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Laura Albanese / Cole Critchell

Misery loves company, and there"s a sports podcast for that. Join sportswriter Laura Albanese and avid fan Cole Critchell as they break down and recap the latest in sports, with a ton of movie references thrown in, and just the right amount of anguish. Often wrong and barely right, it"s about the frenemies and fun you had along the way. (We"re all having fun, right??)Follow us on social! X/Twitter: @FTLLTC

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78:45

Episode 34. Lamentations Ft. Antwan Staley (Dailey News)

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2025/01/28

We have our Super Bowl matchups and Cole is in his gloating glory as the Chiefs attempt a three-peat. Daily News Jets beat reporter Antwan Staley is on to discuss the keys to the game, the Jets hiring Aaron Glenn and The Bachelor season premiere (obviously). Also, Laura breaks down the Pete Alonso free agency situation and what it means for baseball. Can the Polar Bear make a Flushing return? Download, like, and subscribe! Yell at us Follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/FTLLTCInstagram:...

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Episode 33. The Cardiac Commanders Ft. Charlotte...

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2025/01/21

Are they...being civil? Cole and Laura discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a Bills/Chiefs matchup and almost get through it without arguing. Laura goes into enemy territory to watch the Chiefs beat the Texans. The Athletic's Charlotte Carroll is on to talk about Giants fans' worst nightmare: A Commanders/Eagles NFC Championship game. Also: Are the Dodgers the new evil empire? Download, like and subscribe! Yell at us Follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/FTLLTCInstagram: https://www.i...

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Episode 32. The Doink of Destiny. Ft. Tom Rock(Newsday)

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2025/01/14

Cole and Laura are in a football fugue state after the Wild Card round, Sam Darnold is seeing ghosts, and Jayden Daniels is making everyone a believer. They talk to Newsday national football columnist Tom Rock about the upcoming divisional round. Who has the best chance at an upset? What's his Super Bowl matchup prediction? And what's up with Tom Brady in the booth, anyway? Laura gets some hate mail for her baseball Hall of Fame vote and has too much fun with it. Download, like and subscribe!...

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Episode 31. Survive to '25. Ft. Mike Vaccaro(NY POST)

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2025/01/07

That's a wrap on the NFL regular season and it's time for Bold Wild Card Round Predictions. Laura has to make a Sophie's Choice between her two favorite quarterbacks, while Cole makes one pick out of spite alone. Award-winning NY Post columnist Mike Vaccaro is on to talk about the absurdity of New York sports, the Giants future, Rex Ryan, and how to find the stories no one expects. Plus: Laura hosts a dinner party and Cole goes to the Winter Classic in search of Jon Hamm. Download, like and s...

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Episode 30. Ghosts of Chiefs-mas past. Ft. Cole...

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2024/12/17

It's the last episode of the year! And what better way to spend it than ranking holiday movies? Cole talks Die Hard and somehow doesn't bust out the Hans Gruber accent. Home Alone 2 is a Tim Curry tour de force and Laura thinks While You Were Sleeping doesn't get the respect it deserves. Also, we need to discuss Dylan McDermott's impeccable knitwear. Plus, it's Week 15 in the NFL and the playoff picture is becoming clear. Who's grabbing that AFC playoff bye? Download, like and subscribe! Clic...

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Episode 29. Winter Wonderland Meetings Ft. Abbey...

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2024/12/10

Juan Soto is a Met, and everything is chaos. Cole and Laura chat it up with the Daily News' Abbey Mastracco from MLB's Winter Meetings, where it all went down. What does it mean for baseball? What does it mean for small-market teams? And is Pete Alonso coming back to the Mets? It'sNFL Week 14 and Laura still thinks the Chiefs are frauds. Cole is ready to believe in the Panthers (um...well, sort of). Plus: The NFL Simpsons-cast. Was it...kinda good? And they get into Season 3 of the Ultimatum,...

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Episode 28. A Face For Radio Ft. Roberto Abramowitz...

