The Garbage Time Podcast With Katie Nolan

Katie Nolan recaps her guest speaker appearance at a Columbia University Journalism class taught by Richard Deitsch and Jane McManus (1:10 mark), and makes some tough choices in this week’s Pick Your Poison. Who is in more need of a hug this week: Josh Gordon or Jordan Spieth (4:10)? Who would you rather deliver a Best Man speech at a wedding: Pete Rose or Sam Hinkie (11:45)? And if you were producing The Kobe Bryant Movie, would Kobe be a Super Hero or a Super Villain (19:55)? Plus, in this week’s #JunkMail: If Katie was made Sports Czar for a day, what major change would she make to the NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB (28:00)?

Katie Nolan chats with Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski about his career path writing about hockey (1:45 mark), why he thinks hockey has struggled with popularity in the U.S. (6:15), how fighting in hockey has changed (13:00), Greg’s involvement in the John Scott All-Star Game story (20:00), his thoughts on Gary Bettman (27:05), the story of how an NHL ref got suspended after having a drink with Greg (31:40), how Katie’s mom potentially broke news about the Bruins this week (38:25), how Greg would fix the Bruins (41:25), his thoughts on the NHL playoff format (44:00), an expansion team in Vegas (45:29), and his Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions (47:00).

Katie Nolan talks about Garbage Time’s EMMY nominations (1:50 mark) and makes some tough choices in this week’s Pick Your Poison (4:35). What would you rather wear: A Maryland Terrapins shirt in the shape of Massachusetts or Bryce Harper’s “Make Baseball Fun Again” hat (5:30)? What makes “Sad MJ” sadder: North Carolina losing the National Championship on a buzzer beater or The Warriors beating The Bulls record (13:45)? And who is less likely to sign with an NFL Team: Johnny Manziel or Greg Hardy (20:30)?

Katie Nolan chats with "The Daily Show" correspondent Roy Wood Jr. about studying tapes of the show’s past correspondents (2:00 mark), selling soda at Alabama football games when he was a teenager (10:05), heckling at baseball games and getting kicked out of Wrigley Field (14:50), being heckled as a comedian (20:45), getting his start doing stand up (27:40), almost trying to fight B2K after they gave him 1 star on “Star Search” (38:50), someone trying to pay him in cocaine for a stand up performance (40:30), how he feels about “Last Comic Standing” (49:40), his thoughts on Vine stars, millennials, and the future of comedy (54:45), how he got the job at "The Daily Show" (1:01:00), covering sports on the show (1:02:40), and why he still pays for an AOL account (1:06:05).

Katie Nolan talks about attending NHL games at the three NY/NJ area hockey arenas (2:10 mark), and makes some tough choices in this week’s Pick Your Poison (6:05). Who was more out of line this week: LeBron James or Dan Shaughnessy (7:30)? Which is the stranger breakfast related story: Jim Nantz’s toast preferences or Nike making chicken & waffle shoes (16:00)? And who has worse karma: D’Angelo Russell or the New Orleans Pelicans (23:00)? Katie and her producers also chat about the first place bracket on Yahoo forgetting to pick a National Champion (32:25), if “One Shining Moment” should have a new singer (34:10), Matt Harvey’s bladder problems (36:30), and A-Rod dating a billionaire (37:05). Plus, this week’s #JunkMail question: What song would you be the most embarrassed of if your iPod was hooked up to speakers on shuffle (39:10)?

Katie Nolan chats with ESPN’s Cavs beat reporter Dave McMenamin about LeBron wanting to play with Carmelo Anthony, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Paul (2:25 mark), LeBron unfollowing the Cavs on twitter (4:10)…and also unfollowing Dave (9:10), LeBron’s strategy of going dark on social media during Playoffs season (13:05), Dave ghost-writing Gilbert Arenas’ blog for NBA.com (17:15), covering the Lakers and getting to know Kobe Bryant (20:15), what he got Kobe as a retirement gift (25:50), getting the job covering LeBron and the Cavs (28:10), why everyone cares so much about LeBron (33:35), Dave’s relationship with him (35:10), his thoughts on Kevin Love (42:35), if LeBron will play for another team in his career (44:55), and which teams he thinks we’ll see in the NBA Finals (46:15).

