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A Show of Their Own: Sports and Life with Morgan and Laura brings two internet friends together weekly to talk the ins and outs of sports and all that is going on in the world. Make sure to follow the hosts on Twitter @morganprice and @Japanese_Ginger.
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On this episode, Morgan discusses the closest thing we have to a royal couple in the US, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, meeting with British Royals Prince William, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte. Morgan and Laura spend a lot of time gushing over how amazing all aspects of this meeting and tour are as well as what it would've been like if Kat…
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On this episode, Laura recaps all the trades and signings that happened with free agency. She covers all the cap maneuvers that happened and especially all the big moves Nashville made. Finally, she discusses the leagues terrible decision to make former Blackhawks executives eligible for rehire. Morgan ends the show with a rave about (KC) Current e…
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On this episode, Morgan and Laura recapped the Eastern and Western Conference finals of the NHL playoffs. They discussed the President's Trophy Curse continuing with the loss of the New York Rangers. But mostly they discuss the Dallas Stars losing to the Edmonton Oilers. Morgan also spends some time mourning the probable end of Joe Pavelski's (aka …
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On this episode, Morgan and Laura discuss Harry and Meghan's tour of Nigeria. They discuss all the great moments of the tour and the overall feel of the tour. However, most of the time they discuss Meghan's amazing wardrobe. A mix of local designers, gifts, new pieces, and rewears Meghan had a pretty flawless tour fashion wise. Morgan and Laura gus…
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On this episode, Laura runs down the second round of the NHL playoffs. She first discusses the New York Rangers leading the Carolina Hurricanes and the great performance of Igor Shesterkin. Next, she discusses the controversial calls that have marked the Florida Panthers-Boston Bruins series. She moves over to the Western Conference and first discu…
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On this episode, Morgan and Laura discuss the new Danish King and Queen's first state visit abroad. As is custom, they visited fellow Scandinavian country Sweden. Morgan and Laura discuss all the fashion and most importantly all the glittering jewels and tiaras at the state dinner. They have a lot to say about how orders (aka the sashes) work too. …
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On this episode, Morgan covers a variety of topics. She starts by discussing the new portraits of Queen Mary and King Frederik. Mostly, Morgan and Laura discuss Mary's debut of the crown jewels. Then, they discuss what the Dutch have been up to. They discuss the fun fashion of King's Day and the epic moments from Spain's state visit to the Netherla…
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On this episode, Laura breaks down round 1 of the NHL playoffs so far. She begins by discussing the eastern conference, the Rangers sweep of the Capitals and all the series at 3-1 (Note: Florida beat Tampa after we recorded). She and Morgan discusses rivalries and specifically what they dub unrequited rivalries, where one side hates the other and t…
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On this episode, Laura goes over some of the interesting components of a title and what that can tell you about a royal or a monarchy. She begins by how you can tell about a country's monarchy by how the country is labeled. She then discusses what different royal titles mean and how centuries-old sexism influences the titles we use today. Morgan en…
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On this episode, Morgan highlights some recent examples of the inconsistencies and poor performance of umpires. She uses these examples to introduce the topic of robot umpires. She goes over the technology, some of its issues, some improvements, and where it stands today. In the end, she and Laura agree that this is a pro-robo ump podcast. Laura en…
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On this show, Morgan discusses the new shows Harry and Meghan are bringing to Netflix. First she discusses Meghan's new show that seems to coincide with the launch of her brand American Riviera Orchard. Morgan and Laura discuss a lot of the interesting ways this show could go and who it could appeal to as well as share a little bit of confusion abo…
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On this episode, Laura covers the current situation with the Arizona Coyotes. She first discusses their tumultuous history of bankruptcy and changes in ownership. Then she discusses the recent arena struggles and the coinciding interest of Ryan Smith for bringing a team to Salt Lake City. She brings it all together by discussing the news that the A…
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On this episode, Morgan and Laura discuss the allegations around Shohei Ohtani and his translator. Namely that his translator engaged in illegal betting, got into a lot of debt, and used Ohtani's money to pay off the debt. They discuss the league's reaction to it, the investigation, and what is known so far. They also engage in speculation about wh…
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On this episode, Morgan and Laura discuss Kate's cancer announcement. They discuss the video and how this was much better PR than had been done throughout this process. They also discuss what this news means for the royal family and the future. They then discuss Andrew's attendance at Easter and how frustrating it is that Charles continues to allow…
