Just Another Podcast (Hangin With Wang)

On episode 5 of Just Another Podcast we discuss... Connecticut basketball coach Dan Hurley turning down the Lakers six-year seven million-dollar contract, and why it's not advisable to fix something that isn't broken. Why the Bucks screwed up getting rid of Jrue Holiday and what the Bucks need to get back to the promised land. Caitlin Clark left off Team USA Basketball for the upcoming Olympics - but is she deserving of the spot in the first place?

After a rough welcome to the WNBA, people worldwide have come together to discuss the treatment of rookies in the league and whether it is becoming a problem. This conversation was introduced by a flagrant 1 by Chennady Carter against CC - leading to an uncomfortable moment for media immediately following the game in which Clark's "impact" was questioned. The impact is undeniable - but the treatment of rookies/rivalries is nothing new - and Nate thinks it's good for the game.

The moment basketball fans have long dreaded has finally arrived, as the beloved crew we once knew will be departing on their final ride come next season. ESPN is nearing a deal with the NBA that will effectively end the NBA on TNT and take away the likes of Shaq, Ernie, Chuck, and Kenny. Nothing is sacred in the world of sports anymore.

On our first edition of 'Just Another Podcast' we dive head first into our best topics around the world of sports this week... 1:50: Show Open/Introductions 8:05: Austin Rivers comments about the NBA vs NFL 18:30: The return of NCAA Football and why Donovan Edwards deserves a spot on the cover. 29:05: The new "blast" stat in baseball. 43:30: Caitlin Clark and her "welcome to the WNBA" - as well as the cultural shift that women's basketball is undergoing.

A close friend of the show and former co-worker, Payton Corcoran, knows a thing or two about football and numbers. A former offensive lineman and current accounting major at Hope University, Payton believes his talent for everything finance and workhorse mentality will deliver him the life he wants. We cover... - Good mics = good results - Kelly Stafford and saying the things Matt can’t - Better cameras = respect for how fast NFL players are - There are levels to the game of football in college (unlike some other sports) - Falling out of love with the game of football - Hope and their multi-million-dollar football locker room - The main difference between high school and college sports - Meeting his girlfriend in college - Is extending your playing career worth it? - Passions must be PASSIONS - The two halves to picking the right college for you - Schools expect five years - Got into accounting because of talent… stays in accounting because of the money - Keeping books clean and what corrupt companies do - Fraud is only fraud if you admit to it - The Enron scandal - Is crypto worth it? - The US has never defaulted on their loans - Everyone used to have a guy… now we have the internet - People in China are poor poor - Supply chains and why things are more expensive - Communist countries don’t care - People who have it broke their backs to get it in the accounting/finance world - Parents are ruining sports - There’s nothing that would posses us to be refs

My beloved joins me on episode 80 as I take her to the most magical hot dog joint in the state, Yesterdog. Located on the Northeast side of Grand Rapids, Yesterdog has set the standard for feel-good food in the state's biggest city since 1976. But despite my nostalgia, would the dog stand a chance against the taste buds of a Detroiter? Lydia gives her rankings for three of the four main dogs, and we discuss... - Have we started yet? - Deciding the order - Lydia starts with a stunning ranking on her “Yesterdog” (OUCH!) - Wang goes with a 9/10 for the Ultra Dog “The best hot dog in the state” - The hot dog eating contest - Cash is king - Lydia says coneys are actually king - The anatomy of a hot dog - Lydia has never heard of Yesterdog and is amazed by this fact - The last meal for a serial killer - Fruit in your last meal = true psycho - Marianne doesn’t understand how TikTok loops work

