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(00:00-28:12) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Jake Query, Zak Keefer, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the unprofessionalism of Jake to start the show compared to Derek Schultz’s yesterday and Zak’s today. The show starts with Jake and Zak discussing how much of a steal Michael Pittman Jr.’s contract is now that a handful of other receivers have been paid. Finally, they touch on if people will ever get tired of the NFL with how soon they could be playing every day of the week during the season and stretching out to a twenty-game season eventually.

(28:12-41:38) – Jake and Zak continue their Colts discussion by focusing on the “second year” for Anthony Richardson. They debate if they know who Richardson is yet as a quarterback, both believe that he has the skills to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and have a lot of confidence in Shane Steichen’s ability to put Richardson in positions to succeed.

(41:38-48:58) – Jake and Zak conclude the first hour of the show by discussing Jake’s willingness to take golf lessons this year and going out and playing a full eighteen holes yesterday for the first time. Jake also discusses an upcoming event that the show is doing!

(48:58-1:20:49) – Tony East from Sports Illustrated, Locked On Pacers, Forbes Sports, WTHR, and The Next Hoops joins Jake and Zak to weigh in on Jake’s dilemma surround the Pascal Siakam contract extension, assesses if the Siakam max extension would handcuff them with being able to get better to try, examines the likelihood that Myles Turner remains a member of the Indiana Pacers once his contract extension expires at the end of next season, and lays out a way that the Pacers can improve defensively if they decide to run it back with this group of players.

(1:20:49-1:33:59) – Following their conversation with Tony East, Jake lets Zak ask him some questions about the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500. Their conversation starts with how surprising was it seeing Josef Newgarden pass Pato O’Ward on the high side of turn three and finish it off with discussing the future of O’Ward in IndyCar.

(1:33:59-1:37:01) – The second hour of the program concludes with Jake and Zak discussing the amazing story about a janitor from Terre Haute receiving the golden buzzer two nights ago for his performance of Don’t Stop Believing by Journey.

(1:37:01-2:03:05) – Zach Osterman from the Indianapolis Star joins the program to begin the final hour to explain the significance of the annual NIL meeting Indiana University Athletics does at Huber’s Orchard & Winery in Borden, Indiana. Jake and Zak ask Osterman about some of the comments made by IU football head coach Curt Cignetti and IU basketball coach Mike Woodson. He examines the offseason that both teams have had at this juncture. Finally, they touch on his story from the weekend about the fans and driver enjoying the later start time to the Indy 500.

(2:03:05-2:17:35) – Earlier in the show, Zak said he had a couple questions for Jake. One of them was already answered pertaining to the Indy 500. The second question was for Jake to name a Colts player that played one season with the franchise and had a great season. Jake’s answer is the name that came to Zak’s mind and touches on the story he has coming out on Andre Rison.

(2:17:35-2:25:53) – Today’s show ends with Jake and Zak continuing their conversation last segment about players that had a good season with the Indianapolis Colts. Jake also gets Zak’s opinion on the decision from Jim Irsay to hire Jeff Saturday when the team fired Frank Reich two years ago.
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(00:00-11:39) – Jake and Zak continue their Colts discussion by focusing on the “second year” for Anthony Richardson. They debate if they know who Richardson is yet as a quarterback, both believe that he has the skills to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and have a lot of confidence in Shane Steichen’s ability to put Richardson in positions to succeed.

(11:39-38:03) – Tony East from Sports Illustrated, Locked On Pacers, Forbes Sports, WTHR, and The Next Hoops joins Jake and Zak to weigh in on Jake’s dilemma surround the Pascal Siakam contract extension, assesses if the Siakam max extension would handcuff them with being able to get better to try, examines the likelihood that Myles Turner remains a member of the Indiana Pacers once his contract extension expires at the end of next season, and lays out a way that the Pacers can improve defensively if they decide to run it back with this group of players.

(38:03-1:00:25) – Zach Osterman from the Indianapolis Star joins the program to begin the final hour to explain the significance of the annual NIL meeting Indiana University Athletics does at Huber’s Orchard & Winery in Borden, Indiana. Jake and Zak ask Osterman about some of the comments made by IU football head coach Curt Cignetti and IU basketball coach Mike Woodson. He examines the offseason that both teams have had at this juncture. Finally, they touch on his story from the weekend about the fans and driver enjoying the later start time to the Indy 500.
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(00:00-35:22) – Query & Company opens on a Wednesday with Jake Query, Derek Schultz, and producer Eddie Garrison welcoming Derek to the company. After the welcome party, they debate when the hype around Caitlin Clark will start to settle down with the Indiana Fever struggling still. Bob Kravitz joins the show to share his thoughts on signing Pascal Siakam to a max contract extension, asks Jake and Derek if it would make sense to trade Andrew Nembhard or Bennedict Mathurin in order to get another star player in the blue and gold, states that the Pacers need to go out and get somebody that specializes in rebounding and be an enforcer like Antonio Davis or Dale Davis, and assesses how the franchise should evaluate the season.

(35:22-46:51) – Following their conversation with Bob Kravitz, Jake and Derek allow listeners to call in to pick their brains and reminisce on old times when the two used to host a show daily.

(46:51-50:47) – Hour one concludes with Jake and Derek receiving a text from someone they used to work with back in the day that leads to Derek admitting that he accidentally had a pair of pants shipped to the building after he was let go.

(50:47-1:13:52) – Hour number two with Jake Query and Derek Schultz starts with the two discussing the Western Conference Finals game last night between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves because Jake doesn’t think the series is over just yet. Following that conversation, they discuss the Eleven Park and MLS Stadium news that came out last night.

