Navy by Nature Navy by Nature

Yeah, it's back... and we are too. Julian and Gray break down ep.1 in all its glory, and give their way way too early picks for this season's winning lady. Intern Lori also stops by for a quick visit to add her $0.02.

Emily crying. Yes. Julian and Gray talk about it, in depth. What did we think about the way she handled the fantasy suite? What does her not giving Arie the card mean for next week??? Why did she want to turn Jef down before he turned her down? Did that move help Jef? What would Doug have done if presented the card? Who's in first? Does Julian still think Sean is the best option for Emily? We think Emily will accept a proposal, but will she actually get married to Jef or Arie? If she does, how long will it last? Over/Under set at 2 years (shout out to Mark Z.). Which of Arie/Jef would Julian and I rather have a beer with. What, that boat?!?!?! NO way !?!?! That's so cool. It should be a lot of fun. WE'RE RADIO PROFESSIONALS!!! And finally, who's gonna win Emily's heart... even if it's just for a a few months?

We celebrate our independence to post almost completely irrelevant content on the world-wide web free from the rule a tyrant. Is this the closest final 3 in recent memory? We think so. We also make wild speculations about Jef's family being mormon and the implications thereof. Oh yeah, Chris lost. Obviously. But the three left... we give predictions: who's on the rise, who's on the decline, did the families matter, who's in first place here. Who's going home on Monday, and/or is Emily going to have a nervous breakdown from here on out on this season.

Then some final EURO wrap-up: what we learned, and even what we should expect in Brazil! Get excited about Olympic coverage coming up next week!

Bach-ette: Julian and Gray pay their final respects to the two contestants that they knew were going to get kicked off this week - with a special best wishes to sensitive Doug. Then they discuss the Big 3 jockeying for position, predict the implications of the home town dates, and Julian makes a bold prediction that sees one of the front-runners out next week.

(44 min) EURO 2012: a little game recap, a little gloating over our incredibly accurate predictions from last week, a little discussion of who's been the best man on the field so far, and of course extreme, in-depth, multiple contingency predictions of the semis and final. It's everything you could want from a EURO recap by two random viewers with no clear credentials.

Probably our most complete podcast ever. You're gonna want to listen to this.

The Bach-ette: Julian and Gray discuss the intricacies of this episode, debate the intentions of Arie's blitzkrieg (word choice explained in episode), and further acknowledge the legitimacy of this show trying to set up Emily with a successful future relationship. They also dive into the business marketing aspects of this highly popular show, discussing both Disney Pixar's "Brave" and the Croatian Tourism Commission's investments and their pay-out (or lack there of).

40 Min Mark - Bridging the Gap - This is where the uniqueness of this podcast really shines. If you're a fan of both the Bach-ette and have been keeping up with EURO 2012 - you'll love it. Julian and Gray take the 8 contestants left at the start of this episode and examine which of the EURO 2012 quarterfinal teams they best resemble. Big debate here. Who's your Germany? Arie? Sean? Sleeper...?

62:30 Mark - Purely Soccer commentary - Break-down of each group and the two survivors. An in-depth look at each quarterfinal matchup. Which is most likely to be a blowout? Does Greece have any chance against Spain? Is the England-Italy game destined for PKs? And Julian shows his true "self-loathing, and yet still hopeful" England fandom. He's such a Doug. Oh yeah, we talk a little UNC sports too.

The Bachette - Julian and Gray hypothesize that this season of the Bachelorette has been so immensely boring because ABC has actually been taking it seriously. Of course, they identify the "heavy hitters" and make predictions of who'll be standing at the end, beaming from the realization that they've gained a life of baking cookies and and taking juice boxes to soccer practice.

~40 min mark - EURO!!! Julian and Gray recap the first round, predict survivors of each group. They identify the teams that shined in their openers, and those that could make a deep run. Also debate best goal of the tourney thus far, plus much much more.