Dylan Vandenberg has been all over the place. Fluent in three languages and the art of throwing a baseball, Dylan talks about his life from a cultural perspective and what brought him to Grand Rapids, Michigan. We cover... - Drinking habits in Europe vs. the USA - Canada does have Dr. Pepper - Living in Greece, the Netherlands, Canada, AND the United States - Cussing out the host… in Greek, tho. - It is NOT called soccer - The Netherlands and Orange - Messi is the undisputed goat - Gaming and little kids are killing us - Modern Warfare 2 Changed a Generation - AI will take over the world… we think - Detroit Become Human - Shootin and robbin - NAIA to Europe - Play until you can’t anymore - Picking up homeless people and why you SHOULD NOT do it

In episode 78, Wang explains... - Death, taxes, and the Harbaugh brothers fumbling on the one-yard line. - RUN THE DAMN BALL - Doug Pederson is the coach of the year in the NFL. - OBJ is a clown, and celebrities shouldn't be worshipped like gods. - The Matrix isn't real, and Andrew Tate is kinda lame. - How Michigan chanted the NIL world and what to expect in the future. #hangin

The Hangin' With Wang Podcast returns with a rapid-fire recap of what we've seen in the new year so far... - New year, new resolutions... keep that same energy all year. - Michigan football choked... bad... and the magic number is 2. - The refs and Lions... oh my! - The SEC dominates football, but just barely. New episodes are coming every week. Keep hangin'

0:00: Where to position the mic and guest introduction. 2:00: Buying too many beer tickets and Rick Strike. 6:00: The story behind the biggest Polish holiday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 8:00: The parade and the people love our glizzies. 10:00: Matt tries out for the #2 position on the podcast. 12:00: White man beats. 14:00: Matt is running dudes over. 15:30: Why Matt didn’t stick with IWU football. 18:00: The rise of Grand Valley State football. 20:00: Kickoff vs Kick return. 22:00: Sign off.

0:00: Edna Mode and why Wang does what he does. 4:00: The festival: Horses, elephant ears, and 26,000 strong. 6:00: Flavors got us losing our minds. 7:45: The cats love Wang 10:00: Aj and the cat documentary 12:00: Getting a dog for the cats 14:00: And the horse 16:00: What’s wrong with Chilis? 19:00: It’s 11:11pm. Make a wish. 22:00: Aj and robots 25:00: Hurricane Ian 29:00: The “fuck around and find out” scale 32:00: Tua and Concussions 46:55: Aaron Judge 49:00: The Yankee fans that dropped the bag 51:00: Sign off

0:00: Herm Edwards getting fired from Arizona State as he walked off the field after losing to EMU. 3:00: What it sounded like when Ed Orgeron got fired 5:00: Did Herm really do THAT bad? 6:30: Happy one-year anniversary, we think? And Art Prize. 8:00: Is J-walking a crime? 10:00: The odd story from our brainstorming session. 13:50: What is art? 17:00: When Wang stepped on a piece of artwork 21:30: Aj getting pissed at the gym 24:00: The coach is ashamed of the effort, and the size of your muscles doesn’t make you a better human being 27:00: Androids taking over 30:00: The studio is blown to bits by androids 32:30: Talking the Ducks and ALMOST cursing them 34:00: Imagine a dry college football game (BYU) 36:30: The story behind the biggest upset in college football history 40:00: When did AJ become a DUCK? 45:00: Sign off

0:00: MORE COWBELL BABY and triggering every other person in the building 1:45: The ring and scaring all of the other people in the building 4:00: A little trip to Yellowstone National Park 5:30: Live from Yellowstone 7:00: Disaster 8:30: The end of Aj and Wang 11:00: The design of the cowbell and da Ducks 12:30: Win early and lose late? Or the other way around? 14:00: Georgia rules the world 17:30: Injuries and missing pieces for MSU 19:20: Michigan dominating the teams they need to 21:30: What Aj thinks it takes to win football games 27:00: Putting the show together… waterboarding, good or bad? 30:00: Wang’s World of News 30:35: “Quiet Quitting” 35:00: Plane making a close landing 37:30: What’s coming up next week and the Whopper Challenge 39:50: Sign off

