Episodes

Hey hey Benchwarmers do we have a week's worth of content for you! I'm not gonna spoil it in the description lets just say be sure to stay tuned throughout the whole show for a huge, I'm sorry, HUGE announcement. As for this episode it is a banger as well, we have new mics which give us a new sound but ultimately Niko and Jimmy discuss and argue about a lot in this new episode. NBA Finals reactions, MLB Playoff update, NCAA football for the first time, and then lots of discussion about the NFL b...

This is a bittersweet moment where we aren't saying goodbye to Center of Attention but we are saying hello to a brand new sports podcast with a familiar face, Niko Bryant. Starting next week this podcast feed will be transitioned to Far End of the Bench which will be a sports podcast where we talk major news in the sporting world plus a host of other segments. As for today's episode we are replaying the first time Niko joined Center of Attention way back in January to remind you all of his voic...

Big News for our listeners of this show, after sending out the message on last week's episode about wanting a cohost for the podcast that position has been filled. Staring here in the next few weeks a familiar voice joins me as Niko Bryant will now be the cohost moving forward. Along with this change we will be rebranding the show's title and logo picture but the episodes will still be released on this feed in your podcast platform you listen with. You will recognize the picture change as well a...

On this week's episode we have finally made it through the no sports seas and by next episode we will have Baseball and Basketball games to talk about. In the meantime on this episode I talk about some of the updates going on in my life, my mom made it through surgery and is now at home resting and recuperating. I talk a little about Jocko Willink and the idea of "Extreme Ownership". Then I wrap up just on some personal thoughts about the world currently. For the outtro song it is a little throw...

On this week's episode we get another eclectic group of topics to cover, just like usual but this time we throw in the theater and discuss each character of the smash hit musical Hamilton. Then some sports talk about how Covid might affect the upcoming season and whether it would be worth it to figure out a way to have a season. Finally we wrap with thoughts from last Saturday's UFC 251:Fight Island card. For the outtro song this week Dom and I take on the King George breakup anthem to his forme...

This week's episode is jam packed from start to finish. To kick things off this week, former guest, Rev Koka texted me his predictions for this weekend's upcoming UFC 251: Fight Island card. Lots of you remember when Rev and I used to go head to head with our predictions on Gunnison Sports Talk Radio he wiped the floor with me, hopefully I can redeem myself now. Then Niko Bryant returns for another live appearance from our back patio and discuss all things NBA with me regarding the restart and s...

On todays episode of Center of Attention I talk about some of the things going open in my life and how they have been affecting me and the way I have been in the world. I explain my feelings on Cam Newton being signed by the Patriots, and why it was blown out of proportion for a backup quarterback. I talk a little bit out the NBA forcing Zion to be the next major star and discuss Ian Desmond's recent statement on why he will be sitting out this season's shortened MLB campaign. We wrap the show u...

On today's episode of Center of Attention we get back on track, thank you guys for adapting with me last week in getting the podcast out a day late, I can't thank you all enough for wanting then still listening to what I thought was an awesome episode. Today we talk about a lot since we are back to just one podcast a week, but we start with the Bubba Wallace story that was uncovered Sunday and thankfully no hate crime was found to be committed there. Then we talk about the Chris D'Elia controver...

In this week's episode of Center of Attention Dom and I get back together this time from his new apartment in Greeley and we talk about everything. From the nicknames of the city all the way to me having a conversation with DMack (Local sports radio guy in Denver). Like I announced in the video on my social medias we will be cutting back to one podcast a week since I am busier than I first expected to be so set your reminders for every Thursday for more episodes. Follow the social medias on twi...

On this week's sports episode I talk about the recent findings of the New York Yankees also having a sign stealing scandal in 2017 along with the Astros. I give my early thoughts and prediction on the upcoming Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua boxing match that was recently made official and then dive deep into the preseason college football rankings and take a close look at the Cleveland Browns chances of having a successful season in 2020. Lots of info in this episode so I hope you guys enjoy. As ...

On this week's Thursday show I talk more about the climate of the country and the racial tension and where I see it stemming from. There has been plenty of pain and anger in the world but if we continue to persevere there is no way this lasts forever. I talk about "Do the Right Thing" Spike Lee's movie I tried to talk about with Dom the other week (hence the episode title). Then I finish with some sports breakdowns and a revision of the Lumberjack competition from Monday. Kind of eclectic and ki...

On today's episode of Center of Attention ESPN 10 The Dagyo returns to discuss the very exciting and obscure Lumberjack Games, the Lumberjack games have been taking place for over 60 years and crown a world champion every summer in Wisconsin. As we go from the obscure to the brutal a breakdown of all the action from the UFC 250 Main Card, and a quick preview of the upcoming fight night. Then for this week's preseason breakdown the Pittsburgh Steelers are on the chopping block as I make predictio...

