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Watch for yourself the wildest episode of Moneyline to ever exist. Football, Olympics, Politics, Sarcasm, jokes, debates, and pure entertainment GOLD!!!

For the first time ever on Husky Talk, we had a former Olympian as a guest, UConn Track and Field legend Bethany Hart Gerry. Bethany is extremely busy with her career and family; we appreciate the time she gave us.

Bethany grew up in a small town of Grafton, Massachusetts and always played sports. She did not see herself as a great athlete, it was her work ethic that set her apart. Bethany and her twin sister took to Track and Field where they competed at the varsity level as freshmen.

Bethany threw shot put, discuss, and ran the 100-meter dash. She improved tremendously throughout high school, her parents pushed the value of having a great education and her interest was in Physical Therapy. Unfortunately, she was not accepted to Ithaca and Northeastern, but found her calling as a Husky, just in Storrs at UConn.

On a visit, she ran into a track coach purely on accident and mentioned that she competed as well. Bethany started indoor as a walk-on and the rest is history. Although, she wanted to perform more events, Bethany excelled at the Hammer Throw. It was not offered in Massachusetts, but she took to it like a duck to water. UConn kept her as a walk-on, then she progressed to a partial scholarship to finally achieving a full scholarship her last few years.

Talk about someone who EARNED everything she achieved, Bethany always had a desire with a strong work ethic, which is why she pushed herself past her limits in the weight room. She knew in order to move or throw heavy objects; she was going to have to lift and become as powerful as possible to be the best. Taking a day off became almost tragic because she felt like she wasn't doing enough to improve.

Bethany has a legendary career at UConn in the Hammer Throw. She was a Big East Champion, she placed at Nationals and was multi-time All American. Bethany overall is one of the best athletes to come out of UConn ever. She studied athletic training which helped her learn how to be proactive and prevent injuries, as well as heal them.

She trained for the Olympics in the Hammer Throw as well but was introduced to the Bobsled event. She had the speed and strength that made her a perfect fit. Bethany trained for Bobsledding as she was getting her master's degree.

In 2006, it was the first time the Olympics did a female bobsledding competition. She made the team and was featured competing on the largest stage in the world.

One of her proudest moments recently was going back to UConn and seeing a monument put up to honor our athletes who went to the Olympics'. She was there with her family, and it was beautiful.

Bethany was a gifted athlete, her desire, determination, passion and belief that she could outwork anyone is a huge reason she experienced success. These days, she has her own personal training business. She likes to work with moms and help them with their goals. Bethany has done CrossFit, another avenue to train.

Talk about a special journey, Bethany went from a college walk on to Olympian and is the greatest women's Hammer Thrower in UConn history. Congratulations!

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Husky Talk is back with a fun loving, bubbly, Maria Shaker who is a former UConn Volleyball star. She has a wonderful personality and an incredible journey that has led her to tremendous success.

Maria played volleyball at an early age and fell in love with the sport. She credits her parents for putting her in every sport in all the different seasons until she found her calling.

Maria went to camps, played on travel teams and was recruited heavily. However, she didn’t take an official visit to UConn until May of her senior year in high school and committed shortly after. Maria knew she wanted to be on the east coast, especially New England, after growing up in Cleveland, Ohio.

She was on the court as a freshman and played a significant role in the Volleyball team winning the Big East championship in 1998. Maria started the rest of the way as a center, who is like the quarterback in volleyball. She has amazing leadership, setting up plays, making sure the girls were in the right position and was voted to the All Big East team .

Maria is extremely intelligent and wanted to get into medicine. She majored in Molecular Biology and received her masters at Case Western University before going to medical school at Wright State. She has been an OBGYN and Gynecologist for the last 10 years . Maria also is in charge of training the residents, which isn’t surprising because she still has strong leadership qualities.

Maria was a pleasure to interview and I plan on meeting her on October 5th when the 1998 Volleyball team is honored and UConn Football plays home against Temple

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One of the coolest, most interesting guests I have ever had on Husky Talk, Mr. Eric Bechtal. A man who is living an incredible life after being a free safety for UConn football in the late 80's.

My writing will not do our interview justice, Eric Bechtal has literally done it all. He worked for the WWE, which of course I went crazy over being a huge WWE Fan and more importantly, he knows HULK HOGAN!

Eric worked in different industries before forming his own company IdeaQuest. He works with Fortune 500 companies developing, implementing integrated sales and marketing programs within the sports, entertainment, media and technology industries.

Eric has an incredible journey and listening to where he came from to the hilarious stories he shares, this is an amazing episode, listen, Eric will captivate you throughout! Please go to www.ideaquest.com to request services.

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On 97.M FM Unity Radio, there exists the greatest sports talk show in Worcester, Massachusetts, the second largest city in New England. That show my friends, is called Moneyline. If you live in the 508, Thursdays and Friday nights you should be listening to the number 1 rated sports show in town, Executive Producer is Ernie Floyd.

Frank Cristiano and David Shuman join me for a spirited episode. We talk about the run on Quarterback contracts with Tua and Jordan Love getting massive deals before the option year of their rookie contracts. Tua with concussion issues, Jordan Love performed admirably down the stretch, leading the Packers to a play-off berth and win.

Coach Schuman pulls out a Dave Brown reference with the NY Giants, one of my favorite QBs growing up, in reference to Daniel Jones. Frank and Schuman believe Tua not being dynamic as a runner will keep them from taking the next step.

We look at the AFC East and give insight into who will win the division. Dave thinks with a healthy, motivated Aaron Rogers on the field, the Jets will come out on top. Frank does not see Buffalo improving because they lost so much and did not gain enough in the draft.

