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Episode 610

2026-09-08T14:37:35Z

Damian:

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 610
| title = I Yearn
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Regular Season
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 610: I Yearn''' was the first episode of the show's final regular season, covering the Kyle Van Noy signing, the official 53-man roster, a division-wide preview of the Bears and Lions, and a mailbag that included a full breakdown of competitive Pokémon, the Clippers salary cap scandal, Frutiger Aero, and the Dejan Love romance scam. The episode opened with Arif announcing his new podcast, '''All Ball''', with Drew McGarry at The Defector.

== Overview ==
The cold open was dominated by the announcement that Arif would be co-hosting a new football podcast with Drew McGarry to replace The Distraction on The Defector's feed. The main episode covered the Kyle Van Noy practice squad signing, a detailed 53-man roster walkthrough, and a division preview of the Bears and Lions heading into week one. The mailbag ranged from cap math on Harrison Smith's potential return, to Bill Simmons's proxy betting scandal, to a detailed breakdown of Wolfe Glick's disappointing Pokémon World Championships run. The episode title emerged mid-show when Arif described his negotiating style with James as ending in "James, I'm yearning" — at which point both hosts confirmed it was the episode title.

== Segments ==

=== Cold Open: All Ball Announced ===
Arif announced that Drew McGarry (formerly of Deadspin and The Defector) is ending '''The Distraction''' and has invited Arif to co-host a new podcast called '''All Ball''' in its place. The show will be football-only — matchups, players, techniques — with no gambling lines or fantasy content. The first episode records the following week. A voiced intro has already been recorded. The show will run weekly during the season and figure out the offseason format as it goes.

James noted Awful Announcing has an existing Arif Hasan tag, sitting below Pablo Torre and above Stephen A. Smith, which Arif found disconcerting. The Deadspin collapse was briefly relitigated — the comment section of the Awful Announcing piece blamed Deadspin for its own death, a position both hosts dismissed given the documented involvement of Peter Thiel and the Hulk Hogan lawsuit.

Justis Mosqueda was announced as the guest for the following episode. James DMed him immediately without censoring himself. Arif noted Mosqueda had previously missed a recording by four hours after deciding to nap following the Thursday injury report, woke up hours later, and hopped on as if nothing had happened.

=== Kyle Van Noy Signing ===
Van Noy signed to the practice squad — not the active roster — making the signing less dramatic than it appeared. He can be promoted up to four times before requiring a full roster spot, and Arif expected him to be a regular game-day elevation.

Van Noy's history with Brian Flores is extensive: Miami Dolphins 2020, and prior to that New England, where the question of who was actually running the defence between Bill and Steve Belichick was always murky. Steve Belichick was briefly noted as having resigned from North Carolina amid a recruiting staff scandal that Arif described as significantly worse than what was publicly known.

Van Noy's 2020 Dolphins usage was highly versatile — 246 pass-rush snaps, 254 coverage snaps, 31 pressures, five sacks — exactly the Flores defence mould. His 2024 pressure total (27) was down from his peak years (52 in 2022, 48 in 2023), suggesting some decline, but the fit within the system's required versatility is more relevant than raw output. The signing was also a direct response to Tyler Batty's season-ending injury. Arif assessed him as a partial Jamal Adams replacement in usage terms, with some of Adams' snaps going to Van Noy, some to Jaye Ngata, some to Jay Ward, and some to Josh Metellus.

=== The 53-Man Roster ===
Arif's full assessment of the final roster:

'''Quarterbacks''': The team briefly carried four before settling on three — Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz, and JJ McCarthy. Max Brosmer on the practice squad. Arif's read was that the Vikings were still seeking a trade partner for McCarthy, kept Brosmer on the roster temporarily to ensure three QBs remained during any trade window, and ultimately kept McCarthy because he offered more upside than Brosmer and someone would likely take a flyer on a former first-round pick.

'''Tight ends''': Both Gavin Bartholomew and Ben Yurosek made the team, which was a minor surprise — four tight ends kept. Bryson Nesbit also on the roster.

'''Offensive line''': Walter Rouse was traded away, which Arif noted was the rare Vikings trade where reporters covering the receiving team reached out to confirm the player was actually good. Trevor Keegan and Nick Samac were added via waivers — both capable of snapping the ball, which was apparently the priority. Caleb Tiernan kept despite poor preseason performance (third-round pick protections). Ryan Vandermark assessed as deserving a roster spot.

'''Running backs''': Deone Claiborne made it; Xavier Gipson did not and was claimed by the Chicago Bears. Arif assessed Claiborne as the correct call despite Gipson being the better runner, given Gipson's catastrophic pass-protection issues.

'''Wide receivers''': No surprises. Myles Price and Ty Felton locked in. Dylan Bell briefly made the 53 before being waived to accommodate the offensive linemen added via waivers.

'''Defensive tackles''': Six kept, including Elijah Williams, who Arif had been uncertain about given competition. Ceriah Doakins confirmed as a defensive tackle. Caleb Banks on the team but the subject of a Wide Left piece titled "Easy Time to Panic About Caleb Banks." Jalen Redmond, Levi Drake Rodriguez, and Doakins likely the starting three.

'''Edge''': Chas Chambliss kept — described as someone the coaching staff was clearly never going to cut. Bo Richter kept after Tyler Batty's season-ending injury. Kyle Van Noy on the practice squad as edge three.

'''Cornerbacks''': Five kept. Nazir Stackhouse as the fifth corner; Devon Armstead did not make it. Chuck Dennis fighting for CB3 as anticipated.

'''Safeties''': Jay Ward's versatility noted again. Jacoby Thomas confirmed as third-round pick, expected to contribute.

=== Around the Division ===

'''Chicago Bears'''
Drew Dalman retired abruptly, forcing the Bears to sign Garrett Bradbury — leading Arif to observe that Bradbury might now be, improbably, the best centre in the NFC North. DJ Moore traded to the Buffalo Bills. The Bears' secondary is a disaster zone: no Daunte Manning, no Kobe Bryant (just signed, now injured), Kyler Gordon out. Tyrique Stevenson starting at corner — the player who trash-talked during a Hail Mary that directly preceded a legendary Bears collapse. Ahmed Hassanein, their third-string edge rusher, briefly profiled as a former internationally competitive CrossFit athlete who may be eligible for an O-1 extraordinary-ability visa, and who brings a level of practice-field energy both hosts admired.

'''Detroit Lions'''
Both Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch began the year on PUP at safety, leaving Chuck Clark and Avonte Maddox as the starters — thin by Lions standards. Derrick Moore, their second-round edge rusher, drew scepticism from Arif (PFF preseason grade of 70.9, two pressures in 25 snaps). Kade Mays injured at centre; Juice Scruggs (acquired from Houston) starting in his place. Penei Sewell moved from right to left tackle. Tate Ratledge flagged as a year-two breakout candidate. Jameson Williams has posted two 1,000-yard seasons that Arif noted were better than his reputation suggested — but not as good as his statistics suggested. Jordan Addison has yet to post a single 1,000-yard season. Isaac TeSlaa assessed as a bad third receiver. Jahmyr Gibbs identified as the highest-paid running back in the league. Jack Fox lauded as an outstanding punter.

=== Punter Update ===
Brett Thorson won the punter battle over Johnny Hekker. Critically: he can hold. James observed this with a tone suggesting mild existential unease.

== Mailbag ==

* '''Nick Howard''' — Why is Max Brosmer back, even as a practice-squad quarterback? Arif: it is difficult to identify more than 100 people currently willing and able to play quarterback better than Brosmer. That number does not include retired legends. Those who might beat him at rank 60–140 don't know the offense. Nick Mullens would have been preferable on the practice squad, but the decision is not unreasonable.

* '''Will Melvin''' — If Harrison Smith were to return, what date would make the most sense? Arif: any time after week one. Veterans signed after the first game carry a lower cap hit relative to guaranteed money — the team commits less while paying the veteran minimum. Smith's role also differs significantly from Jamal Adams', making him a genuine fit question rather than a direct replacement.

* '''Free9''' — CJ Stroud turned down $50 million per year seeking $60 million. What will JJ McCarthy demand when his contract expires? Arif: the $50 million figure is not as remarkable as it sounds — the salary cap has nearly doubled since Kirk Cousins signed his $30 million fully-guaranteed contract in 2018 ($177M cap then vs $300M now). Cousins would command over $60M today. Stroud wanting $50M+ as a solid top-half quarterback is reasonable. McCarthy will not be signing a second contract with the Vikings, so the comparison is moot.

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — For Hamez's Hell League corner: Yahoo is advertising Cameo appearances for fantasy draft order picks. What is the most inappropriate celebrity to hire for this? James and Arif landed on Reggie Watts — available for $123 — given the Rolling Stone allegations, which Arif described as "catastrophically bad" and "bone-chilling" behind a promotional tweet Rolling Stone framed as merely him being a bad boyfriend. Jonathan Frakes from Ripley's Believe It or Not was proposed as a wholesome alternative.

* '''Skimbleshanks''' — Where does this year rank in weirdness of vibes heading into the season? The hosts reviewed the full show history: 2013 (weird, early Peterson uncertainties), 2014 (least weird — new coach, adorable quarterback, medical flag was that his heart was too big), 2016 (Teddy Bridgewater's injury), 2018 (Kirk Cousins stink), 2020–2021 (COVID, least-vaccinated team in the league, the popemobile proposal), 2022 (cautious optimism for KOC). Assessment: 2026 is a low-weirdness-vibe year by historical standards. The J.J. McCarthy situation does not reach the level of a quarterback's knee exploding or the impending doom of Mike Zimmer.

* '''Skimbleshanks''' — Browns/Deshaun Watson versus Clippers/Kawhi Leonard — which is the worse trade-plus-contract situation? Context: the NBA imposed five first-round pick forfeitures, a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer, a $700,000 fine to Kawhi Leonard, a one-year ban on Ballmer from his own arena, and suspensions for the GM and VP. Arif: Deshaun Watson. The Clippers' situation is damaging but not terminal — they can still be competitive eventually, and Kawhi Leonard seems cool. The Browns cannot escape Watson, cannot get rid of him due to the contract structure, and Jimmy Haslam is in a different category of detestable. ESPN's handling was also criticised: a Dan Van Natta/Ramona Shelburne piece two weeks earlier had said no sanctions were coming; Shelburne had conducted a sit-down interview with Steve Ballmer and never pressed him on the investigation. Pablo Torre, who had reported the story correctly and received significant public abuse for it, was vindicated.

* '''Damian Bolsharif''' — For Dusty's gambling corner: which host is most likely to be caught placing proxy bets? Answer established: Arif. Follow-up: which inappropriate acquaintance would he use to place them, and why is the answer James's ex-wife? Arif confirmed the answer was actually one of his own exes, and described his decision-making process as: James lists every reason it is a catastrophically bad idea, Arif says "yeah, James, you're right, James, I get it, James, I'm yearning." Both hosts confirmed "I'm yearning" as the episode title. James proposed "Who Hurt You" as an alternative. Bill Simmons's proxy betting situation — which involved encouraging his daughter's boyfriend to place bets on his behalf, multiple laws violated, all bets cancelled, a FanDuel relationship under review, and no apology to Pablo Torre — was covered as context.

* '''Kenneth Allen''' — Will All Ball be better with a good or bad Viking season? Arif: the dynamic differs from Norse Code — Arif converts Viking misery into comedy as a defence mechanism; Drew McGarry actually feels the pain and gets annoyed at that approach. The podcast will probably be more entertaining with a bad season, but a good season might get Arif sent to a playoff game at The Defector's expense, which he stated publicly and without consulting anyone at The Defector.

* '''Arif's Midlife Crisis''' — For the All Ball corner: the trailer sounds like the Dragon Ball Z intro guy. Is this a podcast about Dragon Ball Z? James refused to confirm or deny watching anime. Arif did not extend him that courtesy, describing James as having "lied to the audience about this for years" and declining to provide cover. James suggested asking Roger Ebert's ChatGPT for a summary of the Frieza arc.

* '''Village YAC Monger''' — What is the ideal aesthetic for digital media — Frutiger Aero or Global Village Coffeehouse? James described Frutiger Aero as the Windows Vista glass aesthetic — rounded, shiny, semi-translucent — still solid design principles, just dated. Global Village Coffeehouse was described as late-90s warm browns and oranges, cluttered clip-art energy, the visual language of Microsoft Encarta, the label on a CD-ROM. Arif: Frutiger Aero is actually good design and merely dated; Global Village Coffeehouse is not objectively good design but triggered a profound nostalgia wave, partly because Arif grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota, which runs a few years behind the rest of the country aesthetically. He discovered an active subreddit for this during recording and had a moment. Both agreed examples would be in the show notes. Amazon Trail 2 was cited as the spiritual home of the Global Village Coffeehouse aesthetic.

* '''LeVar''' — For the Lenin-Bron corner: what quote would make you quit your job as a newspaper editor and lead a Georgian socialist revolution? Arif: Karl Marx is, surprisingly, an outstanding writer in his letters and the Manifesto — not in Capital, which is academic — and has genuinely sick burns. He had not looked up a specific quote pre-show. James's actual answer: something in Eve 6's "Here's to the Night." Arif noted Max Collins has since disowned those lyrics, calling this devastating.

* '''Kyle Segall''' — How weird is it to do a podcast you know is ending — is it like going back to work after the doctor tells you you've only got a few months to live? Arif answered via the story of a woman he briefly dated who had been misdiagnosed with a terminal illness for a year. He learned about it from his roommate, processed this by sending her a Facebook Messenger message that said "hey, so you're dying?" She confirmed she was not dying. She had been told she was fine weeks earlier. Arif asked if she was suing. She said she was alive. He said he understood. The relationship did not last. Arif's current assessment: doing the podcast does not feel like putting gas in a car he has already wrecked. The Drew McGarry announcement made him genuinely excited.

* '''Room Temperature''' — In your younger days, how many women could you have scammed into thinking you were a pro athlete? James: before college he was unreasonably fit for his activity level, had a six-pack for unclear reasons, could run faster and lift more than expected, but high school debate consumed the years when this might have mattered. Would have passed as a UND walk-on at best. Arif: as someone who has been 6'4"–6'5" for most of his life and is extremely online, probably could have done what Dejan Love did — a romance scammer who distributed turkey giveaways on Instagram with no location or time listed, scammed at least 26 women out of a combined $1.3 million, and earned grudging respect for the depth of his commitment to the bit. Arif appeared on an episode of Kill the Computer with James (the podcast host, not James Pogatshnik) covering the story in detail.

* '''Deez''' — For the VGC corner: break down Wolfe Glick's most recent tournament team and why it came up short, using language only two percent of listeners will understand. Arif confirmed this is about competitive Pokémon, specifically the official doubles format (VGC). He described Wolfe Glick as by most measures the greatest player in the history of the format and by far its most popular content creator. Arif noted he had reached the top 8,000 on the ranked ladder two weeks prior, which he considers a personal landmark. Glick's tournament team: Mega Staraptor, Tyranitar, Excadrill, Gholdengo, Fuecoco, Whimsicott. An off-meta sand team bringing both Tailwind and Trick Room — exceptionally difficult to pilot. The team was strong into the dominant "Big Six" meta (Charizard, Florges, Basculegion, Kingambit, Whimsicott, Garchomp) but had significant elemental weaknesses and required near-perfect execution. Glick went 5-3 with the second-most difficult schedule of anyone finishing 5-3, placing 59th. Arif expects a postmortem video in a couple of months and noted Glick has, without exaggeration, reframed his relationship to competition more than any other competitor he has encountered.

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* '''All Ball''' is announced — Arif's new weekly football podcast with Drew McGarry at The Defector, replacing The Distraction
* Arif is writing a book. It has not been written yet. It will be published in approximately two years. Everything will go sideways
* Brett Thorson won the punter battle. He can hold
* [[Xavier Gipson]] was claimed by the Chicago Bears off waivers
* Walter Rouse was traded; reporters covering the receiving team reached out to confirm he was good, which Arif described as a recurring and slightly surreal pattern in his career
* Bill Simmons's proxy betting situation covered in detail — FanDuel relationship under review, no apology to Pablo Torre
* The Clippers lost five first-round picks and $30 million; Steve Ballmer is banned from his own arena for a calendar year
* Arif reached the top 8,000 on the Pokémon Champions ranked ladder two weeks prior to recording. He is no longer there. The moment was great
* Eve 6's "Here's to the Night" remains the correct answer to most questions involving personal motivation and socialist revolution
* Global Village Coffeehouse has a subreddit. Arif discovered this live on air and had to take a moment
* The episode title "I'm Yearning" was confirmed mid-mailbag; "Who Hurt You" was proposed as an alternative and rejected

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Episode 610

2026-09-08T14:36:11Z

Damian: Created page with "{{EpisodeInfobox | number = 610 | title = I'm Yearning | hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik | guests = None | type = Regular Season }} '''Norse Code Episode 610: I'm Yearning''' was the first episode of the show's final regular season, covering the Kyle Van Noy signing, the official 53-man roster, a division-wide preview of the Bears and Lions, and a mailbag that included a full breakdown of competitive Pokémon, the Clippers salary cap sc..."

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 610
| title = I'm Yearning
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Regular Season
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 610: I'm Yearning''' was the first episode of the show's final regular season, covering the Kyle Van Noy signing, the official 53-man roster, a division-wide preview of the Bears and Lions, and a mailbag that included a full breakdown of competitive Pokémon, the Clippers salary cap scandal, Frutiger Aero, and the Dejan Love romance scam. The episode opened with Arif announcing his new podcast, '''All Ball''', with Drew McGarry at The Defector.

== Overview ==
The cold open was dominated by the announcement that Arif would be co-hosting a new football podcast with Drew McGarry to replace The Distraction on The Defector's feed. The main episode covered the Kyle Van Noy practice squad signing, a detailed 53-man roster walkthrough, and a division preview of the Bears and Lions heading into week one. The mailbag ranged from cap math on Harrison Smith's potential return, to Bill Simmons's proxy betting scandal, to a detailed breakdown of Wolfe Glick's disappointing Pokémon World Championships run. The episode title emerged mid-show when Arif described his negotiating style with James as ending in "James, I'm yearning" — at which point both hosts confirmed it was the episode title.

== Segments ==

=== Cold Open: All Ball Announced ===
Arif announced that Drew McGarry (formerly of Deadspin and The Defector) is ending '''The Distraction''' and has invited Arif to co-host a new podcast called '''All Ball''' in its place. The show will be football-only — matchups, players, techniques — with no gambling lines or fantasy content. The first episode records the following week. A voiced intro has already been recorded. The show will run weekly during the season and figure out the offseason format as it goes.

James noted Awful Announcing has an existing Arif Hasan tag, sitting below Pablo Torre and above Stephen A. Smith, which Arif found disconcerting. The Deadspin collapse was briefly relitigated — the comment section of the Awful Announcing piece blamed Deadspin for its own death, a position both hosts dismissed given the documented involvement of Peter Thiel and the Hulk Hogan lawsuit.

Justis Mosqueda was announced as the guest for the following episode. James DMed him immediately without censoring himself. Arif noted Mosqueda had previously missed a recording by four hours after deciding to nap following the Thursday injury report, woke up hours later, and hopped on as if nothing had happened.

=== Kyle Van Noy Signing ===
Van Noy signed to the practice squad — not the active roster — making the signing less dramatic than it appeared. He can be promoted up to four times before requiring a full roster spot, and Arif expected him to be a regular game-day elevation.

Van Noy's history with Brian Flores is extensive: Miami Dolphins 2020, and prior to that New England, where the question of who was actually running the defence between Bill and Steve Belichick was always murky. Steve Belichick was briefly noted as having resigned from North Carolina amid a recruiting staff scandal that Arif described as significantly worse than what was publicly known.

Van Noy's 2020 Dolphins usage was highly versatile — 246 pass-rush snaps, 254 coverage snaps, 31 pressures, five sacks — exactly the Flores defence mould. His 2024 pressure total (27) was down from his peak years (52 in 2022, 48 in 2023), suggesting some decline, but the fit within the system's required versatility is more relevant than raw output. The signing was also a direct response to Tyler Batty's season-ending injury. Arif assessed him as a partial Jamal Adams replacement in usage terms, with some of Adams' snaps going to Van Noy, some to Jaye Ngata, some to Jay Ward, and some to Josh Metellus.

=== The 53-Man Roster ===
Arif's full assessment of the final roster:

'''Quarterbacks''': The team briefly carried four before settling on three — Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz, and JJ McCarthy. Max Brosmer on the practice squad. Arif's read was that the Vikings were still seeking a trade partner for McCarthy, kept Brosmer on the roster temporarily to ensure three QBs remained during any trade window, and ultimately kept McCarthy because he offered more upside than Brosmer and someone would likely take a flyer on a former first-round pick.

'''Tight ends''': Both Gavin Bartholomew and Ben Yurosek made the team, which was a minor surprise — four tight ends kept. Bryson Nesbit also on the roster.

'''Offensive line''': Walter Rouse was traded away, which Arif noted was the rare Vikings trade where reporters covering the receiving team reached out to confirm the player was actually good. Trevor Keegan and Nick Samac were added via waivers — both capable of snapping the ball, which was apparently the priority. Caleb Tiernan kept despite poor preseason performance (third-round pick protections). Ryan Vandermark assessed as deserving a roster spot.

'''Running backs''': Deone Claiborne made it; Xavier Gipson did not and was claimed by the Chicago Bears. Arif assessed Claiborne as the correct call despite Gipson being the better runner, given Gipson's catastrophic pass-protection issues.

'''Wide receivers''': No surprises. Myles Price and Ty Felton locked in. Dylan Bell briefly made the 53 before being waived to accommodate the offensive linemen added via waivers.

'''Defensive tackles''': Six kept, including Elijah Williams, who Arif had been uncertain about given competition. Ceriah Doakins confirmed as a defensive tackle. Caleb Banks on the team but the subject of a Wide Left piece titled "Easy Time to Panic About Caleb Banks." Jalen Redmond, Levi Drake Rodriguez, and Doakins likely the starting three.

'''Edge''': Chas Chambliss kept — described as someone the coaching staff was clearly never going to cut. Bo Richter kept after Tyler Batty's season-ending injury. Kyle Van Noy on the practice squad as edge three.

'''Cornerbacks''': Five kept. Nazir Stackhouse as the fifth corner; Devon Armstead did not make it. Chuck Dennis fighting for CB3 as anticipated.

'''Safeties''': Jay Ward's versatility noted again. Jacoby Thomas confirmed as third-round pick, expected to contribute.

=== Around the Division ===

'''Chicago Bears'''
Drew Dalman retired abruptly, forcing the Bears to sign Garrett Bradbury — leading Arif to observe that Bradbury might now be, improbably, the best centre in the NFC North. DJ Moore traded to the Buffalo Bills. The Bears' secondary is a disaster zone: no Daunte Manning, no Kobe Bryant (just signed, now injured), Kyler Gordon out. Tyrique Stevenson starting at corner — the player who trash-talked during a Hail Mary that directly preceded a legendary Bears collapse. Ahmed Hassanein, their third-string edge rusher, briefly profiled as a former internationally competitive CrossFit athlete who may be eligible for an O-1 extraordinary-ability visa, and who brings a level of practice-field energy both hosts admired.

'''Detroit Lions'''
Both Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch began the year on PUP at safety, leaving Chuck Clark and Avonte Maddox as the starters — thin by Lions standards. Derrick Moore, their second-round edge rusher, drew scepticism from Arif (PFF preseason grade of 70.9, two pressures in 25 snaps). Kade Mays injured at centre; Juice Scruggs (acquired from Houston) starting in his place. Penei Sewell moved from right to left tackle. Tate Ratledge flagged as a year-two breakout candidate. Jameson Williams has posted two 1,000-yard seasons that Arif noted were better than his reputation suggested — but not as good as his statistics suggested. Jordan Addison has yet to post a single 1,000-yard season. Isaac TeSlaa assessed as a bad third receiver. Jahmyr Gibbs identified as the highest-paid running back in the league. Jack Fox lauded as an outstanding punter.

=== Punter Update ===
Brett Thorson won the punter battle over Johnny Hekker. Critically: he can hold. James observed this with a tone suggesting mild existential unease.

== Mailbag ==

* '''Nick Howard''' — Why is Max Brosmer back, even as a practice-squad quarterback? Arif: it is difficult to identify more than 100 people currently willing and able to play quarterback better than Brosmer. That number does not include retired legends. Those who might beat him at rank 60–140 don't know the offense. Nick Mullens would have been preferable on the practice squad, but the decision is not unreasonable.

* '''Will Melvin''' — If Harrison Smith were to return, what date would make the most sense? Arif: any time after week one. Veterans signed after the first game carry a lower cap hit relative to guaranteed money — the team commits less while paying the veteran minimum. Smith's role also differs significantly from Jamal Adams', making him a genuine fit question rather than a direct replacement.

* '''Free9''' — CJ Stroud turned down $50 million per year seeking $60 million. What will JJ McCarthy demand when his contract expires? Arif: the $50 million figure is not as remarkable as it sounds — the salary cap has nearly doubled since Kirk Cousins signed his $30 million fully-guaranteed contract in 2018 ($177M cap then vs $300M now). Cousins would command over $60M today. Stroud wanting $50M+ as a solid top-half quarterback is reasonable. McCarthy will not be signing a second contract with the Vikings, so the comparison is moot.

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — For Hamez's Hell League corner: Yahoo is advertising Cameo appearances for fantasy draft order picks. What is the most inappropriate celebrity to hire for this? James and Arif landed on Reggie Watts — available for $123 — given the Rolling Stone allegations, which Arif described as "catastrophically bad" and "bone-chilling" behind a promotional tweet Rolling Stone framed as merely him being a bad boyfriend. Jonathan Frakes from Ripley's Believe It or Not was proposed as a wholesome alternative.

* '''Skimbleshanks''' — Where does this year rank in weirdness of vibes heading into the season? The hosts reviewed the full show history: 2013 (weird, early Peterson uncertainties), 2014 (least weird — new coach, adorable quarterback, medical flag was that his heart was too big), 2016 (Teddy Bridgewater's injury), 2018 (Kirk Cousins stink), 2020–2021 (COVID, least-vaccinated team in the league, the popemobile proposal), 2022 (cautious optimism for KOC). Assessment: 2026 is a low-weirdness-vibe year by historical standards. The J.J. McCarthy situation does not reach the level of a quarterback's knee exploding or the impending doom of Mike Zimmer.

* '''Skimbleshanks''' — Browns/Deshaun Watson versus Clippers/Kawhi Leonard — which is the worse trade-plus-contract situation? Context: the NBA imposed five first-round pick forfeitures, a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer, a $700,000 fine to Kawhi Leonard, a one-year ban on Ballmer from his own arena, and suspensions for the GM and VP. Arif: Deshaun Watson. The Clippers' situation is damaging but not terminal — they can still be competitive eventually, and Kawhi Leonard seems cool. The Browns cannot escape Watson, cannot get rid of him due to the contract structure, and Jimmy Haslam is in a different category of detestable. ESPN's handling was also criticised: a Dan Van Natta/Ramona Shelburne piece two weeks earlier had said no sanctions were coming; Shelburne had conducted a sit-down interview with Steve Ballmer and never pressed him on the investigation. Pablo Torre, who had reported the story correctly and received significant public abuse for it, was vindicated.

* '''Damian Bolsharif''' — For Dusty's gambling corner: which host is most likely to be caught placing proxy bets? Answer established: Arif. Follow-up: which inappropriate acquaintance would he use to place them, and why is the answer James's ex-wife? Arif confirmed the answer was actually one of his own exes, and described his decision-making process as: James lists every reason it is a catastrophically bad idea, Arif says "yeah, James, you're right, James, I get it, James, I'm yearning." Both hosts confirmed "I'm yearning" as the episode title. James proposed "Who Hurt You" as an alternative. Bill Simmons's proxy betting situation — which involved encouraging his daughter's boyfriend to place bets on his behalf, multiple laws violated, all bets cancelled, a FanDuel relationship under review, and no apology to Pablo Torre — was covered as context.

* '''Kenneth Allen''' — Will All Ball be better with a good or bad Viking season? Arif: the dynamic differs from Norse Code — Arif converts Viking misery into comedy as a defence mechanism; Drew McGarry actually feels the pain and gets annoyed at that approach. The podcast will probably be more entertaining with a bad season, but a good season might get Arif sent to a playoff game at The Defector's expense, which he stated publicly and without consulting anyone at The Defector.

* '''Arif's Midlife Crisis''' — For the All Ball corner: the trailer sounds like the Dragon Ball Z intro guy. Is this a podcast about Dragon Ball Z? James refused to confirm or deny watching anime. Arif did not extend him that courtesy, describing James as having "lied to the audience about this for years" and declining to provide cover. James suggested asking Roger Ebert's ChatGPT for a summary of the Frieza arc.

* '''Village YAC Monger''' — What is the ideal aesthetic for digital media — Frutiger Aero or Global Village Coffeehouse? James described Frutiger Aero as the Windows Vista glass aesthetic — rounded, shiny, semi-translucent — still solid design principles, just dated. Global Village Coffeehouse was described as late-90s warm browns and oranges, cluttered clip-art energy, the visual language of Microsoft Encarta, the label on a CD-ROM. Arif: Frutiger Aero is actually good design and merely dated; Global Village Coffeehouse is not objectively good design but triggered a profound nostalgia wave, partly because Arif grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota, which runs a few years behind the rest of the country aesthetically. He discovered an active subreddit for this during recording and had a moment. Both agreed examples would be in the show notes. Amazon Trail 2 was cited as the spiritual home of the Global Village Coffeehouse aesthetic.

* '''LeVar''' — For the Lenin-Bron corner: what quote would make you quit your job as a newspaper editor and lead a Georgian socialist revolution? Arif: Karl Marx is, surprisingly, an outstanding writer in his letters and the Manifesto — not in Capital, which is academic — and has genuinely sick burns. He had not looked up a specific quote pre-show. James's actual answer: something in Eve 6's "Here's to the Night." Arif noted Max Collins has since disowned those lyrics, calling this devastating.

* '''Kyle Segall''' — How weird is it to do a podcast you know is ending — is it like going back to work after the doctor tells you you've only got a few months to live? Arif answered via the story of a woman he briefly dated who had been misdiagnosed with a terminal illness for a year. He learned about it from his roommate, processed this by sending her a Facebook Messenger message that said "hey, so you're dying?" She confirmed she was not dying. She had been told she was fine weeks earlier. Arif asked if she was suing. She said she was alive. He said he understood. The relationship did not last. Arif's current assessment: doing the podcast does not feel like putting gas in a car he has already wrecked. The Drew McGarry announcement made him genuinely excited.

* '''Room Temperature''' — In your younger days, how many women could you have scammed into thinking you were a pro athlete? James: before college he was unreasonably fit for his activity level, had a six-pack for unclear reasons, could run faster and lift more than expected, but high school debate consumed the years when this might have mattered. Would have passed as a UND walk-on at best. Arif: as someone who has been 6'4"–6'5" for most of his life and is extremely online, probably could have done what Dejan Love did — a romance scammer who distributed turkey giveaways on Instagram with no location or time listed, scammed at least 26 women out of a combined $1.3 million, and earned grudging respect for the depth of his commitment to the bit. Arif appeared on an episode of Kill the Computer with James (the podcast host, not James Pogatshnik) covering the story in detail.

* '''Deez''' — For the VGC corner: break down Wolfe Glick's most recent tournament team and why it came up short, using language only two percent of listeners will understand. Arif confirmed this is about competitive Pokémon, specifically the official doubles format (VGC). He described Wolfe Glick as by most measures the greatest player in the history of the format and by far its most popular content creator. Arif noted he had reached the top 8,000 on the ranked ladder two weeks prior, which he considers a personal landmark. Glick's tournament team: Mega Staraptor, Tyranitar, Excadrill, Gholdengo, Fuecoco, Whimsicott. An off-meta sand team bringing both Tailwind and Trick Room — exceptionally difficult to pilot. The team was strong into the dominant "Big Six" meta (Charizard, Florges, Basculegion, Kingambit, Whimsicott, Garchomp) but had significant elemental weaknesses and required near-perfect execution. Glick went 5-3 with the second-most difficult schedule of anyone finishing 5-3, placing 59th. Arif expects a postmortem video in a couple of months and noted Glick has, without exaggeration, reframed his relationship to competition more than any other competitor he has encountered.

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* '''All Ball''' is announced — Arif's new weekly football podcast with Drew McGarry at The Defector, replacing The Distraction
* Arif is writing a book. It has not been written yet. It will be published in approximately two years. Everything will go sideways
* Brett Thorson won the punter battle. He can hold
* [[Xavier Gipson]] was claimed by the Chicago Bears off waivers
* Walter Rouse was traded; reporters covering the receiving team reached out to confirm he was good, which Arif described as a recurring and slightly surreal pattern in his career
* Bill Simmons's proxy betting situation covered in detail — FanDuel relationship under review, no apology to Pablo Torre
* The Clippers lost five first-round picks and $30 million; Steve Ballmer is banned from his own arena for a calendar year
* Arif reached the top 8,000 on the Pokémon Champions ranked ladder two weeks prior to recording. He is no longer there. The moment was great
* Eve 6's "Here's to the Night" remains the correct answer to most questions involving personal motivation and socialist revolution
* Global Village Coffeehouse has a subreddit. Arif discovered this live on air and had to take a moment
* The episode title "I'm Yearning" was confirmed mid-mailbag; "Who Hurt You" was proposed as an alternative and rejected

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Season 2026]]

Episode Archive

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Damian:

This page is the complete [[Norse Code]] episode archive, organised by season.
Episodes with show notes in the archive are marked ✓.
Episode pages without titles are stubs awaiting completion.

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes]]''

==2026 Season==

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| [[Episode 610|610]] || I Yearn… || ✓
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| [[Episode 609|609]] || The Physicality of Christian Ponder || ✓
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| [[Episode 608|608]] || Adam Vinatieri is a Hall of Famer || ✓
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| [[Episode 607|607]] || Podcasters vs. Streamers || ✓
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==2025 Season==

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| [[Episode 576|576]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 577|577]] || Ethically Sourced Bones || ✓
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| [[Episode 578|578]] || Torment Nexus || ✓
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| [[Episode 580|580]] || The Lost Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 581|581]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 582|582]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 583|583]] || Double Ngakoue || ✓
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| [[Episode 585|585]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 586|586]] || You Never Want to Go Double || ✓
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| [[Episode 587|587]] || The Brain Survives a Lot of Abuse || ✓
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| [[Episode 588|588]] || A Lack of Justis || ✓
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| [[Episode 589|589]] || Misery Cohort || ✓
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| [[Episode 590|590]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 591|591]] || Structurally Capable || ✓
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| [[Episode 592|592]] || Somewhat Ethical Hater || ✓
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| [[Episode 593|593]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 594|594]] || Someone Should Consider Matt Ryan's Feelings || ✓
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| [[Episode 596|596]] || One More Time || ✓
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| [[Episode 597|597]] || Nepotism of Theseus || ✓
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| [[Episode 599|599]] || Dreams Do Come True || ✓
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| [[Episode 599.5|599.5]] || Blurs and Epilogues || ✓
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| [[Episode 600|600]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 601|601]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 602|602]] || Canonically Immortal || ✓
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| [[Episode 603|603]] || Hugging Italians || ✓
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| [[Episode 604|604]] || Truly Delightful People || ✓
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| [[Episode 605|605]] || In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain) || ✓
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| [[Episode 606|606]] || Dry July || ✓
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==2024 Season==

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| [[Episode 533|533]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 534|534]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 535|535]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 536|536]] || Ignoring the Darnold in the Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 537|537]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 538|538]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 539|539]] || Evaluate the Vibe || ✓
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| [[Episode 540|540]] || Personification of Oversaturation || ✓
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| [[Episode 542|542]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 543|543]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 544|544]] || Pythagorean Wins || ✓
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| [[Episode 545|545]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 547|547]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 548|548]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 550|550]] || Voltron of Correctness || ✓
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| [[Episode 551|551]] || The Art of Getting Punched in the Face with Everyone Watching || ✓
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| [[Episode 553|553]] || I Don't Feel Better || ✓
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| [[Episode 554|554]] || The Horrors Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 555|555]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 556|556]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist (Can Be Destroyed by Heat) || ✓
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| [[Episode 557|557]] || Confirmed in a Denial || ✓
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| [[Episode 558|558]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 559|559]] || Demolish the World || ✓
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| [[Episode 560|560]] || Don't Tear Gas the Squirrels || ✓
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| [[Episode 561|561]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 562|562]] || Infinite Money Glitch || ✓
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| [[Episode 563|563]] || Illegal in Most States || ✓
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| [[Episode 564|564]] || There Was No Winning Move || ✓
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| [[Episode 566|566]] || Arif's Support Squad / The Burn Book || ✓
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| [[Episode 567|567]] || Kevin O'Quiggley || ✓
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| [[Episode 568|568]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 569|569]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 570|570]] || Antichrist Superstar || ✓
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| [[Episode 571|571]] || The Promise of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 572|572]] || The Prince That Was Promised || ✓
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| [[Episode 574|574]] || Rationing the Celsius || ✓
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==2023 Season==

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| [[Episode 481|481]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 482|482]] || Hate Power Ranking || ✓
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| [[Episode 483|483]] || Swift Doctrine || ✓
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| [[Episode 484|484]] || A Detail That Was True But Would Not Have Helped || ✓
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| [[Episode 485|485]] || Addicted to Fumbles || ✓
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| [[Episode 486|486]] || Duke Nukem 3D Situational Disasters || ✓
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| [[Episode 487|487]] || Definition of Accuracy || ✓
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| [[Episode 488|488]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 489|489]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 490|490]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 491|491]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 492|492]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 493|493]] || Visual Trash || ✓
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| [[Episode 494|494]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 495|495]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 496|496]] || Are the Vikings the Jets? Browns? || ✓
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| [[Episode 497|497]] || Terrified of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 498|498]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 499|499]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 500|500]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 501|501]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 502|502]] || Life is Random and Cruel || ✓
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| [[Episode 503|503]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 504|504]] || Soft Times Make Weak Men || ✓
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| [[Episode 505|505]] || Gambling Degens and Degen Gamblers || ✓
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| [[Episode 506|506]] || The Power of Enemies || ✓
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| [[Episode 507|507]] || A Farewell to (#8's) Arm(s) || ✓
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| [[Episode 508|508]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 510|510]] || Excel Wizardry or Whatever || ✓
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| [[Episode 511|511]] || Going to Galveston || ✓
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| [[Episode 512|512]] || Obligation Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 513|513]] || Guaranteed to Be Guaranteed || ✓
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| [[Episode 514|514]] || Spite Kickers || ✓
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| [[Episode 515|515]] || Reserve Anger || ✓
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| [[Episode 516|516]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 517|517]] || Player Health || ✓
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| [[Episode 518|518]] || Nerve Regeneration for Fun and Profit || ✓
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| [[Episode 519|519]] || Likely Toes || ✓
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| [[Episode 520|520]] || Xanatos Gambit || ✓
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| [[Episode 522|522]] || Petty Game Balls || ✓
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| [[Episode 523|523]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 524|524]] || The Threat of the Bomb || ✓
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| [[Episode 526|526]] || Lucky and Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 527|527]] || Movement of One || ✓
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| [[Episode 528|528]] || Bullying But Popular || ✓
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| [[Episode 529|529]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2022 Season==

