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Tune in as NFL star Zaire Franklin discusses sports and culture with his friends.
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Episode 40 of The Trenches Show starts with a week 5 discussion and what went wrong in Jacksonville (10:17), Bronny & Bron played together for the first time (28:18), Zaire says Davante Adams better not end up in Kansas City (38:10), & Zaire puts Speed on blast after a locker room incident (45:14). Around the league after week 5, is Surtain the best corner in football? (56:37), Zaire thinks NFL players should have their own signature cleats (1:07:59), Syracuse and Tarleton are taking care of business in CFB (1:21:08), the guys name their top 5 shows of all time (1:34:04), + MORE!
Rodney Williams from Closet Six joins The Trenches Show for this fashion heavy bonus episode. Rod says the Cleveland Browns are the best dressed team in the league (7:58), he explains what a stylist actually is (15:34), what people should know about his brand Closet Six (37:17), the guys discuss the top 5 best dressed players in the league (57:26), + MORE!
Episode 39 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a discussion on Future and if he’s a top 10 rapper of all time (13:46), Zaire got himself in a conundrum with the terrible towel talk (24:09), he speaks on the Najee Harris situation and why he went after him on X (36:20), and Tom Brady took shots at Baker Mayfield during the Bucs-Eagles game on Sunday (47:30). The guys recap the week 4 win over Pittsburg and Speed breaks down the stiff arm (57:43), Zaire on his big 4th down stop (1:04:00), was Alabama vs Georgia the best College Football game of all time? (1:10:00), Zaire says Travis Hunter already has the Heisman locked up (1:21:40), + MORE!
Episode 38 of The Trenches Show begins with the guys getting right into the hate after weeks 1 and 2 of the NFL season (9:30), Zaire says “I heard the criticisms and I took it personally” (24:27), he speaks on Bears HC Matt Eberflus and the issues he had with him in Indianapolis (40:30), and Speed disagrees with San Francisco saying they’re the best dressed team in the league (1:08:31). The guys recap the week 3 victory and Caleb’s painted nails (1:19:21), they weigh in on Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion situation and if he should retire (1:36:09), should the Panthers have stuck it out with Bryce Young? (1:49:08), Zaire calls out both Notre Dame and Rudy (2:04:00), + MORE!
1Joe Budden joins The Trenches Show for episode 37 and immediately says he’s never coming back to Indianapolis (10:02), Tyreek Hill was detained unjustly before the Dolphins game on Sunday (24:56), Joe reflects on his 44th birthday party in NYC (29:17), and he speaks on all the businesspeople he’s looked up to in his career (41:46). Zaire asks Joe what his favorite phase of the JBP was (56:11), Speed wants to know how contracts in the music industry compare to NFL contracts (1:25:26), Kendrick Lamar is performing at the Super Bowl next year (1:46:46), Joe details the reasons why Lil Wayne wasn’t chosen (2:03:11), + MORE!
Episode 36 of The Trenches Show leads into week 1 with CJ Stroud’s offseason comments about Zaire and EJ (6:50), Zaire after Colorado’s win “Shedeur is a starting QB right now in the league” (21:27), where does a gold medal rank in the list of individual accomplishments? (47:52). Colts QB Anthony Richardson joins the show (1:07:07) and reflects on his injury last season (1:08:49), he speaks on being the Indianapolis Colts’ first black franchise quarterback (1:35:20), the 2023 rookie QB class with Bryce Young and CJ Stroud (1:44:30), Richardson says he’s never played with himself on Madden before (2:18:38), repping Indy with Caitlin Clark and Tyrese Haliburton (2:25:42), + MORE!
Marvin Harrison Jr., Edgerrin James, Quenton Nelson, and Kenny Moore II all join The Trenches Show with Zaire Franklin in this special episode live from Colts-Cardinals joint practice. Marvin Harrison Jr. discusses the pre-draft process and a private workout he did with Arizona (5:16), he says he’s the best wide receiver in OSU history (14:32), Colts Hall of Fame running back Edgerrin James joins the show (16:18) discussing what made the Colts teams of old so special (31:02), and how he turned Cato June into a pro bowler (44:08). Quenton Nelson sits down and Zaire immediately begins recapping their long standing beef/friendship (1:01:15), he says Anthony Richardson is his favorite quarterback that he’s ever played with (1:25:45), Kenny Moore II returns to the show (1:27:37) as the guys talk fashion and how far Speed has come (1:42:09), + MORE!
