Up To Chat
A podcast about all sports! Chatting with fellow fans, the employees and sometimes just discussing the hot topics going on in the sports world.
Episodes
65 episodes
"CFP 2024 Preview" - with Trent Honthy, Evan Etheridge & Nick Buckley
Episode 65. Trent, Evan, Nick & I all discuss the new 12-team format, breakdown the matchups and potential matchups for the 2024 College Football Playoffs, and then make some predictions as well. Twitter/X - @trent_hon...
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Episode 65
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54:35
"Projecting The 2024 CFP" - with Trent Honthy
Episode 64. I chat with Trent Honthy, and we make some projections on how the rest of the college football season plays out, especially the conference championship games and how the 2024 12-team College Football Playoff will look.Twitte...
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Episode 64
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43:39
"QB Rankings, Part 2" - with Evan Etheridge
Episode 63. This is the continuation and second-part of the conversation of Evan Etheridge and I ranking and discussing the NFL QB's.Twitter/X - @evanaetheridgeMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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Episode 63
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34:47
"QB Rankings, Part 1" - with Evan Etheridge
Episode 62. I chat with Evan Etheridge and we rank the NFL QB's and discuss each of them. Evan ranks the AFC QB's, and I rank the NFC QB's. We had a lot to discuss here, so this will be part 1 of a 2-part episode!Twitter/X - @e...
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Episode 62
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40:24
"2024 MLB Postseason Preview" - with Patrick Larson
Episode 61. I chat with Patrick Larson about this year's MLB Postseason field and we preview each of the matchups and make predictions for the entire 2024 bracket, all the way through the World Series!Instagram - @milbhathistor...
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Episode 61
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58:22
"Copa Rankings" - with Ed Rivera
Episode 60. I chat with the host of The Dad Hat Chronicles Podcast, Ed Rivera, and we rank and discuss each of our top-10 favorite brands and logos from Minor League Baseball's Copa de la Diversion series.Twitter/X & Instagram -&nbs...
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Episode 60
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45:49
"March Madness 2024" - with Evan Etheridge
Episode 59. I once again chat with Evan Etheridge, this time about this year's NCAA Tournament! We breakdown each bracket, discuss where we agree and disagree with the committee, talk about the most likely potential upsets and make our game-by-...
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Episode 59
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"Raised In The SEC" - with Smacker Miles
Episode 58. I chat with ESPN's Smacker Miles. She works in several different roles, for several different sports and she tells us about that, playing sports herself, her favorite moments from working in sports and as a fan of them. We also talk...
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Episode 58
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32:05
"Super Bowl LVIII" - with Evan Etheridge
Episode 57. I chat with Evan Etheridge to preview Super Bowl LVIII, between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. We make predictions, discuss many of the betting props, over/unders and plenty more. Twitter/X - @...
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Episode 57
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34:32
"Minor League Hockey Logos"
Episode 56. Today I rank and discuss the top-10 logos in all of Minor League Hockey. There are a lot of good logos and brands out there, so make sure and check these out, as well as the others that I wasn't able to fit into my top-10.&nbs...
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Episode 56
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18:22
"2024 Australian Open" - with Liam from 'Tennis Section'
Episode 55. I chat with Liam from "Tennis Section" and we preview the 2024 Australian Open for the Men's and Women's tournaments. We discuss fun 1st round matches and potential matches we want to see for the next few rounds before making our pr...
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Episode 55
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1:07:44
"Once In A Lifetime All-Star Game" - with Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens
Episode 54. In keeping up with Up To Chat tradition I chat with Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens on the first episode of the new year. We do some catching up and chat about his 2023, which included a great experience at the All-Star Game in Seattl...
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Episode 54
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44:32
"CFP Preview" - with Trent Honthy & Evan Etheridge
Episode 53. We've expanded our horizons to be about all sports rather than just baseball. Our first episode of this new era is a CFP Preview with my good friends Trent Honthy and Evan Etheridge. It was an absolute blast chatting with these guys...
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Episode 53
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50:37
"Binging Baseball" - with Brett Kell
Episode 52. I chat with Brett Kell, host of the "Binging Baseball" podcast. We discuss his Binging Baseball brand and then a lot of the new brands, logos and team names in the baseball world, as well as plenty more.Twitter/X - ...
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Episode 52
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44:57
"Catch 365" - with Ethan Bryan
Episode 51. I chat with Ethan Bryan, the man who played catch every day for a full year and wrote a book about it, "A Year of Playing Catch". He tells us all about the year he spent playing catch with many different people in many different pla...
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Episode 51
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50:28
"2023 MiLB Ballpark Rankings"
Episode 50. Today I discuss and rank each of the 7 Minor League ballparks that I saw for the first time in 2023. Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens and Michael Harris also come on to discuss their own experiences at a couple of the ballparks I rank ...
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Episode 50
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28:57
"Dozer Park" - with Brice Ballentine
Episode 49. I chat with Peoria Chiefs Corporate Sales Manager Brice Ballentine and he tells us everything you need to know about their ballpark, Dozer Park and the best things to do when you're in the Peoria area. Patrick Larson, of the MiLB Ha...
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Episode 49
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34:18
"The Squirrels" - with Jessie Barton
Episode 48. I chat with Jessie Barton, a fellow ballpark-chaser, who also works for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. She tells us about them and their ballpark, "The Diamond", as well as her road-trips and ballpark favorites, and even her fandom ...
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Episode 48
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30:05
"Hard Work Pays Off" - with Trent Honthy
Episode 47. Today I chat with Trent Honthy, who works as part of the grounds crew for not only the Houston Astros, but also the Houston Texans. He talks about working to get those jobs, some of the experiences with them, other stadium and road-...
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Episode 47
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47:44
"Midwest League" - with Ed Rivera
Episode 46. I chat with Ed Rivera, of "The Dad Hat Chronicles" podcast and we each rank & discuss the logos and brands of each of the 12 Midwest League teams... and then afterwards just chat about baseball in-general for a while for fun. Pa...
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Episode 46
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52:02
MLB Postseason Predictions
Episode 45. Today I'm doing my postseason predictions for the MLB. Not only who will win each division and get the wild card spots, but then predicting seedings and then going matchup-by-matchup, round-by-round all the way through the World Ser...
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Episode 45
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19:15
"The Halo Way" - with Zach Beeson
Episode 44. I chat with Zach Beeson, a fellow-Ballpark Chaser, who has been to almost 200 ballparks already. We discuss a lot of the specifics of the ballparks he's been to so far and some of the ones highest on his list to still see. He's a bi...
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Episode 44
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38:06
"Through A Different Set of Eyes" - with Scott McEntire
Episode 43. I chat with Scott McEntire, a producer of the "Let's Get Two" baseball podcast, who has been to hundreds of ballparks. We talk about some of the best of the ballparks he's experienced, we also mix in some college football and hockey...
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Episode 43
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42:27
"The Future of the Reds" - with Clay Morgan
Episode 42. I chat with Clay Morgan, a huge Cincinnati Reds fan, who has recently began ballpark-chasing. We talk about the Reds' youth and their bright future, the ballparks he's already seen, his friendship with a current Major League Basebal...
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Episode 42
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45:49
"Lichtenberg Logos" - with Eric Lichtenberg
Episode 41. I chat with Eric Lichtenberg, the man who designed the "Up To Chat" logo set. We discuss those logos as well as other logos he's designed, some of his collections, the ballparks he's traveled to, including his hometown St. Paul Sain...
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Episode 41
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