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32 Fans Podcast

Akiva Wienerkur and Alexander Chester32fans.elitefantasyplayers.com
32 Fans began as a daily NFL preseason podcast, morphed into a weekly NFL podcast, and now features Akiva Wienerkur (@keev26) and Alexander Chester (@achester99) arguing about sports, pop culture, politics, and any other hot takes they fancy.
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Episodes

Week 10 Preview & the top 16 NFL Head Coaches

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, 20151 hr 15 min

Rankings Coaches 32-17 & Week 9 Picks With Mournful Akiva

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, 20151 hr 35 min

Week 7 Preview

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, 201556 min

Week 5 Review/Quarter Pole Power Rankings

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, 20151 hr 31 min

Week 4 Review/Week 5 Lines

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, 201525 min

Week 3 Review/Week 4 Lines

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, 201544 min

Week 2 Review/Week 3 Lines

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, 20151 hr 3 min

Week 1 Review/Week 2 Lines

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, 201548 min

1. Green Bay Packers; Alex & Akiva’s Playoff Predictions & Week 1 Lines

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, 20151 hr 24 min

2. Seattle Seahawks

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, 201551 min

3. New England Patriots

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, 201558 min

5. Denver Broncos & 4. Indianapolis Colts

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, 20151 hr 11 min

9, 8 & 7. AFC North Contenders: Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens

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, 20152 hr

10. San Diego Chargers

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, 201540 min

11(tie). Arizona Cardinals & Philadelphia Eagles

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, 20151 hr 29 min

13. Houston Texans

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, 201543 min

14. New York Giants

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, 20151 hr 16 min

Missouri Doubleheader: 16. St. Louis Rams & 15. Kansas City Chiefs

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, 20151 hr 16 min

Halftime for 32 Fans in 32 Days: Akiva & Alex rank the QBs

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, 20151 hr 26 min

18. Carolina Panthers

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, 201542 min

19. Detroit Lions & 17. Minnesota Vikings

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, 20151 hr 3 min

22. Buffalo Bills & 20. Miami Dolphins

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, 201556 min

21. New Orleans Saints

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, 201536 min

23. Chicago Bears

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, 20151 hr 15 min

24. New York Jets

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, 20151 hr

26. & 25. San Francisco 49ers & Atlanta Falcons

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, 201551 min

28 & 27. Washington *Redskins* & Cleveland Browns

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, 20151 hr 4 min

29. Oakland Raiders

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, 201533 min

32 & 31. Jacksonville Jaguars & Tennessee Titans

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, 201554 min
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