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CzabeCast
Steve Czaban is one of the most experienced daily sports talk radio hosts in the nation. In his 28 year professional career, Steve has worked for every major syndicated sports talk network (Sporting News, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Yahoo Sports Radio, SB Nation Radio), filled in as a guest host for popular national personality Jim Rome, and has worked locally in markets including Santa Barbara, Chicago, Milwaukee, Charlotte and Washington D.C. "The Czabe" has forged a unique style of…
Episodes
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Flo's Red Card Meets The Trump Card For Showdown vs. Belgium
Czabe is as floored as everyone else that FIFA bent over backward to favor us, little ol' 'Murica in SOCCER with a favorable ruling. It must mean we have truly…
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USA Sends Bosnia Packing, Despite Dicey Red Card
Czabe did his every 3 years and 11 months visit to the Church of Soccer and watched the entire match. Yes, he had opinions, but he kept them mostly in check as…
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Who Wants One More Year of Old-Ass Lebron?
Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN from glorious Utah, where the Jazz are most definitely NOT expected to be in the King James "sweepstakes." J.J. McCarthy…
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The Summer Of Freddy, And Czabe... Is Over!
Czabe has finally gotten back from his long drive from Milwaukee in the red Tesla Model 3. And stuff is poppin. Malik Beasly and Terion Arnold are competing…
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Dumping Out Your $300,000 A Year Career, For A Trash Can
Czabe unlocks SCOTT LINN and STEVE SOLOMON from behind the paywall this week for a brisk Thursday jaunt through the pod. The lads talk about Solly's failed…
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Let the Giannis Leaving "Copium" Party Begin in Milwaukee
Czabe reconnects with two old radio friends, JOSH ALBRECHT and MATT MUELLER, to discuss the Greek Freak era finally coming to an end in the Brew City, with the…
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NBA DRAFT: When It's Close at 1/1, You Just Don't Want to Hold The "Rubber Chicken"
Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to talk about a big week for the NBA. The woeful Wizards, having won just 50 games in 3 years, are sitting at 1/1 in the draft…
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World Cup Tickets Skyrocket for USA, Heroes Cape Up For "Freddy"
Czabe runs a crisp solo pod today... discussing how f'ing good ol' Team USA looks right now in the World Cup, group winners and ready to rest their loins…
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"The First College Football Owner, And He's Not Very Good At It"
ANDY POLLIN joins the show, and we'll find out if "mid-week Andy" is any more "fresh" than Monday Andy! His take on the Brendan Sorsby saga…
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The Tartan Army Is Having A Massive Chowd Summer!
GUEST: PAUL CHARCHIAN Jamie Lee’s Hooters Lohs-Angeles? “Teenage Wasteland” RUSH Tour Takes Off The “Experiential Economy” World Cup Mania Our Awesome Stadiums…
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Zoiks Scooby! A Zillion Dollars!
Why the mediocre mind is obsessed (and panicked) about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. ARMEN SARYAN and BRIAN BUTCH talk about the impending exit of one…
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Too Many Jalens In The NBA, But There's Only ONE Brunson!
Czabe re-caps the Knicks hammer close of the Spurs in Game 5 to claim the title. It's one of the most impressive runs an NBA team has ever made in the…
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Pat McAfee's New Deal Shows ESPN Plays With Monopoly Money
Czabe talks about "gettin' paid" and the humble obligations that *should* come with it. Unfortunately, as the money has gotten stupider in sports, so…
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Talkin' Flam-Paradiddles With Two Big Rush Nerds
00:00 Reunion and Anticipation 02:45 NBA Drama and Wemby's Impact 05:48 Aaron Donald's Return and Rams' Super Bowl Hopes 08:59 The Best Week in Sports? 11:59…
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A Grand Waste of Time And Money At The Mecca of Hoops
The Spurs delivered a sharp counter-blow to the Knicks on Monday night. Czabe stayed up late, watched the whole damn game, and took copious notes. Will you…
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The Knicks Are Gonna Do This Thing, Aren't They?
Topics 1. Knicks Incredible Run 2. Wemby’s Folly 3. Haters Wrong About Brunson 4. Darren Rovell on Tickets 5. Andy Pollin 6. Is NFL Less Omnipresent? 7…
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The Long Winding Road Back For The NBA Finals' "Script F"
What's in a logo? A lot. Especially for a league and its brand. Good thing the NBA didn't try to make "Showdown '82" a permanent "thing." Nick…
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NBA Finals Preview: Special Guest: Doug Gottleib
Czabe welcomes former FSR host and now head coach at UWGB to talk NBA Finals. The worst thing about going to Game 7 of the WCF in OKC, and a match-up he would…
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Where My Broadcast Career Ends, Alone in Andy's Kitchen
Czabe makes a house call to talk to longtime radio co-host and "older brother" ANDY POLLIN, and you might be surprised at how fluid and entertaining…
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Another Lap Around The Sun For Ol' El Baldo
Czabe flies solo on his birthday pod, and even though the bank account is lagging since getting laid off, a healthier lifestyle and some time to reflect and be…
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How Much Randomness Do You Really Want In Sports?
