How To Pretend To Like Sports
Let’s be real, you have absolutely no interest in sitting through a 4-hour sports talk show, butttt it would be nice to at least participate in the conversation when sports get brought up.... Well, welcome to 'How to Pretend to Like Sports' - a podcast that gives you just the right amount of what you need to know to talk sports - no game watching required. Each week, your sports bestie, Monica, breaks down sports headlines from college football to F1 race day fashion. To keep it balanced, Monica also shares a healthy dose of unfiltered thoughts on living your best millennial life...from fashion to dating and dog mom life. Whether it’s small talk before a meeting at the office or chatting it up at the game watch party, you’ll have conversation starters and relevant topics in your back pocket, so you can pretend to like sports - without really liking sports. You can expect the sports news you’ll actually care about, game day fashion recs, life in your 30s and the occasional (ok weekly) unsolicited advice. Welcome to YOUR favorite game day ritual - HTPTLS with Monica.
Episodes
Topics Covered
Bill Belichick's Cheer Competition Appearance (03:25)
- Bill attended Jordan Hudson's adult cheerleading competition
- He looked exactly as miserable as you'd expect
- Why this proves the age gap even more
- Monica's cautionary tale about trying to tumble at 28
Vegas F1 Drama (09:21)
- Las Vegas is flooding right before the F1 race this weekend
- Last year Vegas had pothole issues that damaged cars
- Why drivers ...
This week, Monica and Karlee why the man behind the Mavs' devastating Luka trade (worst in NBA history?) is gone, LSU's "firing with cause" drama. Plus: For the F1 girlies - Charles Leclerc launches a creative agency, Premier League soccer explained, and the weirdest jersey-switching rule in football that's going to be your fun fact of the week.
Show Notes
NBA Drama (00:16)
- Nico Harrison fired as Mavs GM after trading Lu...
The conversation covers a range of topics including beauty product shopping during the Sephora sale, the World Series outcome, Cardi B's appearance at a Patriots game, and the drama surrounding LSU's football team. The discussion also touches on college football rankings and the potential for upsets in upcoming games.
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Karlee and Monica are breaking down everything you need to know this week: college football coaches getting fired mid-season, an NBA gambling scandal that sounds more like a movie. They also tackle the eternal question of whether players want coaches fired as much as fans do, explain what's actually happening in the baseball playoffs, plus: a crash course on onside kicks so you can finally understand what everyone's yelling about.
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Monica and Karlee spill all the tea from Karlee's first NFL game at Jerry World (Dallas Cowboys) - from the weird vibe compared to college football to figuring out why stadiums feel so different. They break down the "sports equinox" (yes, it's a real thing), and dive into why college traditions like throwing tortillas are actually kind of iconic. Plus: Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld's sweet relationship, Penn State drama, and oh a...
Touchdown Tea:
College Football
4:13 Penn State's Coach Fired
6:21 Who Penn State's New Coach Might Be
7:31 College Coach Firing Buy Out's
9:28 Oregon Lost
10:18 Auburn vs Georgia Fun Facts
11:55 College Football Replay System
13:44 Texas OU Game
14:19 The most stylish coach's wife in College Football - Loreal Sarkisian
17:09 Mariners and Tigers had a 15 inning game and the food at the Mariners stadium sounds fab
What you need to know for thi...
Monica and Karlee hit the 100th episode and kick things off with a recap of Karlee’s trip to the Ohio State game.
Then they give the quick-and-dirty on the NFL for some Touchdown Tea: unexpected wins, standout players, and teams that are kind of a mess right now. They also covered a little college football where Arch Manning still isn’t having his moment, other teams with their coaching situations, and breaking down the weird nuance...
Surprise! Back after a two-year hiatus, and this time with a co-host! Meet Karlee from TikTok and Instagram's "The Girlies Guide to Surviving College Football" series. This podcast is your SparkNotes version of everything happening in sports - no four-hour deep dives, just what you actually need to know to be part of the conversation.
