Super Bowl 59 Recap: Toucher & Hardy, Mike Reiss, Tyrone Johnson Weigh In
Super Bowl LIX is now in the books. So we’ve gathered some of the best reactions on the show for our Super Bowl 59 recap.
If you’re a regular listener–or if you’re following the show on Instagram–you know Hardy threw a Super Bowl Party and that Fred was in attendance. Good times! Then the pair hit the air on Monday morning to share their takeaways from the big game.
Super Bowl 59 Recap: Mike Reiss, Eagles Fans
Mike Reiss from ESPN joins the show every Monday throughout the football season to share his insider perspective on the Patriots and the league. This Monday was no exception: we talked a bit about the big game, then pivoted to the Pats.
After that, it was on to Philadelphia and the post-Super Bowl melee in the streets, with Eagle fan audio.
Super Bowl 59 Recap: Tyrone Johnson
On Tuesday morning, Tyrone Johnson, host of The Best Show Ever? on our sister station 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia called in. He talked about the fan reaction to the Eagles’ Super Bowl win, what’s made them so dominant, and what the Patriots can learn from them.
Catch that Tyrone clip below, then hit the Toucher & Hardy page for more podcasts from the show.
Top Albums of 2024: Toucher & Hardy React to the Best of List
The top albums of 2024 lists are being rolled out on the regular, so we plucked one from the web for the show to break down.
We love going through lists like these. And since it’s the end of the year, there are plenty to choose from. In fact, if you missed it recently, I quizzed Fred, Hardy and Wallach on the best songs of the 2000s, as we’re now a quarter of the way through the century.
Bringing the focus back to the current year (or the year that just ended, if you’re reading this in 2025), we have Rolling Stone’s latest list: The 100 Best Albums of 2024. They’re not the only outlet with a year-end best-of list, but they’re one of the biggest.
Top Albums of 2024: The Setup
With a list like this, you need to pick where you’re going to dive in. And with a show like ours, if you dive in at the end of the list, you’re going to have a trio of hosts that are confused and pissed off, trying to name a bunch of albums they’ve never heard of.
To avoid such a scenario, I took the Top 20 of Rolling Stone’s Top 100. Then I took the seven albums from that top fifth that I thought Fred, Hardy and Jon would have the best shot at naming if I played them a clip from one of the album’s bigger hit singles.
Top Albums of 2024: The Breakdown
Surprisingly, as you’ll hear above, the boys did better than I expected. And not so surprisingly, Jon Wallach led the pack. Whenever I bring a list like this to the table, Jon comes pretty close to running the table, which is quite impressive.
Scroll down for a sampling of some songs.
20) Jack White 'No Name'
Jack White’s surprise-release solo album is rock-solid and one of the better rock releases of the year. Check it out if you haven’t yet.
17) Tyler the Creator 'Chromakopia'
I was fully expecting Fred to get this one straightaway as he’s sheeling out big bucks to see Tyler at the TD Garden in ’25.
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8) Ariana Grande 'Eternal Sunshine'
I’m not too familiar with the songs on this one, but I can tell you Grande was as good as ever on her recent SNL hosting stint.
5) Billie Eilish 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'
Another artist who slays on SNL and here she is cracking the Top 5 on Rolling Stone’s Best Albums of 2024. Impressive.
4) Sabrina Carpenter 'Short and Sweet'
There’s a Sabrina Carpenter photo pinned up to the wall in the Sports Hub production studio. I don’t know who put it there or why.
2) Beyonce 'Cowboy Carter'
Queen Bey crushing it with the country album this year. I don’t remember hearing any of the songs on the country station down the hall from us.
1) Charli xcx 'Brat'
Brat Summer became Brat Fall and eventually Brat 2024, I guess. Cheers to Charli.
