Casuals with Katie Nolan

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Lynx Upset, Man City Guilty, and Sonny Gray Explains How Snowballs Work Oct 01, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that loves sports more than 90's kids love the Darkwing Duck theme. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down the NASCAR Swear Jar, the Minnesota Lynx getting bounced from the WNBA Postseason by the Liberty and Cheryl Reeve's postgame quotes, A'Ja Wilson's encounter with a fan in Indiana and the media response due to the Sophie Cunningham of it all, the Astros losing to the White Sox in Houston, AJ Blubaugh making history in #69, Astros fans booing their own team, and an explanation of Katie's sordid history with Astros fans, the Bruins and Rangers opening the NHL season at the same time as Red Sox-Yankees, the San Jose Sharks moving on from their AI goal song for 2027 and possible alternatives, hockey's embrace of romantic fiction in marketing, Alix Earle's embrace of no books at all, and Alix's place at the center of the Peak Drama in the NFL this weekend. Then, [55:48] the team gets into a deep dive on the drama surrounding Manchester City and what may be the greatest instance of fraud in the history of sports, what they did, how they did it, what $1.1 billion worth of sports fraud looks like, the reactions, the potential punishments, and just what it could mean for the rest of the Premier League, plus Sonny Gray on how snowballs work, LeBron James and how many wins are worth leaving his family, LeBron James on commuting daily via helicopter, the Kings reporters on Ben Simmons and where he ranks among Chris' least favorite Australians, Texas A&M's end zone, Atlanta's new NWSL team, and the new cast of Love is Blind. And Katie and the Casualties wrap with the best of your e-mails and voicemails from the week. Paramount+ is your home to gridiron action all season long. Stream the NFL on CBS live and we'll see you Sunday! Paramountplus.com/NFL

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Traitors, Taters, and the MLB Postseason | with Xavier Scruggs Sep 29, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that loves sports more than a Giants backup QB loves a photoshoot. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down Jalen Brunson's appearance on SNL, the Ravens' walkoff win in Brazil, Madonna's VMA performance and its Debi Mazar cameo, the Commanders knocking off the Seahawks and the graphic nudity tease of Nathan Fielder, the Bills-Chargers matchup and a plan for Mike McDaniel to make it work with the Chargers, further debate about Justin Herbert as hot or not, Browns fans changing their tune on Deshaun Watson, the Chiefs moving to 3-0 and a conspiracy theory about Taylor Swift's release date motivations, the Giants' port-a-potties, the JJ McCarthy trade, and Jake Haener's photogenicity, the 49ers infinite injuries, Kyle Juszczyk's chugging fine, the Bucs, the Raiders, the Rams, and Matthew Stafford's music video cameo, Isabella's Monday Night Bears experience, Iowa's win, the Golden Bachelor, PJ Fleck's existence, Colin Simmons' viral penalty, the president's sports weekend, the US comeback at the President's Cup, and a look at the biggest upset of Day One of the WNBA Playoffs. Then, Xavier Scruggs of MLB Network, MLB Network Radio, and The Traitors: New Blood joins the show [1:17:42] to talk about (SPOILER) being murdered and how it only makes him want to do more reality TV, the WPBL championship, a full breakdown of each MLB Playoff matchup and a look at who the real contenders may be, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer (maybe) walking off the mound for the last time, Vlad Guerrero and the worst comments a ballplayer can make, and a farewell to Mariners manager Dan Wilson. And the team wraps with a look at What to Watch in sports this week, and an absolutely insane AFL Championship.

