Where the course of history has been decided on the battlefield. These are the battles that made us -- a detailed, entertaining, and tangent-free program about history's greatest battles. In this podcast we journey through the constancy of human conflict, where the fates of nations and the course of global history have been decided on the battlefield. This podcast delves into our world-history's most significant and seminal battles, exploring not just the events themselves but their profound ...
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For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questions from its audience. First, it features a call-in show where you can ask our resident historian (Scott Rank, PhD) absolutely anything (What was it like to be a Turkish sultan with four wives and twelve concubines? If you were sent back in time, how would you kill Hitler?). Second, it features lon ...
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War has played a key role in the history of the United States from the nation’s founding right down to the present. Wars made the U. S. independent, kept it together, increased its size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America’s wars is essential for understanding American history. In the Key Battles of American History, host James Early discusses American history through the lens of the most important battles of America’s wars. James is an Adjunct Professor of Histo ...
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Gravy shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat. Gravy showcases a South that is constantly evolving, accommodating new immigrants, adopting new traditions, and lovingly maintaining old ones. It uses food as a means to explore all of that, to dig into lesser-known corners of the region, complicate stereotypes, document new dynamics, and give voice to the unsung folk who grow, cook, and serve our daily meals.
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Come and listen to some of the best Green Bay Packers podcasts content available for free. Packers Talk was ranked as the third best Packers Podcast on the internet in 2022 by FeedSpot.com! One subscribe gets you access to an entire stable of distinct content from some great Packers podcasters! Packers Therapy--the longest-running Packers podcast in existence! Chris and Dave bring their unique and entertaining takes on the Packers, pop culture, and betting lines week in and week out. Take a ...
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“LA Made” is a series exploring stories of bold Californian innovators and how they forever changed the lives of millions all over the world. Each season will unpack the untold and surprising stories behind some of the most exciting innovations that continue to influence our lives today. Season 3, "LA Made: The Other Moonshot," tells the story of three Black aerospace engineers in Los Angeles, who played a crucial role in America’s race to space, amid the civil unrest of the 1960s. When Joan ...
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The Revolutionary War started when a few colonists fired their muskets against the British Empire, then the world's military superpower. It ended—against all reasonable expectations— with an independent American and the ideas of liberty and self-governance spreading across the globe. All that happened because the rebels won the major battles. This podcast dives deep into each of them.
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World War One is the watershed moment in modern history. The Western World before it was one of aristocrats, empires, colonies, and optimism for a future of unending progress. After four years of hellish trench warfare, shell fire, 10 million combat deaths, and another 10 million civilian deaths, the world that emerged in 1918 was irrevocably changed. Nation-states came out of the rubble, along with a push for universal rights. New technologies emerged, such as tanks and fighter planes. But ...
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The Civil War was the most important event in American history. That's because it decided what kind of nation America would be and whether or not the promise of universal liberty would be fulfilled. And what decided the outcome of the Civil War was its battles. Hosted by history professors James Early and Scott Rank, this podcast explores the ten most important battles in the Civil War. It features every major conflict, from the initial shots fired at the Battle of First Bull Run to the end ...
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Much has been written about the South African Border war which is also known as the Namibian War of Independence. While the fighting was ostensibly about Namibia, most of the significant battles were fought inside Namibia’s northern neighbour, Angola. South Africa’s 23 year border war has been almost forgotten as the Cold War ebbed away and bygones were swept under the political carpet. South African politicians, particularly the ANC and the National Party, decided during negotiations to end ...
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A podcast by two media bosses forging a new news landscape. Sara Lomax and Mitra Kalita dive into politics, arts, culture and how the stories we tell change our lives. The two innovators founded URL Media to uplift Black and Brown storytelling, while running their own newsrooms WURD Radio in Philadelphia and Epicenter-NYC in Queens.
