Thee Sam D

Thee Sam D

Sports. Tech. Stories. The truth about all of it.

Almost twenty years in media — radio, TV, live streaming. I cover sports, tech gear, and great television with one promise: I actually know this stuff, and I'll tell you the truth about it.

Sports

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Video Sports

College Football Has Never Been About Amateurism in My Lifetime

NIL isn't the villain — it's the first time the system stopped pretending college football wasn't already a business.

Video Sports

Mapping the Exact Week Shedeur Sanders Takes Over

The Cleveland Browns didn't have a real QB competition.

Video Sports

Dan Orlovsky's Take Overshadows the Real Problem in Cleveland

Orlovsky's "Browns fans should boycott games" take is empty calories, because fandom doesn't work that way.

Tech

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Video Tech

The Holy Trinity of Prime Lenses

The standard "holy trinity" of zoom lenses — 16-35, 24-70, 70-200 — covered entirely with prime lenses instead.

Video Tech

There's an Issue With My Insta360 Luna Ultra — Even After the Latest Update

The new firmware update for the Insta360 Luna Ultra fixed a lot of issues — but on my specific unit, a couple of things still need fixing.

Video Tech

My First Impressions of the Insta360 Luna Ultra

48 hours with the Insta360 Luna Ultra was enough to drive me to make this video.

Podcast

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Latest episode — August 25, 2026

Episode 337 — The Browns QB Decision Nobody Wanted to Make

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  • August 18, 2026 Episode 336 — Stephen A. Smith, Pat McAfee & The Grift Taking Over Sports Media

Podcast

Episode 337 — The Browns QB Decision Nobody Wanted to Make

Episode 337 of Thee Sam D Podcast: the Cleveland Browns quarterback decision nobody wanted to make, in full.

Podcast

Episode 336 — Stephen A. Smith, Pat McAfee & The Grift Taking Over Sports Media

Episode 336 of Thee Sam D Podcast: Stephen A.

Character Breakdowns

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Video Character Breakdowns

Slim Charles — When Survival and Likability Collide

Slim Charles: when survival and likability collide.

Video Character Breakdowns

Stringer Bell vs. Franklin Saint — A Battle of Delusion

Stringer Bell versus Franklin Saint: a battle of delusion.

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