My mother was an elder-care social worker for most of my life. I grew up watching her sacrifice so much of her time and energy doing everything she could to …
Start, Sit & The Battle Wages Tomorrow
Albeit being a writer, more times than there is page space to tell have there been moments in my life when I’m at a loss of words. Instances, still so …
As social creatures, we humans yearn for a sense of community. We wake up every day, subconsciously hoping others continue to think and care about us. Whether it’s our up-and-coming …
Seth, Tom & Nate look at the fantasy landscape heading into Week 10, including whether or not you should buy-low on Mark Andrews and what do you do with the …
“There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be…” – John Lennon Dear Jackson, Once upon a time, there was this boy and this girl who met …
The 2020 NASCAR season is about to come to an end. The final race of the year comes in Phoenix this weekend, and just as in any season, we will …
Jen’s Friday Night Insights: Home Alone
The following is a true story about my struggles when my husband goes out of town. And the struggle is real, folks. I don’t cook. Period. And I’ve never been …
Why do we play fantasy football? Why do we annually endure all the ups and downs that this pastime brings? For some of us, maybe it’s for a nice cash …
As human beings, we have a natural tendency to question and wonder why. We form queries about the simple things. Why does the snooze button in the morning give us …
A revolution is coming. We’ve often discussed here at In-Between Media, that change is a constant in life. It’s always going to happen. And we always need to brace for …
After technical issues occur, the gentlemen transition the show into a happy-hour live stream, discussing most of what you need to know for Week 9, drink in hand.
Football was a staple in my home when I was a kid. We watched it on TV each Saturday and Sunday all season long. We played all the “Tecmo Bowl” …
There’s been one common theme among many of the drivers announced to be taking over new rides in 2021, whether it’s a Cup Series debut, expanded Xfinity role or anything …
Jen’s Friday Night Insights: Love & Loss
To have, or to not have? That was never my question. It was always “have.” Have many. Two? Three? Four? That would be perfect. Four. Two boys and two girls. …
Cancer is one of the worst diseases humanity has to face. It’s aggressive, lethal and there’s little rhyme or reason to who gets it and when. It’s something we need …
Traditions, they’re like a fine wine, only getting better with age. Wait, I don’t like wine yet still. Scratch that. Traditions, they’re like craft beer, they only get better with …
Seth, Tom & Nate handout their mid-season fantasy football awards and offer up some second-half advice to listeners.
Senses – often forgotten, but forever present – allow us to experience the world around us. They drive our decisions, mood and memories. Something as simple as a smell can …
“Music never leaves you alone, and punk rock will always be there when nothing else will.” – Pete Wentz Punk rock isn’t just music. It is a movement. A community. …
Through the Field: Mental Balance Behind the Wheel
I don’t want this column to sound hostile, but it’s time to put it bluntly: We need to take mental health seriously in America. I feel like a lot of …
Jen’s Friday Night Insights: Football, Fun and Factoids
Send this to your partner, friend or parent if they have no clue about football. Want to have a seat at the table when people are talking about football? You …
Back in February – or, as some people like to call it, “normal times” – I did something I had never done before: I went to the movies alone. Don’t …
It’s 2:30 a.m. on a crisp October night in our nation’s capital. I find myself sitting on the rear ledge of the Lincoln Memorial, buzzed, accompanied by the only ones …
What if we told you that just a man skateboarding to work, after his car broke down, drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice while lip-syncing Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” could captivate an …
Seth, Tom & Nate prepare listeners for Week 7 by breaking down the Tua Tagovailoa news, D’Andre Swift’s big performance, CeeDee Lamb’s outlook without Dak Prescott and more.
Family, Football & Trying to Write “The Great Gatsby”
“The inner speech, your thoughts, can cause you to be rich or poor, loved or unloved, happy or unhappy, attractive or unattractive, powerful or weak.” – Ralph Charell Writer’s block …
Of the eight drivers who remain in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, none have a more interesting and perhaps inspiring story of success and personal growth than Kurt Busch. You …
Jen’s Friday Night Insights: Potty Training Problems
“I have poop on my hands!” No. 2 (Pun intended). We started potty training our son on Aug. 20. I remember this because I wrote down the date of his …
Voting is one of the most important activities in which we, as a community and collective people, can participate. It is one of the basic building blocks of a functional …
Sliding into second, rolling through the stoplight slowly as it turns green; shifting to third, heading down a hill; or slapping it into fourth on your way back up it …
There’s an old, medieval proverb that states “blood is thicker than water.” Meaning that familial bonds are always stronger than the bonds of friendship or love. Like most scripture written …
Seth, Tom and Nate give advice regarding Melvin Gordon’s DUI, Dak Prescott’s injury and Le’Veon Bell’s release, along with getting listeners prepared for Week 6 of the fantasy football season.
