
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
30 episodes
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

Major League Baseball Finally Caves In On Pete Rose
Our Long National Nightmare is finally over.Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that Pete Rose, MLB's all-time hit leader will now be eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.Along with Rose are the ei...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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17:29

Hey, Nick Saban - Leave President Trump Alone. He Already Has Enough To Do.
Former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban isn't happy with the way N-I-L money is changing the landscape of college football. And neither is Alabama Senator (and former Auburn head coach) Tommy Tuberville.In a post on X/Twitter...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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14:28

Fixing the Problem With Yankees Reliever Devin Williams May Be Easier Than You Think
OK, Yankees fans, now it's your turn to dial it back.A week ago, we were talking about the need for Mets fans to back off Juan Soto because he was going to be just fine.Now, after a couple of disastrous relief appearances, it's Ya...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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13:47

Trying To Keep Mets Fans From Turning Into Philadelphia Buffoons
Philadelphia sports fans have a (well-deserved) reputation of being among the worst in sports. The booing of their own players, the abuse of fans of the other team - those are just a couple of examples.Now obviously, they're not th...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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10:48

College Sports Will Never Be the Same After This
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has announced that he is leaving the school because he's not happy with the $2.2 million N-I-L (name-image-likeness) deal that he signed. He's stated that he is looking for $4 million.And you kn...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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12:19

Why Pete Alonso Is Especially Happy With Vlad Jr's New Contract
We woke up this morning to find out that the Toronto Blue Jays had signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr to a 14-year $500 million contract extension and one of the happiest people on the planet is New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso.After wai...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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16:08

Make No Mistake About It - the Evil Empire Is BACK!
The New York Yankees made headlines this past weekend.Not just with a complete dismantling of the pitiful Milwaukee Brewers, but with a barrage of home runs that some were attributing to the so-called "torpedo bat."These odd-shape...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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9:36

Fun With Numbers - Does Jameis Winston Really Make the Giants Better
The Giants made some news with the recent signing of quarterback Jameis Winston. He's certainly an upgrade over Tommy DeVito at QB1, but given his career W-L record, how much can Giants fans really expect from Winston?Everyone know...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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10:11

Why Yankees Fans Should Not Panic Over All These Injuries - At Least Not Yet
It seems as if every day there is another Yankee going down with one injury or another. Over the weekend, pitcher Clark Schmidt was scratched from a start with shoulder soreness.Today, Paul Goldschmidt left the game after tw...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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8:16

The Gerrit Cole Injury - Was It Only A Matter of Time?
The Yankees and their fans received devastating news on Monday that 2023 Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles.Cole, who missed part of the 2024 season with elbow issues ex...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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12:03

Pete Rose Has Only Himself To Blame For Not Being Eligible For the Hall of Fame
Jim Monaghan is back from his quick trip to Fort Myers and checking out spring training for the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox.He's joined by co-host Chris Swendeman to talk about more injuries for the Yankees (when you lose the reig...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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9:06

Injuries Are Already Piling Up For the Yankees Just A Week Into Spring Training
Jim heads to Florida to watch the Yankees and Red Sox in a spring training game and brings the lousy New Jersey weather with him.The NHL's new approach to their All-Star Game, the 4 Nations Faceoff, was a rousing success, and may be a go...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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8:50

What the NBA (and maybe the NFL) Can Learn From This Year's NHL All-Star Festivities
On this latest episode of the Two-Minute Drill podcast (does this thing actually ever only run two minutes?) it's the dilemma of the All-Star Game.While President Trump may have put a spark into the NHL's event with some of his recent c...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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14:00

Two of the Top Candidates the New York Jets MUST Consider As Their New Head Coach
Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman talk NFL coaching changes, and why Mike McCarthy and Mike Tomlin make interesting choices to consider as the new head coach of the New York Jets.Plus, Pete Alonso may have just made himself a lot more at...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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12:28