Czabe flies solo today, and talks about the following... 1 - Vegas Defies All Odds and Logic and Blasts into the Stanley Cup Final 2 - Hockey Players Have…
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Ferrari Just Told the Pontiac Aztek: "Hold Our Beer"
So the premier luxury sports car company decided to build an electric car. Uh... why? And if you were to do so, make one that looks good, don't just copy the…
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The Summer Sports Doldrums Are Already Setting In
Czabe gets worn out like an old man digging a ditch. Andy, the real old man, reveals his life philosophy: "Meh, that's good enough." Ticket prices for…
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Indy 500 Delivers Thrills From Flyover to Finish!
Czabe is out here grindin' on a holiday weekend, but the good content just couldn't be ignored. Also, it's still fucking raining in DC. So why not podcast? The…
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Grads and Their Families Don't Want to Hear About Your AI Utopia
Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod after a 2-week absence, and there are more AI-related stories than he can shake a stick at. Include tone-def…
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Alien Life Discovered on Earth, Currently Dominating The Thunder
Czabe welcomes on the podcast CHRIS KNOCHE, the former AU head men's basketball coach and current UMD color analyst, to try to accurately describe the…
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The NFL's "Marriage of Convenience"
The Marriage of Convenience NFL & Streaming Leverage? Commanders/Packers Schedule Thoughts PGA Championship Baby Oil and HeadCovers She Who Shall Not Be…
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ABS Challenge System Creating A New Breed of "Short Kings"
Czabe finally reconnects with MR X for the first time since CzabeVegas. They talk about how the MLB season is now launching as we head toward Memorial Day…
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My Graduation Speech Would Be Direct, Brief, and Likely Highly Unpopular
Czabe ran a few laps with SCOTT LINN and STEVE SOLOMON on their home court, the Linn Murray Solly Podcast, as usual on a Monday. You'll hear about Scott's…
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The Long Road To Suck, Finally Pays Off
Czabe is happy the Wizards pulled off the "perfect tank" job, but his running mate today ANDY POLLIN is so "over it" that he wouldn't have…
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And Now.... The 24 Team Football Playoff Nobody Is Asking For!
The flood of money in sports has broken the top of the levees, and it's time to run for your life if you still like what sports used to be about. It's not a…
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A Record Setting Derby, But Locals Said "The Vibe Was Off"
Czabe welcomes two of his favorites, author and bourbon expert FRED MINNICK, along with inventor of the "Whiskey Weekend" PAUL CHARCHIAN, to talk about…
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Mega-Episode: Andy Pollin, Josh Albrecht & Matt Mueller!
Czabe went wild on a Monday. First, with a check-in from ANDY POLLIN to talk about the charmed ride that John Sterling had as the voice of the New York…
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The NFL Draft Complex Does Not Care About Your Sub Shop
Czabe flies solo today, and there's a ton of good stuff to think about. Starting with this: how come nobody pushes back on the NFL when the Draft closes…
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An Expanded NCAA Tournament Is The "New Coke" of Sports
The NCAA Tournament is expanding to 76 teams — and nobody asked for it. Steve Czaban and Kevin Sheehan break down why the Field of 76 is a classic case of…
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Mark Rypien, Loses The Room
Czabe sums up the current sports hellscape, with the latest downward trends in sanity and decency. Brenden Sorsby is a degenerate, but he's hardly alone. The…
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Carol Maloney, Pickleball Queen, Brings Julie Donaldson to Lunch
Czabe welcomes the ladies to a Power Lunch at the Palm in Tysons Corner, VA. Carol reveals why she basically ghosted Czabe for a year, but it was with a good…
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Czabe Crashes Andy's Living Room, Like Good Ol' Times!
On a whim, Czabe decided to drive 1:20 to see ANDY POLLIN in his natural, unshaven Sunday habitat and eat some Chinese food and watch some NBA playoffs. The…
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"The Most Overrated Annual Event In American Sports"
The late great Howard Cosell knew it, when he saw it. And that was back in 1981! You've finally made it to the NFL Draft everyone! Rejoice! More cuts on this…
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"Difficult Conversations"... But No Confessions
Mike Vrabel finally got smoked out of his hiding hole on "La'Affaire du Russini" and he sure didn't do her any favors, with a firm non-denial side-step…
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NFL Bidness Is 'Bout To Pick Up!
