When the roads are iced over, the guests bail, and nobody’s going anywhere… you improvise.

In this episode of Your Dark Companion, Mike Rhyner, Grego, and Shoopy go full work-from-home mode as North Texas locks itself indoors under ice, school closures, and an “abundance of caution.” What was supposed to be a normal show turns into an OG weather emergency episode — and somehow still covers plenty of ground.

The guys start with frozen streets, nostalgic school-closing memories, and the modern miracle of calling off classes days in advance. From there, the conversation slides naturally into sports, where the Mackenzie Gore trade gets a full breakdown. Despite outside criticism, the crew agrees the Rangers did what contenders have to do: give up prospects to get pitching — especially left-handed pitching that throws gas.

Then it’s on to a Super Bowl nobody fully predicted, with reflections on the Patriots’ stunning turnaround, Seattle’s resilience, and the never-ending comparison between Robert Kraft and Jerry Jones. Along the way, Sam Darnold’s long, winding road to relevance earns genuine admiration.

The back half of the show turns reflective, as the conversation shifts to the changing media landscape. Network television’s sudden embrace of live sports, the slow death of newspapers, shrinking sports departments, and the quiet disappearance of something that used to matter every morning all get unpacked. There’s nostalgia, frustration, and the uncomfortable reality that live sports may be the last thing holding traditional media together.

It’s loose, honest, funny, and exactly what Your Dark Companion sounds like when the weather forces everyone to stay home — but the microphones stay on.

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Chapters

00:00:00 – Ice everywhere and an emergency OG episode 00:02:29 – School closures and “abundance of caution” 00:06:39 – Declaring the Snow G episode 00:07:08 – The Mackenzie Gore trade reaction 00:09:43 – Why pitching is always worth prospects 00:12:20 – The Rangers’ changing philosophy 00:15:35 – Super Bowl matchup set 00:16:24 – Patriots, Seahawks, and Cowboys misery 00:21:57 – Sam Darnold’s long road back 00:27:55 – Mid-show read: CBD House of Healing 00:31:17 – Why network TV is suddenly all about sports 00:35:41 – The future: paying for games and even the Super Bowl 00:37:03 – Newspapers disappearing in real time 00:39:58 – Losing local sports voices and coverage 00:41:36 – Where do you even find movie listings now? 00:45:34 – Jason Kidd earning real respect as a coach 00:52:28 – Players who fooled us: Jason Kidd and Troy Aikman 00:54:05 – Grego’s audition story and not looking old enough 00:55:25 – Final thoughts and sign-off

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