“A gender line … helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Things are changing. When I was growing up, gender roles …
Through the Field: Speak Softly & Carry a Big Stick
The announcement that Alex Bowman will move to the No. 48 car in 2021 was another step toward realizing that Jimmie Johnson really only has five more races as a …
Jen’s Friday Night Insights: A Mexican Mess
”I have poop on my hands!” This is not a phrase any self-respecting adult thinks they’ll ever utter out loud. And yet, here we are with poop on our hands, …
This story is simple, like the sandlot where it’s origins lie. One where I would learn a valuable lesson that we all can carry throughout our daily lives. My fifth-grade …
Start, Sit & Stop-on-a-Dime: Part Two
You know, sometimes, I feel both life and fantasy football are like a bucking bronco. One minute you feel like you have it all figured out, and the next? You’re …
Seth and Tom welcome in Nate Polvogt to the show as a regular co-host and unveil a new segment, “Temperature Check” to get a gauge on the landscape of the …
We all like to be seen and heard. It’s a fact. It’s evident in almost everything we do daily. Think about social media. Being noticed can be a great thing. …
“Sports is the ultimate escape, the ultimate in reality programming. It’s true drama. You really don’t know what’s going to happen.” – Rich Eisen Sports are an escape. Our particular getaway, …
Talladega. A track worthy enough of its own country song, a decade-old mockumentary and more racing memories – both positive or negative – than you can shake a stick at. …
Jen’s Friday Night Insights: Motherhood & Managing the Perfect Roster
I’m ashamed to admit this, especially at my age and in this current culture, but there was a time as a little girl watching pro sports with my dad and …
TRIGGER WARNING: If the topic of intimate partner violence (IPV) is triggering for you in any way, please feel free to skip straight to the football content or pass on …
I’m a believer that the statement, “college is a scam,” is a misleading contradiction. Sure, if you’re not careful, you can wind up with anxiety, crippling debt and a half-finished …
Seth joined this episode by Nate Polvogt (@JenateJack2017), bring listeners “Weekly Advice” regarding COVID-19’s impact on fantasy football in Week 4. The duo also discusses “In the Scope” targets, and …
When we were kids, we’d race tires down the hill and bottles in the stream. For a long time, longer than most, we lived our youth in the purest of …
“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.” – Frank Sinatra It’s been a weekend, folks. Thursday night, my wife, Jen, and I decided to …
I couldn’t write a NASCAR column this week and not touch on the bombshell that dropped in the Cup Series world Monday night in possibly the most-publicized and exciting driver …
I’ve never exactly been a tremendous athlete. Growing up, I played several sports — mainly baseball, basketball and lacrosse — but I never played for an official school team or …
As a young life advice columnist and a natural optimist, it’s tough to admit that sometimes, no matter how positive we try to be, life can kick our asses. We …
In this day and age is it still cool to have your thing? You know, your shtick, your calling card – the aspect that makes you different from the rest. …
Seth and Tom take to their mics in an attempt to refocus and refuel listeners after a less-than-formidable Week 2 of the NFL regular season.
Life is hard. No one tells you just how hard when you’re a kid. When I was young, my extended family wasn’t quite the definition of functional. There was drug …
We’ve made it to the finale of the opening round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. The first two races have come and gone and it’s time to eliminate four …
Sunshine on the Sideline: Priorities, Speedrunning & Roster Management
Video games have been part of my life since I was old enough to hold a controller. They’ve provided me with countless hours of entertainment, helped me through some of …
Start, Sit & Stop-on-a-Dime: Part One
Despite the variance from one life’s journey to another, there are some constants for everyone. I was reminded of one of these subtle consistencies while watching the “Sunday Night Football” …
“I watched you change/Into a fly/I looked away/You’re on fire/I watched a change in you/It’s like you never had wings/And you feel so alive.” ― Deftones (2000) With football comes fall. With …
Seth and Tom return to help listeners stay calm and composed heading into Week 2 of the fantasy football season, with some “Weekly Advice,” “In the Scope” targets and some …
“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve …
Through the Field: The Stress of the Playoffs & Pandemic
Life has a tendency to be inherently stressful at times. Obviously, not everything will be a cakewalk. One of the greatest parts of the life we live is when we …
Folks, fall is here. I know, I know. Fall doesn’t technically begin until Sept. 22. But for all intents and purposes, autumn has arrived. Labor Day has come and gone, …
When the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans kick off the NFL season tonight, fans and fantasy football analysts everywhere will breathe a sigh of relief. However, there will be …
Up-and-coming country musician, HARDY, released a new album last week titled, “A ROCK.” In the title song that closes the album, he tells a familiar story of growing up. HARDY …
Seth and tom unveil two fun, new segments, “The Shore Thing Sleepers of the Week” and “Matchup Management,” to help get you ready for Week 1 of the NFL and …
A sleeper is often construed as a player in fantasy football who is overlooked and undervalued in drafts. But, what if I told you that sleepers aren’t just part of …
Family, Football & the “Stick To Sports” Crowd
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when …
Through the Field: An Introduction & the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
Through the Field: An Introduction & the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Welcome to the debut column of “Through the Field.” Each week during the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, we’ll …
As a lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I’ve grown accustomed to “Tomlinisms.” These are certain words or phrases that longtime Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says during interviews and news conferences. While …
As the season approaches, Seth and Tom, joined by In-Between Media columnists, Nate Polvogt and Chris Hayes, plant their flags by sharing their 2020 “All-In Selections” and bust candidates.