Episode 34 of The Trenches Show begins with the best concerts Zaire, Tim, and Jayda have ever been to (1:18), they debate the best US cities to go out in (13:01), the NFL offseason needs to be restructured (23:54), Zaire doesn’t think most NFL players work hard (34:36), he says “Floyd Mayweather and Michael Jordan are the worst things that ever happened to sports” (41:48), + MORE!
Episode 33 of The Trenches Show kicks off with a discussion on which is the better movie, I Am Legend or 8 Mile (:22), Texas football players or Florida football players? (11:50), Zaire and Speed debate the NFL offseason and how it should change (15:34), and they recap how training camp has been thus far in Indy (29:20). Tim doubles down on his Angel Reese take (55:01), if the US doesn’t win gold, is LeBron’s legacy affected? (1:06:30), was Davante Adams the undisputed best WR in the league for a stretch? (1:33:37), Tim remembers Sonya Massey with his Bad Jawn of the week (1:48:11), + MORE!
The Trenches Show is back after a summer break with episode 32 and Zaire gets right into it talking about NCAA 25 (9:22), he speaks on the Colts’ Juneteenth post showing him throwing up 4s (23:30), Jayda asked Zaire to unfollow a guy she was on the rocks with and he said no (34:23), and Zaire talks about the best things he saw from his teammates this offseason (1:01:46). James Boyd, the Colts beat writer at The Athletic, joins the show as the first ever virtual guest (1:13:38) to preview training camp and recap offseason storylines (1:22:15), Zaire speaks on making the NFL Top 100 list at #100 (1:39:24), Shakur Stevenson is Tim’s Bad Jawn this week (1:53:25), + MORE!
Episode 31 of The Trenches Show starts with the NBA finals after Speed’s Mavs took down Timberwolves (14:24), is Caitlin Clark the most hyped player to ever enter the WNBA? (31:52), Zaire thinks the WNBA doesn’t know how to handle a star rookie (47:18), and Speed is Gunna’s biggest stan after being backstage at a show (1:01:03). Tim, Zaire, and Zaire’s son went to the Indy 500 and it was a disaster (1:14:34), Apple Music dropped its list of the 100 best albums ever and it was rough (1:20:12), PFF’s list of the top 32 linebackers in the league was even worse (2:03:15), EJ and Zaire respond to CJ Stroud’s comments (2:12:00), + MORE!
In this Patreon exclusive episode, the JBP is joined by Indianapolis Colt and host of The Trenches Show, Zaire Franklin.
Episode 30 of The Trenches Show begins with a courtside etiquette discussion after Tim got rowdy at the Pacers-Knicks game (5:46), Zaire and EJ respond to Austin Rivers’ viral comments about the cross-sport potential of NFL vs NBA players (21:36), Zaire and Tim argue about zone defenses in the NFL and NBA (32:44), and what information about an artist would really make you stop listening to them? (58:50). Is the Kendrick Lamar vs Drake beef on the same level as 2pac vs Biggie? (1:12:30), Zaire says Kendrick is not gonna fill the Drake void (1:21:18), Kevin Hart won The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (1:29:30), Zaire and EJ discuss the NFL schedule release and what they want for the Colts (1:46:26), + MORE!
Episode 29: WR1 Feat. Michael Pittman Jr. | The Trenches Show With Zaire Franklin Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. hosts The Trenches Show on his farm for episode 29, the first Trenches episode shot on location. Zaire announced the Colts day 2 picks at the NFL draft and Roger Goodell psyched him out (17:09), EJ and Zaire reflect on their own draft days (26:43), Michael Pittman Jr. joins the show (38:12) immediately telling a wild story from his rookie year (39:48), and he weighs in on the rookie wide receivers and new Colt Adonai Mitchell (46:05). Pittman details his ejection in the Patriots game and how the NFL apologized to him (51:06), what it was like growing up as the son of an NFL player (1:03:17), Pittman describes life on the farm and what his morning routine is (1:14:30), Zaire and EJ learn that a colt is a baby horse (1:33:12), + MORE!
