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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…
ESPN Then vs. Now: "Lose Yourself"
In 2003, ESPN had it all: the NBA returned to the network, the "embrace debate" era was booming, poker became a TV sensation, and they almost hired an exceptionally gifted sports anchor named Josh…
S4E25 The 2003 ALCS (Aaron Boone Walk-off Homerun): "The First Cut is the Deepest"
It's a special Rosh Hashanah episode of Take A 20! The boys return from their summer hiatus to ring in the new year with legendary broadcasting voice Gary Thorne. Gary was on the mic for the 2003…
John Gagliardi, College Football's All-Time Wins Leader: "Such Great Heights"
John Gagliardi won more football games – 489 – than any college coach, ever. Gagliardi set the wins record in 2003, which was his 51st season as the head coach at St. John’s College of Minnesota.…
S4E2 The Steve Bartman Incident: "Man of the Hour"
Take A 20 is taking the "L" to the North Side of Chicago. And speaking of "L’s," we are embracing the pain to discuss the Chicago Cubs and everything that went wrong on October 14, 2003. To this day,…
S4E24 The 2003 NBA Draft: "In Da Club"
Take A 20 makes its triumphant return for Season 4! We are deep in our bag(gy suits) to break down the 2003 NBA Draft, which featured LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and…
S3E23 Brady's First Super Bowl: "A Moment Like This"
It's a first for Take A 20: a surprise ending! In this episode, we talk about Tom Brady’s very first Super Bowl in 2002. And his very first retirement -- and unretirement -- 20 years later. Boston…
S3E22 Allen Iverson "Talkin' About Practice": "Don't Let Me Get Me"
Josh Green and Mark Davidson are rolling deep into Season 3 of Take A 20. And speaking of #3, we are “Talking About Practice.” That’s the phrase that Allen Iverson passionately repeated 22 times 20…
S3E21 The 2002 Olympic Men's Hockey Gold Medal Game: "Complicated"
Welcome to Season 3 of Take A 20! All season long, Mark Davidson and Josh Green will take you back to 2002. And we begin by going for gold. It's the 2002 Olympic Men's Hockey Gold Medal Game between…
S2E20 2001 U.S. Open Finals (Venus vs. Serena): "Family Affair"
In this episode, we celebrate some amazing "firsts" in the history of New York sports, beginning with Venus and Serena Williams facing-off in the 2001 U.S. Open Final, their first time meeting for a…
The Retro Stadium Boom: "Fat Lip"
We miss stadiums! So much so that we dedicated an entire episode to them. The retro stadium boom was in full bloom in 2001, highlighted by the opening of PNC Park in Pittsburgh -- a really great…
S2E18 Ray Bourque Wins the Stanley Cup: "The Class of 1979"
In this episode of Take A 20, we honor the Hall of Fame career of Ray Bourque, who finally hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche, after spending 20 Cup-less years with the Boston…
S2E17 Super Bowl 35: "We Right Here"
In this episode of Take A 20, we confirm that defense does, indeed, win championships, as evidenced by the Baltimore Ravens’ dominating Super Bowl 35 victory. We celebrate the hard-hitting champs…
S2E16 Barry Bonds Hits 73 Home Runs: "Drops of Jupiter"
It’s back, back, back to the Bay Area, as we make a splash landing in McCovey Cove to revisit the exploits of the Home Run King, Barry Bonds, who went deep a record-breaking 73 times in 2001.…
S2E15 The 2001 NBA Eastern Conference Finals: "Real Men Don't Cry"
Fear the Deer! And the Thunder! On this episode of Take A 20, we blow the whistle on the whistleblowers of the 2001 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, who ripped the sausage-stuffed hearts out of…
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Take A 20 has published 34 episodes since May 2020, covering topics in Arts, Music.
Take A 20 is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 56m.