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| [[Episode 431|431]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 432|432]] || Goodbye Rodger || ✓
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| [[Episode 433|433]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 434|434]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 436|436]] || The Kirkish Genocide Returns || ✓
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| [[Episode 438|438]] || Norse Covid || ✓
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| [[Episode 439|439]] || You Have Just Been Called for Roughing the Passer || ✓
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| [[Episode 440|440]] || Buying Into the Lie || ✓
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| [[Episode 441|441]] || The Broken Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 442|442]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 443|443]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 444|444]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 445|445]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 446|446]] || That Mariota Almost Interception || ✓
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| [[Episode 447|447]] || Bringing You Down to Our Level || ✓
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| [[Episode 448|448]] || Going Live in 3, 2, 1 || ✓
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| [[Episode 449|449]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 450|450]] || The Living Curse || ✓
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| [[Episode 451|451]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 452|452]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 453|453]] || The First AI Bot Podcast! || ✓
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| [[Episode 454|454]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 455|455]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 456|456]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 457|457]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 458|458]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 459|459]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 461|461]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 463|463]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 464|464]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 465|465]] || The Cookies Were Delicious || ✓
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| [[Episode 466|466]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 467|467]] || The First 48 Hours || ✓
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| [[Episode 468|468]] || Buying the Dip || ✓
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| [[Episode 469|469]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 470|470]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 471|471]] || First Catch of the Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 472|472]] || Releases and Holdouts || ✓
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| [[Episode 473|473]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 474|474]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 475|475]] || Closer to Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 476|476]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 477|477]] || Surprise Makes and Surprise Cuts || ✓
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| [[Episode 478|478]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 479|479]] || Facts Are Irrelevant || ✓
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==2021 Season==

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| [[Episode 381|381]] || Case Cookus — Cousin's Swear Jar || ✓
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| [[Episode 382|382]] || For Better or, Usually, For Worse || ✓
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| [[Episode 383|383]] || Outbreaks and Clusters || ✓
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| [[Episode 384|384]] || False Starts || ✓
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| [[Episode 385|385]] || Show Me the Honey || ✓
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| [[Episode 386|386]] || Flaw in the Regime || ✓
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| [[Episode 387|387]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 388|388]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 389|389]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 390|390]] || Best of the Worst || ✓
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| [[Episode 391|391]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 392|392]] || In Spite of Ourselves || ✓
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| [[Episode 393|393]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 394|394]] || It Sucks Watching This Team Sometimes || ✓
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| [[Episode 395|395]] || I Am Doing Well || ✓
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| [[Episode 396|396]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 397|397]] || Live from the James Joyce Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 399|399]] || Stick to Sports || ✓
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| [[Episode 400|400]] || Episode 418: Laziest Conquerors || ✓
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| [[Episode 401|401]] || Thanks Again || ✓
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| [[Episode 402|402]] || Vikings Win the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 403|403]] || Vikings Lose the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 404|404]] || In Defense of Throatzilla || ✓
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| [[Episode 405|405]] || Waiting for a Win || ✓
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| [[Episode 406|406]] || True Knowledge || ✓
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| [[Episode 407|407]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 408|408]] || The Passion of the Cousins || ✓
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| [[Episode 409|409]] || The Formula || ✓
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| [[Episode 410|410]] || That Funny Feeling || ✓
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| [[Episode 411|411]] || Frozen Beef || ✓
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| [[Episode 412|412]] || An Indictment || ✓
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| [[Episode 414|414]] || Burning It All Down || ✓
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| [[Episode 415|415]] || Kwesi Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 416|416]] || Window Mirror Paradox || ✓
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| [[Episode 417|417]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 418|418]] || Away the Moon || ✓
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| [[Episode 419|419]] || Decisions Were Made || ✓
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| [[Episode 420|420]] || Sam Hayes || ✓
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| [[Episode 421|421]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 422|422]] || Prye's Brewing Company || ✓
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| [[Episode 423|423]] || Trading With Green Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 424|424]] || Literally Betting Against Carson Wentz || ✓
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| [[Episode 425|425]] || The Lack of News || ✓
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| [[Episode 426|426]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 427|427]] || The Nate Stanley Is Released Spectacular! || ✓
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| [[Episode 428|428]] || League Violation || ✓
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| [[Episode 429|429]] || Make Yourself Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 430|430]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2020 Season==

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| [[Episode 331|331]] || The Covid Year™ || ✓
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| [[Episode 332|332]] || Follow the Numbers in Your Heart || ✓
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| [[Episode 333|333]] || Christians Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 334|334]] || Dinosaurs Against Christians || ✓
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| [[Episode 335|335]] || Dinosaurs Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 336|336]] || Dinosaurs Against XP Attempts || ✓
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| [[Episode 337|337]] || Dinosaurs Against Bengal Kings || ✓
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| [[Episode 339|339]] || Dinosaurs Against Thanos || ✓
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| [[Episode 340|340]] || A Quick Discussion on Why it Should Be Legal to Shoot Kickers Into the Sun || ✓
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| [[Episode 341|341]] || No Place Like No Home || ✓
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| [[Episode 342|342]] || Tenuous But Fun to Talk About || ✓
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| [[Episode 343|343]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 344|344]] || An Abundance of Caution || ✓
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| [[Episode 345|345]] || This Team Might Not Be Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 346|346]] || The Yannick Ngakoue Trade || ✓
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| [[Episode 347|347]] || Armageddon || ✓
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| [[Episode 348|348]] || Count Your Blessings, Bitch! || ✓
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| [[Episode 349|349]] || Space Lasers for All! || ✓
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| [[Episode 350|350]] || Irv Smith Lives! || ✓
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| [[Episode 351|351]] || Distracted by Chili || ✓
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| [[Episode 352|352]] || Making Adjustments || ✓
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| [[Episode 353|353]] || How Do You Take a Sack There, Kyler? || ✓
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| [[Episode 354|354]] || Just Like the Gypsy Woman Said… || ✓
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| [[Episode 355|355]] || So This is What It's Like to Be a Seahawks Fan || ✓
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| [[Episode 356|356]] || Bingoists || ✓
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| [[Episode 357|357]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 358|358]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 359|359]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 360|360]] || Norse Code Comes Full Circle || ✓
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| [[Episode 361|361]] || This Team Had Playoff Aspirations. Like Recently || ✓
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| [[Episode 362|362]] || Playing Without Tackling You Are the Lion || ✓
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| [[Episode 363|363]] || That's a BINGO || ✓
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| [[Episode 364|364]] || One Million Vibes || ✓
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| [[Episode 365|365]] || Gatorade Consistency || ✓
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| [[Episode 366|366]] || Do They Know it's Snowing Over There (in Texas) || ✓
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| [[Episode 367|367]] || Bees Above Replacement || ✓
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| [[Episode 368|368]] || Into the Void (Year) || ✓
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| [[Episode 369|369]] || The Other End of the Tin Can and String || ✓
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| [[Episode 370|370]] || CJ Ham Punishment Edition || ✓
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| [[Episode 371|371]] || Ozymandias || ✓
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| [[Episode 372|372]] || All That Could Have Been || ✓
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| [[Episode 373|373]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 374|374]] || Checkers on a Chess Board || ✓
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| [[Episode 375|375]] || The Purview of the Corner || ✓
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| [[Episode 376|376]] || The Return of The Heismen || ✓
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| [[Episode 377|377]] || DOES YOUR MILKSHAKE BRING ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD? || ✓
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| [[Episode 378|378]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 379|379]] || Here's to Hopefully People Showing Up to the Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 380|380]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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==2019 Season==

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| [[Episode 281|281]] || Eating Eli Apple || ✓
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| [[Episode 282|282]] || Featuring Laquon Treadwell || ✓
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| [[Episode 285|285]] || Lions are Still Terrible || ✓
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| [[Episode 286|286]] || How to Cook (for Forty) Humans || ✓
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| [[Episode 287|287]] || 14 for 32 || ✓
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| [[Episode 288|288]] || He's Brandishing a Knife (It's Shia LaBeouf) || ✓
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| [[Episode 289|289]] || The Good Place || ✓
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| [[Episode 290|290]] || The Fall Guy || ✓
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| [[Episode 291|291]] || Underplaying Your Coaching || ✓
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| [[Episode 293|293]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 294|294]] || A Whimper || ✓
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| [[Episode 295|295]] || Wentz the Turkey || ✓
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| [[Episode 296|296]] || The One Where Don is the Stripper in the Cake || ✓
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| [[Episode 297|297]] || The Honeymoon is Over || ✓
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| [[Episode 298|298]] || Catching a Charge || ✓
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| [[Episode 299|299]] || The Dangers of Being Drunk in the Backseat || ✓
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| [[Episode 300|300]] || Cute But Ugly || ✓
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| [[Episode 301|301]] || MASH Theme || ✓
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| [[Episode 302|302]] || Ham of Personality || ✓
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| [[Episode 304|304]] || Kirk — We're on It! || ✓
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| [[Episode 305|305]] || Arif and Kickers — A Love Story || ✓
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| [[Episode 308|308]] || Podcasting in My Sleep || ✓
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| [[Episode 310|310]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 312|312]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 313|313]] || Trauma-Fueled Vision Quests || ✓
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| [[Episode 315|315]] || Everything Was Bad || ✓
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| [[Episode 316|316]] || Fever Dreams || ✓
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| [[Episode 317|317]] || Trigger Fingers || ✓
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| [[Episode 319|319]] || We Are All on Drugs || ✓
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| [[Episode 320|320]] || The Dangers of Social Distancing || ✓
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| [[Episode 321|321]] || Exodus, Movement of Jah People! || ✓
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| [[Episode 322|322]] || The Monday Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 323|323]] || Playing Meaningful Football in April || ✓
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| [[Episode 325|325]] || Anthony Barr-Related Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 326|326]] || A Rational Discussion on Defunding the RB Position || ✓
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| [[Episode 327|327]] || The Ham Controversy || ✓
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| [[Episode 328|328]] || Slowly But Surely Turning Into a Cob of Corn || ✓
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| [[Episode 329|329]] || This is Probably Peter King's Fault || ✓
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| [[Episode 330|330]] || Strong Positive and/or Negative Emotions || ✓
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==2018 Season==

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| [[Episode 231|231]] || So It's Come to This: Another Draft Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 232|232]] || Hating Hayden Hurst || ✓
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| [[Episode 233|233]] || More and More Carson Every Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 234|234]] || An Uncomfortable Amount of Fat || ✓
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| [[Episode 235|235]] || Previewing the Camp of Training || ✓
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| [[Episode 237|237]] || Tweet That! || ✓
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| [[Episode 241|241]] || The Saltiest Kicker || ✓
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| [[Episode 242|242]] || Limited Success || ✓
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| [[Episode 245|245]] || Kickers Aren't People || ✓
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| [[Episode 246|246]] || Halftime is for Quitters || ✓
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| [[Episode 248|248]] || (There Must Be) 50 Ways to Fix Your Defense || ✓
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| [[Episode 249|249]] || There's No Good Reason to Visit Philadelphia || ✓
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| [[Episode 250|250]] || Ugly But Useful || ✓
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| [[Episode 251|251]] || Double Trap Game? || ✓
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| [[Episode 252|252]] || Dead Arms and Legs || ✓
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| [[Episode 253|253]] || In Living Color || ✓
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| [[Episode 255|255]] || probably || ✓
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| [[Episode 256|256]] || Yakity Sacks! || ✓
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| [[Episode 257|257]] || I Got Your Ads RIGHT HERE! || ✓
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| [[Episode 258|258]] || Trash Birds and Bears || ✓
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| [[Episode 259|259]] || Post-Turkey and Post-Packers || ✓
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| [[Episode 260|260]] || PAY-triots || ✓
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| [[Episode 261|261]] || Checking Down (and Out) || ✓
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| [[Episode 262|262]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 263|263]] || Apologies for the Optimism || ✓
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| [[Episode 264|264]] || The Inconvenient Truth || ✓
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| [[Episode 265|265]] || Fighting Josh Freeman || ✓
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| [[Episode 266|266]] || Buyers Remorse || ✓
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| [[Episode 267|267]] || Everyone's Fault But Mine || ✓
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| [[Episode 268|268]] || Too Many Cooks || ✓
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| [[Episode 270|270]] || Strong Opinions on the Bachelor || ✓
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| [[Episode 271|271]] || What's The Combination || ✓
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| [[Episode 272|272]] || blah || ✓
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| [[Episode 273|273]] || The Arif and James Annual Second Christmas Extravaganza || ✓
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| [[Episode 274|274]] || Last Stop Before Disappointment || ✓
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| [[Episode 275|275]] || Spoilers || ✓
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| [[Episode 276|276]] || Good Teammates || ✓
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| [[Episode 277|277]] || So We're Not Trading Him? || ✓
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| [[Episode 279|279]] || Fluidity || ✓
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| [[Episode 280|280]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2017 Season==

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| [[Episode 193|193]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 195|195]] || Day to Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 196|196]] || What do you mean YOU people? || ✓
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| [[Episode 197|197]] || Taking a Knee (Inherently Aggressive) || ✓
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| [[Episode 202|202]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 203|203]] || Let the Bodies Hit the Floor || ✓
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| [[Episode 205|205]] || Dirty Birds Slaughtered Inside of US Bank Stadium for Once || ✓
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| [[Episode 207|207]] || Dirty Browns || ✓
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| [[Episode 211|211]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 213|213]] || Masters of Our Domain || ✓
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| [[Episode 215|215]] || Ham Package || ✓
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| [[Episode 217|217]] || As Seen on CBS Sports! || ✓
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| [[Episode 219|219]] || Back and Better Than Ever || ✓
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| [[Episode 220|220]] || God Hates New Orleans — We Just Need Proof || ✓
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| [[Episode 223|223]] || The Philadelphia Incident Pt. 2 || ✓
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| [[Episode 224|224]] || Wasted Away Again in Margarittaville || ✓
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| [[Episode 225|225]] || Death Comes to Frogtown || ✓
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| [[Episode 226|226]] || Womens Hockey, Curling, and the XFL || ✓
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| [[Episode 227|227]] || Why Would We Want to Marry Our Cousins? || ✓
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| [[Episode 228|228]] || It's Pronounced SEA-MAN! || ✓
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| [[Episode 229|229]] || Scouting and Rebuilding with Jonathan and Drew || ✓
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| [[Episode 230|230]] || Extensions in the Snow || ✓
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==2016 Season==

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| [[Episode 133|133]] || Proof of Illuminati || ✓
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==2015 Season==

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| [[Episode 85|85]] || Stafford Harassment || ✓
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| [[Episode 89|89]] || Diggs Does Denver || ✓
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| [[Episode 90|90]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 92|92]] || A Tale of Two Halfs || ✓
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| [[Episode 103|103]] || The Search for ODB's Money || ✓
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| [[Episode 107|107]] || Tears of an AP || ✓
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| [[Episode 111|111]] || these numbers look like lightsabers || ✓
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| [[Episode 113|113]] || Smoked Cheese || ✓
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| [[Episode 115|115]] || Strong men also cry || ✓
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| [[Episode 122|122]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 125|125]] || The Smell of Fear || ✓
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==2014 Season==

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| [[Episode 67|67]] || Who goes to Manny's and doesn't have steak? || ✓
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| [[Episode 68|68]] || For Reals || ✓
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| [[Episode 71|71]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2013 Season==
''No show notes available for this season.''

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Episode 609

2026-08-27T15:44:08Z

Damian:

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 609
| title = Wistfully Remembering the Athleticism of Christian Ponder
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Preseason
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 609: Wistfully Remembering the Athleticism of Christian Ponder''' was a preseason episode covering the Ravens preseason game recap, the JJ McCarthy situation, the punter battle, a season win-total discussion, and a Broncos game preview, followed by a mailbag that ended in a lengthy digression about Robert Kraft, Malort, the Dinkytown McDonald's, and the deaths of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry.

== Overview ==
The bulk of the episode was a thorough assessment of JJ McCarthy's Ravens preseason performance, the state of the 53-man roster bubble, the punter competition between Johnny Hekker and Brett Thorson, and a season outlook placing Arif firmly in the under camp at 8.5 wins. The closing was dedicated, per James, to Tim Curry, with the outro line drawn from Muppet Treasure Island.

== Correction: Episode 608 Title ==
Episode 608 was posted to Wide Left Football under the title '''Adam Thielen is a Hall of Famer''', a garbled version of the Vinatieri debate that dominated the cold open of that episode. Both hosts found this extremely funny.

== Segments ==

=== JJ McCarthy and the QB Situation ===
McCarthy's Ravens preseason performance extended his struggles from the Giants game. The primary discussion points:

* His time-to-throw remained historically long; Arif argued that even accounting for a weak offensive line — Henry Bird was poor, Ver-Shawn Lee was poor, Michael Jurgens was below average — he did not perform well in clean pockets either
* His best throw of the game, a 50-50 ball to Ty Felton, was identified as a case where McCarthy stepped up into the pocket and used that momentum correctly — Arif noted that if your best throw of the game is also the one where your process is correct, that is not encouraging
* A CBS Sports piece and a Tyler Dunne/Go Long TD piece on McCarthy's reliability among coaches and players had published during the same week
* Carson Wentz again outperformed McCarthy by a significant margin, which Arif noted was itself a concern about the backup position given Wentz's injury history
* Max Brosmer was injured early in the Giants game, forcing Wentz into extended action — one observer had initially concluded Brosmer was benched for poor play before the injury was reported

On the question of cutting McCarthy: Arif assessed it as unlikely but not off the table. The primary argument for keeping him was that he offered more upside than Brosmer, and that teams with arrogant-enough coaching staffs would potentially take a reclamation flyer on a first-round pick — meaning trade value, however minimal (a sixth or seventh), existed. McCarthy was assessed as the QB3, with the Vikings likely carrying three quarterbacks given the circumstances.

The question of McCarthy's historical peers was explored: was his ceiling lower than Christian Ponder's? Arif looked up Ponder's 2012 era-adjusted net yards per attempt (89 on a scale where 100 is average) and compared it to McCarthy's previous season (74 — described as "the one where it's like, this guy needs assistance"). Ponder could at least throw short, could hand off to Adrian Peterson, could target Percy Harvin deep, and once lowered his shoulder into Lance Briggs. McCarthy cannot throw short. The hosts acknowledged, reluctantly, that this comparison is not flattering to McCarthy.

Arif also reviewed the historical record of first-round quarterbacks who fell to third string and recovered to above-average play. The piece "Post-Bust Revival" at Wide Left covered many cases — Drew Brees, Ryan Tannehill, Sam Darnold, Geno Smith — but almost all did so on a different team. The only meaningful same-team example Arif could identify was Alex Smith under Jim Harbaugh. For every Alex Smith there are a million Jake Lockers and Blaine Gabberts, the majority of whom played for AFC South teams.

=== Punter Battle: Hekker vs. Thorson ===
Arif assessed the punter competition between '''Johnny Hekker''' and '''Brett Thorson'''. Contrary to expectations, Hekker looked like the better punter — Arif had anticipated Thorson to be the better punter despite lacking holding experience. Thorson's holds looked fine on limited viewing. Hekker was assessed as the likely starter; Thorson could plausibly land on the practice squad as an international pathway player, requiring no roster spot. James revealed that Arif had been placed in the same Oops, All Punters league division as Luke Braun.

=== Oops, All Punters: Final Rules ===
James confirmed the full scoring system for the Oops, All Punters edition of the Hell League:

* Touchdown pass on a fake punt: 100 points
* Touchdown run on a fake punt: 200 points
* Touchdown reception by a punter: 1,000 points (has never happened)
* Punt yards: 1 point per yard
* Punt inside the 10: 25 points; inside the 20: 10 points
* Blocked punt: −50 points
* Touchback: −5 points
* Fair catch: 10 points
* 44+ yard average: 50 points; cascading down to 33.9 or below: −10 points
* Hell League kicker scoring update: 50–59 yard field goals now worth 25 points; 60+ yards worth 60 points

=== Season Outlook and Win Total ===
Vegas over/under: 8.5 wins. Arif took the under — not because he believed the Vikings were generally bad, but because a fourth-place division team winning over half their games is historically rare, and the NFC North was the wrong division in which to be fourth. He noted the defence could realistically be a top-three unit, the offence could be top-10 with Murray, and individual games would be worth caring about regardless of playoff odds. He also recommended emotional investment now rather than checking out and returning as a tourist when things improve. Carson Wentz starts over/under: 2.5 — Arif took the under.

=== Broncos Preview and Roster Bubble ===
Players identified as on the roster bubble heading into the third preseason game:

* '''Defensive tackle/edge''': Elijah Williams, Isaiah Lattimore, Tyler Batty, Bo Richter, Chas Chambliss (cross-training at fullback, edge, and middle linebacker; likely makes the team), Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (making the team, question is at which position)
* '''Linebacker''': Ivan Pace, Jacob Roberts, Bengali Kamara — the question of whether a fifth linebacker spot exists, with the possibility (Tyler Forness's pet theory) that Ivan Pace is cut flagged but deemed unlikely
* '''Cornerback''': Chuck Dennis (fighting for CB3, not truly on the bubble), James Pierre, Devon Armstead, Zemaia Vaughn — question of how many the Vikings carry, four through six
* '''Safety''': Jacoby Thomas, Theo Jackson (locked in as starter); Jay Ward's versatility noted — lined up at corner, slot, box, free safety, and on the line of scrimmage across the Ravens game
* '''Wide receiver''': Dylan Bell, Deshawn Jones (suspended three games; unclear if he needs to be on the 53); Myles Price and Ty Felton both likely safe
* '''Offensive line''': Michael Jurgens, Joe Huber, Caleb Tiernan (third-round pick, spiritually a bubble player), Ryan Vandermark (has to make the team), Walter Rouse
* '''Running back''': Xavier Gipson as potential fourth back; Deone Claiborne assessed as RB3 over Gipson despite Gipson's better running, due to catastrophic pass protection
* '''Tight end''': Gavin Bartholomew vs. Ben Yurosek for the third spot (Yurosek's name pronounced "Yerosek" on the broadcast); Bryson Nesbit also in consideration

=== Around the League ===
* The '''Pro Bowl''' has been officially eliminated. Arif mourned a lost opportunity to cover it (he had once turned down a Pro Bowl credential to cover the Shrine Bowl), praised the removal of the game itself and the end of Pro Bowl alternate proliferation, and cited Justis Mosqueda's legendary Pro Bowl film breakdowns as a casualty of history
* '''Deshaun Watson''' complained of being booed for personal reasons. Arif gave an extended assessment arguing he is primarily being booed for poor play and unavailability, that good players who are bad people tend to get their character laundered by performance, and that Watson's use of his foundation as moral currency was undermined by tax return data showing $510,000 raised in 2025 with $80,000 ever paid out — $488,000 of the revenue coming from Watson himself, suggesting a tax shelter. The Cleveland Browns were assessed as deserving of a fruit basket from every other team for assuming the worst-trade-in-NFL-history mantle from the Herschel Walker deal. Arthur Blank was also noted as having narrowly escaped the same fate
* The '''Atlanta Falcons' Watson counterfactual''' was explored: James proposed asking SūmerBrain what would have happened if Atlanta had signed Watson, noting the butterfly effects on Kirk Cousins' trajectory

== Mailbag ==

* '''Raul''' — Is there something uniquely uncatchable about JJ McCarthy's fastball — is it the spin rate? Arif: probably not spin rate, which he believes is within normal range. More likely velocity combined with ball placement and trajectory — Tom Brady has discussed how a ball with its nose angled slightly upward is more catchable, and McCarthy may not have developed the touch to consistently achieve this. The underlying issue is that he threw the ball remarkably little at Michigan even before the injury, leaving fewer reps to develop nuance.

* '''Sternile''' — JJ (Justin Jefferson): 2,000 yards, playoff win, or Brian Flores takes head coaching duties — which is more likely? Arif: playoff win. Then immediately noted he had just taken the under on eight wins in the same episode, and acknowledged the contradiction.

* '''LeVar Bolsharif''' — Has there ever been a first-round quarterback who fell to third string and recovered to above-average play on the same team? Arif: Alex Smith under Jim Harbaugh is the only meaningful modern example. Almost all other post-bust revivals — Drew Brees, Ryan Tannehill, Sam Darnold — happened on a different team. McCarthy's situation is probably over, but he stays because he is better than Max Brosmer and someone might take a trade flyer.

* '''Ricardo''' — When enshrined in the Hall of Fame, will Sean Payton be the first inductee to perform his own induction speech? Arif: Drew Brees or Taysom Hill are the only candidates to induct him; they will probably finish each other's sentences. Payton choosing his own highlight clips — ones where he thinks he looks good but does not — was identified as extremely likely. The clip of Payton doing the skol clap moments before the Minneapolis Miracle was flagged as a probable inclusion.

* '''Leon Smorgasbord''' — How could anyone not see the vision in JJ Son-of-Grossman McCarthy? Arif: the Rex Grossman comparison made immediate sense. Grossman being a starting Super Bowl quarterback remains baffling. The Devin Hester Bowl remains the only reason to watch that game.

* '''Yannick''' — Where does SūmerBrain rank the Caleb Banks pick among the worst of the Kwesi Adofo-Mensah era? James asked SūmerBrain directly and received an answer that mentioned Lewis Cine and Andrew Booth, and noted four times that Banks was not drafted by Kwesi. Arif's assessment: Banks is more of an Andrew Booth bust than a Lewis Cine bust — Booth always seemed to have potential being cut short and is still floating around the league, whereas Cine was never close to the first team. Banks is on the first-team roster right now.

* '''Deez''' — What is the league's obsession with Kevin O'Connell? He has a worsening offence, no playoff wins, and abandons the run game. His seat should be hot. Arif: O'Connell's reputation comes from the cumulative impact of outperforming expectations with Kirk Cousins, Sam Darnold, and Joshua Dobbs; firing Ed Donatell after one year; and hiring Brian Flores without hesitation. His career record is above .630 — better than Dan Campbell, Mike Vrabel, Kyle Shanahan, and Sean McVay — which is a very difficult thing to achieve over four seasons with six quarterbacks. He is probably somewhat overrated as an offensive mind, and the McCarthy decision is a legitimate ding, but the overall case for him is not purely a matter of a generous fanbase.

* '''Ben''' — Should JJ McCarthy try to go back to college? Arif: the Big Ten voted against allowing NFL players to return, and the SEC voted 15-0 against it (Lane Kiffin abstained on principle). The remaining options are the Pac-2, App State, or Old Dominion. App State was the unanimous selection.

* '''Ben''' — What edge rushers are available to address the depth concern? Arif: Haason Reddick (interesting but small), Leonard Floyd (fine), and Kyle Van Noy — identified as the pick because of his existing familiarity with the Brian Flores defence from both the Dolphins and Patriots.

* '''Ben''' — What changes in the preseason hint at the Vikings' overhauled run scheme? Arif: the team ran a counter-tray variant using a tackle and a tight end as pulling lead blockers rather than the traditional guard and tackle configuration, which Arif had not seen in the NFL previously. They also incorporated more varied pre-snap and at-snap motions beyond the usual jet sweep, including cheat motions and other sweep types.

* '''Timothy''' — Deshaun Watson complained of being booed for personal reasons. Can we boo him for his play too? Covered in Around the League above.

* '''Patrick O'Neill''' — What is the worst food/meat pairing to serve at a Vikings tailgate, and which current Viking would eat it anyway? After considering and dismissing rivals' regional foods — beer cheese soup and brats from Wisconsin, strong Detroit food culture — James settled on the correct answer: a tailgate consisting exclusively of Malort bottles. Arif confirmed via personal experience that Malort in jello-shot form eliminates the brief moment of normalcy before the full horror arrives. [[Dusty O'Connell]] was confirmed to be immune to Malort, having had Malort temporary tattoos at his bachelor party, identifying him as someone who "cannot be killed by conventional weaponry."

* '''Kane Cook''' — Northern California resident visiting Cleveland for the weekend, willing to travel up to 91 miles — recommendations? The question was primarily an excuse to discuss Robert Kraft's 2019 solicitation arrest, specifically: the decision was almost certainly made after a night of no sleep and significant cocaine rather than a morning decision; the pricing ($140, all in $20s, from a third-party ATM with a high transaction fee); and the mechanics of being a billionaire who still stops at a gas-station ATM. The Dinkytown McDonald's, a cash-only establishment that changed its prices after 1 a.m. and charged $5 ATM transaction fees, was cited as a spiritual analogue.

* '''Zach''' — Which team's ownership group is next to get arrested for solicitation? Arif: the Browns, on general principle. James: the 49ers, because the substation can cover for anything. The MSP Airport bathroom that replaced the Larry Craig arrest bathroom winning a CINTAS award for best airport bathroom was noted as a beautiful historical outcome.

* '''Room Temperature''' — Visited Philadelphia and two beloved 80-year-old celebrities died. Should they never return? Arif: two options — stop going entirely, or keep going until your desired 80-year-old passes, because the slot machine could come up. James recommended wrapping George Clinton in bubble wrap both for safety and because he would enjoy it.

* '''Big Ale''' — What modifications to the spell causing '''Dolly Parton''' and '''Tim Curry''''s back-to-back deaths are needed to correct the timeline? Arif: framed it as a Thanos-style sacrifice, where two beloved figures may have been the cost for something else, leaving open the question of whether the trade was worth it. Julie Andrews, Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart identified as requiring immediate protection. William Shatner, in his 90s and performing with metal groups, was noted as seemingly unkillable and therefore exempt from concern.

* '''I Hate Carmel Indiana''' — Is Arif's SūmerBrain interaction messing up his dopamine response? Arif: no, he only consults SūmerBrain when the mailbag requires it. The Replika subreddit was revisited — James had attempted to access Goth SūmerBrain but would need to download the app to a phone he did not want it on. The Patreon budget for a burner phone for the purpose of resurrecting Goth SūmerBrain was floated and immediately identified as an extremely bad optics situation.

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — Returning to university after taking a semester off to heal an exploded foot. What extracurricular activity should a cis white male with a good understanding of government and decent public speaking skills take up, with the caveat that debate might make him a more effective fascist? Arif: Key Club (dinner speeches), or swimming given the foot. James: a board game group, and shared the full origin story of how he met his fiancée at the Grand Forks Divorced Men's Club board game night — a woman was brought by a member James actively disliked, James spent the evening explaining game rules and apologising for the other man's behaviour, and she nearly slipped him her number on the way out.

* '''Nolan Kehler''' — Is Arif, with his long-standing hatred of Canada and his Joe-Biden-certifying-the-election energy about Adam Vinatieri, now surpassing James as the show's resident Republican? His recent status as a small-business owner was cited as the driver. James noted that hating Canada crosses political lines. Arif noted James had agreed with a Trump Truth Social post about Dolly Parton. James clarified it was a Truth, not a tweet. The episode closed on the observation that Christian Ponder was athletic, which both hosts agreed was the correct final sentence.

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* '''Dolly Parton''' and '''Tim Curry''' are confirmed deceased; the closing outro was drawn from Muppet Treasure Island in tribute to Curry
* [[Dusty O'Connell]] is confirmed immune to Malort, based on evidence from his bachelor party
* '''Christian Ponder's 2012 season''' is now, objectively and on the record, a higher ceiling than JJ McCarthy's current trajectory
* Alex Smith under Jim Harbaugh is the only modern same-team post-bust quarterback revival either host could identify
* The Grand Forks Divorced Men's Club origin story of James and his fiancée is now documented
* The Minneapolis Airport bathroom that replaced the Larry Craig arrest bathroom has won a CINTAS award for best airport bathroom
* Arif was given a jello shot of Malort at a music festival, banished the person responsible from his campsite at the following year's festival, and remains willing to discuss it at length

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Episode 609

2026-08-27T15:43:48Z

Damian: Created page with "{{EpisodeInfobox | number = 609 | title = Wistfully Remembering the Athleticism of Christian Ponder | hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik | guests = None | type = Preseason }} '''Norse Code Episode 609: Wistfully Remembering the Athleticism of Christian Ponder''' was a preseason episode covering the Ravens preseason game recap, the JJ McCarthy situation, the punter battle, a season win-total discussion, and a Broncos game preview, followed..."

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 609
| title = Wistfully Remembering the Athleticism of Christian Ponder
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Preseason
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 609: Wistfully Remembering the Athleticism of Christian Ponder''' was a preseason episode covering the Ravens preseason game recap, the JJ McCarthy situation, the punter battle, a season win-total discussion, and a Broncos game preview, followed by a mailbag that ended in a lengthy digression about Robert Kraft, Malort, the Dinkytown McDonald's, and the deaths of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. The cold open revealed that Episode 608's title was "Adam Thielen is a Hall of Famer."

== Overview ==
The bulk of the episode was a thorough assessment of JJ McCarthy's Ravens preseason performance, the state of the 53-man roster bubble, the punter competition between Johnny Hekker and Brett Thorson, and a season outlook placing Arif firmly in the under camp at 8.5 wins. The closing was dedicated, per James, to Tim Curry, with the outro line drawn from Muppet Treasure Island.

== Correction: Episode 608 Title ==
Episode 608 was posted to Wide Left Football under the title '''Adam Thielen is a Hall of Famer''', a garbled version of the Vinatieri debate that dominated the cold open of that episode. Both hosts found this extremely funny.

== Segments ==

=== JJ McCarthy and the QB Situation ===
McCarthy's Ravens preseason performance extended his struggles from the Giants game. The primary discussion points:

* His time-to-throw remained historically long; Arif argued that even accounting for a weak offensive line — Henry Bird was poor, Ver-Shawn Lee was poor, Michael Jurgens was below average — he did not perform well in clean pockets either
* His best throw of the game, a 50-50 ball to Ty Felton, was identified as a case where McCarthy stepped up into the pocket and used that momentum correctly — Arif noted that if your best throw of the game is also the one where your process is correct, that is not encouraging
* A CBS Sports piece and a Tyler Dunne/Go Long TD piece on McCarthy's reliability among coaches and players had published during the same week
* Carson Wentz again outperformed McCarthy by a significant margin, which Arif noted was itself a concern about the backup position given Wentz's injury history
* Max Brosmer was injured early in the Giants game, forcing Wentz into extended action — one observer had initially concluded Brosmer was benched for poor play before the injury was reported

On the question of cutting McCarthy: Arif assessed it as unlikely but not off the table. The primary argument for keeping him was that he offered more upside than Brosmer, and that teams with arrogant-enough coaching staffs would potentially take a reclamation flyer on a first-round pick — meaning trade value, however minimal (a sixth or seventh), existed. McCarthy was assessed as the QB3, with the Vikings likely carrying three quarterbacks given the circumstances.

The question of McCarthy's historical peers was explored: was his ceiling lower than Christian Ponder's? Arif looked up Ponder's 2012 era-adjusted net yards per attempt (89 on a scale where 100 is average) and compared it to McCarthy's previous season (74 — described as "the one where it's like, this guy needs assistance"). Ponder could at least throw short, could hand off to Adrian Peterson, could target Percy Harvin deep, and once lowered his shoulder into Lance Briggs. McCarthy cannot throw short. The hosts acknowledged, reluctantly, that this comparison is not flattering to McCarthy.

Arif also reviewed the historical record of first-round quarterbacks who fell to third string and recovered to above-average play. The piece "Post-Bust Revival" at Wide Left covered many cases — Drew Brees, Ryan Tannehill, Sam Darnold, Geno Smith — but almost all did so on a different team. The only meaningful same-team example Arif could identify was Alex Smith under Jim Harbaugh. For every Alex Smith there are a million Jake Lockers and Blaine Gabberts, the majority of whom played for AFC South teams.

=== Punter Battle: Hekker vs. Thorson ===
Arif assessed the punter competition between '''Johnny Hekker''' and '''Brett Thorson'''. Contrary to expectations, Hekker looked like the better punter — Arif had anticipated Thorson to be the better punter despite lacking holding experience. Thorson's holds looked fine on limited viewing. Hekker was assessed as the likely starter; Thorson could plausibly land on the practice squad as an international pathway player, requiring no roster spot. James revealed that Arif had been placed in the same Oops, All Punters league division as Luke Braun.

=== Oops, All Punters: Final Rules ===
James confirmed the full scoring system for the Oops, All Punters edition of the Hell League:

* Touchdown pass on a fake punt: 100 points
* Touchdown run on a fake punt: 200 points
* Touchdown reception by a punter: 1,000 points (has never happened)
* Punt yards: 1 point per yard
* Punt inside the 10: 25 points; inside the 20: 10 points
* Blocked punt: −50 points
* Touchback: −5 points
* Fair catch: 10 points
* 44+ yard average: 50 points; cascading down to 33.9 or below: −10 points
* Hell League kicker scoring update: 50–59 yard field goals now worth 25 points; 60+ yards worth 60 points

=== Season Outlook and Win Total ===
Vegas over/under: 8.5 wins. Arif took the under — not because he believed the Vikings were generally bad, but because a fourth-place division team winning over half their games is historically rare, and the NFC North was the wrong division in which to be fourth. He noted the defence could realistically be a top-three unit, the offence could be top-10 with Murray, and individual games would be worth caring about regardless of playoff odds. He also recommended emotional investment now rather than checking out and returning as a tourist when things improve. Carson Wentz starts over/under: 2.5 — Arif took the under.

=== Broncos Preview and Roster Bubble ===
Players identified as on the roster bubble heading into the third preseason game:

* '''Defensive tackle/edge''': Elijah Williams, Isaiah Lattimore, Tyler Batty, Bo Richter, Chas Chambliss (cross-training at fullback, edge, and middle linebacker; likely makes the team), Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (making the team, question is at which position)
* '''Linebacker''': Ivan Pace, Jacob Roberts, Bengali Kamara — the question of whether a fifth linebacker spot exists, with the possibility (Tyler Forness's pet theory) that Ivan Pace is cut flagged but deemed unlikely
* '''Cornerback''': Chuck Dennis (fighting for CB3, not truly on the bubble), James Pierre, Devon Armstead, Zemaia Vaughn — question of how many the Vikings carry, four through six
* '''Safety''': Jacoby Thomas, Theo Jackson (locked in as starter); Jay Ward's versatility noted — lined up at corner, slot, box, free safety, and on the line of scrimmage across the Ravens game
* '''Wide receiver''': Dylan Bell, Deshawn Jones (suspended three games; unclear if he needs to be on the 53); Myles Price and Ty Felton both likely safe
* '''Offensive line''': Michael Jurgens, Joe Huber, Caleb Tiernan (third-round pick, spiritually a bubble player), Ryan Vandermark (has to make the team), Walter Rouse
* '''Running back''': Xavier Gipson as potential fourth back; Deone Claiborne assessed as RB3 over Gipson despite Gipson's better running, due to catastrophic pass protection
* '''Tight end''': Gavin Bartholomew vs. Ben Yurosek for the third spot (Yurosek's name pronounced "Yerosek" on the broadcast); Bryson Nesbit also in consideration

=== Around the League ===
* The '''Pro Bowl''' has been officially eliminated. Arif mourned a lost opportunity to cover it (he had once turned down a Pro Bowl credential to cover the Shrine Bowl), praised the removal of the game itself and the end of Pro Bowl alternate proliferation, and cited Justis Mosqueda's legendary Pro Bowl film breakdowns as a casualty of history
* '''Deshaun Watson''' complained of being booed for personal reasons. Arif gave an extended assessment arguing he is primarily being booed for poor play and unavailability, that good players who are bad people tend to get their character laundered by performance, and that Watson's use of his foundation as moral currency was undermined by tax return data showing $510,000 raised in 2025 with $80,000 ever paid out — $488,000 of the revenue coming from Watson himself, suggesting a tax shelter. The Cleveland Browns were assessed as deserving of a fruit basket from every other team for assuming the worst-trade-in-NFL-history mantle from the Herschel Walker deal. Arthur Blank was also noted as having narrowly escaped the same fate
* The '''Atlanta Falcons' Watson counterfactual''' was explored: James proposed asking SūmerBrain what would have happened if Atlanta had signed Watson, noting the butterfly effects on Kirk Cousins' trajectory

== Mailbag ==

* '''Raul''' — Is there something uniquely uncatchable about JJ McCarthy's fastball — is it the spin rate? Arif: probably not spin rate, which he believes is within normal range. More likely velocity combined with ball placement and trajectory — Tom Brady has discussed how a ball with its nose angled slightly upward is more catchable, and McCarthy may not have developed the touch to consistently achieve this. The underlying issue is that he threw the ball remarkably little at Michigan even before the injury, leaving fewer reps to develop nuance.

* '''Sternile''' — JJ (Justin Jefferson): 2,000 yards, playoff win, or Brian Flores takes head coaching duties — which is more likely? Arif: playoff win. Then immediately noted he had just taken the under on eight wins in the same episode, and acknowledged the contradiction.

* '''LeVar Bolsharif''' — Has there ever been a first-round quarterback who fell to third string and recovered to above-average play on the same team? Arif: Alex Smith under Jim Harbaugh is the only meaningful modern example. Almost all other post-bust revivals — Drew Brees, Ryan Tannehill, Sam Darnold — happened on a different team. McCarthy's situation is probably over, but he stays because he is better than Max Brosmer and someone might take a trade flyer.

