Duffstuff Podcast

1.) WGC Mexico Phil Wins 2.) Football QB's/ Fox sits down/ Lamar Jackson Mom is Rep(10:30) 3.) Basketball players singing Negro national anthem(20:15) 4.) Michigan wins the Big 10 Tourney that was a week early In NYC/ Loyola beats ISU going March madness first time in 33 years (25:45) 5.) Old white guy rant on NCAA(32:00) 6.) Kobe wins Oscar/ Oscar Rant(42:00)  7.) Special Olympics (51:30) 8.) Lester under hand or bouncing it to first from now on(54:40) 

1. Billy Graham dead at 99 2. Paranormal beliefs broken down by gender (6:10) 3. Chicago mayor names new police training center after fallen officer (10:15) 4. Swedish cash problems (17:20) 5. State Department travel warnings for Mexico (23:25) 6. Why aren't car fuel doors always on the same side? (31:10) 7. Syria is a "global battlefield" (37:00) 8. List of the Week: Bad Work Habits (46:00)

1. Winter Olympics (0:00) 2. Louisville vacates 2013 NCAA national championship season (14:45) 3. Ryder Cup (20:30) 4. MLB spring training starting (26:15) 5. NFL QB offseason shuffle (34:20) 6. NBA all star game and potential postseason changes (41:20) 7. Blackhawks update (they stink) (55:15) 8. Floyd Mayweather to fight Conor McGregor in the octagon on 12/31/2018 (59:30)

1. Korean Olympics 2. SpaceX Falcon Heavy 3. Economic indicators 4. Britain's private police force 5. The 20 most hated companies 6. Georgia considering building a highway only for semi trucks 7. Pope Francis coming to an agreement with China

1.) Black Interview about his baseball & other things 2.) Super Bowl Talk(23:00) 3.) Baseball No free Agents signed/ Darvish to Cubs(30:00) 4.) Wastemanagement Open for Golf in Phoenix, Ar(38:50) 5.) Hockey Pond Life(46:30) 6.) Great young athletes coming up in each sport(51:15)  

1.) Ill tackle football Band for kids 2.) Tom Hanks to play Mr. Rodgers in movie(10:00) 3) Wisconsin Sports(13:45) 4.) KC trades Alex Smith to Redskins(20:50) 5.) Steve Kerr talks about last championship with Bulls(27:50) 6.) Super Bowl Mall of America(35:45) 7.) All Stars paid(47:30) 8.) Review of Phantom Thread(54:20)

1.) Relationships Need more friends to Deal with Emotions 2.) Office-Professionlism In Work Place as Boss(5:00) 3.) Chicago Boom Jobs Downtown(12:00) 4.) Tech Phones + Kids (16:45) 5.)  Airlines Routes(24:30) 6.) Old White Guy Rant born between 1925-1970(36:30) 7.) the Most Interesting Food Facts Lists(40:30)    

1.) Jimmy G for the 49ers 2.) Brady's Wife wants him to Retire/ XFL (6:20) 3.) USA Gymnastics- Larry Nassar (16:20) 4.) NFL AFC and NFC Championship Games (20:00) 5) Hawks 10th playoff appearance (28:45) 6) Cubs - pitching and hot players (36:00) 7) Brian Urlacher (50:00) 8) Jeter or A-Rod? (57:00)

1.) Interview with Danny  2.) Zachometer/ Bulls(11:10) 3.) Linsey Vonn(18:00) 4.) Danica Patrick(25:50) 5.) Jags Huge upset/Vikings great finish/Titans fire HC(31:00) 6.) Giants trade to get Macutchen from the Pirates(41:00) 7.) Doug Buffone Icon(47:00) 8.) H.S B-Ball(52:00)

1.) NFL: Bears HC & Packers DC 2.) Playoffs(7:50)  3.) Bulls Lavine Coming back & Mirotic Maybe Going(15:00) 4.) Golf: Tiger/ D.J (21:10) 5.) Sox Trade(25:10) 6.) Cars Who won(30:00) 8.) UCF has A Point they should have got a chance at playoff(35:50) 9.) top Movies right now(40:00)  

1.) Don't wait to Invest 2.) 50 top colleges, private and public(10:00) 3.) Trump Economics(19:50) 4.) Norway close down FM Radio(28:20) 5.) Chicago Story(32:30) 6.) Politics Numbers Game(37:35) 7.) Old White Guy Rant(42:35) 8.) History on Y2k(54:35)

1.) Mt. Carmel H.S Coach replaced after more then 30 years 2.) NFL Playoffs(9:20) 3.) NFL Coaches Fired & Potential Hires(20:00) 4.) NFL Hall of Fame/ Urlacher(32:00) 5.) Blackhawks Glass/ Anisimov/ whats wrong(37:00) 6.) College Football Playoff/ Bowl games(45:00) 7.) Packers making some moves/Aaron Rodgers new girlfriend(54:00) 8.) Olympics/ North Korea(1:03:00) 9.) Cubs Davis Moves on(1:05:00) 

