Shoot Your Shot

March Madness is BACK. Shamrock Shakes and Wings. The boys break down Dan Monson's "final game" at Long Beach State. 908 Athlete of the Week: Wilson baseball coach Andy Hall.

The Charcuterie Boys talk clothing and open a package delivered by one of the top baseball coaches in the country. 908 Athlete of the Week: @1StarRecruits Podcast.

We're back! We get into Big Strong John's bachelor party and why we're a VRBO podcast now. 908 Athlete of the Week: Eric Valenzuela St. Mary's Baseball.

908 Athlete of the Week: Antonio Pierce.

The Boys are BACK! Enjoy.

WE'RE BACK! The Chosen One moves to Seal Beach. Big Strong John weathers the storm in Austin, TX. A quick NFL breakdown. 908 Athlete of the Week: Biola Baseball's Tanner Swire.

The Chosen One is ENGAGED. We break down the entire proposal. The Long Beach Heartwell 14U softball team is headed to Nationals. Tawney Logan joins the show (34:00-46:30). Big Strong John and TCO go to Michael's on Naples, FINALLY.

Long Beach State head baseball coach Eric Valenzuela is headed back to Saint Mary's College. We'll miss you coach. Why does Eastern Standard Time dominate the rest of the time zones? We're not scared of Artificial Intelligence. We fix airport security. 908 Athlete of the Week: Jack Jones of the New England Patriots.

School is out for Summer. Was there ever a better feeling in life? RIP Pavilions. Is Vons the new GOAT? Aliens Exist. Sherry Meinberg was right. Nebraska might be underrated. Why can't homeless people follow the rules of the road? 908 Athlete of the Week: Adam Scott with the US Open coming up.

The Chosen One aka the River Rat returns, but he now has the yips. LIV and the PGA Tour merge. We can't figure out the right pillow to use and it's affecting us. Simone's is a top-10 donut shop in the country? RIP Rascals. 908 Athlete of the Week: Jon Singleton of the Milwaukee Brewers.

LeBron and the Lakers are DEAD. We make a pitch to Ja Morant to be his new best friends. Doc Lock's horse, Straight No Chaser, wins. Hiring? We're ready to apply to be your next Butler if you have the means. We're sick of the Gray Area. Can you drink in public or not? 908 Athlete of the Week: Peyton Watson of the Denver Nuggets.

The Return of Big Strong John from his trip to the Kentucky Derby. We talk to our horse racing expert Sage Poland to talk about John's trip to Churchill Downs. And we preview the Preakness Stakes. We have winners (42:16-1:02:20). 908 Athlete of the Week: Odell Beckham Jr.

TCO comes back from Cabo alive and in one piece. Big Strong John survives Greek Easter. A new Charcuterie Shop is going into the Hangar at LBX. TCO gets summoned for Jury Duty. Is Steve Jobs still alive? What happens when we live to 100? 908 Athlete of the Week: Connor McDavid.

TCO is headed to Cabo. Margs and tacos will be flowing. Should we become die hard baseball fans? We're moving full speed ahead with the Angels and Shohei Ohtani moving to Long Beach. A tutorial on how to make Deviled Eggs. We list pros/cons of a 4-day work week. TCO is part of his first ever drug deal. 908 Athlete of the Week: LeBron James.

IT'S MASTERS WEEK. Big Strong John updates us on 908 Restaurant Madness. Building the Great Pyramids must've been NUTS. Americans should not be teaching world history. We take care of some PR for our Uncle Willie McGinest. 908 Athlete of the Week: Phil Mickelson.

WE'RE ON TWITTER SPACES. TUNE IN LIVE. Big Strong John is the most influential person in Long Beach in the month of March. Restaurant Madness is taking over the city. The Chosen One comes back from Spring Training and speaks highly of Arizona. A St. Patrick's Day recap. Are we Rex Richardson guys now????? It's going to take $55 million to repair the Pyramid. Should we use kids to fix world problems in order to save money? We don't really understand the port. 908 Athlete of the Week: Matt Barnes.

HAPPY MARCH! We're knocking out every chain restaurant on Candlewood Avenue. On today's episode: OUTBACK. Is Foster's a top-5 beer? Chris Francis and the J-Town Panthers win a CIF-SS basketball championship. The Chosen One is looking for a suit. We got to Nordstrom Rack. Byron Jones is a prick. We spin zone a data leak in the LBUSD for Chill Baker. What has more caffeine iced coffee or hot coffee? 908 Athlete of the Week: Ruben Mendoza (who may not even be a real person).

