# COOL RUNNINGS 2? JAMAICA OLYMPICS, NBA DRAMA AND NFL PLAYOFF PICKS

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Podcast: [Banter on the Rocks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/banter-on-the-rocks-7081229)
Published: 2026-01-24T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/banter-on-the-rocks/2479287
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Duration seconds: 9813

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WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER MUST-WATCH EPISODE OF BANTER ON THE ROCKS, PACKED WITH SPORTS TAKES, POP CULTURE DEBATES, AND PLENTY OF LAUGHS. THIS WEEK, TIM KICKS THINGS OFF WITH A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AS HE OFFICIALLY COMMITS TO SUPPORTING A FOOTBALL CLUB—DON’T MISS IT. IN OUR BANTER TAKES SEGMENT, WE DIVE INTO WHETHER KEN GRIFFEY JR. IS THE BIGGEST “WHAT IF” IN SPORTS HISTORY, BREAKING DOWN HOW INJURIES DERAILED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST CAREERS EVER, WHILE ALSO TOUCHING ON OTHER LEGENDARY WHAT-IFS. WE THEN SWITCH GEARS TO JAMAICA QUALIFYING ONCE AGAIN FOR THE WINTER OLYMPICS—IS COOL RUNNINGS 2 LOADING? FROM THERE, WE REACT TO THE NBA ALL-STAR VOTING HITTING AN ALL-TIME LOW, INCLUDING THE SHOCKING MOMENT WHERE TWO NBA PLAYERS VOTED BRONNY JAMES AS A STARTER—SERIOUSLY? THE CONVERSATION SHIFTS TO MUSIC AS WE DEBATE HOW ARTISTS ARE CHASING TIKTOK HITS INSTEAD OF FULL ALBUMS, REMINISCING ABOUT THE GOLDEN ERA OF THE 90S AND HOW THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED. WE ALSO BREAK DOWN NFL SCORES, PREVIEW THE DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, GIVE OUR PICKS, AND DISCUSS THE LATEST MOVES IN THE NFL COACHING CAROUSEL, BEFORE BRIEFLY TOUCHING ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL, MLB HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS, AND RECENT MLB TRANSACTIONS—SPOILER ALERT: BLAME THE OWNERS, NOT THE DODGERS. FINALLY, WE WRAP THINGS UP WITH OUR REACTION TO ALEX HONNOLD’S UPCOMING NETFLIX LIVE SPECIAL, WHERE HE PLANS TO FREE SOLO CLIMB TAIPEI 101—ANXIETY LEVELS THROUGH THE ROOF. FROM SPORTS CHAOS TO CULTURAL SHIFTS, THIS EPISODE HAS IT ALL, SO HIT PLAY AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION. WHAT IS BANTER ON THE ROCKS? BANTER ON THE ROCKS" IS A SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST HOSTED BY TWO FRIENDS WHO LOVE DISCUSSING SPORTS, MOVIES, VIDEO GAMES, AND CURRENT EVENTS—ALL WHILE ENJOYING DRINKS AND ENGAGING IN LIVELY BANTER…

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