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Happy Veterans Day Week and welcome to Samoans talking sports here on the Ballinesian Podcast. We open with how to make your Top Ramen fancy; what are some toppings or secret flavor you swear elevates your package saimin? Let us know in the comments. We'll also get into Veterans Day and how American Samoa has the highest enlistment rate in all of America, and how that affects the way we see the military. We'll talk about how the Dallas Mavericks finally fired the man responsible for trading away Luka Doncic to the Lakers and how there's rumors (or trolling?) that he's headed for a job in Los Angeles. We'll wrap up our topics with a look into a Samoan group that posted a Tik Tok being told their chee hoos at a white couple were too aggressive and made to stop. Everyone is mad at the white couple but... we have some thoughts. Enjoy the show and let us know your thoughts, hot takes and wins by commenting, emailing ballinesian@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram and Tik Tok at @ballinesian. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for more Card Collecting updates from Coach Forest.
Welcome back to another episode of The Polytickin Podcast! The Pod Boys are chillin' on a Friday evening.
Marcus got a cool little haul from his local comic shop, and it's time to start collecting whole runs.
Sefa is now invested in Red Dead Redemption 2, coming full circle after the rants Marcus done went on about this game.
The boys talk about a candid interview Spawnbreezie did on the Vaka's Corner podcast, addressing some of the messiness of the Fiji tribute.
At an SDSU football game, a Samoan girl was recording her interaction with a security guard and a couple who were chastising her over the fa'aumu.
These are the conflicts likely to occur with this level of visibility. Be ready.
Enjoy the show!
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Welcome back to Samoans talking sports, and what you need in your election day BBQ chicken marinade if trying to influence votes (Kikkomans shoyu, brown sugar). Lots going on this episode, here's what we have lined up:
(4:31) - Clippers owner Steve Ballmer sued by Aspiration investors
(7:28) - Election Day should be a federal holiday, Election Day BBQs in American Samoa
(14:29) - Does Dodgers World Series repeat mean MLB will implement a salary cap in 2027?
(24:25) - Latest on Mafia/NBA Gambling ring, Shane Hennen wearing a wire?
(28:25) - NFL Trade Deadline moves, Raiders deal Jakobi Meyers, Chargers get OL help (Edit: Asante Samuel Jr going to Vikings)
(49:19) - Shout outs to Vega Ioane, Kehlemi, Hawaiian Airlines, Le Vasa x 2ndHarvest
(57:11) - 5,300 in American Samoa have food stamps withheld, how community fills in the gaps
(1:01:21) - Halloween Trick or Treating 2025, leaving bowls of candy at your house vs being home and giving it out, giving away non-candy treats (Pokemon cards, books), best/worst Halloween candy
(1:11:53) - Cooper Flagg rookie card giveaway, COLLECTORS CUT
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Welcome back to another episode of The Polytickin Podcast, y'all. The Pod Boys are here, and it's Halloween.
Marcus has started his Mounjaro journey, and he's gonna be hella skinny.
Sefa did some shopping for the kids and was given such good customer service that he wanted to tip the worker.
The boys talk about which reality shows they would bring back and instantly think of MTV's lineup of shows from the early 2000s.
Also, would you rather have your kids fight their bully or you fight the bully's parents?
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Welcome back to remembering the Mafia is still an actual thing! Lots of news to get through this week as the FBI arrested dozens of people in an alleged illegal gambling and bet-fixing ring, including members of the New York mafia and Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups. We'll discuss what's happened so far and how this might affect our few of sportsbetting apps and legal gambling in general.
We'll also catch you up on what the Chargers and Raiders did in Week 8: beating the Vikings (shout out Carson Wentz) on TNF or beating the Bye Week in Las Vegas, before getting into what position players our teams need to target before Tuesday's trade deadline.
Thanks for listening! Comment any topics or hot takes you want us to address here, email to Ballinesian@gmail.com or DM them to @ballinesian on Instagram or TikTok.
Welcome back to another episode of The Polytickin Podcast! The Pod Boys are still here, alive and well.
Marcus is now in a book club, and his terrible friendship skills are put on blast.
Sefa is about to take his first cortisol shot, with surgery being a possibility.
Christy Carlson Romano is looking like a hater after talking about her parallel journey with Anne Hathaway.
The boys talk about the Makaila K DoorDash controversy from TikTok. She claims she was assaulted by a customer, whose door was wide open, and his pants were around his ankles.
The kicker is that she recorded herself going into the man's house and calling him out on his behavior, leaving TikTok divided.
What y'all think?
Enjoy the show!