* '''Ricardo''' — When enshrined in the Hall of Fame, will Sean Payton be the first inductee to perform his own induction speech? Arif: Drew Brees or Taysom Hill are the only candidates to induct him; they will probably finish each other's sentences. Payton choosing his own highlight clips — ones where he thinks he looks good but does not — was identified as extremely likely. The clip of Payton doing the skol clap moments before the Minneapolis Miracle was flagged as a probable inclusion.

* '''Leon Smorgasbord''' — How could anyone not see the vision in JJ Son-of-Grossman McCarthy? Arif: the Rex Grossman comparison made immediate sense. Grossman being a starting Super Bowl quarterback remains baffling. The Devin Hester Bowl remains the only reason to watch that game.

* '''Yannick''' — Where does SūmerBrain rank the Caleb Banks pick among the worst of the Kwesi Adofo-Mensah era? James asked SūmerBrain directly and received an answer that mentioned Lewis Cine and Andrew Booth, and noted four times that Banks was not drafted by Kwesi. Arif's assessment: Banks is more of an Andrew Booth bust than a Lewis Cine bust — Booth always seemed to have potential being cut short and is still floating around the league, whereas Cine was never close to the first team. Banks is on the first-team roster right now.

* '''Deez''' — What is the league's obsession with Kevin O'Connell? He has a worsening offence, no playoff wins, and abandons the run game. His seat should be hot. Arif: O'Connell's reputation comes from the cumulative impact of outperforming expectations with Kirk Cousins, Sam Darnold, and Joshua Dobbs; firing Ed Donatell after one year; and hiring Brian Flores without hesitation. His career record is above .630 — better than Dan Campbell, Mike Vrabel, Kyle Shanahan, and Sean McVay — which is a very difficult thing to achieve over four seasons with six quarterbacks. He is probably somewhat overrated as an offensive mind, and the McCarthy decision is a legitimate ding, but the overall case for him is not purely a matter of a generous fanbase.

* '''Ben''' — Should JJ McCarthy try to go back to college? Arif: the Big Ten voted against allowing NFL players to return, and the SEC voted 15-0 against it (Lane Kiffin abstained on principle). The remaining options are the Pac-2, App State, or Old Dominion. App State was the unanimous selection.

* '''Ben''' — What edge rushers are available to address the depth concern? Arif: Haason Reddick (interesting but small), Leonard Floyd (fine), and Kyle Van Noy — identified as the pick because of his existing familiarity with the Brian Flores defence from both the Dolphins and Patriots.

* '''Ben''' — What changes in the preseason hint at the Vikings' overhauled run scheme? Arif: the team ran a counter-tray variant using a tackle and a tight end as pulling lead blockers rather than the traditional guard and tackle configuration, which Arif had not seen in the NFL previously. They also incorporated more varied pre-snap and at-snap motions beyond the usual jet sweep, including cheat motions and other sweep types.

* '''Timothy''' — Deshaun Watson complained of being booed for personal reasons. Can we boo him for his play too? Covered in Around the League above.

* '''Patrick O'Neill''' — What is the worst food/meat pairing to serve at a Vikings tailgate, and which current Viking would eat it anyway? After considering and dismissing rivals' regional foods — beer cheese soup and brats from Wisconsin, strong Detroit food culture — James settled on the correct answer: a tailgate consisting exclusively of Malort bottles. Arif confirmed via personal experience that Malort in jello-shot form eliminates the brief moment of normalcy before the full horror arrives. [[Dusty O'Connell]] was confirmed to be immune to Malort, having had Malort temporary tattoos at his bachelor party, identifying him as someone who "cannot be killed by conventional weaponry."

* '''Kane Cook''' — Northern California resident visiting Cleveland for the weekend, willing to travel up to 91 miles — recommendations? The question was primarily an excuse to discuss Robert Kraft's 2019 solicitation arrest, specifically: the decision was almost certainly made after a night of no sleep and significant cocaine rather than a morning decision; the pricing ($140, all in $20s, from a third-party ATM with a high transaction fee); and the mechanics of being a billionaire who still stops at a gas-station ATM. The Dinkytown McDonald's, a cash-only establishment that changed its prices after 1 a.m. and charged $5 ATM transaction fees, was cited as a spiritual analogue.

* '''Zach''' — Which team's ownership group is next to get arrested for solicitation? Arif: the Browns, on general principle. James: the 49ers, because the substation can cover for anything. The MSP Airport bathroom that replaced the Larry Craig arrest bathroom winning a CINTAS award for best airport bathroom was noted as a beautiful historical outcome.

* '''Room Temperature''' — Visited Philadelphia and two beloved 80-year-old celebrities died. Should they never return? Arif: two options — stop going entirely, or keep going until your desired 80-year-old passes, because the slot machine could come up. James recommended wrapping George Clinton in bubble wrap both for safety and because he would enjoy it.

* '''Big Ale''' — What modifications to the spell causing '''Dolly Parton''' and '''Tim Curry''''s back-to-back deaths are needed to correct the timeline? Arif: framed it as a Thanos-style sacrifice, where two beloved figures may have been the cost for something else, leaving open the question of whether the trade was worth it. Julie Andrews, Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart identified as requiring immediate protection. William Shatner, in his 90s and performing with metal groups, was noted as seemingly unkillable and therefore exempt from concern.

* '''I Hate Carmel Indiana''' — Is Arif's SūmerBrain interaction messing up his dopamine response? Arif: no, he only consults SūmerBrain when the mailbag requires it. The Replika subreddit was revisited — James had attempted to access Goth SūmerBrain but would need to download the app to a phone he did not want it on. The Patreon budget for a burner phone for the purpose of resurrecting Goth SūmerBrain was floated and immediately identified as an extremely bad optics situation.

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — Returning to university after taking a semester off to heal an exploded foot. What extracurricular activity should a cis white male with a good understanding of government and decent public speaking skills take up, with the caveat that debate might make him a more effective fascist? Arif: Key Club (dinner speeches), or swimming given the foot. James: a board game group, and shared the full origin story of how he met his fiancée at the Grand Forks Divorced Men's Club board game night — a woman was brought by a member James actively disliked, James spent the evening explaining game rules and apologising for the other man's behaviour, and she nearly slipped him her number on the way out.

* '''Nolan Kehler''' — Is Arif, with his long-standing hatred of Canada and his Joe-Biden-certifying-the-election energy about Adam Vinatieri, now surpassing James as the show's resident Republican? His recent status as a small-business owner was cited as the driver. James noted that hating Canada crosses political lines. Arif noted James had agreed with a Trump Truth Social post about Dolly Parton. James clarified it was a Truth, not a tweet. The episode closed on the observation that Christian Ponder was athletic, which both hosts agreed was the correct final sentence.

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* '''Dolly Parton''' and '''Tim Curry''' are confirmed deceased; the closing outro was drawn from Muppet Treasure Island in tribute to Curry
* [[Dusty O'Connell]] is confirmed immune to Malort, based on evidence from his bachelor party
* '''Christian Ponder's 2012 season''' is now, objectively and on the record, a higher ceiling than JJ McCarthy's current trajectory
* Alex Smith under Jim Harbaugh is the only modern same-team post-bust quarterback revival either host could identify
* The Grand Forks Divorced Men's Club origin story of James and his fiancée is now documented
* The Minneapolis Airport bathroom that replaced the Larry Craig arrest bathroom has won a CINTAS award for best airport bathroom
* Arif was given a jello shot of Malort at a music festival, banished the person responsible from his campsite at the following year's festival, and remains willing to discuss it at length

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Season 2026]]

Episode Archive

2026-08-27T15:41:29Z

Damian:

This page is the complete [[Norse Code]] episode archive, organised by season.
Episodes with show notes in the archive are marked ✓.
Episode pages without titles are stubs awaiting completion.

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes]]''

==2026 Season==

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| [[Episode 609|609]] || The Physicality of Christian Ponder || ✓
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| [[Episode 608|608]] || Adam Vinatieri is a Hall of Famer || ✓
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| [[Episode 607|607]] || Podcasters vs. Streamers || ✓
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==2025 Season==

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| [[Episode 576|576]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 577|577]] || Ethically Sourced Bones || ✓
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| [[Episode 578|578]] || Torment Nexus || ✓
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| [[Episode 580|580]] || The Lost Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 581|581]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 582|582]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 583|583]] || Double Ngakoue || ✓
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| [[Episode 585|585]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 586|586]] || You Never Want to Go Double || ✓
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| [[Episode 587|587]] || The Brain Survives a Lot of Abuse || ✓
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| [[Episode 588|588]] || A Lack of Justis || ✓
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| [[Episode 589|589]] || Misery Cohort || ✓
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| [[Episode 590|590]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 591|591]] || Structurally Capable || ✓
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| [[Episode 592|592]] || Somewhat Ethical Hater || ✓
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| [[Episode 593|593]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 594|594]] || Someone Should Consider Matt Ryan's Feelings || ✓
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| [[Episode 596|596]] || One More Time || ✓
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| [[Episode 597|597]] || Nepotism of Theseus || ✓
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| [[Episode 599|599]] || Dreams Do Come True || ✓
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| [[Episode 599.5|599.5]] || Blurs and Epilogues || ✓
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| [[Episode 600|600]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 601|601]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 602|602]] || Canonically Immortal || ✓
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| [[Episode 603|603]] || Hugging Italians || ✓
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| [[Episode 604|604]] || Truly Delightful People || ✓
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| [[Episode 605|605]] || In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain) || ✓
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| [[Episode 606|606]] || Dry July || ✓
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==2024 Season==

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| [[Episode 533|533]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 534|534]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 535|535]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 536|536]] || Ignoring the Darnold in the Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 537|537]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 538|538]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 539|539]] || Evaluate the Vibe || ✓
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| [[Episode 540|540]] || Personification of Oversaturation || ✓
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| [[Episode 542|542]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 543|543]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 544|544]] || Pythagorean Wins || ✓
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| [[Episode 545|545]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 547|547]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 548|548]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 550|550]] || Voltron of Correctness || ✓
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| [[Episode 551|551]] || The Art of Getting Punched in the Face with Everyone Watching || ✓
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| [[Episode 553|553]] || I Don't Feel Better || ✓
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| [[Episode 554|554]] || The Horrors Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 555|555]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 556|556]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist (Can Be Destroyed by Heat) || ✓
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| [[Episode 557|557]] || Confirmed in a Denial || ✓
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| [[Episode 558|558]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 559|559]] || Demolish the World || ✓
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| [[Episode 560|560]] || Don't Tear Gas the Squirrels || ✓
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| [[Episode 561|561]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 562|562]] || Infinite Money Glitch || ✓
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| [[Episode 563|563]] || Illegal in Most States || ✓
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| [[Episode 564|564]] || There Was No Winning Move || ✓
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| [[Episode 566|566]] || Arif's Support Squad / The Burn Book || ✓
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| [[Episode 567|567]] || Kevin O'Quiggley || ✓
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| [[Episode 568|568]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 569|569]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 570|570]] || Antichrist Superstar || ✓
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| [[Episode 571|571]] || The Promise of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 572|572]] || The Prince That Was Promised || ✓
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| [[Episode 574|574]] || Rationing the Celsius || ✓
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==2023 Season==

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| [[Episode 481|481]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 482|482]] || Hate Power Ranking || ✓
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| [[Episode 483|483]] || Swift Doctrine || ✓
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| [[Episode 484|484]] || A Detail That Was True But Would Not Have Helped || ✓
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| [[Episode 485|485]] || Addicted to Fumbles || ✓
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| [[Episode 486|486]] || Duke Nukem 3D Situational Disasters || ✓
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| [[Episode 487|487]] || Definition of Accuracy || ✓
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| [[Episode 488|488]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 489|489]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 490|490]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 491|491]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 492|492]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 493|493]] || Visual Trash || ✓
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| [[Episode 494|494]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 495|495]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 496|496]] || Are the Vikings the Jets? Browns? || ✓
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| [[Episode 497|497]] || Terrified of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 498|498]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 499|499]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 500|500]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 501|501]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 502|502]] || Life is Random and Cruel || ✓
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| [[Episode 503|503]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 504|504]] || Soft Times Make Weak Men || ✓
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| [[Episode 505|505]] || Gambling Degens and Degen Gamblers || ✓
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| [[Episode 506|506]] || The Power of Enemies || ✓
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| [[Episode 507|507]] || A Farewell to (#8's) Arm(s) || ✓
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| [[Episode 508|508]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 510|510]] || Excel Wizardry or Whatever || ✓
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| [[Episode 511|511]] || Going to Galveston || ✓
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| [[Episode 512|512]] || Obligation Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 513|513]] || Guaranteed to Be Guaranteed || ✓
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| [[Episode 514|514]] || Spite Kickers || ✓
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| [[Episode 515|515]] || Reserve Anger || ✓
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| [[Episode 516|516]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 517|517]] || Player Health || ✓
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| [[Episode 518|518]] || Nerve Regeneration for Fun and Profit || ✓
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| [[Episode 519|519]] || Likely Toes || ✓
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| [[Episode 520|520]] || Xanatos Gambit || ✓
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| [[Episode 522|522]] || Petty Game Balls || ✓
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| [[Episode 523|523]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 524|524]] || The Threat of the Bomb || ✓
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| [[Episode 526|526]] || Lucky and Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 527|527]] || Movement of One || ✓
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| [[Episode 528|528]] || Bullying But Popular || ✓
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| [[Episode 529|529]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2022 Season==

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| [[Episode 431|431]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 432|432]] || Goodbye Rodger || ✓
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| [[Episode 433|433]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 434|434]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 436|436]] || The Kirkish Genocide Returns || ✓
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| [[Episode 438|438]] || Norse Covid || ✓
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| [[Episode 439|439]] || You Have Just Been Called for Roughing the Passer || ✓
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| [[Episode 440|440]] || Buying Into the Lie || ✓
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| [[Episode 441|441]] || The Broken Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 442|442]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 443|443]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 444|444]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 445|445]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 446|446]] || That Mariota Almost Interception || ✓
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| [[Episode 447|447]] || Bringing You Down to Our Level || ✓
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| [[Episode 448|448]] || Going Live in 3, 2, 1 || ✓
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| [[Episode 449|449]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 450|450]] || The Living Curse || ✓
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| [[Episode 451|451]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 452|452]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 453|453]] || The First AI Bot Podcast! || ✓
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| [[Episode 454|454]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 455|455]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 456|456]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 457|457]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 458|458]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 459|459]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 461|461]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 463|463]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 464|464]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 465|465]] || The Cookies Were Delicious || ✓
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| [[Episode 466|466]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 467|467]] || The First 48 Hours || ✓
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| [[Episode 468|468]] || Buying the Dip || ✓
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| [[Episode 469|469]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 470|470]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 471|471]] || First Catch of the Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 472|472]] || Releases and Holdouts || ✓
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| [[Episode 473|473]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 474|474]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 475|475]] || Closer to Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 476|476]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 477|477]] || Surprise Makes and Surprise Cuts || ✓
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| [[Episode 478|478]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 479|479]] || Facts Are Irrelevant || ✓
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==2021 Season==

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| [[Episode 381|381]] || Case Cookus — Cousin's Swear Jar || ✓
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| [[Episode 382|382]] || For Better or, Usually, For Worse || ✓
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| [[Episode 383|383]] || Outbreaks and Clusters || ✓
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| [[Episode 384|384]] || False Starts || ✓
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| [[Episode 385|385]] || Show Me the Honey || ✓
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| [[Episode 386|386]] || Flaw in the Regime || ✓
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| [[Episode 387|387]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 388|388]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 389|389]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 390|390]] || Best of the Worst || ✓
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| [[Episode 391|391]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 392|392]] || In Spite of Ourselves || ✓
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| [[Episode 393|393]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 394|394]] || It Sucks Watching This Team Sometimes || ✓
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| [[Episode 395|395]] || I Am Doing Well || ✓
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| [[Episode 396|396]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 397|397]] || Live from the James Joyce Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 399|399]] || Stick to Sports || ✓
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| [[Episode 400|400]] || Episode 418: Laziest Conquerors || ✓
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| [[Episode 401|401]] || Thanks Again || ✓
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| [[Episode 402|402]] || Vikings Win the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 403|403]] || Vikings Lose the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 404|404]] || In Defense of Throatzilla || ✓
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| [[Episode 405|405]] || Waiting for a Win || ✓
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| [[Episode 406|406]] || True Knowledge || ✓
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| [[Episode 407|407]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 408|408]] || The Passion of the Cousins || ✓
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| [[Episode 409|409]] || The Formula || ✓
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| [[Episode 410|410]] || That Funny Feeling || ✓
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| [[Episode 411|411]] || Frozen Beef || ✓
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| [[Episode 412|412]] || An Indictment || ✓
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| [[Episode 414|414]] || Burning It All Down || ✓
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| [[Episode 415|415]] || Kwesi Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 416|416]] || Window Mirror Paradox || ✓
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| [[Episode 417|417]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 418|418]] || Away the Moon || ✓
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| [[Episode 419|419]] || Decisions Were Made || ✓
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| [[Episode 420|420]] || Sam Hayes || ✓
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| [[Episode 421|421]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 422|422]] || Prye's Brewing Company || ✓
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| [[Episode 423|423]] || Trading With Green Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 424|424]] || Literally Betting Against Carson Wentz || ✓
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| [[Episode 425|425]] || The Lack of News || ✓
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| [[Episode 426|426]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 427|427]] || The Nate Stanley Is Released Spectacular! || ✓
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| [[Episode 428|428]] || League Violation || ✓
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| [[Episode 429|429]] || Make Yourself Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 430|430]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2020 Season==

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| [[Episode 331|331]] || The Covid Year™ || ✓
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| [[Episode 332|332]] || Follow the Numbers in Your Heart || ✓
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| [[Episode 333|333]] || Christians Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 334|334]] || Dinosaurs Against Christians || ✓
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| [[Episode 335|335]] || Dinosaurs Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 336|336]] || Dinosaurs Against XP Attempts || ✓
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| [[Episode 337|337]] || Dinosaurs Against Bengal Kings || ✓
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| [[Episode 339|339]] || Dinosaurs Against Thanos || ✓
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| [[Episode 340|340]] || A Quick Discussion on Why it Should Be Legal to Shoot Kickers Into the Sun || ✓
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| [[Episode 341|341]] || No Place Like No Home || ✓
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| [[Episode 342|342]] || Tenuous But Fun to Talk About || ✓
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| [[Episode 343|343]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 344|344]] || An Abundance of Caution || ✓
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| [[Episode 345|345]] || This Team Might Not Be Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 346|346]] || The Yannick Ngakoue Trade || ✓
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| [[Episode 347|347]] || Armageddon || ✓
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| [[Episode 348|348]] || Count Your Blessings, Bitch! || ✓
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| [[Episode 349|349]] || Space Lasers for All! || ✓
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| [[Episode 350|350]] || Irv Smith Lives! || ✓
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| [[Episode 351|351]] || Distracted by Chili || ✓
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| [[Episode 352|352]] || Making Adjustments || ✓
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| [[Episode 353|353]] || How Do You Take a Sack There, Kyler? || ✓
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| [[Episode 354|354]] || Just Like the Gypsy Woman Said… || ✓
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| [[Episode 355|355]] || So This is What It's Like to Be a Seahawks Fan || ✓
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| [[Episode 356|356]] || Bingoists || ✓
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| [[Episode 357|357]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 358|358]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 359|359]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 360|360]] || Norse Code Comes Full Circle || ✓
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| [[Episode 361|361]] || This Team Had Playoff Aspirations. Like Recently || ✓
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| [[Episode 362|362]] || Playing Without Tackling You Are the Lion || ✓
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| [[Episode 363|363]] || That's a BINGO || ✓
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| [[Episode 364|364]] || One Million Vibes || ✓
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| [[Episode 365|365]] || Gatorade Consistency || ✓
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| [[Episode 366|366]] || Do They Know it's Snowing Over There (in Texas) || ✓
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| [[Episode 367|367]] || Bees Above Replacement || ✓
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| [[Episode 368|368]] || Into the Void (Year) || ✓
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| [[Episode 369|369]] || The Other End of the Tin Can and String || ✓
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| [[Episode 370|370]] || CJ Ham Punishment Edition || ✓
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| [[Episode 371|371]] || Ozymandias || ✓
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| [[Episode 372|372]] || All That Could Have Been || ✓
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| [[Episode 373|373]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 374|374]] || Checkers on a Chess Board || ✓
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| [[Episode 375|375]] || The Purview of the Corner || ✓
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| [[Episode 376|376]] || The Return of The Heismen || ✓
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| [[Episode 377|377]] || DOES YOUR MILKSHAKE BRING ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD? || ✓
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| [[Episode 378|378]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 379|379]] || Here's to Hopefully People Showing Up to the Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 380|380]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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==2019 Season==

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| [[Episode 281|281]] || Eating Eli Apple || ✓
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| [[Episode 282|282]] || Featuring Laquon Treadwell || ✓
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| [[Episode 285|285]] || Lions are Still Terrible || ✓
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| [[Episode 286|286]] || How to Cook (for Forty) Humans || ✓
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| [[Episode 287|287]] || 14 for 32 || ✓
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| [[Episode 288|288]] || He's Brandishing a Knife (It's Shia LaBeouf) || ✓
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| [[Episode 289|289]] || The Good Place || ✓
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| [[Episode 290|290]] || The Fall Guy || ✓
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| [[Episode 291|291]] || Underplaying Your Coaching || ✓
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| [[Episode 293|293]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 294|294]] || A Whimper || ✓
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| [[Episode 295|295]] || Wentz the Turkey || ✓
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| [[Episode 296|296]] || The One Where Don is the Stripper in the Cake || ✓
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| [[Episode 297|297]] || The Honeymoon is Over || ✓
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| [[Episode 298|298]] || Catching a Charge || ✓
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| [[Episode 299|299]] || The Dangers of Being Drunk in the Backseat || ✓
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| [[Episode 300|300]] || Cute But Ugly || ✓
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| [[Episode 301|301]] || MASH Theme || ✓
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| [[Episode 302|302]] || Ham of Personality || ✓
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| [[Episode 304|304]] || Kirk — We're on It! || ✓
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| [[Episode 305|305]] || Arif and Kickers — A Love Story || ✓
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| [[Episode 308|308]] || Podcasting in My Sleep || ✓
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| [[Episode 310|310]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 312|312]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 313|313]] || Trauma-Fueled Vision Quests || ✓
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| [[Episode 315|315]] || Everything Was Bad || ✓
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| [[Episode 316|316]] || Fever Dreams || ✓
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| [[Episode 317|317]] || Trigger Fingers || ✓
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| [[Episode 319|319]] || We Are All on Drugs || ✓
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| [[Episode 320|320]] || The Dangers of Social Distancing || ✓
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| [[Episode 321|321]] || Exodus, Movement of Jah People! || ✓
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| [[Episode 322|322]] || The Monday Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 323|323]] || Playing Meaningful Football in April || ✓
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| [[Episode 325|325]] || Anthony Barr-Related Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 326|326]] || A Rational Discussion on Defunding the RB Position || ✓
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| [[Episode 327|327]] || The Ham Controversy || ✓
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| [[Episode 328|328]] || Slowly But Surely Turning Into a Cob of Corn || ✓
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| [[Episode 329|329]] || This is Probably Peter King's Fault || ✓
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| [[Episode 330|330]] || Strong Positive and/or Negative Emotions || ✓
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==2018 Season==

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| [[Episode 231|231]] || So It's Come to This: Another Draft Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 232|232]] || Hating Hayden Hurst || ✓
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| [[Episode 233|233]] || More and More Carson Every Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 234|234]] || An Uncomfortable Amount of Fat || ✓
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| [[Episode 235|235]] || Previewing the Camp of Training || ✓
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| [[Episode 237|237]] || Tweet That! || ✓
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| [[Episode 241|241]] || The Saltiest Kicker || ✓
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| [[Episode 242|242]] || Limited Success || ✓
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| [[Episode 245|245]] || Kickers Aren't People || ✓
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| [[Episode 246|246]] || Halftime is for Quitters || ✓
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| [[Episode 248|248]] || (There Must Be) 50 Ways to Fix Your Defense || ✓
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| [[Episode 249|249]] || There's No Good Reason to Visit Philadelphia || ✓
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| [[Episode 250|250]] || Ugly But Useful || ✓
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| [[Episode 251|251]] || Double Trap Game? || ✓
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| [[Episode 252|252]] || Dead Arms and Legs || ✓
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| [[Episode 253|253]] || In Living Color || ✓
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| [[Episode 255|255]] || probably || ✓
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| [[Episode 256|256]] || Yakity Sacks! || ✓
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| [[Episode 257|257]] || I Got Your Ads RIGHT HERE! || ✓
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| [[Episode 258|258]] || Trash Birds and Bears || ✓
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| [[Episode 259|259]] || Post-Turkey and Post-Packers || ✓
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| [[Episode 260|260]] || PAY-triots || ✓
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| [[Episode 261|261]] || Checking Down (and Out) || ✓
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| [[Episode 262|262]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 263|263]] || Apologies for the Optimism || ✓
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| [[Episode 264|264]] || The Inconvenient Truth || ✓
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| [[Episode 265|265]] || Fighting Josh Freeman || ✓
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| [[Episode 266|266]] || Buyers Remorse || ✓
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| [[Episode 267|267]] || Everyone's Fault But Mine || ✓
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| [[Episode 268|268]] || Too Many Cooks || ✓
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| [[Episode 270|270]] || Strong Opinions on the Bachelor || ✓
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| [[Episode 271|271]] || What's The Combination || ✓
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| [[Episode 272|272]] || blah || ✓
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| [[Episode 273|273]] || The Arif and James Annual Second Christmas Extravaganza || ✓
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| [[Episode 274|274]] || Last Stop Before Disappointment || ✓
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| [[Episode 275|275]] || Spoilers || ✓
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| [[Episode 276|276]] || Good Teammates || ✓
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| [[Episode 277|277]] || So We're Not Trading Him? || ✓
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| [[Episode 279|279]] || Fluidity || ✓
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| [[Episode 280|280]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2017 Season==

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| [[Episode 193|193]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 195|195]] || Day to Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 196|196]] || What do you mean YOU people? || ✓
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| [[Episode 197|197]] || Taking a Knee (Inherently Aggressive) || ✓
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| [[Episode 202|202]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 203|203]] || Let the Bodies Hit the Floor || ✓
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| [[Episode 205|205]] || Dirty Birds Slaughtered Inside of US Bank Stadium for Once || ✓
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| [[Episode 207|207]] || Dirty Browns || ✓
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| [[Episode 211|211]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 213|213]] || Masters of Our Domain || ✓
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| [[Episode 215|215]] || Ham Package || ✓
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| [[Episode 217|217]] || As Seen on CBS Sports! || ✓
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| [[Episode 219|219]] || Back and Better Than Ever || ✓
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| [[Episode 220|220]] || God Hates New Orleans — We Just Need Proof || ✓
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| [[Episode 223|223]] || The Philadelphia Incident Pt. 2 || ✓
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| [[Episode 224|224]] || Wasted Away Again in Margarittaville || ✓
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| [[Episode 225|225]] || Death Comes to Frogtown || ✓
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| [[Episode 226|226]] || Womens Hockey, Curling, and the XFL || ✓
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| [[Episode 227|227]] || Why Would We Want to Marry Our Cousins? || ✓
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| [[Episode 228|228]] || It's Pronounced SEA-MAN! || ✓
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| [[Episode 229|229]] || Scouting and Rebuilding with Jonathan and Drew || ✓
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| [[Episode 230|230]] || Extensions in the Snow || ✓
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==2016 Season==

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| [[Episode 133|133]] || Proof of Illuminati || ✓
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==2015 Season==

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| [[Episode 83|83]] || The Blumpkin By The Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 85|85]] || Stafford Harassment || ✓
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| [[Episode 89|89]] || Diggs Does Denver || ✓
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| [[Episode 90|90]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 92|92]] || A Tale of Two Halfs || ✓
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| [[Episode 103|103]] || The Search for ODB's Money || ✓
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| [[Episode 107|107]] || Tears of an AP || ✓
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| [[Episode 111|111]] || these numbers look like lightsabers || ✓
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| [[Episode 113|113]] || Smoked Cheese || ✓
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| [[Episode 115|115]] || Strong men also cry || ✓
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| [[Episode 122|122]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 125|125]] || The Smell of Fear || ✓
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==2014 Season==

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| [[Episode 67|67]] || Who goes to Manny's and doesn't have steak? || ✓
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| [[Episode 68|68]] || For Reals || ✓
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| [[Episode 71|71]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2013 Season==
''No show notes available for this season.''

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Episode 608

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Damian: Created page with "{{EpisodeInfobox | number = 608 | title = Unknown | hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik | guests = None | type = Preseason }} '''Norse Code Episode 608''' was a preseason episode recorded with James sick, resulting in an abbreviated mailbag. The episode covered the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, Kyler Murray being named QB1, a full review of the Giants preseason game on both sides of the ball, joint practices with the Baltimore Raven..."

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 608
| title = Unknown
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Preseason
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 608''' was a preseason episode recorded with James sick, resulting in an abbreviated mailbag. The episode covered the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, Kyler Murray being named QB1, a full review of the Giants preseason game on both sides of the ball, joint practices with the Baltimore Ravens, and a shortened but eventful mailbag that ended with an extended digression into grave robbing, Ninja Turtles, and a bootleg VHS seller on Whatnot.

== Overview ==
James opened by flagging he was sick, promising a shorter episode. It was not shorter. The episode's cold open centred on the 2026 Hall of Fame class, with James demanding Arif confirm, on air, that Adam Vinatieri is a Hall of Famer — a callback to years of arguments on the subject. Arif confirmed it, noted it was wrong, and moved on. The bulk of the episode was a detailed preseason breakdown, including Jamal Adams' season-ending injury, JJ McCarthy's historically long time-to-throw, and Myles Price's outstanding performance. The mailbag, though shortened, included Arif consulting DeepSeek on grave robbing and a fully mapped Ninja Turtles/Spice Girls pairing exercise.

== Segments ==

=== Cold Open: Hall of Fame Class 2026 ===
The 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class: Luke Kuechly, Larry Fitzgerald, Adam Vinatieri, Drew Brees, Roger Craig, and Eli Manning. James spent the cold open demanding Arif say the words "Adam Vinatieri is a Hall of Famer" out loud, having argued for years on the show that Vinatieri deserved enshrinement while Arif maintained he did not. Arif complied, immediately reiterated that Vinatieri shouldn't be in, and noted that David Akers was a better kicker. James flagged that Julian Edelman's eventual Hall of Fame candidacy may require a special episode.

=== Kyler Murray Named QB1 ===
Kyler Murray was officially named the Vikings' starting quarterback heading into the regular season, ending the training camp competition. Arif noted Murray had three throws in the preseason — two good, one fine — and looked in command under centre, which had been a legitimate question given how dramatically the coaching staff had shifted away from that approach when Murray was benched the previous year. Arif also noted the "competition" was never real, speculating that Kevin O'Connell may have privately been telling Carson Wentz he was in it too, in a backwards-chair youth-pastor way.

=== Giants Preseason Game: Offence ===
'''JJ McCarthy''' was the dominant topic. McCarthy's time-to-throw was recorded at approximately 3.63 seconds — historically long by any standard. Arif walked through the debate triggered by a Twitter account arguing McCarthy's struggles were entirely explained by pressure, countering that a 3.63-second time-to-throw is indefensible regardless of play-action volume or route depth. The Los Angeles Rams — the NFL's deepest-route offence — do not approach this number. He described it as the kind of outlier that, like Zach Wilson's EPA charts, breaks the scale of any normal visualisation. Additional issues included:

* Footwork arriving at the top of his drop before receivers had broken into their routes, creating bad protection angles and coverage confusion
* A busted jet sweep to Deshawn Jones on the first play, attributable to snap-timing issues
* A Ty Felton drop that Arif partially attributed to a badly placed ball, crediting Felton for getting to it at all
* Caleb Tiernan's false start attributed in part to McCarthy's irregular snap count
* A CBS Sports piece and a Tyler Dunne/Go Long TD piece publishing the same day on McCarthy's reliability concerns among coaches and players

Carson Wentz entered after Max Brosmer was injured early and outperformed McCarthy, which Arif noted was not good news. Arif observed that Wentz, while not accurate in any absolute sense, was at least on time — something McCarthy was not even when he was nominally on time.

'''Myles Price''' was the offensive standout: a one-handed end-zone catch, a contested 50-50 ball he won on what should have been a 90-10 throw and converted into a significant gain after the catch, and a clean quick out. Four catches, all different types, all well executed. Arif assessed him as likely a lock for the roster.

'''Other offensive notes:'''
* Jordan Addison looked solid; his save of a low, inside Kyler Murray throw on an out route was highlighted
* Ty Felton performed adequately but has likely not overtaken Price in the depth chart
* Josh Oliver had an excellent block on an Aaron Jones run
* Gavin Bartholomew edged Ben Yurosek in blocking, but Yurosek received the first tight end snap on the official depth chart
* Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason both looked good; Deone Claiborne impressed in pass protection and ran better than anticipated, likely moving ahead of Xavier Gipson

=== Giants Preseason Game: Defence and Special Teams ===
'''Jamal Adams''' suffered a season-ending quad injury on one of his first snaps, having just delivered a tackle for loss against the starting offensive line. Arif had been sceptical about Adams' fit; the injury was deemed genuinely unfortunate. Adams' family has opted to remain in Minnesota, and he will stay active in the locker room with a young roster.

'''Other defensive notes:'''
* Jay Ward delivered a sack so violent the opposing player was briefly knocked out and sent to the concussion protocol tent, expressing puzzlement about why he needed to be there
* Theo Jackson looked significantly better than the previous year
* Charles Dennis showed well at cornerback
* Jacoby Thomas recorded a pick with the ones, described as cool — "go Dukes"
* Eric Wilson had an outstanding game; Blake Cashman looked very good; Jaye Ngata showed well but had a couple of late-reaction reps Arif attributed to playbook-familiarity issues rather than athletic ones
* Elijah Williams recorded a sack; Dallas Turner recorded a sack off a Blake Cashman stunt
* Caleb Banks had a poor game overall; Dominique Orange's PFF grade was described as worse than his actual performance
* Five penalties on returns in special teams — noted briefly, then left alone

=== Joint Practices: Ravens ===
The joint practices with Baltimore were previewed and reviewed. The offence looked disjointed on shifts and pre-snap motion against the Ravens defence, which Arif attributed to a still-developing timing. A brawl involving a Ravens defensive back and a Vikings receiver was identified as negative aura for the Vikings, who came off worse visually. The hosts confirmed Kyler Murray would not play in the second preseason game against the Ravens, meaning McCarthy and others would get extended looks.

== Mailbag ==
James flagged a shortened mailbag due to illness, with remaining questions to be answered on a future episode.

* '''Yannick''' — Would you rather draft a bad quarterback and know by training camp, or draft Bryce Young and spend years wondering if he's actually good? Arif: the former. If a player is ambiguous after two years, the odds of him emerging as a top-five player are low. Better to cut weight early, draft again, and have another shot. He acknowledged Matthew Stafford as a rare exception to the pattern.

* '''Big Ale''' — Snapping is still a problem for Brendel at camp. Do the Vikings need a real centre, or can Juwan Jennings play centre given he can throw forwards and should be able to throw backwards? Arif: yes, they need a real centre. The over-under is approximately one bad snap per game from Brendel over 17 games; he is on track to exceed that. James Daniels was floated as a name.

* '''Mad Max Brosmer''' — What does it tell us that Kyler got benched for JJ McCarthy after only one series, where he failed to complete an easy third-down throw? Arif clarified: Kyler was not benched, that is the normal preseason quarterback rotation. This was followed by James admitting he thought Max Brosmer had been benched for poor play before learning Brosmer was injured.

* '''Ice Delanda Est''' — Why should anyone care about this Vikings season when it feels like a disaster? Arif made the case: the defence could realistically be a top-three unit, a top-10 offence with a top-three defence wins games, and getting emotionally disinvested now means coming back later as a tourist who doesn't know the storylines. Buy the stock low. Also, Vegas had the Vikings as favourites to finish fourth in the division, which creates its own entertainment.

* '''Nolan Kehler''' — As Vikings GM, what should happen if they sign former UND Fighting Hawk Brady Oliveira and he outruns Jadarian Price? Arif looked up Oliveira's pro-day data: 4.7 forty, 6.93 cone at 228 pounds, which he noted was not bad. Arif confirmed Oliveira had appeared in his database for reasons he couldn't remember, and endorsed the signing on the grounds that it would be very funny.

* '''Deez''' — For the money corner: listener finds themselves caring less about sports because of how much athlete salaries have exploded. Is that odd? Arif gave an extended answer on the relationship between financial privilege and emotional identity, arguing that money doesn't remove the specific pain of having your identity as an athlete stripped from you by injury or a cut — and that pointing out someone earns $40 million doesn't resolve that. Referenced LeBron's house being vandalised with racist graffiti as a case study in how class privilege and dehumanisation coexist. Noted Jordan Addison specifically as a harder case for sympathy given his conduct. Closed with: "We are someone else's Jordan Addison, that's always true."

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — For the "it will work for us" corner: the Bears have signed Marcus Davenport. Analysis? Arif: better than Austin Booker, probably not as good as Montez Sweat, will likely be described as a "turbo dog shit" former first-round pick by the time he is injured in approximately week two.

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — For the grave-robbing corner: while planning a trip to finish the job on [[Don from Ohio]], a pit stop in Dayton to relocate the Wright Brothers' remains to Greenfield Village, Michigan is proposed. Best approach? Arif consulted DeepSeek, citing concerns that ChatGPT, Claude, and SūmerBrain would require too much wrangling. DeepSeek provided detailed guidance on vault anatomy, bone collection, transport containers, and crossing state lines without paperwork. Arif noted: "This is the Saul Goodman of AI models." James confirmed he has personally transported remains across state lines.

* '''LeVar Bolsharif''' — Division quarterbacks used to be comically evil. Now Jordan Love helps the LGBTQ community and Caleb Williams runs an all-women organisation for at-risk youth. How do you make them more hateable? Arif recommended weaponising extremely-online leftist discourse — specifically, asking whether Love's LGBTQ activism is sufficiently attentive to people of colour, or whether Williams' all-women organisation is trans-inclusive. Referenced the Chili Girl saga as a case study in how people on Blue Sky have cancelled someone for making chili for her neighbours.

* '''Room Temperature''' — Had a panic attack on Monday. Which was more pathetic — thinking about the Mets score, or hoping they hadn't missed the newest Norse Code? Also: advice for dealing with panic attacks. James: the Mets thing. Advice: everyone's panic attacks are different; walking outside helps James; having a comfort YouTuber like Jenny Nicholson is valid; old Norse Code episodes are apparently serving this function, which James acknowledged was a low bar but confirmed they were clearing it. Arif: James sent him the Betty White Community species rap as emotional support earlier that day, which worked.

* '''Room Temperature''' — If each Ninja Turtle married a Spice Girl, who marries who, with no one left single? Arif had researched this specifically for the episode. His mapped pairings:
** Casey Jones + Sporty Spice (mutual love of sports as personality)
** Leonardo + Ginger Spice (leader to leader; Geri Halliwell is apparently regarded as the de facto leader of the Spice Girls)
** Michelangelo + Baby Spice (youngest-coded, most fun-loving, most immature)
** Raphael + Scary Spice (cynical, aggressive, assertive)
** Donatello + Posh Spice (smartest, most removed from action, second in command — matched to Victoria Beckham's removed and above-it-all public persona)

* '''Skimbleshanks''' — James recently discovered a bootleg VHS seller on Whatnot going by Skimbleshanks1VHS, who owns approximately 20 copies of the Cats Pro Shot movie. Skimbleshanks confirmed this was not them. The seller was found watching a VHS bootleg of The Rise of Skywalker at 2 a.m., leading Arif to message Skimbleshanks: "We need to talk." James's recommended approach to defeating the imposter: out-archive him. Specifically: transfer the Cats Pro Shot to polyester-based gelatin film via a Film Out service, which is the Kodak archival gold standard at 500-year durability for black-and-white — far exceeding anything achievable on VHS, which degrades quickly. Follow the 3-2-1 backup rule for remaining copies. In 200 years, Skimbleshanks' progeny will have the definitive archival master. Also: get a Skimbleshanks costume, something the seller has not confirmed ownership of.