In This Episode:
The Cowboys Tie Drama: We break down last weekend's Cowboys-Packers game t...
F1 Drive to Survive Thoughts, What's the NFL Combine, March Madness is Almost here
- Takeaways for the listener – a good best practice is 3-4 key points
- Timestamps to help listeners navigate to specific parts of episode
- Recommended next episodes to listen to – keep listeners in your podcast ecosystem!
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In this episode, Monica talks about
Full Swing:
• first episode: Jordan and JT’s friendship
• flashback to high school & college, learning to play golf
Drive to Survive Season 5 - feb 24l
Changes coming to the 2023 Season
2023 Season Starts: March 4th Bahrain 9am CST
Pre-Season Testing
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In this episode, Monica talks about
The Netflix Curse, NFL Divisional Round, College Basketball
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In this episode, Monica talks about:
• NFL Wild Card Games: Cowboys kicker, Failed quarterback sneak, Jaguars comeback
-Chargers, Buccs, Jaguars, Cowboys, Ravens, Bengals
• F1 makes schedule adjustments and we are traveling the world 10x over
• College Basketball: LMU, Gonzaga, KU, TCU, and more
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• TCU game experience
• Thoughts on the game - Georgia is basically an NFL team, Stetson Bennett 25 years old - his college football career path
• Future of TCU football
NFL News:
- Chiefs ring around the rosey play
- Derek Carr
- Sean McVay considering stepping down
College Basketball - week 10 ap 25 poll
Notable upcoming basketball games
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In this episode, Monica talks about
- TCU Football: TCU vs Michigan Game. TCU vs Georgia National Championship game
- Michigan coach may be going to the NFL
- TCU Basketball: Thoughts from the TCU vs Texas Tech game
- Rutgers upsets Purdue
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Embarrassing yoga moments, A Very Freezing Christmas, NFL Playoffs, NFL Standings, World Cup & Messi
In this episode, Monica talks about embarrassing yoga wardrobe malfunctions, a freezing Christmas, and how I got into F1.
Also talking about what is being called the most exciting World Cup final in history and Lionel Messi and how he met his wife.
Sports News
• Jalen Hurts out this coming game, injury
• Latest NFL Playoff Picture
• NFL Christmas Day games
• NBA Christmas games
• Top NBA Teams
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Sports:
- The Heisman trophy winner
- World Cup final is almost here
- Bad news in Texas Baskettball
- Why 49ers QB parents were tearing up at Sunday's game
- What to expect from the NFL playoffs and who’s been eliminated already
And in life chats Monica shares the most millennial thought ever plus thoughts on sponsored posts that everyone is thinking
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In this episode, Monica talks about all the things in her house that keep breaking and hiring handymen that don't actually know what they're doing. She also talks about her thoughts on the TCU Fiesta bowl t-shirts - not good.
– College Football Playoff structure is changing
– A stadium is coming down and being packed up to be re-used. Yes, a stadium
– What in the world is a wavier wire?
– NFL Quarterbacks: Baker Mayfield and Jimmy G
– W...
In this episode, Monica circles back to when you tie in soccer and when you don’t, World Cup updates, upcoming football conference championships, and other news that’s going around the world of sports.
– Points and tie-breakers in the World Cup
– TCU Remains Undefeated
– Ferrari's Mattia Binotto steps down
– Esteban Ocon gets real about his past year with Fernando Alonso
– Men's Basketball Rankings
– College Football Conference Champion...
In this week's Thanksgiving episode of How to Pretend to Like Sports, Monica chats about the following:
- Max’s mom accused Checo of cheating on his wife (he had issued an apology)
- My initial World Cup thoughts
- The age of some of these players: Ronaldo 37 (leaving Manchester), Messi 35 Saudi Arabia beat Argentina ranked 3 in the world in huge upset
- Belgium had the word love in the inside of their jersey and Fifa said they had to remo...
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