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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

This week on Facts vs Feelings, Liz Loza kicks things off with a reminder that being prepared is just as important as being present. Then she gets into Fantasy Therapy before she’s joined by creator and podcaster Brandon Carney, aka @benchwarmerbran. He shares how he built his sports persona and dives into advice for up-and-coming creators. 📞 Don't forget, you can call our Fantasy Therapy hotline at (914) 348-1893 to leave your questions for next week's show! 0:00 - 👋 Welcome 1:31 - 🧘‍♂️ Who Is Prepared And Present? 6:54 - 🛋️ Fantasy Therapy 11:56 - 🎙️ Brandon Carney Joins! 12:53 - 🚔 “Straight To Jail” with Liz & Bran 15:53 - 📲 How @Benchwarmerbran Came To Be 20:24 - ✍️ Bran’s Advice To Sports Content Creators 24:11 - 🏈 Bran’s Start/Sit Of The Week 26:56 - 🍻 Last Call 27:52 - 😂 Bloopers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Liz Loza, and this is Facts versus Feelings. You're a moose boost to your fantasy focus main course.
0:05.8	We are bringing more fantasy, more facts, more feelings, and of course, more fun. And now that I have
0:11.0	your attention, today's fact is that being prepared is as important as staying present.
0:20.7	It's producer Quentin. Welcome back to the show Q.
0:24.3	Thank you for having me on. Obviously, today, preparedness.
0:28.3	Gotta be honest. I don't know if your bears were very prepared last Sunday, to be honest with you.
0:32.7	Wow, you do not talk to me that way when I'm in Los Angeles, but now in an actual room with you,
0:37.5	you'll take shots?
0:38.4	Well, it might be riskier now that you're in a room with me, actually, because...
0:41.7	You don't think I'm fast enough?
0:43.2	No, I think you're definitely fast enough.
0:45.4	I will get after you. Instead, you come very prepared. You've been doing a lot of shows since you've been out here. I have been.
0:54.4	See, that's what I like.
0:55.6	I like that.
0:56.2	And I also like when our viewers subscribe to the video and also leave us a voicemail. What's that number, Q? Because I don't have it ready. Oh, my gosh. You're going to put me on the spot this time. I am. I'm not going to get my pants got down like I did last time.
1:07.6	Yes.
1:08.3	914-348-18-1893.
1:11.8	And Liz, when do we check that voicemail?
1:13.8	Mondays.
1:14.7	Sweet. Hit the disclaimer. Fantasy football is a game of inches, luck, and irrational confidence. Proceed with caution, trust your gut, and remember. Side effects of listening to this podcast may include spontaneous victory dances, mal-trash-talking, and I belief that your sleeper pick is better than everyone else's.
1:28.1	Take the facts of fantasy football seriously, but consult your feelings before making any lineup changes. All right, Liz, obviously preparedness is the theme. We've got to talk about a guy... While staying present. While staying present, a guy that needs to be prepared and present as he makes his start against the 49ers, Tyrone Tracy, what do you got there? I think Tyrone Tracy, as we discussed on the Tuesday edition of the Fantasy Focus podcast,
1:49.2	is going to end up being one of the most valuable waiver wire ads this season.
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