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Welcome back to another episode of Both Our NFL Teams Lost This Week! Samoans talking sports, a Charger and Raider fan breaking down Whyyyy these things are happening. The Raiders (2-5) had a historic(ly bad) trip to Kansas City, totaling three first downs, 95 yards and 30 offensive plays in a 31-0 shutout loss vs Patrick Mahomes and returning WR Rashee Rice. The Chargers (4-3) made Jonathon Taylor look like MVP Adrian Peterson and Daniel Jones look like MVP Peyton Manning en route to a 14-point loss IN Los Angeles. Yuck. Fun times! We'll also hit results from the Seahawks, 49ers, Rams and Dolphins-Browns. Enjoy the show!
Welcome back to another episode of The Polytickin' Podcast! The Network is in the building.
Sefa had a nightmare about the hotel he and his family were staying in actually being a rollercoaster.
Lance talks to the boys about how their fantasy teams are doing halfway through the season.
Turning Point USA has announced they're putting on their own Super Bowl Halftime Show after the reveal of Bad Bunny being the newest performer at the real one.
Can we agree that this is a dumb move?
Enjoy the show!
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Welcome in! Let's talk Chargers, Raiders and also the NFL teams that have surprised us the most so far this season, both good and bad. The Bolts flew out to Miami to face QB Tuanigamaluolepola Tagovailoa and forced him into three INTs, just enough to squeak out a game-winning FG by Cameron Dicker. The Raiders hosted the Tennessee Titans and held them to 10 points en route to breaking a four-game losing streak. In this week's NFL convo, we'll discuss which teams have over- and under-acheived our preseason expectations. Ravens haven't gotten off the ground, Eagles gotta figure it out now but Jaguars, Steelers, Colts and the Buccaneers are sitting pretty with great starts so far. Enjoy the show!
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Welcome back to another episode of The Polytickin Podcast! The Pod Boys are in the building.
Marcus went on a mission today to find his uso's birthday gift.
Sefa reminisces about White Sunday, so shout out to y'all memorizing your verses this weekend.
The boys discuss prison reform, as a post from the Humans of San Quentin Instagram highlighted two Samoan brothers sharing their story.
If we all want a safer society, rehabilitation must be prioritized.
Enjoy the show!
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Welcome back to Samoans talking sports, discussing a couple of tough losses from Week 5 for the Raiders and Chargers. Most of the Raiders traveled to Indianapolis in a turnover-filled loss and the Los Angeles allowed 27 straight points to the Commanders in a frustrating L of their own.
In a brighter spot, we'll talk on how the heck the injured 49ers are (4-1) and play Guess Their Real First Name (MACCORKLE!) before diving into what Puka Nacua's first three seasons have meant for the LA Rams. He's been setting records since his first week in the NFL and continued that effort in Week 5, finishing with 10 catches for 85 yards and a touchdown to bring his receptions total on the year to 52 catches, the most through Week 5 in NFL history. FEED HIM! But someone get Tyler Lockett in here to teach Uce to get down and avoid those extra hits lol.
UNDEFEATED NO MORE: We'll go over which formerly undefeated teams we're more worried about after their surprising Week 5 loss, the Eagles or the Bills (it's the Eagles). Those '72 Dolphins pop the champagne earlier than usual this season.Also, shout out to Browns rookie QB Dillon Gabriel for making his first start in the NFL, in an international game in London, vs a Brian Flores blitz-heavy defense, and looking cool, calm and almost collecting a W before a last-second comeback by the Vikings. The Browns liked what they saw so much that they traded their former starter to a division rival as Joe Flacco heads to Cincinnati.
Enjoy the show! Let us know YOUR THOUGHTS by emailing ballinesian@gmail.com or DM @ballinesian on IG.
Welcome back to the Polytickin' Podcast, y'all! The Pod Boys are back from their break and are getting right back to it.
Marcus has been going over brand strategies and is learning from his favorites.
Sefa fills Marcus in on Diddy's sentence, and the boys are reminded how terrible our justice system is.
Also, does Young Thug have a good point about your woman going to therapy?
Enjoy the show!
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Welcome to the Ballinesian Podcast, we're Samoans talking sports.
This episode we discuss how the Chargers offensive line injuries led to their loss against the previously winless New York Giants, how the Raiders need to rebound after a close loss to the Chicago Bears, and who won the Micah Parson trade between the Cowboys and Packers as they tied on Sunday Night Football.
We'll also discuss which Fantasy Players to add due to long-term injuries to WRs Malik Nabers (WanDale Robinson/Daruis Slayton) and Tyreek Hill (Waddle, Malik Washington), as well as adds at other positions (Woody Marks, Kenneth Gainwell, Jaxson Dart).