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The 10 Best Allied Fighters of World War II (with Sean McIver) - Part 2
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41:25In this episode, Sean and James complete their discussion of the top 10 Allied fighters of World War II. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Key Battles of American History
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Will Jaire Alexander Stay with the Packers and Updates from OTAs | No Huddle Radio #220
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34:25The Green Bay Packers continue to negotiate with CB Jaire Alexander on a possible restructure to keep him in Green Bay. Plus, we have the latest updates from OTAs this week including updates on Christian Watson and much more. All this and more on this episode of No Huddle Radio with Sean Tehan and Gil Martin. ---------------------------------------…
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Moonshining Survived (and Thrived) At Least Two Decades After Prohibition Ended
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45:47The Prohibition era (1920–1933), enacted by the 18th Amendment, birthed an overnight economy of moonshiners who distilled and distributed homemade liquor to meet America’s insatiable demand for alcohol, transforming rural farmers and opportunists into underground entrepreneurs who supplied speakeasies. But this new economy didn’t disappear after Pr…
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Packers OTAs - Which Position Battle Will Define 2025??? | Packers Weekly #97
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1:02:56We're about to get our first look at the Packers' new additions with the rest of the squad, which means the competition is about to start. Increased depth means more position battles. Which position battles will have the biggest impact on the Packers in 2025? Who are your dark horses to win jobs they aren't expected to win? Let's talk about it, Pac…
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The 10 Best Allied Fighters of World War II (with Sean McIver) - Part 1
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45:23In this episode, James and frequent guest Sean McIver count down the ten best Allied fighter planes of World War II. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Key Battles of American History
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How to Cross the Sahara as a Tenth-Century Cameleer
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53:08What comes to mind when we think about the Sahara? Rippling sand dunes, sun-blasted expanses, camel drivers and their caravans perhaps. Or famine, climate change, civil war, desperate migrants stuck in a hostile environment. The Sahara stretches across 3.2 million square miles, hosting several million inhabitants and a corresponding variety of lang…
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Inheriting: Nicole & the Third World Liberation Front
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46:54Nicole Salaver’s uncle, Patrick Salaver, was one of the leaders of the Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State University in the late 1960s. This movement not only led to the recognition of the term “Asian American,” but also brought ethnic studies to colleges nationwide. Pat made a difference in the world as a Filipino civil rights lea…
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How Big an Impact Will the Packers Rookie Class Have in 2025? | No Huddle Radio #219
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40:12The Green Bay Packers added eight draft picks and more undrafted free agents to their roster but what kind of impact will these players have? We examine that on today's show. Plus the Tush Push ban fails and will the Packers trade a wide receiver before the start of the season? All this and more on this week's No Huddle Radio with Sean Tehan and Gi…
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How American Slaves Fled By Sea, Whether as Stowaways or Commandeering a Confederate Ship
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46:06As many as 100,000 enslaved people fled successfully from the horrors of bondage in the antebellum South, finding safe harbor along a network of passageways across North America via the Underground Railroad. Yet many escapes took place not by land but by sea. William Grimes escaped slavery in 1815 by stowing away in a cotton bale on a ship from Sav…
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In any war, being taken prisoner is a traumatic experience, and the Korean War was no exception. In this episode, James discusses the experiences of Korean War POWs on both sides. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Key Battles of American History
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Gravy podcast is excited to share a special episode of a new podcast called Buzzkill, from our friends at FERN, the Food and Environmental Reporting Network. Buzzkill explores the dramatic decline of pollinators, including the American bumblebee, whose numbers have plummeted by 90% in just two decades. The series, hosted by Teresa Cotsilos, delves …
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Not All Schedules Are Created Equally... | Packers Weekly #96
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1:13:16FINALLY an opener at Lambeau in the MLF era. The schedule isn't all good news, though. Have the NFL schedule makers been fair to the Packers over the years? Also, while everyone is getting excited about the Green and Golden Era, there are essentially TWO draft classes coming into training camp in 2025. What are you looking forward to the most this …
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Did WW2 Heads of State Want to Preserve Their Empires As Much as Defend Their Homelands?
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47:512025 marks the eightieth anniversary of Germany’s surrender and the fall of the Third Reich. Likewise, World War II is the single most studied conflict in human history. But most Western accounts offer a one-dimensional interpretation: the war was a noble crusade against fascism, creating a convenient parable about good and evil. But this depiction…
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A Tough Schedule and Elgton Jenkins MIA at Packers OTAs | No Huddle Radio #218
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40:08The NFL released the Green Bay Packers 2025 schedule, we review the good, the bad and the ugly including the biggest challenges for the Packers. Plus, C Elgton Jenkins was not at voluntary OTAs. We discuss why and how this gets settled. All this and more on this week's No Huddle Radio with Sean Tehan and Gil Martin. On No Huddle Radio, hosts Gil Ma…
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How a British Governor of Virginia Raised an Ex-Slave Regiment in 1776 to Fight Patriots and Triggered the Revolutionary War
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55:09As the American Revolution broke out in New England in the spring of 1775, dramatic events unfolded in Virginia that proved every bit as decisive as the battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill in uniting the colonies against Britain. Virginia, the largest, wealthiest, and most populous province in British North America, was led by Lord Dun…
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The Siege of Khartoum, 1885. Muslim Religious Zeal Cracks the British Empire. British-Muslim Policy Established.
