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Franchise Sports Media's co-founders Joe Arrigo and TQ welcome you to The Franchise Podcast. Joe and TQ bring you their unique take on sports in Las Vegas and nationally, as well as entertainment. The two friends have known each other for over 26 years and entertained family and friends with their sports debates, now they are bringing it for all to see.
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The Las Vegas Raiders: This week on The Franchise Podcast, TQ, Joe, and Ny are all about the Raiders. After witnessing training camp in L.A. and two preseason games, the crew gives their takes on the state of the Las Vegas Raiders ahead of the final preseason game against the 49ers. Joe is a bit more optimistic for some reason, but TQ has some thin…
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Joe Spielberger is the policy counsel for the Effective and Accountable Government team at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), where he advocates in Congress and the executive branch to strengthen whistleblower rights, protect a merit based civil service, and promote government ethics and transparency. We discuss how government can be trans…
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This week on The Franchise Podcast, TQ and Joe man the controls as Ny is out on bidness. The boys dig into the Paris 2024 Olympics, highlighting Team USA basketball. Joe feels like it's business as usual as Bron, KD, and Steph pass the torch. TQ believes Wemby is coming to #la28 with a flame thrower. Both of the guys agree that on the women's side,…
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Daniel Alvarenga is a journalist who covers issues pertaining to immigration, racial equity, and Latinx cultures – with a special emphasis on Central America and its diasporas. He’s also the English language podcast host of Humo: Murder and Silence in El Salvador. We discuss the intersection of foreign policy, immigration policy, and democracy. US …
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Barbara McQuade is a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, co-host of the podcast #SistersinLaw, and a professor at the University of Michigan Law School. Her first book is Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. We discuss the dangers of disinformation and how we can defeat it. Democracy depends on truth, and as Americans we …
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This week on The Franchise Podcast, the fellas are joined by Raiders Digital Team Reporter Levi Edwards. Levi covers the team year-round and gives an inside look into the organization from the Raiders' point of view. Levi has had an exciting journey leading up to covering the Raiders, which includes murder investigations and college football. He's …
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Daria Dawson is the Executive Director of America Votes, which coordinates more than 400 partners to engage and mobilize voters for elections up and down the ballot across the country. We discuss why 2024 is - yet again - the most important election of our lifetimes. The biggest threat to American democracy is fascism and thus the most important is…
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Your bros sit down with ESPN Raider reporter and friend of The Franchise, Paul Gutierrez, and talk Las Vegas Raiders' Offseason. Headed into camp, the Raiders have questions at the quarterback and cornerback positions. After not selecting either position early in the draft, can the Silver and Black lean on an all-world defensive line to shore up on…
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Alissa Quart is the executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and the author of Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream. We discuss what it really means to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps in America, “the land of the self-made.” Humans are biologically wired to be interdependent. In fact, achievement i…
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This week, The Franchise Podcast was filmed on-location inside Flanker at Mandalay Bay. TQ, Joe, and Nyshon were joined by basketball influencer @JulianNewmanOfficial , who talked about his road from child basketball prodigy to college basketball player. Also, the crew speaks to a friend of The Franchise, ESPN Las Vegas' "Your Boy Q" ahead of Raide…
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A.J. Jacobs is a journalist and author. His most recent book is The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning. We discuss how the Founding Fathers prized humility, experimentation, and a willingness to change their own minds. The heart of our democracy is for the community to come together…
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This week on The Franchise Podcast Joe and TQ sat down with former NFL quarterback EriK Kramer on Radio Row at Super Bowl LVIII and talked about a subject near and dear to Joe's heart. We took a break from sports reporting and dived into men's mental health. Tune in to this very important episode as Joe and Erik have experienced the same tragedy in…
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Nationly is a limited election series podcast by Immigrantly Media. Join hosts Sara Sadhwani and Juan Diego Ramirez as they offer their unique perspectives on swing states pivotal in determining the 2024 election outcomes. Focusing on minority communities—specifically, immigrants and communities of color—'Nationly' uncovers the issues that truly ma…
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Melanie D’Arrigo is the Executive Director of the Campaign for New York Health, which aims to win universal single-payer healthcare for all New Yorkers. We discuss the intersection of democracy and healthcare and what is necessary to create better health outcomes. The New York Health Act is a current bill in the New York State Legislature that woul…
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This week's episode of The Franchise Podcast was filmed at @ptstaverns Sierra Gold in front of a live audience. This is Part 2 of the 2-hour special that aired last week. TQ, Joe, and Ny sat down with UNLV head football coach Barry Odom to talk about last year's season and his expectations for his second year. Also, The Porter Way Podcast's Anthony…
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Wajahat Ali is a Daily Beast columnist and the co-host of Democracy-ish. He's also the author of Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American. Together, Mila and Waj discuss what it means to be American and to love a country that often doesn’t love them back. Defense of democracy continues to resonate …
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This week's episode of The Franchise Podcast was filmed at @ptstaverns Sierra Gold in front of a live audience. The 2-hour special will air in two parts, with Part 2 airing next Thursday. This week, Ny, Joe & TQ talk Las Vegas Basketball and are joined by UNLV head basketball coach Kevin Kruger and Las Vegas Aces stars Sydney Colson & Alysha Clark.…
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Robert L. Tsai is the author of Demand the Impossible: One Lawyer’s Pursuit of Equal Justice for All and Professor of Law and Harry Elwood Warren Memorial Scholar at Boston University School of Law. We discuss the death penalty, legal representation for the indigent, and equality under law. People do see the flaws in the criminal justice system. Th…
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Rachel Vindman is the co-host of the Suburban Women Problem podcast and she has her finger on the pulse on all things politics for American women. We discuss abortion, Trump's conviction, Ukraine, and relational organizing. The goal in this year’s election is maintaining American democracy. Relational organizing is about talking to people about wha…
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Former New York Jet, Denver Bronco, and Houston Texan, Nick Ferguson sat down with Nyshon at Radio Row during the Super Bowl to discuss Brock Purdy, drug abuse awareness, and his Foundation for a Drug-Free World. His pamphlet "The Truth About Drugs" tells kids about the most addictive drugs and how they affect us. The fentanyl problem is getting ou…
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This week on The Franchise Podcast, it’s all about the W. TQ, Ny, and Joe break down the Caitlin Clark drama inside the WNBA. They also talk about the Aces and their impact in Vegas and on the league as a whole, even before this explosive rookie class. A’ja Wilson is the best player on the planet. The TFP crew takes some time to give her her flower…
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Madiba Dennie is Deputy Editor and Senior Contributor at the critical legal commentary outlet Balls and Strikes. Her debut book is The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We The People Can Take it Back. We discuss a fresh way to interpret the Constitution. Inclusive Constitutionalism interprets the Constitution in a way …
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Jessica Gonzalez Rojas is the New York State Assembly Member representing the 34th District in New York City. We discuss the New York State budget and how she represents her constituents on housing, food insecurity, and healthcare. The number one issue for constituents is housing, ranging from vermin problems and bad landlords to high rents. Food i…
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This week on The Franchise Podcast, Nyshon Zaragoza, Joe Arrigo, and TQ discuss the NBA playoffs, and they dive into the WNBA investigation into the Aces players getting sponsored by the LVCVA. Lastly, in the meme machine, they tell you why Diddy is getting what he deserves. Support the Show. Watch the show on YouTube, Facebook Watch, and Franchise…
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