The Better (Slightly) Late Than Never GMP Sports NBA 2018 Season Preview
Sports Editors Wai Sallas and Michael Kasdan open a window into the workings of their collective minds as they wind their way through a preview of the 2018 NBA season. Sure it’s like a week or so late....
View ArticleSports and Other Stuff Episode #16
— After a two-week layoff, Michael and Wai recap an unreal news span. Michael dives deep into the multiple sexual harassment cases in each: sports, news, entertainment, and politics. The two also...
View ArticleOn Derrick Rose: Stars Don’t Shine Forever
When you sit under the stars at night, do you cast a wish on one that blazes across the sky? Or do you marvel at its fleeting moment? — With Derrick Rose leaving the Cavaliers and reportedly mulling...
View ArticleSports Detox – Episode 101
— In this week’s episode, Mike and Wai talk about their favorite March Madness memories and also hash out whether today’s college athletes should be paid. They also talk about the off-season football...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 102
— This week, Michael leaves Wai for the red rocks of Utah’s beautiful outdoor wilderness. On his own, Wai tackles Notre Dame’s Women’s Head Coach Muffet McGraw’s comments regarding gender equality. Wai...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 103
— Michael Kasdan and Wai Sallas talk sports. This week, they touch on the NBA Playoffs, Magic’s surprise resignation as well as Michigan State’s continuing issues with covering up sexual assaults and...
View ArticleDo Sports Bring Out the Best or Worst in Men? (A Call for Submissions)
Each week, GMP contributors Michael Kasdan and Wai Sallas discuss the major issues of the sports world in their podcast, Sports Detox (set to continue next week). Sports are not merely a form of...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 107
NFL Draft and NBA Playoffs dominate this edition of the Sports Detox. There’s also an uncomfortable but necessary discussion on the NFL and its role in aiding players in controversial situations rather...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 108
The guys discuss their most controversial sports opinions including mat kickball, CTE in football, and the most overrated coach in sports. The NBA Playoffs are ramping up as Michael and Wai make...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 109
If you could parody any major sports phenomenon, what would it be? Wai Sallas and Michael Kasdan tackle this, get you caught up on the latest from the NBA Playoffs, wrap up the NBA Draft Lottery, check...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 110
The guys tackle the start of the Warriors vs Raptors NBA Finals including what will from now on be known as “The Pascal Siakam Game.” In baseball, they talked Yankees and Dodgers, as well as the big...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 111
Wai and Michael talk about the NBA Finals and, more specifically, Kevin Durant’s injury. What does it say about our culture and the disposability of men and athletes? Also the World Cup has started and...
View ArticleThe Love of Baseball and a Father-Daughter Relationship
— In his novel, A Single Happened Thing, author Daniel Paisner explores the connection between father and daughter, a love of baseball, and more. After an apparent mystical encounter, protagonist David...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 112
Wai and Michael discuss the NBA Draft and the lessons found in men crying. Space Jam 2 was announced, who plays the non-NBA players. The World Cup has reached the final rounds, but is the fanfare...
View ArticleWhy Do Men Care So Much About Sports? (A Call for Submissions)
Stay tuned next week for the next addition of Sports Detox, presented by Michael Kasdan and Wai Sallas. In the meantime, consider why sports are so important to men (especially) who have normal jobs....
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 113
This 4th of July weekend was not short on fireworks. From Kawhi Leonard choosing a destination to the U.S. Women’s National Team completing their journey in France, Michael Kasdan and Wai Sallas dive...
View ArticleSports Detox: Episode 114
Wai and Michael welcome in Yankees Twitter personality Jomboy to discuss all things baseball. From what’s wrong with the game to our favorite moments, it is all right here. We also give our predictions...
View ArticleSports Detox – Episode 115
While the entire baseball world reveled in the knock-down drag-out brawl between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates, Michael Kasdan and Wai Sallas take a look at the consequences. How does it...
View ArticleSports Detox – Episode 116
Wai Sallas and Michael Kasdan break down the Antonio Brown saga, while also reflecting on the absurd with regard to “diva” Wide Receivers of NFL season’s past. And Lisa ‘Left-Eye’ Lopez! In baseball,...
View ArticleSports Detox – Episode 117
Wai Sallas and Michael Kasdan bring you the first of two episodes dedicated to fantasy football. Kasdan and Sallas tackle the risky RB trio of Ezekiel Elliott, Melvin Gordon and Todd Gurley. Who’s...
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