A Boston Crashout, Gritty's Enemy, and Aggressive Kentucky Stud Commercials

About this episode

Katie Nolan and the Casualties discuss the latest happenings in the NBA and NHL playoffs, along with various sports-related topics and cultural references.

Hello! It's the podcast that's got both bone AND hip. Today, Katie and the Casualties take a look at "The Good, The Bad, and The Mazzulla" of the NBA and NHL Playoffs, getting into LeBron leading the Lakers into the next round at his advanced age, Orlando blowing a 3-1 lead over Detroit in spectacular fashion, the Pistons somehow not being on TV for many of their fans despite Emmitt Smith's best effort, the Celtics blowing their own 3-1 lead against the 76ers, Joe Mazzulla's quirks and why they're harder to swallow after a loss, Jaylen Brown's streaming, Joel Embiid's pleading, and Anne Hathaway's Knicks fandom, the Hurricanes breezing through the opening round and introducing the newest viral beer-drinking method, the Canes' mascot and the dangerous of coming after Gritty, Connor McDavid potentially playing his last game for the Oilers (with a broken foot), the Sabres eliminating the Bruins, the joys of the Kentucky Derby and Cherie Devaux and Donna Brothers making history together, our fears about Great White, the wonderful rabbit hole of local Kentucky TV horse semen commercials, Wally's birthday and the hierarchy of Boston mascots, an uncomfortable public proposal at Fenway…

People in this episode

Host: Katie Nolan

Topics covered

• NBA Playoffs
• NHL Playoffs
• Kentucky Derby
• Boston sports
• mascots
• sports culture
• local commercials

Keywords

• NBA
• NHL
• Kentucky Derby
• Boston sports
• mascots
• LeBron
• Connor McDavid
• local commercials
• sports culture
• playoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Celtics, Pistons, Hurricanes, Oilers, Sabres, Bruins, Fenway

Books & works: The Good, The Bad, and The Mazzulla

Places: Boston, Kentucky

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