HWW Episode 72 Time Stamps - 0:00-4:00: Remembering 9/11/2001 - 5:00: Catching up, college football review, and the unfortunate end to the Whitecaps season. - 7:30: In Grand Rapids? Catch a ‘Caps game! - 9:00: Remembering the negative stuff but not obsessing over it. - 10:00: The Ducks beat mighty Eastern Washington, and the need to keep JJ McCarthy around. - 12:20: Notre Dame has the worst fan base. - 13:30: But man, they are loyal. - 14:15: Best athletes from the south not wanting to play at northern schools. - 17:00: Jeff giving Aj a hard time over the Ducks. - 18:20: We forgot the damn cowbell. - 20:00: Does EVERY game matter? - 23:30: Just DON’T schedule App State - 25:00: Koala junk. - 26:00: Ditching superstitions. - 30:00: I don’t know. - 32:00: Momma said not to swear. - 33:00: How one radio station announced the Queens death. - 36:00: Odd media tradition of wearing black. - 40:00: Harry and Chris Pine. - 50:00: Aj tries to close us out. - 53:00: Aj gets the hiccups outta wang. Sign off/See Ya Later

HWW Episode 71 - 0:00-0:51: Before we start the show, we honor Mikhail Gorbachev. - 1:50: Golf outing got to Aj - 3:00: Aj golf advice – grip it and rip it. - 4:30: Missing the put to become a legend. - 6:30: The magical pass that never was. - 12:00: Nate gets rocked - 14:45: Aj also gets rocked - 16:11: Football is back - 17:22: Fire up chips and the magical lateral - 19:12: The Michigan QB situation - 20:17: Da Ducks and all the superstitions that come with gameday. - 25:14: The Hangin With Wang Curse - 28:00: Tampering reactions when people are around… meltdowns. - 30:00: Dating football guys and the new cowbell - 32:00: College athletes being younger than us. - 34:00: How our party habits have changed a bit - 36:00: How much are you spending at the bar? And the three strategies for a good night out. - 41:00: Bouncers dealing with Aj at the bar. - 43:33: Aj’s cousin calls the show. - 47:00: Sign off

HWW Episode 70 0:15 (Wang Texting Aj's sister… or is it his mother?) 1:00 (Clearing memory for our videos/TikTok Announcement) 2:13 (Aj working with a broken tripod) 3:18 (Aj running Wang through what "recently deleted" means) 4:10 (The weekly process of deleting everything) 6:20 (Thank you, Carter, and back to the tripod) 8:00 (I got the wrong peppers) 9:18 (Aj goes camping) 10:20 (Aj and Wang go out west?) 12:15: Creepy crawly creatures 14:00: Bears 16:00: Does the bear want you or your granola bar? 17:30: Bringing the bear on the podcast was a bad idea 19:41: Bruce, the bear 23:11: Aj's mom will have nothing to do with the podcast and the developing news story 27:00: Jimmy JJ Walker With Medicare 29:45: Wang terrifies his roommates 30:45: The entire facing of Wang's wall is a mirror and the cat that hates us 32:00: Lenny the pets. 33:51: Pits and indestructible. 37:00: Sleepwalking 38:00: Cat poop or? It's not goodbye, it's see you later.

