SilentPunt Podcast
Sometimes informative, occasionally insightful, always fun. hennyhiemenz.substack.com
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This week:
Entertainment: Best Music Era Ever
Health: Sickness and jobs
News: Liberia speaks English???
Parenting: College choices
Bonus: Data Analytics
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Topics:
* Debt
* Attention spans
* Elon Musk’s new political party
* Meditation
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Name that t-shirt….
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Notes and corrections from this week’s episode:
* On the show we wondered about MLB All-Star uniforms. We were right to be unsure: as of last fall, MLB announced that players would return to wearing their own team’s uniforms for the All-Star Game. However, there still will be All-Star Game-themed jerseys as well. Players will wear these during their workouts and the Home Run Derby.
Because of course they will. MLB gotta make that m...
* Girls Flag Football: If you’re not following Melissa Jacobs on Substack, check her out. The piece I mentioned reading was actually something she wrote that summarized someone else’s writing.
* Best Baseball Names: I totally botched Carlos Baerga’s nickname. It should be Carlos “One if by land, two if by sea, three if” Baerga. Shame on me.
* LeBron on Ring Culture
* Iran: We solve the world’s problems. Or not. And yes, the B2 bombe...
* The Taylor Swift Phenomenon
* Student Loan Debt
* AI and Jobs
* Streaming vs. Cable
Anyone else remember waiting in line for the computer lab in college?
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* Sports Betting & Young Men
* LA Riots, Immigration, & Illegal Immigration
* Concert ticket costs
* Summer movies: now vs then
Subscriber-only bonus content: Be forewarned: Below is an entirely unscripted clip from Trav and me after recording the podcast. I have reading glasses on, so I look like a moron. And the captions are crap (goddamn A1).
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4 topics / 4 minutes each
* Wills, financial planning, & estate taxes: Here’s a link to the book Travis recommended, Die With Zero.
* Knicks-Pacers (Henny was right!!) and Finals preview. Here’s the link to the book Henny recommended, Hoops Heist.
* ChatGPT: Do you use it?
* Friends and addiction.
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🍿Last week’s movie quote was from Kingpin; Do you know this week’s?
TOPICS
* Tush Push: Yay or nay? And some history.
* Knicks-Pacers series
* Youth Sports: How much is too much?
* Baseball: Interviewing players during the game?
Bonus Content we discussed: Comedian Jim Jefferies talking about wheels on suitcases….
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* Movie quote trivia.
* New Pope: Will he bring in more Catholics? (Below is a chart chatGPT put together for us, post-podcast.)
* Knicks-Pacers: Who ya got?
* How long to stream a show before bailing?
* Where do you get your news?
(Yes, Travis’s dogs make an appearance.)
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This week:
* Last week’s trivia answer / This week’s trivia question
* How did Travis & I become friends
* Hilarity ensues
* If you are not familiar with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s classic “Fishin’ In The Dark”, check it out here.
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Episode Overview:
* Brief recap of current NFL QBs, and our ranking system.
* Review of previous 3 years of QBs taken in the 1st round.
* This year’s prospects.
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Here’s a recap of this week’s episode:
* Last week’s trivia question: Shout-out to our friend Bill Southern for getting it right! (Sorry Bill, your answer came in after we recorded this episode).
* Sponsor shout-out.
* Masters betting results.
* We discuss the past, present, & future of NATO.
* Are we happy for Rory?
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Travis & I give recommendations on what shows to stream. Here’s a brief overview of this week’s episode:
* Sponsor Update
* Trivia question
* We each recommend 3 shows to watch / then 1 show not to watch
* Weekly betting challenge, The Masters
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Travis returns this week for another riveting discussion. We combine his farm-boy expertise with my suburban dumbassery to enlighten you on gardening.
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Join me and guest host Tim Dawkins from Beyond Our Walls for this week’s episode. Check out Tim’s awesome publication & podcast here.
We discuss our experiences growing up and compare them with what boys are confronted with these days.
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This week Travis and I give a cursory review of the new-ish rules in baseball designed to speed up the game.
FYI we are now available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts as well.
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In this week’s episode Travis and I take a rudimentary & fun look at the world of quantum computing.
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This week Travis & I talk about the best fullbacks ever. Clubber Lang makes an appearance as well.
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You can listen to this or find everything you need to know about traveling with kids here:
or here….
I thought I’d insert a funny meme here but apparently Google thinks I have a problem
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After a little history we get into the greatest QBs of all-time. You’ll never guess our #2.
In the story below is the funny clip of Jim Harbaugh that Travis refers to in the podcast (along with some other funnies.)
https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2025/1/11/24339291/jim-harbaugh-funny-best-quotes-los-angeles-chargers-nfl-playoffs-2025
Our #2 is not Uncle Rico.
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