Katie Nolan discusses Aaron Rodgers’ UFO sighting (2:30 mark), and makes some tough choices in this week’s Pick Your Poison (5:30). Whose statement about female tennis players was dumber: Indian Wells former CEO Raymond Moore, or Novak Djokovic (7:45)? Which is more passive aggressive: LeBron unfollowing the Cavs on Twitter, or Tom Coughlin still working out at the Giants gym (15:55)? And which Patriot’s story would you love more: Roger Goodell giving them their drafts picks back, or Calvin Johnson coming out of retirement to join the team (27:35)? Katie and her producers also discuss JJ Watt’s and Joe Maddon’s antics (32:05), Adam LaRoche retiring because the White Sox wouldn’t allow his son in the clubhouse (33:10), and former baseball players complaining about bat flips (34:10). Plus, a heated discussion about Easter candy in this week’s #JunkMail (36:50). #GTEaster

Katie Nolan chats with Rembert Browne about SXSW (2:00 mark), why Rem misses Richard Deitsch and Deadspin (8:05), Katie’s Ryan Cabrera moment in Austin (11:50), MTV’s Laguna Beach (16:35), the first time Katie and Rem met at lunch with Bill Simmons (18:30), how he got hired at Grantland (21:15), what it was like working there and why the site worked (28:35), the Grantland/ESPN relationship (34:20), how he feels about the end of Grantland (37:00), his new job at NY Mag (38:05), and flying on Air Force One (43:05).

Katie Nolan discusses her weekend in Austin at SXSW (1:50 mark), and makes some tough choices in this week’s Pick Your Poison (5:30). Which hobby is more concerning for your favorite athlete: Couponing or Dancing (6:50)? If you were President, which would you make a National Holiday: The day after The Super Bowl, or the first day of March Madness (14:50)? And which would you rather attend: A football game at the proposed new Redskins stadium, or a hockey game in Las Vegas (21:00)? Katie and her producers also discuss Johnny Manziel, Phil Jackson, and the Broncos and Jets offseason moves (26:45). Plus a recap of the season finale of The Bachelor (28:45), and Katie’s strategy for how she plans on winning the show / becoming The Bachelorette (36:50). #KatieOnTheBachelor

Katie Nolan chats with journalist Jessica Luther about her career covering the intersection of sports and sexual assault (1:30 mark), writing about the Jameis Winston sexual assault case (4:45), how she feels while watching college football now (8:30), the sexual assault cases involving the football programs at Tennessee, Baylor, and Missouri (12:00), why she thinks college football coaches should be fined in some sexual assault cases involving their players (15:30), The 10-Year Anniversary of The Duke Lacrosse case (17:30), the recent article she wrote after interviewing the accuser in that case, Crystal Mangum (20:00), ESPN’s 30 for 30 “Fantastic Lies” about the case that aired on Sunday (22:30), her upcoming book “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” (32:25), and her advice to female sports fans who may struggle with watching sports in light of these stories (47:45).

Katie Nolan makes some tough choices in this week’s “Pick Your Poison” pod. Who’s chiller: Cubs Manager, Joe Maddon or Royals Manager, Ned Yost (5:00 mark)? Whose retirement speech was better: Peyton Manning's or Daniel Bryan's (11:30)? And who fired better shots on Twitter: DeAngelo Williams at Peyton Manning or Bette Midler at Kim Kardashian (18:15)? Plus a look ahead to the season finale of The Bachelor (29:35).

Katie Nolan chats with SNL Weekend Update writer Katie Rich about getting her start in comedy (1:45), improvising with anxiety (4:30), her time at Second City (7:45), her worst improv moment (14:05), how she got the job at SNL (18:40), what her first day of work was like (19:30), how her first joke got cut because Seth Meyers couldn't pronounce "Dachshund” (21:10), her Weekend Update joke writing process (24:45), writing for Weekend Update characters (29:30), getting sports jokes on SNL (32:05), her favorite joke she wrote that got cut from the show (35:10), meeting Eli and Peyton Manning at SNL's 40th Anniversary Special (37:50), meeting President Obama (42:05), and how she's feeling about her Chicago Cubs (45:55) and Chicago Bears (46:55).

Katie Nolan discusses co-hosting her first radio show (2:55 mark) and makes some tough choices in “Pick Your Poison” (5:50). This week’s questions: Would you rather watch Nelly beating a drunk Allen Iverson in H.O.R.S.E. or Marshawn Lynch rapping on a camel in Egypt? (8:40); What’s better for sports, Dog Ball Boys or Pies in the Face? (13:40); and who’s more sensitive, Carmelo Anthony or LeBron James? (19:15). Katie then chats with UFC fighter Frankie Edgar about the UFC asking him if he’d step in to fight Conor McGregor on Saturday (29:10), why Frankie was angry with Dana White (31:00), how he feels about Conor suggesting he’s ducking him (34:20), why he thinks the “C” in UFC stands for Conor (36:20), whether he thinks he should have to vacate the Featherweight Title (36:40), his prediction for McGregor-Nate Diaz (37:45), Holly Holm-Miesha Tate (42:05), and his appearance on MTV’s “True Life: I’m a Mixed Martial Artist” (43:10). Plus, Katie and her producers discuss the latest episode of “The Bachelor” (50:3

