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Crunching Tackles

Crunching Tackles

Hello and welcome to Crunching Tackles, a podcast where John Nekrasov and Chad Wylie discuss the biggest cultural issues that affect the sports world. Tune in to hear our takes on the controversial topics that touch the games we watch every week. If you enjoy our content, like, follow, subscribe (all the fun stuff), and follow us on Twitter @john_nekrasov and @chadewylie!

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219 episodes

  1. Episode 213: The Impending MLB Lockout 36:14
  2. Episode 212: LIV Dies and Kalshi Goes to Court 1:06:07
  3. Episode 211: Fans and Phones: How Social Media Affects Sports Participation 48:08
  4. Episode 210: What is a MVP? 1:03:17
  5. Episode 209: Who Will Protect College Sports? 50:16
  6. Episode 208: The Sportswashing Spectacular! 47:19
  7. Episode 207: What's Next for Manchester City? 54:49
  8. Episode 206: Israel on the Global Sports Stage 52:32
  9. Episode 205: Pablo Torre's Victory Lap 49:15
  10. Episode 204: Alexander Zverev Wins Again 50:12
  11. Episode 203: How Prevalent is CTE in Football? 39:47
  12. EMERGENCY PODCAST: NBA Punishes Clippers 17:00
  13. Episode 202: LSU and College Football Clash Over Eligibility 49:12
  14. Episode 201: Transgender Issues at the Supreme Court 1:06:19
  15. Episode 200: 2026-27 Premier League Preview 40:06
  16. Episode 199: FIFA's Shocking Selloff 39:56
  17. Episode 198: What We've Missed Since the World Cup 43:30
  18. Episode 197: World Cup Final Recap 1:34:25
  19. Final World Cup Final Thoughts 32:29
  20. Episode 196: World Cup Final Preview 1:10:46
  21. Episode 195: America Crashes Out of the World Cup 1:32:17
  22. Episode 194: America Has World Cup Fever! 1:26:22
  23. Episode 193: World Cup Week 1 Recap 1:20:30
  24. Episode 192: Final World Cup Thoughts and USMNT Preview 1:15:20
  25. Episode 191: 2026 World Cup Preview Show 1:30:51
  26. Episode 190: The Sports Gambling Debate 1:28:03
  27. Episode 189: Has Sportswashing Failed? 1:23:07
  28. Episode 188: A Sports Gambling Deep-Dive 1:30:15
  29. Episode 187: March Madness 2026 and How to Make a Bracket 1:19:27
  30. Episode 186: Sports and the War in Iran 1:13:13
  31. Episode 185: Winter Olympics 2026 1:32:26
  32. Episode 184: Super Bowl 60 Recap 29:34
  33. Episode 183: Is Sportswashing Beginning to Fail? 1:05:23
  34. Episode 182: The NFL Coaching Carousel Hits Full Speed 1:16:13
  35. Episode 181: Top 5 Movies of 2025 1:31:10
  36. Episode 180: Top 5 Athletes of the Century 1:36:07
  37. Episode 179: Top 5 for 2025 1:15:06
  38. Episode 178: Our 2025 World Cup Temperature Check 1:18:52
  39. Episode 177: Trouble at ESPN 1:20:14
  40. Episode 176: The Worst Gambling Scandal Yet 1:23:25
  41. EMERGENCY PODCAST: Apple Goes All-in on Formula 1 14:19
  42. Episode 175: Does Anyone Really Care Who the MVP Is? 1:17:43
  43. Episode 174: Steve Ballmer's Alleged Aspirations 1:19:13
  44. Episode 173: The NFL and ESPN are Dancing With Their Hands Tied 1:22:15
  45. Episode 172: Another Shocking Scandal at the NFL 1:20:24
  46. Episode 171: F1 The Movie Races to Success 1:23:20
  47. Episode 170: The Gentrification of Sports 1:25:58
  48. Episode 169: The World is Coming to America 1:29:16
  49. Episode 168: Who is the New Bill Belichick? 1:20:37
  50. Episode 167: Pope Leo XIV and the Theology of Sports 1:22:08