Podcast Episodes

One of the greatest Minnesota playoff wins in history; La Velle E. Neal III on Twins sale, Vikings, Wild

Episode 950

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Minnesota Lynx, who rallied from 15 points down midway through the fourth quarter to defeat the New York Liberty 95-93 in overtime of Game 1 of the WNB…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Special Delivery! The Pohlad family is selling the Twins; La Velle E. Neal III has thoughts

Episode 950

On a true emergency breaking news edition of the podcast, Star Tribune columnist and former longtime Twins beat writer La Velle E. Neal III joins host Michael Rand to break down Thursday's stunning n…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Wild season preview: Hoping to be better, but is that a plan? + Lynx finals preview, Aaron Rodgers drama

Episode 949

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Lynx, who open the WNBA Finals tonight at New York. Minnesota won three out of four against the Liberty this season, but New York seems to think those …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Special Delivery! Pickle juice, meticulous meals and showers in the dark: How Minnesota's best athletes prepare on gameday

Episode 948

On a special edition of the podcast, host Michael Rand is joined by Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins to talk about Chip's recent series on how Minnesota's best pro athletes prepare on gameday.

The…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Lynx dominant on way to WNBA Finals; Some good Twins TV news; A season-saving Gophers win

Episode 947

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Lynx and their dominant 88-77 victory over Connecticut in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals on Tuesday. A team that has been underestimated all season is n…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Final Vikings thoughts from London + Twins and Lynx thoughts from Ireland

Episode 946

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts a multi-country show with an opening segment from the Dublin airport where he talks about a few travel adventures as well as thoughts on the Twins' TV situation…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Patrick Reusse on the Vikings' big win, joining Michael Rand in London

Episode 945

Michael Rand and Patrick Reusse talk about the big weekend in sports. Rand is in London for the Vikings' win over the Jets while Reusse has all the insights from back in Minnesota.

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Letting angry Twins fans vent; Chris Hine evaluates the Karl-Anthony Towns trade

Episode 944

Introduction: Host Michael Rand runs through a bunch of season-ending correspondence from Twins fans, finding some key themes. They largely are angry about ownership and specific in-game decisions. S…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

How were we all so wrong about the Vikings? + La Velle E. Neal III on Twins, KAT and Lynx

Episode 943

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a big question about the Vikings. How were all of our predictions (at least so far) wrong about them? Statistical models and the eye test suggested this wa…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Did Twins fire the wrong guy? + Huge Lynx win, too-soon Vikings graphic and a trio of guests

Episode 942

Introduction: It must be October because there is a lot to talk about right now. The biggest local live story was the Lynx, and host Michael Rand started with their 77-70 must-have victory over Conne…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago