The Non-Roster Invitees: A Sports Podcast

By Ben Phelps

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So much of current sports media is filled with hot takes and people screaming at each other. Each week, join Ben Phelps and Brandon Buskirk as they discuss current events in sports and a few other things on their minds. They are two teachers with a love of sports and sharing information with others to give rational takes on sports. If you love sports and want to learn more about advanced stats, the financial side of sports, and just want to listen to a couple of guys have fun, this baseball-centric podcast that covers all sports is for you. @theNRIpodcast New episodes drop Monday mornings.

Episode Date
Blue Jays Lineup Wakes Up, AL Central Cellar Dwellers, and the NBA Finals are Set
May 31, 2022
Game 7's galore, Yankees On a Tear (But So Are the Padres), and the Reds Find A New Level of Bad
May 16, 2022
Passionate Takes on The Three Point Line, Cheese, and History Made in MLB
May 09, 2022
Angels Start Hot, Reds Historically Cold, and NFL Draft Reactions
May 02, 2022
NL & AL East Preview, Fans Behaving Badly, and a Milestone For a Future Hall of Famer
Apr 25, 2022
NL & AL Central Preview, NBA & NHL Playoff Races Heat Up
Apr 11, 2022
NL & AL West Preview, Final Four Recap, and America's Go-To Snack
Apr 04, 2022
An Important Chicken Wing Question, Bellinger Scuffling, Elite 8 Recap, and a Vacation Mess
Mar 28, 2022
MLB and NFL Offseason Moves Galore, Sweet 16 is Set
Mar 21, 2022
BONUS NCAA 2022 Tournament Episode...from 2 guys with zero credibility on college basketball
Mar 16, 2022
Baseball is BACK, March Madness Begins, and DMV Frustration Remains Constant
Mar 14, 2022
Championship Week, Batman, (More) Lockout Talks, and Looking Back at a Legend's Final Home Game
Mar 07, 2022
NCAA Bubble Watch in full swing, MLB (still) Stuck at the Negotiating Table, and when Streaming Paywalls are the Worst
Feb 28, 2022
One Year in the Books For the NRI's, Coaches Behaving Badly, and The Olympics Go Full Reality TV
Feb 21, 2022
Super Bowl Recap
Feb 15, 2022
NBA Players On the Move, More Lockout Blues, and a Little Olympic Talk
Feb 14, 2022
The Waiting (for the Super Bowl and MLB Lockout) is the Hardest Part and TV Characters We Can't Stand
Feb 07, 2022
Championship Sunday Leaves Us Wanting (even) More
Jan 31, 2022
NFL Divisional Round, No MLB Movement, and Hawaii Football Has Trouble in Paradise
Jan 24, 2022
Bengals Trivia Galore, More MLB Non-News, and Goodbye to College Football For Now
Jan 17, 2022
MLB Lockout Blues, CFP Snooze, and NFL Playoff Drama Brews
Jan 10, 2022
It's the End of Year as We Know It (And We Feel Fine)
Dec 27, 2021
Urban is Out, Fielding Matters, and a Hot Take On Christmas Music
Dec 20, 2021
Lonely Highways in Oklahoma, Blowouts Galore in Week 14, and Hall of Fame Talk
Dec 13, 2021
CFP Field is Set, MLB in Lockout, and that Feeling When Nostalgia Doesn't Hit
Dec 06, 2021
Way too much football talk, Captain America is Back, and Berrios Gets Paid
Nov 22, 2021
Better Late Than Never, NFL Blowouts, and Would You Rather: MLB Free Agency Edition
Nov 15, 2021
Another Kiss of Death from the NRI's, Buffalo Sputters, and MLB Hits Free Agency
Nov 08, 2021
2021 World Series is Close to Over, More Adventures in Betting Failure, and Lots of Football
Nov 01, 2021
First World Problems, The World Series is Here, and When Chasing Parlays Goes Wrong
Oct 25, 2021
