Fade The Media

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf open up with a convo about best frontmen in rock history before bitching about instant replay officiating in general and the garbage penalty flags ruining the NFL (9:38), who’s the best 2-2 team in the NFL (28:01), do our “Fade Five” NFL games of Week 5 (39:51), discuss the California-NCAA bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsome on LeBron James’ “The Shop” (1:07:05), decide who won the rap battle between Shaq & Dame D.O.L.L.A. (1:22:52), examine if the World Series is the Houston Astros’ to lose (1:37:03) and “Soccer is for P******” (1:40:58).    Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf discuss if podcasts are taking over music as the preeminent background audio (4:13), The Dragon takes a shot at Boston sports (24:33), they cover the “Fade Five” football games heading into NFL Week 4 including how much the Chargers need Melvin Gordon, Baker Mayfield pooping his pants on SNF, Hammerdick Jones ballin’ out, the Eagles' back against the wall and the Chiefs’ dome debut (32:08), the new NBA rules (1:26:46) and “Soccer is for P******” (1:37:46).

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf discuss Aza’s daughter’s soccer team and Geoff hooping with a man wearing an ankle bracelet (7:05), explore former NFL running back Larry Johnson’s conspiracy theories (15:06), the benching of Eli Manning (34:30), which NFL games we are “Likin’, Lovin’ or Leavin’” (46:50), Gregg Popovich’s shitty attitude following Team USA’s shortcoming in the FIBA World Cup (1:42:26), Shaun Livingston’s retirement (1:52:10) and “Soccer is for P******” (1:58:06).    Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf open up discussing Mexico shitting on America in soccer and Geoff’s annual trip to Las Vegas before the start of the NFL season (3:04 - 17:27), NFL narratives after Week 1 (17:28), how Antonio Brown got himself on the New England Patriots (1:00:09), reminiscing all-time moments from Philadelphia sports fans (1:17:33), and the Boston Red Sox’s soft shit of backing out of the arms race with the New York Yankees (1:31:00 - END).    Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf are joined by Cheech Clark to revisit Aza and Geoff’s weekend at the 626 Night Market and their “Scuzz Buckets” Fantasy Football Draft party (4:53), talk hoops featuring Andrew Yang’s Melo guess and LeBron James trying to own “Taco Tuesday” (35:42), discuss why Aaron Judge deserves $500M (50:51), “Soccer is for P******” (59:30) and give our NFC team win total predictions plus who we think will win the Super Bowl (1:07:04).   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf discuss Arsenal’s loss to Liverpool, Diego Maradona’s upcoming HBO documentary and Carli Lloyd’s chances of being an NFL kicker in “Soccer is for P******” (5:45), weigh in on the Los Angeles Lakers signing Dwight Howard and the latest installment in Kobe-Shaq’s feud (34:31), breakdown what the f*** Andrew Luck is thinking retiring from football (51:21) and give our AFC teams regular-season win total predictions (1:31:16 - END).     Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud 

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf talk about weed culture (0 - 13:38), ask how much money Jay-Z needs to own an NFL team (13:39 - 35:59), the Cleveland Browns hating on the New York Giants (36:00 - 49:51), “0-10 Scale” how f***** are the Chargers after the Derwin James injury (49:52 - 57:20), discuss why the Los Angeles Lakers should not sign Dwight Howard (57:21 - 1:08:47), revisit the NBA’s Donald Sterling-fiasco (1:08:49 - 1:26:58) and the return of Soccer is for P******:   EPL matchday 2 (1:26:59 - END).    Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf debate how much racism should be worried about the Jay-Z and NFL partnership (5:04 - 37:15), how legitimate Barstool Sports is as a news source (37:16 - 51:09), how much the NCAA hates black people (51:10 - 1:03:05), who’s the biggest star in this season of “Hard Knocks” (1:03:06 - 1:20:16), who will be good in the NFC North (1:20:17 - 1:48:42) and what are the biggest games of the 2019-20 NBA regular season (1:48:43 - END).    Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume, The Dragon and the Wolf have a Geoffrow Records release party for the Top-10 NFL QBs headed into 2019 (4:35 - 49:27), debut Couch GM to handle the NFL contract negotiations (48:28 - 1:09:00), send a “F*** You” to the New York Mets (1:09:01 - 1:14:00), chip in on the Los Angeles Clippers re-branding efforts (1:14:03 - 1:26:46), Talking out their A** ft. Jeremy Lin (1:26:47 - 1:46:05), debate if Carmelo Anthony gets the credit he deserves (1:46:06 - 1:57:28), discuss if LeBron James is jealous of Bronny (1:57:30 - 2:11:11), review Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2:11:26 - 2:23:59) and Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day (2:24:00 - END).      Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf discuss MLB and the LA Angels’ failure to market Mike Trout (2:45 - 14:16, Aza’s trip to the OC Fair (14:17 - 28:02), the worthiness of the six Baseball Hall of Fame inductees (28:03 - 1:01:36), Talking out their *** featuring Odell Beckham Jr. + Baker Mayfield (1:01:37 - 1:19:39), An Idle Mind is the Dragon's Playground aka political talk (1:19:40 - 1:42:56) and our reviews for Nas's Lost Tapes Vol. 2 compilation (1:42:57 - END).    Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume of Fade the Media, the Dragon and the Wolf debate which of the white man sports they’d most like to play professionally, if tennis got it right with instant replay officiating, how the Chargers should handle Melvin Gordon’s contract dispute, will Kawhi Leonard eventually bail on the Clippers plus they discuss Chris Paul’s grumpiness, Russell Westbrook’s value to the Rockets, the tear-jerking Angels’ combined no-hitter on Tyler Skaggs night, the untimely death of Pernell Whitaker and more.  Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia  Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

