Chase for Ben Craddick here with you for another week on the podcast.

Special guest, Ben Mitz joining us today, Barstool Sports.

We'll talk to him and tell you all about what's going on with Barstool here at a minute. But first, I always want to tell you about the rogue that's in Jackson, Mississippi. They've been delivering fine men's clothing for 55 years, classic style, attention to detail, and commitment to excellent. Service continues to make the rogue a special place to shop. We appreciate them every single week, Monday, Friday, 10 to 6, Saturday, 10 to 5. That's 601, 362, 6383. You always get this on Sunday morning, recording here on early Friday, in case any developments happen prior to that. It's good to see you. It's been a little bit. I know you talked to Neil most of the season for some gambling, some NFL picks, and a little different speed here on the show. We talk a lot of life, kind of talk about what's going on with us every single week. And, you know, I told Craig to commend to go. We were talking before we started the show, and not to your level at any point, but I do think I can relate, and I'm curious about this, because you have this great job. And I tell everybody all the time, like no matter how bad my job is, I'm not digging ditches. I'm blessed. I'm lucky to have it. I don't deserve it, all those kind of things. And then you probably feel like that in a lot of ways too. But your job being so content creation and kind of on all the time and looking for the next thing and it all about

impressions and the way you go about your day. How do you sort of balance that with

living a real life? Like how do you sort of turn that on and off? And are you even able to

fully turn that off at any point now in 2025? It's it's not easy to turn off. I mean,

I feel like I have to be on everywhere. Um, you know, but I'm a human being too. And so like if I don't, if I'm not in a social mood, I'll just chill at home and stay away from it. But the thing with this bar stool thing is it's, it's a lifestyle job. And it follows you. It follows you. I mean, I feel like i'm in the truman show a little bit it follows me

of every day whether i'm walking through airports around the country or walking through the streets

of chicago louisiana mississippi it's i mean it's everywhere but it's the biggest first world

problem that's really ever happened because i mean mean, when I started my sports media career,

you know, I did four years in Bojur City, Shreveport, Louisiana, with the show, you know,

tiny station. You know, I made like 15K my first year. And so I kind of like always like to think

back to that and, you know, just to get to this point, so amazing. And I think the big thing with this barstool thing,

and I know you all see it too, I mean, I'm a lightning rod here.

I get rained on.

There are a couple of us here that just really get rained on a lot.

But the social media stuff with it, like in four and a half years,

I've had three bad interactions with fans, period,

ever in person. Two of them were at LSU. Shocking. But like, I feel like the social media

stuff's almost not real life in a way. You know, there's just a lot of keyboard warriors. And so even

when it's good, it's good. But even when I'm getting like rained on and going through stuff, I just take it with a grain of salt. Don't take any of it too seriously. Maybe I need to take it more seriously. I don't know. What was the worst interaction? Ooh, man. I've had a few. The LSU one this year, man, this drunk kid, I was like walking out the concourse with a couple

of friends right after a LSU won and overtime.

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