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Bri and Ziggy talk about the NBA season. All Star weekend was it a dud or was it worth the watch? Did the NBA take from Ziggy's idea? Ziggy finds out that fahrenheit is American. Also that Tupps beer has a bunch of full grown everything. Ziggy likes a Porter on Beer Flight of the Night. Nascar season has started and what a tornado of headlines. Is MJ ok?

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Today on Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm tackles three stories that couldn’t be more different — but all revolve around one word: fairness.

First, the NBA’s double standard.

Norm breaks down why tanking teams like the Utah Jazz are fined heavily for sitting players, while championship contenders routinely rest stars late in the season with zero consequences. Is there really a difference between protecting draft position and ...

In the final installment of Case 3, Signal 51 Chronicles examines what happens when a capital murder case falls apart.

After the arrest of Eric Maxwell in the stabbing death of Lauren Whitener—a 32-year-old Army veteran, surgical nurse, and single mother in Lake Bridgeport, Texas—investigators appeared confident they had their suspect.

Then the DNA results came back.

Forensic testing from the sexual assault kit excluded the man cha...

In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm takes a look at two very different stories that somehow share the same theme: risk.

First, the future of the Dallas Mavericks under new ownership.

The Adelson family didn’t buy 73% of the franchise just to sit courtside. Norm walks through what’s really at play — the push to legalize casino gambling in Texas, the millions spent on political influence, and the long game behin...

This week on The Clubhouse Podcast, Rob is back from Las Vegas with a full Super Bowl report — and it’s less about X’s and O’s and more about sliders, seafood, and a bread pudding that may have changed his life.

The guys break down Rob’s immersive Super Bowl experience at Cosm, including the exclusive dome tasting menu (short rib sliders, char siu pork belly bao buns, seafood Louie, elote tostadas, and a sourdough bread pudding tha...

In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm and Mary Hitzges tackle two heavy but necessary topics: what the Dallas Cowboys should have learned from the Super Bowl — and what America should be learning from the rise of hate in sports.

Norm begins with the numbers.

The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots built Super Bowl teams around defense and balanced salary cap management. Seattle allowed just 17 points per g...

Bri and Ziggy talk about the Super Bowl, was it boring or just us? Did anyone know the Winter Olympics started? Ziggy calls out the NBA and the Milwaukee Bucks. They try and figure out science without Ziggy blushing. Beer Flight was brought to you by Ranger Creek Brewing from San Antonio Texas. Is Nike the first major corporation to get sued for DEI practices? Will there be more or is this just revenge?

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In Part 2 of Case 3, Signal 51 Chronicles continues its deep dive into the homicide of Lauren Whitener, a 32-year-old Army veteran, surgical nurse, and single mother found stabbed inside her Lake Bridgeport duplex after a suspicious fire.

As investigators return to the crime scene days—and even weeks—after it was cleaned, new questions emerge. Trace blood evidence appears outside the home. Consent searches expand beyond the origina...

In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm and Mary Hitzges break down Super Bowl 60 and the message it delivered — again — to the rest of the NFL.

The final score shows Seattle Seahawks 29, New England Patriots 13, but Norm explains why the game was never that close. Seattle’s defense controlled the afternoon from start to finish, confusing young quarterback Drake May with late-shifting coverages, constant pressure,...

In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm and Mary Hitzges look backward and forward at the same time — tracing the remarkable evolution of the Super Bowl while unpacking a franchise-shifting decision by the Dallas Mavericks.

Norm begins with Super Bowl 60, revisiting how the game went from an awkward, half-empty afternoon in 1967 to the most powerful annual spectacle in American sports. From $12 tickets and $42,000...

In this episode of The Clubhouse Podcast, Rob Ervin is joined by Don Ford and special guest Doc (John Hauser) for a wide-ranging, high-energy conversation that hits everything from sports and pop culture to music and professional wrestling.

The show opens with Winter Olympics pageantry, early competition surprises, and Super Bowl talk — including betting lines, Seahawks vs. Patriots predictions, and why parity remains the NFL’s gre...

In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm examines two modern sports realities that feel completely different — but are driven by the same idea: pushing systems beyond what they were designed to handle.

Norm starts with the Dallas Cowboys’ looming 2026 salary cap crisis. With the NFL cap projected to exceed $300 million, the Cowboys are already $30 million over, before accounting for key players they want to keep. N...

Bri and Ziggy discuss the Grammy's, winners losers and those who didn't deserve. Bri doesn't like the way a redneck answered the question. Bri and Ziggy both rooting for the Seahawks!!! Is it too soon for the Patriots? Sam Darnold deserves this shine. Super Bowl Sunday should be a holiday or at least Hangover Monday should be. Ziggy is ready for summertime with the Beer Flight of The Night. Do you like Pina Coladas? The transfer po...

Mac's guest is Dr. Alex Kor, whose parents are Holocaust survivors. The late Mickey and Eva Kor survived separate camps until they were liberated; Eva was one of the "Mengele Twins," patients who were used as human experiments conducted by infamous Nazi Dr. Josef Mengela. Dr. Kor has made it a priority to tell his parent's stories, and to educate people about a topic that some survivors fear is being forgotten.

Some stories aren’t ...

In Case 3 of Signal 51 Chronicles, John Henry and retired sergeant Jake White travel to Lake Bridgeport, Texas, where a quiet Fourth of July morning turned into a homicide that still haunts Wise County.

On July 5, 2019, firefighters forced entry into a dead-bolted duplex filled with smoke. Inside, they found 32-year-old Army veteran, nurse, and single mother Lauren Whitener lying on a burned mattress—stabbed repeatedly, with eviden...