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The Tortured Fans Department
The Tortured Fans Department will meet weekly to discuss the latest news in sports and music. Our focus will be on providing a fun listening experience for everyone. Topics will range from fantasy football sleepers to album reviews for our favorite artists. We will talk about travel, TV or whatever else catches our attention, but we promise there will be something for everyone in each episode.
Episodes
39 episodes
Ep. 39 - Stayin' Alive (March Madness Roundup, Final Four Preview, Gary Woodland Wins, Tiger Woods Wrecks and Did You See This?)
Shaun is joined by the cousins (Jeremy Goode and Shane Douglas) to talk all things NCAA Tournament before previewing the upcoming Final Four in Indianapolis. They cover their Tortured Fans of the Week and Best Things We Saw before bringing back...
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Ep. 38 - Everywhere, Everything (NCAA Tournament Highlights, Sweet 16 and Elite 8 Preview, Travel Talk, and the return of Did You See This?)
Shaun is joined by Michael Collins to talk about a wide variety of topics that is sure to include something for everyone. They start by discussing the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and some of the highlights from the madness so far. T...
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Ep. 37 - The Baseball Game Draft
Shaun is joined by four guests (Michael Collins, Ryan Amodei, Michael Blum and Mark Manera) for a special draft episode to kick off baseball season. With Opening Day here, we talk through the ins and outs of ballpark concessions. Th...
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Ep. 36 - Let's Dance (NCAA Bracket Breakdown, Opening Round Games to Watch, Players to Keep an Eye On, Upsets and Final Four Picks)
Shaun is joined by the cousins (Jeremy Goode and Shane Douglas) to dive deep into the NCAA Tournament Bracket. The trio goes region by region highlighting the best games to watch, players to keep an eye on and teams who should be on...
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1:16:40
Ep. 35 - March Madness (NCAA Tournament Heartbreak, Being a Bubble Team on Selection Sunday, Playing in the First Four, Facing Kelvin Sampson and The Legend of Coach Dunphy)
March Madness has arrived and Shaun is joined by special guest Shizz Alston Jr. to talk about his experiences playing in the NCAA Tournament. They get into what it's like to be on the bubble in March, what it feels like to lose on a...
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Ep. 34 - Hey Stephen (NCAA Tournament Tickets Punched, Conference Tournament Previews, Bubble Watch, Tortured Fans of the Week and Best Things We Saw)
Shaun is joined by the cousins (Jeremy Goode and Shane Douglas) to talk about all things college ball. March is here and it is glorious. We start by running through teams who have already punched their tickets before we dive into pr...
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Ep. 33 - The TV Series Draft
Shaun is joined by Jake Myers, Jeff Jezewski and Joe Zwiebel to host another exciting draft. Today's topic is television. Specifically, we are here to draft the best drama television series of all time. Any show that is not deemed a...
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Ep. 32 - 'Prizefighter' - Mumford and Sons (Album Review)
Shaun is joined by Ryan Amodei to break down the latest Mumford and Sons record 'Prizefighter'. They start with their thoughts on the band in general before doing a track by track review of the band's latest work.
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Ep. 31 - Captain Jack (Olympics Recap, CBB Conference Championship Races, Return of the Panic Meter and Pitchfork)
Shaun is joined by Jeremy Goode and Shane Douglas to catch you up on all of the latest in the sports world and beyond. We start by recapping the Gold Medal games in men's and women's hockey that saw the U.S. plant their flag as the ...
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Ep. 30 - The Romantic Comedy Movie Draft
Shaun is joined by the cousins (Jeremy Goode and Shane Douglas) to draft the best romantic comedies of all time. Each person selects 8 movies and breaks down why they believe each one has something to offer. Stay tuned for a poll to...
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Ep. 29 - Day Tripper (Super Bowl Recap, Best Thing We Saw, Tortured Fans of the Week, CBB Roundup and Olympic Updates)
Shaun is joined by Jeremy Goode and Michael Collins to catch you all up on the latest action across the wide world of sports and beyond. The trio kicks off with Super Bowl LX and the halftime show. We put a bow on the NFL season with some final...
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1:14:34
Ep. 28 The Gold and Beyond (Grammys, Olympic Preview, Super Bowl Props, News and Notes from the Sports World and Best Thing We Saw)
Shaun is joined by Michael Collins for a jam packed episode covering topics far and wide. They start by sharing their thoughts on the Grammy Award show and how it left them wanting more. They bounce around the wide world of sports t...
