Episode 50 of The Trenches Show begins with Zaire calling out Colts teammates for not knowing what egg nog is (15:12), Did Brock Purdy go overboard with his gift to the offensive line? (22:30), Speed’s alma mater North Crowley High School won a state championship in Texas (31:09), and they recap the Week 16 win over Tennessee (36:40). Zaire stands on his SEC take after the round 1 blowouts in the CFB playoff (44:33), Zaire calls out the Joe Budden fan clips twitter page (51:24), CFB juco eligibi...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 46 min
Episode 49 of The Trenches Show starts with Zaire and EJ speaking on the Week 15 game in Denver (22:11), Zaire is beefing with a former college teammate over a jersey swap situation (33:45), Speed says Ashton Jeanty should’ve won the Heisman over Travis Hunter (43:28), and the guys weigh in on Travis Hunter’s girlfriend who went viral recently (52:23). Papoose bossed up from Remy Ma to Claressa Shields (1:08:44), Tim says Mark Gastineau should’ve punched Brett Favre (1:20:38), 49ers Linebacker D...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 50 min
Episode 48 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a bye week recap from Zaire & EJ (5:50), they discuss and review Gladiator 2 along with Denzel Washington’s performance (18:34), they each give their top 5 Denzel movies of all time (30:10), and they discuss week 14 games including the Lions 4th down decisions and Josh Allen’s huge day (37:56). $3 million bet on the Eagles - How has gambling affected sports? (50:55), the CFB bracket is set and the guys make their picks (1:01:54), are Alabama’s g...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Episode 47 of The Trenches Show begins with a Thanksgiving recap from turducken to egg nog (7:43), a recap of the Colts’ week 13 win over the Patriots (21:48), Syracuse pulled off a huge upset on #6 Miami (34:41), and they debate the flag planting antics in CFB during rivalry week (42:30). Zaire and EJ explain Azeez Al-Shaair’s hit on Trevor Lawrence from a linebacker perspective (51:23), at what point does a QB become a runner? (1:01:25), if Friday Night Lights was J. Cole’s Debut album would h...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Episode 46 of The Trenches Show starts with Kendrick Lamar’s new album GNX (0:00), Kendrick's Lil Wayne diss on 'wacced out murals' (13:09), the guys respond to the Pat McAfee-Trenches beef that blew up late last week (25:51), and Zaire tells Pat "our whole locker room don’t hate you" (34:28). There were a lot of Lions fans in Lucas Oil on Sunday (39:44), is the SEC overrated when it comes to the CFB Playoff? (51:09), “Myles Garrett said what he said” after the Browns win over the Steelers (1:05...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Episode 45 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a look back at the Colts week 10 loss against the Bills (6:16), EJ says Anthony Richardson gave the media all the answers they were looking for this past week (15:29), Zaire speaks on Kenny Moore II’s comments critical of the team (21:27), and they break down the week 11 win over the Jets (38:55). Zaire ‘Rodgers was trying to play some Jedi Mind tricks on me’ (1:01:55), does Jayden Daniels have the Rookie of the Year locked up? (1:15:35), a young pl...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 57 min
Episode 44 of The Trenches Show begins with Zaire responding to backlash relating to Anthony Richardson (14:48), the guys recap the Colts’ week 9 loss to Minnesota (32:12), Zaire intercepted Sam Darnold and talks through the celly (37:08), and there’s turmoil in New Orleans after Michael Thomas tweeted about Derek Carr (57:02). Saquon defied logic with his backwards hurdle (1:08:25), Joel Embiid gets suspended after pushing a reporter (1:13:02), Zaire and EJ call out Jason Kelce for his incident...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 53 min
Episode 43 of The Trenches Show starts with Lil Durk and his recent arrest (5:48), the “gut punch” that was the Colts’ Week 8 loss to the Texans (16:56), Zaire and EJ weigh in on Anthony Richardson and his “I was tired” quote (39:43), and Nick Bosa got political after the 49ers’ Sunday night win (56:02). Joe Flacco told Zaire that gangsters and linebackers don’t go to therapy (1:06:40), Trevon Diggs got into it with a reporter over a tweet after the Cowboys’ loss (1:16:53), they did Dwyane Wade ...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 45 min
Episode 42 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a recap of the Colts’ Week 7 win over the Dolphins (10:11), Zaire and EJ call out fans for the Deshaun Watson reaction (27:58), Zaire almost got Tyreek Hill to swing on him (44:49), and they debate about a Lakers rookie crying after playing against Steph Curry (49:00). Baddie Requirement: is there an age limit? (1:12:14), Hunter vs Jeanty in the Heisman race (1:33:07), Zaire pays tribute to Colts #44 legend Dallas Clark (1:38:53), a recap of the WNB...
