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Think of this as ESPN2 for The Informal Program. Except with a lot less mid-major College Basketball coverage, and re-runs of afternoon shows.
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Daniel has some fun remembering how quickly the NCAA moved to pay athletes after years of staunch opposition.
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Anderson the Padres fan joins Daniel from San Diego to share his thoughts on the last several years, and future of the Padres following the death of their beloved owner Peter Seidler.
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Daniel unveils the rules of 'The Baseball Box Score Guessing Game' while the crew tries to research exactly where Fairleigh Dickinson University is located.
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Daniel shares his three weekly baseball observations, including why the fine people of Los Angeles shouldn't be too worried about the Dodgers even if you don't recognize half of this team anymore.
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You read the title. Thanks to the new 'pace of play' rules, baseball might be the fastest sport in North America. Plus the News Snail finally gets to share his big breaking news that no one in the sporting world has heard before. You will truly be blown away.
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Daniel The Host and the crew return to the airwaves to explain why the show has been off the air for so long, why Daniel feels like Norman Osborne from the 'Spiderman' movies, and how the Vegas Golden Hat became a major media dealmaker.
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An edition of 'Hey Daniel Thursday' where we read your letters gets derailed by an appearance of Dave's fake lawyer, we discover The Rock is running the XFL with his ex-wife, and we answer as many letters as possible while the mailbox takes his sweet time playing his intro music.
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Noted newbie to loving college basketball, Daniel West shares three takeaways he's seen from a year of (sparsely) watching college basketball games. Do you agree with his takes? Leave a comment in the review section, and at InformalProgram.com!
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Daniel is overjoyed at the recent 'pace of play' and rule changes in Major League Baseball's Spring Training.
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Daniel reads letters live from a car because... well, we're not the most professional outfit at times.
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Dave explains his strange obsession with new L.A. Clipper Bones Hyland, Daniel says the Clippers may regret trading Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the show discusses a new playoff format in Major League Soccer that has a little bit of everything.
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Was the Daytona 500 winner a shock no one should've seen coming, or a deserved win for one of the sport's most talented Superspeedway drivers? Plus, what on earth was the NBA All-Star game? Daniel's got all the takes as he wraps up the sports weekend on a new week of Informal Broadcasting.
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Daniel and the crew are back to mock Wednesday's Daytona 500 preview list, and discuss all the action from the NASCAR Duels at Daytona to set the field for the Daytona 500.
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The Penalty Assessing Robot makes an appearance to correct Daniel and the crew on the errors of the week.
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Who are the best drivers to watch this Sunday who have a chance of capturing their first Daytona 500 title? Daniel has crunched the numbers and gives you his top 5 as the biggest sporting event on 'Informal Broadcasting's yearly calendar is less than a week away.
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Fresh off one of arguably the greatest Super Bowls of all time, Daniel and the crew are ready to break down what is without a doubt the biggest story in sports to break during Super Bowl week.
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Noted College Basketball disliker Daniel West has experienced a sudden and radical transformation. Here's how he learned to finally enjoy the sport before March Madness shows up.
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If LeBron hasn't broken the record by the time you hear this, what's the funniest/best/worst way for him to score a basket to pass Kareem on the all-time scoring list? If he has broken it, please enjoy an entertaining, but very out-of-date discussion on the hypothetical scenario that's already happened.
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Super Bowl Week is a big waste of everyone's time. Do you really need a week to preview a 60 minute football game? Daniel debunks the theory by giving you a solid preview in about the time it takes to read this description.
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It's a second edition of the 'Letter Reading Friday!" This week, listeners have thoughts on making NFL overtime even better, question the legitimacy of refs, ask for more pickeball coverage, and wonder if the NFL actually hates the Bengals.
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Was the end of the season frustrating, or encouraging? Noted Lions fan Sammy Bovitz sticks around to evaluate the season for his beloved team, plus, how exactly is the live version of the NBA All-Star Draft going to work logistically?
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If you've ever wanted to break out of the doldrums of the same old fantasy sports, have we got an idea for you... Commissioner of the 'All-Kicker Fantasy League' Sammy Bovitz (Sammybovitz.com) stops by to explain where he got the crazy idea, and just how much fun playing in a league where you only have three kickers on your team can be.
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Are the Eagles really this dominant, or have they just played weak or injured playoff teams? Did the refs straight-up rob the Bengals? Should politicians be allowed to weigh-in on sporting events? These questions and more are answered as Daniel and the crew roll through a Monday.
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It's the first full edition of the 'Letter Reading Friday' on the show, and Daniel opens up the mailbox to read all your wild and wacky sports takes from NASCAR having too many races without right turns, to the eliteness of Daniel Jones.
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Daniel highlights a small but siginifcant change to the show's weekly upload schedule, and at long last, the Carlos Correa saga is over and he's found a team. Which is the team he started the free agency saga to begin with.
*Editor's note: During the final minute of the show, Daniel confuses the Mets and Giants. The Penalty Assessing Robot is aware of this infraction, and a proper punishment will be handed out at a later date.
