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Air Buds

Air Buds is a basketball lifestyle podcast hosted by Jamel Johnson, Peter Moses, and Mike Benner where they have stupid smart discussions about the NBA.We are now releasing all full episodes at patreon.com/airbudspod!

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Episodes

Patrick Beverley and Doc Rivers Join the Buds

Happy Patsketball! The Minnesota Timberwolves' Patrick Beverley joins the Buds to talk about the NBA, who is on his All Pat Bev Team, why he hates Chris Paul, and more! Plus, Doc Rivers hops on the call to chime in. It's our biggest episode ever! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

May 20, 202237 min

Multiple Game 7 Blowouts + Joel Embiid is a NFT Guy Now + MORE!

Happy basketball! The Buds discuss the Celtics beating the Bucks, the Mavs BLOWING OUT the Suns, the future of the Sixers, Joel Embiid becoming a crypto guy a week too late, Benner admits Luka might be a top 10 player now, and so much more! Everyone is either stoned or tired! Guess who is who! It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! ...

May 16, 202245 min

Scott Foster is "Q"?, Harden overcoming Racism? & other Second Round thoughts...

The second round is in full swing! Peter (alive!) and Jamel break down everything you need to know about the NBA playoffs right now including why we're all just having to litigate assault charges on a nightly basis. Also, they ask important questions like "Is Scott Foster 'Q'?", "Why do the Heat feel like the most annoying comedian you know?", and "How are James Harden's no-calls directly related to the Tulsa massacre?" Happy basketball you f*cking beautiful freaks! Patreon with us weekly and jo...

May 09, 202244 min

The Air Buds 2022 WNBA Season Preview!

Happy WNBAsketball! Jamel and Benner discuss the 2022 WNBA season WHICH STARTS TOMORROW!!! Who are our favorites to win it all, who will be MVP, is Cappie Pondexter okay, will Britney Griner play a single game in 2022, and SO MUCH MORE! Plus, a Russian spy maybe heard us talking shit and tried to interrupt the record? Listen and find out! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review o...

May 06, 202237 min

Embiid's Broken Face + Warriors Take One from the Grizz + Giannis Gets the Whistle +MORE!

Happy basketball! Jamel and Benner talk about Giannis and Scott Foster teaming up to beat the Celtics, the game one thriller between the Warriors and Grizzlies, Joel Embiid's broken face, and so much more. It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See...

May 02, 202239 min

PATREON PREVIEW: Ricki Lake Did a Tweet

PATREON PREVIEW: Happy Rickilakesketball! Jamel and Benner attempt to dissect a tweet from Ricki Lake, then they eventually talk about basketball. If you wanna hear the whole episode, please visit patreon.com/airbudspod and subscribe! For just $5 a month, you get bonus episodes of Air Buds, bonus shows like "In The Criminal Podcast System" (Jamel and Peter's Law & Order podcast), "Budsterpiece Theater" (Benner reads you NBA fanfic), access to the Air Buds Discord, and more! https://www.patre...

Apr 28, 20223 min

The Playoffs Roll On + Jokic Extends the Series + Ben Simmons OUT + Benner Regrets His Sixers Optimism

Happy backsketball! Ben Simmons's back, that is... Jamel and Benner talk about every single round one series, wonder whether Rich Paul is a bad agent or is Ben Simmons just annoying, Jokic and the Nuggets narrowly avoiding the sweep, Benner laments letting the other Buds talk him into Sixers optimism, and so much more! It's a fun one. Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Ap...

Apr 25, 202253 min

Round 1 Game 1 Reactions!!

Happy round1sketball! The Buds talk about every game 1 in the NBA Playoffs, Benner tells the guys why he still doesn't believe in the Sixers and is afraid of Raptors Twitter, we get excited about the rest of the Celtics/Nets series, Peter breaks the news of Kendrick Lamar's new album live on the air, and oh so much more. It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on ...

Apr 18, 202242 min

PATREON PREVIEW: The Air Buds Playoff Preview with Jamel and Benner

PATREON PREVIEW: Happy playoffsketball! We spend nearly an hour talking about the upcoming playoffs, catching up on life, talking way too much about the Sixers, and SO much more! If you wanna hear the whole episode, please visit patreon.com/airbudspod and subscribe! For just $5 a month, you get bonus episodes of Air Buds, bonus shows like "In The Criminal Podcast System" (Jamel and Peter's Law & Order podcast), "Budsterpiece Theater" (Benner reads you NBA fanfic), access to the Air Buds Disc...

Apr 15, 202211 min

Play-In Tournament Time!