Oct 23, 2024•2 hr 10 min
Episode 41 of The Trenches Show begins with shoutouts from the Colts week 6 win over the Titans (8:14), a lot of music just dropped including Rod Wave’s new album Last Lap (12:43), they recap the Tennessee game and look forward to the rest of the season (33:14), and they debate whether sacks or interceptions are more impactful (50:57). Zaire breaks down Syracuse football’s growth over the years (1:10:16), he and Tim discuss the new show Starting 5 (1:18:46), they debate the Marvel/DC football st...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Episode 40 of The Trenches Show starts with a week 5 discussion and what went wrong in Jacksonville (10:17), Bronny & Bron played together for the first time (28:18), Zaire says Davante Adams better not end up in Kansas City (38:10), & Zaire puts Speed on blast after a locker room incident (45:14). Around the league after week 5, is Surtain the best corner in football? (56:37), Zaire thinks NFL players should have their own signature cleats (1:07:59), Syracuse and Tarleton are taking car...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 47 min
Rodney Williams from Closet Six joins The Trenches Show for this fashion heavy bonus episode. Rod says the Cleveland Browns are the best dressed team in the league (7:58), he explains what a stylist actually is (15:34), what people should know about his brand Closet Six (37:17), the guys discuss the top 5 best dressed players in the league (57:26), + MORE!
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Episode 39 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a discussion on Future and if he’s a top 10 rapper of all time (13:46), Zaire got himself in a conundrum with the terrible towel talk (24:09), he speaks on the Najee Harris situation and why he went after him on X (36:20), and Tom Brady took shots at Baker Mayfield during the Bucs-Eagles game on Sunday (47:30). The guys recap the week 4 win over Pittsburg and Speed breaks down the stiff arm (57:43), Zaire on his big 4th down stop (1:04:00), was Alab...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Episode 38 of The Trenches Show begins with the guys getting right into the hate after weeks 1 and 2 of the NFL season (9:30), Zaire says “I heard the criticisms and I took it personally” (24:27), he speaks on Bears HC Matt Eberflus and the issues he had with him in Indianapolis (40:30), and Speed disagrees with San Francisco saying they’re the best dressed team in the league (1:08:31). The guys recap the week 3 victory and Caleb’s painted nails (1:19:21), they weigh in on Tua Tagovailoa’s concu...
Sep 25, 2024•2 hr 20 min
Joe Budden joins The Trenches Show for episode 37 and immediately says he’s never coming back to Indianapolis (10:02), Tyreek Hill was detained unjustly before the Dolphins game on Sunday (24:56), Joe reflects on his 44th birthday party in NYC (29:17), and he speaks on all the businesspeople he’s looked up to in his career (41:46). Zaire asks Joe what his favorite phase of the JBP was (56:11), Speed wants to know how contracts in the music industry compare to NFL contracts (1:25:26), Kendrick La...
Sep 11, 2024•2 hr 30 min
Episode 36 of The Trenches Show leads into week 1 with CJ Stroud’s offseason comments about Zaire and EJ (6:50), Zaire after Colorado’s win “Shedeur is a starting QB right now in the league” (21:27), where does a gold medal rank in the list of individual accomplishments? (47:52). Colts QB Anthony Richardson joins the show (1:07:07) and reflects on his injury last season (1:08:49), he speaks on being the Indianapolis Colts’ first black franchise quarterback (1:35:20), the 2023 rookie QB class wit...
Sep 04, 2024•2 hr 35 min
Marvin Harrison Jr., Edgerrin James, Quenton Nelson, and Kenny Moore II all join The Trenches Show with Zaire Franklin in this special episode live from Colts-Cardinals joint practice. Marvin Harrison Jr. discusses the pre-draft process and a private workout he did with Arizona (5:16), he says he’s the best wide receiver in OSU history (14:32), Colts Hall of Fame running back Edgerrin James joins the show (16:18) discussing what made the Colts teams of old so special (31:02), and how he turned C...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 49 min
Episode 34 of The Trenches Show begins with the best concerts Zaire, Tim, and Jayda have ever been to (1:18), they debate the best US cities to go out in (13:01), the NFL offseason needs to be restructured (23:54), Zaire doesn’t think most NFL players work hard (34:36), he says “Floyd Mayweather and Michael Jordan are the worst things that ever happened to sports” (41:48), + MORE!
Aug 07, 2024•51 min
Episode 33 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a discussion on which is the better movie, I Am Legend or 8 Mile (:22), Texas football players or Florida football players? (11:50), Zaire and Speed debate the NFL offseason and how it should change (15:34), and they recap how training camp has been thus far in Indy (29:20). Tim doubles down on his Angel Reese take (55:01), if the US doesn’t win gold, is LeBron’s legacy affected? (1:06:30), was Davante Adams the undisputed best WR in the league for ...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 55 min
The Trenches Show is back after a summer break with episode 32 and Zaire gets right into it talking about NCAA 25 (9:22), he speaks on the Colts’ Juneteenth post showing him throwing up 4s (23:30), Jayda asked Zaire to unfollow a guy she was on the rocks with and he said no (34:23), and Zaire talks about the best things he saw from his teammates this offseason (1:01:46). James Boyd, the Colts beat writer at The Athletic, joins the show as the first ever virtual guest (1:13:38) to preview trainin...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 57 min
Episode 31 of The Trenches Show starts with the NBA finals after Speed’s Mavs took down Timberwolves (14:24), is Caitlin Clark the most hyped player to ever enter the WNBA? (31:52), Zaire thinks the WNBA doesn’t know how to handle a star rookie (47:18), and Speed is Gunna’s biggest stan after being backstage at a show (1:01:03). Tim, Zaire, and Zaire’s son went to the Indy 500 and it was a disaster (1:14:34), Apple Music dropped its list of the 100 best albums ever and it was rough (1:20:12), PF...
