Today we've got Meta trying to buy its way back into the AI race, Travis Kelce getting dragged over a like, and Troy Aikman to leave ESPN at the end of the year after Joe Buck and Troy Aikman allegedly fight before a Monday Night game. A library puppet show in my backyard went nationwide. Justin Herbert looks like he's forgotten how to play quarterback. And we're ending the Halloween debate once and for all: Michael, Leatherface, Freddy, or Jason? Let's go.

Tap into Episode 805 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube

Muse From Meta (4:30)
Travis Kelce Supports Shane Gillis (15:30)
Troy Aikman DONE at ESPN? (26:13)
Darien library incident (38:55)
Justin Herbert Struggles (48:30)

Question of the Day:
Who is the goat horror icon ? Mike Meyers, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger, or Jason (57:30)

Nuclear Opinion (1:10:49)

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Shane Gillis hosted SNL for the third time on October 10, opening with a seven-minute stand-up set. Variety said he bombed again, with a meandering monologue about losing weight and hiking. Yet other people said they loved it and thought it was really funny. Dan Levy then called out his gym-clothes joke about women in an Instagram Reel. Meanwhile, Kelly Clarkson's feud with Brooklyn store Art of Play escalated after she accused the shop of lying. Keegan Allen posted a bloody video saying he was attacked and robbed of his watch in West Hollywood. And a man died after entering a tiger enclosure at a UK wildlife park. Then Tom Cruise acting, breaking TVs, and Nuclear Opinion.

Tap into Episode 804 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube

• Shane Gillis on SNL (2:20)
• Kelly Clarkson vs Small Store in Brooklyn (19:12)
• Keegan Allen gets beat up and must post on social media (26:16)
• Man Jumps in Tiger Enclosure (31:16)
• Tom Cruise Acting & The Social Reckoning Talk (35:47)
• Breaking TVs (48:55)
• Nuclear Opinion (55:18)

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Drake Maye put together a monster performance with five total touchdowns as the New England Patriots dominated the Las Vegas Raiders. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles suffered another frustrating loss, the San Francisco 49ers remained undefeated, and the Jacksonville Jaguars pulled off one of the week’s biggest victories.

We’re breaking down the biggest winners and losers of Week 5, examining the teams that have us concerned, and debating what these results mean for the rest of the NFL season.

Tap into Episode 803 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube

Quick Hitters (3:04)

Biggest Winners of the Week (10:13)

Biggest Losers / Concerning Teams of the Week (14:23)

What Do We Make of This? (20:23)

NFL Week 5 Awards (25:34)

- MVP of the Week

- Offensive Player of the Week

- Defensive Player of the Week

- Surprise of the Week

- Disaster of the Week

- Stock Up

- Stock Down

MNF Predictions (28:22)

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Saturday, the number one team in college football lost to an unranked rival. Then the number two team walked into Tuscaloosa, where Georgia hadn't won since 2007, and won. Kentucky beat a top-ten LSU in overtime on a two-point conversion. For the second week in a row. UCLA is 5-0. Belichick has a ranked win. Nine undefeated teams are left, and one of them is UCLA. If you had any of this on your Week 6 card, you're lying. Let's get into it.

Tap into Episode 802 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube

• Game of the Week: Georgia 20, Alabama 17 (4:25)
• Upset of the Week: Oklahoma 27, Texas 24 (11:34)
• WTF Happened?: Kentucky 35, LSU 34 (OT) (19:24)
• UCLA 17, Oregon 15 (25:13)
• South Carolina 38, Florida 19 (29:13)
• Notre Dame 58, Stanford 7 (30:34)
• Belichick’s First Ranked Win: UNC 21, Pitt 17 (33:45)
• CFB Week 6 Awards (37:52)

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Episode 800 is live. Digger bombs for Tom Cruise, the Blazers fire a new announcer hours after hiring him, and a Bear says the Jets game was easy. Plus Cringe, Questions of the Day, and Nuclear Opinion.

Tap into Episode 800! of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube

We made it to 800 shows, quick CFB opinion, & Ryan's trip to France recap! (2:30)

Digger is an all time bomb (14:23)

What is the deal with aging? (28:31)

All time stand up bit (35:15)

Blazers Play by Play Controversy (37:58)

The Jets are embarrassing on and off the field (46:12)

Is this cringe? (1:04:23)

Questions of the Day
How does this make you feel? (1:07:12)
Can you pass this test (1:11:12)

Nuclear Opinion (1:13:23)

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Week 4 gave us three undefeated teams, five winless ones, and a whole lot of chaos in between. The Giants are 3-1 and alone atop the NFC East after beating Arizona 36-24, sealed by a 98-yard pick-six with 11 seconds left. The Patriots went into Buffalo, scored with 1:55 to go, converted a two-point try and won 29-26. The Chiefs scored two touchdowns 15 seconds apart in the fourth quarter to beat the Raiders 30-27 and stay 4-0. The Cowboys erased a 30-27 deficit with a 12-yard Dak Prescott touchdown to CeeDee Lamb with 43 seconds left, sending Houston to 0-4. Carolina outlasted Detroit 32-26 on Sunday Night Football.

We run every game, hand out the winners and losers, give out the Week Awards, and make our Monday Night Football picks.

Tap into Episode 799 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube.

Quick Hitters (5:40)
Biggest winners of the week (16:13)
Biggest losers of the week (19:12)
What do we make of this? (23:46)
NFL Week 4 awards (27:23)
MNF Predictions (30:23)

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Week 5 had no shortage of drama. Jeremiah Smith had 11 catches for 206 yards and two scores as Ohio State beat Iowa 31-14. Missouri hammered a Florida team that had just climbed to No. 8. Kentucky erased a 17-0 deficit and won in overtime on a two-point conversion. Alabama steamrolled Mississippi State to set up a Georgia showdown. We cover Game of the Week, Upset of the Week, the wildest finish, and the Week Awards.

Tap into Episode 798 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube

- Game of the Week: Ohio State 31, Iowa 14 (6:13)
- Upset of the Week: Missouri 45, Florida 17 (9:05)
- WTF Happened?: Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34 (OT) (11:12)
- Alabama 56, Mississippi State 23 (13:12)
- Miami 41, Clemson 13 (15:13)
- USC 25, Washington 21 (16:13)
- CFB Week Awards (18:13)

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