ML checks in from Oktoberfest, as Dan Wetzel joins Marc in the studio to talk about the weird things in sports. PLUS: Fat Bear Week. 







STRAIGHT DOPE: The show is spread across the globe. ESPN’s Dan Wetzel joins Marc to do the heavy lifting this week. 







The first order of business is to check in live with ML as he is in Munich, Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration. He immediately gets in trouble with security. 







Today’s guest host is ESPN investigative journalist and author Dan Wetzel. Wetzel recounts the making of his Netflix Killer Inside documentary about Aaron Hernandez.  







Dan and Marc examine Hernandez’s violent behavior, murders, and double life as a star athlete and aspiring gangster . 







Marc wonders about Dan’s extensive rolodex from Jose Baez to Dana White.  Not to mention all the pro and college football coaches. 







Dan loves covering the colorful coaches in football from Jim Harbaugh to Bill Belichick. Sports press conferences have become more performative and viral . 







The name of the game in college football is money.  Schools must adapt or be left behind.  The next money grab will be advertisements on uniforms. 







Dan finally gives Marc a good explanation why golf’s Ryder Cup matters.  







It turns into a broader discussion of Saudi Arabia sportswashing—buying Premier League clubs, LIV Golf, and flag football leagues for NFL stars. 







Also going on this week is one of our countries greatest bracket battles.  It’s Fat Bear Week. Dan has always been way ahead of the curve with this event. 







GEEK OF THE WEEK: A high school teaching assistant causes $55,000 in damages to his school due to his extensive use of “Poop Spray”.







ROOM 7609: After doing a Bee Gees deep dive, DJ Weiser wants us to check out a cover of “I Started A Joke” by Faith No More.







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