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The Most Interesting Teams in College Football | with Jessica Smetana & Lucy Rohden Sep 24, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that love sports more than Emma's husband loves Emma. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down Caleb Williams' reactions to the reactions to Caleb Williams' reactions to his hamstring injury, BearsTok, Ben Johnson thirst traps, and where Jordana Brewsters fits into all this, Case Keenum as the Bears' imminent future, the Falcons' next quarterback, Jaxson Dart's injury taking a turn for the worse, the possibility of a one-armed Jayden Daniels, and the upcoming muddy Brazilian Cowboys-Ravens matchup. Then, Jessica Smetana and Lucy Rohden of "College Football Happy Hour" join the show [27:20] to talk about the state of college football and how much fun it is when you ignore the congressional aspect, College Gameday, politicians, meat swords, and the unkillable joy of watching people kick field goals for money, Rutgers being out of money, Western Michigan's heartbreaker in Week One, NC State's unbelievable loss in Week Two, the tragic joy of Iowa fandom, and a competition to determine 2026's Most Interesting Team in College Football, taking you through Lane Kiffin, Cybertrucks, Aperol Spritzes, Steve Sarkisian, New Jersey prom suits, mock turtlenecks, Bill, Jordon, the sadness of Arkansas fans, Florida State's expensive failure, Curt Cignetti, in-game nipple chafe, the morality of live captive Tigers, and emo Spider-man... plus Heisman picks. And the team wraps with a look at Fantasy Football for the weekend and your best e-mails and voicemails on objectively hot quarterbacks.

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Ryan Blaney Fights, Caleb Williams Cries, and Lane Kiffin Makes Us All Smile Sep 22, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that loves sports more than the Ole Miss band loves Ludacris' early stuff. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down Caleb Williams' injury, the Madden Curse, Isabella's introduction to Bears fandom, and whether his exit was overacting or genuine, Jayden Daniels' injury and the hierarchy of gross dislocations, Mike Vrabel's refusal to talk about Drake Maye, Aaron Rodgers' worst start to a season of his career, Terry Bradshaw and the watchability of the FOX Pregame Show, the heat in Nashville and why Tennessee reporters keep telling Cam Ward he sucks, Cam's Scuba, Baker Mayfield's bomb, Deshaun Watson's surprisingly competent start, the Todd Coachigami, the Chiefs being back, Patrick Mahomes' pregame beverages, and whether Coach Katie would've gone for the win if she ran the Colts, Tyler Shough taking down the Ravens, Dan Orlovsky's slightly-too-racist assessment of Jalen Hurts, the pain of the Falcons' QB situation, and why RG3 believes he could outperform Jack Strand. Then, the team discusses [59:21] LSU losing to Ole Miss in Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford, Trinidad Chambliss as a Heisman favorite, a future pro, and a slightly spicier Fernando Mendoza, Pete Hegseth cursing Texas A&M, Pete Hegseth also inviting Logan and Jake Paul to inspire servicemen and women at the Pentagon, the NC State finish, Cobie Durant getting his butthole stepped on, Oxford United, the Mets' Billion Dollar Drop, Piers Morgan and Tilly Norwood, Rashad Jennings and Traitors, a DWTS update, Channing Tatum's potential burners, and a thorough breakdown of Ryan Blaney's fistfight with Carson Hocevar at Saturday's NASCAR race. And Katie and the Casualties wrap with What to Watch in Sports this week and updates on the Triple Threat Purple Potatoes, Jalen Brunson's SVU episode, the MLB and WNBA Playoffs, and the AFL finals in Melbourne.

