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Sports in New Orleans aren't so serious. This weekly podcast, featuring comedian Andrew Polk and longtime local columnist Scott Kushner, covers New Orleans' teams with a bend away from stats and bold takes. Instead they focus on the practical, entertaining side of the Saints, Pelicans, LSU, Tulane, and more.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · August 2026
Polk and Kush turns Saints and Pelicans frustration into funny, specific New Orleans sports judgment.
Polk and Kush sits in the New Orleans corner of Sports, where Saints and Pelicans frustration gets talked through before it hardens into consensus. The show is loose, local, and comfortable letting irritation stay in the room.
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A grim Pelicans rant that turns roster stasis into local comedy.
Polk and Kush spend this return outing on the Pelicans' mess, and they do not waste time pretending it looks better than it is. The talk moves from holiday chatter and live-comment banter into a plain-eyed read on a roster still asking for patience.
A bleary Pelicans roast that makes franchise fatigue the morning headline.
Polk and Kush starts in a half-awake breakfast-hour haze, with the hosts already trading barbs and settling into the day. From there it turns into a sharp Pelicans takedown, folding Zion Williamson's absence into a larger picture of franchise frustration and dysfunction.
A loose Saints check-in that turns the early-dark season, coaching change, and quarterback limits into blunt football talk.
Polk and Kush treats the Saints as a live problem, not a finished story. It moves through the time change, the early dark, Dennis Allen's firing, and the team's future with a plainspoken frustration that never feels forced.
A Saints camp rant that treats practice hype as hope-selling.
Polk and Kush turns its August check-in into a brisk rebuke of training-camp optimism. The hosts treat practice praise as a sales pitch for hope, and they make clear they are not interested in softening that point.
A profanity-heavy Pelicans rant that cares more about Zion playing than the rumor mill.
Polk and Kush keeps the episode focused on one blunt question: whether Zion Williamson gets on the floor. Trade chatter, body talk, the midrange debate, and the diet noise all sit behind that larger point: when he plays, Zion is the Pelicans' most effective player.
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The hosts banter about the Pelicans' losing streak and their own podcasting schedule, blending sports commentary with humor.
The show comes back after a January gap and knows it.
The hosts banter about their new video setup and tease upcoming sports topics in a humorous, informal style.
Polk and Kush rolls in at breakfast hour, which already feels like a terrible joke.
The hosts return after a hiatus to discuss New Orleans sports with a humorous, critical take on teams and ownership.
Polk and Kush comes back after a couple weeks away and immediately starts griping about the dark, the time change, and the state of the city.
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Polk and Kush opens like a monthly rag that missed a few deadlines and decided to make that everybody else’s problem.
The hosts return from a hiatus to discuss the ongoing absurdities in New Orleans sports with their signature humorous take.