The Earned 5-Star Podcast: A Notre Dame Podcast
The home of FFSN's Notre Dame Fighting Irish podcast feed. A feed for the Notre Dame fan, by the Notre Dame fan.
Episodes
May 8, 2025 • 120 mins
Joshua and Brendan are ready to talk about Notre Dame football while holding down the fort as Jude takes up shop inside the Vatican waiting for the results from the conclave and the naming of a new Pope.
Kind of.
In this episode:
HELLO!
The case against wallets in 2025.
The Michigan Wolverines are in serious trouble, and we don’t feel bad about it.
Will the NCAA drop the hammer on Sherrone Moore?
The future of the...
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April 30, 2025 • 128 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back from NFL Draft weekend with a hop in their step and a glass full of gin. Notre Dame Football had a good weekend, and they want to spin it the right way. In this episode:
HELLO!
It’s real spring now and things are happening.
Let’s get into the NFL Draft and Notre Dame’s pretty good weekend.
Shedeur Sanders and his incredible baggage and drama and whatever else you want to call it.
T...
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April 24, 2025 • 140 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are fresh out of all of the Easter candy that they stole from their children, and are ready to talk about Notre Dame Football and a maybe a couple of other things. It’s fun.
In this episode:
HELLO!
A Star Wars Easter Egg.
A certain quarterback hit the transfer portal and found a new home... and we’re going to talk about it.
Could there still be more transfer portal additions — like at running back?
...
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April 14, 2025 • 145 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have sprung into action to talk about Notre Dame Football’s annual Blue-Gold Game. In this episode:
HELLO!
Our bad you guys.
Val Kilmer is a legend.
The spring game format.
Are you watching for game entertainment or to see practice development?
Jude hates everything.
The dangers of knowing too much.
Debating Peacock.
The main event is a juicy discussion about Notre Dame’s quarterback situation bet...
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April 11, 2025 • 28 mins
It's spring and there is Notre Dame Football so that means THE GREAT NAMING OF NAMES still needs to happen. The annual tradition gets a last minute save via Dylan, so you can thank him later.
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March 25, 2025 • 122 mins
Joshua and Brendan were given a charge this week — and that was to make the treacherous journey of talking about Notre Dame Football without their beloved Jude. It’s spring football... so of course they jumped right in.
In this episode:
Hello!
The inner workings of youth baseball in March.
Let’s talk about Steve Angeli, CJ Carr, and Kenny Minchey some more.
An alternative Notre Dame quarterback theory.
Will 2025 Notre Dame lo...
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March 10, 2025 • 127 mins
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February 25, 2025 • 150 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are finally back... kind of. After an extended break due to illness and, well, a bunch of nothingness when it comes to Notre Dame football — the trio made their way to the pod machine.
No show notes this week. If we had to make this journey a success without a single note in front of us... so should you. It’s good for the soul.
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February 3, 2025 • 175 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back on the trail of the pod after a short postseason break to take a look at a number of things involving Notre Dame Football. In this episode:
Hello!
Happy Groundhog Day.
Don’t get caught in an evil time loop created by satan... maybe.
What’s up with this new scheduling proposal for Notre Dame and the ACC via ESPN?
Do we really want to see more of the Irish against the likes of the Clemson Ti...
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January 23, 2025 • 120 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have shaken off the devasting performance and loss by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the National Championship game, and crack open a nice cold can of pod.
No show notes this week — so you’re just going to have to follow along closer than ever before.
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January 17, 2025 • 106 mins
Brendan and Jude are here to preview the upcoming National Championship game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Is this a team of REAL destiny?
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January 10, 2025 • 77 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan excitedly hit record on the pod machine shortly after Notre Dame’s Orange Bowl win over the Penn State Nittany Lions.
No bulletpoints are needed as this was a different kind of podcast — just like the Orange Bowl win was a different kind for Notre Dame. Marcus Freeman, somehow, got this team to come out fired up in the second half after what was mostly a brutal first half of play.
The Irish did things ...
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January 6, 2025 • 128 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are opening up the pod machine for a record 14th time this season as they are eagerly ready to preview the college football playoff semifinals between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl. In this episode:
HELLO!
GMC basketball and the online trolling which makes it spectacular.
Red Bull connoisseurs and if size matters.
The different storylines surrounding...
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January 3, 2025 • 107 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan took a couple of hours to chill out... but then kicked open a giant chest of pod magic to talk about Notre Dame’s massive Sugar Bowl win over the Georgia Bulldogs to advance in the college football playoff. In this episode:
HELLO!
Giving props to Mitch Jeter first because he deserves it.
Massive win for the Irish and the football program.
Riley Leonard maxed out his full cheese potential.
The scoring ...
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December 30, 2024 • 194 mins
Joshua. Brendan, and Jude open up the pod portals from various places in the country to talk about Notre Dame and it's upcoming college footbal playoff game against the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl. In this episode:
HELLO!
Merry Christmas y'all!
What's the discourse surrounding Notre Dame VS Georgia and why is it so damn annoying?
Can we talk about how perfect the jersey/uniform situation could be in this game?
Notre Dam...
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December 24, 2024 • 91 mins
Merry Christmas! We know there is a lot going on this week with the holidays, the transfer portal, and of course Notre Dame's quarterfinal date in the College Football Playoff with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl - but we also can’t forget one of our greatest traditions. Christmas Eve marks the 15th anniversary of Notre Dame’s 49-21 win over the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl. Not only was it a tremendously fun game to w...
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December 24, 2024 • 91 mins
Merry Christmas! We know there is a lot going on this week with the holidays, the transfer portal, and of course Notre Dame's quarterfinal date in the College Football Playoff with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl - but we also can’t forget one of our greatest traditions. Christmas Eve marks the 15th anniversary of Notre Dame’s 49-21 win over the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl. Not only was it a tremendously fun game to w...
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December 23, 2024 • 152 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have finally warmed up and are ready to give the podcast a good old-fashioned chance to talk about Notre Dame’s college football playoff win over the Indiana Hoosiers.
In this episode:
HELLO!
Missing menu items because of millennials.
An Indiana history lesson from a a Michigander to an Ohioan.
We’re grateful for tailgates and tailgaters.
The vibes were good all over campus.
Curt Cignetti is a fraud ...
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December 18, 2024 • 180 mins
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan break open the pod machine with a crowbar and a towel to preview the first round of the college football playoff between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Indiana Hoosiers.
In this episode:
HELLO!
The art of being a cognoscenti.
The stadiums in the MAC were ranked and we have some thoughts.
This is a Notre Dame football podcast.
More black jersey discussion than we care to admit.
What is the perf...
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December 13, 2024 • 21 mins
In this Off The Rails episode, Joshua takes issue with the Notre Dame Football / Indiana Hoosiers Basketball fan.
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