Winging It In Motown

So this is it. After 4 years and 76 episodes, we have recorded our final episode. Thankfully, we were able to close out the show with Jay returning for the final episode to join Sara and me. The first segment focuses on why I am leaving Winging it in Motown after five years, and mostly, why I decided to end the podcast. We talked about the recent horrible events in NHL news that have made me feel this way, and Jay and Sara shared their thoughts about it all. We wanted the majority of the show to be fun, though! So the second segment is a look back on our favorite moments from the four years of doing the show. The third segment features a few mailbag questions that we sort of answered, but had a lot of fun with. Then we closed out with one final game. I hope you enjoy playing along with Jay and Sara as they try to determine which questions are shocking moments in video game history and which ones I made up in the game “The Shock and the Spurious.” If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. Thank you to JJ for encouraging me to start a podcast, Jay for being an amazing co-creator and co-host, Sara for taking the reins when Jay left and doing an amazing job, and our listeners for listening over the years. If it’s not showing up on your podcast app, try adding this feed url to your app manually: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/winging-it-in-motown Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We will keep that up so you can continue to buy merch if you want to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back for another season are Dylan Galloway, the head scout for Eastern Canada for Future Considerations and Will, who runs the highly acclaimed draft site Scouching. We talked about a wide range of draft related topics, both related to Detroit and the rest of the league. If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. If it’s not showing up on your podcast app, try adding this feed url to your app manually: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/winging-it-in-motown Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Watkins joined us to discuss the end of the NHL season, the sexual assault and coverup allegations in Chicago, as well as other hockey topics. We also answered some mailbag questions in a segment that went way over the time we budgeted for it! If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. If it’s not showing up on your podcast app, try adding this feed url to your app manually: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/winging-it-in-motown Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this episode, we have Laura Saba joining us to talk all things Canadiens. We got to some of your mailbag questions, and for those of you who follow Sara on Twitter, we got the latest on the saga of Stevie "The Killer" Yzercat. If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. If it’s not showing up on your podcast app, try adding this feed url to your app manually: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/winging-it-in-motown Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are now using Zoom to record, and we have been recording our own audio as well, but this time, I’m just using the Zoom tracks, and it sound pretty similar. Please excuse my blown out voice in the beginning, I accidentally had the automatic level control set for my microphone, and it started way too hot. Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) 00:00 - Patrick Marleau broke the record for games played. What do we think of that? Will he be in the Hall of Fame? Should he be? 24:20 - We talk to our amazing guest Shayna Goldman about a lot of stuff, some of it even hockey related. We talk a little about what it is to cover an organization that has some lottery luck, how hard it is to evaluate prospects, and even crazy flavors of Oreos. Plus, we finish with a game! 58:56 - Robin Lehner spoke out about frustrations with the COVID restrictions in the NHL and how it impacts players with mental health issues. We talk through the multiple issues at play in the discussion that surrounds his comments. If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. If it’s not showing up on your podcast app, try adding this feed url to your app manually: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/winging-it-in-motown Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode)\r\n00:00 - We talk a little about the Red Wings play of late and we take a look at how the playoff races are shaping up in the East.\r\n23:16 - Our guest Prashanth Iyer joins us to talk about why he doesn’t get worked up over Jeff Blashill, why the eye test can fail us, and a lot of other topics.\r\n51:39 - We wrap up the show by looking at how the Western conference playoff races are looking.\r\nIf you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown.\r\nIf it’s not showing up on your podcast app, try adding this feed url to your app manually: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/winging-it-in-motown\r\nHere is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here.\r\n \r\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\r\n

We had an audio glitch around the 6 minute mark, and I had to use a small section of the backup audio.\r\nHere’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode)\r\n00:00 - Introduction to our guest, who covers Nashville for On the Forecheck. We talk about Nashville\'s terrible season so far, as well as the lottery system proposed changes\r\n23:40 - Finishing the discussion of the lottery. ESPN is going to be showing the NHL next season, and we talk about how we feel about that.\r\n46:24 - Wrapping up the discussion on ESPN and watching hockey. We have to talk at least a little bit about suspensions and NHL on-ice discipline, which is a dumpster fire as always. We wrap up with some positive thoughts!\r\nIf you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown.\r\nIf it’s not showing up on your podcast app, try adding this feed url to your app manually: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/winging-it-in-motown\r\nHere is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here.\r\n \r\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\r\n

