32 Fans Podcast

Akiva Wienerkur and Alexander Chester

32 Fans began as a daily NFL preseason podcast, morphed into a weekly NFL podcast, and now features Akiva Wienerkur (@keev26) and Alexander Chester (@achester99) arguing about sports, pop culture, politics, and any other hot takes they fancy.

  • 1 hour 55 minutes
    P313. Akiva and Zach's Most Rewatchable Movies

    In early February Keev welcomed Zach Brooks to the patron pod to discuss the most rewatchable movies of this century.

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    1 April 2026, 4:00 am
  • 39 minutes 43 seconds
    777. Emergency Akiva UConn Pod

    It's 4 AM and Akiva is celebrating his Huskies' dramatic return to the Final Four.

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    30 March 2026, 2:27 am
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    776. MLB Power Rankings (Baseball Preview 2026)

    Beet Rose (aka Jason Stitt) returns to 32 Fans to power rank all 30 MLB franchises as we preview the 2026 season and make our World Series picks.

    This episode's outro is in honor of Alex's pick to win the NL pennant.

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    24 March 2026, 4:58 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    775. March Madness Preview

    Rocco Miller, the Bracketeer, returns to 32 Fans to preview the 2026 men's basketball tournament.

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    18 March 2026, 8:17 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    774. Oscars Preview

    Zach Brooks from the Movie Ladder podcast joins to rank his top 10 movies of 2025, plus a bunch of other movie chatter.

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    11 March 2026, 8:17 pm
  • 41 minutes 12 seconds
    773. Bonehead Bracket (Part 1: Basketball)

    This podcast will be better enjoyed with video. Click here for the video episode: 773. Bonehead Bracket (Part 1: Basketball) Video Podcast

    You can also become a 32 Fans patron for additional content, including the announcement of the voting results from last week's episode: P314 Results of Listener Vote for 32 Fans HOF & Bracket Season Preview.

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    5 March 2026, 8:43 pm
  • 1 hour 5 seconds
    772. The 2026 Class of the 32 Fans Athlete Hall of Fame

    Alex and Akiva return to argue about the 32 Fans Athlete Hall of Fame, introducing the second 32-member class to join last year's inaugural class of Tom Brady (Football), Jim Brown (Football, Lacrosse), Peyton Manning (Football), Joe Montana (Football), Jerry Rice (Football), Lawrence Taylor (Football), Jim Thorpe (Football, Track & Field), Barry Bonds (Baseball), Josh Gibson (Baseball), Walter Johnson (Baseball), Willie Mays (Baseball), Babe Ruth (Baseball), Ted Williams (Baseball, Fishing), Cy Young (Baseball), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball), Larry Bird (Basketball), Wilt Chamberlain (Basketball), LeBron James (Basketball), Magic Johnson (Basketball), Michael Jordan (Basketball), Bill Russell (Basketball), Wayne Gretzky (Hockey), Mario Lemieux (Hockey), Jack Nicklaus (Golf), Tiger Woods (Golf), Serena Williams (Tennis), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Golf, Track & Field, Basketball), Muhammad Ali (Boxing), Simone Biles (Gymnastics), Katie Ledecky (Swimming), Michael Phelps (Swimming) and Jesse Owens (Track & Field). After you listen to the episode, click here to vote on the disputed entries.

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    24 February 2026, 12:26 am
  • 41 minutes 28 seconds
    771. 2025 32 Fans Athlete & Team of the Year

    Akiva and Alex belatedly announce their nominees for the 32 Fans Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year.


    Previous Winners:

    1983: Martina Navratilova (Akiva, Listeners), Cal Ripken, Jr. (Alex)

    1984: Wayne Gretzky (Akiva, Listeners), Carl Lewis (Alex)

    1985: Wayne Gretzky

    1986: Mike Tyson (Akiva, Listeners), Larry Bird (Alex)

    1987: Magic Johnson

    1988: Steffi Graf (Akiva, Listeners), Orel Hershiser (Alex)

    1989: Joe Montana

    1990: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Mark Messier (Alex)

    1991: Michael Jordan

    1992: Michael Jordan

    1993: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Emmitt Smith (Alex)

    1994: Steve Young (Alex, Listeners), Hakeem Olajuwon (Akiva)

    1995: Emmitt Smith (Alex, Listeners), Brett Favre (Akiva)

    1996: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Mario Lemieux (Akiva)

    1997: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Tiger Woods (Akiva)

    1998: Mark McGwire (Akiva, Listeners), Terrell Davis (Alex)

    1999: Kurt Warner

    2000: Tiger Woods

    2001: Barry Bonds

    2002: Barry Bonds (Alex, Listeners), Serena Williams (Akiva)