HUGE NEWS! The Shamrock Shake is BACK. AND BIG STRONG JOHN IS ENGAGED. John tells his side of the engagement story. The Chosen One takes his talents to Hawaii and moves the Rainbow State into the top-5. We have opinions and stories about the Super Bowl, Rihanna, and Good JuJu/Bad JuJu. Oscar talk. CVS might be the greatest store in the United States and nobody is talking about it. What's the deal with Pickleball? Are kids in school anymore? The Bluff will always be the Bluff. 908 Athlete of the Week: Eric Valenzuela and the Long Beach State Dirtbags.

Big Strong John bakes now! Which came first, the dentist or the toothbrush? We break down some of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture. What are you expecting at your Super Bowl party? Quick dive into college basketball. Why is the gas bill so high? Good JuJu/Bad JuJu: JuJu Smith-Schuster is in the Super Bowl.

We're BACK. New year, new us. This is our year. We recap a helluva holiday season. From the Shoot Your Sauce Holiday Fondue Party to TCO's trip to San Diego for the Holiday Bowl. Big Strong John teases a trip coming up in the spring. We recap the movie Top Gun: Maverick and we may or may not be moving to a ranch somewhere in Montana. A listener conducts an epic Hallmark movie plot, which may win many Academy Awards. 908 Athlete of the Week: Trent McDuffie of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Merry CHRISTMAS PARADE! The Boys recap their Belmont Shore Christmas Parade experience. The largest Christmas Parade in the United States. Lana Del Rey has to be stopped. We've officially banned her from the city of Long Beach. Did Big Strong John invent holiday arches? 908 Athlete of the Week: Myles Jackson recent Stanford football commit.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! What're we thankful for? Our listeners. We break down our trip to Naples Rib Company and Crows. The Boys dive into the World Cup a little bit. And we have an impromptu Thanksgiving discussion.

The boys are back and are sorry for the wait. A return to Scottsdale put a hurting on the Charcuterie Boys, but they survived and have stories to tell. Shoot Your Shot is the next host of the Belmont Shore Christmas parade. The Chosen One had the flu and reveals his biopsy results live on the air. There is a superhuman in Long Beach right now. FOR REAL. 908 Athlete of the Week: Mike Gallo formerly of the Houston Astros.

The Dodgers are DEAD and Big Strong John is sad. But at least our city of San Diego is happy. The Chosen One thinks he's due for Jury Duty. When will people grow up and get a real wallet? Are there too many Oktoberfests? We will be sending all of our gas rebate back to Gavin Newsom. 908 Update: The Taco Truck is back. Mimes vs Monks. And are mimes inconsiderate? 908 Athlete of the Week: Good JuJu/Bad Juju. Patreon.com/908SYS

IT'S CHARCUTERIE NIGHT! The Chosen One and Big Strong John are having a photoshoot and a Charcuterie show. We survived the Long Beach Marathon and we may or may not have had something to do with the easy flow of traffic. Long Beach State basketball gets new jerseys. Habit Burger is owned by Taco Bell? Where did the VIP Records sign go? The City of Long Beach is taking over the Southern California Edison building and turning it into a Crime Lab/Senior Citizen Center. Baseball season has started and we break down some of the Long Beach locals. 908 Athlete of the Week: Family member Marcedes Lewis.

The No. 1 Jill Baker podcast in Southern California finally got to interview the LBUSD's superintendent. We chat about the importance of her role and how she got here (21:37-40:30). Big Strong John recaps his trip to Napa, but is he Napanized? JP Crawford and the Seattle Mariners are headed to the postseason for the first time since 2001 (:45-21:37). The Chosen One met Dana Tanner. Is the CIF-SS going to bring in girls' flag football as a sport? The greatest and busiest taco stand that has ever lived was shut down by the Long Beach Police Department. Bakersfield is the almond capital of the world. 908 Athlete of the Week: Jack Jones of the New England Patriots (40:30-1:10:41)

We're alive, but BARELY. The Charcuterie Boys had a helluva two weeks. The wedding heard round the world + their annual charity golf tournament. Grocery Outlet is opening a new location in Long Beach. Mystery gift cards to the first 100 customers in the store. The Aquarium of Long Beach releases endangered frogs into the wild. Which LBSUD school is your least favorite? 908 UPDATE: LBCC teacher who allegedly pushed a student is FIRED. 908 Athlete of the Week: Evan Engram of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Patreon.com/908SYS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Wtmmq3s8YhK3vjDkvVSWQ

We're on YouTube! Apple Podcast is blackballing us, but it wouldn't be the first time. Bobby Garcia put a hit out on The Charcuterie Boys and now we can't go to Chili's anymore. A Long Beach City College professor was fired for elbowing a graduate (is what we're hearing). Spam calls are taking over the country, but what if those calls were Kris Jenner and we didn't pick up? Should Big Strong John drop everything a become a weatherman? I mean a weatherperson? Would you rather win the Teacher of the Year award in the state of California or make the same amount of money and not win the Teacher of the Year award? 908 Athlete of the Week: Spencer Steer of the Cincinnati Reds.

ON THE SHOW... It's too damn hot! So Big Strong John took his talents to Dairy Queen. The 908 Magazine distribution crew should be getting hero pay for passing out in 100 degree heat. J Balvin is performing at the NFL Kickoff party at Alamitos Beach. Vince Staples is gonna star in a new show on Netflix. We're going up on YouTube next week rebranding as the Charcuterie Boys. Grind My Gears: QWERTY keyboards and spam text messages. Is it bad to change your phone number? Are George Washington's ancestors still alive? Flies only live for 8 hours. Allegedly. 908 Athlete of the Week: Oregon State's Alex Austin. Patreon.com/908SYS

We're BACK! Helluva Summer, bud. Big Strong John officiated a wedding and we may or may not be club guys now (:45-20:42). We interview Bob Ettinger, the author of "Some Sports Stories", and we get into his life's journey so far and what led him to write his new book (20:45-45:12). School is back in session. Did you color coordinate your notebooks? The Charcuterie Boys are starting an OnlyFans. $3 movie tickets on Sundays at AMC Marina Pacifica. RIP Chick the penguin at the Aquarium of the Pacific. LBCC hired a firm to manage Jeff Bezos' wife's donation to the college. 908 Athlete of the Week: Long Beach Poly head football coach Stephen Barbee (45:14-1:10:50) Patreon.com/908SYS

The Chosen One returns from Colorado and he breaks down the trip. Are we ready to be Country Club guys? Does Southwest Airlines have the most power in the country? Bobby Garcia thinks he’s the most important person in Southern California. Big Strong John ditches the Chosen One and goes to Michael’s without him. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse is opening downtown. Is it the most expensive joint in the country? We update our fans, like anybody cares, on the Belmont Pool, which may never get done. RIP Vin Scully. The Dumbledore of the Dodgers. 908 Athlete of the Week: Spencer Steer gets traded. Patreon.com/908SYS

The fans have been calling for it and we finally got it done…We have Long Beach Poly head football coach Stephen Barbee on the show to talk about the upcoming season and the creation of his mythological status (18:03-48:49). Big Strong John recaps his vacation to Minnesota and may or may not have a permanent accent. Grind My Gears: You can’t air a back-to-school commercial in July (:45-18:00). Where is Water’s Edge Winery moving? A build-your-own salad bar is coming to the traffic circle and John has some thoughts. NOLA is a new nonstop destination from LGB Airport. Monarch butterflies are endangered now?????? Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark is stealing MILFs from the Long Beach Aquarium (48:50-1:17:10). 908 Athlete of the Week: Alex Seguine commits to Arkansas-Little Rock (1:17:10-1:21:30). Patreon.com/908SYS

The East Long Beach PONY 9U team is headed to the World Series! Manager George Reisch, Kaden, Jaden, and Chase join the show (18:01-35:00). Big Strong John is going on vacation AGAIN??? Air Conditioning might be a top-10 invention. How does San Diego do it? (:45-18:01) The Chosen One is going to the doctor soon. We talk getting a physical. Why are old people so angry sometimes? The city of Long Beach is going to use $150 million to repair Loynes (which is totally made up by us). How many refrigerators has Kris Jenner had in her life? 908 Athlete of the Week: Travis d’Arnaud of the Atlanta Braves (35:01-1:12:52). JOIN US: https://www.patreon.com/908ShootYourShot

Millikan football star Ryan Pellum joins the show to talk about the upcoming season and if they can beat a certain team in Long Beach this season (24:14-44:37). We’re Santa Monica guys now, but are we too old to hang with the young crowd? The boys get dark and stormy and talk death. Being a UPS driver would be cool. Do people still have pet birds? (:45-24:14). We’ve got an idea. A college commitment video, but a Bachelor theme. The Charcuterie Boys: “Charcuterie’s Forever”. We’re planning a takeover of Portfolio Coffeehouse. LA Dodgers concession workers threaten to go on strike (44:37-1:04:00) 908 Athlete of the Week: JuJu Smith-Schuster of the Kansas City Chiefs (1:04:00-1:12:22).

Happy 4th of July!!!! Is Joey Chesnut a top-10 American in U.S. history? We break down which food we could crush in 10 minutes. We join the 1 Star Recruits podcast. CHECK IT OUT. Who would be our ideal guest? 908 Athlete of the Week: Kris Bryant of the Colorado Rockies.

Happy 4th of July! JP Crawford gets suspended 5 games after an all-out brawl between the Seattle Mariners and the Anaheim Angels. The DMV ain’t that bad in our opinion. Will legalizing sports betting in California fix the homelessness problem? Is the 4th of July the best holiday in the United States? Wine Wednesday will be just as big as Taco Tuesday. It’s a movement. 908 Athlete of the Week: Peyton Watson of the Denver Nuggets. www.patreon.com/908ShootYourShot

Charity Golf season is coming up quick. We hit the Golf Course to get the game right. We recap the Chosen One’s surprise birthday celly at El Torito. Are we the greatest shuffle board players in the city? Thunder and Lightning stole the show in Long Beach. What’s the scariest natural disaster? Tony Hawk donates $15k to Silverado Skatepark in Long Beach. We’re starting a GoFundMe for all LBUSD High Schools. Long Beach unveils a new floating playground at Alamitos Beach and should the Aquarium be worried? Shaquille O’Neal is hosting Shaqtober Fest at the Queen Mary. 908 Athlete of the Week: Matt Duffy of the Anaheim Angels. All Aboard the SYS Bandwagon: http://www.patreon.com/908ShootYourShot

Venmo: @pslater3 Schoonvember is back??? You tell us. We break down LIV Golf. The Golden State Warriors are hateable. We talk most hateable cities in the Unites States. Big Strong John gives the hard sell on Iowa. Grocery store 15 or less express checkout etiquette. The Aqualink increases its capacity. RIP Library Cop Bookman from Seinfeld. How does graffiti work? City Commission is calling for a name change for Lincoln Park. We’re making moves to get a casino onto the Queen Mary. 908 Athlete of the Week: Future Long Beach resident Shohei Ohtani.

At what point will Chili’s start getting the credit it deserves? Can we be the Lou Gehrig of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease? We’re looking to buy real estate for $1. An unnamed baby penguin was born at the Aquarium. Perfect timing for the baby exhibit. CSULB hosted a startup contest with a $130,000 prize pool. A new airline may be coming into the Long Beach Airport. And we fix the LGB flight path. The world’s first airplane podcast is coming to Miracle Airlines. 908 Athlete of the Week: Tiare Jennings of Oklahoma Sooners softball.

Happy Summer! When does Summer start? How do we adopt a highway? We’re so sick of election mail and is Bobby Garcia in hot water? Alexander Graham Bell would be rolling over in his grave right now. New exhibit at the Long Beach Aquarium and it’s MILF season. LA Wine Fest this weekend. It’s our time to shine. The Los Angeles Angels to Long Beach is back on baby! 908 Athlete of the Week: Miami Marlins pitcher Tommy Nance.

On the show we have Wilson boys' soccer, track & field, and cross country coach CJ Brewer. And he interviews us (28:14-1:12:29). We recap Big Strong John’s Kentucky Derby party. Why don’t we go to San Diego more often? What’s the best spot in Long Beach to watch a sporting event? Grind My Gears: Dodgers fans (:45-28:09). The Rat revealed????? A Zebra Shark is being artificially inseminated at the Long Beach Aquarium. How are sea animals transported? Why are some watermelons seedless? (1:12:35-1:26:49). 908 Athlete of the Week: Nico Colchico of Wilson Track and Field (1:26:49-1:30:55).

HAPPY KENTUCKY DERBY DAY! Big Strong John's sacred holiday. We recap John's trip to New Orleans and rank Louisiana (:45-24:16). We bring on our Kentucky Derby and horse racing expert Sage Poland to talk odds and picks for 2022 (24:21-44:03). The Chosen One goes to LBX for the first time and we have a review. Plus we talk buying a horse in order to Get Rich Quick. 908 Athlete of the Week: Chase De Jong (44:07-1:05:40).

ON THE SHOW: Vacay John is BACK and he’s heading to New Orleans. We go through the itinerary. What’s the toughest instrument to play? Should you get two weeks off work if you get a paper cut? A story about somebody saving the USPS by getting upset that mail was dropped off at his or her house. We should start buying websites and selling them to make a profit. John has to explain himself about turning down an opportunity to go Feng Shui. It’s okay to be miserable. We might try to get into White Collar Crime. Merriam-Webster has a monopoly on dictionaries and it needs to be fixed. 908 Athlete of the Week: Matt Corral future NFL quarterback.

