Saturday Morning with Shane McGrath

Check Under the Welcome Mat (Adam Sweeney and Joseph Laurent)


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This week's nostalgia file is a tribute to John Blalock's celebrated tenure in the Gardner-Webb University admissions office. Next, Wofford College basketball staff member Adam Sweeney discusses his journey playing and coaching college basketball. He also answers hard-hitting questions about what it's like to room with Paul Hemrick during road trips and why Paul is no match for him in one-on-one. Then, longtime friend of the show Joseph Laurent, the car king of East Tennessee, comes aboard to revisit some greatest hits stories from our college days and beyond.

This Week's Itinerary:

Cavalcade of Sound (0:01-1:47)
Opening Monologue (1:48-20:15)
  -Market Shout-Outs and Table Setting
  -Nostalgia File: A Tribute to John Blalock's Tenure with GWU Admissions
    *Jamming at the Lighthouse (see episode 3)
    *Corn Snakes and Swollen Ankles (see episode 8)
    *Blalock vs. the Skunk
    *Mortuary School
    *Pay Phone T-Shirt
    *Cell Phone Battery
    *"Good to see you, Kenneth"
  -Guest Previews
Wally and the Beaver Discuss Social Norms (20:16-20:32)
Adam Sweeney Interview (20:33-50:36)
  -Guest Intro
  -Deciphering his Job Title
  -Visits to the McAuley House
  -Charting his Course to Play Division 1 Hoops
  -A Chris Holtmann Story
  -His Time as a Graduate Assistant
  -His Time in Northwest Florida
    *Living in Campus Apartments Next Door to his Players
    *Favorite Beach Spot
    *Using Weather as a Recruiting Pitch
  -Year 1 at Wofford
    *The UNC Game
    *The GWU Game
  -Playing One-on-One with Paul Hemrick
  -Rooming with Paul for Away Games
  -Dry Cleaning Talk
  -Playing One-on-One with Dangerous Dave Sweeney
  -Paul Hemrick's Musical Tastes
  -SMWSM Invited to Adam's First Press Conference
Joseph the Car Dealership Commercial Star (50:37-50:55)
Joseph Laurent Interview (50:56-1:41:07)
  -Guest Intro
  -His February 2008 Visit to Ron's Barber Shop
  -The Odyssey of Donut Dave
  -Stepping in it During the November 2008 Camping Weekend in Hot Springs
  -Check Under the Welcome Mat
  -Tuna Fish in the Pillow Case
  -Mango Tree Allergies in Australia 
  -His Other Jobs in Australia
  -Australian Phrases
  -Working in Admissions
    *Sharing an Office with Blalock
    *A Missing Hotel Room Television
    *The Ozone Machine
    *College Fair Snake
  -The Car Dealership's TV Spots
  -Falling off a Ladder at the New House
  -Oak Ridge, TN Talk
  -The Knoxville Area Rescue Ministry (or Mission?) Store
Paul Hemrick Sleeps on Dry Cleaning (1:41:08-1:41:29)

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Saturday Morning with Shane McGrathBy Shane McGrath