In this episode, Mike and his friend Peter draft which sporting events they would prioritize to watch over the next twelve months before recapping their recent annual guys trip to Nashville. As usual, we close with Trivia and our Cause for Optimism in the week ahead.  ..read more

It’s a classic 4-for-4 episode as Mike and his friend Kirill touch on each of the four teams and the notable happenings from the past ten days. As usual we close with Stump the Host / Stump the Guest Trivia and our Cause for Optimism.  ..read more

In this jam-packed episode, Mike & Peter revisit an episode they recorded two years ago at the start of the pandemic and discuss how sports and life has changed - and hasn’t changed - in the years since. Before that, they share their thoughts on Ben Simmons’ return to Philadelphia and Carson Wentz’s return to the NFC East. Listen to the second half of the podcast as Mike & Peter then share their Top 10 lists for the best stadiums they have visited before closing with Stump the Host / Stump the Guest trivia and our Cause for Optimism the week ahead.  ..read more

In this week’s episode, Mike is joined by his friend Kirill as they share their perspective on the Harden trade a week later, before sharing memories of other big trade deadline deals our four teams have made in recent years and discuss how Embiid/Harden will compare to other famous Philly sports duos in our lifetime. We close as usual with Stump the Host / Stump the Guest trivia and our Cause for Optimism in the week ahead.  ..read more

In this episode, Mike is joined again by his dad as they breakdown yet another Flyers 10 game losing streak. They also recap the Eagles Wild Card Weekend loss to the Bucs and close with Stump The Host / Stump The Guest Philly sports trivia and their Cause for Optimism for the week ahead.  ..read more

In this episode, Mike is joined again by his friend Kirill as they share their fearless predictions for the Eagles, Flyers, Sixers & Phillies for 2022. They also share the one thing they’ll remember about 2021 years from now for each of the four teams, and close with Stump the Host / Stump the Guest trivia and our Cause for Optimism in the week ahead.  ..read more

In this episode, Mike is joined by his friend Peter as they breakdown the factors that make a team likeable or not, before discussing their Top 10 beer experiences. As usual, we close with Stump the Host / Stump the Guest trivia and our Cause for Optimism for the week ahead.  ..read more

In this episode of Broad & Optimism, Mike is joined by his dad as they breakdown the Flyers recent struggles and the optimism jinx Mike put on them in our previous episode (0:22). Then, they close with Stump the Host / Stump The Guest Philly sports trivia, before sharing their Cause for Optimism in the week ahead (50:10 ..read more

Welcome to Broad & Optimism! In this inaugural episode, Mike & his friend Kirill establish baseline optimism rankings for our four teams in terms of where they are on a path toward a championship (3:45). Then at the end of the episode listen for the the inaugural Stump the Host / Stump the Guest trivia segment, before we close with our Cause for Optimism (50:27). Stay tuned for updated social media to come soon ..read more

We take a break from the Philly sports world and lamenting about the Carson Wentz trade and state of the Eagles this week to do something fun and different - a fantasy draft of players from sports movies.  Mike is joined by his friend Peter and his brother Dave as they draft a roster of players across famous football, basketball, hockey and baseball movies.  Listen as they breakdown the roster spots they need to fill, eligibility, and dive into the draft itself, before debating who did the best job accumulating talent.  Who would you take with the number 1 overall pick?  Wh ..read more