View from the Cheap Seats with the Sklar Brothers

Sports broadcasting legend Chet Waterhouse (Jeff Cesario) joins Jason and Randy to review the year in sports for 2024 and look ahead at what 2025 will bring.

Producer Evan Shapiro (Portlandia) joins Jason and Randy to discuss whether college football playbooks will have to be dumbed down due to all the transfers, the Eagles head coach may be insane, the Eagles somehow have a great record despite it, Max falling apart after losing the NBA contract, BYU's quarterback Jake Retzlaff signs a deal with Manischewitz, Ohio's legislature is trying to ban planting your flag on their field after losing to Michigan, Bill Belichick agrees to coach again at UNC, and Donnie Wahlberg (Jonathan Kite) leaves a voicemail with an NBA Cup/Wahlburgers tie-in, and so much more!

Comedian Paul Morrissey (https://paulhasawebsite.com) joins Randy and Daniel Van Kirk (sitting in for Jason) to discuss Michigan beating Ohio State again, The NBA Cup tournament, the Bears, pro skateboarder Kader Sylla gets arrested for driving the wrong way in Manhattan, a man and a dog were caught riding a steer in Texas ahead of the Longhorn Showdown, the Golden Bat idea in the MLB should remain an idea and not real, and Jason Statham (Jonathan Kite) leaves another CBS NCAA basketball promo as a voicemail, and so much more!

Sam Webb from The Michigan Insider 1050 WTKA joins Jason and Randy to talk about a white player resurgence in the NBA, Michigan swipes top QB Bryce Underwood from LSU, the 76ers social media uses a retro font that appears to say ANAL 122 instead of FINAL 122, Saquon Barkley put up 255 yards and his teammates pranked him by saying he needed to be drug tested, Jim and John Harbaugh coached against each other on Monday night but their parents instead spent their 63rd wedding anniversary with their son-in-law Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean, and Liam Neeson leaves a voicemail of Christmas cheer, and so much more!

Comedian Jeff Dye (jeffdye.com) joins Jason and Randy to discuss the result or lack thereof of the Jake Paul/Mike Tyson fight, the Dodgers being the new Evil Empire, hanging with the Lakers, naming the NBA in-season tournament, LaMelo Ball gets fined $100k for saying "No Homo" in a postgame interview, Mo Bamba trolls Joel Embiid's load management, Justine Wang runs the NYC Marathon drunk, the Drunk Sports Hall Of Fame, and Jason Statham (Jonathan Kite) records another NCAA basketball promo, and so much more!

Jason and Randy are in St. Louis for the Flyover Festival and stopped by KMOX to talk to Kevin Wheeler about Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul, the Cardinals rebuild, the Dodgers World Series win, an English Premier League VAR official got caught snorting something, a player in the OHL got suspended for calling another player a "Mennonite," Caitlin Clark plays golf, and Nicolas Cage (Kenny Stevenson) leaves a voicemail challenging Logan Paul to a boxing match on ice skates, and so much more!

NFL analyst and podcaster Dave Dameshek (ShekShow) joins Jason and Randy to discuss why college basketball is more exciting than the NBA this year, coin-tosses, college football, college basketball, the Chiefs keep winning and getting some calls, all QBs other than Mahomes, Jason Kelce spikes a phone after a fan uses a slur to insult Travis, Detroit Lions players repost a photo of Brian Branch flipping off the refs after a loss to the Packers, Olympic silver medalist Koki Ikeda has been banned for using PEDs in race walking, and Jason Statham (Jonathan Kite) vies for a CBS college basketball job by cutting a promo for them, and so much more!

The Batting Stance Guy Gar Ryness returns to talk about the World Series, Ice Cube being a way better intro to a game than Fat Joe, the Dwyane Wade statue looks like well not Dwyane Wade, the Bears gave up a hail mary to the Commanders while Tyrique Stevenson taunts the crowd, Glenn "Big Baby" Davis is going to jail for fraud, and Jerry Jones (Chris Cox) calls in to talk about the Cowboys, and so much more!

Comedian, actor, podcaster, and more importantly friend Daniel Van Kirk (The Midnight Air on ATC) joins Jason and Randy to talk about Tua Tagovailoa's decision to forgo a safer helmet after multiple concussions, the Bears and Caleb Williams so far this season, the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees, Jay Cutler gets a DUI, Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve thinks her team lost the WNBA Finals due to bad calls by the refs, Browns quarterback Deshawn Watson ruptured his achilles and Cleveland fans booed him, and Matthew McConaughey (Chris Cox) takes umbrage with Texas fans throwing trash on the field, even though it worked and got a call reversed, and so much more!

Comedian Chris Porter (https://chrisportercomedy.com/) joins Jason and Randy to talk about Lebron & Bronny, Patrick Mahomes, the Royals, downtown KC, Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa makes a racist face in China, there's literal snake in the Dodgers' dugout, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni jawed at Eagles fans at the end of a recent game, and Nicolas Cage (Kenny Stevenson) offers to show Jason and Randy a good time during their Vegas shows this weekend, and so much more!