Episode 28 of The Trenches Show kicks off with Allen Iverson and his little statue that was revealed by the 76ers (4:12), Zaire and EJ list the pros and cons of Max’s Hard Knocks (33:52), Zaire got married and Tim had his hands full with best man duties (48:48), and Zaire tells the story of the wedding day (57:26). The garter toss and Tim’s wild “scoop and score” story (1:23:19), J. Cole bows out of the beef with Kendrick and Drake (1:49:49), is Caitlin Clark already Indianapolis’ biggest star? (2:16:42), Zaire didn’t like people jumping on O.J. the moment he died (2:31:44), + MORE!
Episode 27 of The Trenches Show starts with Speed saying Gunna had the best out of jail comeback of all time (00:06), the guys debate which states have the best high school football (21:42), Aaron Donald retires as one of the best to ever play (29:28), and was Odell Beckham Jr. ever the best wide receiver in the league? (32:07). ‘Aquaman’ reflects on his contract extension and the journey it took to get here (42:18), Zaire and EJ react to the recent hip drop tackle news (1:09:38), Speed had the ‘pause of the decade’ at a Colts practice (1:32:38), he was there when Katt Williams ran his 40 yard dash and tried coaching him up (1:42:09), + MORE!
Episode 26 of The Trenches Show begins with Tim mad at the Academy Awards for giving Angela Bassett an honorary Oscar (2:18), Zaire calls out Jason Kelce for his behavior in the luxury suite with Taylor Swift (13:57), Tim and Zaire are beefing over what position Zaire’s son should play in football (20:06), and Jayda argues with the guys over the way they talk about ‘track team dudes’ (48:56). Zaire’s Syracuse football controversy around ‘HennyPalooza’ (55:23), Colts defensive tackle Grover Stewart calls into the pod (58:53), Nick Saban walks away from Alabama as the greatest college coach of all time (1:03:30), Zaire thinks Embiid is the best player on the planet because he scored 70 points (1:27:42), + MORE!
NFL wide receiver Parris Campbell joins episode 25 of The Trenches as the first guest to return for a second appearance. The pod kicks off with a discussion about your girl’s ‘work husband’ (:17), how many years in the NFL before you have a badge of honor? (18:31), Parris asks how much better can Justin Jefferson even get? (29:39). Zaire says that pocket passers are a dying breed (41:08), why are so many big artists into satanic stuff? (48:45), which is better - Space Jam 1 or Space Jam 2? (59:37), + MORE!
Episode 24 of The Trenches Show starts with the imbalance of good quarterbacks between the AFC and NFC (2:01), Zaire tells a crazy story about his wife Khandice and Waka Flocka Flame (20:39), Cam Newton gets in a brawl at a 7 on 7 (37:25), and Zaire calls out Rome Odunze and Caleb Williams for their NFL Combine antics (1:01:15). Why are the top players not participating in the Combine anymore? (1:15:26), NFL beef is alive and well after Buffalo Bills Pro Bowler Dion Dawkins called out the New York Jets on VladTV (1:29:21), Jets RB Breece Hall almost got punched in the head (1:48:48), Meek Mill drama “a bad day for Philly” (1:54:27), + MORE!
Investor Ian Dunlap and Tyrone Allen join The Trenches Show for episode 23, which begins with Tim on an island comparing Isiah Pacheco to Emmitt Smith (8:54), Zaire says Tom Brady’s Tampa Super Bowl was his best (23:11), Tim asks Ian why no African Americans own sports teams (35:42), and Ian advises young athletes coming into wealth (45:40). Ian asks Zaire why many athletes don’t take the time to become financially literate (53:26), Ian says “everybody loves the Mamba Mentality until they have to do it” (58:27), how much is enough to retire on? (1:14:59), what role should a woman play in a man’s life? (1:28:26), + MORE!
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