Daniel bemoans the official death of the 2022 Los Angeles Angels season, Dave explains why the numerous San Fernando Valley Chick-Fil-A locations have ruined the experience of having to "earn" those nuggets, and the crew try to figure out if Subway is actually slicing their meat fresh, or just acting like they do.

The Informal Program Season 3

Season 3 Episode 3 - Steph gets fact-checked

Daniel saves the show's lack of production by talking too much. About the Los Angeles Kings big trade, how hard it is to win the Stanley Cup, and the simple steps its takes to become a hated NASCAR driver.

Season 3 Episode 4 - Denny gets hated

Daniel discovers he's been watching basketball incorrectly his whole life, goes on a passionate and random rant on the NFL getting too much coverage, and covers the biggest stories from the Basketball World Cup.

Season 3 Episode 8 - The NFL is way too popular

Daniel offers a shoutout to Alex Grinch and the boys for playing some solid USC defense, break down the weekend in L.A. NFL results, gets in an epic fight with Bagman, and reads some listener letters.

Season 3 Episode 10 - The argument of the century

Before Daniel can countdown the latest 'words of the week' involving a long-overdue coaching change, the start of a promising new NBA career, playoff rankings, and some wild NASCAR drama, he has to pay the price for an egregious mispronunciation at the end of last week's show.

Season 3 Episode 15 - Daniel Gets Suspended

The 'Word of the Week' committee announces some new changes for the show after a major meeting, and Daniel breaks down the top stories of the week from the Steelers still hanging around, to a college football game that featured the winning and losing coach getting fired.

S3, 17 - Daniel's bad basketball take

Daniel is back to talk about how Michigan-Alabama reminded him of a historical war documentary, and a group of deserving sports figures are celebrated as the 'Winners of the Week" including that iconic strawberry pop tart.

The Informal Program 2024

2024 EP 1 - The Pop-Tart that changed College Football

Bagman starts 2024 off with a belated to reaction to the disastrous Chargers -  Raiders Thursday Night Football game that got everyone fired, and discusses why he's concerned about the recent Lakers stretch.

5 Min LA Sports Show EP 1 - Bagman disowns the Chargers and calls out the Purple Team

Daniel shares why he actually believes in the Clippers this year, pays off a major penalty from last week's show featuring a funk song and the Titans roster, and counts down the winners of the week.

The Informal Program - 2024

2024 EP 4 - The Clippers are actually legit

Daniel's got some mild scheduling news on this week's episode.

Program alert, major program alert

Bagman is back to celebrate the Lakers beating the Celtics, and take credit for turning their season around after last week's rant.

5 Minute LA Sports Show Ep 6 - Bagman laughs at the Celtics

A formerly fired show character makes a shocking return to (very slowly) make a Super Bowl prediction, Daniel covers the latest in possible relocations across the sports world, and the 'Words of the week' is heavy on the basketball.

2024 EP 6 - The Sentient Sports Dice returns

2024 EP 9 - The College Basketball rant-fest

Bagman once again says the Dodgers need to win every available competition this year (and even win one that doesn't exist), and explains why it's best for the Clippers to blow the whole thing up.

The 19-Minute Sports Report

Bagman says the Clippers should blow it up

This week in the SportsBuilding, The News Snail's got breaking news on a blockbuster NBA trade, Daniel reads your letters, rants about the Angels, and counts down a baseball-themed 'Winners of the Week' countdown.

SportsBuilding Ep 3 - White Sox are bad, Angels are Bad, T-Wolves won the trade | 09-28-24

Daniel and Dave kick off a brand-new edition of SportsBuilding with some highlights from the weekend's biggest games including a wild one in Washington D.C., John Beanie's got some factoids, and did the SEC's dominance even invade our 'Winners of the Week' segement?

Episode 1 of SportsBuilding is here. 

It's finally opening day | SportsBuilding 2.0 (11-26-24)

It's getting a little late in the building. We'll join you tomorrow for a proper edition of SportsBuilding. In the meantime, enjoy the latest edition of the '5 Minute LA Sports Show'

Schedule Update - The SportsBuilding will reopen tomorrow | 12-03-24

The SportsBuilding opens once again to blast Missouri for being ranked by the College Football Playoff committee, recap timeouts across the football weekend, and break some news in the baseball world. 

Plus, the iconic 'Winners of the Week segment closes out the show. 

Missouri should not be ranked. And other matters | 12-04-24

Bagman is ready to have a party after the LA Galaxy won their 6th MLS Cup. 

