Remembering Dolly Parton | plus Draft Prep with the Fantasy Footballers

Hello! It’s the podcast that’s finally going to work 9 to 5 for once. Today, Katie and the Casualties celebrate the life of Dolly Parton for all of the ways she touched sports, for all of the ways she represented the best of humanity, for her charity, for her advocacy, and for the magic of Jolene, and get into the news across the sports world on Kinley Rasmus’ Little League World Series run, the latest on the NCAA’s eligibility crisis, Kim Mulkey and LSU’s solution to the war in Ukraine, the fallout from Good Good Golf’s ad campaign, the latest report on CTE and the NFL, detail’s on 49ers owner Jed York’s solicitation arrest, reactions to the introduction of the Padres’ new ownership, Wicked, Lady Gaga, an NWSL comeback, Esther’s move from Gotham FC to Saudi Arabia, and Tony Gonzalez’s risqué new podcast. Then, the team gets into the NFL’s Disney crossover before The Fantasy Footballers join the show [1:26:38] to talk fantasy draft strategy, common mistakes for beginners, how to not overthink your draft picks, tight ends, bye weeks, the risk of Christian McCaffrey and Puka Nacua, Caleb Williams’ 2026 outlook, where to draft the most famous names for a casual fan, and team name strategy. And Katie and the Casualties wrap with the final four entries into the 2026 Casuals Fantasy League.