Best The Baseball Rap Podcasts (2025)

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Gianter Bomb (With Jeff Grubb) 1:41:14

2h ago1:41:14

1:41:14

On this week’s episode, Nathan and Chris are joined by Jeff Grubb of the newly independent Giant Bomb, an incredible turnaround from just a few weeks ago when it seemed like corporate meddling had blown the whole operation sky high. We discuss how Jeff and the rest of the Giant Bomb crew managed to buy their freedom and what the future holds now th…

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JoJo’s AI Adventure (With Ed Zitron) 1:50:09

7d ago1:50:09

1:50:09

On this week’s episode, Nathan and Gita engage in a savvy act of brand synergy by bringing on extremely vocal AI critic and friend of the show Ed Zitron to celebrate the release of Aftermath’s new “Destroy AI” shirt, which we made in conjunction with Kim Hu, an incredible (human) artist, and are very proud of. We eventually get around to talking ab…

1
Bob Clark 29:07

8d ago29:07

29:07

Legendary basketball coach Bob Clark joins Coach Rapczynski to discuss his journey from the Philadelphia Catholic League to the NCAA. He shares valuable insights on what it takes to work your way up the ranks.By Joe Rapczynski

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RIP Polygon and Giant Bomb 2:15:36

11d ago2:15:36

2:15:36

On a very special (for bad reasons) episode of Aftermath Hours, Nathan, Riley, Chris, and Luke convene to mourn the apparent – and horrifyingly sudden – passing of two games media institutions: Polygon and Giant Bomb. None of this was, strictly speaking, necessary, with the former an unqualified success in terms of traffic and regard while the latt…

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BDS Vs TES (With Autumn Wright) 1:30:03

18d ago1:30:03

1:30:03

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Thom Schumosic 21:38

22d ago21:38

21:38

Coach Rapczynski talks to long-time friend, University of Delaware alumnus, and 1991 Delaware High School State Basketball Championship Coach at the Sanford School Thom Schumosic ... They connect over the changes to college basketball including the influence of the NIL ... and what it takes to grow as a coach.…

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Weeb Been Watching Some Anime (With Isaiah Colbert) 1:39:39

28d ago1:39:39

1:39:39

This week Nathan and Chris are joined by Aftermath’s first-ever regular contributor, Isaiah Colbert, to talk about the latter’s speciality: anime. It does not take long for this to spiral into a fittingly multi-part conversation about JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, but we also manage to at least briefly tackle issues pertaining to labor in the anime and…

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Inside Baseball Week II (With Defector, 404 Media, And Hell Gate) 1:53:11

1M ago1:53:11

1:53:11

To celebrate the return of Inside Baseball Week – during which we publish a barrage of stories about the lesser-known parts of game dev, the ins and outs of games journalism, and other topics so specific no other website would ever touch them – we put together a roundtable about worker-owned media featuring Aftermath’s Nathan Grayson and Riley MacL…

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Mo Howard, Philly Basketball Legend 31:11

1M ago31:11

31:11

Legendary St. Joe's Prep, University of Maryland, and NBA basketball player ... and most importantly, all-around wonderful and kind community contributor Mo Howard joins the Philly Sports Rap to talk hoops with longtime friend and host Joe Rapczynski. Mo dives into transferring from Roman to St. Joe's Prep where he went from playing for legend Spee…

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Donkey Kong Rap 2 (With Mike Drucker) 1:22:40

1M ago1:22:40

1:22:40

This week Nathan and Chris are joined by special guest Mike Drucker, comedian and writer on shows like Adam Ruins Everything, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, to talk about his new book, Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games. We discuss how games and people’s relationship to them have changed o…

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Big Boy Size Nathan (This Title Was Gita’s Idea) 1:34:22

2M ago1:34:22

1:34:22

This week Nathan, Gita, and Riley briefly talk about their true passion, shirts, before elegantly segueing into a conversation about Ubisoft’s extremely eventful week: The embattled publisher announced that it’s spinning off its most successful series, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six, into a separate subsidiary thanks to a $1.2…

