Nat, Mike and Dan will drink your style down straight, no chaser, but sometimes they get bored of style and go looking for substance. No, not around the back of Lidl, they look for the things which really matter, the big questions: what power will TT be granted this week? Who's next up in the big job at Miami? And will they hire Condi Rice to take over Special Teams? In other news: DENVER WIN AGAIN, taking a commanding lead in the AFC West; James Harrison became the first player to be banned und...
Jan 05, 2016•1 hr 5 min
Nat, Mike and Dan are hard men. Hard, brute, dangerous men. The only thing that can can do them damage in any way is either ice-skating or Curtis Painter's moonshine. Probably shouldn't have told you that. In other news: God bless Tim Tebow AGAIN. He rallies the Broncos to another amazing victory against the Vikings. Tebow throws for 200 yards and two passing touchdowns; Matt Schaub-less Texans won with rookie TJ Yates at the helm, but they lost Andre Johnson again; the Eagles fell apart again a...
Jan 05, 2016•1 hr
With Nat away repairing his secret underground lair this week, Mike and Dan turn to other distractions. They're a literary pair, they read books and everything, yeah? Except Dan says he doesn't. This proves no bar to enjoying their company of this week's guest. Please welcome Guggenheim fellow, New Jersey native and 49-er's fan: the celebrated American poet August Kleinzahler. In other news: August has never seen Mike drunk. Or after 4.30pm; Thanksgiving turned into head stomping as Ndamakong Su...
Jan 05, 2016•44 min
Mike, Nat and Dan give thanks for a great American tradition: three big games on one day. Mike and Nat are so thankful that they're going to be at the No. 1 Sports Bar on Old Street this thursday for some pre- and post-game turkey eati... analysis. Come on down. In other news: JC loves TT! Tebow proves that God does exist by playing terribly and still beating the hapless Jets; Jay Cutler heaps more woe on Phillip Rivers, despite the two having similar games; Green Bay trick the Bucs into thinkin...
Jan 05, 2016•56 min
Nat, Mike and Dan love sports more than anything. They love the hack and slash of fierce competition, the division of winners from losers, victors from vanquished, Bradys from Tebows. That's why this week after the usual sporting goodness there's a look at who's got the stones to take on Obama in a year's time to be Pro Bowl... Sorry, the next Curtis Painter of the United States. In other news: Aaron Rodgers continues his quest to become the greatest quarterback of all time with another demoliti...
Jan 05, 20160
Mike and Dan welcome Nat back in classic Americarnage style: they disagree with pretty much everything he says. Nat fights back with the elevator pitch to end all elevator pitches... In other news: Aaron Rodgers continues his push for the greatest single season for an NFL quarterback ever; Baltimore snatch a last-minute second win over the Steelers thanks to an erratic Flacco; the Colts are the last game in town in the race to Suck for Luck; Canadian hockey is the talk of the league – the West i...
Jan 05, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Mike is in the Chair of Power tonight for Aliterationcarnage and has the pleasure of lording it over Dan and friend of the show Marek Larwood, who brings a film crew and the iron determination to become a Detroit Lion. Meanwhile, Nat will be back next week because he has to take care of family business. Not the interesting Italian kind. In other news: Nat picked right and the Cards won the World Series but he's not around to remind everyone; would they be there without Tony LaRussa?; 2011 is the...
Jan 05, 20160
Mike, Nat and Dan have had the most football-packed week they've ever had thanks in part to the International Series game at Wembley; they've seen more games than Curtis Painter's had completed passes. Wait a minute... In other news: Dan wants to be autotuned but won't get naked on an Irish farm to make it happen; Nat gets a hotdog... eventually; 6 interceptions and some tough running from Matt Forte won it for the Bears in a not quite full Wembley;The Saints beat the Colts 62-7, breaking all ki...
Jan 05, 20160
The boys gear up for the big game at Wembley by planning the first ever Americarnage Royal Rumble. Pride will be dented, faces will be smashed and only one man will emerge victorious... He's called Mike Carlson. In other news: Mr Carlson goes to Parliament; the Dream Team in Dreamland; Carson Palmer gets raided; Rex Grosman - when bad quarterbacks go back; Schwarz and Harbaugh fight to the death; hitting is back in MLB (Hollywood thinks so anyway); Laura Bush - Super Fan; will the Cards make Nat...
Jan 05, 20160
Nat , Mike and Dan know how great they are. People often stop them in the street with the words 'you're a great...' yet it hasn't gone to their heads. They still humbly realise there are still votes to be cast in the Podcast Awards 2011... http://podcastawards.com/ In other news: Matt Ryan is the latest quarterback to realise he isn't as good as Aaron Rodgers; the Bills sent the Eagles to 1-4, making the Dream Team a nightmare; the MLB play-offs mean Nat can't sleep; Don Cherry loves headshots; ...