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Ep. 27 Snowshoes (Conference Champions Crowned, Super Bowl Preview, Coaching Carousel, CBB Round Up, Best Thing We Saw and Did You See This?)
Shaun is joined by Michael Collins to recap the conference championship games in the NFL before giving a brief Super Bowl preview. They then discuss the latest hires and names to monitor as the coaching carousel spins on and on. The...
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Ep. 26 Nostalgia's Lie (Conference Championship Weekend Preview, Coach Shortage, CFB Changing of the Guard, Tortured Fans of the Week, AFCON and New Music On The Way)
Shaun is joined by Jeremy to run through a full slate of topics. The two kick things off with a deep dive into the upcoming NFL conference championship games and a look around at the current state of the coaching carousel. The guys ...
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Ep. 25 - A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Tomlin Leaves Pittsburgh, NFL Divisional Round Preview, LIV to PGA Pipeline and Sweet Nina's)
Shaun is joined by Michael Blum for an exciting episode full of NFL discussion. Shaun and Michael kick things off by expressing our discontent with the Golden Globes for one very specific reason.Then, they get into the teams who were bou...
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Ep. 24 - Begin Again (The 2026 Goals Podcast)
Shaun is joined by Michael Blum, Ryan Amodei and Michael Collins to set the table for 2026. The gang decides what 2026 will be the year of and talks through some buzzwords for what they believe the year will bring. Finally, the foursome runs th...
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Ep. 23 - Manic Monday (CFB Playoff, NFL Coaching Carousel, Wild Card Weekend Preview, Sourdough and Slow Horses)
Shaun is joined by Michael Blum for a football-centric episode. They talk through New Year's well wishes before diving into a busy playoff calendar across the sport. The duo starts with a brief discussion on the CFP and how dominant...
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Ep. 22 - Latter Days (Should He Stay or Should He Go?, Rule of 30, Tortured Fans of the Year, Was That This Year? and 2025 Music Review)
Shaun and Jeremy put a bow on 2025 by touching on all of the latest in the NFL. They introduce new segments 'Should He Stay or Should He Go?' and the 'Rule of 30' to cover the good, the bad and the ugly within the league. They then ...
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Episode 22
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1:35:26
Ep. 21 - A Long December (CFB Playoff Chat, NFL Update and Weekly Segments)
Shaun and Jeremy run through all of the latest in football. The CFB Playoff is yet to capture our full attention, but the games next week should do the trick. We preview each of the upcoming quarterfinal match-ups and look ahead to the New Year...
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Ep. 20 - The Christmas Movie Draft
We are deep in the middle of the Holiday season and thought the best way to get into the mood was to talk about Christmas movies. We each draft 6 of our favorite Christmas films while carefully dissecting the best and worst parts of each. ...
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Ep. 19 - Podding in a Winter Wonderland (NFL Playoff Team Draft, CBB Check-In, MLB Free Agency and the Return of 'Did You See This?')
Shaun and Jeremy touch on a wide variety of topics ranging from NFL playoff predictions to trying to figure out what on Earth Oz the Mentalist really is. We get all of the sports talk out of the way first before jumping into some hot-button top...
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Ep. 18 - College Football Catch-Up (Playoff Committee decisions, Fixing the CFB calendar and the Coaching Carousel goes round and round)
Shaun is joined by Jake Myers (@CFBJake) to talk all things college football. Last week was the biggest week of the season with champions being crowned, playoff berths being handed out and the coaching carousel continuously spinning. <...
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Ep. 17 - The Christmas Song Draft
Shaun is joined by four special guests to spread some Christmas cheer. The gang drafts Christmas songs that span the decades and dissect each pick along the way.This is the first of our holiday drafts with Christmas movies on deck.
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Episode 16 - Lanes, Trains and Automobiles (NFL Panic Meter, College Football Coaching Carousel, Feast Week Recap and Weekly Segments)
Shaun is joined by Jeremy Goode to catch everyone up on the latest in the wide world of sports. We start with some NFL dialogue which includes an update to our panic meter for some of the league's best. We then cover the best thing ...
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Episode 15 - The Thanksgiving Special
The gang is all here to talk about (arguably) the best holiday of the year. We break down the history of Thanksgiving and the appropriate time to eat dinner. We then get to our main segment, the Thanksgiving draft. Everyone is requi...
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