In this first episode of 2018 for the Straight Outta Hitch Podcast, Alec and Darryn take a deep dive into the NFL playoffs so far (0:45). They then move into a brief discussion on Nick Saban's legacy at Alabama after his sixth national title (23:50), some midseason NBA storylines highlighted by the Clippers-Rockets locker room brouhaha (29:30), Joe Arpaio trying to run for Senate (46:00), the false alarm in Hawaii (50:10), late reactions to Oprah 2020 (53:15), the Aziz Ansari situation (56:00)and the new Aaron Rodgers-Danica Patrick power couple (1:03:05) before targeting Dennis Rodman and John Calipari for the Beef of the Week segment (1:09:30).