Fountain City Sports Media: A Kansas City Chiefs Podcast

From the Vault: Interview with Karlton Graham, Head Brewer of KC Bier Co.

Hot Take Mando is moving across the country and Rhys is moving across town. In the meantime, enjoy this classic FCSM interview from our humble beginnings in 2020!

Get Ready for Some High-Quality German Engineering 

 

Karlton Graham, Head Brewer of Kansas City Bier Co, joins the podcast to give us the lowdown on lagering.  A graduate of the Master Brewing Program at the Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago, as well as the Doemens Brewing Academy in Munich, Karlton chats about what it takes to brew authentic German Lagers, and how to lay down some justice in Munich Biergartens.

The FCSM 4th of Ju-ly Star-Spangled Spectacular and Chiefs News

LIBERTY IS A DISH BEST SERVED AT A COOK OUT

The FCSM crew celebrates the Fourth of July in their own special ways. From setting up houses to tearing down rims, there's something for everyone in this week's episode. Old friends make an appearance by way of favorite breweries to old teammates. Grab your American Flag Zoombas, crack open a cold one, and let's get to it!

 

Episode Highlights Include:

•Rhys and Armando talk hardcore politics (0:00)

•Tool Time Rhys (3:50)

•Armando talks Cincinnati street ball (9:59)

•This Week In Craft Beer: Other Half’s “All Citra Everything” DDH Imperial IPA (15:35)

•Rhys and Hot Take Mando react to Orlando Brown Jr’s remarks on NFL live (32:42)

•Will Chris Jones win DPOTY? (44:11)

•FCSM reacts to “The Match” (49:11)

•FCSM goes in on Draymond Green (53:53)

Interview with Salvitore Sesti of Sunflower State FC

PERENNIAL FLOWER

PERENNIAL POWER

Friend of the podcast Salvitore Sesti stops by to catch us up on the big things happening over at Sunflower State FC. A new venue and a new conference are just a few of the highlights happening in 2023. A tasty interview and a delicious beer are on tap for this week's episode!

Episode Highlights Include:

•Catching up with Director of Marketing, Sal Sesi (0:30)

•A brief history of SSFC (2:04)

•Sal reviews "Local 636" IPA from Good News Brewing Company (5:40)

•What's gone on at SSFC since we last met (20:27)

•Hard fought games and Gateway conference outlook (28:12)

•New venue and the importance of home-field advantage (31:37)

Digging Themselves in a Hole: The Buzz Around NFL Minicamp

WHAT'S THE HOLDOUT?

We're still two months away from the start of the NFL season, but the drama is already in full force. A Stefan Diggs holdout in Buffalo leaves the team with several concerns, while a Chris Jones holdout in Kansas City is an expected non-story. We think. We hope. All this, Super Bowl rings, and more on this week's episode!

 

Episode Highlights Include:

•Rhys gives his house renovation update (2:08)

•Armando's Cincinnati food tour (6:10)

•The biggest parking lot in America (7:54)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Rhys reviews "Lagerado" from Odell Brewing Company (10:26)

•Stefan Diggs Bills Minicamp holdout and cryptic messages (22:25)

•Chris Jones' holdout from Chiefs Minicamp(27:40)

•Rumor mill: DeAndre Hopkins to the New England Patriots? (34:12)

•Bengals bungle their words and Chiefs Super Bowl rings (39:35)

•Deneric Prince building hype at Minicamp and around the organization (45:04)

Kansas City Chiefs News Week of June 4th

HERCULES IN A CAN
ZEUS AT THE WHITEHOUSE 
CERBERUS IN STUDIO

Hops and hot gossip headlines this week in Chiefs news! World Champion Chiefs are on the move for both business and leisure as the team visits the White House and Frank Clark joins a familiar foe. All this and the NFL's top team cores on this week's episode! Tune in for a good time!

Episode Highlights Include:

•The dog gets catty and Armando drives to Cincinnati (1:24)

•Armando reviews Mean Mule "Heritage" American Agave Spirit and Rhys reviews "Hazy Hercules" from Great Divide Brewing Company (6:00)

•Frank Clark joins the Denver Broncos(18:45)

•ESPN ranks the NFL's top roster cores (28:15)

•Josh Allen selected as Madden cover athlete (35:44)

•Mr Kelce goes to Washington: The Chiefs visit the White House (42:38)

Tales from the OTAs: How Much Room in the Wide Receiver Room?

I WISH I WERE A FOOTBALL SO I COULD CATCH THESE HANDS

Memorial Day, rising temperatures, and Kansas City Chiefs OTAs- it is most definitely summer. With football still 100 days away, we take a look inside the Chiefs' OTAs to get the inside scoop on a crowded wide receiver room. A number of returning starters will be fighting for playing time against a crop of new receivers including...DeAndre Hopkins? We break down the wide receiver situation on this fun episode. Tune in now!

