Catching up with Tony Vanetti

05/25/20 • 60 min

The Matt Jones Podcast is back. To kick off another round of podcasts, Matt Jones invites his old buddy Tony Vanetti onto a Zoom conversation to talk about what's happened since coronavirus shut down the world. He also asked Tony to look at his butt. Just another normal day at Kentucky Sports Radio. Highlights:
-- Have our brains been changed by cell phones?-- Some things could change for the better after the COVID-19 pandemic.-- Loneliness during the coronavirus quarantine.-- Two things the pandemic has confirmed to Vanetti about America.-- Jody Demling's battle with COVID-19.-- The most interesting stat on people's behavior during the coronavirus quarantine.-- What will America look like at the end of August?

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Steve Romines and the FEC

It's been a wild week for Matt Jones. Taken off the radio after an FEC complaint was filed by Mitch McConnell's people, the man behind KSR took a few days away before getting back in front of a microphone. Matt explains exactly what happened, what was going through his mind at the time and much more during a delightful discussion with his friend, Steve Romines. Highlights:
-- Did anyone ever believe Kentucky was going to beat Tennessee?
— Why Tennessee fans are worse than Louisville fans.
— There are two parts to McConnell’s complaint and one is nonsense.
— #FreeMattJones
— When Matt is making his decision.
— That time Romines worked for Mitch McConnell in D.C.
— A Big Thank You

Next Episode

Bomani Jones

The Matt Jones Podcast keeps on rolling through the coronavirus pandemic as one of Matt's longtime friends, Bomani Jones, joins the program. The ESPN television and radio personality provides a perspective on sports and culture you can't find anywhere else. Matt and Bomani answer a few important and pertinent questions, like...-- Can pro athletes publicly avoid talking politics? -- Is Dennis Rodman interesting? -- Should the NBA play out the end of the season or just start over in the fall? -- Is baseball dead? -- What went wrong with the NBA, Daryl Morey and China?-- Did Biden make a misstep on The Breakfast Club? -- Why is Bomani pessimistic for the return of football?