Small State Big Takes
Episodes
Episode 79.5: THE EMERGENCY BRADY POD!!!!!! (feat. Connor Ryan)
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
HOLY FUCK. Tom Brady really left the Patriots. Oliver and Josh were wholly unprepared, so the true host (Steve) and Gilli teamed up to make this pod h...
Episode 78: The Twenty-Oh-Nine Pod
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We kinda just talked about nonsense for an hour. And basketball. And tom Brady. And fantasy baseball. IT'S DRAFT WEEK
Episode 77: The Wine Pod
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's better: sweet potato or literally anything else? Who is going on all in wine? How are the intros? Of course, fantasy baseball takes over at one...
Fantasy Baseball Special: 2020 Edition (ft. Eric Cross)
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recurring guest Eric Cross joins the program once again to talk fantasy baseball draft season. We got some big takes, some buy/sells, and he eve...
Episode 75: The Biggest-Thing-That-Won't-Be-A-Thing-That's-Finally-A-Thing Pod
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three of us are back this week with some intro to fantasy baseball takes. Tune in for some more Mookie reaction & fantasy takes!
Episode 74: The Bloodbath Pod (feat. Terry Cushman & Al Nahigian)
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a long awaited reunion, Terry Cushman is back to talk Sox. This week is a Red Sox heavy podcast with the most optimistic Red Sox fan on twitter....
Episode 73: The Mookie-Might-Be-Gone-When-You-Listen-To-This Pod
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arguments over former idols, who is on which side? Who is to tell. We also talk about baseball season being upon us, Mookie Betts being a trade piece,...
Episode 72: The Mamba Mentality Pod
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks episode is a little different than other weeks. We talk a lot about Kobe and what he meant to not only each of us, but to the sports world ...
Episode 71: The All-American Pod (feat. Connor Ryan)
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Once again Oliver leaves us in the lurch. The true podcast host--- Steve--- wrangles together another incredible podcast with the legendary co-hosts G...
Episode 70: The Sign-Stealing Pod (feat. Sosa)
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BREAKING NEWS: The Astros are cheating scumbags. BREAKING NEWS: Alex Cora was the mastermind. How do we feel about this? Should he be fired? How does ...
Episode 69: The Niiice Pod
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Big Al joins us AGAIN, he's becoming a regular. We talk Wild Card weekend, old time stories, and Oliver has a godfather offer to Steve for a rematch o...
Episode 68: The Last-of-the-Decade Pod (feat. Al)
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Al fills in for Josh as we wrap up the decade. We have some beef to settle, rant on about the Patriots, jump to some conclusions, and list our top 5 m...
Episode 67: AWOL-iver Pod (Episode 1 for the 3 Musketeers)
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver went AWOL on the crew, leaving them to their own devices. This forced the remaining pod members to band together and record this pod with their...
Episode 66: The Albums-of-the-Decade Pod
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We go through out favorite albums of the decade this week. Be sure to give it a listen and subscribe!
Episode 65: The Video-Games-of-the-Decade Pod
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk winter meetings, what the red sox should do, the top 5 games of the decade for each of us, and finish it off talking about the Pats ...
Episode 64: The Woo Sox Pod
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The band is back together and we hate the Woo Sox
Episode 63: The Opt-Out Pod (feat. Alan Nahigian)
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our new friend Al joins the show to talk MLB Free Agency.
Episode 62: The We-Are-Finally-Back Pod
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We back baby, well, almost anyways. 3 of us return after a long absence to talk talk talk about nonsense. Good, legit talk about Sox, Pats, and more.
Episode 61: The Scary-Spooky Pod
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk Sox GM's and the Scariest teams in professional sports
Episode 60: The Gang is all Here Pod
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We FINALLY got everyone back together for some regularly scheduled programming. We hope you enjoy what we cooked up this week. On the agenda we had: ...
Episode 59: The Steve-is-Done Pod
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It appears Steve has accepted his defeat in the Grizzly vs Gorilla argument and quit.......unless??? We tackle the NFL thus far, MLB playoffs, and we...
Episode 58: The Grizzly vs. Gorilla Pod
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grizzly bear wins.
Episode 57: The Mookie talk (part 1) Pod
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mookie.
Episode 56: The Slander Pod
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steve feels wronged...it gets HOSTILE.
Episode 55: The Good Ol' Days Pt. 2 Pod (feat. Connor Ryan)
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We send it way back again this week...with not much to talk about we bring on Connor to talk mainly about the fantasy baseball championship that he an...
