The Holding Court Podcast

Episode 01: The Return of Holding Court

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:00:00 -0500

Greg and Aaron give a preview of the 2010-2011 NBA basketball season and are friends along the way!

Episode 02: "Who Be Gettin They Shine On"

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:00:00 -0500

Dave Walk returns to talk hoops with Gregg and Aaron

Episode 03: "My Quick Right Hand: Excalibur"

Sun, 7 Nov 2010 20:00:00 -0500

In this week's episode, Gregg and Aaron talk trash about trash talk and try to get Gregg to engage in fisticuffs

Episode 04: "A Good Strong Fingering"

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:00:00 -0500

Comedian Pete Kuempel joins Aaron and the discussion gets gross, thanks to Gilbert Arenas and Chris Paul

Episode 05: "Like a Dick Spoon"

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron make fun of trust fun babies, talk about fighting their teachers, and discuss their love of sandwiches, and somehow it all relates to basketball!

Episode 06: "You Don't Gotta Like It..."

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:00:00 -0500

This week, Gregg and Aaron discuss food (once again) the need for NBA players to save their money, and compare Kobe and Lebron to bands.

Episode 07: "Barney, The Purple Molesting Dinosaur"

Sun, 5 Dec 2010 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron discuss prank phone calls, bad college roommates, and pick which President they'd want to injure.

Episode 08: "The Midnight Wreckers"

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:00:00 -0500

This week Gregg and Aaron discuss Manu Ginobili's sighting of alien spacecraft, their ideas for television show pilots, and the caste system of North Jersey.

Episode 09: "Black Happy Birthday"

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:00:00 -0500

This week, Gregg's wife Ilana joins Gregg and Aaron to talk about their trip to a Sixers game, the new look Orlando Magic, and speculate about what Lamar Odom likes to sing in the shower. We also bring up Cliff Lee. A lot.

Episode 10: "Pops Mensah-Bonsu"

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:00:00 -0500

In the most basketball heavy episode yet, Aaron is joined by his dad to talk some current NBA, some past NBA, and some Lewisburg Penitentiary hoops.

Episode 11: "With Special Guest, Bill Cosby"

Sun, 2 Jan 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron discuss basketball as they do best, in a roundabout manner. This week they talk likely and unlikely celebrity basketball fans, more Twitter hijinks, and get a message from a very special guest.

Episode 12: "How Would You Define Time?"

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron discuss second chances, bullies, and a phonecall Gregg got from the 76ers.

Episode 13: "Don't Walk, Telephone."

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron discuss rappers, Spudd Webb's autobiography and Gregg's search for a mentor.

Episode 14: "The Dominique Wilkins of Nail Patella Syndrome"

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, Gregg and Aaron talk about karaoke, Blake Griffin as basketball Frankenstein and measure their vertical leaps!

Episode 15: "If You're Prone to Seizures, Do Not Watch This Video"

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, the guys discuss Gregg's trip to Houston, the multiple projects of their friend Doogie, Gregg's possible apprenticeship, and calculate their BMI's

Episode 16: "Vayamos. I Can't Carry You."

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, the guys talk about Gregg's 8th birthday tragedy, Ed Rendell as the ideal bear, and read some NBA fan fiction!

Episode 17: "The Current Homeland Security Threat Advisory Level is Orange"

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, Aaron is joined by Pete Kuempel in the Raleigh Durham Airport for talk of Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, and more!

Episode 18: "Hit the East Side of the LBC"

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, the guys discuss NBA trade deadline deals, dunk contest shenanigans, and throw in some talk about rap music and pro wrestling, just because.

Episode 19: "218-23-GASOL"

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, Gregg tells a story of love long lost, and the guys discuss a Pau Gasol "look-alike."

Episode 20: "Louie Chupa La Pia"

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week the guys discuss Troy Murphy's side project, the Sixers' chances of making the NBA finals, and whether Shaq is an effective crime deterrent

Episode 21: "The Island of U.T.O.P.I.A."

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:00:00 -0500

The guys discuss The Ultimate Warrior's art projects, Ron Artest's new rap song, and wonder what exactly is a night club.

Episode 22: "The World's Fattest Motorcycling Twins"

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, we talk about sitting up close and personal at a Sixers game, Dominique Wilkins' punching power, and cricket...yes, cricket.

Episode 23: "The Strong Nubians"

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron are joined for the entire episode by Sorel Rockfeller, the man who was reportedly attacked this week by Gloria James, mother of Lebron James.