5 Min LA Sports Show - Bagman Celebrates the LA Galaxy winning MLS Cup win

Daniel and Dave are back with highlights covering the past week in sports including MLS Cup, the College Football Championship week, and whatever was happening in Jacksonville. 

Plus, a rather awkward edition of Beanie Factoids, the latest news on some big college football coaching openings, and of course, the 'Winners of the Week.'

SMU Bribed the committee *allegedly.  |12-12-24

Daniel is kicking off 2025 with the first full public unveiling of the Computer Spreadsheet National Championship. And unlike ESPN, we won't waste time before getting to the countdown. Did the Chiefs, Bills, or Lions take home the most coveted prize in Pro Football? You'll have to listen to find out.  

The 2024 Spreadsheet National Championship Rankings Show (SoundCloud edition)

Daniel is kicking off 2025 with the first full public unveiling of the Computer Spreadsheet National Championship. And unlike ESPN, we won't waste time before getting to the countdown. Did the Chiefs, Bills, or Lions take home the most coveted prize in Pro Football? You'll have to listen to find out.

SportsBuilding 2.0

The 2024 Spreadsheet National Championship Rankings Reveal

The NBA Finals are in the books, but should the Oklahoma City Thunder really be crowned as the 'winners of the week' in the sports world over TJ McConnell or Dale Earnhardt Jr? A panel of experts will discuss, and an impartial judge from Oklahoma City will decide. 

It's the first episode of SportsBuilding's debate talk era, and you won't want to miss it. 

SportsBuilding EP 1 - Who REALLY won the Finals?

Daniel is joined by analysts Oliver and Krish for a live broadcast of the 2025 Play By Play Camp's Wiffleball championship final on the UCLA campus. 

Wiffleball 2025 - The Championship Game

The injury to NASCAR Driver Connor Zilisch starts a conversation about how weird it would be if more athletes got injured during the heights of championship victory. 

SportsBuilding Reports - The worst kind of injury

Dave Rodgers 'returns' to the airwaves on his own talk show to react to a list of possible UCLA football coach candidates after the firing of DeShaun Foster, and share why the UCLA Athletic Department has some serious issues in the money realm. 

The Dave Rodgers Show  - Firings, Coaches, and Financial Incompetence

What is college football's unsolvable problem? Why are the Vegas Golden Knights so good? Why can't Dave write better sponsorship scripts?

These questions and more are answered on the inaugural episode of The Informal Program.

The Informal Program

Episode 1 - College Football has a problem

In this week's episode:

The crew bask in the glory of North America winning the 2026 World Cup bid, Beanie the Engineer reveals his ignorance about Motown legends, The Vegas Golden Hat attempts to recover from the heartbreak of the Knights losing the Stanley Cup Final, and we discover whether Phineas and Ferb have been slighted by history.

Episode 24 - Phineas & Ferb played in the wrong era

Daniel the Host finishes up the show explaining how you can stop being annoyed by the Patriots and just appreciate the art.

The Informal Program - Season 2

Season 2 Episode 5 - How to appreciate the Patriots dynasty

The crew does an entirely normal episode of the show the day after April Fool's Day.

Season 2 Episode 13 - How to watch baseball in 15 minutes

The show conducts the 2019 NHL Draft Lottery live on the air (with many mistakes and fury), and the crew celebrate the Clippers' 31 point comeback with a little too much enthusiasm.

Season 2 Episode 15 - How to do a draft lottery

Bagman pays tribute to the 2019 Clippers by criticizing their inability to win a home playoff game.

5 Min LA Sports Show EP 16 & 17 - Bagman remembers the Clippers

The show will be uploaded tomorrow @10 AM PT.

Programing note: Wed @10 AM

The crew read listenr letters about equal pay for the USMNT, do the "politically correct baseball standings", and reward John Beanie for his greatest rap performance to date.

Season 2 Episode 28 - How to discuss equal pay in a civilized manner

Bagman is not impressed by either LA soccer team following edition 4 of the rivalry derby.

5 Min LA Sports Show EP 29 - Bagman blasts both sides of El Trafico

Bagman refuses to stop the show as he goes off on every baseball team in the Los Angeles market, specifically the Dodgers.

5 Min LA Sports Show EP 38-39 Bagman becomes a Padres fan

A group of sports analysts debate the week’s biggest winner in sports before an inanimate judge who will decide who’s right. 

Hosted by Daniel West. New episode weekly (we hope).

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