Mark Parrish tells the incredible story of watching Ryan Tedder and Imagine Dragons perform at a private birthday party, the guys react to the Gophers’ 59-7 season-opening win and discuss the Wild with preseason suddenly just two weeks away. Plus, Michael Keaton’s birthday leads to a debate over the alternate Batmans and Jokers we almost got in 1989.

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Marney Gellner, Belinda Jensen and Glen Schmidt join the show ahead of the final Initials Invitational semifinal, the guys debate the Gophers’ new rowing tradition and learn about the Vikings assistant coach who left rocket science for football. Plus, Belinda explains what a “40% chance of rain” actually means and looks ahead to a potentially significant El Niño.

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The final semifinal of the 2026 Initials Invitational presented by St. Paul Federal Credit Union features Power Trip favorites Meatsauce and Chris Hawkey, Glen Schmidt and longtime KARE 11 meteorologist Belinda Jensen battling for the final spot in the Initials Invitational Championship!

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Tommy Olson arrives ready for Gopher football season, Sauce reviews his increasingly dangerous list of Gopher bets and the guys discuss the massive punishment handed down in the Kawhi Leonard/Clippers scandal. Plus, Aaron Sorkin explains why Facebook has changed dramatically since The Social Network.

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Tommy Olson AND Fargo Flash go game-by-game through the Gophers’ 2026 schedule and, as per usual, end up planning a national championship parade. Plus, Ben explains why Kyle Van Noy is such a natural fit for Brian Flores’ Vikings defense.

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Ben discusses how NFL practice squads have changed, Kirk Cousins gets the Week 1 starting job in Las Vegas and Laquon Treadwell’s jersey-number dispute leads to a celebration of his improbable 10-year NFL career. Plus, the guys revisit Teddy Bridgewater’s devastating knee injury and Headlines tackles faking your own death, toilet-paper consumption and Dolly Parton’s legacy.

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The guys recap a surprisingly pleasant night at the Minnesota State Fair, debate whether Fair prices have gotten out of control and react to the Vikings signing Kyle Van Noy. Plus, the Twins keep rolling and the crew dives into some incredible movie memorabilia from The Big Lebowski and Kingpin.

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The guys learn just how much Big Ern McCracken’s bowling ball actually sold for, Sauce’s adventures reading to Louie take several unfortunate turns and a serial butt-sniffer makes the news. Plus, Mike Grimm previews the Gophers opener and explains what a big season from Drake Lindsey could look like.

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The guys discuss the Vikings practice squad, the 49ers’ early trip to Australia and Sauce’s surprising hatred of Skittles. Headlines debates whether Keanu Reeves is the greatest action star ever, ranks America’s most overrated tourist destinations and questions whether slot machines are secretly operating as one giant hive mind.

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