Episodes
6 days ago
Quick Kicks: Darren Flutie (part one).
6 days ago
6 days ago
Hall of Fame receiver Darren Flutie discusses his life before coming to play football at Boston College, his years in the NFL, his arrival in BC to play for the Lions, and the 1994 playoffs and Grey Cup versus Baltimore (part one of two) (recorded May 15, 2024). (game audio recordings courtesy CFL on CBC)
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Quick Kicks: a good idea in search of money.
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Special Guest Upton Bell (former New England Patriots General Manager -NFL, former Charlotte Hornets Owner -WFL) discusses the hurdles the fledgling National Football League overcame to become a massive success, the problems the upstart World Football League eventually did not overcome to survive, and much more (recorded March 12, 2024).
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Quicks Kicks: on the side of caution.
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Touchdown Pacific sells out in minutes. Edmonton Elks have plenty of ownership suitors. Ottawa RedBlacks celebrate 10 years, Edmonton Elks 75 years in the CFL. Kickoffs are under fire, what will the NFL and CFL do about this part of the game? Hip-drop tackles, expanded booth reviews, it's the off-season and rule-tweaking abounds (recorded April 2, 2024).
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Quick Kicks: our talent is good.
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Special Guest Reid Johnson (The Markcast) joins to dicuss the new United Football League starting play on March 30, 2024, the UFL's origins through the merger agreement, its rules, and its future (recorded March 18, 2024).
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Quick Kicks: should not be forgotten (part two).
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Mark Speck (writer and historian) discusses the wild 1974 World Football League playoffs, the innvoations the league brought (Action Point), and those who started in the WFL and made a career elsewhere in part two; recorded February 29, 2029.