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Polk and Kush

An absurd look at sports and life in New Orleans. This weekly podcast featuring comedian Andrew Polk and longtime local columnist Scott Kushner covers New Orleans teams with a bend away from stats and boring analysis. Instead they focus on the practical, entertaining side of the Saints, Pelicans, UNO, Tulane, and more.
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Episodes

The Pelicans Up The Stakes

Mickey Loomis' friend ups the stakes of this Pelicans season with some questionable moves. There's a prisoner still on the loose. What's the point of pickleball? Making fun of Kush is now a hate crime. Come to my show at Sports Drink, Thursday July 10th at 9pm.

Jul 02, 202557 minEp. 178

An Annoying Place To Be

The Saints draft a QB. The Pelicans lose the lottery. Kush goes to Jazz Fest.

May 15, 202557 minEp. 177

And we're back.

Polk and Kush is back. Pelicans season re-cap sort of. Saints season preview sort of. Goof around. Have fun. We sure do.

Apr 10, 202555 minEp. 175

Super Bowl in New Orleans, Kellen Moore to the Saints, Kush Yells

The Saints after the longest period in NFL history for a team to not have a head coach now HAVE a head coach: Kellen Moore, who was on the cover of NCAA Football on Playstation 2. Polk and Kush survived the Super Bowl madness that destroyed the city we patched together with glue. Kush goes on a few all-time rants about the Saints, the Pelicans, Gayle Benson, the Super Bowl, and maybe even...you???

Feb 12, 202558 minEp. 174

New Year, Same Orleans

Kush gives us his Mickey Loomis breakdown in response to the latest laughable dismissal of accountability. The Pelicans start to show signs of life, and Kush is the last man on earth who wants to continue the Zion experiment. Downtown is "under construction" so a bunch of wealthy elites can come experience a Super Bowl with smooth streets.

Jan 17, 20251 hrEp. 173

Polk & Coop & Christian Clark

We've got a fast and loose one for ya tonight with special guests Christian Clark and Cyrus Cooper. We cover some of the highs and lows of Christian's time in New Orleans with the Pelicans, what the future holds, and get in some fun goofs on the way out. My comedy special Andrew Polk: Presented in Lo-Fi premieres tonight on YouTube at 8pm CST. Watch it here .

Dec 03, 202452 minEp. 171

In With The New

New time change, new Saints coach, new President, same Polk and Kush. Your favorite monthly podcast is back with scorching hot takes on everything from The Rizzler, to WIllie Green's job security, to BEER PRICES. Let's go.

Nov 13, 202456 minEp. 170

Always In Doubt

The Saints get demolished by a barely-there Chiefs team at Arrowhead and lose their Carr in the process. Does Rattler have what it takes to right the ship in a short week against Tampa Bay and the New Orleans return for Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos? No. But we'll watch anyway! The Pelicans have some great players but just have to figure out where they go. Taylor Swift is coming to town!

Oct 10, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 169

Never In Doubt

As suspected, the New Orleans Saints are a good football team and we have no complaints. We discuss what's been going right and what to expect down the line. Kush rants about hurricane forecasting and local weather predictions. Polk will set up your television antenna so you can watch all the Pelicans games.

Sep 18, 202459 minEp. 168

The Season is Upon Us

The Saints season looms and Kush gives his level-headed calm and collected takeaways from training camp and roster cuts. The Pelicans don't have a lot going on right now, but they aren't the Saints and that's good enough to celebrate. Polk records a special and Kush buys every seat in the place (all ten).

Aug 29, 202459 minEp. 167

The Return of Polk & Kush

Polk and Kush has miraculously returned! The Pelicans should keep Brandon Ingram and see what happens. Dennis Allen is not "cool". Polk is recording a special on August 17th ( https://www.eventbrite.com/o/comedy-by-sports-drink-64434958343 ) and there were some insane world events.

Jul 25, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 165

Back to Orleans!

It's the off-season, baby! What's gonna happen with Brandon Ingram? Will the Pelicans change enough, or anything? The Saints brainwashing has begun, wow what a draft! LaToya is officially cool again.

May 16, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 164

A Date With The Grave

The Pelicans look to avoid deja vu with the Lakers as they host their third play-in game in as many seasons. Does anyone want to walk into the buzzsaw of Denver? Polk goes to Spain, Kush stays here with eclipses, flash flooding, and all the usual NOLA antics.

