The Tainted Glove Network
ALO-HA! The Tainted Glove Network is the brainchild of Pete Hand and Kevin Fiddler, two Chicago sports, food, entertainment and music fans, that started as a livestream wedge event show between the Pinwheels & Ivy and the From the 108 podcasts. The Tainted Glove was created as a podcast platform to discuss both sports and culturally-relevant topics — such as film, culinary delights, music and more — in an informal way. Priding themselves on being modern “renaissance men,” the duo started the podcast in spring of 2021 and it’s grown into a network with multiple shows beyond the original namesake. We know your time is valuable and we appreciate you sharing some of it with us all. ALO-HA!
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The Story Behind The Tainted Glove Network.
Less than a year after launching, The Tainted Glove Network expanded by adding the talented duo, Yumper and SVO, to the stable with their film-centric podcast, “At the Show” and “It’s Getting Drafty in Here” with Magnificent Stan, a show entire predicated on drafting various topics, foods and more. Now, as The Tainted Glove continues to grow, the content possibilities are endless so, stay tuned, stick around, and enjoy some of the most original content you can find!
Latest Blogs
A Tainted Glove Short — “Knock at the Cabin” Review
The Reverend KFidds takes a look at M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller, “Knock at the Cabin.” Let us know what you thought of the film in the comments and make sure you give the review a like and subscribe to The Tainted Glove’s YouTube page!
A Tainted Glove Short — “The Fabelmans” Review
The Reverend KFidds takes a look at Steven Spielberg’s latest — and arguanly his most personal — film, “The Fabelmans,” a fictional retelling of his childhood and how he fell in love with film.
A Tainted Glove Short — “The Menu ” Review
The Reverend KFidds takes a look at “The Menu,” a dark comedy centered on the pretentious world of food criticism and the foodie culture itself.
A Tainted Glove Short — “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever ” Review
The Reverend KFidds takes a look at the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever.”
A Tainted Glove Short — “The Banshees of Inisherin” Review
The Reverend KFidds takes a look at the latest from Oscar-winning director Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Tell us what you thought of “Till” in the comments and make sure you give the video a like, and Tainted Glove a follow!
Thunderheart Review
Thunderheart is a 1992 American Neo-Western mystery film, directed by Michael Apted from an original screenplay by John Fusco. The film is a loosely based
The Resurrection of the DC Universe.
Before we get started this isn’t a review, that’s been done by our trusty Reverend KFidds here: This is an admiration article about how Black
31 Days of Horror: Trick or Treat (2007)
Trick ‘r Treat is a 2007 American anthology horror comedy film written and directed by Michael Dougherty and produced by Bryan Singer. The film stars
Recent Podcast Episodes
The Brew Hand Luke Episode: WST’s Resident Beer Expert Joins The Gents
White Sox Twitter and @FromThe108’s resident beer expert, @BrewHandLuke, joins The Gents to celebrate the end of “Dry January” to talk baseball, beer for “Stout Month,” music, PB&J sammiches, and much more! Make sure you smash that like button and subscribe to The Tainted Glove’s YouTube page!
What The Hell Is A Dim Mak?
In this inaugural episode its “The Muscles From Brussels” Jean Claude Van Damme vs. Steven Seagal. Nine of each superstars
The Mailman Delivers on Sunday Episode: The Gents Welcome Mailman Jack
The Gents welcome White Sox Twitter’s Mailman Jack to talk baseball, music, travel, food and much more. Plus a special little game and plenty of shenanigans. Make sure you give us a follow, a like and a high five!
Gabagool Or GFY
This week has a bunch of Gabagool and Moxy. Magnificent Stan is joined by the and only Beefloaf From The
Trivia Madness
The new season of Yumper and Svo is out. This week we are joined by The Hookup’s own Sugar Baggy
Sitcom Smackdown
A new year is hear and it’s getting drafty! This week Magnificent Stan is joined by the All Sports Scene
Movie Soundtrack Mayhem
It’s almost the new year and what better way to bring in the new year than a movie soundtrack draft.
Nom Santa
It’s the holiday season and who better to discuss Christmas Movies with than King Nom himself. Join as the gents
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Meet Your Hosts
The Tainted Glove Podcast
Also co-host on the Cubs/White Sox-centric Pinwheels & Ivy Pod, KFidds is an award winning-sports columnist.
While his dreams of the Mola Ram have faded away, Fidds brings decades of experience as a two-time Nevada Baseball Coach of the Year to The Tainted Glove Network.
The White Sox fan half of the Tainted Glove podcast. A man with questionable character born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. A life long White Sox, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks fan who has been fortunate enough to see all his teams win at least one title.
Mr. Hand dreamed of catching for the White Sox but Carlton Fisk’s arrival put an end to that. Then was ready to play 1b until some guy named Frank Thomas showed up. An associate with @fromthe108 who can be found either at Guaranteed Rate Field or a golf course during the summer.
Yumper And Svo At The Show
One-half of the Yumper and Svo Podcast, Yumper is a family man, movie buff, maker of crazy gifs, and video game lover.
Yumper is also a lover of the culinary arts, meaning he loves to eat good food, especially tacos! Never a person to shy away from his opinion about movies, Yumper still stands by his beliefs that Encanto and Halloween Kills are terrible!
The other half of the Yumper and Svo Podcast, Svo can be best described as a movie nerd, White Sox fan, buffalo wing connoisseur, lover of all things Batman, collector of New Era hats, and a pop punk enthusiast.
Svo can usually be found at a movie theater checking out the latest films, playing his PS5, or at a concert jamming out with his favorite bands.
It's Getting Drafty In Here
It’s Getting Drafty In Here host MagnificentStan, is an avid lover of all things White Sox and professional wrestling. Whether it’s discussing Rick Hahn’s brilliance (or lack thereof) or whether the Montreal Screwjob was legit, he’s always up for a heated debate.
He enjoys spending his days working on his midlife crisis, which includes collecting random crap – vinyl records, Funko pops and wresting action figures. He loves the Macho Man, hates The Crow and has been told he’s a next-level hugger. And for some odd reason, his wife loves him.