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Benny cracks open the Fifth Hour vault for a never-before-told tale from a sultry afternoon at Shea Stadium, when an Egg McMuffin somehow owned Mr. Met and brought the usual pregame schmoozing to a screeching halt. It’s one of those wonderfully ridiculous “you had to be there” baseball stories, preserved in Benny’s memory for nearly three decades. From there, Ben reacts to the latest gold rush for the Hamburglar, who apparently has upgraded his criminal enterprise and graduated from swiping ordinary burgers. Then it’s off to the hodgepodge, where no useful knowledge is required: honey bees come equipped with their own built-in air conditioning, the Japanese practice the woodland magic of Shinrin-Yoku, and the French once called tomatoes “love apples” because they supposedly put a little extra ooh-la-la in the boudoir. Baseball, burgers, bees, trees, and aphrodisiac tomatoes — another perfectly wackadoodle edition of the Fifth Hour. Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fifth-hour-with-ben-maller/id1478163837 Engage with the podcast by emailing us at RealFifthHour@gmail.com ... Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and on Instagram @BenMallerOnFOX ... #BenMaller #FSRWeekendsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a new episode of Project NIL with Anthony Gargano & Daniel DiBerardinis, the guys get hyped as the start of football is looming large across the nation. Ant and Daniel discuss how High School football is starting now and that we are this close to college ball. Plus, the guys go over the upcoming QB class having a lot of star power especially for the 2027 draft class as it stands right now, get hyped for CJ Carr in Notre Dame, and so much more!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a new episode of FnA, Kevin Figgers & Adam Auslund discuss the Los Angeles Lakers being sold a second time in the last year, this time to Bob Iger & Josh Kushner. The guys also preview the NFC East as we get closer to NFL season starting. Plus, the fellas go over Russell Westbrook retiring from the NBA, NFL preseason recap so far this week, chat with NFL Insider Vinny Bonsignore, and more!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Walter bought the Lakers in October at a $10 billion valuation and just sold them to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion, clearing a $2.5 billion profit in under a year. Covino and Rich react to the biggest flip in sports history and then dig up the other great steals: Steinbrenner getting the Yankees from CBS for $10 million, Jerry Jones buying the Cowboys for $140 million, Blockbuster passing on Netflix at $75 million, Facebook grabbing Instagram for a billion, Manhattan for a satchel of beads, and the part of the Babe Ruth sale nobody bothers to explain. There is also a $600 hair restoration helmet that showed up on a clearance shelf in Idaho for fifty bucks. Then it is time for They Might Be Ass, where Rich goes through the Arizona Cardinals schedule game by game and explains why the Carson Beck preseason hype is a trap and why Vegas setting the win total at three and a half is still too generous. And because today is the anniversary of South Park's 1997 debut, the guys count down their top three adult cartoons of all time, with Beavis and Butt-Head, Ren and Stimpy, Gravity Falls, Family Guy and South Park all in the mix. Overpromised is the weekly uncensored bonus pod from Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. #FSR #CRSHOW #OverpromisedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Maddon and Tom Verducci look at the current standings and the surprising number of wins that it could take to push into the postseason. What does Joe think is 'wrong' with the Dodgers at the moment? Tom looks back at the career of Tim Anderson, who announced his retirement after 10 seasons. For the first time in 3 years, Shohei Ohtani is not the MVP favorite. Who is the new favorite and can he win the award? The Book of Joe Podcast is a production of iHeart Radio. #fsrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Plank and Arnie Spanier discuss the current landscape of College Football, the SEC's attempt to leave the NCAA and why they want to do so, and why the CFB Playoff could be expanded after this season. The guys also discuss NFL Training Camp's biggest storylines, Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins' QB1 battle and what expectations should be for the Raiders as well. Todd Fuhrman joins the show to discuss NFL storylines, projections, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Willard and Ephraim Salaam start off the show discussing the biggest storylines of NFL training camp before going into the 49ers injuries and Kyle Shanahan coaching against the Titans on Thursday. Next, they give their AFC division predictions and agree that the Texans will win the AFC South, but Ephraim shocks Mark when he chooses the Chargers to the win the AFC West over the Chiefs and Broncos. The guys then also give their NFC predictions as well with Ephraim taking the Packers to win the NFC North and the Buccaneers to win the NFC East. Ephraim and Mark agree that the Rams will win the NFC West even with Mark's allegiance to the 49ers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL season is here, which has Montse Bolanos and Buck Reising excited about several players’ NFL debuts and/or return from injury. After an AFC West deep dive, Buck breaks down the Titans and what we’ll see from former #1 pick Cam Ward in year two. And are the Patriots and Bears in for a regression this season, as Montse and Buck believe? All that and a fresh round of Easy as 1,2,3,4.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Hartman and Veejay Huskey go hard on QBs they like and don’t like going into the season, focusing on Jayden Daniels, Carson Beck, Jalen Hurts and more. They have serious thoughts on some quarterback’s chances at being a first-time Hall of Famer, including Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and Matt Ryan, as well as coaches Marty Schottenheimer, Mike Holmgren and more. MLB Network analyst Jon Paul Morosi then joined to rap about the Shohei Ohtani vs. Pete Crow-Armstrong MVP race and what the future looks like for Jacob Misiorowski. Those stories, plus another episode of Uncle Veejay’s Corner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Beyer and Kerry Rhodes applaud Kerry’s former teammate Larry Fitzgerald for being inducted into the Hall of Fame, then discuss next year’s top candidates, including Big Ben, Adrian Peterson, Eli Manning and more. NFL insider Adam Caplan joined the guys to talk about training camp news and Hall of Fame longshots. Sophie Cunningham and the WNBA were a hot topic as well, plus new editions of "Easy as 1,2,3,4" and "Kerry On."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.