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Week two with our AI assistant and he's already doing better work, though he's still on a short leash. We open with World Cup chaos: a controversial red card overturned after rumors of a Trump phone call, a Ghanaian witch doctor who allegedly cursed Harry Kane, an England fan who went completely off-grid for ten days in Barcelona and became the subject of an international manhunt without knowing it, and a South American drug lord who got arrested by undercover cops hiding inside World Cup mascot costumes.

Then the golf world delivers two absolute gems. Wyndham Clark's decade-old tweet about Baker Mayfield resurfaces where it turns out Baker slept with his girlfriend back in college, and Wyndham handles the reveal about as awkwardly as humanly possible. And Phil Mickelson's ongoing PR disaster gets worse: the story of him getting booted from a country club mid-round for an inappropriate advance, plus the now-infamous allegation that he showed Pat Perez's wife an unsolicited photo with a very direct proposition. We also break down the PGA Tour's new relegation/promotion format coming in 2028.

Plus: Diana Rossini's scandal keeps growing (body cam footage, name-dropping Kevin O'Connell to dodge a ticket), ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller's stunning fall from grace as an alleged serial fantasy football scammer running 90+ fake charity leagues, Brandon Aiyuk torching bridges with Jayden Daniels on his way out of San Francisco, and a full review of the Scott Atkins B-movie "Savage Dog" — Nazis, folding swords, and a narrator who keeps talking after he dies.

Topics covered: World Cup 2026, Ghana witch doctor, Wyndham Clark, Baker Mayfield, Phil Mickelson, PGA Tour relegation, Diana Rossini, Kevin O'Connell, J.J. McCarthy, fantasy football scams, Matt Miller ESPN, Brandon Aiyuk, Jayden Daniels, Scott Atkins, Savage Dog movie review.

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This week we introduce the newest member of the team: Claude. Yes, an AI. Yes, he already screwed up on day one by mixing up Carnell Tate with Luther Burden. We're keeping him on probation.

Jason breaks down how he's been building out a full AI-powered podcast prep system with automated topic research, a visual dashboard, scheduled jobs that run while he sleeps. Frankie reacts in real time to how weird and impressive it all is. It's the future, whether we like it or not.

Then we pivot to the U.S. Open, where Wyndham Clark went wire-to-wire at Shinnecock to win his second title even though the crowd spent four days trying to will him into a bunker. Scottie Scheffler's birthday/grand slam story ends in heartbreak. Sam Burns's putt on 17 still hurts. And Wyndham's mental performance coach had to walk off the course because she couldn't take it. We get into all of it.

Plus: World Cup chaos (Scotland drank Boston dry, the TSA issued official ranch dressing travel instructions, and Spain ties Cape Verde as a -1200 favorite), Father's Day pickleball with the crew, Jason's boat at Red Rock, the Knicks parade looking like the seventh circle of hell, UFC at the White House, Cowboys updates, and a Scott Atkins movie review teaser for next week.

Topics covered: AI and podcasting, U.S. Open, Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler, World Cup 2026, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, George Pickens, pickleball, NBA Finals, UFC White House event, Taylor Swift wedding, Iowa State basketball.

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It is Monday June 8th and Frankie and Jason sit down to watch game three of the NBA Finals between the Spurs and Nicks. They talk about the NBA Finals, NFL News including AJ Brown and Myles Garrett trades, more Brendan Sorsby, the Bears moving to Indiana, and Tom Brady's latest endeavor.

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