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On this episode, Laura breaks down the past in BRF headlines. There were still a lot of conspiracies, but it wasn't as crazy as the week before so there's that at least! Kate was seen out and about shopping. There's video proof of it. So naturally, some people online used AI editing tools poorly to create images that don't look anything like Kate t…
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On this episode, Morgan gives a rundown about the Kansas City Current, Kansas City's professional women's soccer team. Morgan details the history of the team and its ownership's group investing in the first outdoor soccer stadium built exclusively for women's soccer, the CPKC Stadium that the team plays at. In addition, Morgan covers the ownership …
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On this episode, Morgan discusses the release of the Mothering Sunday photo of Kate and the kids, the subsequent "kill notice" from major agencies, Kate's apology, and all the issues with the manipulation and speculation. There are so many layers to this story, and Morgan and Laura spend a lot of time diving into the photo itself, the agencies' dec…
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On this week's episode, Laura recaps the NHL trade deadline which wrapped up on Friday. She discusses all of the big trades, including her heartbreak at Jake Guentzel being traded. Laura breaks down all the other trades and even explains the reasons behind 3 team trades and cap implications. Finally, she discusses winners and losers of the trade de…
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On this episode, Laura covers the recent flurry of headlines around where Kate is. Laura and Morgan discuss that the lack of statements from Kensington Palace is consistent with what they initially said. However, they also discussed how the silence left a void that very predictably conspiracies and rumors filled. Laura and Morgan discussed how this…
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On this episode, Morgan reviews the controversy surrounding the new MLB uniforms. She goes over the questionable choices with colors, lettering, and style and the resulting cheap looking uniforms. Morgan and Laura discuss the issues with the development of the jerseys (only measuring 300 players) and the quality issues Fanatics presents. Laura ends…
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For the life/royal show of the week, Morgan recaps William's solo appearance at the BAFTAs. She begins by correctly pointing out that William is much better when accompanied by Kate, who couldn't attend due to her recovery. However, as a long time patron of BAFTA, William was very disappointing. He admitted to not doing much research like seeing th…
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On this episode, in recognition of the news that the NHL will be sending players to the Olympics in 2026, Laura gives a quick rundown of men's hockey at the Olympics. She reviews the history of Olympic participation, rule differences, and some of the epic moments from Olympics history. Morgan and Laura also discuss the fact that Russia DEFINITELY d…
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To cap off a week of bad stories, for our life/royals episode Morgan discusses the sad news that Charles has cancer. She goes into what we know and don't know, Harry's visit with Charles, and all the speculation surrounding the news. She and Laura discuss what this means for the family that doesn't have a large younger generation to rely on and oth…
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After a week off, Morgan and Laura are returning with some very heavy topics this week. First up, their sports topic. TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT On Monday, London, Ontario police held a press conference after laying sexual assault charges against 5 members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior hockey team in connection with an assault that took pl…
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On this episode, Laura covers all the royal health news making headlines this week. She and Morgan first discuss the news that Charles will have surgery for an enlarged prostate, his decision to disclose his diagnosis, and the impacts to the monarchy of this news. Next, they discuss Kate's abdominal surgery, the concerning length of time she will n…
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On our sports episode of the week, Morgan makes the (easy) case for Adrián Beltré to be in the Hall of Fame. Morgan reviews his career story and stats to show why he is a clear-cut HOFer. Morgan and Laura also discussed a journalist writing an article about not voting for Adrián Beltré. They also float a revolutionary idea of disqualifying journali…
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On January 14th, Queen Margrethe abdicated the Danish throne, and King Frederik acceded to the throne. With it, Mary became Queen and their son Christian became Crown Prince. Morgan covered all the details about the modern ascension including Mary's fashion, all the little touches, and the Danish royal family's social media game. Mostly, Morgan and…
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On this episode, Laura covers two more sports media stories. First, she covers how ESPN had a decades-long scheme to get on-air talent Emmys they weren't eligible for using fake names. Morgan and Laura discuss how stupid the motives seem for ESPN and discuss the nuances of the story. Then, Laura discusses the Cutter Gauthier trade and the media cov…
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On this episode, Laura discusses 4 royal stories she's excited for in 2024. Of course, they lead things off discussing the surprising announcement that Queen Margrethe of Denmark will abdicate in favor of her son Crown Prince Frederik on January 14th. Laura and Morgan discuss what that means for the Danish monarchy as well as they're excitement to …