On this volume, many grievances are aired between the Dragon and the Wolf including who will prevail in the “War of LA” basketball, if Russell Westbrook gets the proper appreciation, are female soccer players paid equally, why Kawhi Leonard hates LeBron James, what makes Geoff a casual NBA fan, if Zion Williamson is too fat for his knees and much more.   Email — FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone — 562-257-6371 Social — @FadeTheMedia

The Dragon and the Wolf are podcasting from a bomb shelter because of all the Adrian Wojnarowski Twitter detonations set off during NBA free agency. On this volume’s docket is us trying to figure out why the MLB bufu’d our teams with All-Star Game snubs (5:00 - 26:23), why Colin Kaepernick hates Betsy Ross (26:24 - 30:23), if the USWNT will make as much money as the USMNT (30:24 - 41:40), how Woj pwns every other NBA journalist + making sense of NBA free agency 2019 (41:41 - 1:19:59) and where the f*** Kawhi Leonard is going (1:20:00 - END).   Email — FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone — 562-257-6371 Social — @FadeTheMedia

The Dragon and the Wolf open the show discussing Aza's family man life, Geoff's hatred for Taco Bell and the NBA Awards show (0 - 25:14) before guessing where the big-name NBA free agents will sign this offseason (25:15 - 1:26:26), figuring out what NBA players Zion Williamson's game most resembles (1:26:27 - 1:40:47) and deciding who won the rap between DAME D.O.L.L.A. and MB3FIVE (1:40:48 - END).

The Dragon and the Wolf are joined by two homies—Blare and Mav—in the "Four Horsemen" show. Headliners of the bickerfest include debates on Kawhi's basketball nirvana, how Anthony Davis will fit with Alex Caruso, Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning, if Drake exorcised his curse, which Democratic Presidential candidate has the hottest entrance music and more. 

On the heels of one of the saddest NBA injuries ever, the Dragon and the Wolf discuss the nuances of the Kevin Durant saga including where he’ll play in 2019-20, if the Warriors can win the NBA Finals without him and if he watches too much TV. Also, we have part 342 of the “Where is Kawhi signing?” debate and part 287 of the “Who will trade for Anthony Davis?” debate plus why the U.S. Women’s soccer team has zero chills.  

The Dragon and the Wolf discuss many hard-hitting topics like how Drake can win NBA Finals MVP, why Mexican-Americans hate the US national team, if Andre Iguodala is a HoFer, Daniel “Hammer****” Jones, NBA players being triggered by the dictionary, WTF the Houston Rockets are doing and much more.

Back after a week hiatus, the Wolf recaps his trip to the Big Apple and the Dragon discusses his new freelance gig at Fox Sports 1 before they deep dive into the NBA Finals and the Los Angeles Lakers bedlam. Also, there's some "Soccer is for P******" featuring a Europa League final recap and Champions League final preview. 

On this week’s chamber of Fade the Media we discuss the fallout from the NBA Lottery, the end of the road for the Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics & Denver Nuggets, look ahead to the NBA Conference Finals, try to figure out what the F the Los Angeles Lakers are doing this offseason and talk about our favorite moments from Showtime’s “Wu-Tang Clan:  Of Mics And Men” documentary series.   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud

The Dragon and the Wolf recount each others’ weekends, which consists of Geoff’s appearance at Ellismania 16/17, Aza’s family and baseball trip to San Diego (0 - 16:15) before riffing on sports. Soccer is for P*****:  Liverpool stuns Barcelona, European soccer fans vs. American sports fans and wrapping up the EPL’s 2018-19 season (16:16 - 1:00:10). We assign homework for the listeners to watch Showtime’s ‘Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics And Men’ docuseries (1:00:11 - 1:02:18). Baseball is boring:  Wolf goes to see Dodgers-Padres,  the state of the New York Yankees and division races through May (1:02:20 - 1:10:15).   Basketball is woke AF:   Giannis & Mike Budenholzer are shellacking the Celtics, figuring out what makes a ‘max’ player and assembling the ‘Marginalized 5’.  (1:10:17 - END)   Email - FadeTheMedia@gmail.com Phone -  562-257-6371 Social - @FadeTheMedia Intro/Outro song - @TraphouseThomas/Soundcloud