POD BOWL I
SECOND ROUND--September 26-October 16
affirmation nation vs dork trek
survivor fans podcast vs the smartest man in the world
the apple sisters vs the rachel maddow show
mike and tom eat snacks vs distorted view daily
countdown with keith olbermann vs ardent atheist
doug loves movies vs wtf with marc maron
cbc radio 3 track of the day vs breaking bad insider
the nerdist vs legacy of laughs

POD BOWL I

Finally, the bracket is set and they're off!

FIRST ROUND--September 5-25
affirmation nation vs how did this get made
this week with larry miller vs dork trek
survivor fans podcast vs pop my culture
comedy bang bang vs the smartest man in the world
stfu show vs the apple sisters
the rachel maddow show vs nerdist writers panel
mike and tom eat snacks vs the gentlemen's club
distorted view daily vs the bugle
countdown with keith olbermann vs paul and storm
comedy film nerds vs ardent atheist
doug loves movies vs fitzdog radio
wtf with marc maron vs risk
cbc radio 3 track of the day vs startalk
breaking bad insider vs sex nerd sandra
the nerdist vs the twin peaks podcast
jordan jesse go vs legacy of laughs

POD BOWL 0 CHAMPION:
Ardent Atheist With Emery Emery

Now, from the top...

Okay, so the final match of Pod Bowl 2011 just ended, but I'm going to consider it a trial run. Let's just call it "Pod Bowl 0".

The main bug of the format was that some of the favorites failed to post a weekly episode, so they got bounced. The best fix I can come up with is to make each round a best-of-3. So today we begin collecting episodes dated Sep 5-11 for the first third of the first round. The field will again be 32, and the whole tournament will take place over the next 15 weeks. (Why do I do this to myself?)