On this episode of the Let It Fly Podcast I discuss the tragic helicopter crash in Los Angeles California that led to the death of NBA legend Kobe Bean Bryant, his 13 year old daughter Gianna Bryant and 7 others. I also discuss Eli Manning's retirement, Derek Jeter being voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Rutgers Basketball, Real Madrid being top of the league and Barcelona's recent struggles. RIP to Kobe Bryant and all those involved in the helicopter crash. My prayers are with their families in these tough times. 

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3: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 3- RIP Kobe Bryant, Kobe's Career, Eli Manning's Retirement, Derek Jeter Inducted into Hall of Fame

Welcome back everybody! Sorry for the hiatus... In this episode I explain everything that has happened over quarantine and why I took some time off. Afterwards I get into exactly what I've been doing and some of the things I watched/found interesting throughout quarantine. I hope you all enjoy and are excited for more future episodes!  Also I'd like to thank all first responders, doctors, nurses, etc that have done such an amazing job throughout this entire pandemic. Under unbelievable pressure and unforeseen circumstances these people have done amazing work the last few months and their sacrifices do not go unnoticed.  Time Stamps:  - Welcome and Hiatus Explanation- 00:00-18:30  - Sports- NY Giants Draft and News, UFC 249, Michael Jordan Documentary, Sports Leagues Returning- 18:30- 1:02:55 - Video Games and TV to be covered in future episodes- 1:02:55- end 

13: Let It Fly Ep. 13- Welcome back!!

Today's episode features my second guess on the podcast, Steffen Corcoran a football historian from Germany. Steffen is a Barcelona fan and I am a Real Madrid fan so this led to a lot of interesting dialogue between the two of us. This episode opens up with a discussion on the Coronavirus plaguing our world right now and how it is affecting sports and Football/Soccer in particular. From there we dived into various topics from the La Liga title race to the Champions League. Steffen also educates me on various topics from rule changes in football, to World Cups and even discussions on players and managers. I hope you enjoy the episode! 

12: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 12- Coronavirus Implications on Football, La Liga Title Race, Champions League, and Various histories of football

This episode is a bit of a change of pace from my usual format as I am not discussing sports. This is also the first episode in which I am having a guest! Today's guest is my girl friend, Ashley, and we discusses the recent Netflix series about the Gabriel Fernandez Trials. We watched this series together and were extremely impacted by it and felt as though it was something that we needed to discuss for everyone to hear. We broke down all of the episodes and then shared some of our own opinions about everything at the end of the podcast. I hope you all can take something away from this and realize that this is an area of our society that we can and need to improve. I hope you enjoy the show!

11: Let It Fly Ep. 11- Gabriel Fernandez Trials

Today's episode features a heavy recap of this weekends El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona. After that I dived into the NFL Combine this past weekend as well as looked ahead to free agency with a focus on the top defensive linemen in this FA class. Finally I ended the show discussing analytics in sports and some minor topics.  Time Stamps:  - Soccer Talk 00:00-44:40  - Football Talk 44:40-1:04:01 - Analytics in Sports 1:04:01- 1:10:22  - Minor Topics 1:10:22- Finish

10: Let It Fly Ep. 10- El Clasico Recap, NFL Combine Recap, NFL Free Agency Preview (Defensive Linemen)

This episode starts with a review of the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder II fight. Next we talked some football particularly about the Giants and the NFL Combine. Then I analyzed this weeks Champions League Games, and finally wrapped up with some Rutgers Basketball Talk. Hope you enjoy the episode! Sections:  -Fury vs Wilder 00:00-15:05 - Football Talk 15:05- 52:55 - Champions League Review 52:55- 1:21:21 - Rutgers Basketball 1:21:21- 1:26:24 - Other Stories 1:26:24- end

9: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 9- Wilder vs Fury Review, NFL Combine, Champions League Review

In this episode I broke down Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder I as well as looked ahead to their fight this weekend. Next I analyzed each of the champions league games that took place this week as well as the Rutgers vs Michigan basketball game. Finally I did a "lookahead" to all the sports going on this weekend as well as some other smaller topics. Hope you enjoy the episode!  Topics Time Stamp:  - Wilder vs Fury 00:00- 24:00  - Champions League 24:00- 1:03:19 - Rutgers vs Michigan 1:03:19- 1:12:39 - More Houston Astros talk 1:12:39- 1:16:17 - Smaller topics and Weekend Lookahead 1:16:17- end 

8: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 8- Fury vs Wilder II, Champions League Review, Rutgers loses to Michigan