Happy basketball! The Buds discuss the NBA's play-in games, the Cavs, the Sixers, Wayne Ellington threatening to beat up Facu Compazzo, and more! Sorry this episode is late, Jamel is in Vegas. Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Apr 11, 202250 min

PATREON PREVIEW: Matisse Thybulle Has Entered the Anti-Vax Chat

Happy vaxsketball! In this PATREON PREVIEW, Benner freaks out about Matisse Thybulle's vaccination status being revealed. Elsewhere in the full episode , Peter loves watching Benner crumble, and Jamel thinks they're both annoying. Then we all bond over loving to see the Lakers fall apart. Head over to patreon.com/airbudspod to join our Patreon and hear the whole episode. $5 a month gets you access to weekly bonus episodes, bonus shows, access to the Air Buds Discord, and more! Learn more about y...

Apr 07, 20223 min

The Jazz Are in Free Fall + Vibe Checking the Sixers w/Doc Rivers

Happy soon-to-be-playoffs-basketball! The Buds discuss the plummeting Jazz, whether you'd want to face the Raptors or the Bulls in the first round, and Doc Rivers stops by to talk Sixers and James Harden. Then, the Buds watch the last minute of the Cavs/Sixers game together and Peter tells Benner he wishes he were dead. It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on A...

Apr 04, 202253 min

PATREON PREVIEW: The Slap (contd.) + YOUR 2022 NBA Teammate of the Year Candidates!

This is a Patreon preview! The Buds get together to talk more about The Slap, Judd Apatow being a doofus, and discuss the 12 NBA Teammate of the Year candidates for 2022. Jamel's internet and Zencastr conspired to make this one difficult near the end, but it's actually listenable this time! Head to patreon.com/airbudspod to hear the rest of the episode. If we reach our goal of 20 new Patreon subscribers by the end of the NBA season, Jamel will give all 20 new members a jersey! Learn more about y...

Mar 31, 20228 min

The Will Smith Slap Episode

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Mar 28, 202244 min

LeBron Passes Karl Malone + Gaming the Sixers' Playoff Matchups + Law & Order Talk

Happy LeBronsurpassesMalonesketball! The Buds get together to talk about LeBron's latest scoring accomplishment, play-in tournament likelihoods, the Cavs being back on their bullshit, a lot of Law & Order stuff, and so much more! It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

Mar 21, 202251 min

DeMar vs. Jimmy and Stuck Celebrating the 08 Celtics Forever

Skete vs. Ye, Jimmy, vs. DeMar, America vs. Paul, KG and Ray. Jamel vs. Peter! The boys break down the most important stuff happening in the NBA. A podcast that might win us an Oscar. Hear the real shit on the patreon here. Follow us to read the real shit on twitter here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 14, 202239 min

Brittney Griner Trapped in Russia + Porzingis Wizards Jersey + KD and Kyrie Together At Last

Happy basketball! Jamel and Benner get together to talk about Brittney Griner in Russia, Kristaps Porzingis's Wizards debut, whether the Wizards should give Bradley Beal a new contract, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving finally playing together in a loss to the Celtics, whether or not the Nets could fall out of the play-in tournament, and more! Also Jamel's internet crashes several times and Benner has to fill time by googling other Jamel Johnsons. It's a weird one! Support the buds at patreon.com/a...

Mar 07, 202241 min

REAL DIGI w/Sweet Dogg

Happy Doggsketball! The moment has finally come as the Buds welcome Sweet Dogg ( Sweet Dogg & Friends podcast ) to discuss James Harden changing the fabric of the city of Philadelphia, Tobias Harris being useless, cheesesteaks, and we learn in real time that Phillies legend Tug McGraw is singer Tim McGraw's dad. Plus SO much more. It's a wild one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-...

Feb 28, 202258 min

2022 All Star Game + Does Cleveland Rock or Not + Subway Talk

Happy basketball! The Buds talk about the 2022 NBA All Star Weekend, from rising stars to skills challenge to the awful dunk contest to the actual game, which was probably the best one in a long time. Steph Curry took 27 threes! Joel Embiid was great! LeBron did a commercial with thousands of crabs! Also we talk about Jared from Subway for a LONG time for some reason. It's a fun one. Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/air...

Feb 21, 202252 min

Harden is a Good Tool or Bad One?

Jamel and Peter review the Halftime Show, talk about James Harden skipping the All-Star game and providing chemistry to the sixers, plus the guys rank All-Star cities and some other fun stuff before Peter's dog does diarrhea all over his floor. Happy basketball, ya freaks! Follow us on Twitter here. Get exclusive access to bonus episodes and the discord here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 14, 202235 min

The 2022 Air Buds Trade Deadline Spectacular!

