Podcast
Smell the Foam Finger
Hosted by Tom Denne and Nic Lindh · EN
Learn about the history, culture, and reality of American sports.
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48: Halls of fame
Sep 6, 202001:01:00Tap to summarizeWe discuss the halls of fame for the professional sports baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. There are committees. So many committees. This is the finale of season two! The Foam Finger will be back after the U.S. election in November. The drinking of the beer Nic sticks with Perrier for this episode, but Tom keeps the tailgating spirit alive with an AlpenGose from Telluride Brewing Company. Sources Home | Baseball Hall of Fame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Wikipedia The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - Wikipedia Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame - Wikipedia Hockey Hall of Fame Homepage Hockey Hall of Fame - Wikipedia
Transcribe →47: Will there be a Super Bowl in 2021? And we watch the classic Hoosiers
Aug 23, 202000:53:32Tap to summarizeThe Foam Finger ponders if there will be a Super Bowl in 2021, then pops some popcorn and watches the classic 1986 basketball-and-yokels movie Hoosiers. The drinking of the beer Nic pines for the coast with a Stone IPA while Tom travels the world with an Ichiban. There is sadness about quarantining. Sources Hoosiers (1986) - IMDb
Transcribe →46: Bubbles and bars: Pandemic update
Aug 9, 202000:46:13Tap to summarizeThe ongoing pandemic state of sports in America, where there are bubbles and no bubbles and international complications and some athletes don’t stay out of bars. The drinking of the beer Nic stays pedestrian with a Lagunitas IPA while Tom finds a Wild Little Thing. Sources Rob Manfred - MLB protocols working despite setbacks 2020 NHL playoffs at a glance - Game schedule, previews, picks and more NHLPA board approves league’s plan for 24-team playoffs upon coronavirus return 2020 NFL preseason schedule - Training camp and other key dates NCAA D-II and D-III fall championships canceled Greed infects college football - Popular Information
Transcribe →45: Bread and Circuses
Jul 26, 202000:57:08Tap to summarizeThe sports of classical Rome, including the entertainments at the arena and chariot racing. The drinking of the beer Tom stays tart with a Sippin’ Pretty from Odell Brewing Co., while Nic is unbearably basic with a Fat Tire from New Belgium Brewing Company. References SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome: Beard, Mary: 9781631492228: Amazon.com: Books I’m a middle class Roman citizen planning to check out the Colosseum. How do I find the schedule? Do I bring friends or go alone? Should I eat before, or will they have food? What kinds of street food would of been available in Ancient Rome? : AskHistorians How would an average Roman buy a ticket to the Coliseum? : AskHistorians Gladiators, Chariots, and the Roman Games ushistory.org Hippodrome - Wikipedia Hippodrome of Constantinople - Wikipedia Blue versus Green: Rocking the Byzantine Empire -History - Smithsonian Magazine VIDEO: How Chariot Races in Ancient Rome Became Epic Spectacles from Rome’s Chariot Superstar: Circus Maximus - Smithsonian Channel Chariot racing - Wikipedia Monophysitism - Encyclopedia.com Chariot Racing Nika riots - Wikipedia Empress Theodora- Purple is the Noblest Winding Sheet - Naked History Standardbred racing Harness racing - Wikipedia Sulky - Wikipedia
Transcribe →44: Televised sports
Jul 12, 202000:50:21Tap to summarizeTom has a lot of experience in televised sports, so we discuss national, regional, and in-stadium sportscasts. And then it turns out Nic has some thoughts about sports broadcasting, too, but they are not very practical. Also, Vegas, baby! The drinking of the beer Nic gets his hands on a Fantastic Haze from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. It’s a lot of beer. A ludicrous amount. Quite too much, really. Tom steals a page from Nic’s playbook and fights the infernal Phoenix July heat with a Stella Artois. This episode, Tom made the better choice. References BASEketball - Wikipedia The Naked Gun - Wikipedia xkcd: Sports
Transcribe →43: Recent events
Jun 28, 202000:59:29Tap to summarizeThings are tense at Foam Finger Industries. We talk about the schemes being cooked up so American sports can start up again, NASCAR, and a little bit about, ahem, that team from Washington. The drinking of the beer It’s anarchy at this point. Nic enjoys his favorite, a Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewery while Tom for some reason decides to have a Bud Light. But that’s between him and his God. Sources There is ugliness in America.But there is also beauty.Keep the pedal to the metal. pic.twitter.com/I1BFwuzQSl— Dave Pell (@davepell) June 22, 2020 Bubba Wallace: FBI says noose was in garage since October - Chicago Tribune MLB plans to implement up to 60-game season - Key schedule dates, likely Opening Day, when spring training could start and more Redskins removing name of former owner George Preston Marshall from Ring of Fame Big NBA return questions - What will the playoffs in Orlando look like? The NHL’s coronavirus pause - Latest on return plans, positive tests, camp schedule Source - NHL hub choices down to just six cities
Transcribe →42: Fight again: Boxing
Jun 14, 202000:59:17Tap to summarizeThe “sweet science” of boxing, how prevalent boxing is in movies, Sweden’s beloved heavyweight champion Ingemar “Ingo” Johansson and what happened at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. The drinking of the beer Nic is a fancy international lad with a Moosehead Lager from Canada while Tom continues to violate fruit with a Passionfruit Provincial from Funkwerks. Sources Ernest Borgnine - Wikipedia Ingemar Johansson - Wikipedia Boxing Equipment and History - Olympic Sport History The History of Boxing: Gory Gladiatorial Origins, Back Street Venues, and Big Money - Ancient Origins Boxing - Wikipedia Why Is Boxing Called The Sweet Science? (Boxing History research) – ShortBoxing
Transcribe →41: Fight fight fight: UFC and MMA
May 31, 202000:57:42Tap to summarizeThe Foam Finger enters the Octagon (trademark) as we discuss MMA and the UFC. Remember, no fishhooks! Please stay safe out there. The drinking of the beer Nic refuses to leave the Big Island where he enjoys a Big Wave Golden Ale from Kona Brewing Company. Tom is in the mountains with an Otra Vez Gose from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.. Sources Ultimate Fighting Championship - Wikipedia
Transcribe →40: Holding our breath
May 17, 202000:37:22Tap to summarizeThe pandemic still has sports in America in the deep freeze. We discuss what NASCAR, the NBA, and MLB are doing to bring sports back and how labor relations in baseball are hitting a new level of frostiness. The drinking of the beer Nic spends time on a beach with a Longboard Island Lager while Tom enjoys a Larry’s Latest Flamingo Fruit Fight. Yes, that is what it is called. Sources NASCAR announces revised May schedule - NASCAR Report - Poll of NBA players shows desire to resume season if safe Passan’s 20 questions - Why financial battle over 2020 MLB season is about to get really, really ugly
Transcribe →39: The desert of the real
May 3, 202000:41:53Tap to summarizeThere are still no sports so the lads discuss how fans are coping and the more or less wide-eyed schemes that are being concocted to get athletes back on their fields. The drinking of the beer Nic enjoys a Golden Lager from local brewery Four Peaks Brewing while Tom continues to put his everlasting soul in peril with a Tangelo Cardamom Sour Ale, which is a thing that exists. Sources You’re Out! No Fans — Or Spitting — As Baseball Returns To South Korea : NPR A Return for Baseball Would Require a New Debate - The New York Times NFL Draft Smashes Ratings Records With Virtual Presentation – Variety When Will Sports Come Back? Here Is What Has to Happen First - The New York Times UConn president: ‘Current thinking’ is NCAA fall sports will be canceled, but no decisions made - Sporting News
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