Episode 24: "The Teleporting Sacramento Kings Fan"

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk playoff basketball, the end of the Sacramento Kings, and cutting edge science with special guest Charlie Garcia-Thompson.

Episode 25: "I Live My Life Like There's No Tomorrow..."

Sat, 07 May 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, Gregg and Aaron talk about what they have been up to in the past few weeks, and oh yeah, the NBA playoffs have been happening.

Episode 26: "#HoopsShowdown"

Sun, 15 May 2011 20:00:00 -0500

This week, Aaron and Gregg are joined by listeners Daniel Ralston and John Haughey to settle a score between the two on the basketball court, and of couse, talk hoops.

Episode 27: "I Didn't Know He Was a MySpace Legend"

Sun, 22 May 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Dirk, KD, Russell Westbrook, the NBA Playoffs, and Philly comedy are all discussed on this week's episode!

Episode 28: "It Takes a Village to Suck It"

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk NBA Finals, Shaq's retirement, the Manayunk Bike Race, and more!

Episode 29: "Doug Mo Money, Doug Mo Problems"

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk NBA Finals, LeBron's problems, and speculate what will happen in game 6.

Episode 30: "Tell Me How My Dirk Tastes"

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk some NBA Champs, but mostly about music, the renaissance faire, improv comedy, and pro wrestling...you know, the usual.

Episode 31: "Shootin at the Walls of Heartache"

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron return after a two week hiatus to talk about fanzines, Yao Ming, Lebron's shoes, and discover that there's more than one Patty Smith.

Episode 32: "Bucket O' Boat Trash"

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk Kobe going hard against some kids, ice cream eating contests, and what movie they would most like to turn into a chain of restaurants.

Episode 33: "Patton Oswalt in Hotdog Island"

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Following the rules of the NBA lockout, Gregg and Aaron refrain from talking about basketball and instead talk about a rich snob who made Gregg mad, Schuylkill River tubing, and pitch a hit movie!

Episode 34: "The Home Depot 3-on-3 Beach Volleyball Tournament"

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron are joined by guest Jim Gaffigan (of Home Depot) to talk about Delonte West. Aaron has a political awakening.

Episode 35: "I Started That in Philadelphia"

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg gets mad he wasn't asked to perform on a live storytelling show/podcast, so he decides to spin some yarns of his own.

Episode 36: "T.C.N. Trust. Conversation. Negotiation"

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:00:00 -0500

The guys return to talk about root canals, Gregg's Best Show Heel Turn, Glen Rice and Sarah Palin, and Gregg gives Aaron some relationship advice.

Episode 37: "Gregg and Aaron Sizzle"

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk about the Olsen Twins fortune, a Netflix heist movie about faberge eggs, Gregg's love for singing and how to sell gold. They also beg for the NBA to return.

Episode 38: "I Feel So Bad For Roosevelt Lee"

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:00:00 -0500

The guys talk about some dumb band that challenged Gregg to a basketball game - then their pie in the sky goals of starting a new basketball association morph into a more realistic goal: owning an ABA franchise.

Episode 39: "It's About the Journey"

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk about the return of the NBA. That's it. What else do you want?

Episode 40: "2012 A Space Oddity"

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk about early season NBA action, then are joined by guest Doris, a member of the Philadelphia 76ers dance team.

Episode 41: The Parallellogram of Success

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Greg and Aaron talk about the Sixers fast start, rumors of who's the nicest guy in the NBA, and are joined by the man who attempted to car jack Lou Williams on Christmas Eve.

Episode 42: The (expletive) Mamba

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Aaron is joined by guest host Pete Kuempel to talk Sixers, Bulls, Scalabrine, Kobe, Javale McGee, and some non-basketball related nonsense.

Episode 43: Planet Halberstam (brought to you by Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron are joined by guest Jordan Celsius Kong to discuss her writing for The Sports Bro's sports and pop culture blog Planet Halberstam (brought to you by Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips).

Episode 44: The Abandoned Couch Capital of the World

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron return after their hiatus to catch up and talk about...well, the same old crap.

Episode 45: It Was Probably Better the First Time

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron record 40 minutes of solid gold, lose it all, and then record this to make up for it. It’s not bad.

Episode 46: I Am Blake Griffin, the Summoned Demon

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron talk about the start of the NBA playoffs, but first talk about music, comedy, and more nonsense.

Episode 47: Dikembe Double

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Gregg and Aaron are joined by a Dikembe Mutombo double for an interview.