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.
In early February Keev welcomed Zach Brooks to the patron pod to discuss the most rewatchable movies of this century.
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It's 4 AM and Akiva is celebrating his Huskies' dramatic return to the Final Four.
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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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Rocco Miller, the Bracketeer, returns to 32 Fans to preview the 2026 men's basketball tournament.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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