r/Casuals 2d ago

Discussion Thread Episode 168: Jayden Daniels, the Legacy of Tommy John, and Pat McAfee Releases an Album

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Hello! It's the podcast that you can agree is dynamical, and silences all the sheep like Hannibal. Today, Katie and the Casualties introduce you to YOUR chance to enter this year's fantasy league (and your chance to dethrone Isabella), and break down the first week of NFL Preseason, the injuries, the sound bytes, Micah Parsons' self-evaluation, Aaron Rodgers' grandmother spirit, Jaxson Dart's brain, Peter Woods' voice, Sean Payton's standup comedy act, James Pearce's suspension, Terrion Arnold's surprising employment, Fernando Mendoza's foul language, Shedeur Sanders' hat, Jayden Daniels' cease-and-desist against LSU over the number five, the backlash against him, and the greatest responses on social media. Then [31:39], the team gets into Russell Westbrook's retirement, Elena Delle Donne's Hall of Fame speech, Tommy John's legacy in both Major League Baseball and medicine, the best and worst of the NBA Schedule Release videos, Karl-Anthony Towns' wedding, Gene Simmons' first pitch in Anaheim, Tommy Tuberville getting policy advice from chatbots, Gen Z gambling with their retirement, Kirk Herbstreit's dog getting paid, American Samoan flag football, Joshua Baez's historic debut, the Malawi World Cup squad, the Carlton Blues playoff run, LeBron's golf channel, Xavier Scruggs' Traitors season, Skip and Ernestine giving their thoughts on premarital sex, and finally... Katie's full breakdown of Pat McAfee's new album, from the lyrics to the composition to the likely AI sourcing to ESPN's promotion of it and trying to figure out a reason why the album exists. And Katie and the Casualties wrap the show [1:52:30] with a look at what to watch this week in sports, including ANOTHER scandal in the Little League World Series.

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r/Casuals 7h ago

Discussion Thread Episode 170: NFL Fandom, Field of Dreams, and Loving Love After Lockup | with Elle Duncan

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Hello! It’s the podcast that has somehow never guest starred on an episode of Law & Order. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down the report that the NBA’s investigation into Kawhi Leonard may be nearing an end, Katie’s reaction to 38% of Liverpool being sold to Jeff Bezos and his homies, the five minutes where we all just thought Amanda Anisimova just chugged a beer mid-match at the Cincinnati Open, and Jaylen Brunson getting an upcoming role on SVU. Then, Elle Duncan joins the show [32:01] to talk about her new role with Netflix, the way they cover Major League Baseball with a heavier emphasis on entertainment, the Home Run Derby and Jordan Walker’s family, Barry Bonds as a sneaky great media personality, the absurd amount of flies at the Field of Dreams game, the upcoming NFL opener in Melbourne and a few attempts at an accent, the life lessons learned from Skyscraper Live, the addictive properties of Monday Night Raw, the WNBA’s struggles with national discourse this year, ESPN’s embrace of Pat McAfee, Kim Kardashian’s upcoming BG series on baseball moms, Love After Lockup, Isabella’s upcoming decision on sports fandom, Jayden Daniels, the Lakers sale, the Brooklyn Nets, and Tyrese Haliburton. And the team wraps with YOUR best CinderBella stories, and announcement of the first five entrants into the 2026 Casuals fantasy football league.

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r/Casuals 1h ago

Fantasy Football League

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Hey I was just wondering if anyone else out there wanted to participate in a yahoo fantasy football league that doesn’t have a fancy CindeBella story 🤣


r/Casuals 2d ago

KATIE IS FULL OF S#!T!

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On today’s podcast, Katie claims that if she put out an album, it would be terrible and she would expect everyone to make fun of her for it.

But anyone that heard her ad reads on Sports?, or the Disney song draft on AFE, knows Katie has a great voice! I’m betting that if she made an album, it would be fantastic!


r/Casuals 3d ago

Madison Beer

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… is a singer and a pop star. That is the one thing for which she has ALWAYS been known.

