Coming round the bend is another excellent episode kicking off with some Memories being Made including: when your love makes a fandom real Velveteen Rabbit style (02:56); some pros and cons in pro baseball (17:17) and soccer conferences (19:02); and a brand new game called "Metal Guy Solid" (23:07).

Then it's time for another Sports Dad Guys, and in a race to reach any quantity of dad energy, this one is likely to finish first (32:25).

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Spoiler alert: this episode features the phrase "Hamentashen Offense". It also includes a whole lot of Memories being Made about: the lesser angels of Los Angeles basketball's nature (4:00); some tables being set (12:31); and some dogs being let out (30:14).

Then, it's time for another Sports Dad Guy: yet another Philadelphian obsessed with "Italian culture" (40:27).

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The Guys are back in town with a new season, but first up, a long break means an extra long Making Memories jam packed with: James taking rapid fire (01:39); Diaz pledging to the crown (06:01); and the (New)castle (14:30); Xavier returning (28:35); athletes scooting (30:35); and a Scorching Cinderella run (32:49).

Then it's time for the first of Season 17s Sports Dad Guys: a poor fielder who used to be a rich Fielder and then did once again become a poor Fielder (38:12).

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To wrap up the season, the previous Guy-llionaires Brooks and Emma have returned to take on in tandem their toughest task yet: playing the Guy-bunal.

Categories include: Guy-teria (02:40); The ELITE Category (09:33); Mascot Maths (20:54); 69 or 420 (41:00); and the Non-Copyright Infringing Ultimate Peril Question (1:08:00).

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Sometime you gotta get a little French with it. Just ask the gang, as they go through what's Making Memories, including: the all-star game failing to Wheel and deal (02:05); Annapolis feeling the Blues (04:59); and pain and circuses (10:25).

Then it's time for the Guy-bunal to welcome to the show this week's guest, Charles Star, to talk heartbreak vs. miasma, the Cornell of social media status, and various varieties of blacks and golds (19:07). Then it's time to consider Charles's nomination - a Guy who had a full career as a back at the front of attacks (55:43).

Be sure to check out the rest of Charles's guest Star-ring appearances.

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Plenty is going on in the world of sports, but this week's Making Memories is exclusively Diaz talking about what Brown can do for him (01:46).

Then it's time to meet this week's guest: Frankie de la Cretaz (11:46), author of the Out of Your League queer sports newsletter, here to talk about their book Hail Mary, a series of unfortunate recent events regarding trans athletics, and an exquisite pair of Guys: a nearly forgotten league that our guest helped shine a light on (53:58), and the star of that league whose star shown the brightest (1:01:19).

For more about the NWFL, in addition to Hail Mary you can check out the documentary The Herricanes!

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It's time for a Cup Check with Hosts James and Diaz plus Very Special Guest Xavier in this week's Making Memories: there's a debutante having a ball (01:35); m-Ochoa años de Memo-rias (04:37); and a Croatian forcing some crow down throats (08:55).

Then it's time to welcome back to the show Julie Kliegman, first to talk about their forthcoming book and the climate surrounding it (17:04) and then to nominate a Guy who gets his Flores for showing his emotions (36:50).

Be sure to check out the rest of Julie's work, especially Finding Renee Richards!

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