Episode 54: The Dombrowski-Era-Is-Over Pod
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Dombrowski got fired. What does this mean going forward? We discuss our expectations this season. We also break down some NFL week 1 and do a Top...
Episode 53: The NFL-is-Here Pod
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
And just like that, the NFL is upon us. We go through this NFL packed episodes with our award picks as well as going through and picking our playoff t...
Episode 52: The Bounceback Pod (feat. Sosa)
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We bounce back hard this week talking mostly about the current state and potential future of the Red Sox. The Andrew Luck retirement also got us think...
Episode 51: The 3 Quarters Pod
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We had a really strong episode about three quarters through. We had a impromptu guest appearance that didn't go so well. We still love you Petey.
Episode 50: The Brother Pod
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hell Yeah Brother
Episode 49: The Egg Pod
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Before we get to the painful Red Sox, we got talking about fantasy football. That time of the year is approaching and we do some looking into the past...
Episode 48: The Not-So-Casual-Conversation Pod
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week is the MLB trade deadline, so we spend a lot of time focusing on MLB. Don't worry, if that isn't for you, we dive into the wave of music tha...
Episode 47: The Cushi Mane Pod (feat. Terry Cushman)
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have Terry Cushman on for a Red Sox centered podcast. We talk about several topics including Terry's hidden interests, David Price vs. Ec...
Fantasy Baseball Special 2 (feat. Eric Cross)
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Cross is back in action. He joined us for another fantasy baseball special. A long is going on here, we talk about the new top prospects in baseb...
Episode 46: The Spoiler Pod
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry, we have Stranger Things spoilers this week. We don't get it to it more towards the end, but they're in there. We give out a warning so it's oka...
Episode 45: The Good-Ol-Days Pod
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We reminisce.
Episode 44: The We-Broke-Kemba (Yes, we really did) Pod
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
People forget that Small State Big Takes was the first to have the Kemba Walker news. We had this on LAST WEEKS episode, before the real rumors starte...
Episode 43: The Kemba Pod
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things get testy this week over something that is unexpected: basketball. What? Yeah, Small State Big Takes is going NBA. Be ready. We talk potential ...
Episode 42: The 42nd Pod
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steve is back with some riveting takes (not really, he's just playing videogames like always). This week we recap the NBA finals and preview the NBA o...
Episode 41: The One-Man-Short-Again Pod
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steve is in the EU this week, so it's just 3 people. Fun fact: only 2 of the Big Takers have been at every single episode. Wild. This week we touch up...
Episode 40: The Whalers-is-a-future-sponsor? Pod
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We love Whalers, this is obvious. We talk a lot of baseball today, so be prepared. Who's hot and who's not? What's up with these QB's chugging beers? ...
Episode 39: The Potato Pod
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You asked for it, and we gave it to you: Red Sox players as forms of potatoes. There's a bunch of good potatoes, there's also a few bad ones. We break...
Episode 38: The Search for Steve Pod
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Where is Steve? As we search for him, we talk baseball, prediction recap, and much more. Inspired by Game of Thrones, we revisit TV shows that ended p...
Episode 37: The Cockalorums Pod
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week as we have a slew of topics for you. What should the Celtics do this offseason? Let Kyrie go? Should he stay? Who knows...oh wait we...
Episode 36: The Forpoon Pod
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is it a farpoon or a spork?
Episode 35: The Double Guest Pod (feat. Connor Ryan & Will Masse)
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, we have two guests at once. Connor joins us again for the full episode and we give our friend Will a call (NFL Draft super ne...
Episode 34: The Sweep Pod
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's sweep season in Boston. The Red Sox sweep the best team in baseball and the Celtics sweep in the first round of the playoffs. The Bruins are faci...
Episode 33: The Movie-Talk Pod
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Not only do we talk sports, we talk movies too. We had an agenda this week and got carried away. Don't get it twisted, we get to our local sports team...
Episode 32: The Words-In-My-Mouth Pod
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stop putting words in my mouth, please. This week gets a little testy at times when we get talking about home run pimp jobs in the MLB. Before we get ...
Episode 31: The Mailbag 1 Pod
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The guys didn't give me a name for the episode tonight so they have to suffer through this title. We are nameless this week. March Madness is crazy, t...
Episode 30: The Longest Pod Ever (feat. Terry Cushman)
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Gronk retired. It was hard to take in and we recap our favorite Gronk moments. After that, it's all baseball (we will get to more March Mad...
Fantasy Baseball Special 1 (feat. Eric Cross)
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We promised a special episode. For the first time, we are dropping two episodes in a week. Like the fantasy baseball nerds we are, we got carried away...
