No Asterisks, Don’t Meet Your Heroes, and the Danger of Awkward Fans
Podcast: Evan & TikiPublished On: Tue Jan 27 2026
Description: The phones take over with everything from Super Bowl skepticism to full-blown life advice. A caller argues the Patriots had one of the easiest paths ever to the Super Bowl, but Evan and Tiki make the point that banners do not come with footnotes. Win the game and history does not care how you got there. Then the conversation takes a hard left into one of the most relatable debates of all. Should you ever meet your heroes? From a heartfelt Sam Darnold encounter story to Evan’s painfully awkward run-ins with Carrie Underwood and Kurt Angle, the segment spirals into a hilarious breakdown of why admiration is safer from a distance. The takeaway is simple. Players and celebrities are human, fans are weird, and sometimes the best move is saying nothing at all.
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