* With the draft barrelling down on us, NFL teams are starting to find their wallets for key guys. Brandon Aubrey becomes the NFL's newest "Golden…
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7 Basic Rules To Help Your NFL Team Not Have A Craptastic Draft
Czabe goes through his "basics" on how not to fuck up the draft. ANDY POLLIN joins the show as a proud grandfather for the 3rd time. Is LeBron somehow…
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Armen and Butchy Get Feisty Over Inevitable Giannis Exit
Czabe welcomes back his Wisconsin buddies ARMEN SARYAN and BRIAN BUTCH to talk about whether Giannis is being a big ol' diva on his way out of Milwaukee, or if…
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Russini Plays Her Last Card, Then Folds
Czabe flies solo again because there's so much going on in the sports world. Starting with Dianna Russini realizing (correctly) that the more the Athletic and…
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The Best Gift I Ever Got
Czabe flies solo today, and begins with a suprise that showed up on his doorstep last week. Proof that even the silliest of things, can have profound impact to…
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Rory The Sequel: Entertaining, But Not As Good As The First
Czabe welcomes devoted casual golf fan ANDY POLLIN to talk about Rory's wild ride at Augusta. If nothing else, he's not boring. Sergio Garcia remains a total…
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Charch Is Ready to Take On Johnny Ringo In A Gunfight!
Czabe welcomes Mr. Rural Utah himself, PAUL CHARCHIAN, to the pod, and finds out he's now an officially law-abiding member of Virgin, UT, because he has…
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From the Fab Five, To the Portal Fabricated Five
Czabe breaks down Michigan's national championship over UConn, in an ugly game that featured a lot of shitting shooting and uncalled roughhousing. The right…
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On Trying Too Hard, And Not Even Being Allowed to Try
Life contains contradictions, and things that just plain suck. You just need to manage around them, and through them. Today CZABE explains why today is a new…
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He Done Shook His Fist At The Clouds So Hard, His Arm Wore Out!
Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to the pod, and while nobody likes a "negative nelly" to start the week, El Baldo really did unload a clip of 40-cal…
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Has Apple Hit the End of the Innovation Road?
Czabe welcomes on PAUL CHARCHIAN as they do a quick re-cap of some of the best moments of CzabeVegas. Also, it's the 50th Anniversary of Apple founding, and…
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Butchy Once Had His Shot With Erin Andrews, But Percocet Shut Him Down!
Czabe reconnects with two of his favorite actual ex-Badgers, BRIAN BUTCH and producer-for-life ERIC GITTER. They talk about missing a team photo for a haircut…
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MLB's New ABS Challenge System Is An Electric Factory
Czabe flies solo today, and it's a glorious ride as the sports talk content Gods have delivered a pouring rain of good material. Yes, "Death to Replay"…
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Another Duke Choke For The Ages!
While watching Duke lose in the first round to Siena would have been epic as all hell, I must say watching them get daggered by an Indiana freshman who is now…
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There's Too Many Jaylin's In the NBA (And Jalens, and Jaylons...)
Czabe welcomes BRIAN BUTCH from Butchie's Den on YouTube and ARMEN SARYAN from Fox Sports Wisconsin to talk about the tournament, coaches getting T'd up, Czabe…
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Making Good Movies, Shouldn't Require A "Hail Mary"
Czabe welcomes "A Man About Film" MATT MUELLER, to discuss the NCAA Tournament, the Brewers last second announcement on TV options for the season, you…
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"Balls The Size of Church Bells"
00:00 Introduction and Overview of Recent Games 03:00 St. John's Upset and Key Players 05:52 Buzzer Beaters and Historical Context 09:10 Coaching Dynamics and…
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True Happiness, Is Only 5 Bags of Mulch
00:00 - Introduction and Guest Introduction 02:45 - Weather and Local Events 05:36 - NCAA Tournament Insights 11:46 - Buzzer Beaters and Historic Moments 17:44…
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The World Baseball Classic, Delivered Just That... And More!
Czabe talks again about the incredible finish to the WBC, with baseball-crazed Venezuela, down on their political fortunes, ousting the USA in a tight finish…
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So A Mormon Decided To Become An NFL Degenerate
Czabe welcomes CHRIS KNOCHE and MR. X to The Palm steakhouse in Tysons Corner, VA to talk about the latest in college basketball and beyond. What would an…