Jan 05, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Nat, Mike and Dan know what they like. They like sports, they like beer, they like Curtis Painter... Kind of, anyway. They also like Sarah Palin's recent career move and wish it had happened earlier... In other news: Tony Romo looks strangely like a quarterback; Baltimore defence make history; the Eagles keep blowing it; if space is infinite, why can'tthe Dolphins find any? MLB comes to a head and the Rangers are through; the Angels lose their GM; NHL season starts but why bother? EA's simulatio...
Jan 04, 2016•1 hr
Nat, Mike and Dan have so much to say that sometimes they just can't wait. This is raw, man-on-man-on-man vocal combat and to the victor go the spoils. The spoils are mainly snickers bars and bragging rights but when was that not enough? In other news: The Bills win the Superbowl! Psyche. They do shed a 15 game losing streak against the Pats by coming back against all odds though, despite Brady still throwing for 386 yards; Cam Newton drops to 158 yards but wins for the first time; Mike proved r...
Jan 04, 2016•54 min
Nat, Mike and Dan are all together again and all is right with the world. To make things even better they're joined by comedian, ideas man and friend of the show Marek Larwood to talk a whole load of NFL, a big wad of other sports and a vast amount of cra... Analysis. Sporting analysis. In other news: If you like watching quarterbacks throw thousands of yards and still lose - this is the season for you; Falcons recover form against an error-strewn Eagles side; Patriots looking imperious again; a...
Jan 04, 2016•1 hr
Mike and Nat are joined by friend of the show and man who never sleeps Phil - The Producer - Spooner who takes Dan's seat while Hollywood mourns the Manningless Colts' opening week. Sadly he's powerless to stop the greatest density of plugs in the show's storied annals. That's how you spell it, right? In other news: The NFL season is well and truly open with upsets a-plenty and one less Manning; Ravens rule, Flacco looks genuine; Houston take advantage; Cam Newton's record-breaking isn't quite e...
Jan 04, 2016•54 min
Carlson returns from his fortnight of drinking ditchwater and roasting squirrels, and takes to the host’s chair. With Nat otherwise indisposed, he’s joined by Dan our special guest TV’s Mark Webster, to preview the upcoming NFL season and talk about the only game of b’ball in town – the thrilling Eurobasket…. In other news: the curious case of Peyton Manning; the Philadelphia Heat do well (listen before you judge); season’s predictions; tragedy strikes the NHL (yet again); Luol Deng almost saves...
Jan 04, 2016•1 hr
Nat is back from his imaginary trip to Reno, Dan is back from his real trip to Edinburgh and Mike is doing well on his continuing trip to the eastern seaboard. Missing the Iron God of Pod, the guys invite new dad and friend of the show, Ben Isaacs along to tell NFL bedtime stories. No not the one about Michael Vick. Well maybe. In other news: Peyton Manning's neck is still giving him millions of dollars worth of gyp; Rex Grossman looks like a Quarterback all of a sudden; chippies in Edinburgh se...
Jan 03, 2016•1 hr 2 min
While the Nat's away... Coombs is absent but has a note so Mike slips into the still-warm host chair and by popular demand he and Dan are joined by the master of sports production and Americarnage's first ever repeat-guest, Erik Janssen. More worryingly, they're also joined by Vladimir Putin who outlines his views on the London riots and tackles the NBA round-up. In other news: Breakfast cereals; Dan's neighborhood kicked off but Erik's didn't; pre-season games in the NFL and plenty of new faces...
Jan 03, 2016•47 min
Nat, Mike and Dan are back and, in news of near-equal importance, NFL is back. It's transfers a-go-go and things have never been finer... In other news: London Euston gets some hate; Dan's bowels get some love; free agency signing season is about the most exciting one ever; Peyton Manning equals but declines to outdo biggest pay-off ever; Patriots go big on damaged goods; Eagles buy themselves a shot at the Superbowl; Vince Young's chances of rebirth; MLB trades in full swing; Texas Rays do well...
Jan 03, 2016•57 min
Nat and Mike lose out on Dan once again but their luck isn't all bad as they're joined by sports producer par excellence Phil Spooner to sort through the continuing lock-out madness… In other news: NHL transfer madness; K-Rod's agent forgot something madness; Coco Crisp still has great hair madness; what are the chances of a Mighty Ducks comeback match; NBA lockout unprecedented in modern American sports, the sport isn't a closed shop; Deron Williams leads the exodus; Betty Rubble gets some love...
Jan 03, 2016•1 hr
With NFL talks grinding on and the NBA dispute getting nasty, the crew are in a bit of a funk. Luckily for them they're joined by actress, columnist, presenter and all-round comedy star Kelly-Anne Lyons who lifts their spirits by helping them answer the big questions: are the all-star games worth it? Is Tom Brady really the best player in the NFL? Will Dan stay in the country for more than 5 minutes? In other news: Mike's new competition; poor old Manny Ramirez, everyone owes him money; who's go...
