Do you listen to Barstool Radio? No? You should. But if you don’t, I’ll help you out. I’m going to give you the lay of the land, the 411, if you will, on what Barstool Radio is and the lowdown on what transpired on the most recent episode on 11.22.19.
First, some FAQ’s –
What is Barstool Radio?
Plain and simple, Barstool Radio is a radio show on Sirius XM featuring my man (haha, not actually my man at all, but go with it – one day he will see my article singing his praises!) Dave Portnoy (aka El Pres of Barstool) and his people. Who are his people? Specifically on this show there’s Riggs (the host), Tommy Smokes (you might recognize him from Fox News), sometimes others who are available in the office like Smitty (recently got engaged – paws off, ladies), and producer Frankie who is behind the glass and often chimes in. There may be different people on, but that’s the main lineup, more or less. Got it? Great. Moving right along…
What do they talk about on Barstool Radio?
“What don’t they talk about” might be a better question because, really, nothing is off limits, to my understanding. One of the reasons I love Barstool so much is because, like my baby Hashtag No Filter, nothing is off limits, and unfiltered conversations are what it’s all about. Yes, of course, sports will be discussed. Again, I am not into sports…at all, as I mentioned here, but I still love Barstool. It’s not all about sports. They talk about all sorts of random shit, and it’s funny, good content.
Should I listen if I’m in the car with my kids?
No. I mean, maybe it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if little Joey walked into Kindergarten on Monday saying to his teacher “I learned about what a ‘beer mile’ is yesterday!!” but yeah I’d probably say don’t listen with the littles around, if possible.
I’m not into sports. I honestly don’t know the difference between a touch down and a home run.
Again, you do NOT need to be into sports to enjoy all that is Barstool. Though I will say, you might unexpectedly learn a thing or two about sports if you so choose. FYI, touch down = football, home run = baseball. I even knew that one.
Ok now let’s chat about what transpired on Friday’s show. Consider this your CliffsNotes to the episode. Here we go –
- Cracker Barrel is a solid option for Thanksgiving. Not my first choice, but to each their own. You do you.
- Rough N’ Rowdy was happening over the weekend, and it was talked about a lot, and I had no clue what it was. In a nutshell, it’s amateur fighters, well, fighting.
- Some chit chat about things I didn’t totally follow (#sports!), but still entertaining to listen to.
- One of the guys got into bar fights in college – I can’t remember who so, show your face!
- There was some talk about tackling, reverse plays, strip sacks, running backs, running balls, lots of running, lots of balls, it appears.
- All the boys were drinking Truly, which is also a Barstool sponsor. I still haven’t tried Truly, but apparently it’s good shit. I would have preferred a cold glass of Chardonnay, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers either.
- There was A LOT, and I mean a lot, of talk about Connect Four. At first I didn’t totally follow and I was like are they talking about the game Connect Four that I played when I was a child, or is this a football term I don’t understand? They were, in fact, talking about the game. It sounds like Smitty beat Steven Cheah a few times and that ruffled some feathers and I guess Smitty is a slow player? Honestly, I haven’t played the game in forever, but now I’m inspired to play. You guys influenced me.
- There was a big debate on how many guys it would take to score a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs. I’m not entirely sure if I got this part straight, but Riggs thought if he and 19 of his friends lined up there would be a 50/50 chance they’d score a TD without an interception. Again, I’m not a sports girl, so I don’t even know if what I said makes sense. But bottom line, some callers thought 22 people would be needed, another thought 38-40 people. People were very invested in this debate and loved envisioning Smitty lining up and doing this.
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- The best trivia night to go to – someone said a Simpsons season 8 would be great, one said Disney +, one said baseball. Personally, I’d dominate at a Bachelor/Bachelorette TV show themed one.
- Speaking of trivia, it was asked if anyone knew which player had won the World Series in three different decades. Answer was: Jim Palmer. I legitimately don’t know who that is, but props to him. Good work!
- There was some chatter about Rone, who was complimenting someone’s lips, which seems cool, I guess?
- Do you know what a beer mile is? I did not. But I learned, and I’ll teach you – it’s a 1-mile drinking race combining running and drinking. I would not do well in said race because I suck at running, and I don’t drink much beer, so there’s that. However, one of the guys did theirs in 2 minutes 30 while drinking a Coors Light, which seems impressive.
- They went back to how many guys it would take to go against the Chiefs.
- A man named Pete called in and he was SO lovely and so nice. Turns out, some people get aggressive when they call in, but not Pete. Solid guy right there.
- Smitty was possibly lying about something or not sharing the full truth because he had on his “Smitty lying face.”
- Someone called in and started off by saying he wasn’t a fan of Smitty. Not really sure why because Smitty seems like a cool guy, but he took it like a champ so all is good.
- And finally, the last caller on the show was Dakota. Dakota was SO nice, could be one of Barstool Sports’ biggest fans and most loyal Stoolies, but the guys were debating whether she was a girl or guy. I knew from the second she started talking she was a girl – I’m not really sure why there was a debate on this, but they had Dakota call back to confirm that she is, in fact, a girl. She just has a very thick Boston accent and a deep raspy voice from smoking the cigs when she was younger. (Kids, no smoking – bad!). And Dakota took it like a freaking CHAMP and was cracking up throughout all of this. Big fan of Dakota.
And there you have it! Thoughts? Comments? Share below.
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