Akiva and Alex jump back in where they left off last week, ranking NFL head coaches 16 to 1. We start with #16 Chuck Pagano before learning of Andrew Luck’s injury, but once the news comes out we jump back and rerecord, allowing both Alex and Akiva to show off their deep medical knowledge of the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2015•1 hr 15 min
Recorded Monday afternoon before the Colts/Panthers game, this week features a mournful Akiva still recuperating from a tough Sunday. We start with the Mets’ crushing World Series loss, but Akiva quickly turns to a rant about the Jets and their coach Todd Bowles. Alex brings it back to the Mets so that he can hate […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 03, 2015•1 hr 35 min
Akiva & Alex preview week 7, but first they talk about some exciting developments in their lives. It’s been a long climb, but Alex finally is atop his pile of unlistened-to podcasts. Also, Akiva enjoyed some kind of victory this week or something. The guys discuss the meaning of an undefeated season and role play […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2015•56 min
With every team in the NFL having played 4 games, Akiva and Alex reset their power rankings, comparing them to the preseason to see which teams have excelled and which have faltered. Few have been more impressive than the Bengals, so the guys welcome back Zach Sosna to crow a bit and talk about whether Andy […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 13, 2015•1 hr 31 min
In a shocking development, Alex drives over to Akiva’s house to watch the Vikings/Broncos game (on delay) and then record an in-person podcast. Due to crying children, angry wives and a brother itching to drive home, this week’s episode is truncated, but those demanding an in person podcast (with apologies to Ari Gold for not bringing him along to witness it) have […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2015•25 min
Another podcast delayed by the Jewish holidays, this week Alex travels to Israel to visit Akiva, but the guys are still recording over Skype, albeit it from only a few miles away from each other. Fair warning: Alex goes a little nuts on Akiva when Akiva describes the Vikings as “awful” (did Akiva miss week 2 and week 3?). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 01, 2015•44 min
Recorded in the afterglow of a huge Jets victory on Monday Night Football, Akiva is so exuberant that he brings on a guest in fellow Jets fan (and podcast alum) Av Sinensky, who makes sure to diss Colts fan Jake Lewin. Alex also scrambles back aboard the Vikings bandwagon, “crowing” about the win over Detroit and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2015•1 hr 3 min
32 Fans in 32 Days is back with the same name but a new format! Today Akiva and Alex review the week 1 games and make predictions for week 2. Alex orders everyone off the Vikings bandwagon while Akiva leads a J-E-T-S chant for Brandon Marshall. The guys also speculate on what Bill Simmons will […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2015•48 min
It’s day 32 of 32 Fans in 32 Days, which means Akiva and Alex have reached the mountaintop, and they’re joined there by Stephen Sherman to discuss the top ranked Green Bay Packers. Alex discusses his disgust with the state of Wisconsin and accidentally mocks Mike McCarthy as he mourns the loss of his brother. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 11, 2015•1 hr 24 min
Josh Grashin, another former roommate (this one Akiva’s) joins the podcast to discuss the 2nd-ranked Seattle Seahawks and his continued Super Bowl hangover. Grashin also shares some inside information on Russell Wilson’s nightlife, and being newly engaged, he theorizes on what would happen if his fiance left him for Akiva. At the end of the podcast Seattleite Ari […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 10, 2015•51 min
Today we’ve reach the 3rd-ranked New England Patriots and we’re joined by Pats fan Michael Clark. But whatever could we talk about with a Patriots fan? This one will be a doozy. But eventually we do get to discussing the 2015 Pats on the field. Also, in an effort to get all of America to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 09, 2015•58 min
After a long holiday weekend and a longer August, we’ve finally made it to the 5 serious contenders to hold aloft the Lombardi Trophy at the end of Super Bowl 50. We start today with Michael Bateman joining us to discuss the 5th-ranked Denver Broncos. We talk about Peyton Manning’s health and whether he’ll be back […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 08, 2015•1 hr 11 min
32 Fans in 32 Days gets you ready for a long holiday weekend with our longest podcast yet, a special triple-header looking at each of the contenders in the AFC North. First Joe Segal joins us to discuss the Steelers, as well as Alex’s fantasy football league’s losers bracket punishments, which include a “Toilet Bowl” […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 04, 2015•2 hr
Can the 10th-ranked San Diego Chargers break out of their 5-year rut of being within one game of .500? Michael Newman of the Chargers Chat Podcast visits to discuss that and other topics. As a reminder, all of our archives can be found here. And if you know a great guest for our upcoming Packers episode, please […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 03, 2015•40 min
Akiva and Alex have two NFC bird teams tied at 11th in their rankings, so they’re forced to share a podcast on a Tuesday morning. But first Alex tries to tell a story about a bloody bris, but Akiva keeps interrupting to analyze the architecture of Alex’s childhood home. When it’s time to turn to the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 01, 2015•1 hr 29 min
