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Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers College Basketball Podcast

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin

Welcome to Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers! If you came to find the best college basketball coverage, from team No. 1 to team No. 365, you came to the right place! Co-Hosts Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin watch as much college basketball as anybody, and like to break down the game in a unique way. Sam and Jonathan, with the help of the best guests in the business, attempt to stray away from the narratives that plague mainstream college hoops discourse, taking an angle based on watching the

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01:41:09

S6E91: This is March -- Sunday Night Live with...

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2026/03/02

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin welcome Michael DeRosa back on the pod on the first day of March to talk about the weekend that was as well as the first week of conference tournament brackets that are already out.

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01:36:04

S6E90: 2/27-28 Weekend Preview

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2026/02/27

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin discuss the biggest games and storylines for the last weekend of February. Talked about Michigan/Illinois, Kansas/Arizona, Duke/Virginia, Arkansas/Florida and more. National championship contenders, mid-major discussion

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01:21:27

S6E89: March Is Coming

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2026/02/27

Sam & Jonathan review the week in college hoops headlined by:Kansas-HoustonMichigan State-PurdueSt. John's-UConn+ More

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01:47:07

S6E88: 2/22 Sunday Night Live V with Michael DeRosa

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2026/02/23

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin talk Duke/Michigan, Arizona/Houston, Celebrate the champions, and much more with Michael DeRosa.

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01:35:19

S6E87: Michigan/Duke, Arizona/Houston, Weekend...

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2026/02/20

Sam Federman & Jonathan Lidskin are joined by Will Warren to preview the biggest weekend of the season with two marquee matchups ahead.We also celebrate some regular season conference champions.

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00:51:40

S6E86: Michigan over Purdue, Miami (OH) stays alive,...

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2026/02/18

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin discuss Michigan's uniqueness and superpowers after defeating Purdue at Mackey Arena. They discuss Mick Cronin's press conference, as well as bringing on Dean Wendel to discuss Miami's win over UMass.

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00:25:07

S6E85: Iowa State takes down Houston

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2026/02/17

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap Iowa State's win over Houston and discuss Division III 25/25 teams as well as Kashie Natt

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01:23:15

S6E84: Valentine's Day Saturday Night Live IIII with...

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2026/02/15

Jonathan Lidskin and Michael DeRosa (and partially Sam Federman) talk about Saturday's college basketball action. Arizona/Texas Tech, St. John's/Providence, Gonzaga/Santa Clara, and more.

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01:26:20

S6E83: Valentine's Day Weekend Preview

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2026/02/13

Sam & Jonathan preview another big weekend of hoops as we get into the dog days of the season. Game Previews include:Kansas @ Iowa StateWisconsin @ Michigan StateGonzaga @ Santa ClaraKentucky @ FloridaAnd much more!

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00:58:03

S6E82: Mid-Major Thursday with Rocco Miller

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2026/02/13

Rocco Miller joined Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin to recap a mid-major week, starting with Northern Iowa/Belmont and Merrimack/Marist.

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01:23:19

S6E81: Down goes Arizona + Weekend Recap with Michael...

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2026/02/10

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin recap Arizona/Kansas, North Carolina/Duke, Michigan State/Illinois, Houston/BYU, Kentucky/Tennessee with Michael DeRosa

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01:15:23

S6E80: Welcome, Casuals

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2026/02/09

Sam Federman & Jonathan Lidskin go live post-Super Bowl to welcome casual fans to college basketball. With five weeks until Selection Sunday, Jonathan & Sam go over everything a fan tuning in for the first time this season needs to know before the final stretch of the year.

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01:08:03

S6E79: 2/6-7 Weekend Preview with Matthew Winick

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2026/02/06

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview UConn/St. John's, Alabama/Auburn, Houston/BYU, Michigan State/Illinois and more with Matthew Winick

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01:36:27

S6E78: Mountain West Breakdown w/ Tom Mosser +...

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2026/02/06

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin welcome Tom Mosser onto the show to break down where we stand in the Mountain West after Utah State's win over San Diego State (0:00). Then, Mid-Major Thursday shoutouts (32:30), and a recap of the biggest things that have happened since we last podded on Friday (53:10) with Kevin Fielder.

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00:59:34

S6E77: 1/30-2/1 Weekend Preview with Brian Rauf

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2026/01/30

Sam Federman previews the weekend with Brian Rauf from Basket Under Review.

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01:13:14

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E76: Tuesday Recap

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2026/01/28

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin were joined by Tyler Frick, Isaiah Walker, and Grant Salsman to discuss- Michigan vs Nebraska- Indiana vs Purdue- SLU vs GW- MIssouri vs Alabama- BYU vs ArizonaAND MORE

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01:09:52

Brackets, Bubbles & Bid Stealers S6E75: Sunday Night...

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2026/01/26

Sam Federman & Jonathan Lidskin are joined by Michael DeRosa to break down the weekend in college hoops, including:- The freshmen 40's- Hot seat watch- Georgetown-Providence

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01:18:59

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S6E74: Stephen F....

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2026/01/24

Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin preview the weekend and interview Stephen F. Austin head coach Matt Braeuer.

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00:38:03

Brackets, Bubbles, & Bid Stealers S6E73: Mid Major...

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2026/01/23

Sam Federman & Jonathan Lidskin break down the latest in the mid-major world, including:- Did Sam curse Merrimack?- Tulsa's big win- A prolonged Valley Update

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01:00:39

Brackets, Bubbles & Bid Stealers S6E72: What to make...

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2026/01/21

Jonathan Lidskin & Sam Federman recap Tuesday night in college basketball including:Clemson loses at home to NC State with Griffin BarfieldVanderbilt is blown out by Arkansas in its third straight loss with Joey DwyerPurdue falls at UCLA

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