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NFL Week 7 + College Football Week 8 Recap: Justin Fields + Chiefs Struggle, Bengals + Mountain West Impress, Jack‘s Top 25, Best of the Rest, #CarsonStrongStrong

Jack is joined by his high school friends Connor Boehm and Nathan Rice to recap the seventh week of the NFL season (0:00 - 24:50) and the eighth week of college football season (24:50 - END).
 
Along the way they talk Justin Fields' development after a brutal game at Tampa Bay, the source of the Chicago Bears' enduring problems, the Kansas City Chiefs' early season struggles, the Bengals 5-2 start, Jack's updated top 25 college football rankings, how the often-overlooked Mountain West conference compares to the Pac-12 and ACC, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest taking over the ACC, SMU and San Diego State's cases for the College Football Playoff, Ohio State looking like THE Ohio State once again, another great showing from NFL Draft prospect, Nevada quarterback Carson Strong, and much, much more!

MLB All-Star and World Series Runner-Up Mickey Morandini Talks 2021 ALCS and NLCS, 1993 Philadelphia Phillies World Series‘ Run, and 90s Baseball

Philadelphia Phillies fan favorite All-Star second baseman (and member of the 1993 Phillies' World Series team) Mickey Morandini visits the Jack Vita Show to break down the 2021 ALCS and NLCS, reflect on his All-Star career and talk about how the game of baseball has changed since the 1990s. Mickey and Jack talk 1998 Home Run chase, Cal Ripken Jr.'s streak, how the 1994 strike damaged the popularity of Major League Baseball (and may have killed the Montreal Expos), the designated hitter most likely coming to the National League in 2022, Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout game, the Hall of Fame cases of Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, the magic of the 1993 Phillies' season, MLB expansion and playoff expansion, and much more!

The Bachelorette‘s Garrett Powell Tackles NFL Week 6 and College Football Week 7 (Recap): No. 2 Iowa Goes Down, Jack‘s Top 25, Underrated NFL QB‘s

Back by popular demand, it's Bachelorette star, golf pro, Mississippi State alum, and friend of the Jack Vita Show, Garrett Powell! Garrett helps Jack recap the seventh week of college football action and NFL Week 6.
 
In this episode of the Jack Vita Show, Garrett and Jack get you caught up on the weekend's football scores, stories and news, in a week that saw yet another top 4 team fall, as the Iowa Hawkeyes lost to Purdue at home by a margin of 17! Garrett and Jack talk Tennessee fans rioting and Lane Kiffin getting hit by a golf ball by fan, Jack's disappointment in Oregon and Arizona State (and really the Pac-12 as a whole, for that matter), College Football playoff expansion, early Heisman race thoughts, the Steelers barely winning at home in overtime vs. a Seahawks team that's been decimated by injuries, underrated and underappreciated NFL quarterbacks finding success in 2021, Ben Roethlisberger's future with the Steelers, Jack's week 8 college football top 25 rankings, and much, much more! Check out Jack's updated top 25 rankings at jackvita.com!

Orestes Destrade AND Albert Destrade Recap ALDS, NLDS, Preview ALCS, NLCS

For the first time ever, Jack welcomes Orestes Destrade AND Albert Destrade BOTH to the show, to recap ALDS and NLDS, and preview the ALCS and NLCS! Orestes just completed his 12th season broadcasting Tampa Bay Rays' games on Bally Sports. Previously, he played 15 years of professional baseball and he worked at ESPN for five years as an analyst on Baseball Tonight, the Little League World Series and the World Baseball Classic. His nephew Albert played college baseball and finished third on the 23rd season of Survivor, Survivor: South Pacific. Jack, Orestes and Albert weigh in on the first leg of the MLB postseason, where the Rays came up short to the Boston Red Sox in four games, the Atlanta Braves took out the Milwaukee Brewers in four games, the Houston Astros rolled the Chicago White Sox in four games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants went the distance, with the Dodgers edging out their NL West foe late in Game 5. The trio shares their thoughts on the Division Series and AL and NL Wild Card games, the latest MLB news (including the Cardinals firing manager Mike Shildt), what changes they would make to MLB's current postseason format, replay review's place in the sport and many other entertaining detours along the way, including stories from Orestes' playing career. Later, they preview the upcoming ALCS and NLCS matchups between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros, and the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. What are the keys to victory in order for each to advance to the World Series, and who does each guy have facing off in the Fall Classic in ten days? Tune in to find out!