And we'll look ahead to our big games of Week 5: Chargers host Commanders who will get QB Jayden Daniels back, Raiders travel to Indy to face the Colts and
Undefeated Watch, Week 5: 4-0 Eagles welcome the Broncos (2-2) to the Linc and Bills host division rival Patriots (2-2) on SNF.
We close with Bad Bunny being announced for the Super Bowl LX Halftime show (football is global), and a small vent on the President allegedly trying to incite a riot by sending unneeded National Guard troops to Portland against the wishes of their mayor and governor.
Enjoy the show and let us know your thoughts: email Ballinesian@Gmail.Com or DM us @ Ballinesian on Instagram.
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Welcome to the Ballinesian Podcast; Samoans talking Sports, specifically our biggest games from the Week 3 NFL slate (Chargers beat Broncos to move to 3-0, Raiders need to improve OL after loss against the Commanders and Marcus Mariota) and a few games we're looking forward to in Week 4 (Bears at Raiders, Chargers at Giants, Eagles at Bucs, Ravens at Chiefs and SNF: Packers at Cowboys). Thanks for tuning in! Let us know if you have any NFL/sports comments or questions we can ponder over and answer on next week's show. Enjoy!
Welcome back to another episode of The Polytickin' Podcast! The Pod Boys are back, but gotta keep it quick.
Marcus was thottin' in them streets again, and quickly realized why he doesn't do that anymore.
Sefa has been having shoulder pain and needs to get it checked out.
The boys talk about the Fiji Tribute concert in Hawaii, and some of the backlash the performers were getting for being "unprofessional."
Man, try performing on stage after getting turnt up for your older brother and see how you do.
Also, Sef breaks down how to get into the Pokémon card racket as the market has exploded in popularity and value.
Enjoy the show!
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Welcome back to Samoans talking Sports and recapping the biggest games from Week 2 of the NFL season.
The Chargers moved to 2-0 on the season and in the AFC West with a win over the Raiders in Las Vegas on Monday Night Football. Herbert had another good day and the LA defense was able to shut down Raiders QB Geno Smith for the night.
In other news, the Eagles (2-0) won their Super Bowl rematch with the Chiefs (0-2), the Cowboys survived a shootout that went into overtime, Mac Jones took over for Brock Purdy and led the Niners to victory, the Seahawks got a dynamic kickoff return recovery TD and beat the Steelers, Puka Nacua doing Puka Nacua things and Joe Burrow is out for THREE MONTHS.
So much to cover, thanks for tuning in!
Welcome back to another episode of The Polytickin Podcast! The Pod Boys are in the building, you nerd.
Marcus rectified his taco transgression at his company BBQ the other day.
The boys speak on the death of Charlie Kirk and the since-deleted post by Elder TikTok that had the community talking.
It's a lot.
Enjoy the show!
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Welcome to Samoans talking Sports, and focusing on Week 1 in the NFL.
We start with the Raiders traveling across the country to New England to get the first win of the Pete Carroll era, 20-13.
We'll talk about the Chargers finally rising up to their bully birother Chiefs that have won the AFC West division fot the last ten years in a row and outlasting them in Brazil, 27-21. Time for "Little" Bro to upgrade to Younger Bro lol.
We'll also get into the biggest games from opening week, including the banged up Niners getting a division dub but losing TE George Kittle to IR, Bills and Ravens thriller from Sunday Night, Micah Parsons and the Packers embarrassing division rival Detroit, the Colts putting the brakes in the Dolphins and JJ McCarthy looking like a winner at the end of MNF vs the Bears.
Also, should John Harbaugh be fired? Calm down, calm down, let's talk about it for a minute lol. Enjoy the show and congrats, we made it back to football season!
Welcome back to another episode of The Polytickin Podcast! The Pod Boys are in the building.
Marcus attended his company picnic and had a pretty good time.
Queso birria tacos are so good.
Sefa drops a cartoon bombshell as he reveals the O.J. Simpson trial as a cause for the cancellation of Gargoyles.
Thanks, Orenthal.
Fifth Harmony reunited onstage during a Jonas Brothers concert, so now we have to protect The Jonas Brothers at all costs.
They be reuniting people.
Enjoy the show!
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Welcome back to Samoans talking sports, and which of our head coaches is more likely to win Coach of the Year this season. We'll also go through the Chargers, Raiders and 49ers teams and identify players that could win MVP or Player of the Year awards. Enjoy the show!