(1:13:52-1:31:59) – Senior NBA Insider, Mike Scotto, from Hoops Hype joins Query & Company with Jake Query and Derek Schultz to share his thoughts on the season the Indiana Pacers had, weighs in on the Pascal Siakam max contract debate, lists the decisions that the front office have to make in the near future with some of their young players, and agrees with Derek that the Pacers getting rid of their first round pick in this draft for Siakam was a great decision with how weak this draft is.

(1:31:59-1:37:08) – The second hour of the program concludes with Jake sharing a couple texts he has received with the reunion of Query & Schultz.

(1:38:32-2:03:05) – Scott Agness from Fieldhouse Files and 1075thefan.com joins Jake and Derek to reveal his thoughts on people complaining about the job that Christie Sides has done with Caitlin Clark to start her rookie year, tries to provide a player comparison for Jarace Walker if he develops into the player that the Pacers hope he can be, and then examines the back half of the roster with the two-way contracts since the Pacers have three second round picks.

(2:13:35-2:23:13) – Jake and Derek discuss the news from earlier in the day that all the charges on Scottie Scheffler will be dropped. Additionally, they compare the situation that the Indiana Pacers are in with Pascal Siakam to the situation the Indianapolis Colts were in with Michael Pittman Jr.

(2:23:13-2:30:58) – Today’s show ends with Jake, Derek, and JMV debating if people ever use the term ‘midtown’ besides Derek. Additionally, JMV asks if today brought back some memories of them doing the show together back in the day.
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(00:00-17:46) – Bob Kravitz joins the show to share his thoughts on signing Pascal Siakam to a max contract extension, asks Jake and Derek if it would make sense to trade Andrew Nembhard or Bennedict Mathurin in order to get another star player in the blue and gold, states that the Pacers need to go out and get somebody that specializes in rebounding and be an enforcer like Antonio Davis or Dale Davis, and assesses how the franchise should evaluate the season.

(17:46-33:01) – Senior NBA Insider, Mike Scotto, from Hoops Hype joins Query & Company with Jake Query and Derek Schultz to share his thoughts on the season the Indiana Pacers had, weighs in on the Pascal Siakam max contract debate, lists the decisions that the front office have to make in the near future with some of their young players, and agrees with Derek that the Pacers getting rid of their first round pick in this draft for Siakam was a great decision with how weak this draft is.

(33:01-1:01:27) – Scott Agness from Fieldhouse Files and 1075thefan.com joins Jake and Derek to reveal his thoughts on people complaining about the job that Christie Sides has done with Caitlin Clark to start her rookie year, tries to provide a player comparison for Jarace Walker if he develops into the player that the Pacers hope he can be, and then examines the back half of the roster with the two-way contracts since the Pacers have three second round picks.
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Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion, Josef Newgarden, joins Query & Company to recap the final laps of Sunday’s race, states that he would have done exactly what Pato O’Ward did if he was in Pato’s position, reveals that he saved too much fuel and had to move up four spots on the restart after the last crash, applauds the fans for sticking around for four hours to watch the race later in the afternoon, touches on the suspensions that Team Penske issued at the start of the month, and assesses if he was able to take in other aspects to winning the race this year that he didn’t take in last year.
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(00:00-29:34) – Query & Company opens on a Tuesday with Jake Query, James Boyd, and producer Eddie Garrison sharing some of their thoughts on the Indiana Pacers season ending last night against the Boston Celtics. They also share some of their thoughts about Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 mile race with Josef Newgarden going back-to-back.

(29:34-45:49) – Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion, Josef Newgarden, joins Query & Company to recap the final laps of Sunday’s race, states that he would have done exactly what Pato O’Ward did if he was in Pato’s position, reveals that he saved too much fuel and had to move up four spots on the restart after the last crash, applauds the fans for sticking around for four hours to watch the race later in the afternoon, touches on the suspensions that Team Penske issued at the start of the month, and assesses if he was able to take in other aspects to winning the race this year that he didn’t take in last year.

(45:49-49:34) – Hour one concludes with Jake sharing the three winners of our Indy 500 numbers game and taking a call from a listener appreciating the racing coverage the fan had the entire month.

(49:34-1:22:44) – Hour number two with Jake Query and James Boyd starts with them playing what Rick Carlisle said about the future of Pascal Siakam with the Pacers on the Wake Up Call this morning. This leads to a discussion between Jake and James about whether paying Pascal Siakam a max contract makes sense.

(1:22:44-1:34:15) – After their conversation about Pascal Siakam, Jake and James shift their conversation to remembering Bill Walton after his passing yesterday. Jake shares a story that he was told about Walton helping out an Indianapolis citizen years ago and James shares his point of view on the iconic individual he was.

(1:34:15-1:38:32) – The second hour of the program concludes with Jake and Jimmy continuing to give out numbers for the Indianapolis 500.

(1:38:32-2:13:35) – The final hour of the show starts with Dustin Dopirak briefly joining before he must go back to exit interviews. Jake and James open the phone lines after the brief conversation for Pacers fans to share their favorite memories from the season and join in on the Siakam debate. Indiana Pacers beat reporter from the Indianapolis Star in Dustin Dopirak rejoins the program after talking with Bennedict Mathurin to reveal what Mathurin shared in his exit interview, shares some notes from last night and today from the exit interviews that have been conducted, and receives some travel advice from Jake.

(2:13:35-2:22:37) – Jake and James rehash some of their thoughts about the Indiana Pacers potentially signing Pascal Siakam to a max contract this offseason.

(2:22:37-2:29:08) – Today’s show ends with JMV joining the guys in studio to recap his Indy 500 weekend and dives into some of the players that the Pacers need to look at adding in order to improve in some of their decencies.
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