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32 Fans Podcast

32 Fans Podcast

By Akiva Wienerkur and Alexander Chester

32 Fans began as a daily NFL preseason podcast, morphed into a weekly NFL podcast, and now features Akiva Wienerkur (@keev26) and Alexander Chester (@achester99) arguing about sports, pop culture, politics, and any other hot takes they fancy.
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265. Bracket Month: The Best NBA All-College Team (Part II)

32 Fans PodcastMar 11, 2019

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415. Av's Top 83 Movies of 2020
Apr 20, 202101:10:02
414. Best Logo in Sports Bracket Part III
Apr 12, 202102:00:23
413. Emergency Episode 2.0: UCLA/Gonzaga

413. Emergency Episode 2.0: UCLA/Gonzaga

Alex logs on seconds after the holiday ends to catch up on last night's Madness with Akiva.

Apr 05, 202137:15
411½. Emergency Podcast: Keev Ruins Alex's Survivor Bracket

411½. Emergency Podcast: Keev Ruins Alex's Survivor Bracket

Alex signs online after a 72-hour holiday absence and to his horror discovers Keev has messed with his March Madness Survivor picks. Emergency bracket chaos ensues.

Mar 30, 202127:16
411. Worst Person in Sports 2021 Bracket (& Sports Logos Part II)

411. Worst Person in Sports 2021 Bracket (& Sports Logos Part II)

Bracket SZN continues with a bracket to determine the worst person in sports in 2021. When Alex and Keev can't agree, random listeners are brought on to cast tiebreaking votes. The final of these listeners happens to be the guest for the sports logo bracket and so sticks around for a mini-part two of that bracket.

Mar 25, 202101:31:41
410. March Madness Preview

410. March Madness Preview

Keev picks his bracket live on the pod and exposes Alex as ignorant about college basketball.

Mar 18, 202101:53:20
409. Best Logo in Sports Bracket

409. Best Logo in Sports Bracket

Bracket SZN keeps on truckin' ... Ali Lasher is known for her aesthetic eye (she is, after all, the inventor of Lash Tweets™), so she joins Alex and Keev as the tiebreaker judge to determine the best logo among teams in the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL.

Follow along the bracket here. Or don't, and rely on Ali to describe each logo to you.

Mar 09, 202101:43:03
408B. NBA Draft Bracket (Part 2)
Mar 04, 202154:47
408A. NBA Draft Bracket (Part 1)
Mar 04, 202101:38:55
P72. Presidential Basketball Draft

P72. Presidential Basketball Draft

Keev and Alex and guest Jason Steinhauer draft basketball teams made up exclusively of US presidents. Hat tip to Justin Ramsay for the idea.

This is a "Patron Preview" of 32 Fans Patron Episode #72. For Patron Episode #74, the guys provided play-by-play of the three teams playing each other in NBA 2K. If you're not interested in becoming a Patron, you can still click here to watch the video without the podcast.

Jason Steinhauer served as founding director of the Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, is a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and is a contributor to CNN and TIME. He's also the founder and host of the History Club on Clubhouse and historian-in-residence at the new media startup, MTTR. He is currently writing a book about history on the Internet. @JasonSteinhauer.

Feb 24, 202101:14:58
407. Greatest American Sports Rivalry Bracket (Part II)

407. Greatest American Sports Rivalry Bracket (Part II)

Listener John Gilpatrick asks for a bracket to determine the best sports rivalry. 

Feb 17, 202140:38
405. Royal Rumble

405. Royal Rumble

Keev makes Alex watch the Royal Rumble again. Then (41:10) the guys talk about the Matthew Stafford/Jared Goff trade and other QB moves that could be coming. 

Feb 02, 202101:03:14
404. The Crying Baby

404. The Crying Baby

Benjamin ("Coach") Chester won't stop crying, and Keev and Alex forgot to plan this episode, so the conversation meanders, covering the baseball hall of fame, Alex's historical NFL playoff MVPs, the pro football hall of fame, changing diapers, future 32 Fans episode ideas, shabbas meals post-COVID, vaccination schedules, bat mitzvahs, suits, true crime podcast recommendations, Deshaun Watson to the Jets, and Super Bowl vaccination policies. The worst episode ends with a tribute to the greatest song.

Jan 27, 202145:38
P60. Alphabet Draft

P60. Alphabet Draft

Two months ago Meaghen Thee Librarian asked Keev and Alex to draft the 26 letters of the alphabet, which they did for patron episode #60.

Alex's baby interrupted an attempt to record a new episode tonight, so in lieu of that here is that episode. 

