Cully

Cully

By Steve CullySociety & Culture
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Cully episodes

  • Reunion
    Long life friends Matt Talerico, Dominic Tripp and Matt Giffune come on the show to relive fun memories of our time playing basketball growing up. Dom and Giffune make their second appearance on the podcast, while Matt Talerico joins to discuss our 1996 JV Basketball Tri Valley League Championship team. We go over our spring break trip to Myrtle Beach in 1994 when I was officially accepted into the group after they had a long discussion and close vote amongst the other members. I was recruited when Dom watched a few of my AAU.... no, excuse me, CYO basketball games and became the missing link to our 1996 squad. The four of us were starters, along with Dan Circelli at shooting guard and legendary coach Art Williams led us on a championship run. We were loaded with Brian Basloe, Mike Leist, Nick Matt, brothers Aaron and Josh Evans. Anibal Abdella, Jason Femia, Dave Bauer and Steve Shaw rounding out a dominant unit. Matt Talerico credits our success to the amazing talent we had. Dom believes coach Art Williams ran an offense geared to put his talent in the best position to succeed. Matt Giffune thinks everyone knew their role and playing together year-round helped us develop into a true team. I felt our toughness set us apart from the rest of the league. Dom, Giffune and Matt thought our work ethic, along with fierce competitiveness truly made the difference. A great episode with hilarious stories from a group who has remained close friends to this day. It was a blast seeing the guys and never a dull moment when we get together!
    1 hr 12 min
  • John Myers- Entertainment 1 Presents
    Probably one of the most interesting guests we have ever had, John Myers from Entertaiment 1 Presents joins the show. Growing up in the small town of Galway, John went right into the music industry out of high school. Starting out traveling with a band working in lighting, he found a true passion for music. Moving to Syracuse, then out to Springfield, he started booking and promoting cover bands in night clubs. Having a stint in Boston, and Amherst where he kept his business going while running his own club. Dedication, with a tremendous work ethic, John grew his business beyond New England. He developed a great reputation and started booking concerts. Everyone came to him and if you attended a concert in the 80's, there is a good chance John was involved. Eventually, he ran a costume business after somebody calling to ask if he could get an Easter Bunny costume. He bought costumes like Barney the Purple Dinosaur and rented them for birthday parties. Finally, having enough of the music industry, he saw grunge, along with Alternative bands like Nirvana and Green Day grow in popularity over rock n roll, John got out. Moving back to Hudson Falls where he started Entertainment 1 Presents, promoting concerts throughout the Capital Region, along with Massachusetts. John shares his thoughts on the music industry today and explains why the 80's were so special. I could have talked to him for two hours, not knowing anythng about music, it was a fun interview. Rock the Lake is coming up on August 11th and 12th, which is a can't miss event from 4 to 10pm both days. Kisstory and Quiet Riot are coming in October. Get your tickets now at E1presents.com for all events.
    1 hr
  • Moneyline

    The Butcher Dominic Tripp and the coach Frank Cristiano join the show for an episode of Moneyline. We discuss Colorado and them coming down to earth. Michigan State firing Mel Tucker and the Big 10 having solid teams to make a playoff run. Kansas jumping into the top 25 and are they for real? Steve makes his picks for the first time, taking Duke over Notre Dame.

    52 min
  • College Football Recap - LOCKS for Week 2

    The Butcher Dominic Tripp and the coach Frank Cristiano join the college football recap show to discuss all the happenings from week 1. From upsets of LSU, TCU, along with Duke showing up and pounding Clemson., We discuss Colorado and how far they can go with a team built from the transfer portal, along with Coach Prime replacing 2/3rds of the roster. We debate about NIL deals transforming college sports, conference realignment having no regulation besides small buyouts. The guys talk about what they liked from week 1 and go over several can't miss picks for week 2.


    1 hr 4 min
  • Frank Cristiano talking Don Edick

    Coach Frank Cristiano sits down to discuss his relationship with Coach Don Edick. From his first years playing football from 1985 to 1987, Edick was a mentor to Frank. His leadership on and off the field brought unprecedented success to New Hartford. After not playing much in high school, Frank decided to walk on at Arizona State. With a group of 80 kids trying out, Frank was given a spot because Edick made a call to Arizona State telling them to take a chance on him. Frank then transferred to Cortland where he became a 3 year starter on the offensive line. After graduating, Frank went on to work on Coach Edick's staff where he became very successful. Frank said nobody was more loyal than Coach Edick. He was ahead of his time developing a weight training program and instilling toughness in players. Frank saw Don recently before he passed and was grateful to be able to thank him one last time for never giving up on him. Frank owns Tony's Pizzeria and Fat Katz Comedy Club in Washington Mills, NY. Also, he owned Lotta Burger, Smoking Gun Saloon and Audelicious in Utica which are no longer in business. Lotta Burger was actually good. 

    29 min
  • Wes' Takes/ Conspiracy Theory Vegas
    Wes Cupp is our guest and steps up with a few fiery takes that puts the guys to shame. Review of the national championship game, along with a conspiracy theory Josh has about the betting line in Vegas. If Josh ends up at the bottom of Saratoga lake, everyone will know why. Wes talks about capitalism and how college sports could set up a system to compensate student athletes which will encourage them to stay until they graduate. Josh believes the SEC is the best in football but does not care or prepare kids for life in the real world. Steve learns the word transitivity and plans to use throughout the day, hopefully properly.
    40 min
  • Adam Trigger

    Adam Trigger joins the guys as the first guest in Cupp of Cully history! Ceko returns to match picks with Adam, as we look at week 18 of the NFL and discuss how the AFC will shake out. Adam believes making the playoffs is a main focus for NFL teams more than seeding. Josh and Ceko feel Buffalo will ride a wave of emotion, as well as inspiration towards the road to the Superbowl. Ceko discusses his lock in the Green Bay vs Detroit game and why the Lions will play for pride. Adam explains the national championship game spread between TCU vs Georgia and his concerns about betting it. Steve asks Adam if 3 months is too soon to move in with his girlfriend Kelly and if the short amount of time should factor into an engagement.  

    1 hr 10 min

About Cully

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Steve Cully speaks with alumni from the University of Connecticut. Husky Talk is our flagship show, we catch up with alums, where they share their journey through college and life after graduating. Our graduates are strong, successful, have families and we reconnect. We talk about winning back-to-back National Championships in basketball being astonishing. Everyone wants football returning to having consistent success, Coach Mora has an incredible staff built to win.