This episode of the Let It  Fly Podcast features a Soccer, Baseball, and Basketball section. The Soccer section takes a look inside of Manchester City's 2 year suspension from the Champions League, Real Madrid's match against Celta Vigo on Sunday, and this weeks upcoming champions league games. Our Baseball section touches on some more Houston Astros drama with many players specifically reigning NL MVP Cody Bellinger and Carlos Correa taking shots at each other, and also the comissioner of the MLB Robert Manfred also made some comments. Next in th Basketball section I discussed NBA All Star Weekend and the new format, and talked a bit about Rutgers Basketball. I ended the show talking about a few smaller topics as well. Hope you enjoy!  Soccer  - Manchester City Scandal 2:20- 29:00 - Real Madrid Game 29:00- 38:25 - This week's champions league games 38:25- 51:00 Baseball  - Houston Astros Fallout (Correa vs Bellinger, Manfred Comments 51:00- 1:03:31  Basketball  - NBA All Star Weekend Review 1:03:31- 1:12:55 - Rutgers Basketball 1:12:55- 1:17:48 Smaller topics 1:17:58- END  - Miles Garrett Reinstated  - Barcelona employed trolls 

7: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 7- Manchester City Scandal, Champions League, Cody Bellinger vs Carlos Correa, Robert Manfred's Comments, NBA All Star Weekend Review

This episode of the podcast we started out talking about the Champions League, and got interrupted with a massive suspension of one of Europe's top clubs form the competition for the next two years. Then we discussed some future changes in baseball and the Houston Astros cheating scandal "apology". Next, I looked ahead to the NBA playoffs and gave some predictions for the rest of the season. Finally I discussed Rutgers basketballs recent struggles and looked ahead to some NFL Free Agency. Hope you enjoy the show! Time Stamps:  - Champions League Preview 00:00-46:48 - Manchester City Suspension 18:35-22:05 - Baseball Talk 46:38-1:00:00  - Basketball Talk 1:00:00- 1:21:42 - NFL Free Agency QB's 1:21:42-end

6: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 6- Champions League Preview, Baseball Rule Changes, Houston Astros, NBA Playoff Predictions, NFL Free Agency

On Episode 5 of the Let It Fly Podcast I reviewed Super Bowl LIV, talked about the NBA Trade Deadline and All Star Weekend, and ranted about the New York Knicks. I also discussed the XFL, the fallout of UFC 247 and ended with some La Liga talk. Hope you enjoy the new music! The time stamps for each section are as follows:  - Super Bowl Recap 2:20-14:35 - NBA Trade Deadline 14:35-25:00  - New York Knicks Rant 25:00-36:00  - All Star Weekend 36:00-45:55 - XFL 45:55-49:05 - UFC 247 49:05-59:28  - La Liga 59:28- 1:11:42 

5: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 5- Super Bowl Recap, Knicks Rant, NBA Trade Deadline, UFC 247

This episode of the Let It Fly Podcast features a Super Bowl Preview and January Transfer Window Review among other things. The episode is laid out as follows with time stamps to skip to the parts you want to hear:  - January Transfer Window Review 00:00-29:25 - Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid 29:25-35:35  - Liverpool vs Southampton 35:35-38:50 - NBA All-Stars and Snubs 38:50-48:40  - Kobe Bryant Tribute- Lakers vs Trailblazers 48:40-52:55 - Giants Talk 52:55- 57:30  - Super Bowl Preview 57:30- finish 

4: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 4- Super Bowl Preview, January Transfer Window Review, NBA All-Star Snubs

On this episode of the Let It Fly Podcast, I touched on a few more topics. I reviewed the main event of UFC 246 Connor "Notorious" McGregor and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, talked about Rutgers basketball being ranked for the first time in 41 years, and talked some soccer and NFL Playoffs. Hope you enjoy! 

2: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 2- McGregor vs Cerrone, Rutgers Basketball, NFL Conference Championship Games

Hello everybody! Welcome to the first episode of the Let It Fly Podcast with your host, Richard Rivera! This episode is primarily an introductory episode to the podcast to explain everything that I have going on with this. This episode was done very last minute and primarily as an experiment to test out all my new equipment. I apologize that it  is not very high quality just yet but please know I am still learning how this all works! Please be patient and I promise the content will get better over time. If you just want to skip right into the sports talk of the show you can fast forward about 12 minutes in as I initially explain my plans for the show and how it  got started. Hope you everyone enjoys the show!  Topics Addressed (in order):  - Introduction  - Podcast goals and Inspiration  - Houston Astros Scandal  - La Liga games of the weekend  - Ernesto Valverde fired from Barcelona  - Premier League games of the weekend  - NFL Conference Championship Games

1: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 1- Introduction

Welcome to the Let It Fly Podcast hosted by Richard Rivera. This is primarily a sports show podcast started in January 2020. This podcast touches on all sports and will feature various guests over time. Give us a listen and let us know what you think!

3: Let It Fly Podcast Ep. 3- RIP Kobe Bryant, Kobe's Career,...