The Hodgepodge Episode

On this episode, Morgan covers a variety of topics. She starts by discussing the new portraits of Queen Mary and King Frederik. Mostly, Morgan and Laura discuss Mary's debut of the crown jewels.

Then, they discuss what the Dutch have been up to. They discuss the fun fashion of King's Day and the epic moments from Spain's state visit to the Netherlands.

Then, they go to the UK to discuss the new photo of Louis for his birthday and the theories around it as well as the new photo of William and Kate from their wedding day. Morgan ends the show by discussing Taylor Swift's new album.

Laura
Unrequited Rivalry

On this episode, Laura breaks down round 1 of the NHL playoffs so far. She begins by discussing the eastern conference, the Rangers sweep of the Capitals and all the series at 3-1 (Note: Florida beat Tampa after we recorded). She and Morgan discusses rivalries and specifically what they dub unrequited rivalries, where one side hates the other and the other side is very ambivalent.

Then, they discuss the western conference playoff pictures. And of course the last series they discuss is Morgan's Dallas Stars and their series with Vegas. Morgan ends the show with rant and rave.

Laura
Judging a Royal by Their Title

On this episode, Laura goes over some of the interesting components of a title and what that can tell you about a royal or a monarchy.

She begins by how you can tell about a country's monarchy by how the country is labeled. She then discusses what different royal titles mean and how centuries-old sexism influences the titles we use today. Morgan ends the show with a rave.

Laura
This is a Pro-Robo Ump Podcast

On this episode, Morgan highlights some recent examples of the inconsistencies and poor performance of umpires. She uses these examples to introduce the topic of robot umpires.

She goes over the technology, some of its issues, some improvements, and where it stands today. In the end, she and Laura agree that this is a pro-robo ump podcast. Laura ends the show with rant and rave.

Laura
The New Shows on the Block

On this show, Morgan discusses the new shows Harry and Meghan are bringing to Netflix. First she discusses Meghan's new show that seems to coincide with the launch of her brand American Riviera Orchard. Morgan and Laura discuss a lot of the interesting ways this show could go and who it could appeal to as well as share a little bit of confusion about some of the word choices in the summary.

Then, they discuss Harry's polo show and how confusing they find it. They discuss the very limited audience for this show and their concerns about how successful this show could be. Laura ends the show with a rave.

Laura
Bye Bye Coyotes

On this episode, Laura covers the current situation with the Arizona Coyotes. She first discusses their tumultuous history of bankruptcy and changes in ownership.

Then she discusses the recent arena struggles and the coinciding interest of Ryan Smith for bringing a team to Salt Lake City.

She brings it all together by discussing the news that the Arizona Coyotes will be relocated to Salt Lake City but that the current Coyotes ownership group will get to keep the mascot for future use on a different team and the right to an expansion franchise. Morgan and Laura then discuss mascot options that are being discussed.

Laura
Lost in Translation

On this episode, Morgan and Laura discuss the allegations around Shohei Ohtani and his translator. Namely that his translator engaged in illegal betting, got into a lot of debt, and used Ohtani's money to pay off the debt.

They discuss the league's reaction to it, the investigation, and what is known so far. They also engage in speculation about what could happen and what's to come. Laura ends the show with a rave.

Laura
Kate Has Cancer and Andrew Is Cancer

On this episode, Morgan and Laura discuss Kate's cancer announcement. They discuss the video and how this was much better PR than had been done throughout this process. They also discuss what this news means for the royal family and the future.

They then discuss Andrew's attendance at Easter and how frustrating it is that Charles continues to allow him to attend royal events. They end the show with rant and rave.

Laura
A Kate Sighting and Meghan's New Company

On this episode, Laura breaks down the past in BRF headlines. There were still a lot of conspiracies, but it wasn't as crazy as the week before so there's that at least!

Kate was seen out and about shopping. There's video proof of it. So naturally, some people online used AI editing tools poorly to create images that don't look anything like Kate to claim she wasn't there. Morgan and Laura dive in deep on that and all the other happenings.

After that, they discuss Meghan's new brand American Riviera Orchard and all the possibilities of that brand. Laura also points out the headlines about the Sussexes being "demoted" on the Royal Family website. Morgan ends the show with rant and rave.

Laura
"Current" Events

On this episode, Morgan gives a rundown about the Kansas City Current, Kansas City's professional women's soccer team. Morgan details the history of the team and its ownership's group investing in the first outdoor soccer stadium built exclusively for women's soccer, the CPKC Stadium that the team plays at.

In addition, Morgan covers the ownership stake of Brittany Mahomes, former college soccer player herself and wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Plenty of speculation happens about Taylor Swift supporting the club, and Morgan petitions for Taylor to attend the game. Morgan and Laura also discuss the rise in interest in women's sports in general and all the opportunities that exist. Laura ends the show with rant and rave.