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Talking Philly baseball with Jeff Manto 28:12

2M ago28:12

28:12

Just in time for baseball's opening day, Bristol and Temple graduates and Phillies alum Jeff Manto joins host Joe Rapczynski as two multi-hall of famers talk about what's its like to make it to the Big Leagues, play internationally and coach professionally ... and what traits are most important to get to the next level of sports.…

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Talking the Catholic League, CYO and March Madness 35:10

2M ago35:10

35:10

Welcome to the Philly Sports Rap, hosted by Philadelphia's own Joe Rapczynski. This episode dives into history of CYO, North Catholic and the Catholic League, along with who Coach Rapczynski has picked for March Madness.By Joe Rapczynski

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The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Stabbing (With Yussef Cole) 1:13:01

2M ago1:13:01

1:13:01

This week Chris is holding down the fort with Luke and is joined by writer Yussef Cole (@youmeyou.bsky.social) who reviewed Assassin’s Creed Shadows for The New York Times. We get into Assassin’s Creed generally and Shadows specifically, what we like and dislike about the game and if it makes good its narrative promise. Is it simply enough for a ga…

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108 Out Of 10 (With Aidan Moher) 1:22:42

2M ago1:22:42

1:22:42

This week Nathan and Chris are joined by freelance writer Aidan Moher to discuss his upcoming book about Suikoden I and II, a pair of sneakily influential JRPGs from the PS1 era that, yes, are very much worth writing an entire book about. Then we discuss news from the eye of the pre-GDC storm: Next week thousands of game developers will convene in …

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Dry January For Waifus 1:28:08

2M ago1:28:08

1:28:08

This week Nathan, Chris, and Riley overcome a slew of technical issues to bring you the latest news about guys who suck. First we discuss two Twitch dramas that broke containment and produced consequences that reverberated into the wider world: Several female streamers, Valkyrae, Cinna, Emiru, and Amouranth, found themselves in severe mortal peril …

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RIP Monolith 2:04:20

2M ago2:04:20

2:04:20

This week Nathan and Gita accidentally burst the dam on another wellspring of Riley Lore – perhaps the wildest yet – before we all move on to a discussion of more sobering matters: WB recently closed three video game studios, including Monolith, the makers of quietly revolutionary games like No One Lives Forever, F.E.A.R., and Shadow of Mordor, as …

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A Much Needed Sports Episode 1:14:18

3M ago1:14:18

1:14:18

In this episode I discuss with my good friend and sportswriter Ke'Juan Humphries host of the sports show on YouTube "Goin for 2" about the Super Bowl and how it affects Patrick Mahomes legacy, We discussed the NBA All Star game, who makes the NBA finals, our thoughts on the DPOY race, and the NBA trade deadline. As you can see there is a lot to cov…

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Exchanging (Opinions About) Avowed 1:21:18

3M ago1:21:18

1:21:18

This week Nathan, Chris, and Luke find themselves champing at the bit to talk about Avowed, which they can’t stop playing, but first, The News: NetEase shocked the game-playing public by laying off members of the team behind Marvel Rivals, the biggest breakout success story to come out of the live service sector in years. What happened? Well, decay…

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Drake is no longer "The Boy"; Grammy and Super Bowl Halftime reaction 1:15:48

3M ago1:15:48

1:15:48

Kendrick Lamar won FIVE Grammys for one song.. Not Like Us. Literally the next Sunday he performed at the Super Bowl halftime show. Hear Nick and I discuss Kendrick Lamar's historic run. We also discussed Drake's new collab album with Partynextdoor. Drake is no longer "The Boy" as he calls himself he is now a boy. Listen to our thoughts on $ome $se…

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The Downfall Of Civilization 1:30:51

