Fountain City Sports Media: A Kansas City Chiefs Podcast

Crushable Cast: Chiefs vs Chargers Instant Reaction

"I Have Come Here to Chew Bubblegum, and Kick Field Goals" 

 

On this Crushable Cast, Rhys and Armando talk about Harrison Butker and his titanium leg (1:20), discuss the sudden and respectable debut of Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert (6:45), Rhys plays whistleblower to the consistently inconsistent officiating (15:37), and what kept the offense stuck in second gear (22:11).

 

 

Crushable Cast: Chiefs vs Texans Instant Reaction

"Hey! I've Seen This One!" 

 

On this Crushable Cast, Rhys and Armando recap Thursday's dominant season opening win against the Houston Texans including the breakout debut of running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (6:04), business as usual for Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes (14:33), L'Jarius Sneed's immediate impact (23:52), and the defense picking things up where they left off (33:35).

 

Royal to a Fault

"I Don't Know What I Expected" 

 

After an optimistic stretch in early August, now two-thirds of the way through the season Armando, Rhys, and Kyle face the sobering reality of yet another last place finish. The boys sift through what the Royals have shown in 2020 (6:00), figure out if the trade deadline garnered future investments or magic beans (31:25), and ask the eternal question: "What does success look like for the Royals going forward, and how do we attain it?" (39:38)

 

At least there's always beer! In this episode, Armando drinks an IPA that pFriems are made of, and Rhys falls in love with a grapefruit. (15:05)

 

 

 

Fountain Fantasy

It’s Time to Make your Fantasy Dreams a Reality 

 

Grab your friends, grab your laptop, and grab a beer, because it’s once again fantasy football season

To get you ready for the most unpredictable fantasy season to date, Rhys and Armando walk you through the 10 Commandments of fantasy football (17:01), where you should be looking to draft the Chief’s offensive weapons (57:28), and review which beers you should bring to your fantasy draft (34:06).

Small Market Bias: (Bubble Boy)

It’s the inaugural episode of Small Market Bias, the spinoff series viewing national stories through the lens of the bias midwest coast.

The Kings are out of Kansas City, (as well as playoff contention…) so there’s no better way to debut the series than to safely join the virtual fans in Orlando and dish about what we're seeing in the NBA.

Rhys and Kyle get hot about the Suns and the 8/9 seed circus, (9:25), the crew recaps what we've observed in the playoffs so far (24:15), and Armando hosts the first, and hopefully last, Bubble Boy Awards (57:10)

Speaking of bubbles, Rhys and Armando review a couple home court brewery favorites with Boulevard Brewing Company's Tequila Barrel Lime Gose, and WeldWerks' Extra Extra Juicy Bits (42:49) 

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There Is No Royal Road To Learning

Memories are the Architecture of Our Identity 

 

Let's take a season spanning 182 games and condense it down to 60. Then, take those 60 games and distill them down to a season's worth of lessons and development over only 17 contests.  What does that leave you with? The 2020 Kansas City Royals.

 

In an episode full of life lessons, Kyle scrounges up some peanuts and Cracker Jack in the storm-shredded state of Iowa (0:42), the Royals test various approaches to the Theory of Bullpen Evolution (13:20), finding the proper Batting Order of Operations (21:19), and how it all culminates in developing the team's Identity going  forward (31:58).

Drawn and Quarter-ed

FREEDOM 

 

...from the Orlando bubble at least.

 

Sporting Kansas City's out, Armando's out, everything's out. 

Guest host Noah Metzger joins us to discuss Sporting's unceremonious elimination from MLS is Back as well as talk about getting Tank'd (1:23), expectations for this squad going forward (22:36), and review some delicious Kansas City classics (27:12).

Interview with Seattle Mariners Prospect Wyatt Mills

Seattle Mariners pitching prospect Wyatt Mills joins Fountain City Sports Media for a special interview! 

 

Find out how Wyatt found his way into baseball (4:57), what life has been like coming up through the Minor Leagues (14:54), including pitching for Team USA in the 2019 World Baseball Classic (28:24), and of course his insider scoop on up and coming Kansas City Royals (34:23).  All that and more in this informative and engaging interview.

The Vancouver Nightcap

SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! 

 

After a late night game where a near MLS record for shot attempts still had the scoreboard showing zeroes, Sporting KC found the back of the net when it mattered in the penalty shootout.

The boys get Socratic about life including loss (1:14), as well as what constitutes a shot, and what it means to finish (7:46)/(10:30). Listen in as we break down the unbreakable wall of Hasal, and what this means heading into the team's quarterfinal match against Philadelphia.

Death Comes For Real...Salt Lake

I Guess That Makes Us The Grim Reaper 

 

After surviving a grueling 3 games, Sporting Kansas City takes the top spot in the Group of Death. Armando, Rhys, and Kyle discuss the continual improvements made by SKC which make them one of the hottest teams heading into this weekend's knockout round.