Comedian, host, and vintage sports gear fanatic Scott Rogowsky joins Jason and Randy to talk about Robert Saleh getting fired by the Jets, Gen-Z Belichick can't take over, the Mets are on fire in the playoffs, Aaron Rodgers is the Jets now, MLB old timers vs hitters today, no more throwing baseballs onto the field if you catch it or it's given to you by Jurickson Profar, the mother of the Washington Commanders QB is named in Arizona State recruiting scandal, Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler gets his $100k watch stolen at Santa Anita racetrack, and Vince Vaughn (Jonathan Kite) leaves a voicemail about losing all his money, and so much more!

Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons (You Know Me) joins Jason and Randy to discuss Pete Rose dying in the same week as Dikembe Mutumbo, golf, Denny McCarthy, Ohtani, Ellen, people are taking shots at Deion Sanders and Colorado, Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 4 at bats short of a $250k bonus but let a teammate play instead, Jacksonville Jaguars embezzler Amit Patel is suing FanDuel over his gambling addiction leading to his crimes, and Kris Kristofferson (Kenny Stevenson) leaves a farewell voicemail, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsor: HelloFresh! For FREE breakfast for life go to HelloFresh.com/freecheapseats. One free breakfast item per box while subscription is active. That’s free breakfast FOR LIFE, just by going to HelloFresh.com/freecheapseats.

Comedian, actor, writer, and director Jay Larson returns (Here We Go Again) to talk with Jason and Randy about Shohei Ohtani's greatness not being appreciated enough as baseball's popularity wains, golf, the MLB playoff picture, the NFL season thus far, Caitlin Clark gets poked in the eye intentionally (?), Scottie Barnes's ex takes him down on social media, ESPN's Todd McShay says Travis Kelce is out of shape and Taylor Swift is to blame, and Nicolas Cage (Kenny Stevenson) leaves a voicemail about Caitlin Clark's heritage with a special cameo, and so much more!

Chris Childers (Full Ride on SiriusXM) joins Jason and Randy to discuss the insane parity in the NFL this season, college football is also off the rails, Jordan Chiles is in a Swiss court to try to get her bronze medal for floor exercise back, Shaduer Sanders talked trash and wouldn't shake hands after beating Colorado State, the UFC was held in the sphere and the camera panned to boxer Terrance Crawford and the graphics misidentified him as Kendrick Lamar, and Tom Hanks (Jonanthan Kite) leaves a voicemail about his survivor pool woes, and so much more!

Comedian and podcaster Gary Vider (#1 Dad) joins Jason and Randy to talk about Tyreek Hill's traffic stop and everyone's take on it, the Paralympics disqualifying a blind runner for helping her guide, Gary's dad who would sneak him into sporting events and locker rooms by being fake journalists, the 1994 Rangers, the Knicks, Kendrick Lamar gets the SuperBowl Halftime Show, the Packers/Eagles game has too much green for Brazil, soccer player Victor Adeboyejo hurts his back sneezing, and Doug Buffone (Daniel Van Kirk) leaves a voicemail about Caleb Williams's first Bears game, and so much more!

Seth Fisher of MGoBlog (Victors) joins Jason and Randy to discuss the folly of Sheryl Swoopes regarding Caitlin Clark, Michigan football, a man ridiculously bet and lost that he'd eat dog poop if FSU lost to Boston College, the mayor of Paris wants to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower, Stephen F. Austin beat North American 77-0 so badly that they played 5-minute quarters in the 2nd half, and Kris Kristofferson (Kenny Stevenson) pitches a new Monday Night Football song, and so much more!

NFL Network Fantasy Football expert Adam Rank joins Jason and Randy to discuss teams full of 5-star recruits vs teams with chemistry and culture in NCAA football, excitement for the Chicago Bears, how to best create your NFL fantasy team this season, Fanatics is suing Marvin Harrison Jr., Chargers players got stuck in a Dallas hotel elevator for 2 hours, ESPN's Field Yates dislocated his shoulder during a fantasy draft show, and Nicolas Cage (Kenny Stevenson) leaves a voicemail about being cast as John Madden, and so much more!

Chet Waterhouse (Jeff Cesario) joins Jason and Randy to look ahead at the college football season and make some way too early predictions.

Comedian and writer Suli McCullough joins Jason and Randy to talk about USA Women's Basketball's failure despite winning gold, USA Men's Basketball winning in dramatic fashion, the greatness of Steph Curry, the Paris Olympics, the Australian breaking debacle, China tries to one-up the US in gold medals by including Taiwan and Hong Kong, a woman named Tennis with a sister named Bowling and a brother named Baseball won her second gold medal in... Taekwondo, a Dutch cyclist headbutts an opponent on the track and gets disqualified, and Dennis Rodman (Chris Cox) calls in to talk about his daughter winning gold in soccer, and so much more!

Comedian and writer Rob Haze (Frontin') joins Jason and Randy to discuss USA basketball barely beating Serbia, working with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson, Olympic pole vaulters setting records, the great finish to the men's 400m, the food at the Olympics being terrible, Australian field hockey player Tom Craig got arrested in Paris for buying cocaine, Marcus Jordan gets photographed doing cocaine in Paris, Pitbull buys the naming rights to FIU's stadium, and Liam Neeson (Kenny Stevenson) leaves a voicemail to help Romania get their bronze medal back, and so much more!