Episode 51 - Convince MeArooChellaPalooza
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!
We took a couple of weeks off so Bennett could welcome the next Convince Me Kid, but we're back with a brand new episode.
Spring is here, the weather is warming up, and the world is opening back up little by little and that can only mean one thing... live music.
With Bonnaroo and other festivals returning this year, we decided to concoct our own festival lineup and we're going draft style to decide who can book the greatest music festival lineup for the debut of Convince MeArooChellaPalooza!
Episode 49 - 2021 MLB Preview
Sometimes you have to call an audible, but you never break a promise!
Elrod couldn't record this week, but we promised two episodes so Bennett and Rut decided to shelve the previously announced topic and talk a little baseball.
Who is this year's MVP? Who will win the World Series? What crazy ideas come out as our bold predictions?
Tune in this week to find out these answers and more according to our "experts"!
The full episode drops Wednesday on YouTube and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
Episode 48 - Convince Me Madness Finals
SURPRISE!!
We may have left you hanging last week but we're making up for it this week and giving you TWO episodes! And what more appropriate way to do it than drop the finals of our inaugural Convince Me Madness tourney on the day of the NCAA Men's Championship game.
We started with 16 schools in our tournament vying to become the Best All-Around Sports Program in history and now we're down to 2. Who will prevail? Check it out to find out.
It's the #1 seed Florida Gators taking on the #2 seed UCLA Bruins!
Episode 45 - Full House v Family Matters
We're back Facebook!
This week we're going back 30+ years to everyone's favorite Friday night tradition, ABC's TGIF lineup. While this network block became known for iconic family-aimed sitcoms, there were two that would really be considered the flag bearers, but which one took the cake?
In this episode, we decide Full House vs. Family Matters!
Episode 42 - Fictional Football Draft
Happy Super Bowl Week!
With the big game right around the corner with two stacked teams, we're stacking teams with some of the best football talent that you've ever seen.... on TV or the big screen. Who can compile the best team of your TV and movie gridiron favorites? Who came out on top of our preseason NFL predictions? Who has the biggest head? (Spoiler: It's Elrod). All that and more on this week's episode. It's the Convince Me Fictional Football Draft!
Episode 41 - Kobe Bryant #8 vs. #24
One year ago today, we lost an icon. This week, we're paying tribute to the one and only Black Mamba.
His career could be split in half and it would produce two Hall of Famers. He loved competition, and what better one-on-one matchup than to have him against himself.
Its Kobe Bryant #8 vs. Kobe Bryant #24!
Episode 40 - Best Fictional President
Hail to the chief 'cause he's the chief and he needs hailing! (Bonus points to anyone who gets that reference)
As the country prepares to transfer Presidents this week, we're looking at who our favorites are to hold that position, sort of.
In this episode we're looking at our favorites to hold the position of POTUS in film and television. Who did we pick? You'll have to tune in and see!
Episode 38 - Jeopardy v Price is Right
COME ON DOWN! This is... Convince Me!
This week we break down two of, if not the, biggest staples and heavy hitters in the game show genre. Game shows have dominated TV programming and ratings since they were in existence, but which one stands above the rest. Our show topic this week, what is Jeopardy vs Price is Right?
Episode 37 - New Year, New (Convince) Me
2020 is finally ending! As bad as it has been, there have been some highlights, even beyond the beginning of this show. Join us this week as we look back at all 2020 had to offer in sports, movies, music, and pop culture.
Episode 36 - Holiday Hodgepodge
Merry Christmas Week everyone! In this episode we take on a hodgepodge of holiday related topics that we're sure you've found yourself engaged in at some point. Real tree or fake tree? Colored or white Christmas lights? When is too early to start listening to Christmas music? Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? These and more on this week's Holiday Hodgepodge!
Episode 35 - Hulk Hogan: Good vs Bad
Let me tell you something, BROTHER! This show takes a look back at one who excelled and making you love him and hate him. He was one of the more over, if not the most over, good guys of all time as well as one of the most despised villians of all time. He excelled at both, but..... which one did he do better? It's red and yellow vs. black and white. It's the Immortal vs. Hollywood. It's babyface Hulk Hogan stepping in the ring with heel Hulk Hogan! Whatcha gonna do,,,,when Convince Me....runs wild on you?!?!
Episode 34 - ABBA vs. Bee Gees
Mamma mia, here we go again!
This week we roll back the 70s and hit the dance floor as two disco powerhouses go head to head and the winner takes it all. You better be dancing all over the place to check out this show. It's Dancing Queen vs. Stayin' Alive. It's ABBA vs. the Bee Gees!
Episode 33 - Christmas Movie Draft
Christmas time's a coming! We all love Christmas movies and we couldn't pick just two to debate, so we're holding the first Convince Me Draft! Who can compile the best Christmas movie lineup and claim the victory?
Episode 32 - Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson
This weekend, "Iron" Mike Tyson steps back into the ring and on this week's episode, we're looking back at his career as well as the career of the other biggest name in heavyweight boxing history. Two heavyweights have transcended the sport of boxing and became pop culture icons more than anyone else and this week we're taking them toe to toe.
It's Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson!
Episode 31 - Off the Cuff Vol. 2
We knew that we wouldn't be able to record this week due to Rut's wife giving birth to a Convince Me Kid, but we had no plans to leave you guys hanging! We kept our multi-time guest Alex on the line after our show a few weeks ago to bring you guys a 2nd rendition of our Off the Cuff series, this time with all four of us. If you thought the first one went off the rails, this one takes a complete nosedive that you won't want to miss. No format, no script, no telling what will come up. Enjoy!
Episode 30 - Tiger Woods vs. Jack Nicklaus
Hello friends. It is Masters Week and the week of the "tradition unlike any other", except it's completely untraditional being played in November because, well, 2020.
In this episode, we look at the two men who have the most green jackets, the most major tournament wins, and the most illustrious careers in the history of golf. It's Tiger Woods going one-on-one with Jack Nicklaus!
Episode 29 - Washington v Lincoln
It's election week and this is the real Presidential debate we all want to see! They are both immortalized by monuments in our nation's capital and their faces on Mount Rushmore and our currency. They're almost universally considered 1 and 1A among the 44 Presidents to be elected in this country, but how will they stack up against each other?
This week, it's the "Father of Our Country" George Washington vs. "Honest Abe" Abraham Lincoln!
Episode 28 - Best Horror Movie Slasher
Happy Halloween week everyone!
In this episode, all three hosts contend in a triple threat showdown for the only the second time in Convince Me history with returning guest Alex Anderson making the ultimate decision.
Everyone loves a good scary movie this time of year and we're looking at three of the best that have delivered scares, nightmares, and all the cheesy 80's slasher gore that made these franchises staples of the horror movie genre. But the question is, which one was the best? It's Nightmare on Elm Street vs. Halloween vs. Friday the 13th. Freddy vs. Jason vs. Michael!
Episode 27 - Best 80s Rock Band
Rock-tober is in full swing and this week we're heading back 30+ years to the 1980s Sunset Strip. Some of the most iconic bands of our time were making their names at the Whisky a Go Go, Starwood, Troubadour, and the like. Out of all those bands, which one can consider themselves the headliner of them all? In this episode, we answer just that. It's the classic showdown of all showdown. It's Guns N' Roses vs. Mötley Crüe!
Episode 26 - Best World Series Team
With the 2020 World Series looming, this week we dive back into the rich history of the Fall Classic and decide who is the best of the best and which team is the greatest World Series winning team of all time. Is it the 1927 New Yankees or the 1998 New York Yankees?
