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Kate Fagan and Billy Football

Friday, August 18, 201711 takes

Billy Football's final day of his summer internship. Lebron James is leaving Cleveland. We give Billy his summer end intern evaluation(-). New York Times Best Seller and Around The Horn HoFer Kate Fagan joins the show to talk about her new book, what it's like working on Around The Horn, her Mt Rushmore of cookies and the Mt Rushmore of college mascots(-). Segments include connect the dots(--), fuck that for the NFLwork stoppage in 4 years(-), let's get serious about statues and monuments(-), and hank hot in the streets(-). We conclude the episode with the finale of Higher Education with Billy Football(-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017
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LeBron James is 100% leaving Cleveland after this season

Chris Sheridan said... NBA Source said today... this will be [LeBron James's] final season in Cleveland. He is 100% leaving. Relationship with owners beyond repair.

LeBron James did indeed leave Cleveland in the summer of 2018 to join the Los Angeles Lakers.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017
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The NFL is head for a virtual certainty of a work stoppage in four years

The actual words were the work stoppage is almost a virtual certainty. Giving me the scary is just thinking about no NFL.

A new CBA was ratified in March 2020, extending the agreement through 2030 and avoiding the predicted 2021 work stoppage.

Intern Evaluation

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Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017·Intern Evaluation
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Steam rooms have been proven to boost your natural human growth hormone

Steam rooms have been proven to boost your natural human growth hormone. It just helps your body repair itself. Anything that shocks your central nervous system causes your body to change.

Hyperthermic conditioning (heat stress from saunas or steam rooms) has indeed been linked in some studies to temporary spikes in growth hormone, though the 'proven' degree and long-term efficacy are often debated.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017·Intern Evaluation
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IPAs are estrogenic and make you grow breasts

It is a proven fact that IPAs are estrogenic and make you grow tits.

Hops do contain phytoestrogens, but the idea that drinking IPAs causes 'man boobs' (gynecomastia) is largely a myth; you would have to drink a massive, impossible amount of beer for the hormonal impact to cause such physical changes.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017
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Society is ruined because of Instagram curated lives

I actually think we're fucked. And I actually think, the story's about someone else, but I talk about it personally... I have not had an original thought in more than a year [because of social media].

This is a subjective sociological opinion.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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Oatmeal raisin is the number one cookie of all time

Number one of all cookies ever is oatmeal raisin cookies. I love the texture of oatmeal and cookies. I think it adds something to the texture that I like.

Cookie preference is subjective.
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Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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Oatmeal raisin is a trash-ass cookie

Because that's a trash-ass cookie. That's a trash ass cookie. Oatmeal raisin is not a Mount Rushmore cookies cookie.

Preference for cookies is inherently subjective.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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Ralphie the Buffalo is actually a female

People forget Ralphie's actually a woman. I knew I was right. Ralphie has been called one of the best live mascots in sports, and she is often erroneously labeled male.

The University of Colorado uses female bison for Ralphie because they are smaller, less aggressive, and more manageable than males.

Hot In The Streets

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Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017·Hot in the Streets
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The 2017 solar eclipse is a shadow designed by scientists to get us excited about space

I think it's Something that's designed by scientists to get us excited about space, but it's actually pretty lame Well, you know what the in eclipse is it's a fucking shadow. Yeah, we're excited about a shadow.

While technically a shadow, his claim that it's 'designed' or 'lame' is a satirical take on public interest.

Higher Education

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Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017·Higher Education
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Don't ever wear a high school Letterman jacket in college

No Letterman jackets. Come on, guys. When you go to college, high school's over. Don't be that guy who shows up to college and talks about how fun their high school was. That guy's a loser.

This is social advice and therefore subjective.
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Take Slip·Aug 18, 2017·Higher Education
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Don't have any visitors from high school your first semester of college

Don't invite any of your high school friends to show up... they come, they get too drunk, they get in a fight with your college friends... Don't have any visitors for your entire first semester of college.

Subjective social advice.