On today’s episode, we break down one of the wildest Championship Weekends college football has ever delivered — and react to the FINAL College Football Playoff bracket that has the entire country talking.

We start with the shocker in the Big Ten, where Indiana stunned Ohio State in a defensive slugfest that crowned the Hoosiers as conference champs and ignited their push toward the No. 1 seed. Then we head to the SEC, where Georgia put on a vintage Kirby Smart masterclass, shutting down Alabama and punching their ticket to another playoff run.

The Big 12 title game saw Texas Tech deliver a statement win over BYU, riding turnovers and a suffocating defense to their first Big 12 Championship in program history. And the drama didn’t stop there—over in the ACC, Duke and Virginia delivered the most emotional game of the weekend, capped off by an overtime walk-off that sent the Blue Devils to the top of the conference for the first time in decades.

Then it’s time for the main event:

🔥 OUR FULL REACTION TO THE FINAL 12-TEAM COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BRACKET 🔥

We break down the seeding, who deserved a bye, who got snubbed, the best first-round matchups, which teams are most dangerous, and who we think has the clearest path to the national championship.

Big 10 Championship (3:15)
SEC Championship (5:45)
Big 12 Championship (7:31)
ACC Championship (8:34)
College Football Playoff Bracket Reaction (10:20)

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On today’s episode, we’re hitting every corner of the culture — from prediction markets to pop culture meltdowns and everything in between. We start with Polymarket and Kalshi, breaking down why prediction markets are exploding right now, how they work, and why everyone from crypto traders to Wall Street analysts is suddenly betting on real-world events.

Then we dive into the Akaash Singh drama, the clips going viral, and the internet debate over whether his wife is making him look bad or whether the whole situation is being blown out of proportion.

Next up: Max Kellerman stops by The Bill Simmons Podcast, and the sports media world reacts. We get into what he said, the state of sports talk, and why his return to long-form conversation hits different.

We also talk about HBO Max streaming Mad Men — and the hilarious little errors fans keep spotting in the newly uploaded episodes.

In Hollywood news, Quentin Tarantino has some unexpectedly harsh words for Paul Dano, and we unpack what that rant says about Tarantino’s standards, Hollywood culture, and ego.

Plus: a raccoon breaks into a liquor store, gets drunk, and is found passed out like a furry rockstar — one of the wildest headlines of the week.

And as always, we wrap with our Question of the Day and a bold Nuclear Opinion that might just start a fight in your group chat.

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PolyMarket & Kalshi talking about the rise of predictions markets (7:30)

Akaash Singh Drama (28:45)

Max Kellerman on Bill simmons (56:45)

HBO max botch while streaming Mad Men (1:04:30)

Tarantino's harsh words to Paul Dano (1:07:12)

Raccoon gets drunk (1:11:12)

Question of the day (1:14:00)

Nuclear Opinion (1:16:50)

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Jose and Dolo are TURNING UP for one of the wildest cards of the year as UFC 323 storms into Las Vegas. This episode is nothing but smoke, energy, and straight fight-week chaos as the guys break down every matchup that’s about to blow the roof off T-Mobile Arena.

We’re talking:

💥 Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2 — a title rematch with REAL bad blood and career-defining stakes.

⚡ Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van — a flyweight title fight where someone’s hype train gets derailed HARD.

🔥 Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira — the former champ vs. the phenom. Someone’s legacy shifts tonight.

💣 Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott — Olympic gold vs. the future. This one might get disrespectful FAST.

💪 Jan Błachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov — a light-heavyweight slugfest guaranteed to end in violence.

Jose and Dolo are breaking down who’s walking in confident, who’s walking out humbled, and which fights are about to steal the entire show.

Tap into Episode 655 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube.

0:35 - Dolo shows off Affliction hat, Jose talks about Afflictions fight promotion that failed
5:30- Current state of the UFC titleholders
8:53 - Jose reminds us this is the last ppv card before the paramount deal
10:48 - Dolo & Jose name the grudge matches we all would love to see
16:01- Dolo talks about Adesanya being wrong on all his picks for ufc 322
18:58- Dolo talks about manny pacquaio’s son’s boxing match and how horrible he is
22:15- Dolo and jose disagree about the jake paul vs anthony joshua fight
34:52 - Jan Blachowicz vs Bogdan Guskov
44:12 - Henry Cejudo vs Payton Talbott
1:00:43- Brandon Moreno vs Tatsuro Taira
1:15:00- Alexandre Pantoje vs Joshua Van
1:29:40- Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan
1:46:12- Jose makes a wild prediction about the future of the ufc
1:52:37- Dolo and Jose finalize their parlays

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