Let's Talk About It, Dad: A Sports Podcast

They are the Champions!

Schedule Update: We will now be recording on Thursday evenings and releasing on Friday mornings! We are on YouTube [https://youtube.com/@letstalkaboutitdadsportspod?si=w_RRfeZg61A0uq4F]! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show! We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com [letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com] This week: We review the NBA playoffs as the Knicks win the NBA Championship 4-1 over the Spurs and we review some existing championship droughts of 50+ years in the 4 major sports. We review the NHL playoff Finals, as the Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup 4-2 over the Las Vegas Golden Knights. We review the Australian Footy League by making picks for round 15, We discuss the US Open Championship, where Wyndham Clark starts off with a -6 first round at a challenging Shinnecock Hills. Cillian is rooting for Rory McIlroy, who sits at -1, and Hideki Matsuyama, who sits at +1 after round 1. We also discuss College Softball as the Texas Longhorns beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders to win the World Series. Cillian makes a pick for the Oklahoma Sooners to win the College Baseball World Series as they face the UNC Tar Heels in the Final. And we finally discuss some of the big stories in the first round of games in the World Cup. We make 4 picks for this weekend's second round of games.

World Cup 2026 Special!

We are back! Sorry for the week break, but we got crazy busy prepping for birthday parties! Schedule Update: We will now be recording on Thursday evenings and releasing on Friday mornings! We are on YouTube [https://youtube.com/@letstalkaboutitdadsportspod?si=w_RRfeZg61A0uq4F]! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show! We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com [letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com] In this episode we go through all 48 World Cup competitors as the Men's teams from around the world kick-off across the US, Canada, and Mexico to be crowned the World Cup champions. Will Argentina defend their title led by Lionel Messi? Will Christian Pulisic "Captain America" lead the US to the title, or will England finally claim the trophy? Mexico won the first match of the tourney over South Africa 2-0, where the match saw 3 straight red cards. USA has their first match on Friday, June 12th at 6pm against Miguel Almiron's Paraguay. We will be following and providing updates all the way up to the final match held on July 19th.

Double Jam Packed Episode!

Schedule Update: We will now be recording on Thursday evenings and releasing on Friday mornings! We are on YouTube [https://youtube.com/@letstalkaboutitdadsportspod?si=w_RRfeZg61A0uq4F]! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show! We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com [letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com] This week: We review the NBA playoffs as the Knicks sweep the Cavs and await the winner of the Thunder/Spurs series. We review the Australian Footy League picks from round 11 and make picks for round 12, We review the NHL playoffs Conference Finals as the Golden Knights sweep the Avs and the Hurricanes are 1 win away from joining them in the Stanley Cup Finals. We review the poor streak the Tigers are on and hope they can get back to winning ways in Chicago. We review the final games of the Premier league and the fight for promotion between Hull City and Middlesbrough. We discuss the upcoming Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal. We review the NASCAR race in Charlotte and make picks for Nashville. We discuss the Canadian Grand Prix as Kimi Antonelli wins his 4th straight! We discuss the CJ Cup Byron Championship, where Wyndham Clark wins with a -30 score and a -9 final round. We make picks in the Charles Schwab Challenge. We also discuss College Baseball and Softball as they head into their playoffs. We discuss the Indy Car race coming to Detroit this weekend And we finally discuss Tennis as they play on clay in the Roland Garros French Open.

Touch that logo and your gonna burn

We are on YouTube [https://youtube.com/@letstalkaboutitdadsportspod?si=w_RRfeZg61A0uq4F]! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show! We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com [letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com] This week: We review the NBA playoffs as we head into the Conference Finals. The Pistons may have been bounced, but Cillian was still 3-1 on his picks and hopes to see the Thunder and the Knicks make it to the finals. We review the Australian Footy League picks from round 10 (sorry Uncle Mike and Cillian) and make picks for round 11, Perhaps Grandad is ready to do the Carlton dance! We review the NHL playoffs Conference Finals as Cillian picks the Avs and the Hurricanes. We review the poor streak the Tigers are on and hope they can get back to winning ways in Baltimore. We review where the teams stand in the relegation fight as the English Premier League heads into the final weekend of the season where all 10 matches kick off at the same time. West Ham need a win and a Tottenham loss. We congratulate Arsenal for being crowned champions of the Premier league (their first in 22 seasons). We discuss spygate in the English Championship division, which saw Southhampton lose their chance to gain promotion by being replaced by Middlesbrough in the Playoff final at Wembley, where they will face Hull City on Saturday, May 23. We make picsk for this week's NASCAR race in Charlotte. We discuss the Canadian Grand Prix We finish with discussing the 2nd major of the year in PGA as Aaron Rai wins the Wanamaker [https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2024/05/19/things-to-know-wanamaker-trophy-pga-championship/76393437007/] trophy in the PGA Championship for his first major victory. We discuss the CJ Cup Byron Championship, where Cillian is rooting for Scheffler and I am rooting for Brooks Koepka.

Newcastle United - I don't like that logo

We are on YouTube [https://youtube.com/@letstalkaboutitdadsportspod?si=w_RRfeZg61A0uq4F]! No video, but still a great way to listen to the show! We have an email! Please email us with any comments, questions, complaints, or praise at letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com [letstalksportscjpj@gmail.com] This week: We review the NBA playoffs as the Pistons hope to get past the Cavs. Cillian's first two picks (Thunder and Knicks) sweep their opponents to get to the Conference finals and the Spurs are 1 win away. We review the Australian Footy League picks from round 9 (sorry Uncle Mike and Grandad) and make picks for round 10, in a weekend that is shaping up to pit family against each other. We review the NHL playoffs Round 2. We make a couple picks in MLB and discuss the Cubs logo. We review where the teams stand in the relegation fight and in the championship fight in the English Premier League. We make new picks for this week (Come on You Irons!). Cillian also discusses his disdain for the Newcastle Crest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C.]. We discuss Shane van Gisbergen's win at Watkins Glen. We discuss the Canadian Grand Prix We finish with discussing the 2nd major of the year in PGA as the golfers hope to win the Wanamaker [https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2024/05/19/things-to-know-wanamaker-trophy-pga-championship/76393437007/] trophy in the PGA Championship.