Laura
The Royal Rorschach Test

On this episode, Morgan discusses the release of the Mothering Sunday photo of Kate and the kids, the subsequent "kill notice" from major agencies, Kate's apology, and all the issues with the manipulation and speculation.

There are so many layers to this story, and Morgan and Laura spend a lot of time diving into the photo itself, the agencies' decisions, the press coverage, social media reaction, and more.

Laura
NHL Trade Deadline Recap

On this week's episode, Laura recaps the NHL trade deadline which wrapped up on Friday. She discusses all of the big trades, including her heartbreak at Jake Guentzel being traded.

Laura breaks down all the other trades and even explains the reasons behind 3 team trades and cap implications.

Finally, she discusses winners and losers of the trade deadline. Morgan ends the show with a rant and rave.

Laura
Where is Kate Middleton?

On this episode, Laura covers the recent flurry of headlines around where Kate is. Laura and Morgan discuss that the lack of statements from Kensington Palace is consistent with what they initially said. However, they also discussed how the silence left a void that very predictably conspiracies and rumors filled. Laura and Morgan discussed how this could've been managed better to rein in some of the headlines and press.

They also discuss the paparazzi photos that were released of Kate with her mom in a car. These were the first photos of Kate since her surgery. Finally, both Laura and Morgan think Kensington Palace will release a photo of Kate with her children to mark Mothering Sunday in the UK this Sunday.

Morgan ends the show with a rant and rave (and a bonus extra rant).

Laura
Uniformly Bad

On this episode, Morgan reviews the controversy surrounding the new MLB uniforms. She goes over the questionable choices with colors, lettering, and style and the resulting cheap looking uniforms.

Morgan and Laura discuss the issues with the development of the jerseys (only measuring 300 players) and the quality issues Fanatics presents.

Laura ends the show with a rant and rave.

Laura
William's BAF-TERRIBLE Moment

For the life/royal show of the week, Morgan recaps William's solo appearance at the BAFTAs. She begins by correctly pointing out that William is much better when accompanied by Kate, who couldn't attend due to her recovery.

However, as a long time patron of BAFTA, William was very disappointing. He admitted to not doing much research like seeing the movies or knowing much about them even though he was there for the award show.

It all culminated when he told actress Mia McKenna-Bruce who won an award for the film How to Have Sex, a film which includes with her character being raped, "'I haven't yet watched your film - I think it looked like you had a lot of fun all the way through." Morgan details just how awkward and unfortunate that quote was and how it doesn't seem like a big ask to ask him to at least review the summaries of movies before attending.

Laura ends the show with a rant.

Laura
Anthem or It Didn't Happen

On this episode, in recognition of the news that the NHL will be sending players to the Olympics in 2026, Laura gives a quick rundown of men's hockey at the Olympics. She reviews the history of Olympic participation, rule differences, and some of the epic moments from Olympics history.

Morgan and Laura also discuss the fact that Russia DEFINITELY did not medal at the last two Olympics and that the Olympic Athletes from Russia and the Russian Olympic Committee medaled. Sure, those teams had Russia in their name, but the Russian anthem didn't play which is the only way we know a country won.

Morgan ends the show with a rant and rave.

Laura
How Swede It Is

On this episode, Laura covers her favorite royal family the Swedish Royal Family aka the Bernadottes. She discusses the changes throughout the years, many amazing tidbits, and mostly just gushes about why she loves them so much.

Morgan ends the show with rant and rave.

Laura
"Big Game" Breakdown

On the sports episode, Morgan and Laura go over the highlights of the Big Game. From the actual game (don't worry that's not too much of the episode) to Usher's halftime show to the commercials to OF COURSE Taylor Swift, Morgan and Laura have a lot to say.

The whole show is a mix of rants and raves so they skip that segment this week.

Laura
Everything is Awful (Life Edition)

To cap off a week of bad stories, for our life/royals episode Morgan discusses the sad news that Charles has cancer. She goes into what we know and don't know, Harry's visit with Charles, and all the speculation surrounding the news.

She and Laura discuss what this means for the family that doesn't have a large younger generation to rely on and other implications of this news.

Laura
Everything is Awful (Sports Edition)

After a week off, Morgan and Laura are returning with some very heavy topics this week. First up, their sports topic. TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT

On Monday, London, Ontario police held a press conference after laying sexual assault charges against 5 members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior hockey team in connection with an assault that took place during the weekend of a gala honoring the team. 4 current NHL players and 1 former player are charged with crimes.

Laura goes over the timeline of the case and the myriad of ways the victim (known as E.M.) was failed. This includes the London Police initially closing the case and not opening it up until years later, Hockey Canada trying to brush everything under the rug, and of course the alleged traumatizing sexual assault.

This is just the beginning as Canadian legal experts say that the backlog of cases means this likely won't go to trial until 2026 so you can be sure we will cover updates when they happen.

Laura