Apr 16, 202457 minEp. 163

Injury Strikes The Pelicans

The Pels injury luck runs out during a the tough final stretch of the schedule. The Saints have a bizarre few days with Chase Young. The S&WB underestimates some plans by a meager $20 million.

Mar 22, 202459 minEp. 162

Pels Firing On All Cylinders

The Pels are blowing teams out and home game tickets are still dirt cheap! Where's the hype??? The Saints will probably be saying bye-bye to Michael Thomas and Marshon Lattimore, and LaToya finally did it - we don't care anymore! Do whatever you want!

Mar 07, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 161

The Pels Are Consistent!

Are Pelicans fans turned off by consistency? We ask why we aren't hearing that much hoopla about the Pelicans hot streak coming out of the all-star break with a dominating win over Houston as Point Zion runs the show. We've got brake tags, pet possums, whip-its and more in our NOLA breakdown, and much more. Sponsored by The Garden Gates Landscape Company .

Feb 23, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 160

Krewe of Kush and Polk Parades

It's Carnival season! The Pels get their biggest win of the season and look to continue their hot streak as they take on the Lakers. Drunkenly watch it at your favorite neighborhood bar after the parades! There's local scams, snakes on bourbon street, and ATM robberies so watch out!

Feb 09, 202459 minEp. 159

Loomis Loves Juicy Fruit

We got an earful of chewing from Mickey Loomis and give him an earful right back. The Pelicans are absolutely a good team with Zion in-shape and Brandon Ingram taking more shots, we just need an impact moment, also we break down the Jazz Fest line-up and try to find some water during a shortage.

Jan 26, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 158

Saints Sucky Season Wrap-Up

2024 starts off with more of the same from the Saints, as Mickey and Dennis plan to ship off all the good players and....just see what happens? Check out our VERY thorough breakdown of this season and what looms as a frothing Kush rages into the new year.

Jan 10, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 157

Saints Get Rammed

The Saints lose in Los Angeles because Dennis Allen is still the coach and Derek Carr is still the quarter back. The Pelicans dominate in Cleveland after a heart-breaker courtesy of Ja Morant. Who's watching Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve???

Dec 22, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 156

I’m The Wiz(ards) and Nobody Beats Me!

The Pelicans win two in a row with Angry Zion against Minnesota and follow that up with a blowout of Washington with Brandon Ingram with a 40-burger. Has the NBA moved on from Zion gossip for the next big thing? And the Saints still suck, but they can be the best at it.

Dec 15, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 155

Vegas Vacation

The Pels get absolutely demolished in Vegas. The Saints continue to do that every Sunday and Mickey Loomis doesn't know why you're selling your tickets. There's a winning lottery ticket floating around New Orleans somewhere. All this and much more!

Dec 08, 202357 minEp. 154

It’s BeginningTo Look Alot Like Pels-Mas

Polk and Kush go see the Pelicans live and in-person as they stomp the Sixers for 42 minutes and Zion has a historic night. Kush has one word for Dennis Allen and Derek Carr, it begins with the L, and ends with Osers. A man leaps off an airplane, and the return of our original segment: THE WORST.

Dec 01, 20231 hr 9 minEp. 153

The Monday Morning Edition

Fans love consistency and we continue to give it with an all-new Monday episode featuring Pelicans talk about Ingram and Zion, the relief of a Sunday without hearing from Dennis Allen, and Polk tries to convince everyone he's an unappreciated genius.

Nov 20, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 152

We’re Watchable Now!

The Saints have been watchable the last few weeks, the Pelicans need to work on their chemistry, Bally's needs to hang it up, and the weather forecast calls for Murder Fog. Sponsored by The Garden Gates Landscape Company and Crescent Canna

Nov 08, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 151

SuperFog and Saltwalter Live and In Concert

The Saints are a bad football team. Pelicans fans want to see something before locking in. The Saltwater is gone but the SuperFog has come for us. Sponsored by Crescent Canna, The Garden Gate Landscaping Company, and Draftkings (promo code POLKANDKUSH)

Oct 25, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 150

A Little Positivity!

The Saints can't hurt us any more. We're happy to see Zion on the court regardless of if he's mad at everyone or not. Our airport finally has a road. Sponsored by The Garden Gates Landscape Company , Crescent Canna and Draftkings (promo code POLKANDKUSH)

Oct 18, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 149
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