3M ago1:30:51

1:30:51

This week Nathan, Chris, and Luke convene on the eve – if we’re measuring in podcast time – of Nathan’s book release (Stream Big, available wherever books are sold) to talk mostly about other stuff. First up, Activision and former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick both got into dustups with CWA, the union that represents over 1,000 workers across Microso…

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Lovable Rascals (With Rowan Zeoli) 1:41:35

3M ago1:41:35

1:41:35

This week Nathan and Riley are joined by special guest Rowan Zeoli of Rascal, an independent, reader-supported, worker-owned outlet for journalism about tabletop roleplaying games not unlike Aftermath. The site is celebrating one year of life on the increasingly tumultuous planet Earth with a subscription drive, so we ask Rowan how things are going…

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BioWare-fore Art Thou (With Kat Bailey) 1:21:35

4M ago1:21:35

1:21:35

This week Nathan and Riley are joined by special guest Kat Bailey, former news director at IGN and current host of the Axe of the Blood God podcast, to discuss a news week that’s certainly been… interesting. First we talk about the entire staff of long-running video game site God Is A Geek quitting after its now-ex-priest owner threw up a Nazi salu…

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Why are NBA ratings down? Here's why 11:02

4M ago11:02

11:02

The topic for the NBA this season has been why are the ratings down. Is because players are taking to many threes? Has the league become monotonous? Has offense become so good the suspense and mystery of the game has been taken away? What can the league do about this problem? Here I make a few suggestions of my own that may help the NBA with their …

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Da Movies Baby! 1:39:40

4M ago1:39:40

1:39:40

This week Gita and Chris talk about the most exciting entertainment news of the day: the announcement of a new Ninja Gaiden game! Oh yeah, and the Oscars. For some reason, Emilia Perez has been nominated for a ton of awards and Chris and Gita fear that this dogshit movie may indeed sweep the Academy Awards. As they go through the nominations, they …

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Recap of 2024 music 1:16:15

4M ago1:16:15

1:16:15

Entering the new year of 2025 my colleague Nick and I debate about what was the best music of 2024. Who was the artist of the year, what was the song of the year, what was the album of the year? What state is music in as we approach half a decade of the 2020's. Intro and outro- Jukester the Producer Song- 4am by Zaaydak1dd Send us a text Don't forg…

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Woke 2: Good, Switch 2: ??? 1:29:06

4M ago1:29:06

1:29:06

This week Nathan, Chris, and Luke break down Nintendo’s long-awaited reveal of the Switch 2 – although we use the term “reveal” loosely. After months of speculation, we now know… what it will look like. And it looks like a Nintendo Switch! Some people, Chris included, are disappointed by this. Nintendo used to swing for the fences with its hardware…

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The Gaming Angle (With Chris Bratt) 1:42:26

4M ago1:42:26

1:42:26

This week Nathan and Gita are joined by Chris Bratt of People Make Games – one of the best investigative outlets in all of video games – to discuss his new video about workplace abuse at outsourcing studios in southeast Asia. We try to get to the bottom of why big video game companies turn a blind eye to these sorts of incidents, which in this case…

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Deck The Halls With Balatros Of Holly 1:28:26

5M ago1:28:26

1:28:26

This week Nathan, Chris, and Riley convene just before the holidays for the final show of the year. We discuss a little of everything: Our favorite Game Awards reveals (Onimusha, an orb game exemplar, is back, and so is Okami!) as well as some that have us less thrilled (more Neil Druckmann nihilism in Intergalactic: The Heretic, Borderlands 4’s co…

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Is Indiana Jones Good Or Not? 1:24:40

5M ago1:24:40

1:24:40

This week it’s just Chris and Riley as Nathan has flown off to LA for The Game Awards. We discuss the continued state of the Ziff Davis empire, the United Healthcare shooting suspect's gaming history and what that says about him (mainly nothing) and the mostly positive but sometimes polarizing reaction to Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. We also…

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Video Game History Hour(s) (With Frank Cifaldi) 2:08:50

