Podcast Episodes

Sarah McLellan on the Wild; Dave St. Peter on the Twins; Can Vikings rebound?

Episode 461

Introduction: Host Michael Rand takes a look at the Timberwolves and Vikings and finds a common thread: Teams that shouldn't have to apologize for winning ugly -- but also teams that still have somet…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Patrick Reusse on the Vikings' historic loss, Gophers' major disappointment and more

Episode 460

It wasn't an overly cheerful edition of the podcast as Patrick Reusse joined host Michael Rand to primarily talk about the Vikings' 40-3 drubbing at the hands of Dallas and the Gophers' 13-10 loss to…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Justin Jefferson for MVP? + What to expect from the U.S. in the World Cup

Episode 459

Star Tribune Vikings beat writer Ben Goessling joins host Michael Rand for a look at the Vikings heading into Sunday's big game against Dallas. Minnesota is a betting underdog despite its 8-1 record,…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Can the Gophers finally beat Iowa? + Did the light bulb turn on for Anthony Edwards?

Episode 458

Introduction: Wolves guard Anthony Edwards played perhaps his most complete game of the season Wednesday in a 126-108 victory over Orlando. The challenge now for Edwards and the Wolves is stacking th…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

The Wolves and a search for winning lineup combinations; Wild suddenly can't score

Episode 457

Introduction: Host Michael Rand came away unimpressed after watching the Wild skate to a drowsy 2-1 loss at Nashville on Tuesday. Head coach Dean Evason said he liked the team's game and thought the …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Examining Justin Jefferson's excellence + More good news Monday for Vikings

Episode 456

Introduction: Host Michael Rand takes note of the Eagles' first loss of the season Monday to Washington, which was important to the Vikings for two reasons. First, of course, it pulls the Vikings and…

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Patrick Reusse on the greatest regular-season victory in Vikings history

Episode 455

Host Michael Rand is joined by Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse as they try to figure out all that happened during Sunday's 33-30 overtime Vikings victory over Buffalo. The twists, the turns, th…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Three intriguing Vikings quotes + Ben Goessling on Stefon Diggs

Episode 454

Introduction: In a football-heavy show, host Michael Rand begins with three interesting things he gleaned from the Vikings this week: The moment Kirk Cousins knew Justin Jefferson was special, how Ke…

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Carlos Correa, pitching and other big Twins offseason questions as free agency starts

Episode 453

Introduction: Host Michael Rand likens the Timberwolves to a bunch of children who are having a hard time learning the lesson of not repeating mistakes. If we continue the analogy and assign coach Ch…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

A Gophers QB changing of the guard? + Increased frustration for Wild and Wolves

Episode 452

Host Michael Rand takes note of the Wild's second consecutive shutout loss and notices that frustration seems to be mounting for both the Wild and Timberwolves this season.

Plus Gophers football write…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago