The Minny Weekend

The Minny Weekend is Minnesota-first sports talk with room for the rest of the sports world. Jack sets the tone as a fan who wants to cover the week broadly without sanding off the emotion. Recent episodes have settled into a “10 things” format. It gives the show a loose outline while leaving plenty of space for tangents, updates, and personal asides. The first stop is often the drink of the podcast. Athletic Brewing, Liquid Death, root beer, and orange soda are discussed with the same sincere attention usually reserved for box scores. Then the board widens. The Wolves, NBA playoff matchups, NHL playoff previews, Vikings quarterback questions, March Madness, U.S. hockey, golf broadcast choices, and sports betting picks all move through the same weekly rhythm. The basketball episodes can get especially heated. Jack pushes back on the NBA play-in tournament, sizes up playoff storylines, and measures Minnesota’s expectations against the pressure to win now. The hockey segments carry a similar charge, especially when talking about U.S. gold medal moments and Matt Boldy’s goal. Local pride matters here. So does the everyday texture around the games. UNRL hats and apparel show up as recurring gear talk, and Minnesota brands or Minnesota-adjacent finds often become part of the episode’s personality. The show is not trying to sound like a neutral desk show. It is more direct than that. It has the cadence of a weekly check-in from someone watching closely, reacting quickly, and keeping a personal life in the frame. Family updates, schedule slips, listener questions, and social media reminders are part of the format rather than interruptions. Prop picks and sportsbook-style discussion appear in some episodes, paired with responsible-gambling language. The result is a sports show for listeners who want Wolves, Vikings, hockey, and tournament talk with real fan stakes, plus the small rituals that make a weekly podcast feel lived-in.