Bill Belichick’s disastrous debut as UNC football head coach
Well, folks, it finally happened — Bill Belichick took the field to coach UNC’s football team for the first time. After months of build-up and hype (especially surrounding his relationship with Jordon Hudson, who cold-called the gals out of the blue last month), his team lost 48-14. The TCU Horned Frogs demolished UNC, and the announcers ran out of stuff to talk about — to the point that ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit put his headset on his dog. Madeline and Charlotte have many thoughts about how Belichick is handling the young people he’s responsible for. There were many celebs in attendance, including NBA legend Michael Jordan, Former UNC basketball coach Roy Williams, NFL greats Lawrence Taylor, Julius Peppers, and Randy Moss, and country singers Eric Church and Chase Rice. There were many wild fan-made signs, the pre-game show felt like a living funeral, and the season couldn’t have gotten off to a rougher start! The gals then dive into some US Open drama, including the fact that Naomi Osaka beat Coco Gauff, and actor Rami Malek talked to Condé Nast godmother Anna Wintour for three straight matches. Plus, the Cowboys traded Micah Parsons. Also, SGS listeners can join our documentary club! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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College football season preview, from Manning family lore to Bill Belichick’s coaching debut at UNC, with Jessica Smetana
Madeline and Charlotte are thrilled to welcome a guest that they’ve been wanting to have on the show for a LONG time — Jessica Smetana! Jess is a sports commentator and analyst. She currently hosts The Echos podcast with Mike Golic Jr., and you may have seen her on Vice TV’s Sports Gone Wrong or on a Meadowlark Media property. Jess and Charlotte have also been friends and colleagues for almost 10 years, and used to host The Most Valuable Podcast together (RIP). The gals covered a lot of ground together for this college football preview. How well will Belichick and UNC actually perform this year, and will his personal life be a distraction? Why is college football historically the messiest sport? They also discussed the lore of the Manning family (and why Archie Manning is the Kris Jenner of college football), NFL nepo babies in college football, the story of Houston Nutt, Hugh Freeze, and an escort service (yes, those are names of real people), and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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US Open drama (Carlos Alcaraz’s haircut, Venus Williams returns at age 45, racket smashing), Tommy Fleetwood's major moment, and Micah Parsons isn’t a company man
This episode was supposed to be the weekly Tuesday episode of The Sports Gossip Show, but then Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got engaged, and Madeline and Charlotte had to record an emergency episode that went up yesterday instead! Go listen to it!Here we’ve got a few quick hits: Madison Beer and Justin Herbert were photographed together again, Wally the green monster performed at the Boston Jonas Brothers concert where JoJo sang wearing a Red Sox jersey, and Donna Kelce is posting about visiting historical landmarks. Then it’s on to US Open drama: Madison Keys was upset by Renata Zarazua, Carlos Alcaraz got a confounding haircut, Venus Williams came very close to winning at age 45, and Daniil Medvedev had a complete meltdown on the court. Also, Serena Williams introduced Maria Sharapova at her Tennis Hall of Fame induction. In other country club news, Tommy Fleetwood finally won a golf major in his 164th start! And the gals learned all about his family and age-gap relationship. And in *more* country club-esq news, Bill Belichick is selling a house on Nantucket that is probably a bad investment and you shouldn’t buy it. Also: Tom Brady is online again, Shilo Sanders was ejected from a preseason game after he punched someone and then was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Micah Parsons Cowboy’s drama over his contract with the Cowboys persists, and Paige Bueckers had an amazing 44-point night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged and we’re freaking out
Folks, it finally happened: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. They announced it on Tuesday on Instagram, and Sports Gossip Show listeners immediately reached out to Madeline and Charlotte in hopes of an emergency episode. You’re all in luck, because the gals were on it. Here is everything you need to know about the engagement, including (of course) the SGS compressed floral evaluation. Congrats to the happy couple! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tennis love triangles and US Open preview with Catherine Whitaker
Catherine Whitaker is one of the co-hosts of The Tennis Podcast, another great show on The Athletic Podcast Network, and Madeline and Charlotte are thrilled to welcome her to the Sports Gossip Show ahead of this year’s US Open. The tennis tea has never been hotter!The gals ask Catherine everything you all want to know about this year’s upcoming American Grand Slam. She talks about the length of the tennis season and whether anything can be done about it, Jannick Sinner’s doping ban, why Iga Świątek is no-drama, how Naomi Osaka is her own fiercest competition, and hook-up culture on the tour. Things get juicy when Catherine tells the gals about the love triangle that tennis fans desperately want to believe in between Emma Raducanu, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jack Draper. She also dishes about a rumored love triangle from years ago involving Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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