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Did we overhype the Bills, and prematurely crown the Chiefs as the future champs while the actual AFC favorites have been lying right in front of our eyes this whole time? Daniel poses the question on a Tuesday edition of Informal Broadcasting.
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After quite the sad ending to the season, who does Daniel feel most sorry for on the Cowboys? Also, we debut some new bongo music. Tell us what you think at InformalProgram.com
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Remember the 2015 Atlanta Hawks? If not, Daniel sends you down memory lane, honoring the most random #1 seed in U.S. Sports history. Why isn't the show discussing playoff football? That's definitely a valid question.
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Daniel and the crew celebrate (wait for the drop) MLK Day! And give a quick recap of the National Championship game between Georgia and TCU. If you can even call that a game, of course.
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Why did ____ end up higher than ___ in the final rankings?! How exactly does the formula work? How on earth did the Jaguars end up ranked? These and many other pressing questions will be answered in today's episode.
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And then there were four: Buffalo, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. But which one will be the 9th champion crowned in rankings history? Tune in for the historic live announcement of the 2022 champions of professional football's most coveted Fake Spreadsheet National Championship.
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Turns out with all the interruptions, there wasn't enough time to get them all in. Here's an unprecedented bonus episode of Informal Broadcasting with the rest of the teams 9th through 5th in the 'Fake Spreadsheet National Championship' rankings.
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The biggest day on the show is here: It's time to announce teams ranked 9th through 5th in the 'Fake Spreadsheet National Championship' rankings. Or at least that's the plan before constant soundbites derail the show.
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Who will be the 9th champion of the Fake Spreadsheet National Championship? Daniel previews tomorrow's big rankings reveal by breaking down to the teams still in possible contention for the crown, and gets interrupted by the News Snail who has a very important (if untimely) question.
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Daniel shares why what it's like to watch 'The Granddaddy of them All" in person, and explains why Going to The Rose Bowl Game is such a legendary experience.
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A continued discussion on the Damar Hamlin situation, and an update on the next episodes of the show.
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Even if they make a lot of money or play for a hated rival, athletes are people too, and it's sad that it takes tragedies to remind us of that. Daniel breaks from the usual program to discuss the reaction and outpouring of support surrounding Bills' defender Damar Hamlin who collapsed on the field and needed emergency medical attention during Monday Night Football.
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On another 'Unofficial Email Friday', Daniel gets an update from 'The News Snail' on Carlos Correa's contract, and delivers a rant aimed at Skip Bayless' handling of a somewhat tone-deaf tweet posted during the Monday Night Football postponement.
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Can the Vikings keep this up? Apparently not. One week after predicting the Vikings would not make a deep playoff run, Daniel doubles-down with even harsher words for Minnesota after their blowout loss to the Packers.
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Daniel and The News Snail take a look at the ongoing free agency saga surrounding the most prized shortstop in Major League Baseball's signing season, and why people are so concerned about his ankles.
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Have you ever felt like power rankings are too... biased? Have you ever wondered what the NFL would look like with something resembling College Football's old computer rankings? Well, wish no longer. Daniel is here to finish the countdown and unveil the Top 5 teams in the NFL according the the (P)Football Analyzing Robot.
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Have you ever felt like power rankings are too... biased? Have you ever wondered what the NFL would look like with something resembling College Football's old computer rankings? Well, wish no longer. Daniel is here to begin the weekly countdown of the Top 9 teams in the NFL according the the (P)Football Analyzing Robot.
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After previously dismissing a listener question on whether he likes the Angels offseason moves, Daniel shines a spotlight on some of the major moves and signings in Anahiem.
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Can the Minnesota Vikings and their 11-0 record in one-score games translate into playoff success? Daniel doesn't think so, and offers some reasons why.
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Daniel and the 'Phootball Analyzing Robot' unveil the very first publicly available release of the Football Spreadsheet National Championship rankings.
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Daniel attempts to answer as many sports questions from listeners and The News Snail as possible in the very brief time allowed by the absurdly long mailbox intro music.
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Daniel shares the history behind the 'Spreadsheet National Championship', and announces that new rankings will be unveiled tomorrow.
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While MLB is in the headlines for making several game-altering rule changes ahead of the new season, Daniel tells you about the one they didn't add, and why it's the best out of all of them.
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No matter how bad your day is going, it can't be worse than New England's on Sunday.
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The News Snail joins the show with the latest from baseball's free agency season, Daniel offers predictions on the Harlem Globetrotters' season, and we finallly get to the bottom of the randomness of NBA jersey selections.
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Daniel applauds the NBA's decision to award a Regular Season Championship trophy to the team with the best record after 82 games.
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Daniel takes five minutes to celebrate beloved college football coach Mike Leach.
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The Informal Program is back with a new era, name, and format. But you won't hear that from us.
No, really. Dave refuses to make this announcement on-air for inexplicable reasons.
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