Episode 29: The Predictions Pod
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talked two things: March Madness and baseball. Who is YOUR Cinderella team? Tune in to this episode to find out who we like to go deep an...
Episode 28: The Madness Pod
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tons of Big Takes in this episode. We have NFL takes: Free Agency is under way. How do we react to what has happened so far? What do we want the Patri...
Episode 27: The Bobby Pod
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
RIP to Bobby AKA Amber. Steve's dog passed away over the weekend so send him some love @SmallStateTakes on twitter. This week's episode we tackle a sl...
Episode 26: The Lost Pod
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It feels like it's been 8 years since we recorded this podcast. Lots of controversy entails, if I remember correctly. We have a lot of baseball talk, ...
Episode 25: The Barney Pod
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You'll have to stick around for this one to understand why we called this one the "Barney" pod. Bad memories of Barney for one of the Big Takers...any...
Episode 24: The Baseball-is-close Pod
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Baseball is so close we can taste it. Steve is a Yankees fan. I'm disgusted and can't write a description.
Episode 23: The Parade Pod
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Super Bowl Champions. That's right, the Patriots are Super Bowl champs again and 3 of us love to bathe in the tears of the haters. We recap the Super ...
Episode 22: The Super Bowl Pod
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Super Bowl is upon is so we give our takes, predictions, and other opinions on what to expect in the big game. We also talk some MLB Hall of Fame:...
Episode 21: The Patriots are alive Pod (feat. Connor Ryan)
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have special guest Connor Ryan joining us this week to recap the crazy NFL weekend. The Patriots are going to the Super Bowl. Steve can't connect t...
Episode 20: The Pats are actually good at football Pod
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Warning: If you don't want to know the outcome of this weekends playoff games, don't watch. Also warning: if you don't want to know where Bryce Harper...
Episode 19: The 2019 Pod
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The year 2019 is upon us. Kyle Driscoll is saving lives and is a legend. We know him (no big deal). In this episode we preview what the divisional rou...
Episode 18: The Last Pod
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's our last episode of the year. We cover everything that is going to happen in the next two weeks. If you don't want to know who will be playing in...
Episode 17: The Grammy's Pod (feat. Lindsey Bond)
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Grammy's are coming up so we decided to have some fun. Not only do we discuss some of the Grammy noms, but we take up most of the episode ranking ...
Episode 16: The Heating Up Pod
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of Small State Big Takes dives into more MLB Free Agency. The Hot Stove is heating up as we get closer to winter, and we have some ...
Episode 15: The Sox are Back Pod
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Red Sox are back. The hot stove is heating up with the news of Josh Donaldson signing, so we decided to preview where we think the impending Red S...
Episode 14: The Randomness Pod
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Small State Takes. This week we were a day late, so thanks for hanging in there. We were all over the place this week, talking about T...
Episode 13: The Steve is Dead Pod
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
RIP Steve. He died on the basketball courts at Ninigret Park on Saturday in the showdown. Just as he predicted, Oliver won 21-6. Tune in to hear what ...
Episode 12: The Coffin Pod
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The stakes have never been higher. There has never been more hype for an event in history. The 1v1 is finally happening. Steve and Oliver are going to...
Episode 8: The Sox-Just-Crushed-The-Yankees Pod
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Disclaimer: We were all extremely distracted during the recording of this podcast. It was recorded during game 3 of the Sox/Yankees ALDS. Luckily, the...
Episode 7: The Smokin' Cush Pod (ft. Terry Cushman)
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the best episode yet. With the MLB playoffs upon us we have a special guest, Terry Cushman. We talk about the Red Sox chances this postseason,...
Episode 6: The Gilligan's Island Pod
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Well, he did it. Mike Gilligan is a fantasy baseball champion. We congratulate him and dive into what has happened over the past week. The Red Sox cli...
Episode 5: The Commissioner Gordon Pod
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What an episode we have today. We start off talking a little bit of Red Sox, followed by a lot of NFL talk. With the recent news of Josh Gordon going ...
Episode 4: The Popcorn Pod (ft. Connor Ryan)
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 is here. Connor Ryan joins the group of big takers and delivers the best episode yet. Is smartfood popcorn? Are the Red Sox in trouble? How ...
Episode 2: The One-Man-Short Pod
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode has arrived dudes and dudettes. One of the Big Takers is on his honeymoon so Steve, Mike, and Oliver do today’s episode without J...
Episode 1: The Inaugural Pod
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the first episode! Oliver, Mike, Steve, and Josh talk about a variety of things. From Red Sox talk to pre-season football talk all the way to t...