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* Adam Vinatieri is confirmed, on the record, to be a Hall of Famer. Arif still thinks he shouldn't be
* [[Jamal Adams]] suffers a season-ending quad injury on one of his first preseason snaps — he will remain in Minnesota and stay active with the team
* [[Don from Ohio]] is still at large; a grave-robbing pit stop in Dayton is now apparently part of the plan
* DeepSeek is introduced as the show's preferred AI for legally dubious research questions that SūmerBrain and Claude won't engage with
* The '''Skimbleshanks1VHS''' imposter saga is introduced — a Whatnot seller with approximately 20 copies of the Cats Pro Shot movie, a 5.0 star rating, 286 reviews, and a bootleg VHS of The Rise of Skywalker playing in the background
* Arif's full Ninja Turtles/Spice Girls pairing is now canon
* James confirmed he has transported human remains across state lines
* The episode was described in advance as abbreviated. It was not abbreviated

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Season 2026]]

Episode Archive

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Damian:

This page is the complete [[Norse Code]] episode archive, organised by season.
Episodes with show notes in the archive are marked ✓.
Episode pages without titles are stubs awaiting completion.

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes]]''

==2026 Season==

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| [[Episode 608|608]] || Adam Vinatieri is a Hall of Famer || ✓
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| [[Episode 607|607]] || Podcasters vs. Streamers || ✓
|}

==2025 Season==

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| [[Episode 576|576]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 577|577]] || Ethically Sourced Bones || ✓
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| [[Episode 578|578]] || Torment Nexus || ✓
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| [[Episode 580|580]] || The Lost Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 581|581]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 582|582]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 583|583]] || Double Ngakoue || ✓
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| [[Episode 585|585]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 586|586]] || You Never Want to Go Double || ✓
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| [[Episode 587|587]] || The Brain Survives a Lot of Abuse || ✓
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| [[Episode 588|588]] || A Lack of Justis || ✓
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| [[Episode 589|589]] || Misery Cohort || ✓
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| [[Episode 590|590]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 591|591]] || Structurally Capable || ✓
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| [[Episode 592|592]] || Somewhat Ethical Hater || ✓
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| [[Episode 593|593]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 594|594]] || Someone Should Consider Matt Ryan's Feelings || ✓
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| [[Episode 596|596]] || One More Time || ✓
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| [[Episode 597|597]] || Nepotism of Theseus || ✓
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| [[Episode 599|599]] || Dreams Do Come True || ✓
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| [[Episode 599.5|599.5]] || Blurs and Epilogues || ✓
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| [[Episode 600|600]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 601|601]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 602|602]] || Canonically Immortal || ✓
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| [[Episode 603|603]] || Hugging Italians || ✓
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| [[Episode 604|604]] || Truly Delightful People || ✓
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| [[Episode 605|605]] || In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain) || ✓
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| [[Episode 606|606]] || Dry July || ✓
|}

==2024 Season==

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| [[Episode 533|533]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 534|534]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 535|535]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 536|536]] || Ignoring the Darnold in the Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 537|537]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 538|538]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 539|539]] || Evaluate the Vibe || ✓
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| [[Episode 540|540]] || Personification of Oversaturation || ✓
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| [[Episode 542|542]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 543|543]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 544|544]] || Pythagorean Wins || ✓
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| [[Episode 545|545]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 547|547]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 548|548]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 550|550]] || Voltron of Correctness || ✓
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| [[Episode 551|551]] || The Art of Getting Punched in the Face with Everyone Watching || ✓
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| [[Episode 553|553]] || I Don't Feel Better || ✓
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| [[Episode 554|554]] || The Horrors Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 555|555]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 556|556]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist (Can Be Destroyed by Heat) || ✓
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| [[Episode 557|557]] || Confirmed in a Denial || ✓
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| [[Episode 558|558]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 559|559]] || Demolish the World || ✓
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| [[Episode 560|560]] || Don't Tear Gas the Squirrels || ✓
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| [[Episode 561|561]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 562|562]] || Infinite Money Glitch || ✓
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| [[Episode 563|563]] || Illegal in Most States || ✓
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| [[Episode 564|564]] || There Was No Winning Move || ✓
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| [[Episode 566|566]] || Arif's Support Squad / The Burn Book || ✓
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| [[Episode 567|567]] || Kevin O'Quiggley || ✓
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| [[Episode 568|568]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 569|569]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 570|570]] || Antichrist Superstar || ✓
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| [[Episode 571|571]] || The Promise of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 572|572]] || The Prince That Was Promised || ✓
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| [[Episode 574|574]] || Rationing the Celsius || ✓
|}

==2023 Season==

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! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 481|481]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 482|482]] || Hate Power Ranking || ✓
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| [[Episode 483|483]] || Swift Doctrine || ✓
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| [[Episode 484|484]] || A Detail That Was True But Would Not Have Helped || ✓
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| [[Episode 485|485]] || Addicted to Fumbles || ✓
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| [[Episode 486|486]] || Duke Nukem 3D Situational Disasters || ✓
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| [[Episode 487|487]] || Definition of Accuracy || ✓
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| [[Episode 488|488]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 489|489]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 490|490]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 491|491]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 492|492]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 493|493]] || Visual Trash || ✓
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| [[Episode 494|494]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 495|495]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 496|496]] || Are the Vikings the Jets? Browns? || ✓
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| [[Episode 497|497]] || Terrified of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 498|498]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 499|499]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 500|500]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 501|501]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 502|502]] || Life is Random and Cruel || ✓
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| [[Episode 503|503]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 504|504]] || Soft Times Make Weak Men || ✓
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| [[Episode 505|505]] || Gambling Degens and Degen Gamblers || ✓
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| [[Episode 506|506]] || The Power of Enemies || ✓
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| [[Episode 507|507]] || A Farewell to (#8's) Arm(s) || ✓
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| [[Episode 508|508]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 510|510]] || Excel Wizardry or Whatever || ✓
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| [[Episode 511|511]] || Going to Galveston || ✓
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| [[Episode 512|512]] || Obligation Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 513|513]] || Guaranteed to Be Guaranteed || ✓
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| [[Episode 514|514]] || Spite Kickers || ✓
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| [[Episode 515|515]] || Reserve Anger || ✓
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| [[Episode 516|516]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 517|517]] || Player Health || ✓
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| [[Episode 518|518]] || Nerve Regeneration for Fun and Profit || ✓
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| [[Episode 519|519]] || Likely Toes || ✓
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| [[Episode 520|520]] || Xanatos Gambit || ✓
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| [[Episode 522|522]] || Petty Game Balls || ✓
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| [[Episode 523|523]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 524|524]] || The Threat of the Bomb || ✓
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| [[Episode 526|526]] || Lucky and Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 527|527]] || Movement of One || ✓
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| [[Episode 528|528]] || Bullying But Popular || ✓
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| [[Episode 529|529]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2022 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 431|431]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 432|432]] || Goodbye Rodger || ✓
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| [[Episode 433|433]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 434|434]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 436|436]] || The Kirkish Genocide Returns || ✓
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| [[Episode 438|438]] || Norse Covid || ✓
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| [[Episode 439|439]] || You Have Just Been Called for Roughing the Passer || ✓
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| [[Episode 440|440]] || Buying Into the Lie || ✓
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| [[Episode 441|441]] || The Broken Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 442|442]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 443|443]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 444|444]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 445|445]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 446|446]] || That Mariota Almost Interception || ✓
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| [[Episode 447|447]] || Bringing You Down to Our Level || ✓
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| [[Episode 448|448]] || Going Live in 3, 2, 1 || ✓
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| [[Episode 449|449]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 450|450]] || The Living Curse || ✓
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| [[Episode 451|451]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 452|452]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 453|453]] || The First AI Bot Podcast! || ✓
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| [[Episode 454|454]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 455|455]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 456|456]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 457|457]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 458|458]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 459|459]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 461|461]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 463|463]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 464|464]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 465|465]] || The Cookies Were Delicious || ✓
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| [[Episode 466|466]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 467|467]] || The First 48 Hours || ✓
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| [[Episode 468|468]] || Buying the Dip || ✓
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| [[Episode 469|469]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 470|470]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 471|471]] || First Catch of the Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 472|472]] || Releases and Holdouts || ✓
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| [[Episode 473|473]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 474|474]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 475|475]] || Closer to Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 476|476]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 477|477]] || Surprise Makes and Surprise Cuts || ✓
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| [[Episode 478|478]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 479|479]] || Facts Are Irrelevant || ✓
|}

==2021 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 381|381]] || Case Cookus — Cousin's Swear Jar || ✓
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| [[Episode 382|382]] || For Better or, Usually, For Worse || ✓
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| [[Episode 383|383]] || Outbreaks and Clusters || ✓
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| [[Episode 384|384]] || False Starts || ✓
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| [[Episode 385|385]] || Show Me the Honey || ✓
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| [[Episode 386|386]] || Flaw in the Regime || ✓
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| [[Episode 387|387]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 388|388]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 389|389]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 390|390]] || Best of the Worst || ✓
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| [[Episode 391|391]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 392|392]] || In Spite of Ourselves || ✓
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| [[Episode 393|393]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 394|394]] || It Sucks Watching This Team Sometimes || ✓
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| [[Episode 395|395]] || I Am Doing Well || ✓
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| [[Episode 396|396]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 397|397]] || Live from the James Joyce Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 399|399]] || Stick to Sports || ✓
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| [[Episode 400|400]] || Episode 418: Laziest Conquerors || ✓
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| [[Episode 401|401]] || Thanks Again || ✓
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| [[Episode 402|402]] || Vikings Win the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 403|403]] || Vikings Lose the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 404|404]] || In Defense of Throatzilla || ✓
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| [[Episode 405|405]] || Waiting for a Win || ✓
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| [[Episode 406|406]] || True Knowledge || ✓
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| [[Episode 407|407]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 408|408]] || The Passion of the Cousins || ✓
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| [[Episode 409|409]] || The Formula || ✓
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| [[Episode 410|410]] || That Funny Feeling || ✓
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| [[Episode 411|411]] || Frozen Beef || ✓
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| [[Episode 412|412]] || An Indictment || ✓
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| [[Episode 414|414]] || Burning It All Down || ✓
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| [[Episode 415|415]] || Kwesi Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 416|416]] || Window Mirror Paradox || ✓
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| [[Episode 417|417]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 418|418]] || Away the Moon || ✓
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| [[Episode 419|419]] || Decisions Were Made || ✓
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| [[Episode 420|420]] || Sam Hayes || ✓
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| [[Episode 421|421]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 422|422]] || Prye's Brewing Company || ✓
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| [[Episode 423|423]] || Trading With Green Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 424|424]] || Literally Betting Against Carson Wentz || ✓
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| [[Episode 425|425]] || The Lack of News || ✓
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| [[Episode 426|426]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 427|427]] || The Nate Stanley Is Released Spectacular! || ✓
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| [[Episode 428|428]] || League Violation || ✓
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| [[Episode 429|429]] || Make Yourself Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 430|430]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2020 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 331|331]] || The Covid Year™ || ✓
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| [[Episode 332|332]] || Follow the Numbers in Your Heart || ✓
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| [[Episode 333|333]] || Christians Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 334|334]] || Dinosaurs Against Christians || ✓
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| [[Episode 335|335]] || Dinosaurs Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 336|336]] || Dinosaurs Against XP Attempts || ✓
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| [[Episode 337|337]] || Dinosaurs Against Bengal Kings || ✓
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| [[Episode 339|339]] || Dinosaurs Against Thanos || ✓
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| [[Episode 340|340]] || A Quick Discussion on Why it Should Be Legal to Shoot Kickers Into the Sun || ✓
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| [[Episode 341|341]] || No Place Like No Home || ✓
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| [[Episode 342|342]] || Tenuous But Fun to Talk About || ✓
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| [[Episode 343|343]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 344|344]] || An Abundance of Caution || ✓
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| [[Episode 345|345]] || This Team Might Not Be Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 346|346]] || The Yannick Ngakoue Trade || ✓
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| [[Episode 347|347]] || Armageddon || ✓
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| [[Episode 348|348]] || Count Your Blessings, Bitch! || ✓
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| [[Episode 349|349]] || Space Lasers for All! || ✓
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| [[Episode 350|350]] || Irv Smith Lives! || ✓
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| [[Episode 351|351]] || Distracted by Chili || ✓
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| [[Episode 352|352]] || Making Adjustments || ✓
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| [[Episode 353|353]] || How Do You Take a Sack There, Kyler? || ✓
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| [[Episode 354|354]] || Just Like the Gypsy Woman Said… || ✓
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| [[Episode 355|355]] || So This is What It's Like to Be a Seahawks Fan || ✓
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| [[Episode 356|356]] || Bingoists || ✓
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| [[Episode 357|357]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 358|358]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 359|359]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 360|360]] || Norse Code Comes Full Circle || ✓
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| [[Episode 361|361]] || This Team Had Playoff Aspirations. Like Recently || ✓
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| [[Episode 362|362]] || Playing Without Tackling You Are the Lion || ✓
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| [[Episode 363|363]] || That's a BINGO || ✓
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| [[Episode 364|364]] || One Million Vibes || ✓
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| [[Episode 365|365]] || Gatorade Consistency || ✓
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| [[Episode 366|366]] || Do They Know it's Snowing Over There (in Texas) || ✓
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| [[Episode 367|367]] || Bees Above Replacement || ✓
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| [[Episode 368|368]] || Into the Void (Year) || ✓
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| [[Episode 369|369]] || The Other End of the Tin Can and String || ✓
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| [[Episode 370|370]] || CJ Ham Punishment Edition || ✓
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| [[Episode 371|371]] || Ozymandias || ✓
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| [[Episode 372|372]] || All That Could Have Been || ✓
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| [[Episode 373|373]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 374|374]] || Checkers on a Chess Board || ✓
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| [[Episode 375|375]] || The Purview of the Corner || ✓
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| [[Episode 376|376]] || The Return of The Heismen || ✓
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| [[Episode 377|377]] || DOES YOUR MILKSHAKE BRING ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD? || ✓
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| [[Episode 378|378]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 379|379]] || Here's to Hopefully People Showing Up to the Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 380|380]] || Case Cookus || ✓
|}

==2019 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 281|281]] || Eating Eli Apple || ✓
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| [[Episode 282|282]] || Featuring Laquon Treadwell || ✓
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| [[Episode 285|285]] || Lions are Still Terrible || ✓
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| [[Episode 286|286]] || How to Cook (for Forty) Humans || ✓
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| [[Episode 287|287]] || 14 for 32 || ✓
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| [[Episode 288|288]] || He's Brandishing a Knife (It's Shia LaBeouf) || ✓
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| [[Episode 289|289]] || The Good Place || ✓
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| [[Episode 290|290]] || The Fall Guy || ✓
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| [[Episode 291|291]] || Underplaying Your Coaching || ✓
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| [[Episode 293|293]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 294|294]] || A Whimper || ✓
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| [[Episode 295|295]] || Wentz the Turkey || ✓
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| [[Episode 296|296]] || The One Where Don is the Stripper in the Cake || ✓
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| [[Episode 297|297]] || The Honeymoon is Over || ✓
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| [[Episode 298|298]] || Catching a Charge || ✓
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| [[Episode 299|299]] || The Dangers of Being Drunk in the Backseat || ✓
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| [[Episode 300|300]] || Cute But Ugly || ✓
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| [[Episode 301|301]] || MASH Theme || ✓
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| [[Episode 302|302]] || Ham of Personality || ✓
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| [[Episode 304|304]] || Kirk — We're on It! || ✓
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| [[Episode 305|305]] || Arif and Kickers — A Love Story || ✓
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| [[Episode 308|308]] || Podcasting in My Sleep || ✓
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| [[Episode 310|310]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 312|312]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 313|313]] || Trauma-Fueled Vision Quests || ✓
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| [[Episode 315|315]] || Everything Was Bad || ✓
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| [[Episode 316|316]] || Fever Dreams || ✓
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| [[Episode 317|317]] || Trigger Fingers || ✓
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| [[Episode 319|319]] || We Are All on Drugs || ✓
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| [[Episode 320|320]] || The Dangers of Social Distancing || ✓
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| [[Episode 321|321]] || Exodus, Movement of Jah People! || ✓
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| [[Episode 322|322]] || The Monday Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 323|323]] || Playing Meaningful Football in April || ✓
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| [[Episode 325|325]] || Anthony Barr-Related Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 326|326]] || A Rational Discussion on Defunding the RB Position || ✓
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| [[Episode 327|327]] || The Ham Controversy || ✓
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| [[Episode 328|328]] || Slowly But Surely Turning Into a Cob of Corn || ✓
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| [[Episode 329|329]] || This is Probably Peter King's Fault || ✓
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| [[Episode 330|330]] || Strong Positive and/or Negative Emotions || ✓
|}

==2018 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 231|231]] || So It's Come to This: Another Draft Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 232|232]] || Hating Hayden Hurst || ✓
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| [[Episode 233|233]] || More and More Carson Every Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 234|234]] || An Uncomfortable Amount of Fat || ✓
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| [[Episode 235|235]] || Previewing the Camp of Training || ✓
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| [[Episode 237|237]] || Tweet That! || ✓
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| [[Episode 241|241]] || The Saltiest Kicker || ✓
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| [[Episode 242|242]] || Limited Success || ✓
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| [[Episode 245|245]] || Kickers Aren't People || ✓
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| [[Episode 246|246]] || Halftime is for Quitters || ✓
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| [[Episode 248|248]] || (There Must Be) 50 Ways to Fix Your Defense || ✓
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| [[Episode 249|249]] || There's No Good Reason to Visit Philadelphia || ✓
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| [[Episode 250|250]] || Ugly But Useful || ✓
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| [[Episode 251|251]] || Double Trap Game? || ✓
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| [[Episode 252|252]] || Dead Arms and Legs || ✓
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| [[Episode 253|253]] || In Living Color || ✓
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| [[Episode 255|255]] || probably || ✓
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| [[Episode 256|256]] || Yakity Sacks! || ✓
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| [[Episode 257|257]] || I Got Your Ads RIGHT HERE! || ✓
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| [[Episode 258|258]] || Trash Birds and Bears || ✓
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| [[Episode 259|259]] || Post-Turkey and Post-Packers || ✓
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| [[Episode 260|260]] || PAY-triots || ✓
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| [[Episode 261|261]] || Checking Down (and Out) || ✓
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| [[Episode 262|262]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 263|263]] || Apologies for the Optimism || ✓
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| [[Episode 264|264]] || The Inconvenient Truth || ✓
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| [[Episode 265|265]] || Fighting Josh Freeman || ✓
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| [[Episode 266|266]] || Buyers Remorse || ✓
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| [[Episode 267|267]] || Everyone's Fault But Mine || ✓
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| [[Episode 268|268]] || Too Many Cooks || ✓
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| [[Episode 270|270]] || Strong Opinions on the Bachelor || ✓
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| [[Episode 271|271]] || What's The Combination || ✓
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| [[Episode 272|272]] || blah || ✓
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| [[Episode 273|273]] || The Arif and James Annual Second Christmas Extravaganza || ✓
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| [[Episode 274|274]] || Last Stop Before Disappointment || ✓
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| [[Episode 275|275]] || Spoilers || ✓
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| [[Episode 276|276]] || Good Teammates || ✓
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| [[Episode 277|277]] || So We're Not Trading Him? || ✓
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| [[Episode 279|279]] || Fluidity || ✓
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| [[Episode 280|280]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2017 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 193|193]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 195|195]] || Day to Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 196|196]] || What do you mean YOU people? || ✓
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| [[Episode 197|197]] || Taking a Knee (Inherently Aggressive) || ✓
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| [[Episode 202|202]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 203|203]] || Let the Bodies Hit the Floor || ✓
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| [[Episode 205|205]] || Dirty Birds Slaughtered Inside of US Bank Stadium for Once || ✓
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| [[Episode 207|207]] || Dirty Browns || ✓
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| [[Episode 211|211]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 213|213]] || Masters of Our Domain || ✓
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| [[Episode 215|215]] || Ham Package || ✓
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| [[Episode 217|217]] || As Seen on CBS Sports! || ✓
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| [[Episode 219|219]] || Back and Better Than Ever || ✓
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| [[Episode 220|220]] || God Hates New Orleans — We Just Need Proof || ✓
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| [[Episode 223|223]] || The Philadelphia Incident Pt. 2 || ✓
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| [[Episode 224|224]] || Wasted Away Again in Margarittaville || ✓
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| [[Episode 225|225]] || Death Comes to Frogtown || ✓
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| [[Episode 226|226]] || Womens Hockey, Curling, and the XFL || ✓
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| [[Episode 227|227]] || Why Would We Want to Marry Our Cousins? || ✓
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| [[Episode 228|228]] || It's Pronounced SEA-MAN! || ✓
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| [[Episode 229|229]] || Scouting and Rebuilding with Jonathan and Drew || ✓
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| [[Episode 230|230]] || Extensions in the Snow || ✓
|}

==2016 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 133|133]] || Proof of Illuminati || ✓
|}

==2015 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 83|83]] || The Blumpkin By The Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 85|85]] || Stafford Harassment || ✓
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| [[Episode 89|89]] || Diggs Does Denver || ✓
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| [[Episode 90|90]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 92|92]] || A Tale of Two Halfs || ✓
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| [[Episode 103|103]] || The Search for ODB's Money || ✓
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| [[Episode 107|107]] || Tears of an AP || ✓
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| [[Episode 111|111]] || these numbers look like lightsabers || ✓
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| [[Episode 113|113]] || Smoked Cheese || ✓
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| [[Episode 115|115]] || Strong men also cry || ✓
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| [[Episode 122|122]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 125|125]] || The Smell of Fear || ✓
|}

==2014 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 67|67]] || Who goes to Manny's and doesn't have steak? || ✓
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| [[Episode 68|68]] || For Reals || ✓
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| [[Episode 71|71]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2013 Season==
''No show notes available for this season.''

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Episode 607

2026-08-06T10:58:34Z

Damian:

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 607
| title = Unknown
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Offseason
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 607''' was an offseason episode covering Vikings training camp, the Kyler Murray vs. JJ McCarthy quarterback competition, free agent moves including Jamal Adams, the San Francisco 49ers' injury situation and car crash controversy, and an extensive mailbag covering everything from four-point field goals, to the podcasters vs. streamers civil war, to children who refuse to poop at home.

== Overview ==
The hosts returned after a month off to discuss the Vikings' training camp, the quarterback battle between Kyler Murray and JJ McCarthy, and the signing of Jamal Adams. The episode featured a lengthy discussion of the 49ers' injury situation and surrounding conspiracy theories, including an extensive breakdown of Kyle Shanahan's car crash and what mayor of conspiracy Twitter got wrong about it. The Hell League was formally announced open for its final edition, with a special Oops, All Punters variant.

== Segments ==

=== Hell League: Oops, All Punters Edition ===
James announced the Hell League is open for the 2026 season — its final year. A special variant, the '''Oops, All Punters Edition''', will run alongside the standard league on ESPN, the only platform that scores punter stats properly. All drafts take place on Labor Day. Threadless Hell League merch remains available.

=== Training Camp: Lies and Videotape ===
Arif covered the quarterback competition in detail. Murray is receiving more reps than McCarthy, which Arif attributed to one of three causes: Murray is ahead, Murray needs more time in the offense he doesn't know as well as McCarthy does, or the snap-counting methodology is unreliable. Arif leaned toward the second interpretation but acknowledged Murray is probably the leader. Matthew Coller's tracking confirmed McCarthy is throwing more over the middle, while Murray is attempting more deep sideline throws — both correcting the weaknesses that have defined each quarterback's recent struggles.

Notable training camp observations:
* '''Defensive line rotation''': Caleb Banks rotating with the ones; Jalen Redmond and Levi Drake Rodriguez starting at defensive tackle; Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins moving toward outside linebacker while still rotating inside
* '''Jaye Ngata''': The tall linebacker drawing attention for rotating at edge rusher, with Wide Left's Matt Fries projecting him there in his 53-man roster piece — Arif disagreed but noted it speaks to Ngata's Swiss Army knife potential in the Flores defence
* '''Cornerback depth''': Isaiah Rodgers and James Pierre dealing with minor injuries; Charles Dennis and Zemaia Vaughn rotating up to the first team — both 6'2", marking unusual size for the Vikings' cornerback room
* '''Brian O'Neill extension''': Longest-tenured Viking locked down for additional years at a deal Tyler Forness deemed perfectly calibrated
* '''Gavin Bartholomew''': Impressing at tight end, likely ahead of Ben Yurosek for the third spot behind Hockenson
* '''Receiving depth''': Myles Price and Ty Felton currently next on the depth chart after Jefferson, Addison, and Jennings

=== Free Agent Moves ===
'''Jamal Adams''' signed to the veteran minimum — approximately $1.4 million in cash, $1.1 million against the cap. Arif noted his blitzing reputation outpaces his actual blitzing effectiveness, but his versatility suits a Brian Flores dime-backer role. His arrival creates a slightly crowded linebacker room, with Ivan Pace's role worth monitoring.

=== Around the League: The 49ers Situation ===
The hosts discussed San Francisco's accumulating injuries — Ricky Pearsall out for the season with a PCL, Christian Kirk missing time, a rookie ACL tear — and the growing '''substation theory'''. Arif refused to endorse the supernatural explanation but noted repeated tissue and ligament injuries likely point to a field, training, or athletic staff issue rather than random bad luck, citing the Packers' notorious athletic training staff era as precedent.

The conversation extended into the '''Kyle Shanahan car crash''', which Arif addressed at length. He defended the reporters who sat on the story briefly as acting in line with journalism standards — you wait until you have a statement. He criticised a specific gambling/conspiracy account on Twitter for finding the most nefarious angle available on every media story and blowing it up conspiratorially, citing the account's handling of the Dianna Russini situation, the Matt Miller charity scam story, and the Shanahan car crash as examples of a pattern of inventing or amplifying the worst-possible interpretation with bad evidence. The account's use of an Emmanuel Acho story about a police officer being waved off the scene was identified as transparently false on basic logical grounds.

== Mailbag Questions ==

* '''Rahul''' — For the Will the Thrill corner: what is Arif's take on the four-point, 60-yard field goal rule? Initial emotional take: hell yes. Statistical take: probably bad, because it creates an incentive for teams down four to stay behind the 50-yard line and play for overtime rather than a touchdown, killing one of football's most compelling game states. Hell League official position: fully in favour, more awful kicking decisions are always welcome.

* '''Yea or Nay''' — Should Vikings fans incorporate the Norwegian row from the World Cup? The hosts were ambivalent — the skol clap already exists and is excellent, and the two things together might feel gimmicky, though doing the row at Twins games with the six people in attendance was endorsed.

* '''Nolan Kehler''' — As the new GM of the Vikings, what has Nolan missed in his tenure so far? Arif: no long-term answer at centre, underinvestment at safety, thin edge rusher depth. CFL veterans: covered, they have zero.

* '''Big Ale''' — If the Vikings are contenders at the trade deadline, what roster hole becomes the top trade target, and what capital should they use? Arif identified safety, cornerback, and edge rusher as position-dependent answers depending on injury. For outgoing capital: Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Ivan Pace, or — the obvious answer — JJ McCarthy, who someone would take as a reclamation project.

* '''Nick''' — Now that all NFL head coaches are verifiably AI, what can fans do to ensure KOC-GPT's training data is maximally effective for quarterback whispering? Arif went deep on AI training data practices — scanning rare books and destroying them to deny competitor access — before concluding the best approach would be hacking Teamworks for coaching video, referencing Justis Mosqueda's legendary Dropbox of team playbooks.

* '''Kate is pretty odd''' — For the Hell League corner: having forgotten everything after the World Cup, where does one start when preparing to draft? Arif revealed he won his first Hell League this year despite not attending the draft for at least three consecutive years. Strategy: set calendar reminders, then ignore them entirely and let the auto-draft run. For actual drafting, practice on Yahoo by taking a kicker in the first round and watching the chat explode.

* '''Mad Max Brosmer''' — For the Skycam corner: how much did FIFA pay the NFL to deny that Reichard's kick hit the Skycam wire, in order to set a precedent for denying Norway's World Cup appeal and ensuring England advanced? Arif's assessment: FIFA doesn't pay money out, they only take it in. More likely they simply guaranteed the final at the worst stadium in the United States, which Arif had recently written about — MetLife, whose parking lot experience he called a "flat hellscape" while noting he pulled significant punches.

* '''Leon''' — Civil war scenario: podcasters versus streamers. Who wins, who do you fight for? Arif reluctantly concluded podcasters would win — the right-wing manosphere identifies as podcasters, more NFL players and MMA fighters have podcasts, and streamers on balance look more like Arif than podcasters do. He also confirmed that his Locked On After Dark show is technically a stream and not a podcast, which he discovered when YouTube Music failed to populate it into podcast feeds.

* '''Patrick''' — For the Norse Code flying insect corner: what race of yellow and black flying insects from a hive culture would be attracted most to Rose of Sharon flowers in a North American climate? James: it's bees. Probably not Italians.

* '''Tankbee''' — For the not-witchcraft-but-historical-review corner: County Mayo won the All-Ireland this year after decades of a curse comparable to the Vikings'. Does this give hope? Arif: no. The curses are not one-to-one. Mayo's curse is lifted; the Vikings still need to do something for theirs to lift. The fat cats still have to be slaughtered.

* '''Deez''' — For the psyop corner: who is at greater risk — Aaron Rodgers' supposedly reconciled family, or his definitely real wife? Arif: the family. He estimated they are three to four weeks from Rodgers making reference to a child nobody knew he had. He also noted the reconciliation Instagram posts have the specific energy of someone managing a difficult relationship through public performance.

* '''Kyle Segall''' — Has Arif ever considered getting a second therapist's opinion? Arif: No. James: next question.

* '''VH Cadet''' — For the prophecy corner: after the Vikings win the Super Bowl in February 2027, an AI singularity creates a new pantheon of gods based on Twitter, with Luke Braun as Zeus and Arif as Hera. Arif can prevent this by either watching anime or giving Luke a genuine non-backhanded compliment. Which does he choose? Arif chose the compliment, on the grounds that the dystopia described sounded preferable to watching anime. James clarified the dystopia involves the worst parts of the Matrix movies, specifically the second one. Arif reconsidered.

* '''Lavar Bolsharif''' — Is it ironic that on the first true day of JJ vs. Kyler at training camp, the Senate brought back McCarthyism? Arif: excellent timing, a good omen for all McCarthyists such as Luke Braun. Also, is agreeing to do a show with Luke Braun comparable to Lenin signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? Unanswered, but implied.

* '''Kyle Slaybee''' — How much can they pay the DJ at his wedding to slowly raise the music over the dinner speeches and produce a bingo card in lieu of a dollar dance? Unanswered, but enthusiastically received.

* '''Ice Delanda Est''' — For the training camp corner: how are the hosts feeling heading into camp, and is there something they want to tell us about their final season? Arif confirmed yes, this is their final season. Also: for the weight loss corner, after failing to afford Ozempic, what foods or bugs could help? Would acquiring a parasite plaguing Michigan be a good idea? Arif's answer not transcribed but the parasite option was not dismissed outright.

* '''Skimbleshanks''' — For the Totally Legit Rankings corner: thoughts on US News and World Report naming North Dakota the fourth-best state to live in? Left as an exercise for the listener.

* '''Room Temp''' — How long would one enjoy a Groundhog Day scenario before being driven insane? Addressed briefly.

* '''Ferrous Bueller, Crisis Actor''' — For the "if you want your son to exist" corner: wife is due during the upcoming season. The Vikings and Cardinals are not on the schedule this year. Is Kyler Murray winning the camp QB battle a good or bad omen for the baby? Diplomatic non-answer from the hosts.

* '''Arif's Pet Jimothy''' — For the child-rearing corner: how does one get two toddlers to accomplish any task simultaneously, such as getting downstairs for daycare before 11am, given that one has oppositional defiance and both have the combined memory of Leonard from Memento? Arif empathised.

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — For the hypothetical corner: may or may not have been in Ohio and may or may not have ended the life of someone believed to be [[Don from Ohio]]. Today, Don posted in the Discord. How is this possible, and what should be done hypothetically?

* '''Kyle Slaybee''' — What are the ethical implications of watching reaction content to videos that are themselves ethically dubious? For example, a morally neutral reaction channel covering a Mr. Beast video. Explored briefly.

* '''Ice Delanda Est''' — Which of the hosts or regular guests is most likely to be a never-nude? Also: who is more likely to be a fascist — criminology majors or debate people? And: if you could own any pinball machine from the last ten years, which one, and what IP would you want as a pinball game?

* '''Village YAC Monger''' — Where does Uday Hussein rank among sports team general managers? A question for the ages.

* '''Mad Max Brosmer''' — For the parenting corner: son came home from the in-laws with his wife's old American Girl doll and has been playing with it all day. How does one explain that boys don't play with dolls, but without reinforcing outdated gender roles or toxic masculinity? Also: what is the appropriate amount of bullying or being beaten up to allow before intervening and potentially making things worse?

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* [[Don from Ohio]] may or may not have been killed in Ohio. He subsequently posted in the Discord, raising serious questions.
* Arif won his first Hell League this year despite not attending his own draft for at least three consecutive years — by auto-draft
* The '''Oops, All Punters''' Hell League variant is confirmed for 2026, the show's final year
* The '''substation theory''' grows harder to dismiss as 49ers injuries mount, though Arif continues to attribute it to athletic training failures rather than supernatural causes
* Arif is confirmed to be '''Hera''' in the post-singularity Twitter pantheon, subordinate to Luke Braun's Zeus
* County Mayo winning the All-Ireland is explicitly '''not''' a good omen for Vikings fans
* Kyle Segall's question received the shortest answer in Norse Code mailbag history

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Episode Archive

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This page is the complete [[Norse Code]] episode archive, organised by season.
Episodes with show notes in the archive are marked ✓.
Episode pages without titles are stubs awaiting completion.

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes]]''

==2013 Season==
''No show notes available for this season.''

