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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
28 episodes
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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Episode 26
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1:14:41
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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Episode 25
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48:55
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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Episode 24
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1:08:21
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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Episode 21
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54:11
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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Episode 19
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1:06:07
Episode 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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Episode 18
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1:02:09
Episode 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 17
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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 16
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1:10:56
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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Episode 14 - The Smell of Winter (College Football Recap, College Basketball Early Season Musings, NFL Check In and Weekly Segments)
Shaun is joined by Jeremy Goode to talk about all of the latest in the wide world of sports. They kick things off with some of takeaways from a busy college football weekend, including Jeremy's thoughts on Alabama's recent defeat. They stay on ...
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Episode 14
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1:10:07
Episode 13 - Cloning Dogs and Flying Cars? (NFL Good/Bad Coaching Clubs, CFB Playoff Picture, Did You See This? and Weekly Segments)
Shaun is joined by the one and only Michael Collins to talk about a variety of topics. We kick things off with Tortured Fans of the Week where SB is down bad.We then talk about all of the latest in the NFL and preview the upcoming slate ...
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Episode 13
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50:06
Episode 12 - A Lot Going On At The Moment (World Series Recap, College Coaching Carousel, Player or Pumpkin and College Basketball Returns)
Shaun is joined by Jeremy Goode to discuss all of the latest in the world of sports. We start with our Tortured Fans of the Week segment that takes us to Toronto where we saw one of the best World Series games ever. We also discuss the status o...
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Episode 12
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1:06:54
Episode 11 - The Art of Loving (Album Review)
Shaun is joined by Ryan Amodei to break down the second studio album from Olivia Dean 'The Art of Loving'. Shaun is a long-time listener to Olivia's work and Ryan has taken the dive and become a huge fan after the latest album. They start the s...
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Episode 10 - This Is Halloween
Welcome to Spooky Season as Shaun is joined by Michael Blum, Shane Douglas and Jeremy Goode to talk all things Halloween. We start off with the history of the holiday and some fun facts before recapping some childhood costumes. This...
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Episode 10
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1:07:02
Episode 9 - The Bad Coach Club, Baseball is Back and The Heist of the Century
Shaun is joined by Michael Blum to discuss the latest in the world of sport and culture. We start in the NFL and introduce the Bad Coach Club and induct our first several members. We then transition to the legend of Shohei Ohtani and the upcomi...
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Episode 9
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50:18
Episode 8 - The End of an Era for the Phillies, NFL Panic Meter, College Coaching Carousel and the Restaurant Appetizers Draft
Shaun is joined by the cousins (Shane Douglas and Jeremy Goode) to discuss a bunch of different topics, before wrapping the show up with the Appetizers Draft. In the NFL, the boys provide a panic meter rating for all contenders who ...
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Episode 8
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1:20:04
Episode 7 - The Life of a Showgirl (Album Review)
Shaun is joined by Chandler Brandes to discuss the new Taylor Swift record 'The Life of a Showgirl'. They start by going through their expectations for the album and initial reactions after first listening. They then run through the...
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Episode 6 - Playoff Baseball, NFL Pretender or Contender and the Halloween Candy Draft
Shaun is joined by recurring guests Shane Douglas and Jeremy Goode to catch you up on all things sports. The boys walk through some baseball grievances and complain about the state of the Phillies.They then switch gears to touch on Penn ...
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Episode 6
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1:18:54
Episode 5 - Europe Wins the Ryder Cup, Not So Happy Valley, CFB Round-Up and Vinyl Record Draft
Shaun does a quick Ryder Cup and NFL Recap before he is joined by Jake Myers (@CFBJake) to talk all about another disappointing Penn State loss. The duo then breakdown the current landscape of college football and more. We transition to weekly ...
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Episode 5
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1:30:44
Episode 4 - Welcome to New York (NFL Recap, Ryder Cup Preview, Golf Trip Destination Draft)
Shaun is joined by Michael Blum to recap a busy weekend in the NFL and preview the Ryder Cup. The duo share some takeaways from the NFL and fantasy advice before a quick chat about music and upcoming concerts/albums. We ...
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Episode 4
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