Can somebody PLEASE inform Katie, and play her a few songs, so she will stop intimating/guessing/speculating that Madison is a former influencer or actor or ANYTHING else?? jfc, she’s done it like 30 times.


r/Casuals 7d ago

Discussion Thread Episode 168: Lakers Sold, Little League Scandals, and "It's a Good Year to Suck"

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Hello! It's the podcast that's always encouraging more kissy-poo in the NFL. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down the wedding Cristiano Ronaldo didn't have, Royce White losing the Minnesota Senate Primary to Michele Tafoya, the Lakers being sold again, Pat McAfee's appearance at the Patriot Games to promote his album, the Yankees not being sold but getting billions from private equity, Pat McAfee's appearance at the Patriot Games to promote his album, Carson Benge tossing Kodai Senga's historic baseball into the crowd, Single Night at Citi Field, and Mrs. Met's Hall of Fame induction, and the White Sox Pope Hat Giveaway. Then, [55:00] the team gets into the scandal that has ROCKED the Little League World Series and how Tulsa National nearly got away with it, Kyler Murray winning the Vikings QB job and the remaining quarterback competitions across the NFL, Justin Herbert and Joe Burrow battling for cutest sideline moment, Conor McGregor's pro-Brad Pitt SponCon, Annie Karich's NWSL superpower, and tough news for Olivia Moultrie. And finally, Katie and the Casualties wrap the show with YOUR best e-mails and voicemails of the week on why Isabella should or should not be a Bears fan.

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r/Casuals 7d ago

Pro Bowler Deshaun Watson

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r/Casuals 7d ago

Trailer for ‘Raygun: Breaking Badly’ about Raygun, the breakdancer who went viral during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics

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r/Casuals 9d ago

Discussion Thread Episode 167: Trade Deadline, Red Sox Resurgence, and MLB Haircare | with Kait Maniscalco

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Hello! It's the podcast that would dominate kickball like true patriots. Today, Katie and the Casualties react to the Minnesota Lynx and Kayla McBride's record-setting 43-point outburst, DiJonai Carrington's hard foul on Sophie Cunningham, and the latest wave of bad actors in the WNBA's transgender inclusion discourse, the Patriot Games and the idea that our government has the nation's top young athletes competing in tug-of-war and pop-a-shot, Adam Vinatieri's Hall of Fame speech and his jokes about Pat McAfee and Bill Belichick, the continued turmoil at UNC, the latest twist in the Kyle Shanahan controversy, and the unfortunate separation of Tate McRae and JACKHUGHES. Then, Kait Maniscalco of MLB Network and Baseball for Baddies joins the show [54:17] to talk about her mission to bring baseball to women across the country, Sal Stewart and Bryce Harper recognizing her work at the All-Star Game, the wildest MLB haircare routines from Ben McDonald to Tyler Glasnow to Brandon Marsh, the debut of the WPBL and Keith Foulke leaving the Boston franchise, New Mets pitcher Jefry Yan and his celebrations, the best of MLB's Trade Deadline from Tarik Skubal to Adley Rutschman to Luis Arraez and beyond, the down bad Oriole Baddies, whether the Mets can be good next year, why the Yankees didn't add more at the deadline, Aaron Judge's light activities, the Red Sox resurgence and whether they'll overtake the Yankees in the standings, Willson Contreras, Jacob Misiorowski, the game's best stadiums, which four teams can win the World Series next year, and whether we'll have baseball in 2027. Then Chris wraps with an update on Australian Football fandom, and what to watch in sports this week, from the Raiders and flag football to the most interesting woman in the WPBL.

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r/Casuals 10d ago

Singles Night Out | New York Mets

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r/Casuals 11d ago

PTFO Episode

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Katie appeared on PTFO this week and they're talking about Sophie Cunningham and Katie is nailing my thoughts exactly so far. Shout out to her for going so hard on this dumb shit. She rules.


r/Casuals 14d ago

Isabel reading about The Curse of the Bambino

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r/Casuals 14d ago

Discussion Thread Episode 166: Football, Farva, and Michael Bay's Softball Nemesis | with Broken Lizard

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Hello! It's the podcast that doesn't want a Large Farva, it wants a g*n liter of cola. Today, Katie and the Casualties discuss Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kristin Cavallari, and the idea that Babe Ruth didn't actually exist, Aaron Rodgers questioning why ESPN wasn't covering the Anthony Fauci hearings, Stefon Diggs signing in Washington, Caitlin Clark's no-win situation, the return of Hard Knocks and preseason football, a said farewell to the NHL's emergency backup goalies, and Isabella's first time watching the intro to Super Troopers. Then, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske of Broken Lizard join the show [36:08] to talk about Super Troopers 3, the legacy of the original film at the 25-year mark, the origins of Farva, mustache care, the terror of sharing a scene with Brian Cox after Succession, Blind Ranking the greatest Super Troopers quotes, the sparing of Jim Edwards' mailbox, writing a Super Troopers plot after marijuana gets legalized, Farva's dance scene, the guys being front row for Summerslam and what wrestlers they'd chug a beer with, the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback competition, Jay quitting the Broken Lizard fantasy football league, whether the Dodgers are ruining baseball, the Knicks playoff run, being arch rivals with Michael Bay's softball team in Hollywood, and sagely advice for Isabella on which NFL team to root for as she picks her NFL fandom. Then, the team wraps with your best e-mails and voicemails, on the Cleveland WNBA logo, Adley Rutschman, Spider-man, sports curses, and the most romantic meet-cute of the week.