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Marriage, Wrestling, and John Cena's Toilet | with Chelsea Green & Matt Cardona Sep 17, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that love sports more than James Franklin loves greeting people named Michael. Today, Katie and the Casuals break down Jalen Brunson's appearance at the Emmys, the unavoidable poop scandal at the Hyrox championships in Beijing, the history of sandwich cookies, Arch Manning's nightmare press conference, Laura Ingraham winning "worst take", and an impassioned defense of Holly Rowe, James Franklin and the "Hey Michael" spectacle, CBS News giving an interview to "AI actress Tilly Norwood", "AI golf analyst Duff Foreman" hitting the New Mexico Open, the accusations that Mets prospect Mitch Voit may be AI-generated, Pete Alonso getting cheered in his return to Citi Field, multiple sports leagues banding together to combat gambling-related harassment, and the Peak Drama of this week's Steelers-Patriots matchup. Then, WWE Women's Champion Chelsea Green and her husband, WWE's Matt Cardona, join the show [1:01:27] to talk about Chelsea's championship win, the belt as her favorite piece of jewelry, ladder match strategy, Chelsea developing her character and finally becoming a crowd favorite, Matt's work in independent wrestling during his five years off, death matches and Italian chain restaurants, skin routines and tanning each other at 1 AM, the airline rewards of a married wrestling couple, getting set up by Cody Rhodes, there reaction to Cody's neck tattoo, the spicy story of their second date, advice for planning a tasteful wedding with a diehard wrestling fan, and a Couples Game That's Actually Fun, touching on toy hoarding, couples Halloween costumes, tequila at Disney World, and the most embarrassing thing you can possibly do at John Cena's house. And finally, the team wraps with your e-mails from the week and a look at the weekend in fantasy football.

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NFL Week One, Ben Shelton's Run, and Sydney Sweeney Says "Sports" Nakedly Sep 15, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that will not stand for koalas being called bears. Today, Katie and the Casualties react to the NFL's opening week, the Rams overthinking their trip to Australia, Noah Eagle pronouncing "Melbin", Elle Duncan "outfit-mogging" the Netflix set, Christian McCaffrey getting a confusing haircut, Isabella predicting that Caleb Williams would be the NFL's MVP out of Week One and gaining a new nickname, the Patriots not playing, the Triple Threat Purple Potatoes dropping a close one on the road, the Commanders frustrating a fan base, the Packers doing it worse, and the Cowboys perhaps doing it even worse, DeShaun Watson being bad, Tyler Shough being great for a half, Kyler Murray being brief, and Aaron Rodgers going on his teammate's podcast for two hours to talk about his exes, his wife, Mina Kimes, and being the center of the universe. Then, [56:43] the team gets into college football and Texas' comeback win over Ohio State, Michigan winning, Oregon losing, an update on Cousin Ollie, the Tkachuks on Abella Danger's turf, the return of Jordon, Steve Sarkisian blowing off Holly Rowe, the saga of Taylor McGregor and the local security, RG3 on naked dinners, ESPN bringing Ted Cruz to College Gameday to get booed, the US Open final and Ben Shelton's run, Trinity Rodman traveling up and down the east coast to see him and the crazy narrative that she may skip an NWSL game, USA winning the FIBA World Cup, Sophie Cunningham's new podcast branding and Colin Cowherd telling her she's a sex symbol, and the unveiling and fallout of Sydney Sweeney's naked ad for a gambling app that was not well received by female athletes, and created a false discourse about sports and boobs. And the team wraps with a look at what to watch in sports this week, hockey video games, and the return of hockey fights.

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Influencers and Antacids at the US Open, and College Football’s Weird Week One Sep 10, 2026

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Hello! It’s the podcast that’s here to normalize sad fireworks. Today, Katie and the Casualties share each other’s misery of Andrew He, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Carlton Blues taking bittersweet L’s this week, and get into Ben Shelton’s massive upset at the US Open, wins for Tiafoe and Pegula, Sabalenka smelling weed, Medvedev tasting Tums, and influencers going wild, from the new tennis crowd at center court to Morgan Riddle and Alix Earle. Then, the team reacts [53:30] to Cathy Engelbert’s retirement announcement, week one in college football, Lane Kiffin and his posse of influencers, his bonding with Pat McAfee and his drubbing of Clemson, and the end to the LSU pro players saga, the Kansas State mascot’s incredible upper body workout, the controversial end to the Michigan-Western Michigan game where Michigan was gifted an extra play, Michigan fans storming the field and the hierarchy of sad fan behavior, Rutgers’ postgame fireworks, USC’s attendance, Tennessee fans singing for Dolly, Angels fans successfully bullying Arte Moreno, the Royals and the greatest in-game hot dog celebration ever, the 49ers in Australia, Kyle Shanahan struggling with time, Davante Adams being terrified of Australian octopi, and John Buccigross’ take on AI broadcasters in video games. And finally, Katie and the Casualties wrap with your best voicemails for the week, and the MMA fighter who is probably going to get killed by a chimpanzee.