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2024/12/03

Are you ready for some futbol (American and otherwise?). Cole and Laura talk to Roberto Abramowitz, the Spanish language voice for NY Jets radio, the NFL on CBS and NYCFC about the football season, the brutal end to NYCFC's season, and what it's like to dub HBO shows like "Hard Knocks" and "24/7". The Chiefs somehow won again and Cole is in full gloating mode. Plus, it's Hallmark Movie szn and Laura has thoughts on a budding rom-com rivalry. Twitter: https://x.com/FTLLTCIG: https://www.instag...

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Episode 27. Talking Turkey & Talking Hockey Ft. Dan...

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2024/11/26

Hockey season is here and who better to take us through the season, the NHL's growth efforts, and the Blues firing their head coach than Dan Rosen, senior writer for NHL.com? Cole and Laura go through some Week 13 NFL action, including the Har-Bowl (tm) and Saquon Barkley rubbing salt in the Giants' wounds. Plus, the Thanksgiving side dish hierarchy is revealed. Also: Have you watched Hot Frosty? Because you need to watch Hot Frosty. Download, like and subscribe!Follow us on Twitter/X: @FTLLT...

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Episode 26. Nothing Happens Ft. Stephen Haynes...

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2024/11/19

Wait til next year (or every year until you die). The Giants and Jets are in no-man's land, meaning we're already looking at the 2025 NFL draft with football guru and Poughkeepsie Journal sports reporter Stephen Haynes. Cole is in mourning after the Chief's first loss of the season and Laura...very much is not. Plus: Other Week 11 action and the least shocking ending of the Golden Bachelorette yet. Download, like and subscribe!Follow us on Twitter/X @FTLLTCIG: FTLLTC_Podcast Yell at us

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Die Giants Die FT. Neil Best (Newsday / Sportswatch)

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2024/11/12

That's German for 'The Giants The'. Guten tag! The pod goes international as Cole and Laura talk Giants football and the international NFL games with Newsday's Neil Best, who was in Munich this week. The Chiefs are 9-0 but will their matchup against the Bills be too much to handle? We've got all the Week 10 action here, plus Golden Bachelorette, philosophical musings, and the radio show you absolutely have to listen to during the next few months. Download, like and subscribe! Follow us o...

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Episode 24. Last Exit to Springfield Ft. Jerry Beach...

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2024/11/05

Cole and Laura discuss if anyone in the NFC can topple the Lions. They chat with Jerry Beach, who covers MLB and NHL for Field Level Media, AP and Forbes, for a World Series post mortem and discuss if the Islanders have a chance of surviving their barrage of injuries. Most importantly, we get Jerry's definitive Treehouse of Horror rankings as everyone goes on a Simpsons (deeeeeeep) deep dive. Plus: Final thoughts on the Mookie Betts fan interference - and the Yankee fans defending it - and bi...

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Episode 23. Start Spreading the Lose Ft. Rob Bradford...

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2024/10/29

Who's getting Juan Soto?! Cole and Laura talk to "Baseball Isn't Boring" host and Red Sox reporter Rob Bradford about this World Series and the OTHER World Series happening this offseason. There's a pretty strong consensus on where Soto likely will sign. Can smaller-market teams even compete in the age of superstars? They go into Week 8 NFL action, sing (another) funeral dirge for the Jets, and give you deets from the Liberty championship parade, including Mayor Adams'...uh...eventful...contr...

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Episode 22. The Triple Dipper Ft. Rustin Dodd (The...

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2024/10/22

The drought is over. After 28 years, the Liberty have finally won their first WNBA title, and Cole and Laura discuss the bonkers Game 5. They chat all things Chiefs with Rustin Dodd, reporter for The Athletic and author of Kingdom Quarterback. Plus: The Bills are clicking, the World Series as set, and there is only one correct Chili’s order. Download, like, and subsribe! Follow us on twitter/x @FTLLTCIG: FTLLTC_Pod Yell at us

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Episode 21. Subway Series, Seriously? Ft. Bryan Hoch...