In-Between Media was built on the idea that fantasy football is a lot like life, an unpredictable journey that takes a lot of hard work, a little bit of luck …
Seth and Tom discuss the optics of players opting out for the 2020 NFL due to COVID-19 and some newly-acquired targets that should benefit from the news.
Sunshine on the Sideline: STEM, Astronomy & Dynasty Draft Strategies
I have a deep love and appreciation for science. I have ever since I was a little kid sitting outside with my dad in the cold-Pennsylvania air looking in awe …
Seth and Tom break down the latest fantasy football news with some “Headlines Hijinks” before doing their first mock draft of the summer.
“Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.” – Reed Markum It was New Year’s Eve 2016. …
It’s a sultry July afternoon, roughly 40 miles east of the city of Pittsburgh at Saint Vincent College (SVC), a private liberal arts school nestled near the scenic Chestnut Ridge …
Family, Football & This Adventure We Call Life: An Introduction
“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this Earth” – Lou Gehrig, July 4, 1939, Yankee Stadium. That about sums it up for me. Here I …
How do you celebrate an anniversary during a global pandemic? Well, truth be told, as with any kind of life advice, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Trying to figure out how …
Superman Returns, Night Vision Targets & Happy Hustling
Seth and Tom discuss the latest fantasy football news, such as Cam Newton’s signing, Deebo Samuel’s injury and Patrick Mahomes’s record-breaking contract extension. They also give their night vision targets …
Start, Sit & the Scott Fish Bowl (A Come-up Story)
I don’t seek validation as a writer. I’m not interested in follower milestones or SEO rankings. Instead, I seek wisdom, truth and healing through storytelling. However, like anybody’s come-up story, …
It’s a Friday afternoon, just one day before college football game day at the University of Southern California (USC). Michael Edge, a 6’2’’ white man in his late 30s with …
Seth and Tom continue combining life and fantasy football advice. This week they talk Dalvin Cook’s potential holdout, Henry Ruggs injuring himself while moving and more.
It’s been hard to figure out how to write a fantasy football column while black people are fighting to have the right to live free from police brutality and systemic …
Inspiring an individual is like lighting a fire – it’s a chain reaction. You do it, partially hoping that one day the person you inspired will in return inspire somebody …
Growing up as an American teenager, there were always overt cues that summer was just around the corner. As the days got longer, our pants got shorter. We began trading …
Ever since I began my career as a writer, I’ve often been asked why I do it, even though it doesn’t always provide the most profitable or stable income. While …
One of the most underappreciated and underrated commodities in life is music. With just a beat, a melody and some lyrics it can have extraordinary power. It can bring a …
Seth, now permanently joined by co-host, Tom Cuda, get you caught up to speed with everything going on at In-Between Media and the podcast. They talk Tom Brady to Tampa …
Start, Sit & Four Lessons in Four Months
I was more than 500 words deep into my final “Start, Sit & Seth” of the 2019 fantasy football season when I decided to scrap it. Originally, I was going …
I guess it seems fitting that my less-than-impressive fantasy team’s, “The In-Between,” miraculous run in my high-stakes-money league, comes to an end the same week as my time at IUP …
On the final episode for the 2019 season, Seth and Tom Cuda (@ThomasCuda) give out their regular-season awards to their MVPs, biggest busts, best pickups and the player they’re most excited …
You know, when I first walked into The Penn it was Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. I was barely 18 and weighed no more than a buck-thirty. I thought I knew …
This week’s column might have been one of the toughest I’ve ever had to write. And no, it’s not because I was going to tell you a super-depressing story or …
Chris Udovich (@CJ_Udovich) and Andrew Pierson (@AndrewPierson23) drop in to reflect on past seasons and get listeners up to speed on all the latest news in the fantasy realm.
I swear, at least once every year, fantasy owners, myself included, are left wondering why we continue to play fantasy football. Why, week in and week out, we spend a …
On this week’s episode, Seth puts a few back with Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge), Co-host of @DrinkingFantasy.
Isn’t it funny how, both in life and fantasy football, once in a while something unexpectedly emerges and becomes a crucial part of you – usually when you need it …
Dinner dates, haircuts and jury duty kept us from linking up with a guest week. But as they say, “the show must go on.” Seth’s solo on the pod this …
Since it’ll technically still be “Halloweekend” by the time you read this, I hope it’s still relevant for me to talk about one of the most forgotten aspects of Halloween, …
Is Aaron Rodgers the perfect sell-high candidate? Is Chase Edmunds the real deal? Jake Slebodnick (@Jake_WIUP) and Steven Langdon Jr. from @Official_TPSN join “The In-Between” this week to weigh in.
Exactly one year ago to the day, in a “Start, Sit & Seth” column, I discussed traditions. By definition, traditions are long-standing customs that are passed on. In that column …