13 through 20 are all closely grouped together in the 32 Fans in 32 Days Power Rankings, but the best of those by a hair is the 13th-ranked Houston Texans. Yoni Pollak, the editor of House of Houston joins Akiva & Alex to discuss the QB-less Texans, Hard Knocks, and his top 5 Texas cities (though he mispronounces one […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 31, 2015•43 min
Akiva and Alex let the mics roll pre- and post-interview to get a glimpse into their real relationship with each other and with today’s guest to discuss the 14th-ranked New York Giants, Josh Berliner. Even before the podcast officially start, Alex & Akiva issue an apology to the defamed Mets fan Abe Sutton. Once underway, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 28, 2015•1 hr 16 min
Youth is served in today’s Missouri doubleheader, as Akiva & Alex speak with our youngest guests: Jordan Roose discusses the 16th-ranked St. Louis Rams and then Cole Hogan discusses the 15th-ranked Kansas City Chiefs. Can both teams make the playoffs for only the second time ever (first was 2003)? The guys also discuss when their wives will divorce […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27, 2015•1 hr 16 min
It’s halftime for 32 Fans in 32 Days. We’ve covered the worst 16 teams in the league, and before we come back out of the locker room to look at the 16 contenders, Akiva & Alex spend some time in the locker room analyzing the 32 quarterbacks in the NFL. A lot of strong opinions […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2015•1 hr 26 min
Akiva & Alex finish off the terrible NFC South, as they chat with Jon-Michael Stone about the Carolina Panthers. Jon-Michael is bummed about the Kelvin Benjamin injury, but that doesn’t stop him from seeing the Panthers aim for their third straight division championship. The guys also recall the pre-Twitter era and possibly defame an innocent […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 25, 2015•42 min
Another Monday doubleheader, and this time we head to the NFC North. But first Akiva and Alex throw shade at Boston and Philly sports fans. Later Jordan Acker arrives to discuss the 19th-ranked Detroit Lions, but Jordan is more confident in the revitalization of downtown Detroit than he is in the revitalization of the Lions, though they’re coming […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 24, 2015•1 hr 3 min
It’s an angry Friday in the 32 Fans in 32 Days world as we look at some of Akiva’s division rivals. Akiva hates the Dolphins and their phony fans even more than the obnoxious fans in New England. Meanwhile, we can’t even find a Bills fan until M.D.-Ph.D. and brand new Twitter user Dayle Hodge […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21, 2015•56 min
We’re going a bit out of order today, as we leapfrog the 22nd-ranked Buffalo Bills to skip ahead to the 21st-ranked Saints.* That means today we’re lucky enough to have Andrew Juge of the Saints Nation joining us to figure out if the Saints can climb back atop the NFC South. As usual, old episodes can be found at http://elitefantasyplayers.com/blog/podcast/. *Since we […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 20, 2015•36 min
Today on 32 Fans in 32 Days Ari Gleicher joins Akiva & me to discuss the 23rd ranked Chicago Bears, but also a whole lot more, including subway antics and spousal disapproval, football announcer pairings, bribes for Twitter followers (follow Ari @pickemNFL and he’ll not only start tweeting, he’ll send you money!), semitism (and antisemitism) and “being […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 19, 2015•1 hr 15 min
Akiva is a Jets fan, but he needs help getting excited about a team led by Ryan Fitzmagic and Geno Punched-In-The-Face, so he’s joined today by Av Sinensky and a fine fellow named Harold Rosengarten. Do these three Jets fans see any hope at the quarterback position, or will it be a season of 6-3 games? […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 18, 2015•1 hr
Start your week off right with a “Mondaybleheader” covering the 26th ranked San Francisco 49ers and the 25th ranked Atlanta Falcons. 49ers fan Fima Shlimel might be our most depressed fan yet. But Gavin Napier, a fan of the 49ers’ former NFC West rival Atlanta Falcons, is much more confident, thanks in part to his team’s […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2015•51 min
Our slow climb up the power rankings is waylaid by two franchises in turmoil today, as Alex & Akiva are joined first by Washington fan Steven Apter to discuss his 28th ranked team and then by Jim Latronica to discuss the Factory of Sadness that is the 27th ranked Cleveland Browns. If you’re interested in being a […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 13, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Today the official Jayden Watts joins Alex & Akiva to discuss the 29th ranked Oakland Raiders. If you’re interested in being a guest on a future episode, hit up Akiva on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 12, 2015•33 min
Welcome to the inaugural 2015 episode of 32 Fans in 32 Days. For each of the next 32 days, Alexander Chester and Akiva Weinerkur will welcome a guest “fan expert” to analyze an NFL team. Today we open with a doubleheader as Alban Brooke of @Buzzsprout joins us to discuss the Jacksonville Jaguars and Eston Stogner discusses […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2015•54 min