NFL Week 5 + College Football Week 6 Recap: Bama Has Fallen! Rattler Benched, Russ Out 4-8 Weeks, Jack‘s Top 25 Rankings

After two weeks off, Jack is back for another football episode of the Jack Vita Show! This week, he welcomes Fort Wayne NBC News anchor Jack Keenan to the show to recap everything from NFL Week 5 (0:00 - 51:25) and the sixth week of the college football season (51:25 - END), including: Russell Wilson having finger surgery and missing the next four to eight weeks, the Bears winning two straight with Justin Fields as their starting QB, Alabama falling to Texas A&M, Spencer Rattler hitting the bench vs. Texas and OU freshman Caleb Williams leading the Sooners to a Red Rivalry Showdown victory in Austin, Ohio State getting back on track(?), Jack's first ever top 25 rankings, darkhorse teams that could play spoiler down the stretch, and much, much more!

2021 MLB Postseason Preview + MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year Picks (Feat. Brian Cohen)

Brian Cohen, cohost of The Challenge RHAP-Up Podcast on the Rob Has a Podcast network joins Jack to share his MLB regular season award selections and preview the 2021 MLB playoffs. Jack and Brian set the stage for both wild card games (Yankees-Red Sox and Cardinals-Dodgers), as well as all of the 2021 Division Series' including Rays-Yankees/Rays-Red Sox, White Sox-Astros, Braves-Brewers, Giants-Dodgers/Giants-Cardinals. Who will win the 2021 World Series, and who do Jack and Brian have winning the AL and NL MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year awards? Tune in to find out!

Mario Lanza Talks Magical Mariners‘ Season, Final Week of MLB Regular Season, Seattle Kraken, Future of Baseball, and Baseball Cards

Mario Lanza, creator of The Funny 115 and host of the Survivor Historians Podcast and Staff Picks, makes his annual visit to the Jack Vita Show. He and Jack take a look at the MLB playoff picture with just six days remaining in the regular season. After a quick rundown of where teams stand, Mario shares his thoughts on what has been a magical season for his Seattle Mariners, who will likely win 90 games, and have a real shot at sliding into the AL Wild Card game. They also talk Shohei Ohtani, and how he has the ability to revolutionize American baseball, collecting baseball cards and other baseball collectibles, visiting MLB ballparks, MLB's attempt to grow the size of its female audience, the diversity and meritocracy of baseball, the escapism and unity sports like baseball provide to fans, the designated hitter inevitably coming to the National League, major stories and takeaways from the 2021 season, and the debut of Seattle's first hockey franchise, the Seattle Kraken.

Survivor Legend and Baseball Wife Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick Talks Survivor and Philly Sports!

Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick is a Survivor great and a baseball wife. Her husband Kyle was a member of the 2008 World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies, but Stephenie is a star in her own right: she starred as a Division I all-conference lacrosse player where she won a conference championship, and a few years later, she quickly became one of the most popular, famous Survivor cast members the CBS show has ever had. She made Survivor history on Survivor: Palau when her tribe lost every single immunity challenge, and she survived and outlasted her entire tribe to be a tribe of one! She later returned for Survivor: Guatemala where she lasted all 39 days and finished in second place, and returned a third time for Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
 
We were very blessed to have Stephenie visit the Jack Vita Show for a longform conversation about her upbringing, her athletic career, her time on Survivor, the Phillies (as well as the rest of her favorite Philly sports teams), life as a baseball wife, and much, much more!
 
Find out how Stephenie got on Survivor, what drew her to the show, where her drive and strength comes from, her thoughts on her experiences on Palau, Guatemala and Heroes vs. Villains, what reality show she would have gone on had she not been on Survivor, and what her kids thought after watching her seasons of Survivor for the first time!