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S4E20 The Shocking 2006 World Cup Final: "Waiting on the World to Change"
The beautiful game meets the beautiful podcast! In the final Take A 20 episode of 2026, we revisit Zinedine Zidane’s shocking meltdown in the 2006 World Cup Final. There’s nothing Mark hates more…
The Heartbreak of Barbaro: "How to Save a Life"
A horse winning the Triple Crown is almost as rare as the Knicks winning the NBA championship. And a whole lot less annoying. In 2006, Barbaro appeared destined to make history. After dominating the…
S4E18 The New Orleans Saints "Domecoming": "Alive and Kickin"
On September 25, 2006, the New Orleans Saints returned home to the Superdome for the first time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city a year earlier. Had enough time elapsed for a symbol of…
S4E17 The 'Canes Win the Cup: "King Without A Crown"
Hartford Whalers fan trigger warning! The Carolina Hurricanes, who relocated to Raleigh from Hartford in 1997, won their first and only Stanley Cup in 2006, legitimizing the NHL’s commitment to…
S4E16 A Disgraceful Tour De France: "Ridin'"
The 2006 Tour de France began with the biggest doping scandal in the history of sports. And it only got worse from there. The first race without 7-time champion Lance Armstrong was supposed to be a…
S4E15 A Big Win (and Loss) for Moneyball: "If I Can't Change Your Mind"
Believe it or not, the Celtics are not the only team who consistently underperforms in the post-season. The Oakland A's were similarly snakebit in the 2000's, often failing to capitalize on regular…
S4E14 Roger Federer's Dominant 2006 Season: "Serve Your Soul"
It’s officially clay court season, which is as close as Mark and Josh get to red bottom shoes. Unlike our plebeian podcasters, Roger Federer was always comfortable with luxury brands. In 2006, the…
S4E13 The Heat Win the 2006 NBA Finals: "I Know You Want Me"
The NBA Playoffs are underway, the underdogs are barking, and Mark and Josh are not even thinking about pushing the panic button for the Knicks or Celtics (no, seriously, things are totally fine!).…
S4E12 Terrell Owens Joins the Cowboys: "You Never Met a Motherf***** Quite Like Me"
“Get your popcorn ready!” Those were the words of Terrell Owens when he joined the Dallas Cowboys in 2006. Words that Mark and Josh live by every day. When T.O. spoke them into existence, it was…
Phil Wins the 2006 Masters: "A Blessing and a Curse"
For the first time in 32 years, the Masters is taking place without Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods. Phil won the tournament in 2006, claiming his second Green Jacket, and setting the stage for a…
S4E10 The St. Louis Cardinals Win the 2006 World Series: "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"
Despite an 83-win regular season, the St. Louis shocked the baseball world by winning the World Series in 2006. They even received an authentic, full-sized trophy, even though they were the least…
Mario Lemieux Retires: "Pittsburgh Sound"
Long before Mark Davidson petitioned the DMV for a "Le Magnifique" vanity license plate, someone else in Pittsburgh claimed that moniker as his own. Unfortunately for Mark, that individual was a lot…
George Mason Reaches the Final Four: "Who Knew?"
Clear eyes, full hearts, clean brackets, can't lose! Behold these magical hours of March Madness when every player is a champion and every fan is a genius. But dreams die fast in March -- except when…
The 2006 World Baseball Classic: "Eyes on the Prize"
A funny thing happened when America's pastime set its sights on global supremacy in 2006. It turns out the rest of the world is pretty good at baseball, too. That was the enduring lesson from the…
Kobe Bryant Scores 81 Points: "Ain't No Other Man"
"It's Kobe Freakin' Bryant!" Those four words said it all after Bryant scored 81 points vs. the Toronto Raptors on a January night in 2006. But Josh and Mark are contractually obligated to say more…
S4E5 The 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend: "Platinum Starz"
Imagine a bizarro NBA All-Star world where the game is a nail-biter, the smallest guy wins the Dunk Contest, the biggest guy wins the Three-Point Contest, and superstar musicians clamor to be a part…
S4E4 Rocky Balboa: "Hollywood"
The Take A 20 crew loves awards season, even if they haven't won anything...yet. Speaking of cherished national treasures that never received the critical acclaim they deserve, this week's episode…
The 2006 Winter Olympics: "Crazy"
Josh Green and Mark Davidson are no strangers to flying tomatoes -- they are usually on the receiving end of those saucy projectiles. But in this episode, the Take A 20 hosts pay tribute to THE…
S4E2 Super Bowl XL: Who Says You Can't Go Home
It's Super Bowl week, and Take A 20 looks back at an extremely rare football phenomenon: the New England Patriots NOT advancing to the Big Game. Shocking, we know. But it actually happened in 2006,…
S4E1 The 2006 BCS National Championship: "Nothing Left to Lose"
It's as if we never left! Josh Green and Mark Davidson return from their extended hiatus to kickoff a brand new season of Take A 20. Throughout this season, we will focus on 2006, and this debut…
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