The Waiver Fire: Recent Episodes
The Waiver Fire
Our #1 fan joins the pod once again, this time to talk about Colombia, Chile, and Portugal!
Nick puts JP's feet to the coals on some ethical dilemmas. Also, JP tries drafting a goon squad from the 2010s.
Robinson and Nick dive deep into their history with Harry Potter. It's a quality nerd out.
Sam Phillips joins to discuss the stage and Hollywood productions of Glengarry Glen Ross.
Nick & JP join forces again to explore Sofia Coppola's most recent directorship and the fresh Gorillaz album, which isn't very fresh at all :/
Carl and Nick go pretty damn deep into the trials and tribulations of Alexander Hamilton, with an emphasis on the smash Broadway production.
Nick took down JP in Week 14 but JP still gets a win & in situation in Week 15. Wild last ride here to end the fantasy season.
The best of us comes back on the pod to talk his two biggest passions in life, ballet and politics.
Big bro comes on the pod to revel in the pivotal Week 11 sibling matchup and to look ahead at his journey to 5th place.
Farrell hops back on the pod to talk 2022 NHL and just a little shit talk heading into our Week 10 Fantasy Faceoff.
Friend of a friend, Jackson Curtiss, comes on the pod to give a little taste of the next gen's take on fantasy football.
Nick & JP relive the torment from Week 5. At least Drew Cook's bitch ass scored less than us. Also, the Cody diss track.
Nick tries to muster strength and courage after a toss loss to JP. Drew Cook diss track @45:13
Nick cries like a baby over a win. We also premiere the first diss track to commemorate the Waiver Fire matchup
Nick & JP talk some monster NFL news, fantasy implications, and rejoin our trail along the Gus Van Sant warp hole.
JP and Nick talk the Paul Newman comeback, "The Color of Money" as well as the Russell Wilson, Tom Brady news.
Nick & JP breakdown The King of Comedy en route to discussing the entire Scorsese catalog
Nick & JP recap the wild weekend in NFL (Dak... oh sweet Dak...) and crack into Scorsese's sophomore attempt 'Boxcar Bertha'.
Nick & JP reminisce about the 2021 NFL season and start our off-season filmography review. This year it's Martin Scorsese's catalog!
Nick & JP wind down the fantasy season and announce our plans for the off-season. Of course DFS is still happening until the fat lady sings!!
DFS feels a bit like the side pudding for the fantasy playoffs but it should be a very fun Sunday slate!
Nick & JP join forces IRL in Auburn to tackle the fantasy playoffs. Get ready for the semis!!
Nick & JP hit up Week 14 with axes. Cutting zombie heads off and drinking the internals.
Nick and JP try to stay in the flames with punts and purges. Rashod Bateman, lead us to paradise baby!
Nick suffers heartbreak on Monday night, but long-time listener Chris joins the pod and boosts morale. JP has no sympathy.
Sweet baby Jesus. One of the wildest NFL weeks ever. Nick & JP try their best to breakdown the fantasy implications, but let's admit it. It's just time to have fun with this craziness.
Nick and JP talk nicely for a bit about Week 9 DFS targets then head into the cage and throw haymakers. Still friends though.
Nick and JP talk a seriously complicated and awesome main-slate for Week 8. We also fight over Tee Higgins.
Nick and JP hosts with pod-guests Theodore and Charlotte. Their insight was incredible!
JP & Nick are back for Week 7 ready to make some cheddar in DFS. Lots of chalk sprinkled with some delicious fade.
Apparently we took a leave of absence? AKA Nick forgot to upload the episodes! Fantastic! This is the best week though. Let's go.
JP was making the dough elsewhere tonight, so Nick hosted the big bro, Alexander, AKA one of the worst fantasy players of all time. Of all time! DFS delights and a nasty head-to-head lineup reveal!
Nick and JP give the most important breakdowns of Week 3. Plus, a few trade considerations!
JP & Nick recap Week 2 of the NFL Season and introduce a new segment! "What's that Smell?!"
Nick & JP are both gassed the day after draft madness. Thankfully Week 1 is about to give us adrenaline like a motherf*.
Nick swallows his pride and hosts Major Horton, last year's champchamp, for a talk about fantasy and historic great albums.
Nick & JP host a little mocky mock with some juice, talk some news, and beg the NFL season to get over here.
