UTSA quarterback Owen McCown, son of former NFL quarterback and current Minnesota Vikings assistant Josh McCown, joins the show. Owen talks about being the starter at UTSA, why he tries to model his game after Drew Brees, the McCown family's love of basketball, setting a UTSA single-game record for most passing yards, how he ended up at UTSA after initially going to Colorado,  why he enjoys time playing golf when he can, which quarterbacks he likes to watch in college football, and much more. Tune in now! 

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

George Washington gymnast Nancy Kiner, whose grandfather Ralph Kiner is a MLB Hall of Famer, joins the show. She talks about working with former US Olympic gymnast Chris Waller and winning the beam as a high school senior at Waller's Heart of a Champion Meet, spending the summer interning for the Washington Nationals, being a photographer, having her work displayed in the El Segundo(CA) Museum of Art,  the importance of mental health, how Covid affected her ability to practice, being an athlete in Pittsburgh where her grandfather made his name, transferring to GW, her love of the band Nirvana, and much more. Tune in now!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week, former tennis player Cassidy Boyer, whose cousin Freddie Freeman is a nine-time MLB All-Star and a two-time World Series champion and whose sister Carson Branstine currently plays on the WTA Tour, joins the show. Cassidy talks about originally committing to Utah State,  playing her sister Constance in juniors, how transferring to UC-Irvine led her to meeting her future husband Markus, going to Wimbledon and meeting Roger Federer, being a mother, her close relationship to her sisters, going to Game 1 of the 2024 World Series where her cousin Freddie hit a game-winning Grand Slam, her and her husband's company Rejected Athlete, and lots more. Tune in now!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week college baseball player Tyler Cox, whose father is Tony-award nominated actor Richard Cox, joins the show.  Tyler talks about how his baseball path has taken him from California to New Hampshire to Texas, playing at Globe Life Field for the Big XII tournament, being an Angels fan and getting to see the impact of Shohei Ohtani, how to marry the new and old schools of thought in baseball when it comes to analytics, the burger battle between Whataburger and In-N-Out, knowing actor Al Pacino, how he learned to juggle, and lots more. Tune in now!

***This episode was taped in May***

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Baseball player Jaden Sheffield, whose father Gary Sheffield is a nine-time MLB All-Star and whose great uncle is former Cy Young winner Dwight Gooden, joins the show. Jaden talks about playing against his brother Noah in a game vs Florida State, his close relationship with his dad, the advice he received from Jazz Chisholm Jr., his favorite professor at Georgetown, going viral for being ejected in a summer league game and what he learned from it, how Covid affected and changed his recruiting process, the reason he stopped playing football, and much more. Tune in now!

***This episode was taped in May***

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week, former NHL defenseman Bill Mikkelson, whose daughter Meaghan Mikkelson won 2 Olympic gold medals for Canada and whose son Brendan Mikkelson played in the NHL and has been a guest on the podcast, joins the show. Bill talks about playing for two expansion franchises in the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, owning the worst single-season plus/minus rating in NHL history, growing up in a town of less than 200 in Manitoba, how he met his wife Betsy, how he got his post-hockey job at IBM, his upcoming trip to Colorado, playing with players like Harry Howell, Jean Potvin and Mike Marson, and much more.  Tune it now!!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Former Utah Valley University basketball player and current assistant Trey Young, whose cousin Vince Young led the University of Texas to the 2005 National Title, joins the show. Trey talks about how he originally got to Utah Valley as a player, how beating Rice as a player eventually led to becoming a grad assistant at VCU, a family trip to watch his cousin play in the Rose Bowl, the importance of both connections and relationships, playing in Australia, his love of baseball, playing for his dad in middle school, and much more. Tune in now!!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Chayse Primeau, whose father Keith Primeau is a former NHL All-Star and whose uncle Wayne Primeau has been a guest on the podcast, joins the show.  Chayse talks about playing college hockey at both Nebraska-Omaha and Notre Dame, how competitive the Primeau family is, playing with his brother Cayden in both high school and in the USHL with Lincoln, going to a Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Oregon Ducks college football game, overcoming injuries, being a big Toronto Blue Jays fan, now working in finance, and lots more.  Tune in now!

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And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week indoor and beach volleyball player Natalie Glenn, whose father is former NFL wide receiver Terry Glenn, joins the show. Natalie talks her college career going from Minnesota to Long Beach State, losing her father in an automobile accident and overcoming all the trauma associated with it, how she lost then regained her love of volleyball, her love of the TV show Abbott Elementary,  differences between indoor and beach volleyball, being partners on the court with her mother, playing multiple sports growing up, and lots more. Tune in now!

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week podcast host and writer Kelly Carlin-McCall, whose father George Carlin is an legendary stand-up comedian, joins the show. Kelly talks about her Humans on the Verge podcast, working with director Judd Apatow, being at Summerfest in Milwaukee with her parents, donating her dad's archives to the National Comedy Center, her memoir "A Carlin Home Companion," how she met comedian Paul Provenza which led her to talent produce "The Green Room," George telling her the sun has exploded, and much more. Tune in now! 

If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