Jun 06, 2024•2 hr 33 min
In this Patreon exclusive episode, the JBP is joined by Indianapolis Colt and host of The Trenches Show, Zaire Franklin.
May 24, 2024•42 min
Episode 30 of The Trenches Show begins with a courtside etiquette discussion after Tim got rowdy at the Pacers-Knicks game (5:46), Zaire and EJ respond to Austin Rivers’ viral comments about the cross-sport potential of NFL vs NBA players (21:36), Zaire and Tim argue about zone defenses in the NFL and NBA (32:44), and what information about an artist would really make you stop listening to them? (58:50). Is the Kendrick Lamar vs Drake beef on the same level as 2pac vs Biggie? (1:12:30), Zaire sa...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Episode 29: WR1 Feat. Michael Pittman Jr. | The Trenches Show With Zaire Franklin Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. hosts The Trenches Show on his farm for episode 29, the first Trenches episode shot on location. Zaire announced the Colts day 2 picks at the NFL draft and Roger Goodell psyched him out (17:09), EJ and Zaire reflect on their own draft days (26:43), Michael Pittman Jr. joins the show (38:12) immediately telling a wild story from his rookie year (39:48), and he weighs in on the rookie wid...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Episode 28 of The Trenches Show kicks off with Allen Iverson and his little statue that was revealed by the 76ers (4:12), Zaire and EJ list the pros and cons of Max’s Hard Knocks (33:52), Zaire got married and Tim had his hands full with best man duties (48:48), and Zaire tells the story of the wedding day (57:26). The garter toss and Tim’s wild “scoop and score” story (1:23:19), J. Cole bows out of the beef with Kendrick and Drake (1:49:49), is Caitlin Clark already Indianapolis’ biggest star? ...
Apr 19, 2024•2 hr 39 min
Episode 27 of The Trenches Show starts with Speed saying Gunna had the best out of jail comeback of all time (00:06), the guys debate which states have the best high school football (21:42), Aaron Donald retires as one of the best to ever play (29:28), and was Odell Beckham Jr. ever the best wide receiver in the league? (32:07). ‘Aquaman’ reflects on his contract extension and the journey it took to get here (42:18), Zaire and EJ react to the recent hip drop tackle news (1:09:38), Speed had the ...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 55 min
Episode 26 of The Trenches Show begins with Tim mad at the Academy Awards for giving Angela Bassett an honorary Oscar (2:18), Zaire calls out Jason Kelce for his behavior in the luxury suite with Taylor Swift (13:57), Tim and Zaire are beefing over what position Zaire’s son should play in football (20:06), and Jayda argues with the guys over the way they talk about ‘track team dudes’ (48:56). Zaire’s Syracuse football controversy around ‘HennyPalooza’ (55:23), Colts defensive tackle Grover Stewa...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 37 min
NFL wide receiver Parris Campbell joins episode 25 of The Trenches as the first guest to return for a second appearance. The pod kicks off with a discussion about your girl’s ‘work husband’ (:17), how many years in the NFL before you have a badge of honor? (18:31), Parris asks how much better can Justin Jefferson even get? (29:39). Zaire says that pocket passers are a dying breed (41:08), why are so many big artists into satanic stuff? (48:45), which is better - Space Jam 1 or Space Jam 2? (59:3...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Episode 24 of The Trenches Show starts with the imbalance of good quarterbacks between the AFC and NFC (2:01), Zaire tells a crazy story about his wife Khandice and Waka Flocka Flame (20:39), Cam Newton gets in a brawl at a 7 on 7 (37:25), and Zaire calls out Rome Odunze and Caleb Williams for their NFL Combine antics (1:01:15). Why are the top players not participating in the Combine anymore? (1:15:26), NFL beef is alive and well after Buffalo Bills Pro Bowler Dion Dawkins called out the New Yo...
Mar 08, 2024•2 hr 8 min
Investor Ian Dunlap and Tyrone Allen join The Trenches Show for episode 23, which begins with Tim on an island comparing Isiah Pacheco to Emmitt Smith (8:54), Zaire says Tom Brady’s Tampa Super Bowl was his best (23:11), Tim asks Ian why no African Americans own sports teams (35:42), and Ian advises young athletes coming into wealth (45:40). Ian asks Zaire why many athletes don’t take the time to become financially literate (53:26), Ian says “everybody loves the Mamba Mentality until they have t...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 35 min
