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RJ Mack sits down with Hunter Santoscoy to talk about his short experience as a college athlete and how he has become a pickleball player. Mack has grown a big following on social media from being an influencer, posting pickleball, and doing mic'd up reffing videos. With his hand in several different things, he talks about how he expects pickleball to continue growing and how he hopes to grow with it. 

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Tom Buning joins Hunter Santoscoy to talk about his experience from swimming at Army West Point to almost qualifying for the Olympics. He also talks about his time as a combat engineer in the U.S. Army and serving the country in several combat tours, where he was awarded several medals. After his time in the U.S. Army he then got into being an athletic director, which brought him to his current job at Chaminade University. Buning's experience in athletics and the U.S. Army brings out some great stories for this weeks podcast. 

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Jackson Price sits down with Hunter Santoscoy to talk about his experience playing at a top Division I program, and getting minutes in the Final Four. He also talks about how he found his identity outside of soccer through his social media and running his own business. Despite the ups and down Price explains how everything in his career happened for a reason. 

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Coach Steve Richards sits back down with Hunter Santoscoy to talk about his experience coaching at all levels for men and women. Richards breaks down ways kids can be scouted by coaches and what it takes to play at the next level. He also gives advice to people who want to coach one day, and how to best benefit the players on the team. 

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Steve Richards joins Hunter Santoscoy to talk about some of his crazy stories as a teenager playing in the first division of England. In a career where he played with famous super stars like Andy Gray, Richards explains how there is more to these star players than what we see on TV. Continuing his pro Career into America before the MLS existed, he also gives insight into how American soccer has grown. This is part 1 of a two part podcast, with the next episode diving into his successful coaching career. 

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Leila Kahoano joins Hunter Santoscoy for one of the deepest episodes on the show. She dives into her mental health and how it drove her away from soccer for some time, but her faith pulled her out of her hardest times. Now the captain of the University of Hawaii women's soccer team, she uses her testimony to shine light on athletes mental health and that nobody is alone. 

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Hunter Santoscoy brings on Chaminade men's basketball player Nathan Medina for this weeks episode. Medina who recently transferred to Chaminade talks about his highs and lows in his college career, including a season ending injury. He also talks about the excitement of dropping 30 points against Texas in the Maui invitational. His successful college career might help him accomplish his dream of playing for the Philippines national basketball team. 

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Season two of Athlete Talk kicks off with Hunter Santoscoy siting down with his teammate Michael Oelberger who just finished his first season at Chaminade University of Honolulu. Chaminade was Oelberger's fourth location in four years during his college career. He has played in all three divisions of the NCAA, and abroad in Spain's 5th division. During his college years he has faced several ups and downs that have mentally and physically left an impact in his life. This episode Hunter talks to him to hear the full story of every struggle, and how others can learn from his journey.

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Hunter Santoscoy sits down with an old high school friend Valerian Bruce. They catch up on how their freshman years went and their goals for next year. Valerian talks about having an injury all freshman year and how he has gotten his confidence back for this next season. He also explains the details of being a student athlete and the schedule of a basketball player. 

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Hunter Santoscoy sits down with Michaela Hayes to talk about her first college year. She talks a lot about the transfer portal and what it is really like to go through the process. She also explains some of the bad parts of college sports and how it effected her and her game. It closes with excitement though for her new season and the gear.

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