Glorious football is back! Well, 5 minutes of it, but it went down smooth. And we start our video experience!! Youtube @ The Waiver Fire!
NFL Players, listen up. Just sit on the couch and have your trophy wife feed you cheetos and lobster. Stop getting hurt, damn it! Kenny G, please. Please baby. Rise again. Stronger.
The Olympics are hot but fantasy football has been smoldering. Time to give it some fuel.
JP and Nick test the ESPN waters to prep for draft season. And yes, the big toe felt very right.
Nick begins his rap career! And JP navigates us through the dirty rounds of best ball (4-8).
JP and Nick do it live with a head2head best ball draft! And it wasn't a complete trainwreck! Then we stick around to talk Braves and Bond, James Bond.
JP and Nick peruse ADP to whip up their dream teams at the #2 and #7 spots. JP also talks his recent adventures in Best Ball.
JP takes the week off, leaving Nick to nerd out for 30 minutes on fantasy greats and hates for each round of ESPN mocks.
JP and Nick get their hands dirty with predicting tough schedules. Then we put those thoughts to the test with a Mock Draft!
Nick hosts the pod's first guest, Alex Smith, to talk Watchmen (graphic novel and movie). A little dabble on Aaron Rodgers and the NFL Draft occurs as well.
Nick & JP reveal our first ever FF rankings!! We also explore a truly great documentary, The Thin Blue Line.
JP and Nick take a right turn into documentaries. Sugar Man satisfied. And some fantasy football trivia! JP went 2 for 3. Can you sweep?
Nick & JP talk Sam Darnold getting the boot. We play an ADP game. And then we talk the comforting, upsetting, exhilarating, and calming debut from Jim Jarmusch, Stranger than Paradise.
Nick and JP cruise through the NFL trades and signings with an eye at the 2021 fantasy trophy. Then we finish David Lynch's filmography with Inland Empire. Yikes.
JP and Nick try to put their hands around two menaces: free agency and Mulholland Drive. More similarities than you might think! Go watch the film and join us!
March fantasy draft yeeeeeee!! And that whole David Lynch thing. The Straight Story was a very welcome calm before the storm. Next week's Mulholland Drive ah!!
Nick and JP are closing the final stretch of David Lynch's filmography. Lost Highway is an incredible trip. Nick ooos and ahhhs as a first time viewer, and JP gives his seasoned take on the plot and takeaways. Go watch and join our talk!
John and Nick catch up the Wentz going to Indy, RIP Daft Punk, and some Nicholas Cage. Wild at Heart was way better than JP gave it credit for! Go watch and come laugh along with us! Movie talk starts around 18minutes or so.
Look, it takes an hour an half to talk about Blue Velvet, okay? It demands respect! Go watch and come back for JP and Nick's reverie.
JP and Nick consume some Water of Life and the sweet spice to talk Super Bowl and DUNE. Some fun, more sad. Always worth talking about. Movie talk @11:19
Nick and John continue to somehow merge football and David Lynch. We're talking SuperBowl. We're talking The Elephant Man. It's dark. It's deep. It's wonderful. Movie talk starts @18:53
JP and Nick talk a bit about the AFC & NFC Championship games, but then get into the heart of the off-season focus. Movie talk. Up first, the David Lynch filmography. Nick is the naive rookie, JP the experienced vet. Go watch Eraserhead and then join us. Movie talk starts at 18:55.
Nick & JP savor every last drop of the NFL juice. Divisional Round recap and a look ahead at the Champs Week. Plus, we got something a little special coming on Episode 6 that should lead us into the postseason!
JP and Nick talk Wild Card Weekend and all the accompanying fireworks. Jimmy Graham 1-hander! Other foolishness and a look ahead at the real deal, the Divisional Round!
Week 17 has come and gone, but this is still fun as hell. JP and Nick recap the season and look ahead for fantasy, class warfare, ice cream sundaes.
Nick and JP plead with God himself to let Stefon Diggs score less than 20 points. God had no f*&!ing mercy. Jerk. Also, some peaks ahead at 2021 because of course it's not too early.
Nick and JP talk week 15 recap and the glory of being in the ship. This is what it's all about. Bring home that shiny plastic with our advice on waiver pickups and some flex plays. Buffoonery warning.