Zach and Talia join Alex and Jeff for this week's Commentary podcast. 1. The history of candy canes and the 1914 Christmas truce (0:00) 2. Minimum age marriage laws (6:45)   https://www.economist.com/news/international/21732105-differences-marital-law-provide-opportunity-unscrupulous-men-how-sharia-marriages  3. Bananas may die out due to disease (14:30)   https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-worlds-top-banana-is-doomed-and-nobody-can-find-a-replacement-1513616319  4. Bitcoin madness (19:45)   https://www.cbinsights.com/research/what-is-blockchain-technology/?utm_source=CB+Insights+Newsletter&utm_campaign=31e3a9b861-Top_Research_Briefs_11_25_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dc0513989-31e3a9b861-88984349  5. College frats thrive as hazing fades (32:15)   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/14/collateral-damage-how-fraternities-can-continue-thrive-after-pledges-die/920502001/  6. Old White Guy Rant: Anti-Christmas (44:00) 7. Fox Conn campus to reshape daily commutes (53:00)   https:/

We discuss various sports stories to include Seattle's $100K fine, the Bulls finally losing, crazy NFL spreads, the Packers putting Rodgers on IR, the Blackhawks' struggles with the Stars, Jerry Richardson selling the Carolina Panthers, and Verizon's $2 billion purchase of NFL streaming rights 1. Various stories (0:00) 2. Seattle Seahawks fined $100,000 for breaking concussion protocol (12:00) 3. Bulls finally lose after winning 7 in a row (18:30) 4. Crazy NFL point spreads (25:00) 5. Packers put Aaron Rodgers on IR (33:00) 6. Blackhawks' struggle with the Stars again (36:45) 7. Jerry Richardson to sell the Carolina Panthers (41:30) 8. Verizon buys streaming rights to NFL for $2 billion (46:30)

We discuss the best military generals in history using data, the most downloaded apps in 2017, Chicago Neighborhood of the Week: Beverly, Brown University's decision to replace student loans with scholarships, advice for retirees who want to work part time, the buyer of da Vinci's painting, the lack of freedom of speech in China, the worst commutes in America, and The Death of Self Restraint. 1. Using data to rank the best generals in history   https://towardsdatascience.com/napoleon-was-the-best-general-ever-and-the-math-proves-it-86efed303eeb  2. Most downloaded Apple Store apps in 2017 (11:30)   https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/07/most-downloaded-apple-apps-2017/928745001/  3. Chicago Neighborhood of the Week: Beverly (18:30)   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly,_Chicago  4. Brown University to replace loans with scholarships in aid (25:15)   https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/12/07/us/ap-us-brown-no-more-loans.html  5. Working part-time in retirement (35:15)   https://www.wsj.

1.) Hester Retires: Hall of Fame? Best Memory? 2.) Wentz Injury who wins the NFC?(9:20) 3.) Staton to the Yankees/Shohei Ohtani to Angles(17:20) 4.) Army vs. Navy Game(26:45)  5.) Trump named the most Influential person in Sports this year(33:00) 6.) Bulls haven't lost with Miroctic playing the last three games(38:45) 7.) The quick fix we think our teams need to make the next step(45:30)  

The DuffMen discuss office problems, the stock market's rise, issues in the Middle East, how Chicago is raising money with new bonds, the 8 different types of personas that firms hire, fears about military dependents in South Korea, Time person of the year, and the Old White Guy rants about gay cakes. 1. office problems (0:00) https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-that-a-souffle-in-the-office-microwave-1511793118  2. Could the Dow reach 30K (12:45)   https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/12/04/dow-jumps-200-pts-tax-reform-optimism-after-senate-passes-its-bill/913837001/  3. Problems in the Middle East (22:45)   https://www.wsj.com/articles/yemens-houthi-rebels-say-they-killed-ex-president-saleh-1512397775  4. Chicago aims to improve its deficit with new kind of bond (33:45)  https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-cash-strapped-chicago-snagged-a-triple-a-rating-for-its-new-bonds-1512320401  5. Old White Guy Rant: gay cakes (43:00)   6. 8 types of people Google, Facebook, and Apple hire (51:00)   https://www.inc.com/jt

1.) Bowl Games & CFP 2.) Tiger Returns to Golf(13:30) 3.) Sports Betting Legal in other states soon(22:00) 4,) Baker Mayfield OU & Heisman race(28:00) 5.) Old White Guy Rant on the bears and just tired of it(36:00) 6.) Adderall All over college sports and academic(47:00) 7.) OIC Suspends Russia again for the Winter games this time(51:00) 8.) Rose & Lavar Ball pulling his kids out of school(58:00)  

Jeff and Alex ramble about the future of car driving, Senator Rand Paul being attacked, millennials living at home, the lack of biodiversity in the world food supply, an old white guy rant on the Grammys, Prince Harry getting engaged, and Robert Mugabe's fall from power. 1. A bleak future for car drivers (0:00) 2. Attack on Senator Rand Paul (11:15) 3. Millennials living with parents or relatives (17:15) 4. Future world famine potential (23:30) 5. Old White Guy Rant: Grammys and media bias (35:40) 6. Prince Harry gets engaged (48:45) 7. Robert Mugabe ousted by coup in Zimbabwe