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22:48 Gordon’s fall shattered what remained of Egyptian authority in Sudan. The region, once claimed in maps and ledgers, slipped into the hands of the Mahdist state. But in Britain, the loss reverberated beyond strategy. It struck the national psyche... a public accustomed to victory saw one of its most revered officers abandoned and butchered. The out…
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In this episode, James gives a summary of the crucial role played by the U.S. and allied navies, including transport, supply, naval air operations, special forces operations, and naval support of ground operations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Key Battles of American History
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The Siege of Bilbao, 1937. Basque Culture Systematically Erased. Hitler Helps Spain in a Preview of WWII Atrocities and Experiments.
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27:37The fall of Vizcaya’s capital was both a tactical defeat and the moment the spine of Basque resistance snapped. With it went the last coordinated defense of autonomy in the north. From that point forward, there would be no organized Basque military stand, no political bargaining power, and no seat at the table in the war that continued to rage acro…
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Hafley Doubles Down On Pass Rush | Packers Weekly #95
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1:01:01In the heart of the offseason, reports from the janitor are worth listening to. When the coaches speak, we all should listen. How does Hafley believe this defense takes the next step? Jordan Love has all the weapons a QB could want, so all is good on the offense... right? There's always something going on in the offseason. Let's talk about it, Pack…
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How a Marine Embedded with Mao Zedong’s Guerrillas in the 30s Became WW2’s Most Celebrated Special Forces Leader
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55:46He was a gutsy old man.” “A corker,” said another. “You couldn’t find anyone better.” They talked about him in hushed tones. “This Major Carlson,” wrote one of the officers in a letter home, “is one of the finest men I have ever known.” These were the words of the young Marines training to be among the first U.S. troops to enter the Second World Wa…
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Christian Watson Speaks, We Grade the Packers Safeties | No Huddle Radio #217
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33:09Christian Watson addressed the media for the first time since the end of last season and updated us about his rehab and recovery. Plus, we grade the Packers safeties from last season and we look ahead to that room in 2025. All this and more on today's episode of No Huddle Radio with Sean Tehan and Gil Martin. On No Huddle Radio, hosts Gil Martin an…
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Microbes Were Discovered in the 1600s. Why It Take 200 Years For Doctors To Start Washing Their Hands?
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54:16Scientists and enthusiastic amateurs first confirmed the existence of living things invisible to the human eye in the late sixteenth century. So why did it take two centuries to connect microbes to disease? As late as the Civil War in the 1860s, most soldiers who perished died not on the battlefield but of infected wounds, typhoid, and other diseas…
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Is The 60th Super Bowl Champion Roster Complete? | PACKERS WEEKLY #94
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1:04:37The dust of 2025 NFL Draft is settling, and teams start the slow journey toward training camp. Draft grades are flying around as if they matter, and we all begin to argue why our Green Bay Packers will be the 60th Super Bowl Champion. So are they done building, or is there still a missing piece? Let's talk about it, Packers fans! Go Pack Go! Be sur…
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In this episode, James presents an overview of the air war over Korea, including the transition from propeller-driven planes to jets, the strategic bombing campaign, the experience of individual pilots, and the key role of helicopters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Key Battles of American History
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Imperfect Paradise: How the Rent Brigade took on LA’s landlords
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39:27In the days after LA’s early-January wildfires, tenant advocate Chelsea Kirk noticed a trend: rent gouging. Rents were shooting up past their legal limit. In the wake of the fires, as natural disaster collided with LA’s severe housing shortage, we trace how a collective of volunteers organized themselves to bring rent gouging to light in LA County.…
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The Southern Genius of the Cuban Sandwich
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26:54The Cuban sandwich. If it’s made with ingredients different from someone else’s recipe, you might find yourself in an hours-long argument in the middle of Little Havana. In Miami and Tampa, Florida, restaurant owners, historians, and Cuban Americans recount their own memories of the Cuban sandwich, as well as the story of its origins. In this episo…
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From Einstein’s Chalkboard to Oppenheimer’s Nuclear Test: The 50-Year Path to the Atomic Bomb