Happy Greek Easter! It’s party time for the boys. We are gathering facts about how to get to Ukraine. We continue to work on the homeless problem in Long Beach. How do we get on the same list as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Pete Davidson? We invent a self-cleaning shower. A strange man masturbates in front of Static Salon in Long Beach. Another French bulldog is stolen. It’s an epidemic. The French have figured it out. Liberation is closing on Atlantic. Rest In Peace. Spend money to make money: We’re close to going to Gavin Newsom’s winery. 908 Athlete of the Week: The Long Beach Yacht Club.

Throwback episode! The boys are hurting a little bit after a long weekend. On the show today: The Chosen One visits our guy Eric Valenzuela at Blair Field for the Long Beach State Dirtbags game. We fix cheerleading and college basketball. Cheerleaders should shoot free throws. We talk about becoming tour guides in the City of Long Beach. Air, Land, and Sea. John puts away All You Can Eat sushi and we explain how raw fish is digested. Grocery Outlet has a 50% off wine sale. TCO pulls trigger on a $90 bottle of wine. John Grossi will be the next great wine taster. Is IHOP dead??? What are the Red Woods? Paper pricing is through the roof. What kind of sketchy operation is Big Tree running? We breakdown the dip on Carson and Woodruff. Grind My Gears: Are duffy boats overdone? 908 Athlete of the Week: JP Crawford gets the SYS bump with the Seattle Mariners.

March is coming to an end :( On the show: Big Strong John heads to Denver. The Chosen One chills with the Disc Golf crew. Will construction on the freeway ever end? Kim Kardashian says get up and work so we will. Oscars breakdown. CSU system will no longer require the SAT and ACT. Tax Day should be on your half birthday. Grind My Gears: We're done with 5k runs. Get Rich Quick: Microwave covers. 908 Athlete of the Week: JuJu Smith-Schuster of the Kansas City Chiefs.

On Today's Show: How many days in a row could you watch nonstop college basketball? The former LBCC superintendent who solved gang relations is suing for $10 million in defamation damages. The LBUSD pushes school start time to 8:45 am. In order to become rich, you have to spend rich. Which vegetables are good for you? How does oil become gasoline? Show & Tell: Caesar Salads. 908 Athlete of the Week: Colin Slater of Long Beach State basketball.

HAPPY MARCH! Big Strong John is a party animal and dresses like Justin Bieber (:45-6:09). Pauly Deep Pockets is headed to Scottsdale (6:09-12:13). We recap the Long Beach Shredders season and The Chosen One goes to a LA Kings game (12:13-16:09). Long Beach State basketball finally loses just in time for March (16:09-31:51). What's the deal with the weather? And we break down California's geographical history (31:51-40:06). The Queen Mary will not die (40:06-51:35). Show & Tell: The ATM (51:35-57:00). 908 Athlete of the Week: DeMar DeRozan (57:00-1:00:41).

We interview Marc Bonner, the Scout Executive of the Long Beach Boy Scouts, and ask him how he's helping shape the city's youth (10:11-30:53). We've turned into a "Get Rich Quick" show (:45-10:11). We have an update on the owner of Restauration (RIP) and her sentence (30:53-47:45). The Prospector is for sale. We only need to come up with $3 million (47:45-51:45). A pitbull is stolen and then returned in Long Beach. Early suspects are us (51:45-59:10). 908 Athlete of the Week: Head coach of the Long Beach State Dirtbags Eric Valenzuela (59:10-1:04:21).

THE RAMS WIN THE SUPER BOWL!!! Now it’s softball season! We interview Cabrillo High School softball coach Dale Lopes. He talks building the softball program at Cabrillo and his path in fastpitch softball (16:27-41:07). Big Strong John called it! His Rams won the Super Bowl. We broke down the game and if Long Beach is too cliche (:45-16:25). Who REALLY won the Super Bowl? The Street Vendors outside the stadium (41:11-53:17). Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy Birthday Producer Nick (53:17-56:39). The house that continues to catch on fire catches fire again. That’s four times in four years (56:39-1:02:11). How is Long Beach State going to screw up its graduation ceremony (1:02:11-1:08:05). We got a giant penny update (1:08:05-1:13:13). 908 Athlete of the Week: Valerie Corona of Cabrillo High School softball (1:13:13-1:14:34).