Archive - SilentPunt

We Were Taught to Suck It Up. That Wasn’t Always Helpful.

Joe Palumbo on football, money, and teaching boys a better version of toughness.

Aug 27 • Henny Hiemenz

58:42

A Brief Guide To Ruining Your Free Time

Poor sleep, bad boundaries, and somehow still having too much shit to do.

Aug 21 • Henny Hiemenz

Nobody Gets Fired For Bad Predictions

Fred Segal on coaches, receipts, and why certainty still pays.

Aug 20 • Henny Hiemenz

27:39

He Partied With Springsteen, Played for Madden, and Spent 50 Years Arguing About One Play

Raiders legend Phil Villapiano on the Immaculate Reception, the glorious chaos of 1970s Oakland, and the life behind his new memoir, Just Tackle Baby.

Aug 13 • Henny Hiemenz

58:33

I Don't Even Really Work Here

Just a writer, standing in front of an inbox, asking it to love him.

Aug 6 • Henny Hiemenz

July 2026

JJ Birden Was 157 Pounds - and Lasted Nine NFL Seasons

The former Chiefs receiver on Joe Montana, proving everyone wrong, and the hard-earned lessons behind his new book

Jul 30 • Henny Hiemenz

36:26

Children on Bicycles Have Radicalized Me

An alarming preponderance of feral Schwinns - and the Croc-wearing kids who fear no sedan

Jul 24 • Henny Hiemenz

The Dream Came True. It Still Didn’t Feel Like Enough.

Jason Botts on making the majors, moving the goalposts, raising two sons, and finding a second act through writing

Jul 16 • Henny Hiemenz

54:55

Women, Have You Tried Optimizing Your Little Hormone Situation?

Perimenopause, explained by a man with a ring light and no medical training

Jul 10 • Henny Hiemenz

From Ballfields to Battlefields

A July 4th conversation with Christopher Warner about the legendary athletes who saw combat in World War II.

Jul 2 • Henny Hiemenz

46:05

June 2026

The Dangerous Certainty of Men With Whistles

Dostoevsky with ankle tape, if Dostoevsky had to explain pad level to a sophomore

Jun 26 • Henny Hiemenz

Tim Brown on Nolan Ryan, Texas, and the Making of a Myth

A conversation about what made Nolan the man and player he became

Jun 18 • Henny Hiemenz

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