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Not A Fan with Joe Faina

Comedian Joe Faina invites comics and friends to talk about their sports obsessions. They try to get him onboard. He asks how they live with themselves.
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Feb 15, 2016

Austin comic Adam Hrabik is NO LONGER a fan of Nebraska Cornhuskers and that is just fine.  Adam joins the podcast to eulogize his past devotion to the college football powerhouse, the legacy of ATX Comedy's Spite Club show, and how hard it is to find a Cornhusker bar in Austin.

 

Follow Adam: @ahrabik

Feb 8, 2016

Sure, Michael Priest is a Spurs fan but today we talk bout THE GAME.  The San Antonio native weighs in on Tim Duncan's legacy, why Kobe gets a bad rap, and the wisdom of owning a baseball card shop in South Texas.  We also reveal which NFL players we think have CTE.  Special guest appearance by Allen Iverson.

 

Follow Michael: @MichaelCPriest

Feb 1, 2016

Comedian and street league bowling legend Aaron Brooks join the podcast to talk the pride of the Midwest the St. Louis Cardinals.  The host of the popular Bounce House comedy show also provides a brief eulogy for the newly dead (to him) St. Louis Rams.

 

Follow Aaron: @funnybrooks

                     @BounceHouseShow

Jan 25, 2016

Alleged former college quarterback and sketch comedy hustler Jeff Whitaker joins the podcast.  The creator of the weekly sketch show Bad Example talks about his time backing up a certain underachieving NFL QB, his love for another underachieving NFL QB, and how his NHL hero helped him rethink the value of a frozen pizza.

 

Follow Jeff: @JWhitaker18

Jan 18, 2016

After some time away comedian Brent Peasley "returns" to the podcast.  The Upstate New York native is back in the nation of Texas after brief stint in Central America.  Brent is tough.  You have to be if you are a Buffalo Bills fan.  Brent shares some of the craziest tailgating stories ever heard, getting a deal on season ticket seats, and searching for Super Bowl memorabilia in the murder capital of the world.

 

Follow Brent: @PeasleyParty

 

Jan 12, 2016

Rich Slaton holds one of the most legendary jobs in comedy: Door Guy at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.  The Northern California native joins the podcast to talk about everything from the Comedy Roast Battle to the Sacramento Kings to Professional Ultimate Disc Leagues, all while demanding I pause the podcast so he can narrate iconic UFC fights on his television.

 

Follow Rich: @MMAcomic

Jan 4, 2016

Southern California native and creator of independent comedy label Sure Thing Records Brendan K. O'Grady joins Joe for a Los Angeles Lakers circle jerk (as always).  Like Kobe and Shaq they have an inevitable falling out as they split the rest of their allegiances and Brendan discusses the Anaheim Ducks and California Angels.  The Clippers are NEVER considered.

 

Follow BKO: @YourPalBKO

Sure Thing Records: @SureThingATX

Dec 28, 2015

Comedian Joe Hafkey joins the podcast to discuss a team near and dear to the native Virginian's heart: The Indianapolis Colts.  The producer of several popular Austin comedy shows also gives the full court press on VCU's 2011 run to the Final Four and going to college in the capital of the Confederacy.

 

Follow Joe: @joehafkey

Dec 21, 2015

Newcomer to the Austin comedy scene Michael Good joins the podcast for a holiday episode of Big 12 College Basketball.  Michael talks about his days as a star player on a bad high school team in Iowa, rebounding for future NBA Champions, and being the commissioner of a Fantasy Football league full of comedians.

 

Follow Michael: @michaelgood

Music: Run DMC- Christmas in Hollis

Dec 14, 2015

Carina Magyar wants you to think she knows nothing about sports.  No greater lie has ever been told.  The comedian and brains behind Last Gas Comedy joins to discuss the rules of cricket, the real difference between National and American League baseball, with plenty of fan-girling professional sports in the Mile High City.

Follow Carina: @MlleCarina

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Dec 7, 2015

NBA 2K16 Legend and Comedian Chris Tellez breaks free from his PS4 to discuss the real life Dallas Mavericks and whether or not Jason Kidd is his real life hero.  Featuring a brief appearance of the 1990s Dallas Cowboys, brought to you by cocaine.

 

Follow Chris: @HiChrisTellez

Nov 30, 2015

In this episode Joe travels home during the Thanksgiving holiday to visit with his Grandma, who LOVES Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, and Jordan Spieth and HATES the USC Trojans, Michigan Wolverines, and Los Angeles Clippers.  We watched golf the whole time.

Nov 22, 2015

Jason and Randy Sklar (@SklarBrothers) join the podcast to talk their love of the Michigan Wolverines, growing up as football fans in St. Louis, and the lengths they went to go to basketball games while in college.  Recorded backstage at Cap City Comedy Club in Austin, TX.

Nov 15, 2015

Luke McClory is an anomaly, an Austin comedian who is actually from Austin.  Never seen without a well tailored suit...until today, Luke shows up to the studio (Joe's house) wearing a jersey of the native Texan's favorite sports team the MINNESOTA VIKINGS.  Luke touches upon the origins of this allegiance, rivalries that only matter to one team, and the secret uniforms he keeps hidden in his closet.

 

Follow Luke: @LukeMcClory

Nov 9, 2015

Improviser, Puppeteer, Retired DJ, and Cool Dad Chadwick Smith joins the podcast with stories of all the times he "respectfully disagreed" with rival English Premier League fans, why Spiderman is cooler than the Dallas Cowboys, and a brief history of Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Follow Chadwick and his puppet band Fragile Rock: @ChadwickWSmith

Nov 2, 2015

Lil Miss Popovich Avery Moore joins the podcast to talk three things:  Spurs Spurs Spurs.  The biggest little Spurs fan discusses everything from Gregg Popovich's takeover of Team USA, how her greatest laugh involves David Robinson, and why Tim Duncan makes her blush so very much.

Follow Avery: @averyreedmoore, @lilmisspopovich 

Oct 26, 2015

Robert Segovia does it all: Stand up, Sketch comedy, Leading a defunct rock band.  He also knows all when it comes to the Houston Rockets.  With the NBA season set to tip off we argue about the team he loves, the players he hates, and the worst uniforms in Rockets history.  As is all of our interactions.

Follow Robert: @lasnacks

Check out the Fallout Theater in Austin, TX https://falloutcomedy.com/

Oct 19, 2015

Founder of The New Movement theater Chris Trew drops in on the podcast during Hell Yes Fest in NOLA to discuss the holy grail of comedy: Sex toys, harassing professional athletes, and the New Orleans Pelicans.

 

(Note: This episode was recorded before news of the allegations regarding Trew and The New Movement Theater surfaced in early 2018.  Read more here: https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/sexual-misconduct-allegations-have-put-the-future-of-new-orleans-and-austins-new-movement-theaters-in-doubt.html)

And support the Fallout Theater in Austin, TX 

https://falloutcomedy.com/

Sep 30, 2015

Pride of Manhattan...Kansas comedian Josh Staab rolls by to talk one thing and one thing only: Kansas State Football.  

Sep 21, 2015

Houston native and comic Tim Williams shares the pain of watching the Houston Texans, playing some gosh darn high school football, and rolling kegs down the outfield lawn at Rice University.

Sep 14, 2015

Comedian Nick Saverino brings his undying love for the St. Louis Cardinals, Mark McGwire, and MLB At Bat for the iPhone to the podcast.

Sep 11, 2015

The introductory episode of Not A Fan.  Complete with scientific studies on sports fans, a guy complaining about Lebron James, and Joe's Grandmother's favorite NBA players.

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