The Trenches Show with Zaire Franklin

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Episode 40: Neighborhood Wars | The Trenches Show With Zaire Franklin Oct 09, 2024

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Episode 40 of The Trenches Show starts with a week 5 discussion and what went wrong in Jacksonville (10:17), Bronny & Bron played together for the first time (28:18), Zaire says Davante Adams better not end up in Kansas City (38:10), & Zaire puts Speed on blast after a locker room incident (45:14). Around the league after week 5, is Surtain the best corner in football? (56:37), Zaire thinks NFL players should have their own signature cleats (1:07:59), Syracuse and Tarleton are taking care of business in CFB (1:21:08), the guys name their top 5 shows of all time (1:34:04), + MORE!

BONUS EPISODE: Best Dressed Feat. Closet Six | The Trenches Show With Zaire Franklin Oct 06, 2024

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Rodney Williams from Closet Six joins The Trenches Show for this fashion heavy bonus episode. Rod says the Cleveland Browns are the best dressed team in the league (7:58), he explains what a stylist actually is (15:34), what people should know about his brand Closet Six (37:17), the guys discuss the top 5 best dressed players in the league (57:26), + MORE!

Episode 39: Unprovokable | The Trenches Show With Zaire Franklin Oct 02, 2024

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Episode 39 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a discussion on Future and if he's a top 10 rapper of all time (13:46), Zaire got himself in a conundrum with the terrible towel talk (24:09), he speaks on the Najee Harris situation and why he went after him on X (36:20), and Tom Brady took shots at Baker Mayfield during the Bucs-Eagles game on Sunday (47:30). The guys recap the week 4 win over Pittsburg and Speed breaks down the stiff arm (57:43), Zaire on his big 4th down stop (1:04:00), was Alabama vs Georgia the best College Football game of all time? (1:10:00), Zaire says Travis Hunter already has the Heisman locked up (1:21:40), + MORE!

Episode 38 | "Block Button" Sep 25, 2024

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Episode 38 of The Trenches Show begins with the guys getting right into the hate after weeks 1 and 2 of the NFL season (9:30), Zaire says "I heard the criticisms and I took it personally" (24:27), he speaks on Bears HC Matt Eberflus and the issues he had with him in Indianapolis (40:30), and Speed disagrees with San Francisco saying they're the best dressed team in the league (1:08:31). The guys recap the week 3 victory and Caleb's painted nails (1:19:21), they weigh in on Tua Tagovailoa's concussion situation and if he should retire (1:36:09), should the Panthers have stuck it out with Bryce Young? (1:49:08), Zaire calls out both Notre Dame and Rudy (2:04:00), + MORE!

Episode 37: Pocket Watching (Feat. Joe Budden) | The Trenches Show With Zaire Franklin Sep 11, 2024

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Joe Budden joins The Trenches Show for episode 37 and immediately says he's never coming back to Indianapolis (10:02), Tyreek Hill was detained unjustly before the Dolphins game on Sunday (24:56), Joe reflects on his 44th birthday party in NYC (29:17), and he speaks on all the businesspeople he's looked up to in his career (41:46). Zaire asks Joe what his favorite phase of the JBP was (56:11), Speed wants to know how contracts in the music industry compare to NFL contracts (1:25:26), Kendrick Lamar is performing at the Super Bowl next year (1:46:46), Joe details the reasons why Lil Wayne wasn't chosen (2:03:11), + MORE!

Episode 36 | "God's Very Own" (Feat. Anthony Richardson) Sep 04, 2024

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Episode 36 of The Trenches Show leads into week 1 with CJ Stroud's offseason comments about Zaire and EJ (6:50), Zaire after Colorado's win "Shedeur is a starting QB right now in the league" (21:27), where does a gold medal rank in the list of individual accomplishments? (47:52). Colts QB Anthony Richardson joins the show (1:07:07) and reflects on his injury last season (1:08:49), he speaks on being the Indianapolis Colts' first black franchise quarterback (1:35:20), the 2023 rookie QB class with Bryce Young and CJ Stroud (1:44:30), Richardson says he's never played with himself on Madden before (2:18:38), repping Indy with Caitlin Clark and Tyrese Haliburton (2:25:42), + MORE!

"Family Feuds" (Ft. Marvin Harrison Jr, Edgerrin James, Quenton Nelson & Kenny Moore ll) | The Trenches Aug 16, 2024

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Marvin Harrison Jr., Edgerrin James, Quenton Nelson, and Kenny Moore II all join The Trenches Show with Zaire Franklin in this special episode live from Colts-Cardinals joint practice. Marvin Harrison Jr. discusses the pre-draft process and a private workout he did with Arizona (5:16), he says he's the best wide receiver in OSU history (14:32), Colts Hall of Fame running back Edgerrin James joins the show (16:18) discussing what made the Colts teams of old so special (31:02), and how he turned Cato June into a pro bowler (44:08). Quenton Nelson sits down and Zaire immediately begins recapping their long standing beef/friendship (1:01:15), he says Anthony Richardson is his favorite quarterback that he's ever played with (1:25:45), Kenny Moore II returns to the show (1:27:37) as the guys talk fashion and how far Speed has come (1:42:09), + MORE!

Episode 34 | "Skyami" Aug 07, 2024

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Episode 34 of The Trenches Show begins with the best concerts Zaire, Tim, and Jayda have ever been to (1:18), they debate the best US cities to go out in (13:01), the NFL offseason needs to be restructured (23:54), Zaire doesn't think most NFL players work hard (34:36), he says "Floyd Mayweather and Michael Jordan are the worst things that ever happened to sports" (41:48), + MORE!

Episode 33 | "Patch of Grass" Jul 31, 2024

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Episode 33 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a discussion on which is the better movie, I Am Legend or 8 Mile (:22), Texas football players or Florida football players? (11:50), Zaire and Speed debate the NFL offseason and how it should change (15:34), and they recap how training camp has been thus far in Indy (29:20). Tim doubles down on his Angel Reese take (55:01), if the US doesn't win gold, is LeBron's legacy affected? (1:06:30), was Davante Adams the undisputed best WR in the league for a stretch? (1:33:37), Tim remembers Sonya Massey with his Bad Jawn of the week (1:48:11), + MORE!

Episode 32 | "Stop the Cap" Jul 24, 2024

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The Trenches Show is back after a summer break with episode 32 and Zaire gets right into it talking about NCAA 25 (9:22), he speaks on the Colts' Juneteenth post showing him throwing up 4s (23:30), Jayda asked Zaire to unfollow a guy she was on the rocks with and he said no (34:23), and Zaire talks about the best things he saw from his teammates this offseason (1:01:46). James Boyd, the Colts beat writer at The Athletic, joins the show as the first ever virtual guest (1:13:38) to preview training camp and recap offseason storylines (1:22:15), Zaire speaks on making the NFL Top 100 list at #100 (1:39:24), Shakur Stevenson is Tim's Bad Jawn this week (1:53:25), + MORE!

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