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 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.
- Episode 635: Nicky Buckets Swan Song
by West Lot Pirates on March 6, 2026 at 5:29 amNick Martinelli finished up his Northwestern career at Welsh-Ryan with a pair of thrilling games: a last second buzzer beater against Oregon and yet another barn burner against Purdue. Tonight, we look back at the end of the hoops regular season and we check in on the rest of the spring teams.
- Episode 634: Whiparound
by West Lot Pirates on February 26, 2026 at 2:59 amTonight, we check in on NU Hoops as the Men’s team extended their winning streak against Indiana to 6, the Lacrosse team as they took out their frustration after their loss to Colorado, Softball as they continue to develop whilst taking on a meat grinder of a non-conference schedule and Baseball as they have started off to a very respectable 5-2 start.