Coaches Behaving Badly, MLB LCS in Full Swing, and the Dolphins Have the Worst Loss of the Season
Oct 18, 2021
MLB Playoffs, Missed FG's in Cincinnati, and College Football Chaos
Oct 11, 2021
MLB Regular Season Wraps Up, Georgia and Alabama Announce Their Presence With Authority, and the Falcons do Falcons Things
Oct 04, 2021
Cardinals Can't Lose, Clemson Can't Score, and the NRI's Can't Get Enough Nostalgia
Sep 27, 2021
A Boys' Weekend for Football In Vegas, Absurd Stats, and Quality Family Time
Sep 20, 2021
NFL Kickoff, Blue Jays Fly High, Yet Another Cyclone Letdown
Sep 13, 2021
NFC Preview, ESPN Gets Duped, and MVP's Missing the Playoffs
Sep 06, 2021
An Immaculate Inning, Time to Take the Brewers Seriously, AFC Preview, and Formal Meetings in a Finnish Sauna
Aug 30, 2021
Braves and Yankees Surge, Cohen Calls Out the Mets, and Vegas Parking Lot Struggles
Aug 23, 2021
Two Aces Return, When Betting on Yourself Goes Wrong, and More College Football
Aug 16, 2021
Is Philadelphia for Real, NBA Free Agency Spending Spree, and College Football Previews
Aug 09, 2021
MLB Trade Deadline Madness, More Realignment, and is anyone actually running the Rockies?
Aug 02, 2021
Rea-freaking-lignment, MLB Buyers and Sellers, and The End of Summer
Jul 26, 2021
Time in the Cage, Bucks are one W away, and Vlad Jr can (still) rake
Jul 19, 2021
The Suns in Control, Umps Gone Wild, and What We Got Right and Wrong About MLB's First Half
Jul 12, 2021
2 90's Sluggers and Vacations for the NRI's
Jun 28, 2021
Vlad Jr Can Rake, Gut Punch Losses, and More Tire Trouble
Jun 21, 2021
When is it okay for men to wear jerseys, the White Sox keep rolling, and College Football Playoff expansion
Jun 14, 2021
Basketball Coaching Changes, the Yankees can't score, and when to use a Swag Chain
Jun 07, 2021
Better Than You Remember, Julio Wants a Trade, When People are the Worst
May 31, 2021
Sticky MLB situations, NBA/NHL Playoff Time, and Toddlers Being Creepy
May 24, 2021
Pittsburgh Twitter feuds, NLFPA guidance goes wrong, is it panic time for 2 MLB teams, and the undisputed Great One
May 17, 2021
Ballpark Food, Underrated MLB players, more Aaron Rodgers/Packers stuff, and more MLB talk
May 10, 2021
NFL Draft Reactions, Rodgers vs the Green Bay Packers, Who's hot in MLB, and video games hurt the A's
May 03, 2021
Rules we'd like to change, NCAA rules changes, MLB Latest, Death of the Super League, and how to trigger the NRI's
Apr 26, 2021
Perfect Perfect Games, Early NFL Draft talk, Parents need to chill
Apr 19, 2021
Early MLB injuries & breakouts, another flat tire, and NCAA transfer rules
Apr 12, 2021
MLB Opening Weekend, Final Four, the aura of Austin, and 3 big pay days
Apr 05, 2021
Bonus NCAA Tourney Episode: Sweet 16/Elite 8 recap, Final Four Preview
Apr 01, 2021
AL East Preview, A sensual saxophone, and our favorite PS4 games
Mar 29, 2021
NCAA Tournament opening weekend and a dose of Swayze
Mar 22, 2021
BONUS NCAA Tournament Episode...from 2 guys with zero credibility on college basketball
Mar 15, 2021
NL East Preview and that team that ALWAYS busts your bracket
Mar 15, 2021
AL Central Preview and movies we always stop to watch
Mar 08, 2021
NL Central Preview, bands you love even though you may not say it, and Laker overreaction
Mar 01, 2021
AL West Preview, dead wrong on Wentz, and a flat tire
Feb 22, 2021
NL West 2021 Preview, perspective on dead cap in the NFL, the Watson/Wentz trade hurdles
Feb 20, 2021