Kat Anna

Today's guest is Kat Anna, a Polish-Canadian men's health expert.  You'll love this conversation.

Check out Kat's work at menneedlovetoo.org

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Unofficial Fan Lounge - 2026 Season Week 9

We're almost there, and one team has clinched!

Week 8:

Orlando 31, Dallas 24
Louisville 33, DC 30
Houston 23, St. Louis 16
Birmingham 14, Columbus 3

Week 9:

Friday, May 22 - DC at Orlando
Saturday, May 23 - Birmingham at Columbus
Sunday, May 24 - Dallas at Louisville; St. Louis at Houston

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Natanya Ruth

We are joined in this episode by Natanya Ruth, a health and wellness specialist, yoga instructor, and author.

Check out her work at natanyaruth.com

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Unofficial Fan Lounge-2026 Season Week 8

7 down, 3 to go.

Shoutout to the BattleHawks for honoring the Greatest Show on Turf Rams!!

Week 7:

St. Louis 31, Columbus 20
Louisville 30, DC 13
Birmingham 21, Dallas 17 (OT)
Orlando 24, Houston 23

Week 8:

Friday, May 15 - Orlando vs. Dallas at Fort Hood, TX
Saturday, May 16 - DC at Louisville; Houston at St. Louis
Sunday, May 17 - Columbus at Birmingham

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Chris Eveland

We are joined in today's episode by Canadian guitarist and musician Chris Eveland.

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Unofficial Fan Lounge - 2026 Season Week 7

Welcome to Week 7!  We're back to a more detailed episode this week, with a review of Week 6, some season stats, news on United Bowl 3, and a preview of Week 7

Week 6:

St. Louis 16, Louisville 3
Columbus 24, Houston 17
DC 24, Dallas 6
Birmingham 20, Orlando 17

Week 7:

Friday, May 8 - Columbus at St. Louis
Saturday, May 9 - Louisville at DC; Dallas at Birmingham
Sunday, May 10 - Orlando at Houston

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First Steps to Downtown Baseball

It's finally happening!!

Part 1 is about the Kansas City city council okaying $600 million to develop Washington Square Park and Crown Center as a ballpark district for the Royals.

Part 2 is about the official team announcement that the Royals are, indeed, moving Downtown - to Crown Center!

Expect the new ballpark to be open by 2031.

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Mandy Alexis

Mandy Alexis is a Canadian expat living in Nicaragua at the time of this recording.  She was on to talk about her story with addiction and finding ways to recover and being human.  Truly interesting discussion.

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Unofficial Fan Lounge - 2026 Season Week 6

Welcome to Week 6!  We're halfway there!  Let's quickly review Week 5 and preview Week 6.

Week 5:

DC 45, Birmingham 28
St. Louis 25, Orlando 17
Houston 17, Columbus 13
Louisville 47, Dallas 25

Week 6:

Thursday, April 30 - St. Louis at Louisville
Friday, May 1 - Houston at Columbus
Saturday, May 2 - Dallas at DC
Sunday, May 3 - Birmingham at Orlando

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Main Street Extension Opening

Yes, Mike was at the opening for the KC Streetcar's Main Street extension.  Not only did he get the audio from the festivities, he got to ride one of the first streetcars on the extension.  And he's here to talk about it.

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Unofficial Fan Lounge - 2026 Season Week 5

Welcome to Week 5!  Major overtime rule change in the past week.  Let's quickly review Week 4 and preview Week 5.

Week 4:

Louisville 24, Houston 22 (OT)
Columbus 28, Dallas 14
DC 28, St. Louis 22
Orlando 16, Birmingham 0

Week 5:

Friday, April 24 - DC at Birmingham
Saturday, April 25 - St. Louis at Orlando
Sunday, April 26 - Columbus at Houston; Louisville at Dallas

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The Networks Solo Playthrough

Today we play the solo rules of the board game The Networks, in which players try their best to run a TV station.

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Unofficial Fan Lounge - 2026 Season Week 4

Welcome to Week 4!  Yes, we heard about the news about expansion to Oklahoma City.  Let's review Week 3 and preview Week 4.

Week 3:

Orlando 29, Louisville 27 (OT)
DC 45, Houston 7
Dallas 28, Columbus 23
St. Louis 34, Birmingham 30

Week 4:

Thursday, April 16 - Louisville at Houston
Friday, April 17 - Dallas at Columbus
Saturday, April 18 - St. Louis at DC; Orlando at Birmingham

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Emily E. Finke

Today we interview opera singer and songwriter Emily E. Finke.  She was joining us from Florida, and was kind enough to talk about her work and music in general.

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Unofficial Fan Lounge - UFL 2026 Week 3

Welcome to Week 3!  Sorry for the delay (stupid TUESDAY night game).  Let's review Week 2 and preview Week 3.

Week 2:

DC 44, Columbus 26
Orlando 19, Louisville 9
Houston 22, Birmingham 20
Dallas 31, St. Louis 15

Week 3:

Friday, April 10 - Orlando at Louisville
Saturday, April 11 - Houston at DC
Sunday, April 12 - Columbus at Dallas; Birmingham at St. Louis

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Tamara Usman

Mike is pleased to be joined today by his dear friend Tamara Usman.  Tamara is a massage therapist and energy healer, and is currently based in Honduras.

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Unofficial Fan Lounge - UFL 2026 Week 2

Week 2 of the UFL season is upon us!  We look at the teams' new unis, go over some of the new rules for 2026 (No Tush Push allowed!), review Week 1 and preview Week 2

Week 1:

Birmingham 15, Louisville 13
St. Louis 16, DC 10
Dallas 36, Houston 17
Orlando 23, Columbus 16

Week 2:

Friday, April 3 - DC at Columbus
Saturday, April 4 - Louisville at Orlando
Sunday, April 5 - Birmingham at Houston
TUESDAY, April 7 - St. Louis at Dallas

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My Friend Drew

When your co-host pitches a musical idea about the very thing you yourself need - but it's about his friend.

From our episode with Sam Tady

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7 Part Long-form Challenge

We're doing a scaled-down version of the Fortnight Challenge we attempted earlier.  This time it's 7 parts and not 14.

Part 1 - Royals Ballpark Options (Kauffman Ain't One, So Stop Already)

Part 2 - Tour of KC (Ted Lasso Version) and KC BBQ Reviews

Part 3 - Sumimasen, High Society!  (Afternoon Coffee)

Part 4 - Mike's List of DoorDashing Requests

Part 5 - Tylenol Does Not Cause Autism!!!

Part 6 - Seafood Dining Experiences (Red Lobster and Kura Sushi)

Part 7 - The Right-Wing Origins of the ACA

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Unofficial Fan Lounge - UFL 2026 Season Week 1

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2026 UFL season!

We have new teams (Columbus, Louisville, and Orlando), a new league owner, and new coaches for most of the teams.

Week 1
Friday, March 27 - Birmingham at Louisville
Saturday, March 28 - DC at St. Louis; Houston at Dallas
Sunday, March 29 - Columbus at Orlando

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