On this episode of Fer Sure, we have a major change to the show. If you haven't heard already, Jay is not able to continue as co-host. He has been such a major part of the creation and growth of the show, so he will be deeply missed. But luckily, former guest co-host Sara is joining as permanent co-host. Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) 00:00 - A little about the personnel changes to the show. We introduce special guest Pat Iversen, who will be with us all episode. We talk about when players you hate join your team, what's going on with Dallas this season. 26:10 - Continue reader questions (I forgot about leaving time for the breaks and had to put them in after :) Dungeons and Dragons (Pat is a player in my weekly group.) A terrible "study" about hockey fans. 53:35 - We answer the one question about Detroit and play a little game where we plan a heist using NHL teams. If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Fer Sure, we don’t have a guest, but Jay is back! Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) 00:00 - So the NHL has a return to play protocol. We talk about why it’s likely not going to work. 19:55 - Also, the NHL has announced how the lottery is going to work. We’re not fans. But we do talk about the crazy playoffs scenarios. 47:05 - There’s obviously a lot of things going on right now other than hockey. We talk about what we’ve been up to. If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the latest edition of WIIM Radio! For this episode, Kyle is your host along with Sara and Prashanth. Here’s what they got up to, including time stamps (Time stamps don’t include the advertisements because we have no control over how long the ad breaks are): 00:00 - NHL Season Status 19:41 - What-Ifs: Lemieux/Draper, Bure, Hossa, etc 42:57 - Reader Questions You can listen via the embedded player above or download on your favorite podcasting app, including Spotify! We can also send it directly to your brain, provided you have that brain chip that you could have got—oh no, I said too much As always, WIIM Radio is rated R for language and conducting mail fraud through carrier pigeon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Fer Sure, we talk to Andrew Thomas, who in addition to being a former professor at Carnegie Mellon, co-founder of seminal hockey stats site War On Ice, and an analyst for the Minnesota Wild, was on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Jay is still swamped with work, but Sara joins again as co-host, and even gets to play a game against a trivia heavyweight! Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) 00:00:00 - Intros, Andrew’s time with Minnesota and experience in the world of hockey stats 00:16:01 - Who wants to talk about Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? We did. We also talk about trivia in general, and Andrew’s presentation on how to prepare for Jeopardy. 00:36:56 - “If You’re Not in Third Position, You Might Miss the Playoffs.” I put together a game based on Andrew’s viral dancing chops on Millionaire. They have to guess if a name is a ballet dancer from a Russian Ballet Company or a member of the 2010 U-18 Russian Hockey Team. Of course Sara thought of the name “Plie-r or Player” after, which is annoying because it’s clearly better. If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Here are Andrews slides from his RITSAC presentation we discuss. You can access the video of his presentation here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the latest edition of WIIM Radio! For this episode, Kyle is back in the host’s seat! Joining him were JJ and me (Peter). Additionally, we had a guest! Alan from SB Nation Tampa Bay Lightning site Raw Charge joined us to talk about Yzerman’s history in Tampa. Here’s what we got up to, including time stamps (Time stamps don’t include the advertisements because we have no control over how long the ad breaks are): 00:00 - The Yzerplan Part 2: His time in Tampa and what it means for Detroit 23:42 - The Yzerplan: Part 2 continued 49:37 - Reader Questions and Final Thoughts You can listen via the embedded player above or download on your favorite podcasting app, including Spotify! We can also hold it in our hands and walk up to a giant in Skyrim, hoping that they will club our lifeless body to your home. As always, WIIM Radio is rated R for language and conspiracy to bootleg hand sanitizer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heads Up: Our editor Jay said that there were some audio drop outs near the end. Sorry for any parts that are hard to understand. Welcome to the latest edition of WIIM Radio! For this episode, I am hosting again, with JJ and Sara joining me. Here’s what we got up to, including time stamps (Time stamps don’t include the advertisements because we have no control over how long the ad breaks are): 00:00 - A little NHL News. The Brome signing 31:15 - The Yzerplan: Part 1 01:08:31 - Reader Questions and Final Thoughts You can listen via the embedded player above or download on your favorite podcasting app, including Spotify! We can also bury it in the ground in hopes that it will be discovered years later and thought to be a new segment of the Epic of Gilgamesh As always, WIIM Radio is rated R for language and not knowing how to read social cues since everyone is wearing masks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Fer Sure, we talk to Ryan Stimson, who wrote a book on hockey tactics called Tape To Space. Jay could not be here this episode, but we are joined by special co-host Sara, whom you may know from recent episodes of WIIM Radio. Unsurprisingly, she did a great job joining the show. Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) 00:00:00 - Intros, What Clone Team Would be Best? 00:21:14 - Pitfalls When Looking at Statistics 00:36:36 - Matching NHL teams to machines from Horizon Zero Dawn. If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown. Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Here is the trailer for the Horizon Zero Dawn game, if you haven’t seen it, so you can have an idea of what we are talking about Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the latest edition of WIIM Radio! We have a great group of JJ, Sara, and me for this one. Here’s what we got up to, including time stamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser for Yzerplan series, Will the NHL start playing in July under a new proposal? 00:24:05 - NHL Draft, How dumb would it be to have it in June if the season does start in July? - Detroit RFAs 01:01:10 - Expansion Draft Question from last time - Reader Questions You can listen via the embedded player above or download on your favorite podcasting app. We can perform it for you as an interpretive dance for $850,000 in singles. As always, WIIM Radio is rated R for language and Zoom bombing government meetings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the latest edition of WIIM Radio! We have the same great group of Kyle, JJ, Sara, and me as last time for this one. Here’s what we got up to, including time stamps (Time stamps don’t include the advertisements because we have no control over how long the ad breaks are): 00:00:00 - What is the plan going to be for the Wings’ defense? 00:11:27 - What about goalies? What are some likely scenarios for next season? 00:24:21 - “Yzerman of the People” - What does Stevie Y have up his sleeve for this offseason? What is the overall direction? What about potential UFA Torey Krug? 00:47:47 - Reader questions and some nice words about the community. You can listen via the embedded player above or download on your favorite podcasting app, including Spotify! We will hand deliver it to your door, as long as you don’t get within 6 feet of us (and pay us a monthly fee of $65,000) As always, WIIM Radio is rated R for language and light treason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Fer Sure, we talk to Dylan Galloway from Future Considerations and Will from the draft website Scouching. Jay wasn’t able to make it for the interview, but we talked for about an hour on all things draft. For our listeners who are fans of the Red Wings, there is a lot of talk specific to Detroit. Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) 00:00:00 - Intros, Classic NHL games 00:13:55- Ad Break 1 00:14:01 - Interview 01:15:13 - Ad Break 2 01:15:18 - What have we been up to outside of hockey? If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the latest edition of WIIM Radio! We have a great group of Kyle, JJ, Sara, and me for this one. Here’s what we got up to, including time stamps: 00:00:00 - Status of the season, and what the heck could the playoff format be? 00:17:58 - Break 1 00:18:06 - Draft Draft Draft! 00:34:58 - Break 2 00:35:06 - Reader Questions - Awards You can listen via the embedded player above or download on your favorite podcasting app. We can send it to you in smoke signals for one small payment of $10,000. As always, WIIM Radio is rated R for language and excessive laughter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were fortunate to have Ryan, Brad, and Evan from the Winged Wheel Podcast as our full-episode guests. It was a lot of fun, and hopefully you have as much fun listening to it. Stay safe!! Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) 00:00:00 - Intros, Season Suspension Musings, Draft Pondering 00:21:11 - Ad Break 1 00:21:17 - Getting Creative to Salvage The NHL Season 00:34:44 - Ad Break 2 00:34:49 - Reader Question, What The Hell Are We doing With All This Time If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s what Peter and Jay have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) Interview with Katie Strang: (0:00 - 26:55) - We were fortunate enough to be able to talk to Katie about her latest article for The Athletic. We talk about the process of reporting and writing a major story like this, from the journalistic process to the emotional toll it can take. A few other things: (26:55 - END) - This episode is a little shorter than others recently, but we still had to make sure we cover a few of the latest topics. We talk about what George Parros should do next, what to expect for the trade deadline, and an important anniversary in hockey history. If you are using a podcast app, you can find both this podcast and WIIM Radio (our podcast devoted to the Red Wings) in the same channel - Winging it in Motown. As of right now, you can’t find it on Google Play, but an app like Stitcher should work if you use an Android device for your podcast listening. Also, you can now find us on Spotify! Search for Winging it in Motown Here is the link to our merchandise store. You can get Fer Sure t-shirts in a variety of colors and styles, hoodies, notebooks, stickers, and much more. We also recently launched a Facebook page, through which we hope to increase our fan interaction. You can find that here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices