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Guess who's back!! Like the migrating swallows of San Capistrano, Swing and a Miss makes it's yearly return.  This week we sit down with Mark Seikaly to discuss he NFL's biggest game of the year. First we have a pre-game show where we make our final game predictions based on the most up-to-date statistics on which mascot would win in a fight. Then we come back with a post-game wrap up including special guests Chris Martin and more!

As someone dead once wrote in a play about 14-year olds banging and dying, "What's in a name?" Hillary and Liz are here to answer that question.  This week on Swing and a Miss, Liz renames WNBA teams, we use math, and take a look at the worst team names in the history of sports (congrats to Chicago for making the list twice) Here's a complete list of champion teams broken down by type of name: NFL Most wins - Super Bowl People: 36 Animals - Vicious: 1 Animals - Tame: 8 Misc.: 1 NBA Most wins - NBA Championships People: 24 Animals - Vicious: 5 Animals - Tame: 1 Misc.: 35 MLB Most wins - World Series (1950 on) People: 29 Animals - Vicious: 3 Animals - Tame: 12 Misc.: 15 NHL Most wins - Stanley Cup (1950 on) People: 24 Animals - Vicious: 2 Animals - Tame: 4 Misc.: 31

Since the dawn of time, brothers and sisters have competed with each other - whether for their parents's attention, the last pizza bagel, or the Lombardi trophy. This week Liz and Hillary (not siblings) talk about what happens when your kin are on the other side of the sports game field.Also, Liz has some great ideas for when she becomes commissioner of all sports and Hillary is confused by Tom Hanks movie titles. Questions? Comments? Shoot us an email at swingandamisspodcast@gmail.com Subscribe in iTunes

On a Sunday, July 5th a momentous event in sports history unfolded: Liz voluntarily watched a soccer match. Specifically the US win in the 2015 FIFA Women's World cup. This week Liz and Hillary sit down to talk about the game, soccer, feminism, and what it means to be an American. If that sounds too heavy, there are also plenty of ball jokes. Check us out on iTunes Questions? Comments? Shoot us an email at Swingandamisspodcast@gmail.com

This week on Swing and a Miss, we sit down with Mark Seikaly and talk about stuff Liz hates, what Deflategate and JK Rowling's Casual Vacancy have in common, and the Sport of (the LA) Kings: Hockey. Listen on iTunes Questions? Send us an email at swingandamisspodcast@gmail.com Evidence of Hillary's soccer skills can be found here 

There's substantial evidence that humans evolved to run long distances. Does this make the prospect of running a marathon sound any better? Of course not! This week Liz and Hillary talk about the history and principles behind a race named after a guy who died at the end. Want to learn more about how humans evolved for running? Check out this sweet NY Times article.

This week is all about America's 2nd most popular sport: NASCAR. We talk about the history of stock car racing, how the sport works today, and maybe also the plot of the movie Cars.  Want to learn more about NASCAR? Check out this great infographic about the Sprint Cup or click here to learn more about some of the greatest drivers of all time. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, shoot us an email at swingandamisspodcast@gmail.com Like the show? Subscribe in iTunes or listen on Stitcher

Did the Baltimore Colts really flee the city in the middle of the night? What's the history of mascots? Can Liz do a Super Mario impression? We answer these questions and a whole lot more on this week's Swing and a Miss! Check out Forbes list of the Top 10 Most Popular Mascots and MSN's List of Weirdest Mascots. Subscribe in iTunes

This week on Swing and a Miss our guest Natalie McGill tells us all about March Madness, Liz gives us her secrets to bowling a perfect game, we try to decide what state has the worst license plates. Follow Natalie on twitter, and check her out at the Wonderland Ballroom on April 8th! Want to learn more about the city of Cleveland? Of course not! Available on iTunes

We're back this week with the very funny David Tveite, talking about baseball, Michael Jordan's unfair labor practices, and the proper way to stop a shark attack. Follow David on Twitter, and check out his podcast Sadness Town Subscribe and listen on iTunes

This week we sit down with the wonderful Brittany Carney to discuss the power of a good leotard, overseas Tee Ball, and what a professional wrestler eating worms says about displays of masculinity in Western culture.  Subscribe in iTunes Intro music "The Cross We Bear" by The North Country. Check them out here.

This week we sit down with Jeff Kinney to talk about children's literature he didn't write, make Hillary open up about her sports failures, and learn all about who's hot, who's not, and who has a stupid name in professional basketball.

This week we sit down with the very funny Jheisson Nuñez to talk about his prolific football career, make Liz watch a bird snuff film, and make bold, completely inaccurate Super Bowl predictions. Follow Jheisson on Twitter: @JheissonNunez Intro song: "The Cross We Bear" by The North Country. Check them on facebook

Inaugural episode of "Swing and a Miss" Hillary and Liz work their way through 19,000 years of history, hang out with a psychic horse medium, and talk about their prolific careers in youth sports. Special thanks to The North Country for letting us use "The Cross We Bear" as our intro music. Check them out here!