Welcome to the January 2026 episode of The Elevator Show! Kirk Buchner (founder of NotInHallOfFame.com and the United States Athletics Hall of Fame) and Chris Mouradian break down who rose and fell in the past 30 days across sports and entertainment.

In an unprecedented emergency recording, Kirk Buchner and Evan Nolan—joined by Jack Silverstein, Ron Katz, and Chris Mouradian—react to breaking news that Bill Belichick has been shockingly excluded from the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2026. With results leaking just hours before their scheduled show, the panel dissects how the greatest coach of the modern era could miss first-ballot induction: Was it Bill Polian's behind-the-scenes maneuvering? Flawed 2025 voting rules creating a "zero-sum game" among Kraft, Belichick, and senior candidates? Or a perfect storm of process failure? The conversation expands to baseball's Hall of Fame results (Beltran and Jones in; Pettitte's surprising surge), recent number retirements for Fedorov, Chara, Aguirre and Rose, and tributes to legends lost—including NHL icon Glenn Hall and 49ers great John Brodie. A must-listen deep dive into what this historic miss means for Canton's credibility heading into Super Bowl week.

In this special episode of The Buck Stops Here, hosts Kirk Buchner and Chris Mouradian sit down with Bonnie Blair—five-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time Olympian, and trailblazer of U.S. speed skating. From racing on frozen Wisconsin lakes as a child to dominating the indoor ovals of Calgary, Albertville, and Lillehammer, Bonnie shares her journey, mindset, and memories—including her iconic appearances on Letterman and The Tonight Show.

In Episode 2 of Bottom of the Third, hosts Kirk Buchner, Jack Moore, and Gill Florentino dive deep into the latest baseball headlines—from Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones finally earning their place in Cooperstown, to the Dodgers’ star-studded spending spree with Kyle Tucker and Shohei Ohtani.