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The Shootaround Episode 69 – Return of the Zach + The NFL Build-A-Franchise Fantasy Draft

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The full crew is back! (Seriously) (4:15) Zach Lawrence has entered the waiting room”(20:40) Tom and Blake talk some shop about the Blue Jays rotation(29:20) Adam survives a hornet sting(33:36) Tom knows way too much about the Rogers Center(36:00) We draft our own  NFL franchise from scratch using the following categories:-QB-Coach-Offensive player-Defensive player-Jerseys-Stadium-Fan base The Draft Ben’s Draft Blake’s Draft

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The Shootaround Episode 60 – Early Morning Podcasting & The Childhood Nostalgia Draft

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The five man unit get up at the crack of dawn and record the pod at 9:30 AM on Sunday. First half of the pod is for sports fans and the second half will take anyone down memory lane (7:17) NHL Playoffs(19:04) NBA Playoffs(27:07) MLB’s Spider Tack Controversy(39:10) Blue Jays Hype Report(40:59) We fantasy draft movies, tv shows, snacks, video

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The Shootaround Episode 56 – The King of New York starts a Rollerblade Gang

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(9:15) Toronto Raptors miss the playoffs(14:45) Tom runs through the updated NBA Title Odds heading into the Playoffs(34:22) The Tim Tebow Outrage(44:35) We draft 2021 NHL Playoff team in a beer case bet Anyways, here’s the results for 2021 Playoff Draft Challenge: The scoring works as followed: 1 point for a first round win, 2 points for a second round

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The Shootaround Episode 51 – The Best Sounds in Sports Draft

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Link to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bench-talk-radio/id1505632446#episodeGuid=6ba3b0e0-534b-46aa-bd20-04038215fb42 This episode gets a little contentious as the podcast backs draft commissioner Tom into a corner based on interpretation of his rules. (9:25) Masters talk(19:35) Tom discusses tennis(29:50) Foligno traded to the Leafs(39:40) The Best Sounds in Sports Draft

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The Shootaround Episode 44 – The Fundamentals of Yelling + The Sports Video Game Draft

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3:55 Tom’s tired of how the media/Twitter talks about the Maple Leafs22:43 McDavid v Matthews v MacKinnon (AKA “The Three Big M’s”)24:10 Crosby hits 1000 games27:21 “Best sports to casually watch” debate36:30 Unexpected Soccer Talk40:04 The Fundamentals of Yelling47:53 Sports Video Game Fantasy Draft Adam’s Draft Tom’s Draft Ben’s Draft Cameron’s Draft

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The Shootaround Episode 43 – Super Bowl Food Fantasy Draft 2.0

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Link to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bench-talk-radio/id1505632446#episodeGuid=6ba3b0e0-534b-46aa-bd20-04038215fb42 The fellas pay tribute to the first ever episode of the original Bench Life Podcast and draft Super Bowl food spreads ahead of the big game. Categories include:-Main course-Chip-Candy-Dip-Drink

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The Shootaround Episode 40 – The Bills Circle the Wagon + The NHL Jersey Fantasy Draft

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Link to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bench-talk-radio/id1505632446#episodeGuid=6ba3b0e0-534b-46aa-bd20-04038215fb42 This week Adam joins the program with Ben, Cameron and I and we go Joe Rogan mode with one of their longer podcasts to date. First half of the episode breaking down the week’s sports news. Second half we do an NHL jersey deep-dive and fantasy draft the best sweaters that hockey has to offer. (4:32)

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The Shootaround Episode 30 – The Five Stages of Cowboys Grief & The Halloween Candy Fantasy Draft

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This week we kick off with Blake’s live-recorded Cowboys fan therapy session. Then Cameron and Ben address the 2-4 New England Patriots.  Zach chimes in with some World Series talk which then devolves into Blake and I bashing the Tampa Bay Rays organization. We wrap up the show with a four round fantasy draft of Halloween candy.

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Sunday Shootaround Episode 25 – Football is Back + Hangover Cure Fantasy Draft

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With NFL football officially back, the boys talk about this week’s slate of games. We also get a Blue Jays update and Tom faces the music for not wearing his Amir Johnson jersey for Game 7 of Raptors vs. Celtics. In the second half of the pod we fantasy draft hangover remedies which may be inspired by recent real-life events.

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Sunday Shootaround Episode 23 – Zach Comes Alive for the “Overrated Stuff” Fantasy Draft

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This week Zach comes in hot with some real sports analysis. After he breaks down some Blue Jays game film, the guys talk about a tough Raptors loss and the Bruins championship window closing. We then dive into our last fantasy draft: “Overrated Stuff”. In a five round snake draft each podcaster had to fill in each category:-Athlete-Actor-Food-Music-Misc Here were

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