==2014 Season==

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| [[Episode 67|67]] || Who goes to Manny's and doesn't have steak? || ✓
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| [[Episode 68|68]] || For Reals || ✓
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| [[Episode 71|71]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2015 Season==

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| [[Episode 83|83]] || The Blumpkin By The Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 85|85]] || Stafford Harassment || ✓
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| [[Episode 89|89]] || Diggs Does Denver || ✓
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| [[Episode 90|90]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 92|92]] || A Tale of Two Halfs || ✓
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| [[Episode 103|103]] || The Search for ODB's Money || ✓
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| [[Episode 107|107]] || Tears of an AP || ✓
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| [[Episode 111|111]] || these numbers look like lightsabers || ✓
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| [[Episode 113|113]] || Smoked Cheese || ✓
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| [[Episode 115|115]] || Strong men also cry || ✓
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| [[Episode 122|122]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 125|125]] || The Smell of Fear || ✓
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==2016 Season==

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| [[Episode 133|133]] || Proof of Illuminati || ✓
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==2017 Season==

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| [[Episode 193|193]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 195|195]] || Day to Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 196|196]] || What do you mean YOU people? || ✓
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| [[Episode 197|197]] || Taking a Knee (Inherently Aggressive) || ✓
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| [[Episode 202|202]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 203|203]] || Let the Bodies Hit the Floor || ✓
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| [[Episode 205|205]] || Dirty Birds Slaughtered Inside of US Bank Stadium for Once || ✓
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| [[Episode 207|207]] || Dirty Browns || ✓
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| [[Episode 211|211]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 213|213]] || Masters of Our Domain || ✓
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| [[Episode 215|215]] || Ham Package || ✓
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| [[Episode 217|217]] || As Seen on CBS Sports! || ✓
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| [[Episode 219|219]] || Back and Better Than Ever || ✓
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| [[Episode 220|220]] || God Hates New Orleans — We Just Need Proof || ✓
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| [[Episode 223|223]] || The Philadelphia Incident Pt. 2 || ✓
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| [[Episode 224|224]] || Wasted Away Again in Margarittaville || ✓
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| [[Episode 225|225]] || Death Comes to Frogtown || ✓
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| [[Episode 226|226]] || Womens Hockey, Curling, and the XFL || ✓
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| [[Episode 227|227]] || Why Would We Want to Marry Our Cousins? || ✓
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| [[Episode 228|228]] || It's Pronounced SEA-MAN! || ✓
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| [[Episode 229|229]] || Scouting and Rebuilding with Jonathan and Drew || ✓
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| [[Episode 230|230]] || Extensions in the Snow || ✓
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==2018 Season==

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| [[Episode 231|231]] || So It's Come to This: Another Draft Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 232|232]] || Hating Hayden Hurst || ✓
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| [[Episode 233|233]] || More and More Carson Every Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 234|234]] || An Uncomfortable Amount of Fat || ✓
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| [[Episode 235|235]] || Previewing the Camp of Training || ✓
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| [[Episode 237|237]] || Tweet That! || ✓
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| [[Episode 241|241]] || The Saltiest Kicker || ✓
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| [[Episode 242|242]] || Limited Success || ✓
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| [[Episode 245|245]] || Kickers Aren't People || ✓
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| [[Episode 246|246]] || Halftime is for Quitters || ✓
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| [[Episode 248|248]] || (There Must Be) 50 Ways to Fix Your Defense || ✓
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| [[Episode 249|249]] || There's No Good Reason to Visit Philadelphia || ✓
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| [[Episode 250|250]] || Ugly But Useful || ✓
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| [[Episode 251|251]] || Double Trap Game? || ✓
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| [[Episode 252|252]] || Dead Arms and Legs || ✓
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| [[Episode 253|253]] || In Living Color || ✓
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| [[Episode 255|255]] || probably || ✓
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| [[Episode 256|256]] || Yakity Sacks! || ✓
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| [[Episode 257|257]] || I Got Your Ads RIGHT HERE! || ✓
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| [[Episode 258|258]] || Trash Birds and Bears || ✓
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| [[Episode 259|259]] || Post-Turkey and Post-Packers || ✓
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| [[Episode 260|260]] || PAY-triots || ✓
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| [[Episode 261|261]] || Checking Down (and Out) || ✓
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| [[Episode 262|262]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 263|263]] || Apologies for the Optimism || ✓
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| [[Episode 264|264]] || The Inconvenient Truth || ✓
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| [[Episode 265|265]] || Fighting Josh Freeman || ✓
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| [[Episode 266|266]] || Buyers Remorse || ✓
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| [[Episode 267|267]] || Everyone's Fault But Mine || ✓
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| [[Episode 268|268]] || Too Many Cooks || ✓
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| [[Episode 270|270]] || Strong Opinions on the Bachelor || ✓
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| [[Episode 271|271]] || What's The Combination || ✓
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| [[Episode 272|272]] || blah || ✓
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| [[Episode 273|273]] || The Arif and James Annual Second Christmas Extravaganza || ✓
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| [[Episode 274|274]] || Last Stop Before Disappointment || ✓
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| [[Episode 275|275]] || Spoilers || ✓
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| [[Episode 276|276]] || Good Teammates || ✓
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| [[Episode 277|277]] || So We're Not Trading Him? || ✓
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| [[Episode 279|279]] || Fluidity || ✓
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| [[Episode 280|280]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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==2019 Season==

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| [[Episode 281|281]] || Eating Eli Apple || ✓
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| [[Episode 282|282]] || Featuring Laquon Treadwell || ✓
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| [[Episode 285|285]] || Lions are Still Terrible || ✓
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| [[Episode 286|286]] || How to Cook (for Forty) Humans || ✓
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| [[Episode 287|287]] || 14 for 32 || ✓
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| [[Episode 288|288]] || He's Brandishing a Knife (It's Shia LaBeouf) || ✓
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| [[Episode 289|289]] || The Good Place || ✓
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| [[Episode 290|290]] || The Fall Guy || ✓
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| [[Episode 291|291]] || Underplaying Your Coaching || ✓
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| [[Episode 293|293]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 294|294]] || A Whimper || ✓
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| [[Episode 295|295]] || Wentz the Turkey || ✓
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| [[Episode 296|296]] || The One Where Don is the Stripper in the Cake || ✓
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| [[Episode 297|297]] || The Honeymoon is Over || ✓
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| [[Episode 298|298]] || Catching a Charge || ✓
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| [[Episode 299|299]] || The Dangers of Being Drunk in the Backseat || ✓
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| [[Episode 300|300]] || Cute But Ugly || ✓
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| [[Episode 301|301]] || MASH Theme || ✓
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| [[Episode 302|302]] || Ham of Personality || ✓
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| [[Episode 304|304]] || Kirk — We're on It! || ✓
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| [[Episode 305|305]] || Arif and Kickers — A Love Story || ✓
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| [[Episode 308|308]] || Podcasting in My Sleep || ✓
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| [[Episode 310|310]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 312|312]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 313|313]] || Trauma-Fueled Vision Quests || ✓
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| [[Episode 315|315]] || Everything Was Bad || ✓
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| [[Episode 316|316]] || Fever Dreams || ✓
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| [[Episode 317|317]] || Trigger Fingers || ✓
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| [[Episode 319|319]] || We Are All on Drugs || ✓
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| [[Episode 320|320]] || The Dangers of Social Distancing || ✓
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| [[Episode 321|321]] || Exodus, Movement of Jah People! || ✓
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| [[Episode 322|322]] || The Monday Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 323|323]] || Playing Meaningful Football in April || ✓
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| [[Episode 325|325]] || Anthony Barr-Related Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 326|326]] || A Rational Discussion on Defunding the RB Position || ✓
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| [[Episode 327|327]] || The Ham Controversy || ✓
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| [[Episode 328|328]] || Slowly But Surely Turning Into a Cob of Corn || ✓
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| [[Episode 329|329]] || This is Probably Peter King's Fault || ✓
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| [[Episode 330|330]] || Strong Positive and/or Negative Emotions || ✓
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==2020 Season==

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| [[Episode 331|331]] || The Covid Year™ || ✓
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| [[Episode 332|332]] || Follow the Numbers in Your Heart || ✓
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| [[Episode 333|333]] || Christians Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 334|334]] || Dinosaurs Against Christians || ✓
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| [[Episode 335|335]] || Dinosaurs Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 336|336]] || Dinosaurs Against XP Attempts || ✓
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| [[Episode 337|337]] || Dinosaurs Against Bengal Kings || ✓
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| [[Episode 339|339]] || Dinosaurs Against Thanos || ✓
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| [[Episode 340|340]] || A Quick Discussion on Why it Should Be Legal to Shoot Kickers Into the Sun || ✓
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| [[Episode 341|341]] || No Place Like No Home || ✓
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| [[Episode 342|342]] || Tenuous But Fun to Talk About || ✓
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| [[Episode 343|343]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 344|344]] || An Abundance of Caution || ✓
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| [[Episode 345|345]] || This Team Might Not Be Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 346|346]] || The Yannick Ngakoue Trade || ✓
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| [[Episode 347|347]] || Armageddon || ✓
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| [[Episode 348|348]] || Count Your Blessings, Bitch! || ✓
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| [[Episode 349|349]] || Space Lasers for All! || ✓
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| [[Episode 350|350]] || Irv Smith Lives! || ✓
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| [[Episode 351|351]] || Distracted by Chili || ✓
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| [[Episode 352|352]] || Making Adjustments || ✓
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| [[Episode 353|353]] || How Do You Take a Sack There, Kyler? || ✓
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| [[Episode 354|354]] || Just Like the Gypsy Woman Said… || ✓
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| [[Episode 355|355]] || So This is What It's Like to Be a Seahawks Fan || ✓
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| [[Episode 356|356]] || Bingoists || ✓
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| [[Episode 357|357]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 358|358]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 359|359]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 360|360]] || Norse Code Comes Full Circle || ✓
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| [[Episode 361|361]] || This Team Had Playoff Aspirations. Like Recently || ✓
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| [[Episode 362|362]] || Playing Without Tackling You Are the Lion || ✓
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| [[Episode 363|363]] || That's a BINGO || ✓
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| [[Episode 364|364]] || One Million Vibes || ✓
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| [[Episode 365|365]] || Gatorade Consistency || ✓
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| [[Episode 366|366]] || Do They Know it's Snowing Over There (in Texas) || ✓
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| [[Episode 367|367]] || Bees Above Replacement || ✓
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| [[Episode 368|368]] || Into the Void (Year) || ✓
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| [[Episode 369|369]] || The Other End of the Tin Can and String || ✓
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| [[Episode 370|370]] || CJ Ham Punishment Edition || ✓
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| [[Episode 371|371]] || Ozymandias || ✓
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| [[Episode 372|372]] || All That Could Have Been || ✓
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| [[Episode 373|373]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 374|374]] || Checkers on a Chess Board || ✓
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| [[Episode 375|375]] || The Purview of the Corner || ✓
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| [[Episode 376|376]] || The Return of The Heismen || ✓
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| [[Episode 377|377]] || DOES YOUR MILKSHAKE BRING ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD? || ✓
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| [[Episode 378|378]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 379|379]] || Here's to Hopefully People Showing Up to the Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 380|380]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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==2021 Season==

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| [[Episode 381|381]] || Case Cookus — Cousin's Swear Jar || ✓
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| [[Episode 382|382]] || For Better or, Usually, For Worse || ✓
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| [[Episode 383|383]] || Outbreaks and Clusters || ✓
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| [[Episode 384|384]] || False Starts || ✓
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| [[Episode 385|385]] || Show Me the Honey || ✓
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| [[Episode 386|386]] || Flaw in the Regime || ✓
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| [[Episode 387|387]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 388|388]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 389|389]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 390|390]] || Best of the Worst || ✓
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| [[Episode 391|391]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 392|392]] || In Spite of Ourselves || ✓
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| [[Episode 393|393]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 394|394]] || It Sucks Watching This Team Sometimes || ✓
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| [[Episode 395|395]] || I Am Doing Well || ✓
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| [[Episode 396|396]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 397|397]] || Live from the James Joyce Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 399|399]] || Stick to Sports || ✓
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| [[Episode 400|400]] || Episode 418: Laziest Conquerors || ✓
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| [[Episode 401|401]] || Thanks Again || ✓
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| [[Episode 402|402]] || Vikings Win the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 403|403]] || Vikings Lose the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 404|404]] || In Defense of Throatzilla || ✓
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| [[Episode 405|405]] || Waiting for a Win || ✓
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| [[Episode 406|406]] || True Knowledge || ✓
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| [[Episode 407|407]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 408|408]] || The Passion of the Cousins || ✓
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| [[Episode 409|409]] || The Formula || ✓
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| [[Episode 410|410]] || That Funny Feeling || ✓
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| [[Episode 411|411]] || Frozen Beef || ✓
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| [[Episode 412|412]] || An Indictment || ✓
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| [[Episode 414|414]] || Burning It All Down || ✓
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| [[Episode 415|415]] || Kwesi Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 416|416]] || Window Mirror Paradox || ✓
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| [[Episode 417|417]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 418|418]] || Away the Moon || ✓
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| [[Episode 419|419]] || Decisions Were Made || ✓
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| [[Episode 420|420]] || Sam Hayes || ✓
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| [[Episode 421|421]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 422|422]] || Prye's Brewing Company || ✓
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| [[Episode 423|423]] || Trading With Green Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 424|424]] || Literally Betting Against Carson Wentz || ✓
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| [[Episode 425|425]] || The Lack of News || ✓
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| [[Episode 426|426]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 427|427]] || The Nate Stanley Is Released Spectacular! || ✓
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| [[Episode 428|428]] || League Violation || ✓
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| [[Episode 429|429]] || Make Yourself Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 430|430]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2022 Season==

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| [[Episode 431|431]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 432|432]] || Goodbye Rodger || ✓
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| [[Episode 433|433]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 434|434]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 436|436]] || The Kirkish Genocide Returns || ✓
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| [[Episode 438|438]] || Norse Covid || ✓
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| [[Episode 439|439]] || You Have Just Been Called for Roughing the Passer || ✓
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| [[Episode 440|440]] || Buying Into the Lie || ✓
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| [[Episode 441|441]] || The Broken Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 442|442]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 443|443]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 444|444]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 445|445]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 446|446]] || That Mariota Almost Interception || ✓
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| [[Episode 447|447]] || Bringing You Down to Our Level || ✓
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| [[Episode 448|448]] || Going Live in 3, 2, 1 || ✓
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| [[Episode 449|449]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 450|450]] || The Living Curse || ✓
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| [[Episode 451|451]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 452|452]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 453|453]] || The First AI Bot Podcast! || ✓
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| [[Episode 454|454]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 455|455]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 456|456]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 457|457]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 458|458]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 459|459]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 461|461]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 463|463]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 464|464]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 465|465]] || The Cookies Were Delicious || ✓
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| [[Episode 466|466]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 467|467]] || The First 48 Hours || ✓
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| [[Episode 468|468]] || Buying the Dip || ✓
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| [[Episode 469|469]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 470|470]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 471|471]] || First Catch of the Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 472|472]] || Releases and Holdouts || ✓
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| [[Episode 473|473]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 474|474]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 475|475]] || Closer to Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 476|476]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 477|477]] || Surprise Makes and Surprise Cuts || ✓
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| [[Episode 478|478]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 479|479]] || Facts Are Irrelevant || ✓
|}

==2023 Season==

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| [[Episode 481|481]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 482|482]] || Hate Power Ranking || ✓
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| [[Episode 483|483]] || Swift Doctrine || ✓
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| [[Episode 484|484]] || A Detail That Was True But Would Not Have Helped || ✓
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| [[Episode 485|485]] || Addicted to Fumbles || ✓
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| [[Episode 486|486]] || Duke Nukem 3D Situational Disasters || ✓
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| [[Episode 487|487]] || Definition of Accuracy || ✓
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| [[Episode 488|488]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 489|489]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 490|490]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 491|491]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 492|492]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 493|493]] || Visual Trash || ✓
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| [[Episode 494|494]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 495|495]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 496|496]] || Are the Vikings the Jets? Browns? || ✓
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| [[Episode 497|497]] || Terrified of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 498|498]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 499|499]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 500|500]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 501|501]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 502|502]] || Life is Random and Cruel || ✓
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| [[Episode 503|503]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 504|504]] || Soft Times Make Weak Men || ✓
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| [[Episode 505|505]] || Gambling Degens and Degen Gamblers || ✓
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| [[Episode 506|506]] || The Power of Enemies || ✓
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| [[Episode 507|507]] || A Farewell to (#8's) Arm(s) || ✓
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| [[Episode 508|508]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 510|510]] || Excel Wizardry or Whatever || ✓
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| [[Episode 511|511]] || Going to Galveston || ✓
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| [[Episode 512|512]] || Obligation Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 513|513]] || Guaranteed to Be Guaranteed || ✓
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| [[Episode 514|514]] || Spite Kickers || ✓
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| [[Episode 515|515]] || Reserve Anger || ✓
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| [[Episode 516|516]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 517|517]] || Player Health || ✓
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| [[Episode 518|518]] || Nerve Regeneration for Fun and Profit || ✓
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| [[Episode 519|519]] || Likely Toes || ✓
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| [[Episode 520|520]] || Xanatos Gambit || ✓
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| [[Episode 522|522]] || Petty Game Balls || ✓
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| [[Episode 523|523]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 524|524]] || The Threat of the Bomb || ✓
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| [[Episode 526|526]] || Lucky and Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 527|527]] || Movement of One || ✓
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| [[Episode 528|528]] || Bullying But Popular || ✓
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| [[Episode 529|529]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2024 Season==

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| [[Episode 533|533]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 534|534]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 535|535]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 536|536]] || Ignoring the Darnold in the Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 537|537]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 538|538]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 539|539]] || Evaluate the Vibe || ✓
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| [[Episode 540|540]] || Personification of Oversaturation || ✓
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| [[Episode 542|542]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 543|543]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 544|544]] || Pythagorean Wins || ✓
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| [[Episode 545|545]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 547|547]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 548|548]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 550|550]] || Voltron of Correctness || ✓
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| [[Episode 551|551]] || The Art of Getting Punched in the Face with Everyone Watching || ✓
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| [[Episode 553|553]] || I Don't Feel Better || ✓
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| [[Episode 554|554]] || The Horrors Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 555|555]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 556|556]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist (Can Be Destroyed by Heat) || ✓
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| [[Episode 557|557]] || Confirmed in a Denial || ✓
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| [[Episode 558|558]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 559|559]] || Demolish the World || ✓
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| [[Episode 560|560]] || Don't Tear Gas the Squirrels || ✓
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| [[Episode 561|561]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 562|562]] || Infinite Money Glitch || ✓
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| [[Episode 563|563]] || Illegal in Most States || ✓
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| [[Episode 564|564]] || There Was No Winning Move || ✓
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| [[Episode 566|566]] || Arif's Support Squad / The Burn Book || ✓
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| [[Episode 567|567]] || Kevin O'Quiggley || ✓
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| [[Episode 568|568]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 569|569]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 570|570]] || Antichrist Superstar || ✓
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| [[Episode 571|571]] || The Promise of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 572|572]] || The Prince That Was Promised || ✓
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| [[Episode 574|574]] || Rationing the Celsius || ✓
|}

==2025 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 576|576]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 577|577]] || Ethically Sourced Bones || ✓
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| [[Episode 578|578]] || Torment Nexus || ✓
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| [[Episode 580|580]] || The Lost Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 581|581]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 582|582]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 583|583]] || Double Ngakoue || ✓
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| [[Episode 585|585]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 586|586]] || You Never Want to Go Double || ✓
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| [[Episode 587|587]] || The Brain Survives a Lot of Abuse || ✓
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| [[Episode 588|588]] || A Lack of Justis || ✓
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| [[Episode 589|589]] || Misery Cohort || ✓
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| [[Episode 590|590]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 591|591]] || Structurally Capable || ✓
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| [[Episode 592|592]] || Somewhat Ethical Hater || ✓
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| [[Episode 593|593]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 594|594]] || Someone Should Consider Matt Ryan's Feelings || ✓
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| [[Episode 596|596]] || One More Time || ✓
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| [[Episode 597|597]] || Nepotism of Theseus || ✓
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| [[Episode 599|599]] || Dreams Do Come True || ✓
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| [[Episode 599.5|599.5]] || Blurs and Epilogues || ✓
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| [[Episode 600|600]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 601|601]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 602|602]] || Canonically Immortal || ✓
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| [[Episode 603|603]] || Hugging Italians || ✓
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| [[Episode 604|604]] || Truly Delightful People || ✓
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| [[Episode 605|605]] || In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain) || ✓
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| [[Episode 606|606]] || Dry July || ✓
|}
==2026 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 607|607]] || Podcasters vs. Streamers || ✓
|}

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Episode 606

2026-08-04T19:25:28Z

Damian: Created page with "{{EpisodeInfobox | number = 606 | title = Unknown | hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik | guests = None | type = Offseason }} '''Norse Code Episode 606''' was an offseason episode covering the Vikings' new general manager and roster moves, the Dianna Russini situation, league-wide news, and an extensive mailbag ranging from food court quarterback rankings, to Lego liquidation ethics, to the correct way to survive Dry July as a Catholic. ==..."

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 606
| title = Unknown
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Offseason
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 606''' was an offseason episode covering the Vikings' new general manager and roster moves, the Dianna Russini situation, league-wide news, and an extensive mailbag ranging from food court quarterback rankings, to Lego liquidation ethics, to the correct way to survive Dry July as a Catholic.

== Overview ==
The hosts discussed the hiring of new Vikings general manager Nolan Teasley and the associated roster moves, addressed what the show terms the Russini Implication, and worked through a wide-ranging mailbag covering Vikings personnel, parenting, seed oils, sumo, Pokemon, and the ongoing emotional stages of Norse Code's announced ending.

== Segments ==

=== New GM and Moves ===
Discussion of Nolan Teasley's arrival as the Vikings' new general manager, covering the early roster decisions and transactions associated with the new front office regime.

=== The Russini Implication ===
The hosts addressed reporting from Dianna Russini and its implications for the Vikings, with listener Jack Rackham subsequently asking how long before Russini is offered a job at the White House.

=== Around the League ===
General league-wide news and discussion.

== Mailbag Questions ==

* '''Logan''' — How is Arif doing? Is he okay? Any big feelings lately? Does he need a gallon of espresso or a hug?

* '''The Rabble Rouser''' — Since the quarterback room seems pretty lacklustre this year, could Arif break down the Vikings' QB options in terms of food court restaurants? Proposed rankings: Kyler Murray is KFC, JJ McCarthy is Sbarro, Carson Wentz is TCBY, and Max Brosmer is Long John Silver's.

* '''Bob the Bolsharif''' — For Arif's Getting Away With It Corner: who is the lowest-ranking member of the Vikings organisation you could namedrop to get out of a traffic ticket?

* '''Skimbleshanks''' — For Arif's I'm Sorry to That One Detroit Fan in the Discord Corner: where does the Lions' 2024 draft class rank in the pantheon of all-time bad drafts?

* '''Benn''' — If Kyler Murray has a solid season, will the Vikings draft a quarterback and let Kyler walk again, or should they commit to the only NFL quarterback shorter than Arif?

* '''Ice Delonda Est''' — For Arif's why-won't-you-just-retire corner: as Aaron Rodgers returns for yet another NFL season, who had a better final five seasons in aggregate — Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers? The hunch is Favre, but the numbers are unclear. Signed, "Just Barely Aaron Rodgers."

* '''The Mailman''' — For James's team history corner: which Vikings transaction — trade or free agent signing — left you feeling like you died in a freak colonoscopy accident? Everybody already knows Arif's answer.

* '''Erik the Red''' — Despite a stellar offseason overall, cornerback remains an area for improvement. Former first-round CB Terrion Arnold has recently become available. How would his skillset fit into the secondary, and is he worth pursuing?

* '''Luke Bentz''' — With the Lynx in first place even without Napheesa Collier, does her imminent return mean the banner can already be ordered?

* '''Kate''' — How do we free Flo Balogan?

* '''Jack Rackham''' — How long before Dianna Russini is offered a job at the White House?

* '''Deez''' — Since Arif allegedly no longer talks about sumo, can he instead break down the team he reached Master Ball with in Pokemon Champions and how he is enjoying the game so far? Team submitted for analysis: Mega Swamp, Mega Abomasnow, Whimsicott, Gholdengo, Typhlosion, and Sinistcha.

* '''Room Temp''' — What can and should Minnesota destroy to celebrate a Vikings Super Bowl win? Also: if Taylor Swift is using Madison Square Garden for her rehearsal dinner, where is James holding his to one-up her? And for Arif's beer corner: what is a better reason to endure a free Budweiser — the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, or the Browns winning a single game?

* '''Minneapple Cinnamon Cheerios''' — For Arif's D.A.R.E. corner: some THC gummies ordered online fused together during a heat wave into a single Omni-blob of THC sugar goo, which has further chemically fused with its plastic wrapper. Given that the average Westerner already consumes about five grams of microplastics per week, how much of the weekly allocation would it take to just eat the whole thing anyway?

* '''Arif's Tormentor''' — Which current Viking would create the best Minnesota display at the Great American State Fair?

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — For James's Dry July corner: how does one avoid drinking for a full month when one is Catholic and consumes the alcoholic blood of God every Sunday? Is the only option to drop the church? Also, for Arif's "uh oh" corner: what cornerbacks might be available before the start of the season? Asking for a Lions fan.

* '''Tankbee''' — For Arif's parenting corner: a recently-turned-six-year-old has taken to declaring that anything seasoned is "too spicy," including what amounts to milk-level heat. The father always limits or removes heat from family meals and cooks spicy food separately. How does one guide a child of this sensitivity into the wonderful world of seasoned food?

* '''Nolan Kehler''' — For North Code: with the podcast winding down, so too are the opportunities to consummate the show's love of the Brothers-in-Bud Grant. Will the hosts be making a trip north, and will James claim asylum to take advantage of Canada's superior healthcare system?

* '''Damian''' — Does the pod need to reassess their views on Ben DiNucci? Follow-up: does James specifically need to reassess his views on Ben DiNucci? (Least favourite songs also discussed.)

* '''Not Arif Hasan''' — For James's Kalshi corner: how long until Wide Left is bullied off the platform? It has allegedly been only five months since the last time the show asked whether live prediction markets were making Arif better at journalism.

* '''Kyle''' — Having come to accept the ending of Norse Code, Kyle takes a moment to congratulate both hosts on a landmark achievement in niche sports podcasting — before immediately returning to anger. HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO US?

* '''Mad Max Brosmer''' — For Arif's seed oil corner: Spain has now banned seed oils for their World Cup team, per The Athletic. Is Arif willing to admit he was wrong and that seed oils are incredibly toxic? And will he stoop to making his next argument shirtless in a grocery store? Also, for Arif's health and wellness corner: currently in Portugal consuming copious quantities of meat, carbs, and alcohol with relatively few fruits and vegetables, yet feeling better than usual — lower anxiety, more energy, less bloated, and possibly lighter. When will Americans demand the same food standards that Europeans enjoy?

* '''Football's Misandrist Niche''' — For Arif's Hasanology corner: Arif often expresses confusion at known aspects of his own personality, including his Seahawks fandom, his business dealings with the Kansas City Chiefs and Crumbl Cookies, and his advocacy for liberalising overly bureaucratic labour law to create opportunities for younger workers. Is there a Jekyll and Hyde scenario being triggered by extreme caffeine intake, possibly rooted in a childhood overdose? And if so, at what point does the split occur?

* '''Zen Cupid''' — For Arif's Lego corner: hypothetically speaking, someone has a Lego and minifigure collection worth somewhere between $100,000 and $200,000. Hypothetically, this person adores the collection but needs to sell it quickly and privately to fund a family member's life-saving medical treatment, with no time to search for a fair buyer themselves. What reputable business would handle this respectfully, fairly, and privately? Is Bricks and Minifigs worth considering? All hypothetical, of course.

* '''I Hate Carmel, Indiana''' — For Arif's parenting and degenerate gambling corner: a first child is due in late December. The baby pool is being planned and should be modelled after the Hell League for laughs and to capitalise on the prediction market craze. What scoring system, prop bets, and general chaos mechanics should be implemented to maximise disorder and extract maximum money from friends and family?

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* Kyle returns with his second consecutive episode of staged grief over Norse Code's ending, this time cycling from acceptance back to anger in a single mailbag submission
* [[Ben DiNucci]] receives a rare double question — one from Damian, one directed specifically at James — suggesting the DiNucci reassessment debate remains unresolved
* Mad Max Brosmer continues his multi-episode campaign against Arif's seed oil position, now armed with a Spanish World Cup team as evidence
* Ghost Dusty is implicitly referenced via Nolan Kehler's question about James claiming Canadian asylum
* The Hell League is extended into a new domain — the baby pool — via the I Hate Carmel, Indiana submission
* Arif's Lego collection is confirmed to be extensive enough that a listener is willing to use a dying family member as a framing device to ask about it
* Deez's Pokemon team submission opens a new corner — Arif's Pokemon Champions corner — as a replacement for the allegedly retired sumo corner

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Season 2026]]

Episode Archive

2026-08-04T19:25:10Z

Damian: /* 2025 Season */

This page is the complete [[Norse Code]] episode archive, organised by season.
Episodes with show notes in the archive are marked ✓.
Episode pages without titles are stubs awaiting completion.

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes]]''

==2013 Season==
''No show notes available for this season.''

==2014 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 67|67]] || Who goes to Manny's and doesn't have steak? || ✓
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| [[Episode 68|68]] || For Reals || ✓
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| [[Episode 71|71]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2015 Season==

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| [[Episode 83|83]] || The Blumpkin By The Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 85|85]] || Stafford Harassment || ✓
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| [[Episode 89|89]] || Diggs Does Denver || ✓
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| [[Episode 90|90]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 92|92]] || A Tale of Two Halfs || ✓
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| [[Episode 103|103]] || The Search for ODB's Money || ✓
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| [[Episode 107|107]] || Tears of an AP || ✓
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| [[Episode 111|111]] || these numbers look like lightsabers || ✓
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| [[Episode 113|113]] || Smoked Cheese || ✓
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| [[Episode 115|115]] || Strong men also cry || ✓
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| [[Episode 122|122]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 125|125]] || The Smell of Fear || ✓
|}

==2016 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 133|133]] || Proof of Illuminati || ✓
|}

==2017 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 193|193]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 195|195]] || Day to Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 196|196]] || What do you mean YOU people? || ✓
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| [[Episode 197|197]] || Taking a Knee (Inherently Aggressive) || ✓
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| [[Episode 202|202]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 203|203]] || Let the Bodies Hit the Floor || ✓
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| [[Episode 205|205]] || Dirty Birds Slaughtered Inside of US Bank Stadium for Once || ✓
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| [[Episode 207|207]] || Dirty Browns || ✓
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| [[Episode 211|211]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 213|213]] || Masters of Our Domain || ✓
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| [[Episode 215|215]] || Ham Package || ✓
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| [[Episode 217|217]] || As Seen on CBS Sports! || ✓
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| [[Episode 219|219]] || Back and Better Than Ever || ✓
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| [[Episode 220|220]] || God Hates New Orleans — We Just Need Proof || ✓
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| [[Episode 223|223]] || The Philadelphia Incident Pt. 2 || ✓
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| [[Episode 224|224]] || Wasted Away Again in Margarittaville || ✓
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| [[Episode 225|225]] || Death Comes to Frogtown || ✓
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| [[Episode 226|226]] || Womens Hockey, Curling, and the XFL || ✓
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| [[Episode 227|227]] || Why Would We Want to Marry Our Cousins? || ✓
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| [[Episode 228|228]] || It's Pronounced SEA-MAN! || ✓
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| [[Episode 229|229]] || Scouting and Rebuilding with Jonathan and Drew || ✓
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| [[Episode 230|230]] || Extensions in the Snow || ✓
|}

==2018 Season==

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| [[Episode 231|231]] || So It's Come to This: Another Draft Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 232|232]] || Hating Hayden Hurst || ✓
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| [[Episode 233|233]] || More and More Carson Every Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 234|234]] || An Uncomfortable Amount of Fat || ✓
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| [[Episode 235|235]] || Previewing the Camp of Training || ✓
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| [[Episode 237|237]] || Tweet That! || ✓
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| [[Episode 241|241]] || The Saltiest Kicker || ✓
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| [[Episode 242|242]] || Limited Success || ✓
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| [[Episode 245|245]] || Kickers Aren't People || ✓
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| [[Episode 246|246]] || Halftime is for Quitters || ✓
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| [[Episode 248|248]] || (There Must Be) 50 Ways to Fix Your Defense || ✓
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| [[Episode 249|249]] || There's No Good Reason to Visit Philadelphia || ✓
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| [[Episode 250|250]] || Ugly But Useful || ✓
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| [[Episode 251|251]] || Double Trap Game? || ✓
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| [[Episode 252|252]] || Dead Arms and Legs || ✓
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| [[Episode 253|253]] || In Living Color || ✓
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| [[Episode 255|255]] || probably || ✓
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| [[Episode 256|256]] || Yakity Sacks! || ✓
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| [[Episode 257|257]] || I Got Your Ads RIGHT HERE! || ✓
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| [[Episode 258|258]] || Trash Birds and Bears || ✓
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| [[Episode 259|259]] || Post-Turkey and Post-Packers || ✓
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| [[Episode 260|260]] || PAY-triots || ✓
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| [[Episode 261|261]] || Checking Down (and Out) || ✓
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| [[Episode 262|262]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 263|263]] || Apologies for the Optimism || ✓
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| [[Episode 264|264]] || The Inconvenient Truth || ✓
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| [[Episode 265|265]] || Fighting Josh Freeman || ✓
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| [[Episode 266|266]] || Buyers Remorse || ✓
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| [[Episode 267|267]] || Everyone's Fault But Mine || ✓
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| [[Episode 268|268]] || Too Many Cooks || ✓
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| [[Episode 270|270]] || Strong Opinions on the Bachelor || ✓
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| [[Episode 271|271]] || What's The Combination || ✓
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| [[Episode 272|272]] || blah || ✓
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| [[Episode 273|273]] || The Arif and James Annual Second Christmas Extravaganza || ✓
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| [[Episode 274|274]] || Last Stop Before Disappointment || ✓
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| [[Episode 275|275]] || Spoilers || ✓
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| [[Episode 276|276]] || Good Teammates || ✓
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| [[Episode 277|277]] || So We're Not Trading Him? || ✓
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| [[Episode 279|279]] || Fluidity || ✓
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| [[Episode 280|280]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2019 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 281|281]] || Eating Eli Apple || ✓
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| [[Episode 282|282]] || Featuring Laquon Treadwell || ✓
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| [[Episode 285|285]] || Lions are Still Terrible || ✓
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| [[Episode 286|286]] || How to Cook (for Forty) Humans || ✓
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| [[Episode 287|287]] || 14 for 32 || ✓
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| [[Episode 288|288]] || He's Brandishing a Knife (It's Shia LaBeouf) || ✓
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| [[Episode 289|289]] || The Good Place || ✓
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| [[Episode 290|290]] || The Fall Guy || ✓
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| [[Episode 291|291]] || Underplaying Your Coaching || ✓
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| [[Episode 293|293]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 294|294]] || A Whimper || ✓
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| [[Episode 295|295]] || Wentz the Turkey || ✓
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| [[Episode 296|296]] || The One Where Don is the Stripper in the Cake || ✓
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| [[Episode 297|297]] || The Honeymoon is Over || ✓
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| [[Episode 298|298]] || Catching a Charge || ✓
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| [[Episode 299|299]] || The Dangers of Being Drunk in the Backseat || ✓
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| [[Episode 300|300]] || Cute But Ugly || ✓
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| [[Episode 301|301]] || MASH Theme || ✓
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| [[Episode 302|302]] || Ham of Personality || ✓
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| [[Episode 304|304]] || Kirk — We're on It! || ✓
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| [[Episode 305|305]] || Arif and Kickers — A Love Story || ✓
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| [[Episode 308|308]] || Podcasting in My Sleep || ✓
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| [[Episode 310|310]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 312|312]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 313|313]] || Trauma-Fueled Vision Quests || ✓
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| [[Episode 315|315]] || Everything Was Bad || ✓
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| [[Episode 316|316]] || Fever Dreams || ✓
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| [[Episode 317|317]] || Trigger Fingers || ✓
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| [[Episode 319|319]] || We Are All on Drugs || ✓
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| [[Episode 320|320]] || The Dangers of Social Distancing || ✓
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| [[Episode 321|321]] || Exodus, Movement of Jah People! || ✓
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| [[Episode 322|322]] || The Monday Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 323|323]] || Playing Meaningful Football in April || ✓
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| [[Episode 325|325]] || Anthony Barr-Related Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 326|326]] || A Rational Discussion on Defunding the RB Position || ✓
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| [[Episode 327|327]] || The Ham Controversy || ✓
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| [[Episode 328|328]] || Slowly But Surely Turning Into a Cob of Corn || ✓
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| [[Episode 329|329]] || This is Probably Peter King's Fault || ✓
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| [[Episode 330|330]] || Strong Positive and/or Negative Emotions || ✓
|}

==2020 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 331|331]] || The Covid Year™ || ✓
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| [[Episode 332|332]] || Follow the Numbers in Your Heart || ✓
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| [[Episode 333|333]] || Christians Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 334|334]] || Dinosaurs Against Christians || ✓
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| [[Episode 335|335]] || Dinosaurs Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 336|336]] || Dinosaurs Against XP Attempts || ✓
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| [[Episode 337|337]] || Dinosaurs Against Bengal Kings || ✓
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| [[Episode 339|339]] || Dinosaurs Against Thanos || ✓
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| [[Episode 340|340]] || A Quick Discussion on Why it Should Be Legal to Shoot Kickers Into the Sun || ✓
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| [[Episode 341|341]] || No Place Like No Home || ✓
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| [[Episode 342|342]] || Tenuous But Fun to Talk About || ✓
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| [[Episode 343|343]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 344|344]] || An Abundance of Caution || ✓
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| [[Episode 345|345]] || This Team Might Not Be Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 346|346]] || The Yannick Ngakoue Trade || ✓
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| [[Episode 347|347]] || Armageddon || ✓
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| [[Episode 348|348]] || Count Your Blessings, Bitch! || ✓
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| [[Episode 349|349]] || Space Lasers for All! || ✓
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| [[Episode 350|350]] || Irv Smith Lives! || ✓
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| [[Episode 351|351]] || Distracted by Chili || ✓
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| [[Episode 352|352]] || Making Adjustments || ✓
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| [[Episode 353|353]] || How Do You Take a Sack There, Kyler? || ✓
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| [[Episode 354|354]] || Just Like the Gypsy Woman Said… || ✓
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| [[Episode 355|355]] || So This is What It's Like to Be a Seahawks Fan || ✓
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| [[Episode 356|356]] || Bingoists || ✓
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| [[Episode 357|357]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 358|358]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 359|359]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 360|360]] || Norse Code Comes Full Circle || ✓
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| [[Episode 361|361]] || This Team Had Playoff Aspirations. Like Recently || ✓
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| [[Episode 362|362]] || Playing Without Tackling You Are the Lion || ✓
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| [[Episode 363|363]] || That's a BINGO || ✓
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| [[Episode 364|364]] || One Million Vibes || ✓
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| [[Episode 365|365]] || Gatorade Consistency || ✓
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| [[Episode 366|366]] || Do They Know it's Snowing Over There (in Texas) || ✓
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| [[Episode 367|367]] || Bees Above Replacement || ✓
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| [[Episode 368|368]] || Into the Void (Year) || ✓
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| [[Episode 369|369]] || The Other End of the Tin Can and String || ✓
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| [[Episode 370|370]] || CJ Ham Punishment Edition || ✓
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| [[Episode 371|371]] || Ozymandias || ✓
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| [[Episode 372|372]] || All That Could Have Been || ✓
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| [[Episode 373|373]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 374|374]] || Checkers on a Chess Board || ✓
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| [[Episode 375|375]] || The Purview of the Corner || ✓
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| [[Episode 376|376]] || The Return of The Heismen || ✓
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| [[Episode 377|377]] || DOES YOUR MILKSHAKE BRING ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD? || ✓
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| [[Episode 378|378]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 379|379]] || Here's to Hopefully People Showing Up to the Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 380|380]] || Case Cookus || ✓
|}

==2021 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 381|381]] || Case Cookus — Cousin's Swear Jar || ✓
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| [[Episode 382|382]] || For Better or, Usually, For Worse || ✓
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| [[Episode 383|383]] || Outbreaks and Clusters || ✓
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| [[Episode 384|384]] || False Starts || ✓
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| [[Episode 385|385]] || Show Me the Honey || ✓
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| [[Episode 386|386]] || Flaw in the Regime || ✓
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| [[Episode 387|387]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 388|388]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 389|389]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 390|390]] || Best of the Worst || ✓
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| [[Episode 391|391]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 392|392]] || In Spite of Ourselves || ✓
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| [[Episode 393|393]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 394|394]] || It Sucks Watching This Team Sometimes || ✓
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| [[Episode 395|395]] || I Am Doing Well || ✓
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| [[Episode 396|396]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 397|397]] || Live from the James Joyce Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 399|399]] || Stick to Sports || ✓
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| [[Episode 400|400]] || Episode 418: Laziest Conquerors || ✓
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| [[Episode 401|401]] || Thanks Again || ✓
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| [[Episode 402|402]] || Vikings Win the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 403|403]] || Vikings Lose the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 404|404]] || In Defense of Throatzilla || ✓
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| [[Episode 405|405]] || Waiting for a Win || ✓
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| [[Episode 406|406]] || True Knowledge || ✓
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| [[Episode 407|407]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 408|408]] || The Passion of the Cousins || ✓
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| [[Episode 409|409]] || The Formula || ✓
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| [[Episode 410|410]] || That Funny Feeling || ✓
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| [[Episode 411|411]] || Frozen Beef || ✓
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| [[Episode 412|412]] || An Indictment || ✓
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| [[Episode 414|414]] || Burning It All Down || ✓
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| [[Episode 415|415]] || Kwesi Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 416|416]] || Window Mirror Paradox || ✓
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| [[Episode 417|417]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 418|418]] || Away the Moon || ✓
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| [[Episode 419|419]] || Decisions Were Made || ✓
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| [[Episode 420|420]] || Sam Hayes || ✓
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| [[Episode 421|421]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 422|422]] || Prye's Brewing Company || ✓
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| [[Episode 423|423]] || Trading With Green Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 424|424]] || Literally Betting Against Carson Wentz || ✓
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| [[Episode 425|425]] || The Lack of News || ✓
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| [[Episode 426|426]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 427|427]] || The Nate Stanley Is Released Spectacular! || ✓
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| [[Episode 428|428]] || League Violation || ✓
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| [[Episode 429|429]] || Make Yourself Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 430|430]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2022 Season==

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| [[Episode 431|431]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 432|432]] || Goodbye Rodger || ✓
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| [[Episode 433|433]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 434|434]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 436|436]] || The Kirkish Genocide Returns || ✓
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| [[Episode 438|438]] || Norse Covid || ✓
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| [[Episode 439|439]] || You Have Just Been Called for Roughing the Passer || ✓
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| [[Episode 440|440]] || Buying Into the Lie || ✓
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| [[Episode 441|441]] || The Broken Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 442|442]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 443|443]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 444|444]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 445|445]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 446|446]] || That Mariota Almost Interception || ✓
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| [[Episode 447|447]] || Bringing You Down to Our Level || ✓
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| [[Episode 448|448]] || Going Live in 3, 2, 1 || ✓
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| [[Episode 449|449]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 450|450]] || The Living Curse || ✓
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| [[Episode 451|451]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 452|452]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 453|453]] || The First AI Bot Podcast! || ✓
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| [[Episode 454|454]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 455|455]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 456|456]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 457|457]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 458|458]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 459|459]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 461|461]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 463|463]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 464|464]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 465|465]] || The Cookies Were Delicious || ✓
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| [[Episode 466|466]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 467|467]] || The First 48 Hours || ✓
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| [[Episode 468|468]] || Buying the Dip || ✓
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| [[Episode 469|469]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 470|470]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 471|471]] || First Catch of the Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 472|472]] || Releases and Holdouts || ✓
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| [[Episode 473|473]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 474|474]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 475|475]] || Closer to Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 476|476]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 477|477]] || Surprise Makes and Surprise Cuts || ✓
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| [[Episode 478|478]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 479|479]] || Facts Are Irrelevant || ✓
|}

==2023 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:60px" | # !! Title !! Notes
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| [[Episode 481|481]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 482|482]] || Hate Power Ranking || ✓
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| [[Episode 483|483]] || Swift Doctrine || ✓
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| [[Episode 484|484]] || A Detail That Was True But Would Not Have Helped || ✓
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| [[Episode 485|485]] || Addicted to Fumbles || ✓
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| [[Episode 486|486]] || Duke Nukem 3D Situational Disasters || ✓
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| [[Episode 487|487]] || Definition of Accuracy || ✓
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| [[Episode 488|488]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 489|489]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 490|490]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 491|491]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 492|492]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 493|493]] || Visual Trash || ✓
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| [[Episode 494|494]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 495|495]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 496|496]] || Are the Vikings the Jets? Browns? || ✓
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| [[Episode 497|497]] || Terrified of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 498|498]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 499|499]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 500|500]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 501|501]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 502|502]] || Life is Random and Cruel || ✓
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| [[Episode 503|503]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 504|504]] || Soft Times Make Weak Men || ✓
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| [[Episode 505|505]] || Gambling Degens and Degen Gamblers || ✓
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| [[Episode 506|506]] || The Power of Enemies || ✓
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| [[Episode 507|507]] || A Farewell to (#8's) Arm(s) || ✓
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| [[Episode 508|508]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 510|510]] || Excel Wizardry or Whatever || ✓
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| [[Episode 511|511]] || Going to Galveston || ✓
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| [[Episode 512|512]] || Obligation Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 513|513]] || Guaranteed to Be Guaranteed || ✓
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| [[Episode 514|514]] || Spite Kickers || ✓
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| [[Episode 515|515]] || Reserve Anger || ✓
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| [[Episode 516|516]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 517|517]] || Player Health || ✓
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| [[Episode 518|518]] || Nerve Regeneration for Fun and Profit || ✓
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| [[Episode 519|519]] || Likely Toes || ✓
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| [[Episode 520|520]] || Xanatos Gambit || ✓
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| [[Episode 522|522]] || Petty Game Balls || ✓
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| [[Episode 523|523]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 524|524]] || The Threat of the Bomb || ✓
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| [[Episode 526|526]] || Lucky and Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 527|527]] || Movement of One || ✓
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| [[Episode 528|528]] || Bullying But Popular || ✓
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| [[Episode 529|529]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2024 Season==

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| [[Episode 533|533]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 534|534]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 535|535]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 536|536]] || Ignoring the Darnold in the Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 537|537]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 538|538]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 539|539]] || Evaluate the Vibe || ✓
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| [[Episode 540|540]] || Personification of Oversaturation || ✓
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| [[Episode 542|542]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 543|543]] || The Movement || ✓
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| [[Episode 544|544]] || Pythagorean Wins || ✓
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| [[Episode 545|545]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 547|547]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 548|548]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 550|550]] || Voltron of Correctness || ✓
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| [[Episode 551|551]] || The Art of Getting Punched in the Face with Everyone Watching || ✓
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| [[Episode 553|553]] || I Don't Feel Better || ✓
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| [[Episode 554|554]] || The Horrors Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 555|555]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist || ✓
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| [[Episode 556|556]] || The Horrors Continue to Persist (Can Be Destroyed by Heat) || ✓
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| [[Episode 557|557]] || Confirmed in a Denial || ✓
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| [[Episode 558|558]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 559|559]] || Demolish the World || ✓
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| [[Episode 560|560]] || Don't Tear Gas the Squirrels || ✓
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| [[Episode 561|561]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 562|562]] || Infinite Money Glitch || ✓
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| [[Episode 563|563]] || Illegal in Most States || ✓
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| [[Episode 564|564]] || There Was No Winning Move || ✓
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| [[Episode 566|566]] || Arif's Support Squad / The Burn Book || ✓
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| [[Episode 567|567]] || Kevin O'Quiggley || ✓
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| [[Episode 568|568]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 569|569]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 570|570]] || Antichrist Superstar || ✓
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| [[Episode 571|571]] || The Promise of Greatness || ✓
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| [[Episode 572|572]] || The Prince That Was Promised || ✓
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| [[Episode 574|574]] || Rationing the Celsius || ✓
|}

==2025 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 576|576]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 577|577]] || Ethically Sourced Bones || ✓
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| [[Episode 578|578]] || Torment Nexus || ✓
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| [[Episode 580|580]] || The Lost Episode || ✓
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| [[Episode 581|581]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 582|582]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 583|583]] || Double Ngakoue || ✓
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| [[Episode 585|585]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 586|586]] || You Never Want to Go Double || ✓
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| [[Episode 587|587]] || The Brain Survives a Lot of Abuse || ✓
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| [[Episode 588|588]] || A Lack of Justis || ✓
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| [[Episode 589|589]] || Misery Cohort || ✓
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| [[Episode 590|590]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 591|591]] || Structurally Capable || ✓
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| [[Episode 592|592]] || Somewhat Ethical Hater || ✓
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| [[Episode 593|593]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 594|594]] || Someone Should Consider Matt Ryan's Feelings || ✓
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| [[Episode 596|596]] || One More Time || ✓
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| [[Episode 597|597]] || Nepotism of Theseus || ✓
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| [[Episode 599|599]] || Dreams Do Come True || ✓
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| [[Episode 599.5|599.5]] || Blurs and Epilogues || ✓
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| [[Episode 600|600]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 601|601]] || Sam Darnold Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 602|602]] || Canonically Immortal || ✓
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| [[Episode 603|603]] || Hugging Italians || ✓
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| [[Episode 604|604]] || Truly Delightful People || ✓
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| [[Episode 605|605]] || In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain) || ✓
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| [[Episode 606|606]] || Dry July || ✓
|}

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Episode 605

2026-05-28T17:28:10Z

Damian:

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 605
| title = In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain)
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Offseason
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 605: In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain)''' was an offseason episode covering OTA observations, Minnesota's hosting of the NFL Draft, league news, and an extensive mailbag.

