College football and NATO are basically the same, and Donald Trump and Fernando Mendoza are basically the same. That’s your summary! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe in the World, podcasting finally getting the recognition it deserves
7:32 — Trump in Davos
1:09:10 — Cast Iron Balls! NFL games recap
1:20:19 — Indiana beats Miami
1:54:41 — Wrap-up!

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

This week we’re here to discuss the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer last week, because you can never have too much of that, apparently. And on the way out, reviews of Greenland 2 and a quick game of FMK, HP6 Edition. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — …as it all falls apart.
8:45 — Minnesota ICE shooting
54:43 — Trump’s NYT interview
1:15:10 — Ever so briefly on Iran
1:20:47 — Wrap-up! Greenland 2; Harry Potter 6; Gay Hockey Show

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

It was a long weekend of spectacular playoff football action, and we’re here to yap about it all and ask important questions, like “hey maybe Justin Herbert is a dummy.” Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe Live-Bets the Games!
7:39 — College Football Playoff semifinals recap
33:41 — NFL Wildcard Weekend
52:23 — 2025 CIB Football Pick ‘em Contest
53:39 — Wrap-up!

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

Something really weird happened on late Saturday night, and we’re here to try to talk our way through it. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Too old and misshapen for the slopes, and a brief run-in with a Buc-ee’s
10:00 — NYE TV Chucklefuckery
16:55 — Venezuela’s President Maduro Dark Knight-ed to the US
1:18:40 — Wrap-up! We Bury the Dead; Oblivion; Wake Up Dead Man

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

Cast Iron Balls is finally here nearly a week later to recap the CFP quarterfinals and look ahead to the semis. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe among the fellow hairless
5:50 — Recapping the CFP quarterfinals
41:41 — 2025 CIB Football Pick ‘em Game
1:02:10 — Wrap-up!

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

Following the lead of our sibling podcast—the much-awarded and world-renowned The Biffler—Cast Iron Brains has decided to do a year-end wrap-up show with absolute disregard for the time and patience of our audience. Instead of breaking things up into manageable episodes you might actually want to listen to, here’s an episode about the upcoming college football playoff games, the news of the year, our new year’s resolutions, and Mario Kart World Tour. Enjoy? Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Inspired by The Biffler to speak interminably with neither discretion nor regard
5:18 — Cast Iron Balls! It’s Time for Sports! The Pop-Tarts Bowl, UVA vs Mizzou, CIB Pick ‘em Contest, CFP preview
37:32 — Our Bogus Future; The internet is overrun with AI slop, and resolutions to deal with that
1:25:30 — Pop Quiz, Hotshot! 2025 News Recap Edition!
1:46:55 — “Notably Dead” or “Still Quite Alive, How Dare You?”
2:03:19 — America’s Favorite Game Show: Did CBS News’s Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?
2:11:49 — Wrap-up! Marty Supreme; Mario Kart World Tour

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

This week we’re yapping about Bari Weiss spiking a 60 Minutes story at the last second, how Reddit didn’t actually help with the manhunt for an accused mass shooter, recapping the first round of the college football playoffs, and reviewing Avatar 3. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — This episode brought to you by our sponsor, and getting ready for Christmas
9:33 — WGAS NewsBag: Bari Weiss spikes a 60 Minutes story just before air
27:30 — Our Bogus Future: The internet isn’t helping
43:51 — Cast Iron Balls: It’s Time for Sports!
1:01:23 — Did CBS News’s Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?
1:12:40 — Wrap-up! Avatar: Fire and Ash

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

The first round of the College Football Playoff is right around the corner, and we’re here to talk about a whole bunch of other vaguely sports-related stuff before getting into the games previews. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe Live-Bets the Games!
5:52 — WGAS NewsBag, Sports Edition! Sherrone Moore; Michigan coaching search; QBs in the portal; Heisman to the herb; Knicks win the “NBA Cup”
42:31 — Sports-Adjacent Question of the Week
53:02 — The Best Game in Every Time Slot
1:10:37 — CIB 2025 Football Pick ‘em Contest
1:19:45 — Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Lock of the Week, Live from Plains, Heaven
1:23:51 — Wrap-up! Athletic fees for non-athletes; Can the Japanese redeem themselves in Abe’s eyes?

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The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

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