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In the first episode of the New Year, Morgan discusses 4 sports stories she's looking forward to in 2024. Naturally, because it's Morgan and Laura, Morgan covered 2 baseball stories and 2 hockey stories. For baseball, Morgan discussed the Rangers (did she mention they're the reigning World Series champs) hosting the All Star game and all the excite…
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In the final episode of 2023, Morgan wraps up the Top 3 in 2023 episodes by covering the top 3 life (well really, royal) stories of 2023. She starts by discussing the biggest tiara moment of the year, the reemergence of the Strathmore Rose tiara after 90+ years in the vault. She revisited Kate's stunning appearance in the diadem. Morgan and Laura a…
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For their last episodes of the year, Morgan and Laura are discussing their top sports and life moments of the year. First up, Laura presented her top 3 sports moments of the year. Laura discussed the Mike Babcock coaching tenure (he was gone before he coached a game) and all the drama surrounding it. She then covered two very catastrophic injuries:…
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On this episode, Laura very quickly recaps the British Diplomatic reception in which Kate wore an entire look she's worn before. Then, she discusses the Nobel Prize Ceremony where Victoria wore an entire look she's worn before. There was a lot of tiara déjà vu this week. Sofia did spice things up by wearing a new gown handcrafted for this event and…
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The most highly anticipated MLB free agent signing in a long time, dynamite pitcher and hitter Shohei Ohtani decided he did not want to have to hire a moving company and pack up his things. He decided to stay in LA but not by reupping his contract with the Angels. The Japanese phenom decided to move to NL powerhouse the LA Dodgers. Our resident bas…
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Kate has been Princess of Wales for a little over a year now. Morgan decided to check in and review what a year in that elevated position has meant for her wardrobe. She covers the high and low moments. Morgan and Laura also cover the opportunities for Kate and hear team to leverage fashion to communicate more. Laura ends the episode with a rant an…
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On this episode, Laura dives into two recent issues with journalistic standards and ethics. First, she discusses Charissa Thompson's statements (and then apology and then deletion of the apology) about faking reports as a sideline reporter at sporting events. Laura and Morgan discuss the implications as well as the holes and issues with her apology…
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In this episode, Laura delves into the recent South Korean state visit to the UK, covering the grand arrival ceremony and the fashion highlight: Kate's stunning and unexpected red cape ensemble. The real buzz, however, revolved around the state dinner and the mesmerizing tiara moments. Morgan and Laura praise Camilla's elegant gown choice, perfectl…
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Morgan discusses three of the big recent headlines with the NHL recently. Her first two stories are best summarized by our episode title "best sport, worst league". She first discusses the NHL trying to stop Minnesota goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury honoring his wife's Native heritage and wearing a mask designed by a Native artist and auctioning that …
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On the Friday episode, aka our "Life" episode Morgan goes in on a movie near and dear to the hearts of many millennials The Princess Diaries. Morgan highlights all the inspiration the movie took from royals around the world and how cool it was to see all the royal families represented by the movie. Morgan also highlights the inaccuracies and some o…
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In this episode, Laura takes her turn diving into a sports topic. This week, the focus is on the legalization of sports betting in the US. She discusses the court cases that led to it, the various leagues' rules around players and gambling, and other implications of the popularity and availability of betting. Morgan closes the show with a rant and …
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In episode 51 and the first "life" episode in the new format, Laura presents a topic on one of her and Morgan's passions, royals. However, it's a royal family the wider public may not know a lot about, the Danish Royal Family. After giving background on all the key players, Laura details two recent scandals in the past two years that alone are wort…
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All it took was the Texas Rangers winning the World Series to bring Morgan and Laura back from hiatus! On their triumphant return to the podcasting world, they announced a new format. There will now be two episodes a week. A sports episode on Tuesday and a life episode on Friday. They will take turns presenting a topic fitting each theme. Of course…
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Trigger warning: In the Blackhawks section, we discuss sexual assault. There will be a trigger warning before that discussion in the audio. On this episode, Morgan and Laura discuss the foreign substances checks and how manager are trying to use them. Then, they check in on the latest MLB standings. They also check in on the NHL Awards and preview …
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On this episode, Morgan discusses the crackdown on pitchers using substances on baseballs and how it has impacted a certain pitcher we don't like to name on this podcast. Then she discusses the Blue Jays home run record at Fenway. She then points out the Yankees have a less than 50% chance of making the playoffs. Is Giancarlo Stanton cursed? Finall…
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