5M ago2:08:50

2:08:50

This week, Nathan, Chris, and Luke are joined by Frank Cifaldi of the Video Game History Foundation, but not until near the end of the episode, because Frank had multiple other podcasts to be on that day (he’s very important). We discuss the unique needs of a video game archive – for example, remote access to games, something the US Copyright Offic…

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The Sky Is Bluer On The Other Side (With Ryan Broderick) 1:55:30

6M ago1:55:30

1:55:30

This week, Nathan and Gita are joined by Ryan Broderick of the fantastic Garbage Day newsletter to discuss all the latest trends in the world of Online. We begin by talking about Bluesky and the potentially fatal blow Twitter has sustained at its hands. Or, well, more accurately, at Elon Musk’s hands, but Bluesky has far and away been the main bene…

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Paul V Tyson/ Serrano V Taylor fight breakdown/reaction ft. MMA trainer and Pro Wrestler 56:10

6M ago56:10

56:10

Jamaal Roland, Jr. also known as Reverend Roland the Motivational Speaker, talks with MMA trainer EJ from The Lion's Cage about the Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson fight. If interested in MMA training in Georgia social will be- Instagram: thelionscagemma Another perspective on the fight comes from Pro Wrestler Kweisi Savage as we discuss what the Paul Tys…

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One Year Down, One Million More To Go 1:57:11

6M ago1:57:11

1:57:11

This week, Nathan, Luke, and Chris are, despite the state of the world, in a celebratory mood, because Aftermath just turned one! When we launched this site a year ago, we had no idea how it’d go – we thought it’d either crash and burn or succeed beyond our wildest dreams, neither of which have happened – but we’re exceedingly pleased with where we…

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The Horse Is Back In The Hospital (With Mel Buer) 1:33:25

6M ago1:33:25

1:33:25

This week, Nathan and Riley are joined by special guest Mel Buer of The Real News Network, a very good nonprofit newsroom, to discuss what we, as normal people, can do in the wake of Trump’s reelection and the rise of fascism in the United States. The short version? Organize! Not just your workplace, but also your local community. Meet your neighbo…

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Chromakopia Reaction 1:09:58

6M ago1:09:58

1:09:58

Jamaal Roland, Jr. (Reverend Roland) brings long time friend Nick who has expert opinions when it comes to music. This episode is the music segment of the previous episode however it was separated as two different episodes. In this episode we discussed Tyler the Creator's Chromakopia, Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake 2, Jacquees Baby making, 50 years o…

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Let's talk NBA, WNBA, MLB, NFL 1:16:50

6M ago1:16:50

1:16:50

Jamaal Roland, Jr. (Reverend Roland) brings back some friends known as Kejuan Humphries from the Swish Podcast on YouTube and Cameron Lynn. A lot was discussed so this episode was separated from the music segment to make two episodes. Here we discussed KAT and Randle trade, NBA season predictions, JJ Reddick Lakers, WNBA finals and season awards, N…

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More Like Fan-Dumb [Loud Incorrect Buzzer Sound] 1:22:57

7M ago1:22:57

1:22:57

This week, Nathan, Luke, and Riley lament the untimely end of Firewalk, the studio that made Concord to Sony’s specifications and then promptly got dumpstered for it. Once again, creatives are suffering for executives’ poor decision making, and everybody’s worse off for it. Will the industry actually learn from this? We can only hope. Then we move …

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Interview With The (Person Making A) Vampire (Video Game) 1:53:17

7M ago1:53:17

1:53:17

This week, Nathan and Gita are joined by special guest LB Hunktears, formerly of Fanbyte and Blaseball fame, who is now working on a reality show queer romance horror comedy game called Fledgling Manor. We discuss the reality TV shows that inspired it, as well as the strange lack of games about reality TV, given just how game-y those shows’ structu…

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All That Glitters Is Not Asmongold (With Nico Deyo) 2:08:41

