Topics & Takes

Fritz and Brownlow discuss memories of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro and the possibility of a fan-less NCAA Tourney due to the Coronavirus.

Fritz and Brownlow talk about the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, GiGi; John, Keri, and Alyssa Altobelli; Sarah and Payton Chester; Christina Mauser; and the pilot, Ara Zobayan. This episode details our reactions and thoughts on Kobe Bryant's impact and how his legacy can be truthfully and respectfully remembered.

Fritz and Brownlow discuss Luke Kuechly’s retirement and the dangers of playing football. They also dive into OBJ’s behavior at the CFP Championship game.

Fritz shares her recent sexual harassment experience with Lauren Brownlow. The pair discuss what they think it’ll take to see change and an end to the behavior.

Fritz and Brownlow talk about Le’Veon Bell and his method of recovering from the flu. They also pose questions about Michael Vick and outrage around being selected as an honorary NFL Pro Bowl captain. This episode is capped off with the pair’s favorite Christmas songs.

Fritz and Brownlow talk about the biggest stories dominating headlines over the last week: Myles Garrett and his upheld suspension, Colin Kaepernick and the ATL workout, and Charles Barkley’s comments directed at Axios’ Alexi McCammond. 

Fritz and Brownlow kick off this episode with their thoughts on the ACC starting college basketball with in-conference opponents and they end it with thoughts on the firing of Willie Taggart.

Brownlow and Fritz discuss their thoughts on the comments and firing of their Assistant GM of the Houston Astros.

Brownlow’s back and shares stories from Europe. Fritz and Brownlow also talk NFL, Kyle vs Cam, and Patrick Mahomes.

 N&O’s UNC beat writer Jonathan Alexander and Fritz discuss the Panthers’ QB debate. They also recap the ACC’s Operation Basketball Media Day and do the Twitter Q&A thing.

CL Brown sits in with Fritz for Brownlow. The pair discussed the ACC basketball media days for Triangle teams, giving their thoughts on the upcoming season. CL rated Halloween puns and there was a Twitter-tweet draft thing that happened.

 Paying players is the big topic for Brownlow and Fritz. Do student athletes deserve to use their name, image, and likeness to get a check? This episode also features a very interesting Twitter Q&A. Enjoy!

Is the Cam Newton era coming to an end and who's to blame? Brownlow and Fritz give their thoughts. The pair also dives into the latest news of Antonio Brown and the larger conversation of sexual assault. They cap the episode with what's trending on Twitter. 

In this week's episode, Lauren Brownlow and Jasmyn Fritz break down Mack Brown's postgame celebratory dance, including how it compares to Roy Williams' dance moves. The two also talk about Myrtle Beach jeep, a ruling on whether Mack threw shade at Larry Fedora and the NFL's problematic partnership with Jay-Z.

In this week's Topics and Takes, Brownlow announces the return of the show with a bit of re-tooling, including the addition of The Sports Shop's Jasmyn Fritz as a co-host. The duo discuss alcohol sales, age gaps, musical tastes, Mack Brown, fantasy football and lots more.

On this week's episode of Topics and Takes, Lauren Brownlow is joined by Patrick Kinas, voice of the Durham Bulls and NC State women's basketball and play-by-play voice of all kinds of sporting events nationwide. He talks about his play-by-play start on the Strat-O-Matic as a 7-year-old and how he had one shot to get the Michael Phelps' call exactly right during his final Olympics in Rio - and almost messed it up.

This week, Lauren Brownlow is joined by The Sports Shop co-host Kevin McClendon, aka K-Mac. The two talk his extremely short baseball career and growing up a basketball nerd in football-mad Mississippi.

Topics and Takes: Brownlow is joined by longtime radio host Joe Ovies This week, Lauren Brownlow is joined by Adam and Joe Show co-host Joe Ovies, who has been on the air here since 2005. Find out about his sports fan roots in Miami, his baseball career derailed by his love for food, and his unique relationship with sports.

On this week's episode, Lauren Brownlow is joined by Errol Reese, co-host of The Sports Shop on Buzz Sports Radio. Errol talks growing up in Alabama loving basketball in a football-crazy world, how Bear Bryant almost recruited him and how he got started in this business after working for IBM.

On this week's episode, Lauren Brownlow is joined by North Carolina FC's Austin DaLuz, who talks about Wake Forest, what it's like to be a professional athlete and growing up a rebellious soccer player who got banned from a league for too many red cards.