Episode Highlights Include:

•Rhys tells us about his trip to Omaha (1:22)

•Armando and Logan share their upcoming trip to Cincinnati (2:46)

•Social media shoutout (6:00)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Rhys gives us a royal hot take about Sam Adams Boston Lager and New Glarus Spotted Cow (7:34) followed by a review of "Road Slush Oatmeal Stout" from New Glaris (8:30)

•DeAndre Hopkins in a Chiefs uniform? (24:15)

•Justyn Ross ready to Moss? (33:00)

•John Ross Renaissance incoming? (39:58)

Kansas City Chiefs 2023 NFL Draft Grades

A GM'S NON-GMO GRADE A USDA UDFA & NFL DRAFT PICKS

Immediate starters, depth pieces, and intriguing projects highlight the Kansas City Chiefs class of 2023! Looking for a repeat of their masterful 2022 class, GM Brett Veach once again focused on finding hidden value with non-premium draft capital. Sip the tea leaves and shake the Magic 8 Ball, it's time to predict the outlook of these young rookies. 

Episode Highlights Include:

•Sam Kiper Jr back in the studio (1:00)

•Rhys' Cold Snack Take Back on New Belgium Brewing Company (2:35)

•Lambeau slander commences (5:17)

•Patreon & Social media shoutout (8:02)

•Rd 1 Pick 31: DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah (9:30)

•Rd 2 Pick 55: WR Rashee Rice (17:11)

•Rhys' Rashee Rice Hot Take (20:00), and is the Chiefs WR the deepest in the NFL? (27:35)

•Rd 3 Pick 92: OT Wanya Morris (31:51)

•Rd 4 Pick 119: DB Chamarri Connor (41:01)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Hot Take Mando reviews "Prismatic" from Ninkasi Brewing Company (48:28)

•Rd 5 Pick 166: DE BJ Thompson (59:05)
•Rd 6 Pick 194: DT Keondre Coburn (1:04:47)
•Rd 7 Pick 250: DB Nick Jones (1:09:09)
•UDFAs to watch for (1:14:07)

 

 

*FIXED* Kansas City Chiefs Schedule Release 2023

Everybody makes mistakes- I mean the Packers drafted Tony Mandarich. We fixed our most recent upload, thank you for your patience, and sorry for the error!

PRIME TIME, PRIME RIB, AMAZON PRIME, DON'T MATTER
CHIEFS GOING UNDEFEATED

 

It's offseason Christmas aka NFL schedule release day! We break down each and every regular season game the Chiefs will play in the upcoming season. We've got thrillers, we've got upsets, we've got highly anticipated matchups, and of course, we got beer reviews. Tune in for a packed episode!

 

Episode Highlights Include:

• Cinco de Mayo, Mixology 101, and fast food coffee (01:49)

•Incoming FCSM merchandise/Patreon (8:25)

•Other NFL games of interest (11:30)

• Game-by-game Chiefs schedule breakdown & predictions(20:59)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Rhys reviews "The Witch" black ale from Torn Label Brewing Co. (43:24)

• Chiefs schedule breakdown continued (56:45)

Kansas City Chiefs Schedule Release 2023

PRIME TIME, PRIME RIB, AMAZON PRIME, DON'T MATTER
CHIEFS GOING UNDEFEATED

 

It's offseason Christmas aka NFL schedule release day! We break down each and every regular season game the Chiefs will play in the upcoming season. We've got thrillers, we've got upsets, we've got highly anticipated matchups, and of course, we got beer reviews. Tune in for a packed episode!

 

Episode Highlights Include:

• Cinco de Mayo, Mixology 101, and fast food coffee (01:49)

•Incoming FCSM merchandise/Patreon (8:25)

•Other NFL games of interest (11:30)

• Game-by-game Chiefs schedule breakdown & predictions(20:59)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Rhys reviews "The Witch" black ale from Torn Label Brewing Co. (43:24)

• Chiefs schedule breakdown continued (56:45)

NFL Draft Recap Day 2-3

I'VE GOT PICKS IN LOW PLACES

We're back with our two-part analysis of the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City!

With the ease of Round 1 selections in the books, teams put on their thinking caps as they strategically panned for gold and dug for diamonds in the rough on Days 2 and 3. Which teams struck oil in the later rounds and which were sent home empty-handed? Find out in part two of our NFL Draft recap!

Episode highlights include:

•Best picks of Day 2 (0:42)

•Worst picks of Day 2 (10:10)

•Value picks of Day 2(23:43)

•Will Levis falls to Day 2 (28:31)

•Best pics of Day 3 (34:33)

•Which team won the draft? (41:51)

•Which team lost the draft? (46:48)

•Way too early Offensive Rookie of the Year (52:21)

•Defensive Rookie of the Year (57:34)

•Final thoughts on the Draft (01:00:16)