Jan 27, 202148:52
403. Three Football Games Left

403. Three Football Games Left

Keev and Alex talk about the new NFL head coach hires, the Mets offseason, and just about anything else they can to avoid discussing an underwhelming weekend of NFL playoff games.

This episode's outro is Your Ex-Lover Is Dead by Stars. (Which is not how Alex feels about Stefon Diggs.)

Jan 18, 202152:54
402. Wild Card Weekend

402. Wild Card Weekend

Keev and Alex recap the wild card weekend and make picks for the divisional round. 

This episode's outro is "I Know the End" by Phoebe Bridgers.

Jan 11, 202144:12
401. NFL Regular Season Recap
Jan 04, 202101:05:12
400. 40 Top Ten Lists

400. 40 Top Ten Lists

For episode #400 we rank 400 things from worst to best by reading through 40 listener-submitted top ten lists in an effort to determine who submitted the best list in order to send that person 400 pennies on Venmo. A surprise guest crashes the Zoom halfway through.

Dec 31, 202001:42:55
399. Monday Night Madness in the 32 Fans Survivor Fantasy Football League

399. Monday Night Madness in the 32 Fans Survivor Fantasy Football League

Tim Loux, Jason "Beet Rose" Stitt and Lawson Campbell join the podcast to relive a crazy Monday night in the 32 Fans Survivor fantasy football league. Then Keev wakes up to make week 16 picks. 

Dec 24, 202046:58
398. NBA *Decade* Preview
Dec 15, 202001:29:44
397. Week 14 NFL Picks
Dec 09, 202039:28
396. Alex Conducts an Among Us Intervention on Akiva

396. Alex Conducts an Among Us Intervention on Akiva

Alex interventions Keev for his Among Us addiction and talks about his emotional reaction to the Vikings comeback win. Keev guesses the week 13 spreads on air.

Nov 30, 202001:07:44
395. NFL Coach Rankings (Part 2)

395. NFL Coach Rankings (Part 2)

Alex ranks the top 16 coaches and the guys make week 12 picks and talk about Thanksgiving.

Nov 25, 202001:01:41
394. 2020 NFL Coach Rankings (Part 1)
Nov 18, 202001:03:41
393. Ranking QBs

393. Ranking QBs

Alex ranks the current NFL starting QBs from 32-1. Keev speculates on where Jets 2021 starter Trevor Lawrence fits in.

This episode's outro is Neil Young's The Needle and the Damage Done (h/t Zvi Rapps), the first half of that title in honor of the 32 Fans Patron Chat, the second half in acknowledgement of Donald Trump's four years as president.

Nov 11, 202001:17:36
392. Election Day

392. Election Day

Keev and Alex try to waste away an hour of election day afternoon and distract themselves from worrying by talking about ... I don't even remember anymore. Oh, we made week 9 picks at some point.

Nov 03, 202049:19
391. Could This be the Last Week of Football for a While?

391. Could This be the Last Week of Football for a While?

How would high profile athletes respond to a Donald Trump victory? Keev and Alex talk weddings, elections, and do a couple NFL prop bet drafts (results here).

Keev has finally realized this week that Sam Darnold is not the Jets' QB of the future, so this week's outro (requested by Kevin Donnelly) is New Perspective by Panic! at the Disco.

Oct 27, 202043:58
390. The Worst Teams and Divisions in NFL History.

390. The Worst Teams and Divisions in NFL History.

Keev complains about the Jets and Alex ranks them against the worst teams in NFL history. Then the guys make fun of the NFC East and Alex ranks the division against the worst divisions in NFL history. Let's hope listeners don't rank this episode among the worst 32 Fans episodes in NFL history. 

This episode's outro is Elephant by Tame Impala.

Oct 20, 202048:12
389. NFL Power Rankings After Week 5

389. NFL Power Rankings After Week 5

Keev asks Alex for new NFL power rankings and the guys talk about random other stuff as well.

This episode's outro is "Ooh LA LA" by Run The Jewels feat. Greg Nice & DJ Premier.

Oct 15, 202054:57
388. Keev Catches Alex Up On the Weekend's News

388. Keev Catches Alex Up On the Weekend's News

Alex turns his devices on for the first time in 49 hours and immediately podcasts with Keev.

This episode's outro is After the Gold Rush by Neil Young.

Oct 05, 202051:55
387. MLB Playoff Picks & NFL Week 4 Lines

387. MLB Playoff Picks & NFL Week 4 Lines

Alex is not interested in talking about football after yesterday, so he makes his picks for the first round of the baseball playoffs. Then Keev convinces him to guess the NFL week 4 lines live on the air.

