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First Things First

We’ve Gone Too Far With the G.O.A.T.

First Things First

Fox Sports

Football, Basketball, Sports

4.32.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Wildes discusses the importance of using the word G.O.A.T. He cites the most famous G.O.A.T.’s in sports history to explain why he was outraged by an email he received from the New York Times. The subject? “Goat cheese is the GOAT Cheese.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Kevin Wilde's podcast network.

0:03.6

You would think I would be happy.

0:05.4

The snow is melting, spring is around the corner, but instead, I saw an email that made my blood boil.

0:12.3

As a society, please stop eroding the term goat.

0:20.0

It needs to mean something. And I know sometimes the conversation

0:23.8

around who's the goat can get a little passionate. Jordan versus LeBron. Throw a little Kareem in

0:29.9

there to be interesting. Babe Ruth and Willie Mays and Otani and Barry Bonds. How do you figure out

0:37.1

who's the goat? You can go after it. Tiger Woods

0:40.8

and Tom Brady. The goat's conversation, the Mount Rushmore conversation, they're fun to have and they can

0:48.6

be passionate. But they're treated, even when they get super passionate and a little bit even mean-spirited,

0:56.1

they're treated with a responsibility and a sanctity that because of the passion, it matters.

1:04.0

We're not just throwing it around.

1:06.1

And I'm an understanding guy.

1:09.0

Okay.

1:10.2

Gianna wants us to get younger as a show. I'm, I'm maxing on fair

1:16.7

maxing. Is that right? I'm fair maxing. When Brandon Miller said, Paul George is my goat, the whole

1:23.8

world erupted. Not old KW. Old KW said, I get it.

1:28.9

He's your favorite.

1:35.1

There's plenty of things that I like that is my favorite that I view is my goat.

1:38.4

But I don't really throw it around, but I understand.

1:42.0

I understand goat clothing brand.

1:46.0

Every one of my socks for my kids, goat, sweatshirts,

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