Hosts:
Sam Walter (executive producer, host and editor) John Lacombe – (executive producer, social media director), Erik Schousboe (executive producer, finance director)
Podcast Inauguration:
December, 2010
Bio:
Your weekly Northwestern Sports podcast – bringing visceral and statistical analysis since 2010. We tailgate under the Red Pirate Flag because the West Lot Pirates give no quarter, especially the fourth. The West Lot Pirates are the premier Northwestern athletics podcast. We are three die-hard NU fans who have known each other and attended games together for more than 25 years. We primarily cover Northwestern Football but have a great love for all things NU and cover Mens & Womens Basketball, Lacrosse, Softball, and other sports in-depth throughout the year.
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New Podcast Episodes
- Episode 640: 4x Big Ten Champs and NFL Draft Recap
by West Lot Pirates on April 30, 2026 at 2:39 amLacrosse has now won 4 consecutive Big Ten Conference Tournament Championships to go along with their 4 consecutive Regular Season Championships with a tremendous OT win over Maryland. Now we wait to see what their path will look like as they attempt to make yet another deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
- Episode 639: Kevin Fishbain
by West Lot Pirates on April 22, 2026 at 1:48 amWe are mere days away from the NFL Draft and there are several Cats who should hear their names called throughout the weekend. To get ready, we welcome in Kevin Fishbain from The Athletic to get us up to speed and talk about his phenomenal podcast Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain.
- Episode 638: Activate the Portal
by West Lot Pirates on April 9, 2026 at 1:54 amWith March Madness in our rearview mirror, the offseason of College Basketball is upon us. As the Transfer Portal opened on Tuesday, the Wildcats find themselves in a situation we have not experienced before. Eight players have entered their names into the portal and Chris Collins now finds himself in a situation where he will need to completely rebuild the roster. How is this going to work?
- Episode 637: Gotta Go!
by West Lot Pirates on April 1, 2026 at 2:41 amIn our latest episode, we recap Lacrosse’s fantastic road trip to North Carolina and their subsequent home win against Johns Hopkins. We also continue to be baffled by the ridiculous travel-related premature ending of the softball game against Oregon.
- Episode 636: Bracketology with Scott Sepich
by West Lot Pirates on March 18, 2026 at 4:37 amWith the NCAA Basketball Tournament drawing nigh, we welcome back Scott Sepich, our resident Bracketologist for his 16th season of bracket analysis.