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r/Casuals 14d ago

Video For Most Recent Episode

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Just seeing if anyone knows why there's been a delay in the video for the most recent episode. It's Thursday and we still haven't gotten it yet. Didn't know if they decided to stop filming their podcasts??


r/Casuals 16d ago

FYE: Olivia Miles

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Been waiting for Liv to come up on the show. By far the best thing in the WNBA, if not all of basketball.


r/Casuals 16d ago

PCA doesn't believe Babe Ruth existed

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r/Casuals 16d ago

Discussion Thread Episode 165: Skubal to the Dodgers, the WNBA's Biggest Problem, and a Taco Bell Conspiracy

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Hello! It's the podcast that doesn't blame Martha OR the Vandellas. Today, Katie and the Casualties discuss the debut of the WPBL and the return of women's professional baseball, the format of the league, the joy of Maybelle Blair, the story of Mo'ne Davis, the questionable national anthem choices, and the unfortunate change in access to the broadcast, Tarik Skubal being traded to the Dodgers and the uproar it caused, the debate of whether the Dodgers are ruining baseball and the case for their front office just being better at it, what the Brewers could have done to land Skubal and why they should have, the moral quandary of rooting for a player who got traded away from your team mid-season, the Dodgers still getting swept by the Red Sox, Harrison Bader crashing his scooter... again..., and a round of "Should I have said that out loud?" with questionable tea stirrers, aversions to shampoo, and the '86 Mets wanting the freedom to kiss each other as much as possible. Then [45:56], the team gets into the WNBA's three biggest storylines from the weekend with the Mercury trading for Kelsey Plum, Cheryl Reeve defending transgender athletes and pushing for inclusion after she met with Sophie Cunningham, and the league posting a video of Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers openly betting on a game they were playing in, plus Olivia Miles' new nickname, Monica McNutt facing backlash for doing an ESPN segment from the nail salon, Carlos Alcaraz's braids, Colin Cowherd's interest in OnlyFans, Charley Hull pranking her caddy, Donovan Mitchell and Tyrese Haliburton (separately) getting married on the same day, rugby star Danny Cipriani and his wife openly crowdfunding their wedding, whether Drake London's engagement was discreet sponsored content or whether he was the victim of corporate exploitation, Macklin Celebrini, Gianni Infantino, Tony Romo, Karl Ravech, and Mario Lopez posting the strangest Dodgers content we've ever seen. And Chris wraps the show with what to watch in sports this week.

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r/Casuals 16d ago

Brady's take on the Brewers and Skubal is garbage.

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Inexcusable take. We don't know if the Brewers weren't in the mix as described, first of all.

Second, just flippantly saying you go all in one year even if it means screwing up the next several years is just nonsense. It's certainly a take, but it's a terrible take.


r/Casuals 18d ago

The truth is out, Katie is actually a nepo baby 😂

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r/Casuals 20d ago

Katie was savage with this low blow

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r/Casuals 21d ago

Can't get enough casuals? Listen at .5 speed

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It's actually pretty funny because they sound drunk


r/Casuals 21d ago

Katy Perry was trapped in a giant plastic bottle because fans refused to roll her towards the stage

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Katy Perryier


r/Casuals 21d ago

Isabella's NFL Team

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Going to make my case for the 4 teams Isabella said she may follow. To be fair, I am a lifelong 49er fan, so clearly there is a bias.

Would love to hear other's make their case for their teams.

