Polk and Kush

An absurd look at sports and life in New Orleans. This weekly podcast featuring comedian Andrew Polk and longtime local columnist Scott Kushner covers New Orleans teams with a bend away from stats and boring analysis. Instead they focus on the practical, entertaining side of the Saints, Pelicans, UNO, Tulane, and more.

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Episodes

Wednesday Sep 15, 2021

An absolutely blistering scorcher of an episode with a thorough rundown of the Saints and Jameis Winston's demolition of Green Bay, LaToya’s absolute demolition of the city, and much more. We don’t know what to do with our garbage, we don’t have internet, and everything we have smells! Sit down, buckle up, and strap in.
We’re sponsored by: Ale on Oak, and Jansen Petagna at French Quarter Realty.
Theme song by Mike Wiebe of Drakulas, Riverboat Gamblers, and the Zach and Mike Make 3 podcast available now everywhere.

Tuesday Aug 24, 2021

The Saints find their QB1 in Jameis Winston and (for the time being) WR1 in Marquez (Kwez?) Callaway. The Pelicans backcourt looks dismal, but could have some surprises for those keeping the faith. We've got outdoor mask mandates, visitor centers and much much more!
We’re sponsored by: Ale on Oak, and Jansen Petagna at French Quarter Realty.
Theme song by Mike Wiebe of Drakulas, Riverboat Gamblers, and the Zach and Mike Make 3 podcast available now everywhere.

Tuesday Aug 17, 2021

The Saints take the pre-season field against a depleted Ravens and look like what we expected with some defensive highs and offensive lows. Per usual, when it doesn't matter, the Pelicans can't be stopped as the Summer League Buzz Saw finishes churning through opponents and leaves us with some options and optimism. Good luck getting a refund at the Superdome! Don't point guns at cats! This one is loaded!
We’re sponsored by: Ale on Oak, and Jansen Petagna at French Quarter Realty.
Theme song by Mike Wiebe of Drakulas, Riverboat Gamblers, and the Zach and Mike Make 3 podcast available now everywhere.

Wednesday Aug 11, 2021

How about some optimism and hope for the new-look Pelicans? We’ll take you through all the coaching changes, a boring free agency, and our annual summer league juggernaut status. The Saints are falling apart at the seams, featuring cryptic tweets from Michael Thomas, spontaneous retirements, and kicker injuries! We discuss Covid-19 struggles in New Orleans, day-trips to the beach, and much more.We’re sponsored by: Ale on Oak, and Jansen Petagna at French Quarter Realty.
Theme song by Mike Wiebe of Drakulas, Riverboat Gamblers, and the Zach and Mike Make 3 podcast available now everywhere.

Tuesday Aug 03, 2021

This week's edition is filled with depraved ranting, some raving, and a lot of goofing around. The boys get into the nitty gritty of the Pelicans ho-hum free agency (thus far), the impotency of Saints training camp speculation, and how much fun laser tag is. Polk & Kush is sponsored by Ale on Oak - Located at 8124 Oak Street with a spacious patio, over 30 beers on tap, a full menu, and all the local sports on a ton of big TVs. Tell 'em Polk & Kush sent ya.
 
Theme song and music by Mike Wiebe of Riverboat Gamblers, Drakulas, and the podcast Zach and Mike Make 3.

Tuesday Jul 27, 2021

The summer heat is on and the news is cranked up! The fellas go deep on the Pelicans taking a mulligan on the 2020 offseason, and how it sets up the pursuit of Kyle Lowry. Plus, the offseason from hell never ends for the Saints with Michael Thomas curiously-times surgery hampering a razor-thin wide receiver unit.Of course there's Polk News with Covid protocols and weird Olympics, properly rating mean restaurants and Kevin James, plus the Worst of the Week.
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Music and theme song provided by Mike Wiebe of Riverboat Gamblers, Drakulas and the podcast Zach and Mike Make 3.
Polk & Kush is sponsored by Jansen Petagna at French Quarter Realty.

Wednesday Jul 21, 2021

The Pelicans make it official with Willie Green, while former NOLA fav Jrue Holiday snatches his first championship from Phoenix. Training Camp for the Saints is in full gear as Jameis gets chased by dogs and everyone’s putting out a work-out video, plus some reporters think the job is...Taysom’s to lose!? The boys introduce a new NOLA BREAKOUT news segment covering all the nitty gritty local dirt, with some old favorites taking down white guy fashion, praising self-help nonsense, and so much more!Theme song and music provided by Mike Wiebe of Drakulas, Riverboat Gamblers, and the podcast Zach and Mike Make 3.Sponsored by Ale on Oak, located at 8124 Oak Street, with a beautiful patio, full menu and over 30 delicious beers on tap.

Tuesday Jul 13, 2021

The Pelicans look to finalize things with Phoenix’s Willie Green, the Saints release their training camp schedule, and Harvey, Louisiana brings home one of (probably) many Scripp’s Spelling Bee trophies to come. 
Music and theme song provided by Mike Wiebe of Riverboat Gamblers, Drakulas, and the Zach and Mike Make 3 Podcast. Polk & Kush is sponsored by Jansen Petagna at French Quarter Realty and Ale on Oak.

Wednesday Jul 07, 2021

The Pelicans remain coach-less as the two top candidates Charles Lee and Willie Green face each other in the NBA Finals - which one will be bringing their ring to the locker room next season? Stan Van Gundy pops back into the news to highlight his troubles in NOLA as whispers around the league get louder about Griff. Music and theme song provided by Mike Wiebe of Drakulas, Riverboat Gamblers and the Zach and Mike Make 3 Podcast.Polk & Kush is sponsored by Ale on Oak and Jansen Petagna at French Quarter Realty.

Tuesday Jun 29, 2021

Rumors fly as the Pelicans are in a prime position to snatch a disgruntled Damian Lillard from Portland, and Jacque Vaughn tells NOLA to buzz off! The Saints have some promising developments with Cesar Ruiz switching to Guard, and LSU baseball finds a solid choice in Arizona's Jay Johnson. CBD doesn't work, blowing up a McDonalds never solved anything, and stop giving birthday presents! Theme song by Mike Wiebe of Drakulas, Riverboat Gamblers, and the Zach and Mike Make 3 Podcast.Sponsored by Jansen Petagna at French Quarter Realty, and Ale on Oak.

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