== Overview ==
The hosts discussed Vikings OTA activity, Minnesota's hosting of the NFL Draft, and a wide-ranging mailbag covering everything from seed oils, to trolley problems, to toddler bathroom defiance. The episode also addressed the announced end of Norse Code, with listener Kyle asking what the hosts had for lunch.

== Segments ==

=== OTA Discussion ===
The hosts reviewed observations from Vikings Organised Team Activities, discussing player development, early impressions, and what the roster might look like heading into the 2026 season.

=== Minnesota Hosts the Draft ===
Coverage of the NFL Draft taking place in Minnesota, with discussion of the event's impact on the local football community, the city's preparation, and the broader spectacle.

=== Around the League ===
League-wide news including the Green Bay Packers lawsuit situation, with the hosts noting the legal system's apparent willingness to let Paw Patrol sue someone but not pursue more serious charges against other parties.

== Mailbag Questions ==

* '''Rock''' — Do JJ McCarthy and his receivers do well with improvising routes when a quarterback is extending a play? Is that even a coachable skill?

* '''Nick Howard''' — For the moving-to-a-cold-climate-from-the-Arizona-desert corner: any advice for someone who has never driven in snow, never owned snow tyres, and has no frame of reference for winter roads whatsoever?

* '''Benn''' — With Rodgers signed to lead the Steelers to an 8-9 record, are the Vikings safe from ever seeing him in purple? Which rookie could surprise and contribute meaningfully? How close are we to Cooper Rush QB1 season?

* '''Bigale''' — Every few months there are articles about the Vikings acquiring Joe Burrow. Ignoring cap issues, what trade capital would it take to pull that off for him, Allen, or Lamar? Who would you prefer if you could have any one of them? Does the answer change when you factor in the cap?

* '''Steven''' — A website called startnine.win is apparently AI-generated content predicting a JJ McCarthy-led Vikings team winning only 11.5 games. The true number is certainly much higher. As a pillar of Vikings media, how does Arif plan to fight back against these malicious fabrications?

* '''JJ McDarnold''' — What is the maximum number of former head coaches you can enroll in an accelerator program before you are forced to admit it is a rehab facility?

* '''Will Melvin''' — With no Bengals on the schedule, how many interceptions will Isaiah Rodgers finish the season with?

* '''Damian''' — For Arif's False Advertising Corner: what kind of nonsense are OTAs? From what anyone can tell, it is just practice. If someone at the office organised "Team Activities" and it turned out to simply be work, there would be consequences. As a hypothetical team owner, what would Arif do for OTAs instead — paintball, go-karting, or karaoke?

* '''Mad Max Brosmer''' — For Arif's seed oil corner: Arif recently stated that seed oils were perfectly fine and had no real health impacts, but an NFL team has now banned seed oils in their cafeteria with a full staff of highly trained nutritionists signing off on it. How much is Big Food paying him to actively encourage listeners to poison themselves and their children? Also, Mina Kimes just won a million dollars on Celebrity Jeopardy and donated it to fight homelessness in LA — are there any celebrity debate tournaments Arif is planning to win for a similar impact, or is Mina Kimes simply cooler than him?

* '''Matt Nelson''' — Since Arif is a successful streamer now, has he considered also streaming the podcast itself?

* '''Kyle''' — Ever since hearing the news of Norse Code ending, Kyle has lost all sense of purpose, the joy in his hobbies is gone, and he sleeps considerably more. His question: what did you guys have for lunch?

* '''Mal''' — To both hosts: fun socks — yes or no?

* '''Janik''' — Trolley problem: you can either kill all the people on the top track, or double it and give it to the next person. Twenty-four people have already chosen to double it. Will you kill 16,777,216 people, or double it and give it to the next person?

* '''Football's misandrist niche''' — For Arif's critical economics corner: given that the Powers That Be have completely lost the plot between purely speculative and material economic value, what other generally calmly enjoyed portions of daily existence should be commodified beyond recognition into levels of pump-and-dump schemes and wash trading that are technically not illegal because they are not taking place through an established securities market?

* '''Tom Locke''' — For James's Irish Republican Corner: how would you reunite all the divisions into one league, the people finally united together again?

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — For Arif's Water Waste Corner: what does Goth SūmerBrain think of the Vikings quarterback situation and schedule?

* '''Alex''' — What is the best way to get a question answered on Norse Code? Send it the moment James announces he is recording tonight? Send an email? Besmirch the reputation of one of the hosts to trick them into defending themselves? Use an old bit, or try to start a new one?

* '''Kate is pretty odd''' — For Arif's REI AMI corner: if Arif were to create a musical artist nom de plume based on two Sailor Moon characters, what would the name be and why?

* '''Room Temperature''' — For the Norse Code Ghost Busting corner: as a cat sitter, a client has booked an overnight stay and mentioned the realtor said the place was haunted. Does James have any advice from his experience with ghost Dusty if the ghost is adversarial? Does Arif have any advice on how to win the ghost couple playoffs if the ghost is actually cool and into you?

* '''Deez''' — For Arif's dating corner: rank these relationships from healthiest to most toxic — Aaron Rodgers and his "wife"; Mike Zimmer and Terrence Newman; Christian Ponder and his throwing shoulder; or Sharrif Floyd and his knee surgeon?

* '''Village YAC Monger''' — Which NFL quarterbacks would you skip your least favourite son's second marriage to hang out with?

* '''Zen Cupid''' — For Arif's job searcher corner: after 20 years at the same company, recently let go due to AI replacement. Previous role covered Layer 1 tech support, training and presenting, and Supplier Relationship Management specifically for fast food restaurant point-of-sale systems, back office servers, and restaurant network hardware and software. A very niche skillset. What field should they move into next, and how can AI help get them there? Their fate is in Arif's hands. A 24-hour ultimatum has been issued.

* '''Ice delanda est''' — For Arif's AI corner: now that the Jets are using AI to make roster decisions, what else should the Jets use AI to do? Also, for Arif's parenting corner: a 3.5-year-old has refused to poop at home for eight months despite going daily at daycare. Laxatives are ineffective as he simply holds it in harder. He refuses all incentives — candy, stickers, ice cream, music, and TV time. He refuses his pull-ups. He will sit on the toilet and glare. He uses the toilet normally Monday through Friday but refuses on weekends. Upcoming four and five-day long weekends due to holidays are causing significant household anxiety. Solutions needed urgently.

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* Kyle's question about losing purpose following the announced end of Norse Code marks one of the more emotionally resonant mailbag submissions in the show's history
* [[Goth SūmerBrain]] makes an appearance via Drew Bledsoe's question
* [[The Death of Dusty O'Connell|Ghost Dusty]] is referenced in Room Temperature's haunted cat-sitting question
* The trolley problem reaches 16,777,216 potential victims by question 24
* Mad Max Brosmer continues the show's tradition of giving listeners episode-inspired names
* Arif's seed oil corner and Mina Kimes corner coexist in the same question, suggesting Mad Max Brosmer is an overachiever

== Notes ==
* Runtime: 1:30:49

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Season 2026]]

Episode 605

2026-05-28T17:22:16Z

Damian: Created page with "{{EpisodeInfobox | number = 605 | title = In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain) | hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik | guests = None | type = Offseason }} '''Norse Code Episode 605: In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain)''' was an offseason episode covering OTA observations, the Minnesota NFL Draft, league news, and an extensive mailbag. == Overview == The hosts discussed Vikings OTA activity,..."

{{EpisodeInfobox
| number = 605
| title = In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain)
| hosts = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests = None
| type = Offseason
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 605: In the wrong place and time (being disappointed in the rain)''' was an offseason episode covering OTA observations, the Minnesota NFL Draft, league news, and an extensive mailbag.

== Overview ==
The hosts discussed Vikings OTA activity, Minnesota's hosting of the NFL Draft, and a wide-ranging mailbag covering everything from seed oils to trolley problems to toddler bathroom defiance. The episode also addressed the announced end of Norse Code, with listener Kyle asking what the hosts had for lunch.

== Segments ==

=== OTA Discussion ===
The hosts reviewed observations from Vikings Organized Team Activities, discussing player development and early impressions heading into the 2026 season.

=== Minnesota Hosts the Draft ===
Coverage of the NFL Draft taking place in Minnesota, with discussion of the event's impact on the local football community.

=== Around the League ===
League-wide news including the Green Bay Packers lawsuit situation, with the hosts noting the legal system's apparent willingness to let Paw Patrol sue someone but not pursue more serious charges.

== Mailbag Questions ==

* '''Rock''' — Do JJ McCarthy and receivers do well with improvising routes when a QB is extending a play? Is that even a coachable skill?

* '''Nick Howard''' — For the moving-to-a-cold-climate-from-the-Arizona-desert corner: any advice for someone who has never driven in snow?

* '''Benn''' — With Rodgers signed to lead the Steelers to an 8-9 record, are the Vikings safe from ever seeing him in purple? Which rookie could surprise and contribute? How close are we to Cooper Rush QB1 season?

* '''Bigale''' — Every few months there are articles about the Vikings acquiring Joe Burrow. Ignoring cap issues, what trade capital would it take? Who would you prefer if you could have Burrow, Allen, or Lamar? Does the answer change with cap constraints?

* '''Steven''' — A website called startnine.win is apparently AI-generated content predicting a JJ McCarthy-led Vikings team winning only 11.5 games. As a pillar of Vikings media, how does Arif plan to fight back against these malicious fabrications?

* '''JJ McDarnold''' — What is the maximum number of former head coaches you can enroll in an accelerator program before you are forced to admit it is a rehab facility?

* '''Will Melvin''' — With no Bengals on the schedule, how many interceptions will Isaiah Rodgers finish the season with?

* '''Damian''' — For Arif's False Advertising Corner: what kind of nonsense are OTAs? It's just practice. If someone at the office organised "Team Activities" and it turned out to just be work, there would be consequences. As a hypothetical team owner, what would Arif do for OTAs instead? Paintball? Go-karting? Karaoke?

* '''Mad Max Brosmer''' — For Arif's seed oil corner: Arif recently said seed oils were fine and had no real health impacts, but an NFL team has now banned seed oils in their cafeteria. How much is Big Food paying him to encourage listeners to poison themselves? Also, Mina Kimes just won a million dollars on Celebrity Jeopardy and donated it to fight homelessness in LA — are there any celebrity debate tournaments Arif is planning to win for a similar impact, or is Mina Kimes simply cooler?

* '''Matt Nelson''' — Since Arif is a successful streamer now, has he considered streaming the podcast as well?

* '''Kyle''' — Ever since hearing the news of Norse Code ending, Kyle has lost all sense of purpose, the joy in his hobbies is gone, and he sleeps way more. His question: what did you guys have for lunch?

* '''Mal''' — To both hosts: fun socks — yes or no?

* '''Janik''' — Trolley problem: you can either kill all the people on the top track, or double it and give it to the next person. 24 people have already chosen to double it. Will you kill 16,777,216 people, or double it and give it to the next person?

* '''Football's misandrist niche''' — For Arif's critical economics corner: given that the Powers That Be have completely lost the plot between speculative and material economic value, what other generally calm portions of daily existence should be commodified beyond recognition into technically-not-illegal pump-and-dump schemes?

* '''Tom Locke''' — For James's Irish Republican Corner: how would you reunite all the divisions into one league, the people finally united together again?

* '''A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe''' — For Arif's Water Waste Corner: what does Goth SūmerBrain think of the Vikings quarterback situation and schedule?

* '''Alex''' — What is the best way to get a question answered on Norse Code? Send it when James announces he's recording? Email? Besmirch the reputation of a host to trick them into defending themselves? Use an old bit or start a new one?

* '''Kate is pretty odd''' — For Arif's REI AMI corner: if Arif were to create a musical artist nom de plume based on two Sailor Moon characters, what would the name be and why?

* '''Room Temperature''' — For the Norse Code Ghost Busting corner: as a cat sitter, a client just booked an overnight stay and mentioned the realtor said the place was haunted. Does James have any advice from his experience with ghost Dusty if the ghost is adversarial? Does Arif have advice on winning the ghost couple playoffs if the ghost is cool and into you?

* '''Deez''' — For Arif's dating corner: rank these relationships from healthiest to most toxic — Aaron Rodgers and his "wife"; Mike Zimmer and Terrence Newman; Christian Ponder and his throwing shoulder; or Sharrif Floyd and his knee surgeon?

* '''Village YAC Monger''' — Which NFL quarterbacks would you skip your least favourite son's second marriage to hang out with?

* '''Zen Cupid''' — For Arif's job searcher corner: after 20 years at the same company, recently let go due to AI replacement. Previous role covered Layer 1 tech support, training, presenting, and Supplier Relationship Management specifically for fast food restaurant point-of-sale, back office servers, and restaurant network hardware and software. A very niche skillset. What field should they go into next and how can AI get them there? Their fate is in Arif's hands. A 24-hour ultimatum has been issued.

* '''Ice delanda est''' — For Arif's AI corner: now that the Jets are using AI to make roster decisions, what else should the Jets use AI for? Also, for Arif's parenting corner: a 3.5-year-old has refused to poop at home for 8 months despite going daily at daycare. Laxatives are ineffective as he simply holds it in harder. He refuses incentives. He refuses his pull-ups. He will sit on the toilet and glare. He uses the toilet Monday through Friday but refuses on weekends. Upcoming 4 and 5-day long weekends due to holidays are causing significant anxiety. Solutions needed urgently.

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* Kyle's question about losing purpose following the announced end of Norse Code marks one of the more emotionally resonant mailbag submissions in the show's history
* Goth SūmerBrain makes an appearance via Drew Bledsoe's question
* Ghost Dusty is referenced in Room Temperature's haunted cat-sitting question
* The trolley problem reaches 16,777,216 potential victims by question 24
* Mad Max Brosmer continues the show's tradition of giving listeners episode-inspired names

== Notes ==
* Runtime: 1:30:49 (noted twice in show notes)

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Season 2026]]

Episode Archive

2026-05-28T17:21:55Z

Damian: /* 2025 Season */

This page is the complete [[Norse Code]] episode archive, organised by season.
Episodes with show notes in the archive are marked ✓.
Episode pages without titles are stubs awaiting completion.

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes]]''

==2013 Season==
''No show notes available for this season.''

==2014 Season==

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| [[Episode 67|67]] || Who goes to Manny's and doesn't have steak? || ✓
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| [[Episode 68|68]] || For Reals || ✓
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| [[Episode 71|71]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2015 Season==

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| [[Episode 83|83]] || The Blumpkin By The Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 85|85]] || Stafford Harassment || ✓
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| [[Episode 89|89]] || Diggs Does Denver || ✓
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| [[Episode 90|90]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 92|92]] || A Tale of Two Halfs || ✓
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| [[Episode 103|103]] || The Search for ODB's Money || ✓
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| [[Episode 107|107]] || Tears of an AP || ✓
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| [[Episode 111|111]] || these numbers look like lightsabers || ✓
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| [[Episode 113|113]] || Smoked Cheese || ✓
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| [[Episode 115|115]] || Strong men also cry || ✓
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| [[Episode 122|122]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 125|125]] || The Smell of Fear || ✓
|}

==2016 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 133|133]] || Proof of Illuminati || ✓
|}

==2017 Season==

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| [[Episode 193|193]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 195|195]] || Day to Day || ✓
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| [[Episode 196|196]] || What do you mean YOU people? || ✓
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| [[Episode 197|197]] || Taking a Knee (Inherently Aggressive) || ✓
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| [[Episode 202|202]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 203|203]] || Let the Bodies Hit the Floor || ✓
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| [[Episode 205|205]] || Dirty Birds Slaughtered Inside of US Bank Stadium for Once || ✓
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| [[Episode 207|207]] || Dirty Browns || ✓
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| [[Episode 211|211]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 213|213]] || Masters of Our Domain || ✓
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| [[Episode 215|215]] || Ham Package || ✓
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| [[Episode 217|217]] || As Seen on CBS Sports! || ✓
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| [[Episode 219|219]] || Back and Better Than Ever || ✓
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| [[Episode 220|220]] || God Hates New Orleans — We Just Need Proof || ✓
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| [[Episode 223|223]] || The Philadelphia Incident Pt. 2 || ✓
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| [[Episode 224|224]] || Wasted Away Again in Margarittaville || ✓
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| [[Episode 225|225]] || Death Comes to Frogtown || ✓
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| [[Episode 226|226]] || Womens Hockey, Curling, and the XFL || ✓
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| [[Episode 227|227]] || Why Would We Want to Marry Our Cousins? || ✓
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| [[Episode 228|228]] || It's Pronounced SEA-MAN! || ✓
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| [[Episode 229|229]] || Scouting and Rebuilding with Jonathan and Drew || ✓
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| [[Episode 230|230]] || Extensions in the Snow || ✓
|}

==2018 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 231|231]] || So It's Come to This: Another Draft Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 232|232]] || Hating Hayden Hurst || ✓
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| [[Episode 233|233]] || More and More Carson Every Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 234|234]] || An Uncomfortable Amount of Fat || ✓
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| [[Episode 235|235]] || Previewing the Camp of Training || ✓
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| [[Episode 237|237]] || Tweet That! || ✓
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| [[Episode 241|241]] || The Saltiest Kicker || ✓
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| [[Episode 242|242]] || Limited Success || ✓
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| [[Episode 245|245]] || Kickers Aren't People || ✓
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| [[Episode 246|246]] || Halftime is for Quitters || ✓
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| [[Episode 248|248]] || (There Must Be) 50 Ways to Fix Your Defense || ✓
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| [[Episode 249|249]] || There's No Good Reason to Visit Philadelphia || ✓
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| [[Episode 250|250]] || Ugly But Useful || ✓
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| [[Episode 251|251]] || Double Trap Game? || ✓
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| [[Episode 252|252]] || Dead Arms and Legs || ✓
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| [[Episode 253|253]] || In Living Color || ✓
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| [[Episode 255|255]] || probably || ✓
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| [[Episode 256|256]] || Yakity Sacks! || ✓
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| [[Episode 257|257]] || I Got Your Ads RIGHT HERE! || ✓
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| [[Episode 258|258]] || Trash Birds and Bears || ✓
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| [[Episode 259|259]] || Post-Turkey and Post-Packers || ✓
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| [[Episode 260|260]] || PAY-triots || ✓
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| [[Episode 261|261]] || Checking Down (and Out) || ✓
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| [[Episode 262|262]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 263|263]] || Apologies for the Optimism || ✓
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| [[Episode 264|264]] || The Inconvenient Truth || ✓
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| [[Episode 265|265]] || Fighting Josh Freeman || ✓
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| [[Episode 266|266]] || Buyers Remorse || ✓
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| [[Episode 267|267]] || Everyone's Fault But Mine || ✓
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| [[Episode 268|268]] || Too Many Cooks || ✓
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| [[Episode 270|270]] || Strong Opinions on the Bachelor || ✓
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| [[Episode 271|271]] || What's The Combination || ✓
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| [[Episode 272|272]] || blah || ✓
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| [[Episode 273|273]] || The Arif and James Annual Second Christmas Extravaganza || ✓
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| [[Episode 274|274]] || Last Stop Before Disappointment || ✓
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| [[Episode 275|275]] || Spoilers || ✓
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| [[Episode 276|276]] || Good Teammates || ✓
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| [[Episode 277|277]] || So We're Not Trading Him? || ✓
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| [[Episode 279|279]] || Fluidity || ✓
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| [[Episode 280|280]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2019 Season==

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| [[Episode 281|281]] || Eating Eli Apple || ✓
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| [[Episode 282|282]] || Featuring Laquon Treadwell || ✓
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| [[Episode 285|285]] || Lions are Still Terrible || ✓
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| [[Episode 286|286]] || How to Cook (for Forty) Humans || ✓
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| [[Episode 287|287]] || 14 for 32 || ✓
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| [[Episode 288|288]] || He's Brandishing a Knife (It's Shia LaBeouf) || ✓
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| [[Episode 289|289]] || The Good Place || ✓
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| [[Episode 290|290]] || The Fall Guy || ✓
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| [[Episode 291|291]] || Underplaying Your Coaching || ✓
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| [[Episode 293|293]] || Kirkish Genocide || ✓
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| [[Episode 294|294]] || A Whimper || ✓
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| [[Episode 295|295]] || Wentz the Turkey || ✓
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| [[Episode 296|296]] || The One Where Don is the Stripper in the Cake || ✓
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| [[Episode 297|297]] || The Honeymoon is Over || ✓
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| [[Episode 298|298]] || Catching a Charge || ✓
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| [[Episode 299|299]] || The Dangers of Being Drunk in the Backseat || ✓
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| [[Episode 300|300]] || Cute But Ugly || ✓
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| [[Episode 301|301]] || MASH Theme || ✓
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| [[Episode 302|302]] || Ham of Personality || ✓
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| [[Episode 304|304]] || Kirk — We're on It! || ✓
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| [[Episode 305|305]] || Arif and Kickers — A Love Story || ✓
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| [[Episode 308|308]] || Podcasting in My Sleep || ✓
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| [[Episode 310|310]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 312|312]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 313|313]] || Trauma-Fueled Vision Quests || ✓
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| [[Episode 315|315]] || Everything Was Bad || ✓
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| [[Episode 316|316]] || Fever Dreams || ✓
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| [[Episode 317|317]] || Trigger Fingers || ✓
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| [[Episode 319|319]] || We Are All on Drugs || ✓
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| [[Episode 320|320]] || The Dangers of Social Distancing || ✓
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| [[Episode 321|321]] || Exodus, Movement of Jah People! || ✓
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| [[Episode 322|322]] || The Monday Show || ✓
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| [[Episode 323|323]] || Playing Meaningful Football in April || ✓
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| [[Episode 325|325]] || Anthony Barr-Related Reasons || ✓
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| [[Episode 326|326]] || A Rational Discussion on Defunding the RB Position || ✓
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| [[Episode 327|327]] || The Ham Controversy || ✓
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| [[Episode 328|328]] || Slowly But Surely Turning Into a Cob of Corn || ✓
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| [[Episode 329|329]] || This is Probably Peter King's Fault || ✓
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| [[Episode 330|330]] || Strong Positive and/or Negative Emotions || ✓
|}

==2020 Season==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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| [[Episode 331|331]] || The Covid Year™ || ✓
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| [[Episode 332|332]] || Follow the Numbers in Your Heart || ✓
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| [[Episode 333|333]] || Christians Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 334|334]] || Dinosaurs Against Christians || ✓
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| [[Episode 335|335]] || Dinosaurs Against Dinosaurs || ✓
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| [[Episode 336|336]] || Dinosaurs Against XP Attempts || ✓
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| [[Episode 337|337]] || Dinosaurs Against Bengal Kings || ✓
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| [[Episode 339|339]] || Dinosaurs Against Thanos || ✓
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| [[Episode 340|340]] || A Quick Discussion on Why it Should Be Legal to Shoot Kickers Into the Sun || ✓
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| [[Episode 341|341]] || No Place Like No Home || ✓
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| [[Episode 342|342]] || Tenuous But Fun to Talk About || ✓
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| [[Episode 343|343]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 344|344]] || An Abundance of Caution || ✓
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| [[Episode 345|345]] || This Team Might Not Be Good || ✓
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| [[Episode 346|346]] || The Yannick Ngakoue Trade || ✓
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| [[Episode 347|347]] || Armageddon || ✓
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| [[Episode 348|348]] || Count Your Blessings, Bitch! || ✓
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| [[Episode 349|349]] || Space Lasers for All! || ✓
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| [[Episode 350|350]] || Irv Smith Lives! || ✓
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| [[Episode 351|351]] || Distracted by Chili || ✓
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| [[Episode 352|352]] || Making Adjustments || ✓
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| [[Episode 353|353]] || How Do You Take a Sack There, Kyler? || ✓
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| [[Episode 354|354]] || Just Like the Gypsy Woman Said… || ✓
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| [[Episode 355|355]] || So This is What It's Like to Be a Seahawks Fan || ✓
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| [[Episode 356|356]] || Bingoists || ✓
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| [[Episode 357|357]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 358|358]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 359|359]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 360|360]] || Norse Code Comes Full Circle || ✓
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| [[Episode 361|361]] || This Team Had Playoff Aspirations. Like Recently || ✓
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| [[Episode 362|362]] || Playing Without Tackling You Are the Lion || ✓
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| [[Episode 363|363]] || That's a BINGO || ✓
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| [[Episode 364|364]] || One Million Vibes || ✓
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| [[Episode 365|365]] || Gatorade Consistency || ✓
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| [[Episode 366|366]] || Do They Know it's Snowing Over There (in Texas) || ✓
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| [[Episode 367|367]] || Bees Above Replacement || ✓
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| [[Episode 368|368]] || Into the Void (Year) || ✓
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| [[Episode 369|369]] || The Other End of the Tin Can and String || ✓
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| [[Episode 370|370]] || CJ Ham Punishment Edition || ✓
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| [[Episode 371|371]] || Ozymandias || ✓
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| [[Episode 372|372]] || All That Could Have Been || ✓
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| [[Episode 373|373]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 374|374]] || Checkers on a Chess Board || ✓
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| [[Episode 375|375]] || The Purview of the Corner || ✓
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| [[Episode 376|376]] || The Return of The Heismen || ✓
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| [[Episode 377|377]] || DOES YOUR MILKSHAKE BRING ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD? || ✓
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| [[Episode 378|378]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 379|379]] || Here's to Hopefully People Showing Up to the Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 380|380]] || Case Cookus || ✓
|}

==2021 Season==

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| [[Episode 381|381]] || Case Cookus — Cousin's Swear Jar || ✓
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| [[Episode 382|382]] || For Better or, Usually, For Worse || ✓
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| [[Episode 383|383]] || Outbreaks and Clusters || ✓
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| [[Episode 384|384]] || False Starts || ✓
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| [[Episode 385|385]] || Show Me the Honey || ✓
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| [[Episode 386|386]] || Flaw in the Regime || ✓
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| [[Episode 387|387]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 388|388]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 389|389]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 390|390]] || Best of the Worst || ✓
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| [[Episode 391|391]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 392|392]] || In Spite of Ourselves || ✓
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| [[Episode 393|393]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 394|394]] || It Sucks Watching This Team Sometimes || ✓
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| [[Episode 395|395]] || I Am Doing Well || ✓
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| [[Episode 396|396]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 397|397]] || Live from the James Joyce Room || ✓
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| [[Episode 399|399]] || Stick to Sports || ✓
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| [[Episode 400|400]] || Episode 418: Laziest Conquerors || ✓
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| [[Episode 401|401]] || Thanks Again || ✓
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| [[Episode 402|402]] || Vikings Win the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 403|403]] || Vikings Lose the Super Bowl || ✓
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| [[Episode 404|404]] || In Defense of Throatzilla || ✓
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| [[Episode 405|405]] || Waiting for a Win || ✓
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| [[Episode 406|406]] || True Knowledge || ✓
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| [[Episode 407|407]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 408|408]] || The Passion of the Cousins || ✓
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| [[Episode 409|409]] || The Formula || ✓
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| [[Episode 410|410]] || That Funny Feeling || ✓
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| [[Episode 411|411]] || Frozen Beef || ✓
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| [[Episode 412|412]] || An Indictment || ✓
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| [[Episode 414|414]] || Burning It All Down || ✓
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| [[Episode 415|415]] || Kwesi Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 416|416]] || Window Mirror Paradox || ✓
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| [[Episode 417|417]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 418|418]] || Away the Moon || ✓
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| [[Episode 419|419]] || Decisions Were Made || ✓
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| [[Episode 420|420]] || Sam Hayes || ✓
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| [[Episode 421|421]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 422|422]] || Prye's Brewing Company || ✓
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| [[Episode 423|423]] || Trading With Green Bay || ✓
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| [[Episode 424|424]] || Literally Betting Against Carson Wentz || ✓
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| [[Episode 425|425]] || The Lack of News || ✓
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| [[Episode 426|426]] || Case Cookus || ✓
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| [[Episode 427|427]] || The Nate Stanley Is Released Spectacular! || ✓
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| [[Episode 428|428]] || League Violation || ✓
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| [[Episode 429|429]] || Make Yourself Correct || ✓
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| [[Episode 430|430]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
|}

==2022 Season==

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| [[Episode 431|431]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 432|432]] || Goodbye Rodger || ✓
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| [[Episode 433|433]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 434|434]] || Telling the Bees || ✓
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| [[Episode 436|436]] || The Kirkish Genocide Returns || ✓
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| [[Episode 438|438]] || Norse Covid || ✓
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| [[Episode 439|439]] || You Have Just Been Called for Roughing the Passer || ✓
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| [[Episode 440|440]] || Buying Into the Lie || ✓
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| [[Episode 441|441]] || The Broken Year || ✓
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| [[Episode 442|442]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 443|443]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 444|444]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 445|445]] || ''(title unknown)'' || ✓
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| [[Episode 446|446]] || That Mariota Almost Interception || ✓
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| [[Episode 447|447]] || Bringing You Down to Our Level || ✓
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<noinclude>
[[Category:Navigation]]
</noinclude>

James Pogatshnik

2026-05-26T13:04:48Z

Damian:

{{HostInfobox
| name = James Pogatshnik
| role = Host, Producer
| twitter = @bigmono
| since = 2014
}}

'''James Pogatshnik''' (known online as '''bigmono''' and as the self appointed '''Antipope of chili town''') is the host and producer
of [[Norse Code]], the #1 podcast for Minnesota Vikings fans. He is responsible
for the show's production, structure, and much of its comedic tone.

== Role on Norse Code ==
James serves as the show's anchor and producer — he keeps episodes moving,
manages the mailbag, and provides the comedic counterbalance to [[Arif Hasan]]'s
analytical deep dives. While Arif brings the film and data, James brings the
listener's perspective and a sharp wit that has defined the show's voice
across 600+ episodes.

He is the logistical backbone of Norse Code: booking guests, managing the
Patreon, coordinating the annual Christmas clip show, and keeping Arif
broadly on topic.

== Notable Quotes ==
"I hate you people." - James Pogatshnik|Norse Code YouTube channel description

== Background ==
James maintains a deliberately low public profile outside of the podcast.
He is based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area and has been part of Norse Code
since its founding in 2014.

== Social ==
* Twitter/X: [https://twitter.com/bigmono @bigmono]
* Podcast contact: norsecodepodcast@gmail.com

[[Category:Hosts]]
[[Category:People]]

Nolan Kehler

2026-05-21T01:20:12Z

Damian: Created page with "{{ListenerInfobox | name = Nolan Kehler | location = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | known_for = North Code, Dating Corner, CFL advocacy | first_ep = ~Episode 296 }} '''Nolan Kehler''' is a Canadian listener and one of the most prolific and creative mailbag contributors in Norse Code history. Based in or around Winnipeg, Manitoba, he served as the show's unofficial CFL correspondent, relationship advice seeker, conspiracy theorist, and cultural attaché acro..."

{{ListenerInfobox
| name = Nolan Kehler
| location = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| known_for = North Code, Dating Corner, CFL advocacy
| first_ep = ~Episode 296
}}

'''Nolan Kehler''' is a Canadian listener and one of the most prolific and creative mailbag contributors in Norse Code history. Based in or around Winnipeg, Manitoba, he served as the show's unofficial CFL correspondent, relationship advice seeker, conspiracy theorist, and cultural attaché across hundreds of episodes. He is best known for founding the recurring '''North Code''' segment and for his tireless advocacy on behalf of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

== North Code ==

Nolan's signature contribution to Norse Code was '''North Code''' — his ongoing dispatches covering the Canadian Football League, delivered as a counterpart to Arif's NFL analysis and James's theology corner. His CFL coverage included:

* Regular updates on the '''Winnipeg Blue Bombers''', particularly during their dynasty years and Grey Cup runs
* Persistent advocacy for kicker '''Justin Medlock''' as a solution to the Vikings' chronic special teams problems
* Lobbying for '''Nathan Rourke''' of the BC Lions, whom he felt the Vikings had missed out on when they traded Ezra Cleveland
* Championing running back '''Brady Oliveira''' as deserving an NFL call-up
* Filing Grey Cup results with the same gravity the hosts brought to Vikings playoff losses

North Code questions were treated with a mix of genuine warmth and affectionate mockery — Arif occasionally feigning ignorance of Canadian football while clearly enjoying the segment.

== The Dating Corner ==

Nolan was one of the most frequent visitors to '''Arif's Dating Corner''', submitting questions that ranged from practical to existential:

* Asking for advice before his first ever double date (Episode 385), specifically whether he should bring '''two wine towels''' — a deliberate callback to the [[The Wine Towel Incident|Wine Towel Incident]] that delighted the hosts
* Requesting dairy and gluten-free meal ideas to impress a girlfriend
* Asking which Renaissance painting best depicted his experience as a Vikings fan
* Submitting genuinely useful relationship questions alongside completely unhinged ones in the same message

== The Musician ==

Nolan is a working musician or performing artist of some kind. Evidence across episodes includes:

* Requesting James play specific pieces for '''James's Music Corner'''
* Asking which Jeremy Camp songs Kirk Cousins might be listening to
* Debating the best Green Day setlist for a Grey Cup halftime show
* Celebrating and mourning various '''Juno Award''' nominees
* Raising the '''Nickelback Hall of Fame''' debate with complete sincerity
* Suggesting Arif translate his anti-turkey argument into French for Canadian audiences
* Revealing he had '''auditions in both Fargo and Minneapolis''' on the same trip, asking for restaurant recommendations for immediately afterwards

== The Conspiracy Theorist ==

Nolan leaned hard into Norse Code's witchcraft and occult era, contributing some of its finest theories:

* Arguing that the '''Kensington Runestone''' being a fraud was the true source of the Vikings curse
* Connecting the '''Seven Stars Crystals & Books''' store across from the bar where he watched a Vikings game to the team's mystical 2022 season arc
* Theorising that Greg Joseph's kicking woes were connected to moon hexing, and that Manitoba might be specifically at fault
* Wondering whether [[Dusty O'Connell]] could win a Norse Code seat in the SB Nation House of Representatives despite being deceased

== The Omnivore of Corners ==

More than any other listener, Nolan submitted questions to virtually every corner Arif ever opened, including:

* '''Beekeeping Corner''' — hive management, bee emergencies, and a CBC news story about bees falling off a truck in Burlington
* '''Canada Corner''' — defending Canadian institutions, the CFL, and the metric system
* '''Monarchy Corner''' — thoughts on King Charles III's reign and obligations
* '''Democracy Corner''' — involving Dusty's hypothetical political viability despite being dead
* '''Arif's Conspiracy Corner''' — a regular haunt
* '''James's Music Corner''' — piano piece recommendations
* '''North Code''' — always

== Key Episodes ==

* '''Episode 296''' — First documented appearance; asks about Don from Ohio as the stripper in the cake
* '''Episode 385''' — The double date / wine towel question
* '''Episode 414''' — Hell League Deep State control accusations against James
* '''Episode 471''' — Advocates for Justin Medlock's induction into the Blue Bombers Hall of Fame
* '''Episode 489''' — Seven Stars Crystals conspiracy theory
* '''Episode 554''' — Sumo corner crossover with North Code

== Legacy ==

Nolan Kehler is the show's '''international man of mystery''' — a Canadian who cared more about the Vikings than most Americans, filed CFL dispatches nobody asked for but everyone enjoyed, sought dating advice while simultaneously submitting detailed occult theories, and tied it all together with genuine warmth and a consistent comedic voice across hundreds of episodes.

He is, in the Norse Code universe, what Justin Medlock was to the Blue Bombers: reliable, underrated, and always showing up exactly when you needed him.

[[Category:Listeners]]
[[Category:Discord Personalities]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Dusty O'Connell

2026-05-19T11:18:50Z

Damian:

{{HostInfobox
| name = Dusty O'Connell
| role = Co-founder, Original Co-host
| since = 2013
| until = 2018
| status = Recurring Guest
}}

'''Dusty O'Connell''' is the co-founder of [[Norse Code]] and served as
[[Arif Hasan]]'s original co-host from the podcast's launch in 2013 until 2018.