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Previously on... The NFL | The Casuals Season Preview Sep 08, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that's still begging you not to Google Mike LaFleur's haircut. Today, Katie and the Casualties take a look at the greatest drama returning to your TV this season -- the NFL -- and go division-by-division to get you up to speed with all of the main characters, all of the B-plots, all of the new additions, all of the casting changes, all of the unresolved plotlines from last season, and a preview of what's to come in 2026-2027. Plus, Isabella rides her hot streak to tell you who is going to win Super Bowl LXI.

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Seat Sneaking, Honolulu Blues, and Guarding Adam Sandler | with Joel Walkowski Sep 03, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that metaphorically bought its favorite sandwich for $1000 this week. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down Amber Glenn's chances on DWTS, Andrew He's Jeopardy! Masters pep talk, Isabella's fantasy draft and the SHOCKING pick at #2 overall, Vinnie Pasquantino chiming in on the Tarik Skubal espresso controversy, the internet sleuth who may have figured out its pricetag, whether or not Tua Tagavailoa got caught using a burner account to compliment himself on Instagram, the sale of the Angels, our friend Swilly's euphoric reaction, and a quick introduction to the Arte Moreno hellscape she's escaping, the Cubs' TikTok romcom, Naomi Osaka's fit at the US Open, Alex Eala fever, and the breaking news of the NBA's punishments in the Kawhi Leonard investigation. Then, Comedian Joel Walkowski [1:17:06] joins the show to talk about his Detroit Lions and his new book "Honolulu Blues", being rejected from reading his own audiobook, how his Lions fandom paralleled and inspired his addiction recovery, his team's tragic history of Halloween costumes, why we cling to bad sports teams, why he'll still root for Matthew Stafford, why Isabella CAN'T root for the Bears, fantasy football punishments, the art of sneaking into better seats at stadiums, the tenth annual Big Walkowski next weekend and all of New York's top comedians coming together for a charity basketball tournament to support organ donation, last year's Sam Morril/Carmen Lagala showdown, how to guard Adam Sandler, Sam Morril's best NBA comp, SNL's Ben Marshall as an unstoppable post presence, JP McDade's patella injury and the worst promo they never did, the city's best team and best trash talkers, and the story of why Joel didn't play last year. And the team wraps with your best voicemails of the week.

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Daejon Love, NFL Roster Cuts, and the Tragedy of the Tigers Espresso Machine Sep 01, 2026

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Hello! It's the podcast that's gotta pay tons like Pritchard and Manning. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down a huge weekend in sports, from a bloody Will Ospreay at AEW All-In: London to vintage viewings of Butch Davis and the 2004 Cleveland Browns, Aaron Donald returning to the Rams, the list of familiar faces that got cut from the NFL on Sunday, the Pro Bowl disappearing, Odell Beckham reappearing, Josh Jacobs being place on the Commissioner's Exempt List, the insane story of scammer Daejon Love pretending to be on the 49ers active roster, and the even MORE insane story of the Cleveland Guardians prospect who may have faked his own death. Then, the team breaks down the Yankees-Red Sox series and why Katie may be done watching Boston baseball this year, Will Flemming's radio commentary, long showers, goofy minor league uniforms, the saga of Tarik Skubal stealing back the espresso machine from the Tigers clubhouse at his wife's request, Curacao's Little League World Series championship and the art of the bunt, Karl Ravech and Pete-Crow Armstrong getting very Gen Z, Joey Votto's nacho claim, the Seahawks' new owner claiming to be a Steelers fan, Cam Ward learning he didn't play well, passive aggressive football coaches, the possible end of Good Good Golf, and a round of Sports Mad Libs with a new rap sensation born in the darkness, molded by it. And Katie and the Casualties wrap with What to Watch in Sports this week.

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