It was an honor to have Glen Macnow from 94 WIP on the podcast to share his story with us.  Listen as Glen recaps his childhood in Buffalo, how he got into journalism, and how his career took him from Florida to Detroit and then ultimately to Philadelphia.  Glen shares his early perceptions of the city, describes his days working at the Inquirer, and then takes us through his career on sports talk radio, sharing memories of some of the most fun runs of our four teams along the way.  Finally, we talk beer and how Glen got involved with the Conshohocken Brewing Company and the show What's Brewing.  Follow Glen on Twitter @RealGlenMacnow.  Follow the podcast @95NorthPodcast and email the podcast at [email protected]. 

We have sports to talk about!  The NFL Draft gave us all a return to sports normalcy for a few days, and also a lot of controversy.  Listen to Mike’s take on the Eagles draft and, of course, the Eagles selection of QB Jalen Hurts in the second round.  Listen as Mike explains why he thinks it has the potential to be a good and smart pick in the years to come before briefly sharing his take on the Eagles draft as a whole.  Send feedback to [email protected] and follow the podcast on Twitter @95NorthPodcast.

It’s our monthly Turnpike episode with Peter.  Listen as Mike and Peter touch on where we are with sports amid the global pandemic and social distancing, and what the path forward might look like (4:15).  Then, Mike and Peter re-live and deep dive the peak of the Flyers/Penguins heated rivalry from the 2007-2008 NHL season through the 2011-2012 season, a five year span that saw the Flyers and Penguins meet three times in the playoffs (18:15).  Finally, Peter shares another wine tip in our closing Inside the Vines segment (1:28:57).  Follow the podcast on Twitter @95NorthPodcast and send feedback to [email protected].  

Hello, friends.  It’s Masters week - or what would have been Masters week - so we take a pause from Philly sports this week and deep dive The Masters.  Mike is joined by his friend Kevin as they share their Masters memories and what they love about this event, how they would usually spend this week and weekend, and try to break down what makes this such a special event on the sports calendar (0:23).  Then, they each share their list of the Top 5 things they love (and will miss) about The Masters (32:05).  Follow the podcast on Twitter @95NorthPodcast.  

With no live sports to enjoy, we take our second trip down Memory Lane this week, as Mike and his brother relive the famous Flyers vs. Rangers regular season game from April 11, 2010 that ended with a Flyers shootout victory that launched them on a run to the Stanley Cup Finals.  Listen as Mike and his brother set the context for this game (9:10), before recapping the game from puck drop through Boucher’s save to clinch the shootout victory (27:31).  Then, they share their awards from this game including the Turning Point, Unsung Hero, What Were They Thinking, Sign of the Times, Best Play, and MVP (1:26:18).  Finally, they talk about what happened next and where the Flyers and Rangers went from here, and also try to hypothesize what an alternate reality would have looked like had the Flyers lost this shootout (1:48:22).  Send feedback to [email protected] and follow the podcast on Twitter @95NorthPodcast.

It’s a strange new world, and Mike and Peter discuss the impact of COVID-19 & social distancing on their own lives (0:29) before reviewing the major sports impacts over the past week and whether we might still see NBA/NHL playoffs at any point (11:30).  Then they return to some sports talk normalcy and share their thoughts on the new NFL CBA and reactions to NFL free agency (35:00).  Finally they close with the Inside the Vines segment as Peter shares the importance of trying to support your local small businesses amid these unique times (1:02:29).  

In this week’s episode, Mike shares his first annual The Untouchables List, the list of players across the Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and Sixers that should be considered “untouchable” foundational pieces of our beloved four teams.  Mike starts by sharing his criteria for coming up with the list (4:58), before sharing his initial long list of candidates (10:58), and then finally shares his top 5 list of the most untouchable athletes on our four teams (24:03).  Send feedback to [email protected] and follow the podcast on Twitter @95NorthPodcast.

It’s our first ever Mailbag episode!  Listen as Mike responds to questions covering all four of our beloved teams (6:35).  But first, Mike recaps the fun run the Flyers have been on and how they’ve succeeded at becoming relevant again in the Philadelphia sports conversation and in the national hockey conversation (0:50).  Send feedback and questions for future mailbag episodes to [email protected].  

On this Turnpike episode, Mike and Peter review the NHL playoff landscape as we enter the home stretch of the NHL regular season and a huge week for the Flyers (4:20).  Then, they share their initial XFL takeaways before talking about some of the other alternative professional sports leagues out there or that are coming (24:53), before talking All Star games and which leagues do it best and worst (41:00).  Finally, we close with our newly named Inside the Vines segment where Mike shares a story from a recent winery visit before Peter shares his monthly wine tips (49:58).  Send feedback and questions or topics for our upcoming Mailbag episode to [email protected]. 

It’s Oscars week!  Listen as Mike and his friend/movie buff Dan host the inaugural Philly Sports Movie Oscars.  First they share their quick Super Bowl takeaways (1:20) before previewing the real Oscars coming up on Sunday night (5:30).  Then, they discuss all of the lesser known or remembered Philly sports connections in movies (19:40) before diving into the classics and awarding winners for Best Actor, Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Picture, and our own Spirit of Philadelphia award for the Philly sports movies we all know and love (35:10).  Send your feedback to [email protected] and follow the podcast on Twitter @95NorthPodcast.