The second Trump administration is off, as expected, to a running, chaotic, wacky-waving-inflatable-arm-flailing-tube-man start, and CIB is here to talk about the parts of it that seem particularly egregious so far. But worry not, both-sidesers, because we start with a total condemnation of Joe Biden’s actions on his way out of office. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — A few minutes of reflection on the recently departed
7:48 — Did Trump send Abe back to the office, and news about The Billboard Hot 100 Game
14:40 — A second Trump presidency begins with back to back speeches to slightly different audiences
37:46 — On Joe Biden’s shameful pardons
1:03:30 — On illegitimate executive action and the unconstitutional disgrace of trying to end birthright citizenship
1:17:05 — Cabinet appointments and how much of a Nazi is Elon Musk, really?
1:38:42 — Wrap-up! The Brutalist; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

After a thoroughly enjoyable weekend of NFL and college football action, your favorite sports podcast is here to rehash it all. Is Ryan Day STILL who we thought he was, or has winning changed everything? Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe Live Bets the Games! The…hockey games!
5:26 — Thoughts on the CFB CFP National Title game
23:30 — NFL Divisional Round Playoff recap, CIB Pick ‘em Update
42:04 — Wrap-up!

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

We’re back to preview this long football weekend’s playoff action and discuss the sports news of the week. We’ve also got a brand new recurring feature: it’s CIB’s 2025 National Title Game Battle of the Bands, where we determine the winner of the upcoming national title game based on music from the teams’ cities. Be sure to head to the Substack to cast your vote. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe Live-Bets the Games!
4:35 — WGAS NewsBag, Sports Edition!
29:19 — 2025 National Title Battle of the Bands: South Bend vs Columbus
1:01:37 — CIB Pick ‘em Game and games preview!
1:17:43 — Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Lock of the Week
1:27:23 — Wrap-up! Eagles fan goes full Eagles fan

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

The background music for Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Lock of the Week is "Bama Country" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The fires raging in southern California have us feeling a little helpless and a little philosophical and a little hesitant to come to any firm decisions about who ought to be blamed, contrary to seemingly everyone else out there. We further digress about medical assistance in dying and one forgettable new song and one extraordinary old one. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Snow in Atlanta!
9:00 — LA fires
43:50 — Joe Biden’s first newspaper interview in four years
53:50 — NOT Philosophy Class with Abe; medically assisted suicide
1:12:32 — The Billboard Hot 100 Game
1:22:29 — Wrap-up! Den of Thieves 2: Pantera; The Pitt; Cuphead

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

Cast Iron Balls is back with thoughts about the wildly entertaining College Football Playoff semifinal games and the ret of the weekend in sports, and we somehow end up talking about a recurring nightmare about overwhelming guilt around unspeakable crimes you’re not even sure you committed. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe Live-Bets the Games, and we discuss Vegas slot strats
17:51 — CFB semi recaps: Notre Dame vs Penn State
42:50 — CFB semi recaps: Ohio State vs Texas
1:07:41 — Carson Beck transfers to Miami
1:17:40 — Wrap-up! NFL playoff recap, and a quick diversion about a recurring nightmare

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

Cast Iron Balls makes its first 2025 appearance in your podcast feed with a recap of the college football quarterfinal action and some thoughts about how the rest of the playoffs will shake out. And Jimmy Carter returns, along with the rest of our usual silliness! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe safely in Atlanta, live-betting the…NBA games!
8:02 — Recapping the CFP quarterfinals
36:43 — Thoughts on the playoff format
48:31 — Previewing the CFP semifinals and NFL Wild Card round
1:09:39 — CIB Pick ‘em Game!
1:11:12 — Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Lock of the Week
1:15:12 — Wrap-up!

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

The background music for Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Lock of the Week is "Bama Country" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The weather outside has been frightful, but the aimless chatter is quite delightful as we ring in 2025 with fresh CONTENT. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — The perks of being two generations younger than your neighbors
14:20 — Collecting ever more sleep technologies
20:35 — CIB’s 2025 resolutions, and running headlong into the velvet rope bathroom economy
41:50 — WGAS NewsBag; terrorism in New Orleans, exploding Teslas in Vegas, and the rest of the news of the week
1:29:40 — The Billboard Hot 100 Game
1:39:02 — Wrap-up! Harbin; Seven; The Karate Kid

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

2024 has come to its natural end and CIB is here to talk about everything we got wrong about it. Or at least the things we remember being wrong about and are willing to acknowledge. It was a fun year, podcasting-wise—thanks for listening along! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Stumping Abe with questions like “How was your Christmas?” and “How much Willie Geist does a person really need in their life?”
8:05 — Briefly, the news of the week, and the world says goodbye to Jimmy Carter
26:47 — Recapping and scoring our 2024 predictions
1:04:31 — Kylie Kelce’s podcast launch gets laundered into “news”
1:24:56 — The Billboard Hot 100 Game
1:47:43 — Wrap-up! A year in podcasts; A Complete Unknown; the last few Christmas movies of the season

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.