    2003: Tim Duncan (Alex, Listeners), Carmelo Anthony (Akiva)

    2004: Michael Phelps (Alex, Listeners), Barry Bonds (Akiva)

    2005: Tiger Woods (Akiva, Listeners), Lance Armstrong (Alex)

    2006: Roger Federer

    2007: Tom Brady

    2008: Michael Phelps

    2009: LeBron James (Akiva, Listeners), Serena Williams (Alex)

    2010: Rafael Nadal (Alex, Listeners), Tom Brady (Akiva)

    2011: Aaron Rodgers

    2012: LeBron James

    2013: LeBron James

    2014: Madison Bumgarner

    2015: Serena Williams

    2016: LeBron James (Alex, Listeners), Simone Biles (Akiva)

    2017: Tom Brady

    2018: Mookie Betts (Alex, Listeners), Mikaela Shiffrin (Akiva)

    2019: Patrick Mahomes (Alex, Listeners), Kawhi Leonard (Akiva)

    2020: LeBron James

    2021: Tom Brady (Akiva, Listeners), Novak Djokovic (Alex)

    2022: Shohei Ohtani (Akiva, Listeners), Patrick Mahomes (Alex)

    2023: Nikola Jokic (Alex, Listeners), Max Verstappen (Akiva)

    2024: Shohei Ohtani


    1983: Philadelphia 76ers (Akiva, Listeners), Washington Redskins (Alex)

    1984: Edmonton Oilers

    1985: Chicago Bears

    1986: Boston Celtics

    1987: Los Angeles Lakers

    1988: Notre Dame Football

    1989: San Francisco 49ers

    1990: UNLV Men's Basketball

    1991: Chicago Bulls

    1992: Duke Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), Dallas Cowboys (Akiva)

    1993: Dallas Cowboys

    1994: San Francisco 49ers (Akiva, Listeners), New York Rangers (Alex)

    1995: Nebraska Football (Alex, Listeners), UCLA Men's Basketball (Akiva)

    1996: Chicago Bulls

    1997: Chicago Bulls

    1998: New York Yankees

    1999: US Women's National Soccer Team (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva)

    2000: Los Angeles Lakers

    2001: Miami Football (Alex, Listeners), Los Angeles Lakers (Akiva)

    2002: UConn Women's Basketball

    2003: New England Patriots (Alex, Listeners), San Antonio Spurs (Akiva)

    2004: Boston Red Sox (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva)

    2005: Texas Football (Akiva, Listeners), Chicago White Sox (Alex)

    2006: FC Barcelona (Alex, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva)

    2007: Boston Red Sox (Akiva, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva)

    2008: Detroit Red Wings (Akiva, Listeners), New York Giants (Alex)

    2009: North Carolina Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva)

    2010: UConn Women's Basketball

    2011: Green Bay Packers (Alex, Listeners), Alabama Football (Akiva)

    2012: Kentucky Men's Basketball

    2013: Miami Heat (Alex, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Akiva)

    2014: San Antonio Spurs (Akiva, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Alex)

    2015: Golden State Warriors

    2016: Chicago Cubs (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva)

    2017: Golden State Warriors

    2018: Clemson Football (Alex, Listeners), Boston Red Sox (Alex)

    2019: LSU Football

    2020: Alabama Football (Akiva, Listeners), Kansas City Chiefs (Alex)

    2021: Milwaukee Bucks (Akiva, Listeners), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Alex)

    2022: Colorado Avalanche (Akiva, Listeners), Houston Astros (Alex)

    2023: Las Vegas Aces (Alex, Listeners), Michigan Football/Denver Nuggets (Akiva)

    2024: Los Angeles Dodgers (Akiva), Boston Celtics (Alex)


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    20 February 2026, 4:58 am
  • 51 minutes 50 seconds
    770. Bar Mitzvah/Super Bowl Recap

    Akiva's weekend roommate joins the pod to review what it's like to spend 25 hours with Akiva, then Alex and Akiva review a boring Super Bowl.

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    10 February 2026, 3:01 am
  • 48 minutes 25 seconds
    769. Super Bowl & Olympics Preview

    Alex and Akiva preview the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics.

    This episode's outro is obviously Alex's wishful thinking of something Greek.

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    5 February 2026, 1:55 am
  • 35 minutes 47 seconds
    768. Conference Championship Live Reaction

    Keev and Alex are back for another Sunday night live reaction pod.

    This episode's outro, a week late, is in honor of the national champion Indiana Hoosiers.

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    26 January 2026, 3:55 am
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