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The Fat Guy ForumFat Guy Forum Episode 294 - Playing His Hand with Josh G!Josh Gault struggled with his weight as a kid and at 15 he was a massive car accident that paralyzed him from the chest down. After the accident his weight continued to rise until he was 350 pounds and physically not able to do anything for himself. It would have been easy for him to give up then, and just accept his life, but Josh saw the possibility in himself and decided to control the things he could, instead of focusing on what he could not. He made gradual changes that have added up to him losing over 175 pounds and discovering...2025-01-1352 min
The Fresh Mint PodcastOlympics ReCap - The Things We Like, The Things We Didn't Part 1 S2E14Send us a textThe Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, Paris, France. The Summer Olympics were a joyous celebration of athletic greatness. The USA reigned supreme on the basketball court and dominated gymnastics as well as the track and field. The women took the gold on the soccer field. There were a number of controversies that affected the outcomes of events. No conspiracies but there are grumblings under the surface that I hope one day are revealed. We saw some very enjoyable events and some amazing outcomes in sports we never paid attention to before. But the...2024-08-1334 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastInside The NBA on TNT - Dropped By Adam Silver & the NBA S2E13Send us a textInside The NBA on TNT has been a standard bearer for basketball analysis of high profile games during the season and playoffs, for almost thirty five years. Ernie Johnson Jr. has been the host since 1990, Kenny "The Jet" Smith since 1998, Charles Barkley since 2000 and Shaquille O'Neal since 2011. They are writers and producers on the show as well and have built an amazing following over the years. It is disappointing to hear that the league, who gave them five days to match an offer received from Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video, did not...2024-07-2927 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastRussell Westbrook - Fresh Start or End of the Road S2E12Send us a textRussell Westbrook is traded to the Utah Jazz for guard, Kris Dunn. He is then released and is headed to the Denver Nuggets to replace the departed shooting guard, Kentavious Caldwell Pope, KCP. The Clippers meanwhile have lost Paul George in free agency and now Russ is gone. How well will their fan base sleep this off season with questions also facing Kawhi Leonard who has left Team USA, who is preparing for the Olympics. How much does Russ have in the tank to help the Nuggets return to prominence and get back...2024-07-2218 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastNBA Free Agent Frenzy - Fresh Mint Podcast S2E11Send us a textNBA Free Agency opened July 1, 2024. The Sixers got their man, Paul George. His Clipper teammate James Harden resigns with the Clippers. Knick fans were surprised to learn that center Isaiah Hartenstein signed with the Thunder, who also traded for Alex Caruso. Hartenstein's former teammate OG Anunoby resigned with the Knicks. Kentavious Caldwell Pope signed with the Magic after winning a ring with the Nuggets a year ago. Klay Thompson, a four time champion with the Warriors is headed to the Mavericks in a sign and trade. After we got off the air, DeMar D...2024-07-0828 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastBronny James Drafted by the Lakers w/55th Pick - Fresh Mint Pod S2E10Send us a textThe Lakers take Bronny James with the 55th pick in the 2024 draft. Social Media has gone wild with people taking sides on whether the Lakers as an organization did the right thing for the team or was LeBron James wishes the most important thing? Whatever the case, the pick is controversial. Bronny averaged 4.8 points a game in a shortened season due to health issues that didn't allow him to play a full season. All we can really do is hope and pray he's fully recovered and he is going to develop before his...2024-06-3022 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastNBA Draft 2024 ReCap: Baby Faces in New Places - Fresh Mint Pod S2E9Send us a textThis is a recap of the 2024 NBA Draft. Two rounds over two days and a lot of emotion is displayed as new millionaires are living their dreams. The first two picks are from France, the third pick, Reed Sheppard is the best shooter in the draft as he is shooting 50-50-80 and a quality player for the Houston Rockets. We review the Top 10 picks and jump around the draft for the most probable players to have an impact this season. Zach Edey's stocl fluctuated like there was a recession. He didn't bother...2024-06-3036 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastMikal Bridges Joins the Nova Knicks!! - Fresh Mint Pod S2E8Send us a textThe Nets have traded their best player Mikal Bridges to their crosstown rivals, the New York Knicks. The Knicks already have three players from the 2018 Villanova championship team, and now they bring in the quick slashing wing, Bridges. The Nets were briefly building around Mikal after the Kevin Durant trade that brought K.D. to Phoenix. Mikal had an immediate impact in the Nets lineup, averaging 26.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists, in just 27 games. They were a playoff participant, eventually losing to the Sixers. After the season Mikal played for Team USA in the FIBA Wo...2024-06-2719 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastLA Lakers Hire Basketball Analyst JJ Redick As Next CoachSend us a textThe Los Angeles Lakers have hired ESPN NBA analyst JJ Redick as their new coach. After failing to lure Danny Hurley away from the University of Connecticut. The rumors have been on going since JJ has been spending the last few months doing a podcast with Laker star LeBron James. Questions about the hire include, why would a franchise with championship aspirations hire a coach with absolutely no coaching experience? Only time will tell what is really going on in LA LA LAND... Best wishes to LA Sparks forward Cameron Brink, who i...2024-06-2115 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastNBA Finals Game 5 Recap/ Celtics Win the ChampionshipSend us a textWe see the Celtics come home for Game 5 after a 38 point blowout loss in Game 4. Kristaps Porzingis is cleared to play, but is a question mark as to how effective he will be. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving played their best game of the series as a duo in Game 4. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum played their worst game and are looking to bounce back in Game 5 to close the series 4-1. Porzingis contributed 16 minutes of solid play, Sam Hauser and Al Horford made key three point shots to help extend the lead, Jrue H...2024-06-2124 minThe Fresh Mint PodcastNBA Finals Game 3 Recap/ Game 4 Preview - JJ Redick, Is he the next coach of the Lakers?Send us a textThe Dallas Mavericks were back in the home stadium but suffered the same fate as the first two games in Boston. Kyrie Irving played his best game of the series thus far but his backcourt partner Luka Doncic was off the reservation and spent a lot of time flopping on drives and trying to draw fouls. He ended up fouling out himself with four minutes left and the game still not determined. He hurt his team more than helped, even though he was the second leading scorer. Boston got great contributions from the two...2024-06-1432 min