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2024/10/15

Are the Yankees…unbeatable? Cole and Laura talk with MLB.com Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch about the ALCS and why the Yankees look so good right now and whether Aaron Judge will break out of his career long playoff slump. Before that, they get into some Week 6 NFL talk. Davante Adams is a Jet and the AFC East is about to get very interesting (even if it’s still mediocre). Also, Cole and Laura are fighting, and it’s over Josh Allen. Plus: Week 7 picks, LIB season 7, reader mailbag and someo...

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Episode 20. See Yah, Saleh! Ft. Anthony DiComo...

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2024/10/08

This is the most exciting MLB postseason in recent memory and Cole and Laura are so here for it. MLB.com Mets beat writer Anthony DiComo stops by ahead of NLDS Game 3 to talk about the Mets World Series hopes, whether we should be worried about Edwin Diaz and…is that Dark Brandon Nimmo? Cole and Laura live react to the Jets firing Robert Saleh and they have THOUGHTS, J-E-T-MESS! Plus, Cole is feeling very smug about the Chiefs and Laura is over it. She does, though, have a passionate defense ...

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Episode 19. It's CHILI SZN! Ft. Joe Yerdon (Bleacher...

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2024/10/01

Feel that nip in the air? No? Well use your imagination because it’s October, baby, and that means playoff baseball, hockey on the horizon, and football in swing. Cole and Laura talk all things NHL with Bleacher Report’s Joe Yerdon, who expertly previews the season. Joe and Laura also try to convert Cole to the magic of Shoresy. Plus: Sam Darnold, MVP? The bonkers Mets/Braves Wild Card play in. And could the 4-0 Chiefs actually be in trouble? Are you ready, guys? Good, cuz you’re goin’. Downl...

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Episode 18. One Last Call Ft. Howie Rose (The voice...

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2024/09/24

Is that...is that October magic?! Cole and Laura talk to Mets play by play announcer/legend Howie Rose about this ridiculous baseball season, calling big moments in real time, and what the playoffs might bring. Cole is excited about the Chiefs. Laura is resigned to them winning another Super Bowl (featuring other Week 3 action: The Red Rifle is rocking). Laura goes on a Very Special Journey...to Atlanta to cover the Mets, yes, but also through Steven Seagal's mind. Plus: They also talk Golden...

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Episode 17. Happy (Meal) Ever After. Ft. Lizanne...

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2024/09/17

Laura and Cole go through Laura's DMs to see the hilarious, the cringey, and the VERY ugly parts of being a female sports reporter. She got some help from her friends, though, as women across sports media peel back the curtain to show you what it's like. (Has a stranger ever proposed marriage to you? It's happened to Laura! More than once!)...Plus: A fantastic interview with former Olympic women's basketball player and Hofstra alum Lizanne Murphy, who was in Paris this summer with the Canadia...

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Episode 16. Does God Hate the Jets? Ft. Andy Vasquez...

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2024/09/10

Cole and Laura ponder that age-old question as they talk to Andy Vasquez, Jets beat writer for NJ Advance. Can Aaron Rodgers pull them out of this? What happened to the defense? They also break down some of the other big storylines in a very busy NFL Week 1, including the Chiefs, Bears, Bills and Lions games. Plus: Laura is horrified by the end of The Bachelorette, and Cole learns not to text and umpire. Got a question or a comment? Yell at us below or shoot us an email: Longtimecallerpod@gma...

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Episode 15. 1000 Listeners! FT. Jennifer Williams...

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2024/09/03

Laura’s back after a week away from the pod and Cole is there to catch her up. New York has US Open fever, and Fox 5 sports reporter Jennifer Williams breaks down everything you need to know for the quarterfinals and beyond. Will the American men’s Open drought finally end?! Plus, Cole bullied Laura into watching Love is Blind: UK and it might even be messier than The Bachelorette. Thank you for over 1000 downloads! Download, like, subscribe. Reach out! Longtimecallerpod@gmail.comTw...

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