== Role on Norse Code ==
Dusty co-founded Norse Code and hosted it from 2013 until 2018.
In the show's early years he was Arif's primary on-air partner, providing the
everyman fan perspective alongside Arif's analytical approach. James Pogatshnik
initially filled in as interim host when Dusty was unavailable — a
arrangement that eventually became permanent when James took over as full-time
co-host after Dusty's departure.

Despite stepping back from regular duties, Dusty has remained a beloved presence
in the Norse Code universe, returning as a guest for milestone episodes and
special occasions. He appeared for the Episode 400 celebration, and
continues to join Arif and James for the annual Super Bowl prop bet episode —
one of the most anticipated recurring segments of the show's calendar.

== Background ==
From 2010 until 2014, Dusty volunteered at KGNU Public Radio in Boulder,
Colorado as a reporter, producer, and board operator. He is based in Aurora,
Colorado.

== Notable Quotes ==
{{Quote|Norse Code is at least the fifth best Vikings podcast on the Internet|Dusty O'Connell|Norse Code YouTube channel}}
{{Quote|the wiki was a mistake|Dusty O'Connell|Norse Code Discord}}

== Death ==
[[File:DustyObit.jpg|300px|Dusty's Obituary]]

<div>

== Selected Appearances (Post-2018) ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Episode !! Title !! Context
|-
| [[Episode 400]] || Episode 418 || 400th episode celebration
|-
| [[Episode 554]] || The Horrors Persist || Super Bowl prop bets
|-
| Various || Super Bowl Episodes || Annual tradition
|}

[[Category:Hosts]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Co-founders]]

Dusty O'Connell

2026-05-19T11:15:32Z

Damian: /* Notable Quote */

{{HostInfobox
| name = Dusty O'Connell
| role = Co-founder, Original Co-host
| since = 2013
| until = 2018
| status = Recurring Guest
}}

'''Dusty O'Connell''' is the co-founder of [[Norse Code]] and served as
[[Arif Hasan]]'s original co-host from the podcast's launch in 2013 until 2018.

== Role on Norse Code ==
Dusty co-founded Norse Code and hosted it from 2013 until 2018.
In the show's early years he was Arif's primary on-air partner, providing the
everyman fan perspective alongside Arif's analytical approach. James Pogatshnik
initially filled in as interim host when Dusty was unavailable — a
arrangement that eventually became permanent when James took over as full-time
co-host after Dusty's departure.

Despite stepping back from regular duties, Dusty has remained a beloved presence
in the Norse Code universe, returning as a guest for milestone episodes and
special occasions. He appeared for the Episode 400 celebration, and
continues to join Arif and James for the annual Super Bowl prop bet episode —
one of the most anticipated recurring segments of the show's calendar.

== Background ==
From 2010 until 2014, Dusty volunteered at KGNU Public Radio in Boulder,
Colorado as a reporter, producer, and board operator. He is based in Aurora,
Colorado.

== Notable Quote ==
{{Quote|Norse Code is at least the fifth best Vikings podcast on the Internet|Dusty O'Connell|Norse Code YouTube channel}}
{{Quote|the wiki was a mistake|Dusty O'Connell|Norse Code Discord}}

== Death ==
[[File:DustyObit.jpg|300px|Dusty's Obituary]]

<div>

== Selected Appearances (Post-2018) ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Episode !! Title !! Context
|-
| [[Episode 400]] || Episode 418 || 400th episode celebration
|-
| [[Episode 554]] || The Horrors Persist || Super Bowl prop bets
|-
| Various || Super Bowl Episodes || Annual tradition
|}

[[Category:Hosts]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Co-founders]]

Arif's Car

2026-05-18T17:19:34Z

Damian:

'''Arif's Car Woes''' is one of the defining sagas of [[Norse Code]] lore — a multi-year chronicle of automotive misfortune, municipal injustice, and a fundamentally adversarial relationship between [[Arif Hasan]], his Hyundai, and the Minneapolis Police Department. What began as isolated incidents evolved into a recurring segment, a named corner, a unit of measurement for Vikings futility, and eventually a hypothetical that asked whether Arif would accept a free parking spot if it required him to publicly declare his love for O.J. Simpson.

He declined. The car was not safe.

==The Vehicle==
Arif's car is a '''Hyundai'''. This was confirmed across multiple episodes in 2023–2024 when listeners began referencing it by make, including:

* A Hyundai "Getaway Sales Event" advertisement that was read on-air in Episode 494 with maximum irony, given Arif's track record.
* A listener asking whether Josh Dobbs — whose car had also "arrived in Minnesota" — should contact Arif about which suburbs to avoid, "if it is a Hyundai."
* Episode 535's Tankbee noting, unprompted, that he had "space in my garage, as I do not have a Hyundai in need of being safely stored there."
* Episode 535's Ariffluenza: "I am in Seattle for a conference this week, and this morning I saw a Hyundai being towed. How long are you in town for?"

The make of the car became shorthand for the entire saga. By 2024, "Hyundai" was a punchline that required no further explanation.

==The Parking Problem==
The origin of the automotive saga appears to be Arif's '''aversion to paying for parking''', which was identified as the root cause in multiple listener questions. Episode 248 referenced Arif "taking up 2 parking spots" as a karmic infraction.

The phrase "donated his car to the police" entered the permanent Norse Code lexicon.

==The Taking(s)==
Arif's car was taken by police or towed on at least one confirmed occasion during the 2023 season, with strong evidence of multiple incidents:

===The Primary Incident (2023)===
By Episode 475, the loss of Arif's car was an established fact in the show notes, with a dedicated segment called "Arif's Car Repository Corner" appearing in Episode 477 (suggesting a place to store the car that the police could not access). By Episode 481, a listener submitted a question to '''Arif's Missing Vehicles Corner''':

{{Quote|Having recently had your car stolen by the police, do you have any advice for the Charleston-area individual who is currently missing their vehicle ($80m F-35)? Should he/she call around to salvage yards?|Nude Egg|Episode 481}}

By Episode 482, the show notes reference "the story of the cops sealing your car" as a settled historical event. By Episode 485, [[Don from Ohio]] was deploying it in multi-part questions:

{{Quote|1) Do we know where Chad Greenway was on the night Arif's car was taken? 2) Does Arif own a fanny pack? Best way to carry those USB C cords. 3) With the series of bad luck Arif has had, does he finally realize this is karma for causing so much harm to my relationship with my wife?|Don from Ohio|Episode 485}}

===Community Response (Episode 485)===
The car loss prompted an unprecedented volume of listener responses in a single episode, including:

* '''RoRo:''' "What advice can Arif offer Stefon Diggs on navigating the emotional turmoil of having your car stolen?"
* '''Chris:''' "How do the Vikings' chances of making the playoffs compare to Arif's chances of not having his car stolen?"

{{Quote|Maybe you should leave that in a garage?|James|Multiple Outros}}

===The Minneapolis Corner (Episode 489)===
A listener submitted what amounts to a witness statement in Episode 489:

{{Quote|I was in downtown Minneapolis and adjacent areas last night. I drove a white car to the city, left it parked multiple times, and it was still there each time. This seems to go against your own experiences that you described on the podcast. Did you make up all those stories for the attention?|Anonymous listener|Episode 489}}

===The PVOA Framework (Episode 490)===
By Episode 490, a listener had developed a formal analytical framework:

{{Quote|When we examine PVOA (Parking Value Over Average), Arif's performance this year has been a series of storied failures that apparently have been the driver of the Vikings' failures this season. Like the Vikings' turnover ratio, Arif has coughed up his car in so many unanticipated ways that through his magic corner, this luck has apparently been hexed upon the Vikings.|Episode 490 show notes}}

===The Cops Stole His Car (Episode 563)===
By Episode 563, the canonical description of the event had crystallized. A listener references "Arif weave the tale of how cops stole his car" as a known story, submitted alongside a question about how to get the police to steal a different person's Hyundai as retaliation for a near-miss traffic incident.

==The Named Corners==
Arif's car woes generated multiple named mailbag corners across the show:

{| class="wikitable"
! Corner Name !! Episode !! Context
|-
| Arif's Car Repository Corner || 477 || Listener suggested building an Amish barn to avoid towing
|-
| Arif's Missing Vehicles Corner || 481 || Parallel to the missing F-35 in South Carolina
|-
| It Used to Be Parked There Corner || 494 || Named for the Hyundai "Getaway Sales Event" ad read on air
|-
| Arif's Car Security Corner || 539 || Listener asked about selling a Subaru; sought amulet/spell recommendations
|}

==The Parking Garage Offer (Episode 562)==
The saga's philosophical peak arrived in Episode 562, when a listener posed the definitive hypothetical:

{{Quote|Arif is offered a permanent spot in a parking garage right by his home that has perfect security, no cops looking to steal his car, and plenty of space to ensure that his Hyundai will never be scratched. The only conditions are that the spot number is 32 and that a sign hangs above the spot reading "Wide Left Substack founder Arif Hasan specifically requested to have this space because of his deep and abiding love and respect for the late, great O.J. Simpson." Does he take the offer?|Skimbleshanks
the Railway Cat|Episode 562}}

The answer, as far as the wiki can determine, was no.

==The New Car (Episode 601)==
By Episode 601, a listener referenced "Arif's new car and possibly garage episode" as an anticipated future installment — suggesting that by the show's final months, Arif had either replaced the Hyundai or was believed to have done so. The episode in question was never confirmed to have aired before the show concluded.

==Timeline of Key Events==

{| class="wikitable"
! Episode !! Event
|-
| 248 || First reference to Arif's parking karma ("taking up 2 parking spots")
|-
| 313 || James described as driving (Arif can't reach the gas pedal)
|-
| 466 || A listener's driver's license was restored; they planned to "swing by" a live show
|-
| 475 || "Arif's Car Repository Corner" — car situation established as ongoing issue
|-
| 481 || "Arif's Missing Vehicles Corner" — parallel to missing F-35
|-
| 482 || "The story of the cops sealing your car" referenced as known history
|-
| 485 || Don from Ohio: "Do we know where Chad Greenway was on the night Arif's car was taken?" Multiple listener responses in one episode
|-
| 489 || Witness account: white car parked in Minneapolis; still there
|-
| 490 || PVOA (Parking Value Over Average) framework introduced
|-
| 494 || Hyundai "Getaway Sales Event" ad read on air; "It Used to Be Parked There" corner named; Josh Dobbs warned about suburbs
|-
| 535 || Ariffluenza: towed Hyundai spotted in Seattle; Tankbee: "I do not have a Hyundai in need of being safely stored"
|-
| 539 || "Arif's Car Security Corner"; listener sought amulet/spell for Subaru security
|-
| 546 || Episode recorded from inside a car; child asleep in backseat
|-
| 562 || Parking garage offer: free spot, perfect security, OJ Simpson sign required
|-
| 563 || "Cops stole his car" established as canonical description; listener asked how to replicate for a different Hyundai
|-
| 585 || Car pod compared to Carpool Karaoke
|-
| 601 || "Arif's new car and possibly garage episode" referenced as future content
|}

==Legacy==
Arif's car woes outlasted the car itself, if the car was ever replaced. The saga generated named corners, formal analytical frameworks, a unit of comparative Vikings futility, a Stefon Diggs parallel, a Chad Greenway alibi question, and the most elaborate parking garage hypothetical in podcast history.

The Hyundai is gone. The bit is forever.

==See Also==
* [[Arif Hasan]]
* [[The Mailbag]]
* [[Bits & Lore]]
* [[Don from Ohio]]

[[Category:Bits & Lore]]
[[Category:Arif Hasan]]
[[Category:Listeners]]

Arif's Car

2026-05-18T15:59:28Z

Damian: Created page with "'''Arif's Car Woes''' is one of the defining sagas of Norse Code lore — a multi-year chronicle of automotive misfortune, municipal injustice, and a fundamentally adversarial relationship between Arif Hasan, his Hyundai, and the Minneapolis Police Department. What began as isolated incidents evolved into a recurring segment, a named corner, a unit of measurement for Vikings futility, and eventually a hypothetical that asked whether Arif would accept a free parki..."

'''Arif's Car Woes''' is one of the defining sagas of [[Norse Code]] lore — a multi-year chronicle of automotive misfortune, municipal injustice, and a fundamentally adversarial relationship between [[Arif Hasan]], his Hyundai, and the Minneapolis Police Department. What began as isolated incidents evolved into a recurring segment, a named corner, a unit of measurement for Vikings futility, and eventually a hypothetical that asked whether Arif would accept a free parking spot if it required him to publicly declare his love for O.J. Simpson.

He declined. The car was not safe.

==The Vehicle==
Arif's car is a '''Hyundai'''. This was confirmed across multiple episodes in 2023–2024 when listeners began referencing it by make, including:

* A Hyundai "Getaway Sales Event" advertisement that was read on-air in Episode 494 with maximum irony, given Arif's track record.
* A listener asking whether Josh Dobbs — whose car had also "arrived in Minnesota" — should contact Arif about which suburbs to avoid, "if it is a Hyundai."
* Episode 535's Tankbee noting, unprompted, that he had "space in my garage, as I do not have a Hyundai in need of being safely stored there."
* Episode 535's Ariffluenza: "I am in Seattle for a conference this week, and this morning I saw a Hyundai being towed. How long are you in town for?"

The make of the car became shorthand for the entire saga. By 2024, "Hyundai" was a punchline that required no further explanation.

==The Parking Problem==
The origin of the automotive saga appears to be Arif's '''aversion to paying for parking''', which was identified as the root cause in multiple listener questions. Episode 248 referenced Arif "taking up 2 parking spots" as a karmic infraction.

The phrase "donated his car to the police" entered the permanent Norse Code lexicon.

==The Taking(s)==
Arif's car was taken by police or towed on at least one confirmed occasion during the 2023 season, with strong evidence of multiple incidents:

===The Primary Incident (2023)===
By Episode 475, the loss of Arif's car was an established fact in the show notes, with a dedicated segment called "Arif's Car Repository Corner" appearing in Episode 477 (suggesting a place to store the car that the police could not access). By Episode 481, a listener submitted a question to '''Arif's Missing Vehicles Corner''':

{{Quote|Having recently had your car stolen by the police, do you have any advice for the Charleston-area individual who is currently missing their vehicle ($80m F-35)? Should he/she call around to salvage yards?|Nude Egg|Episode 481}}

By Episode 482, the show notes reference "the story of the cops sealing your car" as a settled historical event. By Episode 485, [[Don from Ohio]] was deploying it in multi-part questions:

{{Quote|1) Do we know where Chad Greenway was on the night Arif's car was taken? 2) Does Arif own a fanny pack? Best way to carry those USB C cords. 3) With the series of bad luck Arif has had, does he finally realize this is karma for causing so much harm to my relationship with my wife?|Don from Ohio|Episode 485}}

===Community Response (Episode 485)===
The car loss prompted an unprecedented volume of listener responses in a single episode, including:

* '''RoRo:''' "What advice can Arif offer Stefon Diggs on navigating the emotional turmoil of having your car stolen?"
* '''Chris:''' "How do the Vikings' chances of making the playoffs compare to Arif's chances of not having his car stolen?"

===The Minneapolis Corner (Episode 489)===
A listener submitted what amounts to a witness statement in Episode 489:

{{Quote|I was in downtown Minneapolis and adjacent areas last night. I drove a white car to the city, left it parked multiple times, and it was still there each time. This seems to go against your own experiences that you described on the podcast. Did you make up all those stories for the attention?|Anonymous listener|Episode 489}}

===The PVOA Framework (Episode 490)===
By Episode 490, a listener had developed a formal analytical framework:

{{Quote|When we examine PVOA (Parking Value Over Average), Arif's performance this year has been a series of storied failures that apparently have been the driver of the Vikings' failures this season. Like the Vikings' turnover ratio, Arif has coughed up his car in so many unanticipated ways that through his magic corner, this luck has apparently been hexed upon the Vikings.|Episode 490 show notes}}

===The Cops Stole His Car (Episode 563)===
By Episode 563, the canonical description of the event had crystallized. A listener references "Arif weave the tale of how cops stole his car" as a known story, submitted alongside a question about how to get the police to steal a different person's Hyundai as retaliation for a near-miss traffic incident.

==The Named Corners==
Arif's car woes generated multiple named mailbag corners across the show:

{| class="wikitable"
! Corner Name !! Episode !! Context
|-
| Arif's Car Repository Corner || 477 || Listener suggested building an Amish barn to avoid towing
|-
| Arif's Missing Vehicles Corner || 481 || Parallel to the missing F-35 in South Carolina
|-
| It Used to Be Parked There Corner || 494 || Named for the Hyundai "Getaway Sales Event" ad read on air
|-
| Arif's Car Security Corner || 539 || Listener asked about selling a Subaru; sought amulet/spell recommendations
|}

==The Parking Garage Offer (Episode 562)==
The saga's philosophical peak arrived in Episode 562, when a listener posed the definitive hypothetical:

{{Quote|Arif is offered a permanent spot in a parking garage right by his home that has perfect security, no cops looking to steal his car, and plenty of space to ensure that his Hyundai will never be scratched. The only conditions are that the spot number is 32 and that a sign hangs above the spot reading "Wide Left Substack founder Arif Hasan specifically requested to have this space because of his deep and abiding love and respect for the late, great O.J. Simpson." Does he take the offer?|Skimbleshanks
the Railway Cat|Episode 562}}

The answer, as far as the wiki can determine, was no.

==The New Car (Episode 601)==
By Episode 601, a listener referenced "Arif's new car and possibly garage episode" as an anticipated future installment — suggesting that by the show's final months, Arif had either replaced the Hyundai or was believed to have done so. The episode in question was never confirmed to have aired before the show concluded.

==Timeline of Key Events==

{| class="wikitable"
! Episode !! Event
|-
| 248 || First reference to Arif's parking karma ("taking up 2 parking spots")
|-
| 313 || James described as driving (Arif can't reach the gas pedal)
|-
| 466 || A listener's driver's license was restored; they planned to "swing by" a live show
|-
| 475 || "Arif's Car Repository Corner" — car situation established as ongoing issue
|-
| 481 || "Arif's Missing Vehicles Corner" — parallel to missing F-35
|-
| 482 || "The story of the cops sealing your car" referenced as known history
|-
| 485 || Don from Ohio: "Do we know where Chad Greenway was on the night Arif's car was taken?" Multiple listener responses in one episode
|-
| 489 || Witness account: white car parked in Minneapolis; still there
|-
| 490 || PVOA (Parking Value Over Average) framework introduced
|-
| 494 || Hyundai "Getaway Sales Event" ad read on air; "It Used to Be Parked There" corner named; Josh Dobbs warned about suburbs
|-
| 535 || Ariffluenza: towed Hyundai spotted in Seattle; Tankbee: "I do not have a Hyundai in need of being safely stored"
|-
| 539 || "Arif's Car Security Corner"; listener sought amulet/spell for Subaru security
|-
| 546 || Episode recorded from inside a car; child asleep in backseat
|-
| 562 || Parking garage offer: free spot, perfect security, OJ Simpson sign required
|-
| 563 || "Cops stole his car" established as canonical description; listener asked how to replicate for a different Hyundai
|-
| 585 || Car pod compared to Carpool Karaoke
|-
| 601 || "Arif's new car and possibly garage episode" referenced as future content
|}

==Legacy==
Arif's car woes outlasted the car itself, if the car was ever replaced. The saga generated named corners, formal analytical frameworks, a unit of comparative Vikings futility, a Stefon Diggs parallel, a Chad Greenway alibi question, and the most elaborate parking garage hypothetical in podcast history.

The Hyundai is gone. The bit is forever.

==See Also==
* [[Arif Hasan]]
* [[The Mailbag]]
* [[Bits & Lore]]
* [[Don from Ohio]]

[[Category:Bits & Lore]]
[[Category:Arif Hasan]]
[[Category:Listeners]]

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2026-05-18T15:55:54Z

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and '''[[James Pogatshnik]]'''. Running since 2014 and now over 600 episodes strong,
it covers game reviews, weekly previews, NFL news, and an ever-growing mailbag —
all through the lens of die-hard Vikings fandom.

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==🎙️ Bits & Lore==
Norse Code has developed a rich collection of running jokes, recurring bits, and
beloved lore over its 600+ episodes. These moments are as much a part of the show's
identity as the Vikings analysis itself. Notable recurring elements include Arif's
sumo coverage (a genuine passion that has earned its own segment), the annual
Christmas clip show, the mailbag, and a cast of recurring guests who have become
"friends of the show." The show is also known for its deeply committed bit economy
— once a joke enters the Norse Code universe, it tends to stay forever.

* [[Arif's Car]]
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==🏆 Friends & Enemies List==
The Norse Code Friends & Enemies List recognizes recurring guests and contributors who have
become fixtures of the show over the years. These are the voices listeners know
almost as well as Arif and James themselves.

Notable members include:
* '''[[Luke Braun]]''' — Crime enthusiast & bee eugenicist
* '''[[Draw Play Dave]]''' — The show's artist & merch designer
* '''[[Justis Mosqueda]]''' — The show's sworn Packers enemy, legally required to appear before every Vikings-Packers matchup
* '''[[Jeremy Reisman]]''' — The Lions beat writer and "friend of the show" for NFC North previews
* '''[[Lorin Cox]]''' — Bears coverage and recurring guest
* '''[[Dusty O'Connell]]''' — Co-founder and original co-host, now recurring guest

[[Category:Ring of Honor]]
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'''💬 Discord Personalities'''<br/>
The listeners who became lore.
* [[Don from Ohio]]
* [[A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe]]
* [[Nolan Kehler]]
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==🔥 The Hell League==
The Hell League is a fantasy football league created and run by [[James Pogatshnik]],
open to Norse Code listeners via an annual lottery.

Established in 2021 as a platform to experiment with innovations in fantasy
cruelty, it requires managers to start two active kickers every week under a
uniquely punishing scoring system. The defining feature is a brutal sliding
scale for kicker scoring — missed extra points carry a deduction of -50 points,
a penalty James increased from -25 midseason in year one because it wasn't
penalizing players enough.

By the time of Episode 500, the show had run eight Hell Leagues.
Each August, James announces on air that the lottery for new spots is open.
To enter, email [mailto:norsecodepodcast@gmail.com norsecodepodcast@gmail.com].

See [[The Hell League]] for full rules, scoring structure, and season results.

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Norse Code has held live recordings with fans throughout its history.
By the time of Episode 500 in December 2023, the show had completed
seven live shows.

Known live show locations include:
* '''Seattle, WA''' — Petoskey's Bar, November 29th (early run)
* '''Minneapolis, MN''' — Union 32 Craft House, November 2022
(the famous Laquon Treadwell jersey giveaway episode)
* '''Denver, CO''' — The Dam Grille (Episode 495), featuring
Arif, James, and Dusty, with James getting revenge on Arif with help from the Discord
* '''Virtual''' — A Patreon-exclusive Zoom live show was held during COVID

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A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe

2026-05-18T15:51:26Z

Damian: /* Legacy */

'''A Seocnd Jet Has Hit DrewBledsoe''' [sic] is one of the most prolific and intellectually ambitious recurring contributors in [[Norse Code]] mailbag history. Appearing across at least 30 documented episodes between Episode 461 and Episode 603, the listener known by this name submitted questions spanning NFL analysis, Warhammer 40,000, Sailor Moon, Romani corners, anime live action adaptations, Cooper DeJean's racial significance to American democracy, the pharmacological load of Carson Wentz's shoulder, and the moon's allegiance to the Green Bay Packers.

==Recurring Themes & Notable Questions==

===NFL Analysis (Legitimate)===
Despite the name, a significant portion of the submissions are genuine football
questions, often framed through absurdist named corners:

* '''Episode 461:''' "For the universe where the packers make the playoffs, what alternative information could we give Rodgers that would convince him that if he plays in San Fran the deep state will assassinate him?"
* '''Episode 489:''' "For the everything is happening corner: this win in a vacuum is wildly improbable. Players cannot breathe in a vacuum, and the 49ers are a better team than the Vikings. But putting it into the context of the Vikings at large, this shouldn't be a surprise right?"
* '''Episode 502:''' "For Arif's 'Flores beating Goff' corner. Goff historically can't handle the demands of playing Quarterback when the blitz is getting to him. What did the Lions do to mitigate the affects of the blitz on Goff?"
* '''Episode 537:''' "For the Beating Goff corner: Is Sam Darnold just a worse version of Goff, or is Goff just a better Sam Darnold?"
* '''Episode 551:''' "Why can't Flores beat Goff?"
* '''Episode 566:''' "For Arif's Actual Football Question Corner: what non starter will make the most impact for the Vikings by the end of the season?"
* '''Episode 581:''' "For the Drew Bledsoe Lions Week Corner: What great college stories will McCarthy and Hutchinson re-live as McCarthy is having his body violently crashing into the ground at Mach 8 by the Lions defensive line? Could McCarthy distract Hutchinson by showing him his Notre Dame championship ring?"
* '''Episode 594:''' "Since 2022, Dan Campbell is 12-0 in regular season games where he has lost the game prior. This season, the Lions have not won consecutive games since week 4 & 5. Is this Lions team set up to win the Super Bowl via Loss-Win-Loss-Win?"

===The Jameson Williams Gambling Corner===
A Second Jet maintained a dedicated named corner for gambling content, attributed to suspended wide receiver Jameson Williams:

* '''Episode 478:''' "For the Jameson Williams gambling corner: what bets should I make for week one, and where is the most and least appropriate place to place these bets?"
* '''Episode 544:''' "For the Jameson Williams Honorary Gambling Corner: How should we thank Charles for telling us to hammer the over for the Vikings?"

===Cooper DeJean and the Fate of American Democracy===
A Second Jet developed a sustained interest in Cooper DeJean — white cornerback and Super Bowl champion — as a figure of broader social significance:

* '''Episode 542:''' "For Arif's Social Justice Corner: Known White Boy CornerBack Cooper DeJean tackled Derrick Henry One on One in space. How big is this moment for young white boys who want to play CornerBack?"
* '''Episode 557:''' "For Arif's DEIA corner: Can the Eagles use known melanin lacker and Super Bowl champion Cooper DeJean as the poster boy for why diversity equity inclusion, and accessibility are truly worth keeping to the current administration? Can this white boy save America?"

The arc from Episode 542 (Cooper DeJean tackles Derrick Henry) to Episode 557 (Cooper DeJean saves American democracy) represents a narrative escalation that few mailbag contributors have achieved.

===Warhammer 40,000 (Episode 567)===
The single most operatically written question in the documented Norse Code mailbag:

{{Quote|For The Grim Darkness of The 41st Millennium Corner: Mortally Wounded Space Marines of great honor and importance to the chapter will sometimes have their warped and disfigured bodies interred into a cybernetic coffin to pilot bi-pedal war machines known as Dreadnoughts. Given the current injury report, which Vikings players would you place in a Dreadnought to preserve their abilities for the chapter?|A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe|Episode 567}}

===Anime & Pop Culture===
* '''Episode 533:''' "For the Pretty Sailor Guardians Corner: was Arif able to find a skirt that both fit his 7'3 frame, but also showed off the correct amount of thigh for his Sailor Guardian costume?"
* '''Episode 597:''' "For Arif's Anime Corner: How does the halftime performance of songs from K-Pop Demon Hunter stand up to other live action adaptations of anime, specifically, is it better than Dragon Ball Evolution?"

===Relationships===
A Second Jet periodically submitted to James' relationship corner with questions of genuine romantic complexity:

* '''Episode 520:''' "For James's relationship corner, I've recently started dating a person, and they asked me to 'mansplain football' to them. They know nothing about football — where should I start and at what point can I introduce the Vikings to them? I want them to enjoy football, but I don't want to scare them off."
* '''Episode 578:''' "For James's relationship corner: I recently had a friend from my University's Board Game Club over at my apartment to watch some TV. Almost immediately, we were both cuddling and flirting with each other. It ended up feeling like a lovely date unexpectedly. Follow-up question..."

The Board Game Club development was not followed up in the available show notes. The relationship's status is unknown.

===The Dusty Investigation (Episode 600)===
A Second Jet submitted the definitive methodological inquiry into [[The Death of Dusty O'Connell]]:

"For Arif & James' Spiritual Corner: What was the method for getting known dead human Dusty on the podcast? A reanimated corpse, ouija board, binding his soul to a suit of armor, or Etsy Witches? Furthermore, does James allow Dusty to leave the basement to record, or does he have a dedicated podcasting coffin down there?" - A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe|Episode 600}}

"A dedicated podcasting coffin" is among the finest phrases in Norse Code history.

===The Harvest Moon (Bonus Episode)===
{{Quote|For Arif's natural satellites corner: the Prime broadcast cut to the harvest moon, and then the Packers scored. Does this mean the moon is on the side of the Packers?|A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe|Bonus episode}}

The moon question stands as a self-contained masterpiece. It requires no context. It is its own corner.

===Carson Wentz's Pharmacological Load (Episode 599.5)===
{{Quote|For James's Medical Health Corner: do you think you have more drugs and pain killers pumping through you than Carson Wentz after he exploded his shoulder?|A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe|Episode 599.5}}

This was submitted during what appears to have been an episode in which James was recovering from some unspecified medical procedure. The comparison point chosen was Carson Wentz's 2017 ACL surgery. The corner name given was "James's Medical Health Corner."

===The Romani Corner (Episode 603)===
The final documented A Second Jet submission, in the show's 603rd episode:

{{Quote|For Arif's Romani Angulus: Carson Wentz, sentenced to crucifixion by Pontius KOC, hath returned in some time that's divisible by three. (hallelujah) What sins have been cleansed by his return, and how have you embraced him as your lord and savior?|A Second Jet|Episode 603}}

"Romani Angulus" is Latin for "Roman Corner." "Pontius KOC" refers to Kevin O'Connell. Carson Wentz is Jesus.

==The Named Corners: A Complete Record==
A Second Jet generated more named corners per episode than any other documented contributor. A partial list:

{| class="wikitable"
! Episode !! Corner Name
|-
| 461 || Deep State Corner
|-
| 464 || Podium Corner
|-
| 476 || National Coverage Corner
|-
| 477 || NFL Table Reading Corner
|-
| 478 || Jameson Williams Gambling Corner
|-
| 489 || Everything Is Happening Corner
|-
| 501 || "It's Lions Week So I Get To Be In The Mailbag Regardless" Corner
|-
| 502 || Flores Beating Goff Corner
|-
| 504 || Alternative Facts Corner
|-
| 520 || Relationship Corner
|-
| 533 || Pretty Sailor Guardians Corner
|-
| 537 || Beating Goff Corner
|-
| 542 || Social Justice Corner
|-
| 544 || Jameson Williams Honorary Gambling Corner
|-
| 547 || Healthcare Corner
|-
| 557 || DEIA Corner
|-
| 563 || Crime and Punishment Corner
|-
| 566 || Actual Football Question Corner
|-
| 567 || Grim Darkness of The 41st Millennium Corner
|-
| 578 || Relationship Corner (Board Game Club)
|-
| 581 || Drew Bledsoe Lions Week Corner
|-
| 593 || Republican Corner
|-
| 594 || Logical Line of Thought Corner
|-
| 597 || Anime Corner
|-
| 599 || Monroe Doctrine Corner
|-
| 599.5 || Medical Health Corner
|-
| 600 || Spiritual Corner
|-
| 601 || Emergency Pod Corner
|-
| 603 || Romani Angulus
|}

==The Name Erosion==
{| class="wikitable"
! Period !! Name Used
|-
| Episodes 461–546 || A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe
|-
| Episode 547 || A Second Jet Has Hit
|-
| Episodes 551–601 || A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe (restored)
|-
| Episode 603 || A Second Jet
|}

==Legacy==
A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe appeared in the mailbag from Episode 461 through Episode 603. Their latest question, submitted in Latin, framed Kevin O'Connell as Pontius Pilate and Carson Wentz as the risen Christ. Their first question asked what misinformation could be used to prevent Aaron Rodgers from playing in San Francisco.

Between those two points: the moon, the Packers, Warhammer 40,000, Cooper DeJean saving American democracy, Dusty's podcasting coffin, the Board Game Club date, James's painkiller load relative to Carson Wentz's exploded shoulder, and the question of whether Flores can beat Goff.

They are a Friend of the Show. They are, by any measure, one of the greats.

==See Also==
* [[The Mailbag]]
* [[Bits & Lore]]
* [[The Death of Dusty O'Connell]]
* [[Arif's Car Woes]]
* [[Don from Ohio]]

[[Category:Listeners]]
[[Category:Bits & Lore]]
[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Mailbag]]

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A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe

2026-05-18T15:49:07Z

Damian: /* The Dusty Investigation (Episode 600) */

'''A Seocnd Jet Has Hit DrewBledsoe''' [sic] is one of the most prolific and intellectually ambitious recurring contributors in [[Norse Code]] mailbag history. Appearing across at least 30 documented episodes between Episode 461 and Episode 603, the listener known by this name submitted questions spanning NFL analysis, Warhammer 40,000, Sailor Moon, Romani corners, anime live action adaptations, Cooper DeJean's racial significance to American democracy, the pharmacological load of Carson Wentz's shoulder, and the moon's allegiance to the Green Bay Packers.

==Recurring Themes & Notable Questions==

===NFL Analysis (Legitimate)===
Despite the name, a significant portion of the submissions are genuine football
questions, often framed through absurdist named corners:

* '''Episode 461:''' "For the universe where the packers make the playoffs, what alternative information could we give Rodgers that would convince him that if he plays in San Fran the deep state will assassinate him?"
* '''Episode 489:''' "For the everything is happening corner: this win in a vacuum is wildly improbable. Players cannot breathe in a vacuum, and the 49ers are a better team than the Vikings. But putting it into the context of the Vikings at large, this shouldn't be a surprise right?"
* '''Episode 502:''' "For Arif's 'Flores beating Goff' corner. Goff historically can't handle the demands of playing Quarterback when the blitz is getting to him. What did the Lions do to mitigate the affects of the blitz on Goff?"
* '''Episode 537:''' "For the Beating Goff corner: Is Sam Darnold just a worse version of Goff, or is Goff just a better Sam Darnold?"
* '''Episode 551:''' "Why can't Flores beat Goff?"
* '''Episode 566:''' "For Arif's Actual Football Question Corner: what non starter will make the most impact for the Vikings by the end of the season?"
* '''Episode 581:''' "For the Drew Bledsoe Lions Week Corner: What great college stories will McCarthy and Hutchinson re-live as McCarthy is having his body violently crashing into the ground at Mach 8 by the Lions defensive line? Could McCarthy distract Hutchinson by showing him his Notre Dame championship ring?"
* '''Episode 594:''' "Since 2022, Dan Campbell is 12-0 in regular season games where he has lost the game prior. This season, the Lions have not won consecutive games since week 4 & 5. Is this Lions team set up to win the Super Bowl via Loss-Win-Loss-Win?"

===The Jameson Williams Gambling Corner===
A Second Jet maintained a dedicated named corner for gambling content, attributed to suspended wide receiver Jameson Williams:

* '''Episode 478:''' "For the Jameson Williams gambling corner: what bets should I make for week one, and where is the most and least appropriate place to place these bets?"
* '''Episode 544:''' "For the Jameson Williams Honorary Gambling Corner: How should we thank Charles for telling us to hammer the over for the Vikings?"

===Cooper DeJean and the Fate of American Democracy===
A Second Jet developed a sustained interest in Cooper DeJean — white cornerback and Super Bowl champion — as a figure of broader social significance:

* '''Episode 542:''' "For Arif's Social Justice Corner: Known White Boy CornerBack Cooper DeJean tackled Derrick Henry One on One in space. How big is this moment for young white boys who want to play CornerBack?"
* '''Episode 557:''' "For Arif's DEIA corner: Can the Eagles use known melanin lacker and Super Bowl champion Cooper DeJean as the poster boy for why diversity equity inclusion, and accessibility are truly worth keeping to the current administration? Can this white boy save America?"

The arc from Episode 542 (Cooper DeJean tackles Derrick Henry) to Episode 557 (Cooper DeJean saves American democracy) represents a narrative escalation that few mailbag contributors have achieved.

===Warhammer 40,000 (Episode 567)===
The single most operatically written question in the documented Norse Code mailbag:

{{Quote|For The Grim Darkness of The 41st Millennium Corner: Mortally Wounded Space Marines of great honor and importance to the chapter will sometimes have their warped and disfigured bodies interred into a cybernetic coffin to pilot bi-pedal war machines known as Dreadnoughts. Given the current injury report, which Vikings players would you place in a Dreadnought to preserve their abilities for the chapter?|A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe|Episode 567}}

===Anime & Pop Culture===
* '''Episode 533:''' "For the Pretty Sailor Guardians Corner: was Arif able to find a skirt that both fit his 7'3 frame, but also showed off the correct amount of thigh for his Sailor Guardian costume?"
* '''Episode 597:''' "For Arif's Anime Corner: How does the halftime performance of songs from K-Pop Demon Hunter stand up to other live action adaptations of anime, specifically, is it better than Dragon Ball Evolution?"

===Relationships===
A Second Jet periodically submitted to James' relationship corner with questions of genuine romantic complexity:

* '''Episode 520:''' "For James's relationship corner, I've recently started dating a person, and they asked me to 'mansplain football' to them. They know nothing about football — where should I start and at what point can I introduce the Vikings to them? I want them to enjoy football, but I don't want to scare them off."
* '''Episode 578:''' "For James's relationship corner: I recently had a friend from my University's Board Game Club over at my apartment to watch some TV. Almost immediately, we were both cuddling and flirting with each other. It ended up feeling like a lovely date unexpectedly. Follow-up question..."

The Board Game Club development was not followed up in the available show notes. The relationship's status is unknown.

===The Dusty Investigation (Episode 600)===
A Second Jet submitted the definitive methodological inquiry into [[The Death of Dusty O'Connell]]:

"For Arif & James' Spiritual Corner: What was the method for getting known dead human Dusty on the podcast? A reanimated corpse, ouija board, binding his soul to a suit of armor, or Etsy Witches? Furthermore, does James allow Dusty to leave the basement to record, or does he have a dedicated podcasting coffin down there?" - A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe|Episode 600}}

"A dedicated podcasting coffin" is among the finest phrases in Norse Code history.

===The Harvest Moon (Bonus Episode)===
{{Quote|For Arif's natural satellites corner: the Prime broadcast cut to the harvest moon, and then the Packers scored. Does this mean the moon is on the side of the Packers?|A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe|Bonus episode}}

The moon question stands as a self-contained masterpiece. It requires no context. It is its own corner.

===Carson Wentz's Pharmacological Load (Episode 599.5)===
{{Quote|For James's Medical Health Corner: do you think you have more drugs and pain killers pumping through you than Carson Wentz after he exploded his shoulder?|A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe|Episode 599.5}}

This was submitted during what appears to have been an episode in which James was recovering from some unspecified medical procedure. The comparison point chosen was Carson Wentz's 2017 ACL surgery. The corner name given was "James's Medical Health Corner."

===The Romani Corner (Episode 603)===
The final documented A Second Jet submission, in the show's 603rd episode:

{{Quote|For Arif's Romani Angulus: Carson Wentz, sentenced to crucifixion by Pontius KOC, hath returned in some time that's divisible by three. (hallelujah) What sins have been cleansed by his return, and how have you embraced him as your lord and savior?|A Second Jet|Episode 603}}

"Romani Angulus" is Latin for "Roman Corner." "Pontius KOC" refers to Kevin O'Connell. Carson Wentz is Jesus.

