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Browns Draft Excitement, and Francisco Lindor with Will Burge Apr 13, 2017

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Will Burge joins the podcast to discuss everything that's happening in Cleveland sports right now. He also had a big announcement of his new show on the iHeart App. He'll be doing two hours a day covering sports, pop culture and doing interviews.

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Here's what we discussed:

Is there a lack of excitement about the 2017 NFL draft?
How "can't miss" is Myles Garrett?
Comparing Garrett to Kyrie Irving
Francisco Lindor could be the best Cleveland Indians player ever
Comparing Lindor to Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, and Victor Martinez
Cavaliers getting ready for the playoffs
Can anyone beat the Cavs in the East?
Stipe Miocic defending the title against Junior Dos Santos

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Cleveland Cavaliers playoff hopes and The Fate of the Furious Apr 12, 2017

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Brian Spaeth has been a fixture on the WFNY Podcast over the years, but not recently. He joins the show to talk about the regular-season Cavaliers and what it's been like to watch them after a championship. In addition, we talk a little bit about movies and the upcoming Furious 8, titled The Fate of the Furious.

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- Brian discusses his own personal "chill mode"
- Red Sox fans warned us about following up a "first championship"
- The East and how it still isn't all that scary
- Who remembers any of the Cavaliers' records during the regular season
- Fast and Furious without the ghost of Paul Walker
- Trying a first movie completely without Paul Walker
- Fast and Furious as big-budget spy movies

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Interview with Richard Jefferson Apr 06, 2017

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Though a busy man, we were fortunate enough to have Richard Jefferson peel off some time to jump on the WFNY podcast this week. The Cleveland Cavaliers are fresh of their beat down of the Boston Celtics, but we wanted to try and cover as much information as possible, including the “Road Trippin’” podcast, Richard’s ability to stay in shape, and his multi-year battle with asthma.
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- Cavs-Celtics and what it meant
- “Road Trippin” experience
- What was the impetus for the pod?
- UNINTERRUPTED and the ability for athletes to get stories out
- Competition and Draymond Green
- Is media in Richard’s future?
- Richard’s physical condition and his battle with asthma
- The goals of Richard’s conversations with Boston Scientific
- The struggle was real
- Richard’s future in the league
- The stress in achieving a championship
- Richard Jefferson vs. Vince Carter vs. Father Time
- The Championship Parade
- National Championship Games
- National Championships vs. NBA Championships
- Regular season vs. The Playoffs and enjoying the process
Huge thank you to Richard for taking the time. Visit BTforAsthma.com for more on Richard’s journey through combating asthma and how to deal with similar issues. After you subscribe to WFNY’s podcast, make sure to subscribe to Road Trippin’ as well. It’s well worth your time. Oh—and if anyone knows why Richard won’t watch National Championship games, please feel free to share in the comments.

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The Indians and Cavaliers really overshadow the Browns Apr 05, 2017

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Craig used to be a Browns-first kind of Cleveland sports fan. Now, considering the current status of all three teams it's absolutely impossible to even pretend the Browns are top of mind. For the longest time, Craig would have made the case that the Browns were most likely to achieve success. Now, that antiquated position looks like a joke.

We discuss all three teams considering their current statuses and what it means for their place in the Cleveland sports zeitgeist.

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Also discussed on this episode?

S-Town the podcast and the Netflix TV show Travelers.

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All about the Browns with Dan Labbe Mar 30, 2017

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Dan Labbe of Cleveland.com has been a friend of WFNY for a very long time. It's been a lot of fun for us to watch him rise in the ranks of Cleveland sports media over the years. So now we get to call one of the premier Cleveland Browns reporters and columnists a long-time friend of our site! Pretty cool stuff.

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Here's what we discussed on the podcast.