Welcome back to another episode of Center of Attention, episode 35-7 wow the podcasts is almost to its mid-life crisis. In this weeks show I talk about my feelings on the protests and why I have those feelings, I give an update about some go the other things going on in my life, and I found Bill and Ted's Excellent commencement address?? It is a shorter episode but plenty of topics are discussed. Please follow the social medias: Twitter @JimmyPallotto and @COAPOD73, Instagram @proud_wop, and Ti...

The brothers are back, and better the ever. As discussed last week for the sports podcasts until the professional leagues return we will look at one of the weird and wild sports that probably belong on ESPN 8 from the movie "Dodgeball" and this week comes in hot as Dom and I discuss Paddle Board boxing, and the Finnish hobby horsing championship from 2019. To break up the silliness and address a very important issue in the country we discuss the riots related to George Floyd's death and compare ...

Sorry for the delay on this episode, the last 36 hours have been rough and I address it as much as I can while still being fair to the other person involved. Besides that I talk "The Last Dance" final episodes and the series as a whole, what is next for Cam Newton, and is Tyron Woodley going to be making another run at a title in the UFC. I appreciate the support for the show so far and it is one of the reasons why I want to keep going with this show and why I know I'll be able to make it throug...

This week's episode of Center of Attention once again is a mixed bag of topics in the sporting word and beyond. After not having live sports to break down since March Jimmy discusses some of the more melancholy events of the last few weeks, namely Shad Gaspard's train passing as well as the Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan. On the bright side the NHLPA and Executive board both passed a 24 team playoff format to resume and finish the 2019-2020 season, both passed the proposal and now the only thi...

Loyal listener, and Dom and I's Grandma Jackie Fiore joins the podcast for her first appearance to talk about a lot of things about the world today and how our family came to be. Of the members of our family the three of us probably talk the most and are most ready to share opinions, good or bad. Jackie and I are also working on an anthology I am ghost writing for her about our family lineage, since our Grandfather Allen died young and the grandkids haven't been able to experience his quirks but...

As promised for about two weeks Dom finally makes his appearance on the sports podcast to discuss draft picks, but since we started recording later at night we go off on tangents as they come mostly related to sports. We talk draft picks, blocking players bigger than us, and we play the schedule game from last week I did with the bengals but this week we play it with the jets. Hopefully you like hearing our banter and the fact we share the same brain and sound similar and can finish each others ...

This episode will either be one of your favorites or not depending if you like my long winded rants about a whole bunch of everything. From my backyard today enjoying some sunshine I get the chance to take a breath and think about what I see going on in the world. If nothing else this should help you waste about an hour of your day if you need it. Please follow the social medias Twitter @COAPOD73 and @JimmyPallotto, Instagram @proud_wop. If you listen on Apple podcasts please subscribe rate an...

It happened once again ladies and gentlemen. In the face of danger we stood up and got us to the point where we are able to have live sporting events again as the UFC held one of the most exciting cards of the past year going back to last May Saturday Night in Jacksonville. Then just when we thought we were going to run out of things to talk about in the NFL Earl Thomas and his wife gave us one of the more bizarre stories I can remember. All in all this is a packed show and I am excited to bring...

Well that time has come, after making his seventh appearance on the show today Kyle and I part ways as I head back to the Metro area and he starts working over the summer for Western. Kyle has quickly become one of my closest friends in a short time and I am glad you all have been able to be exposed to his awesome personality and outlook on life, there is a short list of people I could see myself doing a podcast with and being successful in the future and he is on it. I guess we will see where t...

Kyle decided to join me on this week's sports podcasts and he and I discuss best players, teams, and eras of all kinds of different sports. A little bit different than the previous sports episodes but I think this will be compelling to listen to and see if you agree with me or not and then if you can debate with me over it (my twitter is @JimmyPallotto, or I will also be responding to the Center of Attention page @COAPOD73). In the last few episodes that Kyle is able to be on before I head home ...

Kyle returns for another appearance not the show, and once again brings something new from his previous times on the show. We discuss everything from human nature and how we ought to act in the world, at least the way we try to go about our lives. To hilarious stories from the youth, and of course at some point there will be an inadvertent inappropriate innuendo I will try to dance around. Its a great conversation and different than a lot of the content that has been on the podcast so far, while...

On today's sports episode of Center of Attention the main focus is the NFL Draft having taken place over the weekend and completely digital amid the current pandemic situation. But before discussing the biggest picks and initial reactions I talk about my experience watching the Michael Jordan ESPN Documentary Series "The Last Dance". After watching the first two episodes released last Sunday, and my trepidation about watching the Dennis Rodman episode that would have been released the night befo...