Nothing Personal with David Samson

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The New York Knicks season is about to begin. Reigning NBA champions. But the season starts with contract messes. Karl-Anthony Towns wants a new deal. Josh Hart wants a new deal. And the Knicks said no. Not only that but James Dolan is already being James Dolan. (21:30) Sophie Cunningham has built herself a brand. And she uses it. (31:40) Sibling rivalries. Yes, we’re talking about the Lakers. The Buss family is at it again. (44:40) Let’s talk about the DOJ.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘domination’ as in the Milwaukee Brewers as in the Cleveland Guardians as in underdogs? The Milwaukee Brewers are up 2-0 in the series against the Dodgers. Is LA going to bench Ohtani? (13:40) Did Will Smith cost Yamamoto? (20:45) Can the Dodgers get a hit off the Brewers bullpen? Can the Dodgers stop William Contreras from hitting? (27:30) The Guardians took down the Rays on the road! Down 2-0 early in the game and the bats came alive. (35:03) NPPOD. (39:12) Review: Shameless. (45:42) I have to talk about Jazz Chisholm. His time with the Yankees is over.

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The NFL had some of the worst coaching decisions I can remember on Sunday. It all started in London with the Eagles loss to the Jaguars. A last-second field goal by Jacksonville for the win. (11:00) What in the world was the end of that Commanders and Giants game? I cannot believe how it ended. (24:20) Pat McAfee is getting his own secondary broadcast for the Super Bowl. Get excited! (30:24) The WNBA has a problem. The Atlanta Dream are in the finals and the arena they are playing in has a capacity of 3,500. What? (40:50) The Vegas Golden Knights sellout streak is over. Why?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘scripted’ as in the Brewers as in the Dodgers as in Game 1 of the NLCS! Milwaukee was rocking and the Brew Crew took Game 1! Miz didn’t pitch his best game. Skubal only gave up 2 runs. (16:35) The Cleveland Guardians struck out the Chicago White Sox so many times. The Sox didn’t stand a chance in Game 5. And now Cleveland moves on. (23:04) The Guardians now have to face the rested Tampa Bay Rays. And the thing here, the Rays do not strike out like the White Sox do. Two bottom payroll teams meeting for a shot at the World Series appearance! (32:00) Part of the latest proposal from MLB to the players was about reseeding. What does that mean? Better teams get to pick their opponent for the postseason. Huh. (39:15) NPPOD (45:30) Review: Is God Is. (47:20) The NFL filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court against prediction markets. Here we go!

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Have a great weekend everyone! Next week is episode 1500 (of numbered episodes!) -- 7 years! How cool!

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