==The Named Corners: A Complete Record==
A Second Jet generated more named corners per episode than any other documented contributor. A partial list:

{| class="wikitable"
! Episode !! Corner Name
|-
| 461 || Deep State Corner
|-
| 464 || Podium Corner
|-
| 476 || National Coverage Corner
|-
| 477 || NFL Table Reading Corner
|-
| 478 || Jameson Williams Gambling Corner
|-
| 489 || Everything Is Happening Corner
|-
| 501 || "It's Lions Week So I Get To Be In The Mailbag Regardless" Corner
|-
| 502 || Flores Beating Goff Corner
|-
| 504 || Alternative Facts Corner
|-
| 520 || Relationship Corner
|-
| 533 || Pretty Sailor Guardians Corner
|-
| 537 || Beating Goff Corner
|-
| 542 || Social Justice Corner
|-
| 544 || Jameson Williams Honorary Gambling Corner
|-
| 547 || Healthcare Corner
|-
| 557 || DEIA Corner
|-
| 563 || Crime and Punishment Corner
|-
| 566 || Actual Football Question Corner
|-
| 567 || Grim Darkness of The 41st Millennium Corner
|-
| 578 || Relationship Corner (Board Game Club)
|-
| 581 || Drew Bledsoe Lions Week Corner
|-
| 593 || Republican Corner
|-
| 594 || Logical Line of Thought Corner
|-
| 597 || Anime Corner
|-
| 599 || Monroe Doctrine Corner
|-
| 599.5 || Medical Health Corner
|-
| 600 || Spiritual Corner
|-
| 601 || Emergency Pod Corner
|-
| 603 || Romani Angulus
|}

==The Name Erosion==
{| class="wikitable"
! Period !! Name Used
|-
| Episodes 461–546 || A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe
|-
| Episode 547 || A Second Jet Has Hit
|-
| Episodes 551–601 || A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe (restored)
|-
| Episode 603 || A Second Jet
|}

==Legacy==
A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe appeared in the mailbag from Episode 461 through Episode 603 — the second-to-last episode of the show's entire run. Their final question, submitted in Latin, framed Kevin O'Connell as Pontius Pilate and Carson Wentz as the risen Christ. Their first question asked what misinformation could be used to prevent Aaron Rodgers from playing in San Francisco.

Between those two points: the moon, the Packers, Warhammer 40,000, Cooper DeJean saving American democracy, Dusty's podcasting coffin, the Board Game Club date, James's painkiller load relative to Carson Wentz's exploded shoulder, and the question of whether Flores can beat Goff.

They are a Friend of the Show. They are, by any measure, one of the greats.

==See Also==
* [[The Mailbag]]
* [[Bits & Lore]]
* [[The Death of Dusty O'Connell]]
* [[Arif's Car Woes]]
* [[Don from Ohio]]

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Don from Ohio

2026-05-18T15:47:10Z

Damian: /* The Wood Pellet Smoker Saga */

'''Don from Ohio''' is the single most prolific contributor in the history of [[Norse Code]], appearing in the show's mailbag across '''247 documented episodes'''
— roughly 40% of the entire run as of Episode 604. A long-term Patreon supporter, Ohio State University devotee, self-described guardian of [[James Pogatshnik]], and bingo enthusiast, Don has accumulated over a decade of show history, a wood pellet smoker, a wife whose patience has been tested by the podcast on multiple occasions, a trip to Hawaii, a Scottish land title for his wife, a kitten, a Peloton he did not intend to give, and the distinction of being the only listener whose name has been used as a verb, a segment title, a corner, and a threat.

As of Episode 604, the show's official stated agenda includes:
“We hunt down and destroy Don From Ohio once and for all.” - Episode 604 show notes|Norse Code, 2026

He remains at large.

==Background==
Don is a Minnesota Vikings fan based in Ohio — a state with no NFL team of particular relevance — and a lifelong Ohio State Buckeyes homer, a fact he
deploys liberally and without shame. He has been contributing to the Norse Code mailbag since at least Episode 193 (2017) and has continued through Episode 604. Over that span he has submitted questions on Vikings football, food, relationships, fantasy football, Ohio State, Kyle Sloter, wood pellet grilling, Hawaii, his wife, his cat, his kitten, bingo, the Hell League, Aaron Rodgers, Carson Wentz, Arif's car, beekeeping, and whether the Vikings have ever actually played any
of their Super Bowls.

==The Sloter Years (2018–2019)==
Don from Ohio was an early and committed champion of quarterback Kyle Sloter, a position he maintained with remarkable consistency across dozens of episodes. Selected dispatches from this period:

* '''Episode 237:''' "How many TD passes will Sloter throw this weekend? I have the O/U at 15."
* '''Episode 238:''' "Any reason why the Vikings are not using Kyle Sloter correctly? I know it is only 1 preseason game but there was no reason for him not to have had 12 TDs on Saturday... minimum."
* '''Episode 240:''' "@DonFromOhio is hired on to the Athletic as a Kyle Sloter beat reporter. How does Arif react to his new coworker?"
* '''Episode 249:''' "Kyle Sloter being deactivated every game. Vikings are 1-2-1. Coincidence? I think not."
* '''Episode 264:''' "Rumor has it JDF wanted to start Sloter and was fired for it. If true, why was he not promoted to head coach/GM?"
* '''Episode 279:''' "Will Arif address the doctored video of Kyle Sloter and why he is trying to slander him?"
* '''Episode 280:''' "Dear haters of Kyle Sloter: Are your lives so miserable that you must slander the greatest QB in Vikings history?"
* '''Episode 351:''' "How excited am I that Monday night's game is going to be the Kyle Sloter revenge game?"
* '''Episode 411:''' "Our Lord and Savior, Kyle Sloter, has risen again and is here to save our favorite team."

His Kyle Sloter advocacy is considered one of the foundational bits of Norse Code's middle era and directly contributed to the show's eventual embrace of [[Case Cookus]] as a spiritual successor.

==The Proposal, Wedding & Hawaii Saga (2020–2021)==
Don from Ohio's romantic life became show canon across a remarkable multi-year arc:

* '''Episode 316:''' Don mentions turning 50, with a budget of $800 for a birthday celebration and a girlfriend.
* '''Episode 327:''' "I plan on proposing to my GF right when we get the keys to the new house. What SHOULDN'T I say to her when I propose?"
* '''Episode 344:''' "I am 5-0 in my fantasy league outside of Norse Code. I am 1-4 in NCFFL... Also, my girlfriend loves charcoal and Binging with Babish."
* '''Episode 355:''' "The Fiancé and I have decided on Hawaii as our spot to get married and the honeymoon."
* '''Episode 386:''' "Which one of you assholes sabotaged my trip? I knew you and James were jealous of @DustyOConnell being my best man. I wouldn't be shocked if you had me arrested in LA too."
* '''Episode 387:''' Don sacrificed James's grilling equipment to the football gods to rid the Vikings of their curse.
* '''Episode 388:''' "As I stated yesterday, the only reason the Vikings won is because I am in Hawaii. However, I am leaving tomorrow and this will jeopardize the rest of the Vikings season."

==The Wife (2021–ongoing)==
Once married, Don's wife became a recurring character in her own right. The podcast discussed her, debated her, advised her, and occasionally wronged her:

* '''Episode 404:''' Don asked for Christmas gift etiquette guidance; the advice given was later blamed for consequences.
* '''Episode 406:''' The show discussed when it is okay to lie to Don's wife.
* '''Episode 424:''' Don announced he was taking the wife back to Hawaii for her 50th birthday and asked for recommendations between Kauai (where they married) and Maui.
* '''Episode 450:''' Don reported his wife "went bat shit crazy ordering Christmas gifts" and needed new gift ideas. Advisors failed him.
* '''Episode 455:''' Don reported the result of following the show's gift advice — a Peloton — and the fallout. A separate listener in Episode 500 confirmed they followed the same advice for their pregnant wife and were accused of body shaming.
* '''Episode 471:''' Don bought his wife land in Scotland, granting her the title "Lady Diana."
* '''Episode 481:''' Don listed the Vikings' failure to sign Pit Boss Grills as a top-3 reason for their 0-2 start, alongside weak interior OL and an undersized defence. His wife was not mentioned in this episode.
* '''Episode 506:''' "My wife had gastric bypass surgery. Should I make her pay for half the grocery bills still?"
* '''Episode 548:''' Don considered staging a robbery of his own house to hide the fact he had reclaimed his wife's gifts to buy Vikings game tickets.
* '''Episode 559:''' "The wife's birthday is tomorrow and I really don't feel like spending over $20 on flowers for her. Should I wait to see what Mother's Day clearance flowers are out there and pick those up instead?"

==The Hell League (2021–ongoing)==
Don from Ohio is a long-standing and rules-adjacent member of [[The Hell League]]:

* '''Episode 482:''' "What is more frustrating: Vikings are 0-3 or that I am 3-0 in Hell League?"
* '''Episode 499:''' "How does it feel knowing I made the Hell League playoffs with the worst point total in the league by close to 300 points?"
* '''Episode 547 (Charles):''' "What advice can you give for a friend who's looking to sustain an increasingly elaborate and precarious bit via a Vikings podcast's mailbag?" - submitted on Don's behalf, acknowledging the meta-nature of his decade-long contributions.

==The Wood Pellet Smoker Saga==
Don from Ohio acquired a wood pellet smoker and its integration into show lore was immediate and sustained:

* '''Episode 350:''' "After my less than stellar attempt at brisket on my wood pellet smoker (James and his voodoo demonic curse was behind this) what would you recommend next?"
* '''Episode 474:''' Don endorsed the wood pellet smoker as the reason for Kirk Cousins' quick recovery time and lobbied for a Pit Boss Grills sponsorship.
* '''Episode 476:''' "Lewis Cine plays his best when he eats a cooked meal from @PitBossGrills equipment."
* '''Episode 481:''' Listed the Vikings' failure to sign Pit Boss Grills as a top-3 reason for their 0-2 start.

==The Ohio State Corner==
A reliable and passionate Buckeyes homer, Don deployed his Ohio State allegiance consistently throughout the show's run:

* '''Episode 359:''' After beating Eric Thompson in fantasy: "Is it fair to say this is the equivalent of NDSU had played THE Ohio State University?"
* '''Episode 371:''' "Even though I'm an OSU homer, convince me otherwise Justin Fields isn't a better QB than the rest of the guys who might be drafted ahead of him."
* '''Episode 439:''' "The Dukes are nationally ranked in the top 25. NDSU has never cracked the top 25 ever. Can we finally put to rest the notion NDSU was ever a legit college football program?"
* '''Episode 511:''' Acknowledged he never thought he would cheer for an NDSU player, asking how one adjusts to rooting for a player from a bitter rival.

==The Bingo Corner==
Don and [[Arif Hasan]] share a well-documented mutual appreciation for bingo:

* '''Episode 377:''' "Arif and I agree that bingo should be an Olympic sport. What other activities would you like to see in the Olympics?"
* '''Episode 397:''' "How are the bingo halls in Virginia?" — submitted during a period when Don appears to have been based in Virginia temporarily.

==Selected Mailbag Questions (Chronological)==
The full Don from Ohio archive spans 247 episodes. A representative selection:

{| class="wikitable"
! Episode !! Question
|-
| 195 || If Arif, Dusty, James, Eric Thompson and @purplebuckeye had to face Pennywise the clown who gets killed off first?
|-
| 215 || Have either of you ever regifted before and if so did someone know it was a regift?
|-
| 230 || Is there any reason at all to watch a live baseball game in sub-40 degree temps?
|-
| 234 || James: you find out Arif had killed someone — turn him in and the podcast suffers, or pin it on @DonFromOhio?
|-
| 235 || Best way to cook corn on the cob?
|-
| 250 || Candied apples: overrated or underrated?
|-
| 263 || ARE YOU HAPPY NOW JAMES?!?!?!?
|-
| 266 || What was the best movie either of you saw this year?
|-
| 277 || What do you give a father for Father's Day whose son is a trained cannibal by said father?
|-
| 287 || Best pie/ice cream combo?
|-
| 288 || Do you keep @bigmono on as pity?
|-
| 292 || Since @bigmono just found out he has a conjoined twin in his wrist/hand do you think he should...
|-
| 300 || Which one goes and why? Shoestring fries, Curly, Steak, Tater tots
|-
| 305 || Pumpkin cheesecake or pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?
|-
| 325 || What would be the dumbest thing you could do with your stimulus check and why is buying Packers "stock" it?
|-
| 326 || Should male pet owners be allowed to celebrate Father's Day?
|-
| 332 || Did Arif eat the squirrel he took a picture with?
|-
| 337 || Pretend this is the subreddit ELI5 and explain in detail why electricity and grilling don't mix.
|-
| 340 || How did Arif celebrate his 46th birthday?
|-
| 366 || If you guys were a member of Westview when Wanda took it over what characters would she have transformed you into?
|-
| 377 || Arif and I agree that bingo should be an Olympic sport. What other activities would you like to see?
|-
| 397 || How are the bingo halls in Virginia?
|-
| 403 || Are you surprised Cousins is a Right Guard type of guy? I saw him more as Old Spice or Degree.
|-
| 421 || Arif was adamant I try birria tacos which he said would "change my life." They did not change my life.
|-
| 422 || What Don variants would you actually get along with?
|-
| 424 || Wasn't it OK to kill the hornets? Why are wasps/hornets so protected by Norse Code Discord?
|-
| 439 || The Dukes are nationally ranked in the top 25. NDSU has never cracked the top 25 ever.
|-
| 444 || For James and Arif's "Spoiled kids on Halloween" corner.
|-
| 445 || When I win Powerball tonight, how much would it cost me to shut down Norse Code Discord and the podcast?
|-
| 453 || How do I keep this damn kitten out of our Xmas tree?
|-
| 458 || Did James and Arif get my Christmas gift? Unlimited flights from Southwest Airlines.
|-
| 471 || I bought my wife land in Scotland so she could receive the title "Lady Diana." What should her first act be?
|-
| 506 || My wife had gastric bypass surgery. Should I make her pay for half the grocery bills still?
|-
| 507 || Will Kohl's Cash be the next Crypto in the ATL?
|-
| 520 || Has C.J. Ham's time expired?
|-
| 535 || What should Ohio do now that we will have an over abundance of dogs and cats in our state?
|-
| 539 || Is Rex Grossman the greatest Bears QB this century?
|-
| 547 || If Kirk Cousins applies for a job at Kohl's which one should he apply for and why would it be shipping/receiving?
|-
| 548 || Should I stage a robbery of our house so my wife doesn't find out I reclaimed her gifts for Vikings tickets?
|-
| 554 || Is Kevin O'Connell this century's Dennis Green?
|-
| 556 || Speaking of really short people with a beard, what food challenge could Arif complete?
|-
| 559 || The wife's birthday is tomorrow. Should I wait for Mother's Day clearance flowers?
|}

==Other Notable Community References==
Don from Ohio has been referenced, hypothesised about, and weaponised by other listeners throughout the show's run:

* '''Episode 247 (Kyle):''' "Would sacrificing @DonFromOhio to the football gods anger them further or appease them?"
* '''Episode 251:''' "If you could either have (a) no more questions from @DonFromOhio ever, or (b) a loss by the Eagles tonight — which would you take?"
* '''Episode 420:''' "At that point: can you ever forgive @DonFromOhio for the things he has done?"
* '''Episode 441:''' "Don from Ohio is just a crisis actor?"
* '''Episode 500 (Logan):''' "Last year I followed your advice to Don from Ohio and bought my then pregnant wife a Peloton with scale and she accused me of body shaming her."
* '''Episode 551 (Logan):''' "What is it about Don that caused the Vikings to lose this game? What can the rest of us do to prevent Don from hurting the Vikings during the playoffs?"

==Known Facts==

{| class="wikitable"
! Fact !! Source !! Status
|-
| Based in Ohio || His name || Confirmed
|-
| Ohio State Buckeyes fan || 247 episodes || Confirmed (emphatically)
|-
| Long-term Patreon supporter || Multiple episodes || Confirmed
|-
| Turned 50 around 2020 || Episode 316 || Confirmed
|-
| Proposed to girlfriend in 2020 || Episode 327 || Confirmed
|-
| Married in Hawaii || Episodes 355, 386–388 || Confirmed
|-
| Has a wife || 50+ episodes || Confirmed
|-
| Wife received a Peloton || Episode 455 || Confirmed; received poorly
|-
| Wife had gastric bypass surgery || Episode 506 || Confirmed
|-
| Wife's birthday flowers budgeted at under $20 || Episode 559 || Confirmed
|-
| Owns a wood pellet smoker || Episodes 350+ || Confirmed; brisket did not go well
|-
| Has a kitten || Episode 453 || Confirmed; kitten in the tree
|-
| Temporarily based in Virginia || Episode 397 || Confirmed (bingo halls researched)
|-
| Hell League member || Multiple episodes || Confirmed; rules disputed
|-
| Designated for destruction || Episode 604 || Confirmed; outcome pending
|-
| Vikings fan || 247 episodes of evidence || Plausible
|}

==See Also==
* [[The Mailbag]]
* [[The Hell League]]
* [[James Pogatshnik's Relationships]]
* [[Case Cookus]]
* [[Arif's Car Woes]]
* [[Dusty O'Connell]]
* [[A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe]]

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Don from Ohio

2026-05-18T15:46:42Z

Damian: Created page with "'''Don from Ohio''' is the single most prolific contributor in the history of Norse Code, appearing in the show's mailbag across '''247 documented episodes''' — roughly 40% of the entire run as of Episode 604. A long-term Patreon supporter, Ohio State University devotee, self-described guardian of James Pogatshnik, and bingo enthusiast, Don has accumulated over a decade of show history, a wood pellet smoker, a wife whose patience has been tested by the podcast..."

'''Don from Ohio''' is the single most prolific contributor in the history of [[Norse Code]], appearing in the show's mailbag across '''247 documented episodes'''
— roughly 40% of the entire run as of Episode 604. A long-term Patreon supporter, Ohio State University devotee, self-described guardian of [[James Pogatshnik]], and bingo enthusiast, Don has accumulated over a decade of show history, a wood pellet smoker, a wife whose patience has been tested by the podcast on multiple occasions, a trip to Hawaii, a Scottish land title for his wife, a kitten, a Peloton he did not intend to give, and the distinction of being the only listener whose name has been used as a verb, a segment title, a corner, and a threat.

As of Episode 604, the show's official stated agenda includes:
“We hunt down and destroy Don From Ohio once and for all.” - Episode 604 show notes|Norse Code, 2026

He remains at large.

==Background==
Don is a Minnesota Vikings fan based in Ohio — a state with no NFL team of particular relevance — and a lifelong Ohio State Buckeyes homer, a fact he
deploys liberally and without shame. He has been contributing to the Norse Code mailbag since at least Episode 193 (2017) and has continued through Episode 604. Over that span he has submitted questions on Vikings football, food, relationships, fantasy football, Ohio State, Kyle Sloter, wood pellet grilling, Hawaii, his wife, his cat, his kitten, bingo, the Hell League, Aaron Rodgers, Carson Wentz, Arif's car, beekeeping, and whether the Vikings have ever actually played any
of their Super Bowls.

==The Sloter Years (2018–2019)==
Don from Ohio was an early and committed champion of quarterback Kyle Sloter, a position he maintained with remarkable consistency across dozens of episodes. Selected dispatches from this period:

* '''Episode 237:''' "How many TD passes will Sloter throw this weekend? I have the O/U at 15."
* '''Episode 238:''' "Any reason why the Vikings are not using Kyle Sloter correctly? I know it is only 1 preseason game but there was no reason for him not to have had 12 TDs on Saturday... minimum."
* '''Episode 240:''' "@DonFromOhio is hired on to the Athletic as a Kyle Sloter beat reporter. How does Arif react to his new coworker?"
* '''Episode 249:''' "Kyle Sloter being deactivated every game. Vikings are 1-2-1. Coincidence? I think not."
* '''Episode 264:''' "Rumor has it JDF wanted to start Sloter and was fired for it. If true, why was he not promoted to head coach/GM?"
* '''Episode 279:''' "Will Arif address the doctored video of Kyle Sloter and why he is trying to slander him?"
* '''Episode 280:''' "Dear haters of Kyle Sloter: Are your lives so miserable that you must slander the greatest QB in Vikings history?"
* '''Episode 351:''' "How excited am I that Monday night's game is going to be the Kyle Sloter revenge game?"
* '''Episode 411:''' "Our Lord and Savior, Kyle Sloter, has risen again and is here to save our favorite team."

His Kyle Sloter advocacy is considered one of the foundational bits of Norse Code's middle era and directly contributed to the show's eventual embrace of [[Case Cookus]] as a spiritual successor.

==The Proposal, Wedding & Hawaii Saga (2020–2021)==
Don from Ohio's romantic life became show canon across a remarkable multi-year arc:

* '''Episode 316:''' Don mentions turning 50, with a budget of $800 for a birthday celebration and a girlfriend.
* '''Episode 327:''' "I plan on proposing to my GF right when we get the keys to the new house. What SHOULDN'T I say to her when I propose?"
* '''Episode 344:''' "I am 5-0 in my fantasy league outside of Norse Code. I am 1-4 in NCFFL... Also, my girlfriend loves charcoal and Binging with Babish."
* '''Episode 355:''' "The Fiancé and I have decided on Hawaii as our spot to get married and the honeymoon."
* '''Episode 386:''' "Which one of you assholes sabotaged my trip? I knew you and James were jealous of @DustyOConnell being my best man. I wouldn't be shocked if you had me arrested in LA too."
* '''Episode 387:''' Don sacrificed James's grilling equipment to the football gods to rid the Vikings of their curse.
* '''Episode 388:''' "As I stated yesterday, the only reason the Vikings won is because I am in Hawaii. However, I am leaving tomorrow and this will jeopardize the rest of the Vikings season."

==The Wife (2021–ongoing)==
Once married, Don's wife became a recurring character in her own right. The podcast discussed her, debated her, advised her, and occasionally wronged her:

* '''Episode 404:''' Don asked for Christmas gift etiquette guidance; the advice given was later blamed for consequences.
* '''Episode 406:''' The show discussed when it is okay to lie to Don's wife.
* '''Episode 424:''' Don announced he was taking the wife back to Hawaii for her 50th birthday and asked for recommendations between Kauai (where they married) and Maui.
* '''Episode 450:''' Don reported his wife "went bat shit crazy ordering Christmas gifts" and needed new gift ideas. Advisors failed him.
* '''Episode 455:''' Don reported the result of following the show's gift advice — a Peloton — and the fallout. A separate listener in Episode 500 confirmed they followed the same advice for their pregnant wife and were accused of body shaming.
* '''Episode 471:''' Don bought his wife land in Scotland, granting her the title "Lady Diana."
* '''Episode 481:''' Don listed the Vikings' failure to sign Pit Boss Grills as a top-3 reason for their 0-2 start, alongside weak interior OL and an undersized defence. His wife was not mentioned in this episode.
* '''Episode 506:''' "My wife had gastric bypass surgery. Should I make her pay for half the grocery bills still?"
* '''Episode 548:''' Don considered staging a robbery of his own house to hide the fact he had reclaimed his wife's gifts to buy Vikings game tickets.
* '''Episode 559:''' "The wife's birthday is tomorrow and I really don't feel like spending over $20 on flowers for her. Should I wait to see what Mother's Day clearance flowers are out there and pick those up instead?"

==The Hell League (2021–ongoing)==
Don from Ohio is a long-standing and rules-adjacent member of [[The Hell League]]:

* '''Episode 482:''' "What is more frustrating: Vikings are 0-3 or that I am 3-0 in Hell League?"
* '''Episode 499:''' "How does it feel knowing I made the Hell League playoffs with the worst point total in the league by close to 300 points?"
* '''Episode 547 (Charles):''' "What advice can you give for a friend who's looking to sustain an increasingly elaborate and precarious bit via a Vikings podcast's mailbag?" - submitted on Don's behalf, acknowledging the meta-nature of his decade-long contributions.

==The Wood Pellet Smoker Saga==
Don from Ohio acquired a wood pellet smoker and its integration into show lore was immediate and sustained:

* '''Episode 350:''' "After my less than stellar attempt at brisket on my wood
pellet smoker (James and his voodoo demonic curse was behind this) what would
you recommend next?"
* '''Episode 474:''' Don endorsed the wood pellet smoker as the reason for Kirk
Cousins' quick recovery time and lobbied for a Pit Boss Grills sponsorship.
* '''Episode 476:''' "Lewis Cine plays his best when he eats a cooked meal from
@PitBossGrills equipment."
* '''Episode 481:''' Listed the Vikings' failure to sign Pit Boss Grills as a
top-3 reason for their 0-2 start.

==The Ohio State Corner==
A reliable and passionate Buckeyes homer, Don deployed his Ohio State allegiance consistently throughout the show's run:

* '''Episode 359:''' After beating Eric Thompson in fantasy: "Is it fair to say this is the equivalent of NDSU had played THE Ohio State University?"
* '''Episode 371:''' "Even though I'm an OSU homer, convince me otherwise Justin Fields isn't a better QB than the rest of the guys who might be drafted ahead of him."
* '''Episode 439:''' "The Dukes are nationally ranked in the top 25. NDSU has never cracked the top 25 ever. Can we finally put to rest the notion NDSU was ever a legit college football program?"
* '''Episode 511:''' Acknowledged he never thought he would cheer for an NDSU player, asking how one adjusts to rooting for a player from a bitter rival.

==The Bingo Corner==
Don and [[Arif Hasan]] share a well-documented mutual appreciation for bingo:

* '''Episode 377:''' "Arif and I agree that bingo should be an Olympic sport. What other activities would you like to see in the Olympics?"
* '''Episode 397:''' "How are the bingo halls in Virginia?" — submitted during a period when Don appears to have been based in Virginia temporarily.

==Selected Mailbag Questions (Chronological)==
The full Don from Ohio archive spans 247 episodes. A representative selection:

{| class="wikitable"
! Episode !! Question
|-
| 195 || If Arif, Dusty, James, Eric Thompson and @purplebuckeye had to face Pennywise the clown who gets killed off first?
|-
| 215 || Have either of you ever regifted before and if so did someone know it was a regift?
|-
| 230 || Is there any reason at all to watch a live baseball game in sub-40 degree temps?
|-
| 234 || James: you find out Arif had killed someone — turn him in and the podcast suffers, or pin it on @DonFromOhio?
|-
| 235 || Best way to cook corn on the cob?
|-
| 250 || Candied apples: overrated or underrated?
|-
| 263 || ARE YOU HAPPY NOW JAMES?!?!?!?
|-
| 266 || What was the best movie either of you saw this year?
|-
| 277 || What do you give a father for Father's Day whose son is a trained cannibal by said father?
|-
| 287 || Best pie/ice cream combo?
|-
| 288 || Do you keep @bigmono on as pity?
|-
| 292 || Since @bigmono just found out he has a conjoined twin in his wrist/hand do you think he should...
|-
| 300 || Which one goes and why? Shoestring fries, Curly, Steak, Tater tots
|-
| 305 || Pumpkin cheesecake or pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?
|-
| 325 || What would be the dumbest thing you could do with your stimulus check and why is buying Packers "stock" it?
|-
| 326 || Should male pet owners be allowed to celebrate Father's Day?
|-
| 332 || Did Arif eat the squirrel he took a picture with?
|-
| 337 || Pretend this is the subreddit ELI5 and explain in detail why electricity and grilling don't mix.
|-
| 340 || How did Arif celebrate his 46th birthday?
|-
| 366 || If you guys were a member of Westview when Wanda took it over what characters would she have transformed you into?
|-
| 377 || Arif and I agree that bingo should be an Olympic sport. What other activities would you like to see?
|-
| 397 || How are the bingo halls in Virginia?
|-
| 403 || Are you surprised Cousins is a Right Guard type of guy? I saw him more as Old Spice or Degree.
|-
| 421 || Arif was adamant I try birria tacos which he said would "change my life." They did not change my life.
|-
| 422 || What Don variants would you actually get along with?
|-
| 424 || Wasn't it OK to kill the hornets? Why are wasps/hornets so protected by Norse Code Discord?
|-
| 439 || The Dukes are nationally ranked in the top 25. NDSU has never cracked the top 25 ever.
|-
| 444 || For James and Arif's "Spoiled kids on Halloween" corner.
|-
| 445 || When I win Powerball tonight, how much would it cost me to shut down Norse Code Discord and the podcast?
|-
| 453 || How do I keep this damn kitten out of our Xmas tree?
|-
| 458 || Did James and Arif get my Christmas gift? Unlimited flights from Southwest Airlines.
|-
| 471 || I bought my wife land in Scotland so she could receive the title "Lady Diana." What should her first act be?
|-
| 506 || My wife had gastric bypass surgery. Should I make her pay for half the grocery bills still?
|-
| 507 || Will Kohl's Cash be the next Crypto in the ATL?
|-
| 520 || Has C.J. Ham's time expired?
|-
| 535 || What should Ohio do now that we will have an over abundance of dogs and cats in our state?
|-
| 539 || Is Rex Grossman the greatest Bears QB this century?
|-
| 547 || If Kirk Cousins applies for a job at Kohl's which one should he apply for and why would it be shipping/receiving?
|-
| 548 || Should I stage a robbery of our house so my wife doesn't find out I reclaimed her gifts for Vikings tickets?
|-
| 554 || Is Kevin O'Connell this century's Dennis Green?
|-
| 556 || Speaking of really short people with a beard, what food challenge could Arif complete?
|-
| 559 || The wife's birthday is tomorrow. Should I wait for Mother's Day clearance flowers?
|}

==Other Notable Community References==
Don from Ohio has been referenced, hypothesised about, and weaponised by other listeners throughout the show's run:

* '''Episode 247 (Kyle):''' "Would sacrificing @DonFromOhio to the football gods anger them further or appease them?"
* '''Episode 251:''' "If you could either have (a) no more questions from @DonFromOhio ever, or (b) a loss by the Eagles tonight — which would you take?"
* '''Episode 420:''' "At that point: can you ever forgive @DonFromOhio for the things he has done?"
* '''Episode 441:''' "Don from Ohio is just a crisis actor?"
* '''Episode 500 (Logan):''' "Last year I followed your advice to Don from Ohio and bought my then pregnant wife a Peloton with scale and she accused me of body shaming her."
* '''Episode 551 (Logan):''' "What is it about Don that caused the Vikings to lose this game? What can the rest of us do to prevent Don from hurting the Vikings during the playoffs?"

==Known Facts==

{| class="wikitable"
! Fact !! Source !! Status
|-
| Based in Ohio || His name || Confirmed
|-
| Ohio State Buckeyes fan || 247 episodes || Confirmed (emphatically)
|-
| Long-term Patreon supporter || Multiple episodes || Confirmed
|-
| Turned 50 around 2020 || Episode 316 || Confirmed
|-
| Proposed to girlfriend in 2020 || Episode 327 || Confirmed
|-
| Married in Hawaii || Episodes 355, 386–388 || Confirmed
|-
| Has a wife || 50+ episodes || Confirmed
|-
| Wife received a Peloton || Episode 455 || Confirmed; received poorly
|-
| Wife had gastric bypass surgery || Episode 506 || Confirmed
|-
| Wife's birthday flowers budgeted at under $20 || Episode 559 || Confirmed
|-
| Owns a wood pellet smoker || Episodes 350+ || Confirmed; brisket did not go well
|-
| Has a kitten || Episode 453 || Confirmed; kitten in the tree
|-
| Temporarily based in Virginia || Episode 397 || Confirmed (bingo halls researched)
|-
| Hell League member || Multiple episodes || Confirmed; rules disputed
|-
| Designated for destruction || Episode 604 || Confirmed; outcome pending
|-
| Vikings fan || 247 episodes of evidence || Plausible
|}

==See Also==
* [[The Mailbag]]
* [[The Hell League]]
* [[James Pogatshnik's Relationships]]
* [[Case Cookus]]
* [[Arif's Car Woes]]
* [[Dusty O'Connell]]
* [[A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe]]

[[Category:Listeners]]
[[Category:Bits & Lore]]
[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:People]]

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<big>'''Welcome to the Norse Code Wiki'''</big><br/>
The fan-maintained encyclopedia for '''Norse Code: The #1 Podcast for Your Minnesota Vikings'''
</div>

Norse Code is a twice-weekly Minnesota Vikings podcast hosted by '''[[Arif Hasan]]'''
and '''[[James Pogatshnik]]'''. Running since 2014 and now over 600 episodes strong,
it covers game reviews, weekly previews, NFL news, and an ever-growing mailbag —
all through the lens of die-hard Vikings fandom.

==Listen & Follow==
* 🎙️ [https://www.wideleft.football Wide Left Substack] — Primary home
* 🍎 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/norse-code-the-1-podcast-for-your-minnesota-vikings/id920144256 Apple Podcasts]
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* 👕 [https://norsecode.threadless.com/collections/norse-code Merch Store]

==Explore the Wiki==
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<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">
== 📻 Episodes ==
Browse the full episode archive by season.
* [[Episode Archive]]
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<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">

== 👤 Hosts ==
Hosts, guests, and recurring voices.
* [[Arif Hasan]]
* [[James Pogatshnik]]
* [[Dusty O'Connell]]
* [[Category:Guests|All Guests]]
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<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">

==🎙️ Bits & Lore==
Norse Code has developed a rich collection of running jokes, recurring bits, and
beloved lore over its 600+ episodes. These moments are as much a part of the show's
identity as the Vikings analysis itself. Notable recurring elements include Arif's
sumo coverage (a genuine passion that has earned its own segment), the annual
Christmas clip show, the mailbag, and a cast of recurring guests who have become
"friends of the show." The show is also known for its deeply committed bit economy
— once a joke enters the Norse Code universe, it tends to stay forever.

See the full [[Bits & Lore]] page for a catalogued list of running jokes,
memorable moments, and show traditions.
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">
==🏆 Friends & Enemies List==
The Norse Code Friends & Enemies List recognizes recurring guests and contributors who have
become fixtures of the show over the years. These are the voices listeners know
almost as well as Arif and James themselves.

Notable members include:
* '''[[Luke Braun]]''' — Crime enthusiast & bee eugenicist
* '''[[Draw Play Dave]]''' — The show's artist & merch designer
* '''[[Justis Mosqueda]]''' — The show's sworn Packers enemy, legally required to appear before every Vikings-Packers matchup
* '''[[Jeremy Reisman]]''' — The Lions beat writer and "friend of the show" for NFC North previews
* '''[[Lorin Cox]]''' — Bears coverage and recurring guest
* '''[[Dusty O'Connell]]''' — Co-founder and original co-host, now recurring guest

[[Category:Ring of Honor]]
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">
'''💬 Discord Personalities'''<br/>
The listeners who became lore.
* [[Don from Ohio]]
* [[A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe]]
* [[Nolan Kehler]]
* [[:Category:Listeners|All Listeners]]
</div>

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==🔥 The Hell League==
The Hell League is a fantasy football league created and run by [[James Pogatshnik]],
open to Norse Code listeners via an annual lottery.

Established in 2021 as a platform to experiment with innovations in fantasy
cruelty, it requires managers to start two active kickers every week under a
uniquely punishing scoring system. The defining feature is a brutal sliding
scale for kicker scoring — missed extra points carry a deduction of -50 points,
a penalty James increased from -25 midseason in year one because it wasn't
penalizing players enough.

By the time of Episode 500, the show had run eight Hell Leagues.
Each August, James announces on air that the lottery for new spots is open.
To enter, email [mailto:norsecodepodcast@gmail.com norsecodepodcast@gmail.com].

See [[The Hell League]] for full rules, scoring structure, and season results.

[[Category:Hell League]]
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==🎤 Live Shows==
Norse Code has held live recordings with fans throughout its history.
By the time of Episode 500 in December 2023, the show had completed
seven live shows.

Known live show locations include:
* '''Seattle, WA''' — Petoskey's Bar, November 29th (early run)
* '''Minneapolis, MN''' — Union 32 Craft House, November 2022
(the famous Laquon Treadwell jersey giveaway episode)
* '''Denver, CO''' — The Dam Grille (Episode 495), featuring
Arif, James, and Dusty, with James getting revenge on Arif with help from the Discord
* '''Virtual''' — A Patreon-exclusive Zoom live show was held during COVID

[[Category:Live Shows]]
|}
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<big>'''Welcome to the Norse Code Wiki'''</big><br/>
The fan-maintained encyclopedia for '''Norse Code: The #1 Podcast for Your Minnesota Vikings'''
</div>

Norse Code is a twice-weekly Minnesota Vikings podcast hosted by '''[[Arif Hasan]]'''
and '''[[James Pogatshnik]]'''. Running since 2014 and now over 600 episodes strong,
it covers game reviews, weekly previews, NFL news, and an ever-growing mailbag —
all through the lens of die-hard Vikings fandom.

==Listen & Follow==
* 🎙️ [https://www.wideleft.football Wide Left Substack] — Primary home
* 🍎 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/norse-code-the-1-podcast-for-your-minnesota-vikings/id920144256 Apple Podcasts]
* 📺 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsMXEFmqXRL-7BQf30x8FWw YouTube]
* 🐦 [@NorseCodeDN on Twitter/X]
* 💰 [https://www.patreon.com/norsecode Patreon] — Exclusive content
* 👕 [https://norsecode.threadless.com/collections/norse-code Merch Store]

==Explore the Wiki==
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">
'''📻 Episodes'''<br/>
Browse the full episode archive by season.
* [[Episode Archive]]
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">

== 👤 Hosts ==
Hosts, guests, and recurring voices.
* [[Arif Hasan]]
* [[James Pogatshnik]]
* [[Dusty O'Connell]]
* [[Category:Guests|All Guests]]
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">

==🎙️ Bits & Lore==
Norse Code has developed a rich collection of running jokes, recurring bits, and
beloved lore over its 600+ episodes. These moments are as much a part of the show's
identity as the Vikings analysis itself. Notable recurring elements include Arif's
sumo coverage (a genuine passion that has earned its own segment), the annual
Christmas clip show, the mailbag, and a cast of recurring guests who have become
"friends of the show." The show is also known for its deeply committed bit economy
— once a joke enters the Norse Code universe, it tends to stay forever.

See the full [[Bits & Lore]] page for a catalogued list of running jokes,
memorable moments, and show traditions.
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">
==🏆 Friends & Enemies List==
The Norse Code Friends & Enemies List recognizes recurring guests and contributors who have
become fixtures of the show over the years. These are the voices listeners know
almost as well as Arif and James themselves.

Notable members include:
* '''[[Luke Braun]]''' — Crime enthusiast & bee eugenicist
* '''[[Draw Play Dave]]''' — The show's artist & merch designer
* '''[[Justis Mosqueda]]''' — The show's sworn Packers enemy, legally required to appear before every Vikings-Packers matchup
* '''[[Jeremy Reisman]]''' — The Lions beat writer and "friend of the show" for NFC North previews
* '''[[Lorin Cox]]''' — Bears coverage and recurring guest
* '''[[Dusty O'Connell]]''' — Co-founder and original co-host, now recurring guest

[[Category:Ring of Honor]]
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">
'''💬 Discord Personalities'''<br/>
The listeners who became lore.
* [[Don from Ohio]]
* [[A Second Jet Has Hit Drew Bledsoe]]
* [[Nolan Kehler]]
* [[:Category:Listeners|All Listeners]]
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">

==🔥 The Hell League==
The Hell League is a fantasy football league created and run by [[James Pogatshnik]],
open to Norse Code listeners via an annual lottery.

Established in 2021 as a platform to experiment with innovations in fantasy
cruelty, it requires managers to start two active kickers every week under a
uniquely punishing scoring system. The defining feature is a brutal sliding
scale for kicker scoring — missed extra points carry a deduction of -50 points,
a penalty James increased from -25 midseason in year one because it wasn't
penalizing players enough.

By the time of Episode 500, the show had run eight Hell Leagues.
Each August, James announces on air that the lottery for new spots is open.
To enter, email [mailto:norsecodepodcast@gmail.com norsecodepodcast@gmail.com].

See [[The Hell League]] for full rules, scoring structure, and season results.

[[Category:Hell League]]
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">
==🎤 Live Shows==
Norse Code has held live recordings with fans throughout its history.
By the time of Episode 500 in December 2023, the show had completed
seven live shows.

Known live show locations include:
* '''Seattle, WA''' — Petoskey's Bar, November 29th (early run)
* '''Minneapolis, MN''' — Union 32 Craft House, November 2022
(the famous Laquon Treadwell jersey giveaway episode)
* '''Denver, CO''' — The Dam Grille (Episode 495), featuring
Arif, James, and Dusty, with James getting revenge on Arif with help from the Discord
* '''Virtual''' — A Patreon-exclusive Zoom live show was held during COVID

[[Category:Live Shows]]
|}
</div>

<div style="background:#f8f0ff; padding:15px; border-radius:6px; flex:1; min-width:220px;">
==About This Wiki==
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the Daily Norseman, or SB Nation. To contribute, contact the wiki administrator.

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