Happy tradesketball! The Buds got together just as the 2022 trade deadline was passing to discuss all the transactions on this wacky day. Ben Simmons to the Nets! James Harden to the Sixers! Kristaps Porzingiz to the Wizards! A four team mega deal with a bunch of mid players! What a day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 10, 202237 min

Enes Kanter Freedom at CPAC + Cavs Are a Problem 😤 + Trade Talks + MORE!

Happy predictionball! The Buds get together to talk about how right they are all the time after predicting Enes Kanter Freedom's pivot from being a mediocre basketball player to racist rightwing media grifter that is a featured speaker at CPAC. Plus, they were right about how Liz Cambage was always gonna wind up on the LA Sparks, even though the roster makes no sense around her. They also talk about the Cavs getting Caris LeVert, the Pacers and Blazers officially giving up, Ben Simmons, and so m...

Feb 08, 202254 min

Wiggins the All-Star, East feels like football, and Jackson Mahomes

We start with some football talk so just relax, okay! After that Jamel and Peter break down the log-jam on top of the East, Andrew Wiggins' legitimate all-star case, and which teams living around .500 are the most fun to watch. Plus some we take some questions from the Discord! Happy Basketball, ya freaks! Listen to Jamel say some crazy shit on the patreon here. Follow us on Twitter here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Jan 31, 202248 min

PATREON PREVIEW: A Safe Space for Jamel to Vent About the Wizards

PATREON PREVIEW: Unhappy basketball! The Buds get together to give Jamel a safe space to talk about the Wizards. Topics covered include trading players to the Get Hit By a Train League, playing like bored apes, and needing to see horrific things. It's a fun one! Go to patreon.com/airbudspod to hear the whole episode! For just $5 a month you get access to bonus episode dropped weekly, other bonus series, access to our Discord, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Jan 27, 20224 min

John Stockton Joins the Pod + Greyson Allen + Ben Simmons Trade Talk

Happy Basketball! The Buds welcome NBA legend John Stockton to talk about his life, career, and why he got his season tickets to Gonzaga basketball revoked.. But before all that, they discuss the Grayson Allen incident, Daryl Morey's cryptic talk about Ben Simmons trades, the Lakers melting down, and more. It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!...

Jan 24, 202256 min

MLK Jr. Day Catchup with Jamel and Benner

Happy Martin Luther King Jr.-sketball! Benner missed out on all of the holiday's basketball due to a day trip that ended in a Costco hot dog, but luckily Jamel is there to catch him up on everything that happened! Also, it's important to remember that Martin Luther King Jr. prioritized reparations for Black people, was an anti-capitalist socialist, dreamt of a multiracial working class movement, and was killed by the American government for calling for demilitarizing our country. America would b...

Jan 18, 20221 hr 4 min

Klay Thompson Returns & Ja Morant Blocks w/Ciara Smith

Happy Klaysketball! The Buds welcome the hilarious Ciara Smith ( Flagrant Magazine ) back to the pod to talk about Klay Thompson returning to basketball, Ja Morant's insane block, the Grizzlies' ascending, Peter's smoothie, and so much more. It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Jan 10, 202247 min

Timberwolves Talk + Kyrie Irving Coming Back + Ricky Rubio OUT! w/Joe Mande

Happy newyearsketball! The Buds welcome the incredibly funny Joe Mande (Hacks, The Good Place, Parks and Recreation, Delocated, so much more) to talk about his twitter beef with Gilbert Arenas, the Timberwolves' woes, whether DeMar DeRozan will get MVP consideration, Becky Hammon becoming the new head coach of the Las Vegas Aces, and so much more! It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please ...

Jan 03, 202249 min

UNLOCKED: All About Vivian

The Buds are taking this holiday week off, so they're unleashing an episode from behind the paywall. Enjoy, and happy new year! (Go to patreon.com/airbudspod to find more episodes like this one!) SUMMARY: The Buds sit down to break down the confusing and mysterious saga of Vivian Flores, the catfish that rocked Lakers Twitter this week. It's full of twists and turns and terrible photoshops. Enjoy! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepubli...

Dec 27, 202152 min

C.R.E.A.N. (COVID Rules Everything Around the NBA) + Mystics Win the WNBA Draft Lottery + Kyrie Talk

Happy COVID-sketball! The Buds get together to talk about COVID absolutely RAVAGING the NBA! Plus, we talk about Kyrie re-joining the Nets, the Mystics getting the number one pick in the WNBA pick in the draft, complain about politics in America, dive deep into the Joker once again, and talk about how the Cavs and Wizards are somehow doing great! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star ...

Dec 20, 202146 min
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