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Arts & Entertainment

Meet the Basement Yard

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By: Adrianna Raile

The Basement Yard is a comedy podcast created by Joe Santagato in 2015. Over the years, he had many of his friends talking with him about random ideas, finding comedy in events in the world, and their lives. The first episode was published on YouTube February 12th, 2018, “Joe Santagato & Frank on Logan Paul’s Return”, running for only 4:38.

As the years went by, his brother-in-law Danny was a regular guest as well. Around 2021, the 253rd episode became the turning point for Joe where he decided the only regular guest he will have would be his best friend, Frank Alvarez.

Now, in 2026, their latest episodes consist of Joe, Frank, and Antonio Prisco who is their videographer and a very close friend to the boys. The newest episode was named, “Protect Punch The Monkey At All Costs | The Basement Yard #546”. In this episode, they talk about mildly inappropriate topics until getting to the big idea being the need to protect Punch the Monkey, known for being a heavily bullied monkey with a stuffed monkey he carries around for support.

Aside from their episodes on YouTube, they have exclusive episodes on Patreon that come out a week prior, as well as episodes that don’t air on YouTube. The boys also go on tour around the world, meet fans, and describe their adventures when they get back!

If you are into best friends turning their lives into comedy, the Basement Yard is the podcast for you.

Sports

NDSU’s Move to the Mountain West Division

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By: Adrianna Raile

As of February 2026, NDSU football has been announced to be heading to the FBS Mountain West Division.  This advancement has a mix of emotions stirring throughout NDSU fans and their past rivals like UND and SDSU, as well as the teams in the Mountain West division.

For those in favor of this change, they are very excited to play against advanced teams like Hawaii, the Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, and additional teams added throughout the season. It gives the fans, (and NDSU as a whole), the opportunity to travel to places they haven’t been and watch NDSU endure more of a challenge rather them watching them beat FCS teams out of the water.

In the past, NDSU had win streaks of almost whole seasons and had a grand total of 18 national championships while playing in the FCS. This move to the Mountain West division will have a detrimental effect on the views of NDSU by fans and other teams nationwide.

Regarding NDSU’s past rivals, many are saying they are “butthurt” because NDSU was selected to move up to the FBS and not them. As far as anyone knows, it was NDSU’s decision to move up, for they already had their FCS schedule set out. Regardless, this change will be a great but challenging change for NDSU, but the entertainment will be so much better for the fans.