Katie Nolan recounts her first ever Daytona 500 (2:45 mark), and makes some tough choices in a new segment called, “Pick Your Poison” (10:10). This week’s questions: Which is the less exciting Oscar winner, The Revenant or The Big Short? (12:05); Who’s hornier, Kurt Rambis or Rob Gronkowski? (15:20); and which OKC hotel problem is worse, bed bugs or ghosts (25:10)? Katie then chats with Daily Show correspondent, Ronny Chieng about getting his start in stand up (30:50), the differences between performing in Australia and The U.S. (34:25), how he got the job at The Daily Show (43:10), how the show comes together every day (50:40), the truth behind clowning on people in Daily Show field pieces (54:25), why hating fans of sports teams is kind of like racism (59:30), and why he hates Kobe Bryant (1:07:15).

Katie Nolan gives an oral history of Garbage Time’s Super Bowl week with stories about guests including Drew Brees (4:05 mark), Matt Ryan (11:10), Todd Gurley (13:10), Luke Rockhold (19:50), Dana White (20:35), Rob Gronkowski (22:40), Tim Tebow (25:40), Jeff Goldblum (29:00), Liam Hemsworth (29:35), Victor Cruz (31:20), Ryan Reynolds (33:05), and Ezekiel Elliott (36:30). She also recounts a pick-up football game played with LA Rams QB, Case Keenum (38:30), and her appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers (47:10). Plus a recap of the latest episode of The Bachelor (55:25).

In a Super Bowl edition of the podcast recorded at Twitter Headquarters, Katie Nolan picks winners for prop bets (6:45 mark) and the big game itself (16:00) in “Fade that Pick,” and chats with Twitter’s Head of Sports Partnerships, Danny Keens about how twitter has changed sports media (23:50), Katie’s first ever tweet (30:55), and which athletes use twitter the best (34:35). Katie also sits down with comedian Dan Soder to talk Peyton Manning and the Broncos (42:00), his 49ers hiring Chip Kelly (50:25), and why Jim Tomsula should quit coaching football and be a girlfriend's dad (52:10). Then Katie answers questions from her audience of twitter employees about San Fran vs. NYC (55:45), and wings vs. nachos (57:25). Plus a recap of the latest episode of The Bachelor (1:02:10).

Katie Nolan picks a winner in the Kanye West-Wiz Khalifa feud (10:40 mark), and chats with MMA Insider Ariel Helwani about breaking into covering the sport (24:55), his sometimes rocky relationship with UFC President, Dana White (39:05), Chris Weidman and Conor McGregor (50:00), Ronda Rousey's future and SNL hosting performance (54:05), CM Punk's upcoming UFC debut (1:00:35), MMA being legalized in New York (1:05:25), and Bel Biv Devoe lyrics (1:10:00). Katie and her producers also discuss Facebook birthday messages (1:16:45), and the latest episode of The Bachelor (1:21:50).

In a special Tuesday bonus podcast, Katie Nolan chats with Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski about his career as an NBA Insider (1:10 mark), tweeting picks during the NBA Draft (17:55), why the Cavs fired David Blatt (21:45), whether he thinks LeBron was really caught off guard by it (24:45), Brian Windhorst (28:55), Woj’s critics who think he’s too critical of LeBron (30:05), The Warriors and Spurs (35:35), His new site, “The Vertical” launching Friday (37:30), his new podcast (39:35), and breaking news on a current NBA star who will have a weekly podcast on “The Vertical” (40:20).

Katie Nolan discusses Cardinals-Panthers (6:00 mark) and Patriots-Broncos (17:05) in “Fade that Pick,” and chats with Mike Francesa about why he agreed to be on the podcast (25:15), how he invented Super Bowl week’s “Radio Row” (26:30), why his simulcast on FS1 didn’t work out (34:15), his passionate fans known as “Mongo Nation” (35:10), FrancesaCon (37:30), his advice to Katie on dealing with critics (40:50), his upcoming reunion show with Mad Dog (53:05), his thoughts on Adele and Taylor Swift (55:15), what his relationship with Mad Dog is like now (1:04:15), how their show succeeded even when the two were fighting (1:06:05), whether “Mike & the Mad Dog” could ever get back together (1:09:50), his thoughts on Bill Simmons and asking him to be his co-host (1:12:25), how he feels about ESPN (1:17:00), and his yuuuuuuge announcement about his future at WFAN (1:24:35).

In a preview of this Thursday’s podcast, Mike Francesa tells Katie Nolan what he plans to do when his WFAN contract is up in 2017.