This episode's outro is Kissing the Lipless from The Shins.

Sep 29, 202051:21
386. Akiva Tells Alex What Happened in NFL Week 2

386. Akiva Tells Alex What Happened in NFL Week 2

Immediately after Rosh Hashana has ended, Keev gets Alex on the horn so he can tell him what happened in the 13 NFL games from Sunday afternoon.

This episode's outro is Blue Monday, which represents how Alex and Keev feel about their teams' performances in week 2.

Sep 21, 202051:00
385. NFL Power Rankings After Week 1

385. NFL Power Rankings After Week 1

Keev asks Alex to power rank all 32 NFL teams after just one game.

In honor the end (hopefully?) of Tom Brady, this week's outro is the last great american dynasty by Taylor Swift.

Sep 15, 202053:29
384. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #23 Detroit Lions

384. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #23 Detroit Lions

The NFL season starts tomorrow, which means it's time for the final NFL team preview episode of 32 Fans in 32 Days. Jeremy Hyman feels defeated as a Lions fan. Is this the rare squad for which Alex is more hyped than our guest?

Sep 12, 202032:06
383. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #19 Cleveland Browns

383. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #19 Cleveland Browns

Akiva and Alex record their final preview episode (another one drops tomorrow -- but it was recorded a while ago). As their fatigue seeps in from recording 32 episodes in 32 days, do they have any energy left to discuss the Browns?

Sep 11, 202032:06
382. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #6 Minnesota Vikings
Sep 10, 202032:06
381. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #4 San Francisco 49ers

381. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #4 San Francisco 49ers

Eric Gillen previews the defending NFC champs with Alex.

Sep 09, 202032:06
380. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #13 Green Bay Packers

380. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #13 Green Bay Packers

Alex regrets ranking the Packers where he did a month ago, as he’s come to the conclusion that Aaron Rodgers is done and the Packers are trash.

Sep 08, 202032:06
379. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #22 Denver Broncos

379. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #22 Denver Broncos

Evan Desroches joins 32 Fans to preview the Denver Broncos.

Sep 07, 202032:06
378. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #20 Houston Texans

378. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #20 Houston Texans

Keev and Alex discuss the Houston Texans, which animals would be the best at basketball, and whatever else they can squeeze in before the bomb

Sep 06, 202032:06
377. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #14 Buffalo Bills

377. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #14 Buffalo Bills

Alex and Keev try to make up their minds about how they feel about the Bills.

Sep 05, 202032:06
376. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #18 Atlanta Falcons

376. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #18 Atlanta Falcons

Keev and Alex preview the Falcons.

Sep 04, 202032:06
375. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #15 Tennessee Titans

375. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #15 Tennessee Titans

Titans fan Brandon Hilyard wants to know why the Titans can’t get any damn respect.

Sep 03, 202032:06
374. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #3 New Orleans Saints

374. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #3 New Orleans Saints

Alex talks about why God will not permit the Saints to win the Super Bowl this year, while Keev tries to play some games.

Sep 02, 202032:06
373. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #24 Chicago Bears

373. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #24 Chicago Bears

Jake Freud joins Keev to discuss the scintillating QB controversy between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles in Chicago.

Sep 01, 202032:06
372. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #28 New York Jets
Aug 31, 202032:06
371. 32 Fans in 32 Days: 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

371. 32 Fans in 32 Days: 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Keev and Alex preview the Bucs and Alex compares Brady to every Hall of Famer who ever starred for a new team late in his career.
Aug 30, 202032:05
370. 32 Fans in 32 Days: 5 Seattle Seahawks

370. 32 Fans in 32 Days: 5 Seattle Seahawks

Every year 32 Fans welcomes Keev’s former roommate Josh Grashin on to talk Seahawks and this year is no different. Every year Keev and Alex get into a fight about technology and this year is no different.
Aug 30, 202032:06
369. 32 Fans in 32 Days: 2 Baltimore Ravens

369. 32 Fans in 32 Days: 2 Baltimore Ravens

Jeremy Wall joins Keev and Alex to preview Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens.
Aug 28, 202032:06
368. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #26 New York Giants

368. 32 Fans in 32 Days: #26 New York Giants

Yoni Wiesel is our most negative (some would say “most accurate” or “least homerific”) guest every year. Can we expect more of the same from him and the Giants in 2020, or can Joe Judge and Daniel Jones lead them back to the playoffs?
Aug 27, 202032:06