Our First-Ever Live Show In Boston Covered RFK's Raccoon Story, Trump vs. The Pope, and an International Warehouse Full of Piss

Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught-Leer go live for the first time — recording in front of a packed house at Dillon's in Boston on the Friday before the 2026 Boston Marathon, with an open bar, a drinking game, merch giveaways, and a special guest.

Many thanks to Under Armour for making this happen!

Discussed in this episode:

– Sharon Lokedi joins live: The reigning Boston Marathon champion and course-record holder (2:17:22 in 2024) stops by for a wide-ranging conversation including her visit to Kenya with the Under Armour team, her photoshoot shoot in Flagstaff, bucket-list major goals and what the hills of Boston mean to her on race day.

– Sharon's signature Under Armour shoe: The design details — gold laces, Lake Mary Road and Katagat references, and an accidental Kansas Jayhawk color palette

– Boston trivia: Eric runs a live trivia game with Velociti Elite 3s on the line

– RFK Jr. and the raccoon: A new book reveals a diary entry in which Kennedy describes cutting off a road-killed raccoon's anatomy "to check it out later."

– Trump vs. the Pope: Both hosts are taking the Pope

– Mike Vrabel affair headlines & Diana Russini saves a man from an overturned Jeep

– Noah Lyles on the Time 100 Most Influential People

– Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the SI Swimsuit Edition

– Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Achilles setback

– Diamond League Plus prize structure: Aisha explains it. Eric thinks it sounds like a streaming service he accidentally subscribed to.

– World Athletics halts transfers to Turkey: You don't just all of a sudden feel a bit more Turkish.

– Boston picks

– Live voicemails: Where does WADA store a decade's worth of drug samples? What would Eric's karaoke song be? What is Aisha's skincare routine? can Eric break five minutes in a mile the morning after picklebacks?