Episode #21
Wisconsin Football, Brewers Playoff Push & the Death of Google Search | Ep 21
Drew Olson and KB kick off fall with a lively breakdown of Wisconsin Badgers football after the Notre Dame loss at Lambeau, the Milwaukee Brewers' playoff push against the Cubs, and why AI search engines are wrecking the way we find local businesses. Along the way: NIL and the transfer portal's broken incentives, a professor's take on teaching the ChatGPT generation, a preview of Packers-Vikings, and some of the wildest viral news stories of the week. It's Wisconsin sports talk with the unfiltered humor that makes Beers on the Table a weekly must-listen. 00:00 – Beers on the Table Returns: Fall Is Here 00:33 – Long Shadows, Fall Vibes, and Seasonal Drinking 03:07 – The Annual Struggle: Putting Pants Back On 06:30 – First Day of Class and the “Favorite Fall Activity” Question 09:12 – Teaching Today: Pronouns, Participation, and What Makes Students Interesting 13:54 – The COVID/ChatGPT Generation in the Classroom 16:04 – AI as an Intern—and Why Modern Search Is Getting Worse 20:12 – Teaching the 90-Second Shark Tank Pitch 24:27 – Badgers vs. Notre Dame: What Wisconsin Can Take From the Loss 26:52 – Transfer Portal, NIL, and Why Quarterbacks Need Stability 33:18 – Notre Dame’s Second-Half Surge and the Lambeau Atmosphere 34:23 – Brewers-Cubs Rivalry and Chicago Fan Delusion 37:05 – Brewers Playoff Positioning, Pitching, and October Strategy 41:28 – Craig Counsell, Cubs Pressure, and the Brewers’ World Series Hopes 45:46 – Missed Summer Plans and the USS Abraham Lincoln Story 47:48 – The “Sex Tents” Story and Public-Meeting Weirdness 52:59 – Nextdoor, Coyotes, and the Fake Furnace-Repair Business Plan 54:53 – Packers-Vikings Preview and Minnesota’s QB Problems 56:20 – Heart-Transplant Interviews and Upcoming Show Content 58:09 – Wrap-Up: Make Good Choices
