Mo Egger Podcast

In this episode, which was actually recorded in early September, Mo Egger and Mark Chalifoux recap the first season of the Mo Egger Podcast, among many, many other things.

Paul Dehner Jr. covers the Cincinnati Bengals for The Athletic, but our conversation on this podcast isn't about the Cincinnati Bengals. 

It's about how he covers them.

Paul is a friend of mine, but beyond that, I'm a huge fan of his work, and his approach to his work.  So I talked with him about how he's avoided being a crusty sportswriter. 

We also discussed how he chose to go into sportswriting, why he chose not to get into television, how his relationship with Marvin Lewis evolved, and what it was like covering sports in Key West, which not only sounds like my dream job, but also included coverage of deep sea fishing tournaments.

If you're a Bengals fan, you'll enjoy this conversation.  If you couldn't care less about the Bengals, you'll also enjoy this conversation. 

Dean Regas has been the Astronomer at the Cincinnati Observatory for over 20 years, and he is the go-to person whenever anyone in our town has a question about what's happening in outer space.

The very last thing we all might be able to agree on is that space is fascinating, which is why I wanted to have Dean as a guest. He's spent years as one of the host of Star Gazers on PBS, and he's written a number of books about space, including his latest, How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto.

I asked Dean about Pluto, and how a planet can get demoted. We talked about he got into astronomy, and how he ended up on TV. 

Dean talked about rich guys building spacecrafts and flying to outer space, what's next for NASA, the possibility of finding "Earth 2.0," stuff the government might be hiding, and what one might find floating around if they actually could visit outer space.

Plus, I wanted his thoughts on how Hollywood portrays space events, if he laughs when people tell them they have a star named after them, and how astronomers really feel about astrologists.

The greatest two interviewers I've ever listened to on sports-talk radio are Dan Patrick and Andy Furman.  Dan has said publicly that he hates being asked to appear on podcasts, so we're not getting him, but we did get Andy.

Andy spent years hosting "Sports Talk" on 700WLW,  and he's spent well over a decade as a host of Fox Sports Radio. In the years when I was deciding that I wanted to do sports-talk radio, Andy was who I was listening to, and even though we didn't work with each other ton, I spent just enough time with him during my early years in the business to develop a deep appreciation for what he does, even if I don't always agree with what he says.

In our conversation, Andy discusses the art of the interview, how his on-air career began, what it was like to feud with sports figures like Bob Huggins and Sam Wyche, being on air locally versus doing shows nationally, and the things he's regretted saying on the air. 

I wanted Andy as a guest because I wanted to try my hand at interviewing a great interviewer, and I hope you enjoy what I think is an entertaining conversation. 

Amy Wagner is Cincinnati's financial authority.

Okay, so that might be overstating it just slightly, but as a financial reporter and anchor for Allworth Financial, she's become one of our area's most prominent voices when it comes to matters involving the economy and personal finances.

Amy is the host of the Simply Money Radio Show on 55KRC and the Simply Money Podcast.  Her work is also seen on local television and on Cincinnati.com.  What I love most about her work is she makes complex financial issues seem simple, without all the clutter you see on places like CNBC.

Amy pivoted to being a financial reporter after years of working in local TV. She spent years as an investigative reporter on Cincinnati television, and part of why I think she's so interesting is her pivot from more traditional TV work to a field she had no prior experience in.

In our conversation, you'll hear us talk about her career, her move to the world of financial reporting, and what it's like to do her job in the midst of some very weird economic times. We'll talk expensive gas, the pathway toward better financial times, my favorite all-time story about the stock market, how to talk to kids about money, what exactly crypto is, and whether I'll be able to pay for my daughter's college with my old baseball cards. 

Amy is exceptionally fun to listen to and be around, I'm proud to call her a friend, and I was honored that she gave us some time for an interesting and fun conversation.  

I love talking with people who love what they do, about what they do. Northern Kentuckian Cam Miller makes films, and it's obvious that he loves making them.

I chatted with Cam about his latest feature, which is about the history of Riverfront Stadium, and in our conversation, you'll find out about which other Riverfront-themed films could be on the horizon.

More than anything, I wanted to talk with Cam about the process that's goes into making his films, the research involved, and the things he's stumbled into while making his films. 

You'll hear Cam talk about what he discovered when he reached into the drawer of a desk that once belonged to Marge Schott, you'll hear an incredible story that involves a descendant of Ty Cobb, and you'll hear Cam talk about the time he was offered a chance to add "adult filmmaker" to his resume. 

Plus, the project the NBA has gotten in the way off, his reaction to my ideas for future films, and the 30 for 30 he'd like to make.

This conversation was a blast to be a part of, and I think you'll like it even if you haven't seen one of his films, and even if you aren't much of a sports fan. 

Angenette is a reporter and anchor for the Law and Crime Network.  Since her days working in local television, I've always found myself more interested in the stories she covers because of the way she covers them.

I knew nothing about the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp trial but got hooked on it watching her reporting.  I talked with Angenette about what it’s like covering a celebrity trial, how she deals with celebrity superfans, and her experience  covering the Steven Avery trial as well her reaction to  that case being the basis for Netflix’s Making a Murderer.
 
We also discussed  Angenette’s big career pivot and my grandmother's reaction to it, the insane story behind solving an Amber Alert live on air, and her little-known appearance on the The Late Show With David Letterman. 

I love talking to people who know a LOT about something I’m mostly clueless about, and episodes like this are why I did this project. 

No better way to launch a podcast than a long talk with a sports media titan. What it was like starting in Cincinnati during a Super Bowl run and the Pete Rose scandal, navigating relationships with some of the biggest athletes in Tri-State history, how the job changed, and the birthplace of the TML. What happened during the Bengals most recent Super Bowl run that told him it was time to hang ‘em up, his surprising new job, and how interactions with athletes changed over the years. 

Mo Egger sits down with Mark Chalifoux (stand-up comedian, former producer of The Mo Egger Show, current CEO of the Mo Egger Podcast) about why this is a thing, who asked for it, what it's going to be about, and all that kind of stuff. 

It's episode 0. It's an introduction. It's two guys with a message, a medium, and a message about the medium. Get into it, be part of the movement.