6:49: Engineering talk – what got Carter started? Also, the different types of musical artists he has worked with. 10:31: Another hard drive moment and Carter finding work/life/side-hustle balance. 13:57: Work to live, don’t live to work, and the Seinfeld of podcasts. 16:21: What percentage of what Carter learned in school does he apply in real life? 17:57: Sim Racing. 18:57: Our listeners ACTUALLY listen. 20:16: Carter is upset by no cowbell… so our good buddy Brendan Ross decided to do something about it. The all-new Hangin’ With Wang Cowbell. 22:30: The family combo, making the pod excellent, meme references, and a massive shoutout to our new social media partner, Cassidy Cobb. 24:35: Aj gets fired from his social media responsibilities unceremoniously. 26:00: New TikTok moves. 28:18: Borat 2. 31:55: Going to the gym and lifestyle changes. 34:18: It’s not (always) about the number. 35:33: Demonizing carbs and fats while embracing starvation in today’s diet culture. Also how it’s impossible to be healthy without physical exercise. 36:00: The creatures from Planet Fitness and how dangerous it is to lift without proper form. 40:22: Young kids on roids and how nothing you get from the junkie store is FDA certified for consumption (only the lab it was made in). 43:50: Playing weight versus someone’s natural weight and how some can’t make the switch when they retire (Geoffrey Capes and Ronnie Coleman). 50:12: Aw, Hell Nah Spunch Pop. 51:00: The OG Charlie the Unicorn. 53:22: Aj has a method to his madness, and a new segment of “Ya Know What Grinds My Gears? 55:22: The better you do at work, the more shit is expected of you (Carter). 57:25: When Aj broke Wang’s heart in 2020. 1:00.11: The Little League World Series, Neil Diamond, and 12U teams imploding on national television. 1:03.35: The beauty of umping little league and what would possess someone to be an umpire. 1:06.04: Start every conversation with a greeting. 1:09.00: Family meetings suck. 1:12.10: COVID crowd mics, picking up stuff they shouldn’t and how Apple intentionally screws people without repercussions. 1:16.37: Old appliances and longevity.

Welcome back to the Hangin' With Wang Podcast. I'm Nate Wangler, alongside my broadcast partner Aj Mohr as we get set for one of the biggest showdowns in baseball history as the all-time Republicans square off against the all-time Democrats. In a showdown for the ages (with some extracurricular activities), the Dems and Republicans throw down for bragging rights. 1:32-10:47: Scene setter and lineups - Aj and Wang break down both teams and what to expect from both teams. Wang also explains a late scratch to the Democrats lineup. 12:47-15:49: Benches-clearing brawl after a pitch high and tight to Ben Shapiro. 19:58: Hillary Clinton flashing the leather. 25:07: Rachel Maddow hits a bombski to put the Democrats up 1-0 in the first inning. 30:33: William Howard Taft with the miraculous catch falling over the dugout railing. 31:36: We skip forward to the top of the ninth inning tied at 5-5. Andrew Jackson takes the bump for the Democrats to try and maintain the 5-5 lead heading into the ninth inning. 33:12: Taft hits a moonshot to left field to push the Republicans in front 6-5. 36:36: Bottom of the ninth inning, Richard Nixon takes the mound for the Republicans looking to slam the door. 39:15: Candace Owens robbing a game-tying home run. 40:52: Diane Feinstein ropes a single back up the middle to reach first base with the Democrats down to their final out. 41:58: Anderson Cooper delivers a two-run walk-off home run to down the Republicans in heartbreaking fashion, 7-6.

We here on the Hangin' With Wang Podcast believe that voting is outdated and, frankly, just not worth it. Rather, let's form two baseball teams and see who wins. Fair? On episode 67 of the Hangin' With Wang Podcast, we touch on... - Our failing mental health. - Happy Birthday Jeff Mohr! - How it's weird to say "congrats" on a birthday. - Aj dancing on a boat. - Getting suspended and drawing Ds. - Sleeping Naked. - Brittney Griner. - Our presidential pitching staff. And much more... Cheers!

Aj and Wang come into episode 66 fresh off of moving from one residence to another (and ditching loads of STUFF they don't need along the way). And while Aj's knees crack... and Wang's groin hurts... we're reminded of some of the beauties of moving and what makes a neighborhood (and a fresh start) great. On this show, we talk over our latest unfortunate (yet hilarious) moving stories before Aj relives some of his finest memories from the biggest country music festival in Michigan. Congrats to everyone who made it through another year of Faster Horses. Cheers!