Hinkle is Home
The ”Hinkle is Home” podcast with Lukas Harkins and Josh Mullenix is the go to Butler hoops podcast. Listen weekly to get the latest in and around the program from two college basketball guys with over a decade of covering the Bulldogs combined.
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Episodes
Monday Feb 16, 2026
Monday Feb 16, 2026
Lukas and Josh are back in the midst of a six-game Butler losing streak. Where are the pressure points in this almost-month-long skid? How much have injuries played a role? Plus, bright spots in recent action and things to watch for as the regular season comes to an end.
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Lukas and Josh are back on the heels of a two-game win streak for Butler. Did anything change in these last two games? How does this set Butler up for an important stretch in the schedule and what does the path look like for an NCAA Tournament resume?
(0:00) Intro
(5:30) Why Butler has won back-to-back games
(22:30) The upcoming schedule in Big East play
(36:00) What do you need to see more of coming down the stretch
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Lukas and Josh are back to discuss Jalen Jackson's season-ending injury and Butler's start to Big East Play. What is life without Jalen going to look like? Takeaways from two polar opposite games against Providence and UConn and a look ahead to Saturday's game against Northwestern.
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Thursday Dec 04, 2025
Thursday Dec 04, 2025
Lukas and Josh are back on the heels of two more convincing victories for Butler against mid major opponents. Two games without Jalen Jackson, Finley Bizjack and Michael Ajayi are spectacular and plenty more from the last 80 minutes of Bulldog action.
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Enjoying the pod? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a rating! And be sure to subscribe to Hinkle is Home so you never miss a weekly episode!
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Lukas and Josh are back on the heels of a very successful Greenbrier Tip-Off for Butler. The Bulldogs grabbed a pair of victories over South Carolina and Virginia. The guys dive in to each game and dance around a question that's quite fun to think about: how good is this team?
(0:00) Intro + a relaxing feast week
(1:30) The lasting image of Butler’s weekend at the Greenbrier Tip Off
(12:30) Butler 80, Virginia 73
(40:00) Butler 79, South Carolina 72
(50:00) Is Butler the third best team in the Big East?
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Enjoying the pod? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a rating! And be sure to subscribe to Hinkle is Home so you never miss a weekly episode!
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
PSA: the first 16 minutes of this pod have some audio issues - sounds like little micro stutters in the audio - they subside around the 16 minute mark if you'd like to skip to that point in the show. My apologies. - Josh
Lukas and Josh are back to recap an 87-85 loss to SMU in Butler's first true road game. Then, the guys turn their attention to a big weekend for Butler and the Big East at the Greenbrier Tip-Off
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Enjoying the pod? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a rating! And be sure to subscribe to Hinkle is Home so you never miss a weekly episode!
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Butler has taken care of business in its first three games of the season. Now it's time to go toe-to-toe with other high major opponents. Lukas and Josh are joined by Butler assistant coach Maurice Joseph to break down early season takeaways and go through the roster performance thus far. Let's do it! Remember...Hinkle is Home.
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Enjoying the pod? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a rating! And be sure to subscribe to Hinkle is Home so you never miss a weekly episode!
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Lukas and Josh are back to recap Butler's season opener against Southern Indiana. Takeaways, thoughts and more from an 88-58 victory on Wednesday inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
On today's show, Lukas and Josh talk Indiana State exhibition. Lukas got his first look at game action on Wednesday and Josh comes well equipped with a boxscore from the game (lol). Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
3:00 5 Questions for Lukas about the exhibition game against Indiana State
40:30 Mailbag!
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Enjoying the pod? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a rating! And be sure to subscribe to Hinkle is Home so you never miss a weekly episode!
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Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Lukas and Josh are back and this time accompanied by Butler assistant coach Jon Diebler! The guys break down exhibition one against Notre Dame, dive into shooting, play style and plenty more.
0:00 Intro + Jon Diebler joins!
2:20 Seeing the team against Notre Dame
9:00 Playing faster & teaching that style of basketball
17:00 Shooting - Bizjack, Kaiser & Haywood
26:00 Jalen Jackson
30:00 Kevin Ndzie joining the team + Drayton Jones & Yohan Traore
40:00 The coaching staff & what happens between the two exhibition games
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Enjoying the pod? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a rating! And be sure to subscribe to Hinkle is Home so you never miss a weekly episode!
Follow the guys on Twitter:
Lukas: https://twitter.com/hardwiredsports
Josh: https://twitter.com/TheJMULL_
Hosts: Lukas Harkins, Josh Mullenix
Producer: Josh Mullenix