This week we're joined by editor, writer and former VICE News editor-in-chief Ryan McCarthy for a two-part discussion on the legacy of Hulk Hogan—from his iconic stardom in the 80s and 90s WWF to his eventual involvement in temporarily disbanding a media company. Ryan J. McCarthyTwitter: @mccarthyryanjMORE: ryanjmccarthy.netSwish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC:Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfApple: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

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Hulkamania | Part II: NOW (Gawker, Thiel, Trump)

Hulkamania | Part I: THEN (Hogan-Andre, Wrestlemania IV, Trump)

The 2021 NBA season is over and it's time to talk about it and get the next one started as soon as possible no one is allowed to stop watching the dribbles and dunks, never stop watching, must trade all assets for an immovable contract make the orange ball go swishy in the hoop whammy is a max contract mamba,,,,,, Swish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw. SWISH FM: Web: SwishFM.com Email: swishfmradio@gmail.com Twitter: @SwishFMRadio Instagram: @SwishFMRadio Apple: apple.co/2NXjMP8 Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861 Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjY Google: bit.ly/32KIiWs iHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1l MUSIC: Artist: Letherette Album: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1 Title: Montego Fuzz Label: Wulf Apple: apple.co/2kyOBLO Spotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

2021 NBA Post-Mortem

With the series tied up, we endorse a candidate for the NBA Finals. Brandon Lisy (Whammy)Twitter: @brandonlisyTikTok: @whammy45 ??MERCH ALERT??swishfm.com/merchSwish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1l MUSIC:Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfApple: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

NBA Finals Endorsement

This week we're discussing the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, next steps for the Sixers, Jazz, Nuggets and Nets, and the issues surrounding in-arena violence among NBA fans.Brandon Lisy (Whammy)Twitter: @brandonlisyTikTok: @whammy45??MERCH ALERT??swishfm.com/merchSwish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC:Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfApple: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

NBA Playoffs | Conference Finals, Offseason Next Steps and In-Arena Fan Violence

Swish FM league insider Brandon Lisy, AKA Whammy, joins the pod to discuss an absolutely dizzying week on and off the court in the NBA!Brandon Lisy (Whammy)Twitter: @brandonlisyTikTok: @whammy45??MERCH ALERT: swishfm.com/merch??Swish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfiTunes: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

NBA Gone Wild

This week Brandon Lisy, AKA Whammy, joins the pod to give his spiciest takes on Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs!Brandon Lisy (Whammy)Twitter: @brandonlisyTikTok: @whammy45??MERCH ALERT: swishfm.com/merch??Swish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfiTunes: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

NBA Playoffs | Round 2

Trevor Einhorn returns to Swish FM to discuss producing and performing in a one-act play, "The Great Filter" at the Wild Project, donating the proceeds to the Cultural Solidarity Fund and the importance of getting relief microgrants to artists and cultural workers impacted by the pandemic. Then we talk about the Lakers elimination from the NBA Playoffs, what's next for LeBron & AD and Frank Sinatra."The Great Filter"July 1 through July 3 at The Wild ProjectFollowing the live run, a ticketed virtual presentation will be available beginning July 29, with all proceeds benefitting The Cultural Solidarity Fund. More here: lookslikeagreattime.com??MERCH ALERT??swishfm.com/merchSwish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfiTunes: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

NYC Theater, Lakers Elimination and Sinatra w/ Trevor Einhorn

This week Brandon Lisy, AKA Whammy, joins the pod for an update on the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs!Brandon Lisy (Whammy)Twitter: @brandonlisyTikTok: @whammy45Swish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1l MUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfiTunes: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

NBA Playoffs Round 1

Swish FM's spinoff podcast, The Rewatchables—dissecting the greatest, most underrated and under-discussed films in cinematic history—returns this week with special guest Brendan Shields to revisit Jerry Zucker's 2001 tour de force Rat Race.Rat Race features Mr. Bean, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Wayne Knight, Jon Lovitz, Kathy Najimy, Lanai Chapman, Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Seth Green, Vince Vieluf, John Cleese and Dave Thomas. The film follows six teams of people racing from a casino in Las Vegas to a train station in New Mexico, where a locker containing $2 million awaits the first person who arrives.Brendan Shields:Smash TV: youtube.com/user/smashtvmusicSparkle Motion: mixcloud.com/sparklemotion??MERCH ALERT??Support the podcast here:swishfm.com/merchSwish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1l MUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfiTunes: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

The Rewatchables | Rat Race

We've been down the rabbit hole the last few weeks discussing the NBA's officiating scandal. If referees were (and maybe still are?) fixing games, ensuring certain results and outcomes, the NBA is closer to a scripted entertainment product (like a play or movie) than a fair and level competitive sport. How different is the NBA from professional wrestling?The WWF has had its own issues with the credibility of referees.This week we're hopping in our time machines and investigating one of the WWF's marquee matchups, The Main Event. The Main Event took place and aired live on Friday, February 5th, 1988 at 8pm ET from the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event was  broadcast live and drew a 15.2 Nielsen rating and 33 million viewers, both records for American televised wrestling. The contest showcased a rematch between André the Giant and Hulk Hogan, and would ultimately be remembered for a controversial plot twist, which hinged on the officiating. Chris and Ben are joined by Chris Noble, AKA Trashbag Ghost, to deep-dive this harrowing, formative moment.TRASHBAG GHOST:Twitter: @trashbagghostIG: @trashbagghosttrashbagghost.com??MERCH ALERT??Support the podcast here:swishfm.com/merchSwish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/swish-fmSpotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfApple: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

Deep-Dive | The Main Event, Part 2

Deep-Dive | The Main Event, Part 1

Maybe Tim Donaghy and corporate greed aren’t the problems with the NBA. Maybe it’s us????MERCH ALERT???We’re selling merch now! Support the podcast here:swishfm.com/merchSwish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/swish-fmSpotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfApple: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

Is Basketball Good?

This week journalist, producer and host, Tim Livingston, joins the show to talk about Whistleblower, his podcast series that investigates the betting scandal surrounding ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy. While Donaghy resigned in disgrace and went to jail in 2007, Whistleblower surmises that he did not act alone, and the NBA league office not only knew about games being fixed, they were deeply involved in the process.For more on Whistleblower:whistleblowerpod.com???MERCH ALERT???We’re selling merch now! Support the podcast here:swishfm.com/merchSwish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/swish-fmSpotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfApple: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

Whistleblower w/ Tim Livingston

Brandon Lisy, AKA Whammy, once again joins the pod to draft lines from the comedy sketch "Fuggedabuddies". What is that? Who is that?The Fuggedabuddies are Jon Glaser and H. Jon Benjamin. Below is the sketch, originally performed in 2007 at underground NYC comedy venue/bar Rififi. Just watch it, both parts.Part 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSfV_NHxCN0&Part 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io_Lzn6HmPc&Brandon Lisy (Whammy)Twitter: @brandonlisyTikTok: @whammy45Swish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @swishfmradioInstagram: @swishfmradioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/swish-fmSpotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfApple: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT

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