7M ago2:08:41

2:08:41

This week, Nathan and Riley are joined by a very special guest, the Aftermath Discord’s own head moderator Nico “Apple Cider” Deyo (who is also a longtime freelance games journalist), to discuss the trials and tribulations of Asmongold, a Twitch star who found himself in hot water this week when years of escalating reactionary rhetoric culminated i…

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Metaphor Out Of Five Refantazio 1:41:34

7M ago1:41:34

1:41:34

This week, Nathan, Chris, and Riley convene to increase their social links by discussing the latest basically-Persona game, Metaphor: Refantazio, which is – at least, so far – Metaphor Re(ally)fantastic. It’s Persona in a Shakespearean fantasy setting with a lot of irritating friction removed. Then we talk about an issue near and dear to Riley’s he…

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Starfield And Friends 1:57:19

7M ago1:57:19

1:57:19

This week, Nathan, Luke, and Riley do their best impression of that one meme where Jonathan Frakes asks you things: What’s going on with Starfield’s new, poorly-received DLC? Why is Star Citizen – a crowdfunded testament to one man’s hubris that’s been in development for more than a decade – forcing developers to crunch in the year 2024? In light o…

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What’s Wrong With The French (With Jacob Geller) 1:58:36

8M ago1:58:36

1:58:36

This week, Nathan and Gita are joined by games and culture video essayist Jacob Geller ahead of his 24-hour stream to raise money for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. We discuss video game criticism in the age of drive-by culture wars on social media and conclude that – despite how bleak things might seem – there’s still a hunger for truly sub…

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Grand Theft Audible Sigh (With Tom Walker) 1:39:31

8M ago1:39:31

1:39:31

This week, Nathan, Chris, and Luke are joined by comedian and streamer Tom Walker to discuss the latter’s self-made nightmare: an ongoing Grand Theft Auto IV playthrough in which traffic speed is cranked up to max. We talk about how livestreaming comedy differs from traditional forms of comedy like standup and how Twitch chat facilitates a unique s…

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The Back To School Week Special (With Emanuel Maiberg) 1:50:28

8M ago1:50:28

1:50:28

This week, Nathan, Gita, and Riley are joined by Emanuel Maiberg of 404 Media – another fantastic worker-owned website – for a special episode tied in with the Back To School theme week we’ve been running on the site, which focuses on changes, nostalgia, and learning new things. First, we talk to Emanuel about 404’s first year of existence and all …

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The Return 51:30

8M ago51:30

51:30

Welcome back to the Overlooked and Underrated Podcast! Sorry for the wait for there were some difficulties in the road, however though, episodes are now back and expect them every Thursday! In this episode I discuss what I've missed in the sports world over the past 2 years. I then go on to discuss the present, i.e. the Olympics, Splash brothers se…

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Concord’s Bad Fur Day 1:33:54

8M ago1:33:54

1:33:54

This week, Nathan, Chris, and Riley marvel at the speed with which Sony pulled the plug on its latest live service offering, Concord, a game so focused-grouped for everyone that it ended up being for no one. Are live service games as a whole doomed? Probably not. But the way triple-A publishers approach them – toiling away for years and then releas…

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[To The Tune Of “Vindicated” By Dashboard Confessional] Defenestrated 1:11:30

9M ago1:11:30

1:11:30

This week, Nathan, Gita, and Luke discuss the first big game of the “fall” video game season: Star Wars Outlaws. Despite an enormous budget and a four-year development cycle, reviewers were given just a week to play the gargantuan game before embargo. Not ideal! We discuss how that impacts the way reviewers play and perceive games. Then we move on …

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Did You Myth Me (With Makena Kelly) 1:49:04

9M ago1:49:04

1:49:04

This week, Nathan and Chris are joined by Wired’s Makena Kelly to discuss content creators at the Democratic National Convention. Was it a savvy move on Democrats’ part to give them press access? Did they do a better job of shining light on protesters and their causes than traditional press? And what was the deal with all the rumblings of conflict …

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