Covering the Browns and how to plan strategy
Job security and the Browns
Distractions and how they're not all created equally
Josh Gordon versus Johnny Manziel
Wide receivers and being mercenaries
Sashi Brown and what he said about Josh Gordon
Terrelle Pryor, Kenny Britt and Sashi Brown's statements
Trying to compare Terrelle Pryor to Ricky Davis
The uniforms and the repudiation of Alec Scheiner
Detaching the fan from the reporting gig
The lifestyle of reporting on the Browns
How do you pull off covering the Browns with so many teammates?
Embracing new technologies and experimenting in coverage
The Haslam family voting for the Raiders to move
Cashing in on the moves and taking risks
Stadiums and government and finances

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All about Wrestlemania 33 with Will Gibson Mar 30, 2017

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We're beyond pleased to have Will Gibson back in the fold, if only for a podcast episode with Scott Sargent hosting. Will spent some quality time with WFNY before heading to Philadelphia to pursue the next step in his career and we've missed him ever since.This episode is a long one, but we cover a ton of information and I promise that we keep it moving. Due to all of the topics, I've timestamped them for you below in the event you wish to give certain ones the old Dave Sterling.
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- Will’s move to Philadelphia
- Philadelphia residents and their treatment of out-of-towners
- Shampoo.
- WrestleMania 33 and feelings about the card
- “Wrestling isn’t wrestling”
- The WWE, and the current landscape of wrestling fandom
- The Roman Reigns conundrum
- Match-by-match breakdown of the WrestleMania card
- Smackdown women’s title (18:15)
- Cruiserweight title (23:00)
- Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (24:30)
- Shane McMahon vs AJ Styles (31:30)
- John Cena/Nikki Bella vs The Miz/Maryse (37:00)
- Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker (42:00)
- Triple H vs Seth Rollins (47:00)
- Biggest omission from an actual match? (53:00)
- Chris Jericho vs Kevin Owens (55:00)
- RAW Tag-team title (1:01:30)
- Who will be a surprise guest? (1:04:00)
- Dean Ambrose vs Baron Corbin (1:08:00)
- RAW women’s title (1:12:00)
- Bray Wyatt vs Randy Orton (1:17:00)
- Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg (1:21:00)
- The RAW After WrestleMania (1:24:00)
- Role of The New Day (1:26:30)
- Where you can find Will’s work
- Will getting stuck in an elevator
- Will making friends with “Rodney” in said elevator
Huge thank you to Will. You should follow him on Twitter as well as subscribing, sharing and commenting on our podcast feeds at all the various locations.
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We Fix the Preseason - Hot Sports Boys Episode 5 Mar 30, 2017

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The Hot Sports Boys are back and we've got a lot of stuff to talk about. We take on the topic of pre-seasons, training camps and everything else that happens before the games actually start to count. If you don't like what we've got to say, or you do, make sure you @ us on twitter @fridayfumble. We get some steaming hot takes from Yaz who is mad about all sorts of things. Later, Dylan and Dave rant about the state of advertising these days.

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Cleveland Brunch spectacular with Jessica Forrester Mar 27, 2017

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About a year since her last appearance on the WFNY podcast, Jessica Forrester returns! We talk Colin Kaepernick, Indians attendance and a whole lot about Cleveland brunch!

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Colin Kaepernick and his kneeling
The National Anthem is a personal choice
Comparing RG3 to Colin Kaepernick
Jimmy Garoppolo and what he's worth
What's Jimmy Garoppolo worth?
Feeling frustration in the Browns season?
Josh Cribbs memories
What percentage chance is there the Browns would trade the pick?
Indians games this summer with boosted attendance
Cleveland's restaurant bubble and collapse
Barrio Brunch on Sunday mornings
Sterle's music brunch
Urban Farmer at the Weston
Avoiding the brunch buffet
Astoria Cleveland brunch
Flying Fig at West 25th and Market
Helmet nachos at Progressive Field

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Cavs, Browns and Comedy with Chad Zumock Mar 23, 2017

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Chad Zumock moved to Los Angeles recently, but happened to be in town this week so we caught up. I always enjoy talking to Chad because you never know exactly where the conversation is going to go. We talked about a lot of sports and even a bit about growing up, and maturing.

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Zac Jackson on The Athletic and when the Browns broke him Mar 21, 2017

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I've gotten to know Zac Jackson over the past few years because I help out a bit with the A to Z Podcast. He's recently made a big career move departing Pro Football Talk for up-start site The Athletic Cleveland. It was fun to sit down and talk to Zac about his history covering the Browns, the ways in which he thinks it makes sense to shape his coverage, and also the moment in his history when the Browns broke him. It was a hysterical story and I hope you'll leave feedback as to when the Browns broke you.

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