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48:14The story of the atomic age began decades before Robert Oppenheimer watched a mushroom cloud form over the New Mexico desert at the Trinity nuclear test in mid 1945. It begins in 1895, with Henri Becquerel’s accidental discovery of radioactivity, setting in motion a series of remarkable and horrifying events. By the early 20th century, a brilliant …
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Did the Packers Do Enough at the 2025 NFL Draft? We Take a Deep Dive | No Huddle Radio #216
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32:20We break down all eight picks the Green Bay Packers made in the 2025 NFL Draft and how they fit into the Packers roster and schemes plus the latest on Jaire Alexander and the 5th year options on Devonte Wyatt and Quay Walker. A ll this and more on this week's No Huddle Radio with Sean Tehan and Gil Martin. On No Huddle Radio, hosts Gil Martin and S…
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Putting A Big Green And Gold Bow On The '25 Draft | LempsTalkinPack #213
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36:19Chris Lempesis is back to break down day three of the 2025 NFL Draft for the Green Bay Packers and, really, wrap up the draft as a whole for them. He begins by talking about each of the five selections made by the Packers on day three, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each player. He then gives his thoughts on how the draft, as a whole, w…
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Japan’s Desperate Air Battles Against the US in the Final Months of WW2
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37:15The B-29 Bomber led the Allied strategic bombing offensive against Japan, succeeding when US Bomber Command switched from high-level daytime precision bombing to low-level nighttime area bombing. The latter tactic required Superfortresses to attack their targets individually, without a formation or escorting fighters for protection. Despite this, J…
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Imperfect Paradise: From ranchers with guns to gurus with crystals: How extremism in the American West has evolved
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26:03When Portland, Oregon-based reporter Leah Sottile began covering extremism in the American West a decade ago, she was interviewing ranchers, fundamentalist Mormons and “sovereign citizens” who did not believe the federal government should own land. During the pandemic, she began noticing that New Age wellness leaders were talking about many of the …
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Gettysburg in Literature, Film, and History: Day 3
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53:05In this episode, Sean, Steve, and James continue their discussion of the real events and background of the Battle of Gettysburg as portrayed through the 1993 film Gettysburg. One last massive infantry charge just might be the answer to break the gridlock of this battle! Your lovable hosts also discuss the aftermath of Gettysburg and its place in th…
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2025 NFL Draft REVIEW: The Green And Golden Era | PACKERS WEEKLY #93
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1:39:33With the 23rd pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select, the first receiver taken in the first round by the Packers since 2002. Some of you weren't even born yet. Does Matthew Golden solve all of the problems in Green Bay and deliver the 60th Lombardi Trophy back to Titletown? Not so fast. Despite what Packers twitter says, the Packe…
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D-Day From the East: The Soviet Operation Bagration Crippled the Wehrmacht in Late 1944
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42:08Throughout the war on the Eastern Front, there were two consistent trends. The Red Army battled to learn how to fight and win, while involved in a struggle for its very survival. But by 1944 it had a leadership that was able to wield it with lethal effect and with far more effective equipment than before. By contrast, the Wehrmacht had commenced a …
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The Siege of The Alamo, 1836. The Violent Slaughter that made modern America. Heroic Last Stand.
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21:00 The fall of the Alamo ignited a fierce, unrelenting resistance to Santa Anna’s advance, forging the resolve that would drive his army into the dirt and wrest from him the independence of Texas. The Alamo. February 23 - March 6, 1836. Texian Forces: ~ 189 Texans. Mexican Forces: 4,000 - 6,000 Soldiers. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Hardi…
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A Pair Of Surprises On Night Two | LempsTalkinPack #212
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35:52Chris Lempesis is back to break down the Green Bay Packers selecting North Carolina State offensive tackle Anthony Belton and TCU wide receiver Savion Williams on night two of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday in Green Bay. And he's once again joined by his former OBOD podcast co-host Adam Somers. Chris and Adam give their thoughts on each pick and tell…
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Packers Full of Surprises on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft | No Huddle Radio #215
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34:56With the NFL Draft less than a week away, we examine the Green Bay Packers areas of greatest and least need. What does GM Brian Gutekunst need to address immediately and what is low priority? What will it take to make the Packers Super Bowl contenders? Plus we grade the wide receivers and tight ends from 2024. All this and more on today's episode o…
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