Moneyline is sponsored by Forty Second Brew Co, located in Kingston, MA. From Pilsners, Lagers, to IPAs, Forty Second has whatever your heart desires. Former teammate and friend Steve Darby has weekly events, specials, check out the tasting room. Go to www.fortysecondbrewco.com for more information.

A great episode with a lot of banter, arguing, infighting, and entertainment, never miss Moneyline on 97.9 FM Unity Radio.

Part 2 of Renaissance Man Sanjiv Shah shares breakthroughs on Emotions- The interface between our inner world and the outer world.

How can we reclaim our natural state as peaceful, loving, joyful beings? While experiencing and having emotions rather than allowing to have emotions define us.

Sanjiv provides expert insights on answers to this question and how we can create the fun filled life that we all desire to have. Please check out his website at www.sanjivshah.me to learn more about his teachings and philosophy.

This was a break from our usual Husky Talk shows, but I felt it was important to learn from an incredible person who is light years more intelligent than me. It was enlightening for me, and I am proud to share this episode.

I was lucky enough to sit down with my friend Dan Circelli's Father In Law Sanjiv Shah. It was a tremendous learning experience, and this is part 1 of our interview. Sajiv was beyond kind and helped me to grow as a person.

Sanjiv is definitely a true Renaissance Man, on his incredible life journey having spent many years in both Eastern and Western Cultures. What is each culture learning from the other, along with what can we really learn from each other.

He has experiences and insights on many diverse topics. Sanjiv and I talked sports, music, cultural trade balance and meditation. I appreciate his knowledge and kindness because Sanjiv sincerely wanted to help me succeed in life.

Please go to his website to learn more about his teachings and philosophy at www.sanjivshah.me

Apologies to everyone, I was sick and my e-mail was hacked, making us unable to post podcasts. My passwords were changed, and I was able to start a new Spotify account without losing our podcasts.

Husky Talk had a guy I bled with on and off the field, our Center Billy Irwin. We played together and accomplished some amazing goals like defeating our first Big East opponent, Rutgers, beating out first Big 12 Ranked opponent in Iowa State, shutting out Navy and closing Memorial Field putting up 63 points.

Husky Talk is sponsored by Procyon Partners. They are one of the top 50 fastest growing companies in the country. President Sean Rabinowitz has built an incredible Finacial Services company that specializes in Employee Benefits, Wealth Management, and Retirement planning.

Billy shares his journey coming from Virginia, working his way up to be our starting center and becoming a leader. He was part of 4 great teams, including UConn Football's first bowl win in 2005 against Toledo.

Having moved around a lot, you hear how he got into academic counseling to help the next generation of athletes succeed. Currently at in California, he lives with his wife and two kids. I appreciate his support of the show, and he gave me special advice that meant a lot.

We have former UConn Football standout Jamar Wilkens as a guest on Husky Talk. Jamar came in at a challenging time, from the best season in UConn Football history, to taking on a leadership role, sacrificing for the good of the team, and still dominating after switching positions.

Originally from New Jersey, he played Tight End and Linebacker in high school. His amazing athleticism and exceptional talent gave him several college options. Unfortunately, his school did not fill out the proper NCAA Clearinghouse paperwork, UConn wanted him and kept a scholarship open.

Jamar was a true student of the game and played Middle Linebacker, which is the Quarterback of the defense. In 1998 and 1999 he was an outstanding player, a tackling machine. He put in many hours of film study.

In 2000, Jamar showed us all the team came first, as he was moved to Defensive End. He recognized the young group of Defensive linemen and took on a leadership role, determined to make them better. He taught the guys how to watch film, who to key, and most importantly the work ethic it took to have success.

He was named team Defensive MVP, led the team in sacks, tackles for losses, and had the most tackles out of any of members of the D-Line.

One of his proudest moments was watching in 2002-2003, his young bucks develop into a dominant force. Uyi Osunde, Greg Smoot, Sean Mulchay, Tyler King, Hakeem Kashama, all became starters, contributors, reliable, dependable, and hard workers. The team didn't win as many games in 2000 but he understood his role to get the next group ready to play and show what the UConn way was all about.

These days Jamar has a great career and loves coaching his two young boys. Jamar bleeds blue, he has been a tremendous supporter of this podcast and it was a blast having him on, hearing some classic stories. Love you JOMAR:)

Procyon Partners are one of the top 50th fastest growing financial services companies in the country. Go to their website at www.procyonpartners.net . President Sean Rabinowitz will provide exceptional outcomes for his clients, and he is a proud supporter of Husky Talk.

This episode was a joint venture by Husky Talk, and Husky Talk- Broker Than You with Laban Marsh. Our very special guest is Founder and CEO Dr. Chris Nowinsky of the Concussion Legacy Foundation in Boston. 

Chris has appeared on television networks like Fox News and ESPN working to spread awareness of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also known as CTE. He was a pioneer behind discovering the disease and on the frontline of studying it to work at finding treatments for those suffering with this debilitating condition.

Laban Marsh and Licensed Mental Health Therapist Kelly Virkler Greene joined the show to talk with Chris about what the Foundation has to offer. Kelly shared her experiences with me over the last year which have shown many symptoms of CTE and the onset of it came extremely fast.

Laban discussed his own struggles and concern for how he will be in the future. He already donated his brain and is always proactive.

Chris explained there is hope for us and people who come to the Foundation where they will do an evaluation for free. Then they can tell you which of the 4 stages of CTE you are at. There are several treatment options, and they will work to find a doctor in your a rea to battle this disease.

The helpline website is at ⁠http://concussionfoundaion.org/helpline⁠ and the foundation will contact you to offer support, along with discussing options.

Thank you to Chris again for coming on the show. Also, thank you Kelly Virkler Greene for being a guest and being there for me as I navigate through to get the help needed. Kelly always shows up when I am struggling, she has seen the good, bad, and ugly. She is incredible and never gives up on me