Jan 03, 2016•58 min
Dan returns from Hollywood to find that there’s only one major sport still in season and that Nat and Mike are not impressed with their haul of gifts. Luckily, Ben Isaacs from Time Out is on hand to arbitrate the crew’s first domestic… In other news: at least someone likes Jay Cutler; Nat goes Aussie; Dan takes a belated interest in baseball; Is it Ted Lilly?; the Dodgers file Chapter 11 – just as Dan starts supporting them; baseball hooligans; the NHL drafts means more Canadians for EVRYONE!; C...
Jan 03, 2016•55 min
With Dan still in LA and earning his Hollywood title more and more, Mike and Nat are joined by a man who knows more about the Stanley Cup than almost anyone outside of the Sedin diad, freelance maestro and ESPN producer Erik Janssen. In other news: The Mavs wake up tomorrow with a different life than the one they had yesterday; a new CBA means Billy Hunter is a wanted man; Mark Cuban's jewellery choices; the Heat are the Million Dollar Man; the Stanley Cup is the dampest squib ever to destroy a ...
Jan 03, 2016•57 min
With Dan in LA turning from Dirty- to Hollywood- Mike and Nat are joined by AAA comic Simon Feilder who helps them come to terms with the loss of Randy Savage... In other news: Jay Cutler removes Americarnage hosting bid; aftermath of the Kilimanjaro Bowl; Rex Ryan's book is juicy; Mike's 80's style hints; is Bill Belichick the best coach in the NFL?; Nat gets to grips with the NHL to general amazement; Vancouver are the hot favourites but what is the Stanley Cub?; NBA final is a re-run of 2006 ...
Jan 02, 2016•49 min
Nat, Mike and Dan like talking about sports. Really they do. But there comes a time in every man's life when he just has to ignore the playoffs and Arnie's recent marital troubles and talk about Lacrosse instead.... In other news: Is Carlson God?; where the team spent the FA Cup weekend; the L:ightning take the playoffs by storm; the sad death of Dereck Boogard; the last of the old timey brawlers; is hockey about to change?; the Grizzlies leave the playoffs; the Lakers embarras themselves; Kobe ...
Jan 02, 2016•54 min
Nat, Mike and Dan put away their morning suits and vow never to drink Pimms again after last week's Royal Wedding/NFL Draft debacle. A keen spotter of talent, Mr C is only interested in talking about one hot prospect... In other news: new jingles!; Dan's terrible Thor joke; the worst of the NFL Draft; is Bill Belichick - the Arsene Wenger of the NFL; have Atlanta mortgaged their future?; the best names in the draft; the latest from the Stanley Cup; Tampa Bay are A-OK; no such thing as a home ban...
Jan 02, 2016•50 min
Nat, Mike and Dan get in touch with their feminine side by deciding to ignore the start of the NBA and NHL playoffs, and instead riffing on the topic of female hygiene products... In other news: basketball gets down to brass tacks; could the Hornets sting the Lakers?; Chris Apostle threatens to elbow his own mother; will the Heat sneak up on everyone?; Nat's Ducks drop out of the Stanley Cup; Sharks and Kings - the Greatest Game Ever Played?; Boston's lamentable power play; the Canucks try to bl...
Jan 02, 2016•52 min
Nat, Mike and Dan welcome a very special guest - the stupidly hilarious king of stand up, Mr Marek Larwood. Marek's arrives to help the team navigate the minefield that is the first round of the NHL playoffs. When they fail to do that they just swear at each other... In other news: Manny Ramires does a runner; Christopher Dean - eyes likes a shark; the NHL regular season ends; the financially stricken Dallas Stars are out; the Ducks get hot; Logan Couture has an awesome name; the Isle of Wight's...
Jan 02, 2016•52 min
Nat and Mike try and come to terms with the temporary loss of Dan by getting oiled up, slapping their chests and trash talkin' their way through Wrestlemania 27. If you like Mike, you like shouting and you like Mike shouting, then you're in for a treat... In other news: the MLB season gets off to an auspicious start; the Rangers are a shoe-in for the World Series; Barry Bonds puts HGH where you shouldn't put HGH; every wants to watch the Phillies; could Joakim Seria and A-Rod take on the rest of...
Jan 02, 2016•38 min
Nat, Mike and Dan decide to ditch the polished patter and high journalistic standards for which they are renowned, and just argue and swear at each other instead. If Matt Cooke had a podcast, this is what it would sound like... In other news: The Penguins get a taste of their own medicine; the Habs and Bruins square up for another round; Dan can't take the pressure; the world's best Red Sox annecdote; why Nat doesn't support the Nats; Milwaukee - custard town; the idiot's guide to the World Seri...
Jan 02, 2016•55 min
Nat, Mike and Dan are joined by ESPN America's Patrick Sturgeon for a March Madness-flavoured special. We pick our brackets, scout out the hot prospects and argue about which mascots would win in a fight. In other news: necks get broken in the NHL; will soccer moms kill hockey?; what's the most dangerous sport in the US?; the Avs are the crappiest team since the Cavs; the trials of Barry Bonds; Mommy, where do pro-sports come from?; the Heat are back on track; the Cavs can still make the play of...
Jan 02, 2016•56 min