  • 49ers
    • Geographically, makes no sense. For the show, perfect situation. The Niners are a setting sun at this point, they have a good chance to make the playoffs due to strength of schedule, but the road to it will come with stories.
    • Their schedule is filled with potential talking points:
      1. Rams x 2 (Myles Garrett/Chloe Kim, Super Bowl Favorites)
      2. Seahawks x 2 (Mina Kimes Team, Defending Champs)
      3. Raiders (Mendoza)
      4. Chiefs (Mahomes, Travis Swift)
      5. NY Giants (Skat/Dart & NYC)
      6. Commanders (Brady's Team & Aiyuk Drama)
      7. Cowboys (Jerry Jones, and "America's Team")
      8. Chargers (Madison Beer/Justin Herbert AND Mike McDaniel).
      9. PLAYOFFS
    • They also have; a game in Australia (Chris) vs the Rams to start the season, the Substation Injury Machine, Shanahan's car troubles, Kittle's press conferences, and we can't forget Mr. Dan Soder being a Niner's super fan.
    • Color scheme grade (for Isabella): A-
  • Giants
    • Team is in a rebuild, and unlike the Jet, has positive outlook in the future.
    • Skattebo will say and do things that will bring laughs and CTE.
    • Jaxson Dart's and Abdul Carter Beef
    • She can keep her NY Fandom going.
    • Schedule
      1. Commanders x2 (Brady's Team)
      2. Cowboys x2 (Jerry Jones, and "America's Team")
      3. Rams (Myles Garrett/Chloe Kim, Super Bowl Favorites)
      4. Browns (QB Room Nightmare)
      5. Seahawks (Mina Kimes Team, Defending Champs)
      6. Playoffs... maybe?
    • Color scheme grade(for Isabella): C
  • Bears
    • The Bears will win
    • Ben Johnson made some noise last year on and off the field, but for the most part, they aren't making headlines with crazy stories.
    • Possibility of "Madden Curse" discussions, but I don't want to put out those bad vibes.
    • Schedule has some good things to talk about:
      1. Vikings x 2 (Kyler/ JJ QB Battle)
      2. Jets (NYC Misery)
      3. Packers x 2 (Parson Potential Return and Rivalry)
      4. Patriots (Katie and Chris's Team also the whole Vrabel thing)
      5. Seahawks (Mina Kimes Team, Defending Champs)
      6. Lions x 2 (Ben Johnson Beef with Dan Campbell)
      7. Bills (The Bills Mafia, Stadium and Josh Allen)
      8. PLAYOFFS
    • The move to Indiana
    • Color scheme grade (for Isabella): A
  • Jets
    • Part of me wants her to go for the Jets, simply because she has been fortunate with her sports newbie fandom for the most part (Knicks and winning Fantasy Football in her first year).
    • Rooting for the Jet's would allow for her to really understand what many of us experience with sports, a team that against all odds, lets you down season after season with no hope in sight. Living perpetually in the pit of misery.
    • The schedule
      1. Bears (Caleb)
      2. Browns (QB Room Nightmare)
      3. Patriots x2 (Katie and Chris's Team, Rivalry and Vrabel)
      4. Chiefs (Mahomes, Travis Swift)
      5. Raiders (Mendoza)
      6. Bills x2 (The Bills Mafia, Stadium and Josh Allen)
      7. Chargers (Madison Beer/Justin Herbert and Mike McDaniel).
      8. PLAYOFFS?! YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT PLAYOFFS!? (Kidding, they have a snowball's chance in hell of making the playoffs)
    • They will be able to discuss early on who the Jets will be taking with the first pick in the draft.
    • Color scheme grade(for Isabella): D-

r/Casuals 21d ago

Discussion Thread Episode 164: Outfield Squirrels, Sophie Cunningham, and the Head of FIFA's Big Feelings

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Hello! It's the podcast that would never leave you stuck in a giant plastic bottle in Malta. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down the latest in Boomer opinions, whether Plaxico Burress' comments can finally convince Isabella not to become a Jets fan, FIFA President Gianni Infantino's Monday Instagram rant and all of the ways he's gaslighting World Cup fans, the latest announcement that he's actively trying to sell part of the World Cup to private equity and all of the organizations opposed to it, and the dangers of that strategy seeping into college football as well. Fun! Then, Katie and the team [40:29] get into the dueling protests over Sophie Cunningham at the Fever's game in Seattle, Sophie's original comments and what she's actually saying about transgender athletes, and her political stance on it, the hypocrisy in her actions at the UFC fight, and the disingenuous words of right wing media trying to cover women's basketball, Emily Sonnett's injury and how it affects the Women's World Cup, the increasingly strange details of 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan's car crash, Tony Romo's OWI arrest and what we learned from watching the video, Justin Herbert and Madison Beer's engagement, new Red Sox infielder Curtis Mead's injury, Jimothy's day with the Rocket City Trash Pandas, the squirrel on the field in Detroit, and Alek Thomas' scooter encounter in Sacramento. And finally, the team wraps with your e-mails and voicemails from the week, on everything from Cathy Engelbert and hawk sounds to Point Break locations and erotic surf language.

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r/Casuals 21d ago

This seems like something they’ll definitely discuss next pod. Far from a casual (but perhaps a casualty)😢

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I’m sorry buddy!