive" on SiriusXM, Bill breaks down all the action every Sunday from noon to 8 PM, and he can also be heard on the "Late Hits" program at various times durin...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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21:01
Add the Mets To the List of Epic Collapses In Baseball
With less than a week left to the 2025 regular season in Major League Baseball, the New York Mets are on the brink of adding themselves to the list of teams like the 1964 Phillies and the 1978 Red Sox.Having lost 11 of their last 15 game...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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15:20
Did the Cowboys Lure Swendeman Back With Sunday's Win?
This week on the Two-Minute Drill, we ask the tough question - how did Chris Swendeman handle the Cowboys dramatic win over the Giants on Sunday? Was it enough to convince the newest member of the Bills Mafia to trade in his card table fo...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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12:23
Life Without the Dallas Cowboys Plus A Message From Daniel Jones' Message To Anthony Volpe
Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman are back with the latest episode of the Two-Minute Drill podcast.Swendeman recently turned in his Cowboys Fan Card after deciding he just couldn't take it anymore. So, what's life like after ...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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12:33
Special Guest - Former Columbia Records Exec Paul Rappaport
Paul Rappaport spent more than 30 years as a promotions executive for Columbia Records.In that capacity, he worked with an amazing lineup of artists - Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Judas Priest, Men At Work, the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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32:55
The Cranky Yankee Fan (aka Chris Swendeman) Vents and A Special Guest - Lindsay Berra
Due to a scheduling issue, we had to make a bit of an adjustment this week so it's our pleasure to welcome Lindsay Berra, granddaughter of the legendary Yogi Berra, to the Two-Minute Drill.2025 marks the year that the legendary Yogi Berr...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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25:17
MLB Trade Deadline Deals - Yankees Improve But the Mets Win the Deadline
This year's Major League trade deadline featured a lot of teams making moves either to improve their roster for the final two months of the regular season, or to sell off some of their top players to get players in return who will help in the f...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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19:48
Radio Icon Terrie Carr On How and Why Radio Is Still So Special
If you live here in New Jersey, you definitely know who Terrie Carr is.As a radio DJ and program director, Terrie's impact has resonated with listeners in countless ways.TC's commitment to both her listeners and her staff are a bi...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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32:55
The Yankees Problems Go WAY Beyond Anthony Volpe
Let's face it - this was not a good weekend for Anthony Volpe.He went 1-for-11 against the Mets (yes, the one was a home run), he hit Aaron Judge in the face with a baseball (how is that even possible?), and then his dad got into a shout...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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16:04
E Street Radio's Jim Rotolo Joins Us To Talk About Bruce Springsteen
Another chapter in Bruce Springsteen's extraordinary career unfolds on Friday June 27th with the release of 7 new albums.With songs dating as far back at 1983, this is an extraordinary cache of material that for one reason or another, Br...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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30:29
New York Radio Legend Richard Neer Joins Us This Week
Between his work at WNEW-FM and WFAN, Richard Neer has been synonymous with New York radio since 1971.As a disc jockey, music director, and ultimately program director at WNEW-FM, Richard helped shape the history of rock radio thr...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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30:19
Are the Pittsburgh Steelers REALLY Ready For This?
Get the popcorn ready! Aaron Rodgers signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers leads off this week's episode of the Two-Minute Drill podcast.As always, Aaron Rodgers brings a lot of baggage with him wherever he goes, and don't expect an...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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16:15
The Knicks Crossed A LOT Off of This Year's To-Do List
Despite getting bounced from the NBA Playoffs in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals by the Indiana Pacers, the Knicks (and their fans) have a LOT to be happy about right now.Their opening round series against the Pistons was easily ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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11:08
How Did the Knicks Pull THAT One Out?
If you watched the Knicks-Celtics playoff series you know that Boston had 20+ point leads in each of the first two games before New York managed to win both of those games - and in Boston!After losing the first two contests of their East...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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11:36
Juan Soto Picked A Bad Time To Have A Bad Weekend
The Yankees and Mets completed their weekend series on Sunday night with an 8-2 Yankees win, giving the Bombers two of the three games against their crosstown rivals.For Juan Soto, it marked his first return to Yankee Stadium after signi...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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12:03