In honor of The Omega’s senior issue, Madeline and Emma award our senior superlatives to the most deserving Cubs players. Heads up - if you’re here for a discussion about actual baseball, you’re in the wrong place.

Ross Riot Ep. 1 - Cubs Superlatives

Madeline and Emma put their own spin on some of their favorite segments from Cubs center fielder Ian Happ’s own podcast, The Compound. Special guest star Sarah Nitti comes on to attempt to talk baseball, and Madeline and Emma embark on a quest to snag an interview with the Compound Boys themselves. 

Timestamps: New season! Cubs’ recap (0:35), Copying The Compound (3:33), Worst Best (5:18), Guest Star DGS Senior Sarah Nitti! (9:17), Desert Island MLB Teams (10:20), NICO I’VE SEEN MEMENTO (14:27), Brainless Baseball (original segment)(14:47), Screen Times (24:50)

*editors note: To everyone’s disappointment, The Ross Riot does not have its own Instagram account. Follow @DGN_Omega for Ross Riot updates and all things Omega related!

Ross Riot Ep. 2 - Compound Copycats ft. Sarah Nitti

Emma and Madeline take some time to catch up with listeners. After a biweekly Cubs update, Madeline and Emma introduce new segments Hot and Not and Tweet of the Week. And what would this podcast be without its surplus of Compound references, chatter, and desperate pleas for an interview?

Timestamps: Weekly Recap (1:00), Stat Rats (2:18), What’s Hot, What’s Not (6:14), BE NICER TO KRIS BRYANT (11:09),  Power Rankings (13:14), Tweet of the Week (13:40), Teenage girl baseball Twitter vs. grown men baseball Twitter (15:36), Screen Times (18:15), Compound Convos (21:05), FORMAL PROPOSAL TO THE COMPOUND (25:53)

*editors note: Unfortunately, I did forget outro music... check out Ep. 4 to hear it!

Ross Riot Ep. 3 - BE NICER TO KRIS BRYANT

Today, Madeline and Emma charm listeners with a few Cubs related fun facts. We add some spice to our weekly recap, get into some Instagram beef, and welcome Omega feature editor Maggie Ward to the pod. An authentic bleacher bum herself, Maggie gives the inside scoop on what exactly goes down beyond the ivy. To no one's surprise, Emma continues to make Madeline look foolish as we talk screen time.  




Timestamps: Introductions/Cub favorites (0:36), Emma is blocked by Bryce Harper’s wife on Instagram (6:13), Cubs’ Weekly Recap (8:19), Stat Rats (11:30), What’s Hot, What’s Not (14:43), Guest Star Feature Editor Maggie Ward joins the pod (20:02), MythBusters: Cubs Fan Edition (24:52), Superstitions (30:23), Screen Times (31:30), Compound Convos (34:35)

Ross Riot Ep. 4 - Big League Wannabes ft. Maggie Ward

The Cubbies are heating up and Madeline and Emma just can't get enough. Today we welcome Trojan varsity first baseman and pitcher Matt Schellbach to the pod. Matt joins us for some of our recurring favorites: What's Hot, What's Not and Tweet of the Week, and we discuss the ever controversial Kris Bryant trade situation. Matt is thrilled to return to the pod in the future and shave a few minutes off his screen time.

Time Stamps: Stat Rats (0:47), Weekly Recap (1:23), Guest Star DGN 1B/P Matt Schellbach (7:52), What’s Hot, What’s Not (14:02), Tweet of the Week (18:34), Nick Castellanos and why he made Madeline cry (19:50), Should we trade Kris Bryant? (21:10), Matt’s Minute: Postseason Predictions (28:52), Screen Times (30:33)

Ross Riot Ep. 5 - Crying over Kris and Castellanos ft. Matt Schellbach

The first few innings of this podcast are pretty standard, but by the 7th inning stretch, it’s clear that Madeline and Emma are using their second-string brains today. After a weekly recap, we take our best swing at some postseason predictions and talk screen time. In our most immature episode to date, we deliver in the potty joke department like Anthony Rizzo does at the plate. 

*Disclaimers: The postseason brackets we used were “If The Postseason Started Today” as of September 25th. Neither Madeline nor Emma passed gas in the recording of this episode. 

Timestamp: Postseason bet (0:45), Weekly Recap (1:07), Stat Rats (4:58), What’s Hot, What’s Not (7:20), Sending KB peanut butter milk (10:20), Shoutout Carantini (13:10), (INACCURATE) POSTSEASON PREDICTIONS (15:05), Cubs-White Sox World Series? (21:25), Screen Times (22:21), Compound Convos (24:19)

Ross Riot Ep. 6 - Bubble Tea, Grande Nacho Boxes, and A Little Baseball

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